The big show: Bauma 2016 in review

The 31st triennial Bauma show, held April 11-17 at the Messe Munchen in Munich, was a seven-day event of superlatives. The world’s...

Construction

Bauma 2016: Liebherr previews new cranes, earthmoving equipment

Germany’s Liebherr is out in force at this year’s Bauma show in Munich, with over 60 construction machines being exhibited and 20...

Construction

Ritchie Bros. to host its first Dubai auction of 2016 in March

Heavy equipment auctioneer Ritchie Bros. is gearing up for its first Dubai auction of the year on March 1-2, 2016. The auction...

Construction

Ritchie Bros. to auction 2,350 items in Dubai

Ritchie Bros. has revealed details of its large December auction in Dubai, set to be held next week in Jebel Ali. More...

Analysis

Machinery sector moves with the currency markets

Competitiveness in the construction machinery sector is certainly a talking point in the region thanks to the euro (EUR) falling against the...

Construction

Liebherr launches new 500t crawler crane

Liebherr has unveiled a new large crawler crane, the LR 1500, which has a maximum load capacity of 500t. The crane, launched...

Construction

Ritchie Bros sells $3.35m Liebherr crane in auction record

An equipment sale by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has netted $54 million, including the disposal of an all-terrain crane sold for a record price...

Construction

Liebherr buys Hong Kong tower-crane dealer from Shriro Group

Liebherr has purchased its Hong Kong-based tower-crane dealer, after the Asian firm’s parent company, Shriro Group, announced it wants to focus on...

Construction

Genavco to be exclusive UAE dealer for Liebherr earthmoving equipment

Liebherr has agreed with Genavco for the latter to be the exclusive distributor of the German equipment maker’s earthmoving portfolio in the UAE.The deal...

Construction

Liebherr crane completes fiddly bridge job in Germany

A Liebherr crawler crane was used in to install a railway bridge in constricted conditions in Baden-Württemberg, in south-west Germany. The installation...