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G A Henderson Plant Contractors bags a VolvoCE EC60E Excavator
G A Henderson Plant Contractors bags a VolvoCE EC60E Excavator G A Henderson Plant Contractors of Aberfeldy, Perth & Kinross, has bagged the very first Volvo EC60E to be sold in Great Britain. The six tonne compact excavator has been supplied by SMT GB’s utility equipment dealer for the north of...
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Saint-Gobain Pam UK’s Install Plus wins Highways UK Innovation Award
Saint-Gobain Pam UK’s Install Plus wins Highways UK Innovation Award Leading access cover and grating manufacturer Saint-Gobain PAM UK have received an award for innovation in the Asset Management and Maintenance category at Highways UK for their carriageway ironwork installation system, Insta...
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John Deere listens to customers to upgrade G-Series Skid Steers and Compact Track Loaders
John Deere listens to customers to upgrade G-Series Skid Steers and Compact Track Loaders John Deere enhances its lineup of five small-frame G-Series skid steers and compact track loaders, providing operators with even more power and efficiency on the job site. While the five models (312GR, 314G, 31...
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EBRD commits support for Ukraine road infrastructure
EBRD commits support for Ukraine road infrastructure The EBRD and the government of Ukraine intend to deepen their cooperation in the development of the country’s road infrastructure. More and better roads are critical for the country’s further domestic and regional integration. In a Memorandum of U...
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Rio Tinto and EdTech sector to invest in developing the skills of young Australians
Rio Tinto and EdTech sector to invest in developing the skills of young Australians Rio Tinto will work with leaders in Australia’s education and innovation sectors in a new, disruptive approach designed to tackle a looming skills gap in the nation’s future workforce. The company will invest A$10 mi...
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UK Construction and real estate industry deals total $4.09 bn in Q3
UK Construction and real estate industry deals total $4.09 bn in Q3 Total construction & real estate industry M&A deals in Q3 2019 worth $4.09bn were announced in the UK, according to GlobalData’s deals database. The value marked an increase of 90.7% over the previous quarter and a rise of 1...
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SIKA acquires Adeplast – Romania’s leading manufacturer of construction materials
SIKA acquires Adeplast – Romania’s leading manufacturer of construction materials Sika has agreed to acquire Adeplast SA, a major manufacturer of mortars and thermal insulation solutions in Rumania. The acquisition will significantly strengthen Sika’s position in the local construction c...
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Loxam Group in France opts for the friendly little JCB Electric Mini-Excavator
Loxam Group in France opts for the friendly little JCB Electric Mini-Excavator The JCB 19C-1E – the world’s first electric mini excavator to go into full production – was delivered to LOXAM Group’s depot in Colombes, France, demonstrating both companies’ commitment to a sustainable futur...
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Silvertown Tunnel passes another major milestone with contract signing in London
Silvertown Tunnel passes another major milestone with contract signing in London Transport for London (TfL) and the RiverLinx consortium – comprising Macquarie Capital, Cintra, Aberdeen Standard Investments, BAM PPP PGGM, and SK E&C – have announced that they have reached financial close with Tr...
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Anglo American joins ResponsibleSteel to reinforce commitment to responsible mining
Anglo American joins ResponsibleSteel to reinforce commitment to responsible mining Anglo American announces its membership of ResponsibleSteel, reinforcing its commitment to responsible mining and the ethical sourcing of raw materials. A not-for-profit organisation, ResponsibleSteel™ is the...
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Griset Materiel signs up Terex Trucks newest dealer in France
Griset Materiel signs up Terex Trucks newest dealer in France To meet the growing demand of the strong French articulated hauler market and better serve their customers, Terex Trucks has signed Griset Materiel as a new dealer. The total construction project pipeline in France currently stands at €37...
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Wrekin first to offer 10 year guarantee on manhole and gully covers
Wrekin first to offer 10 year guarantee on manhole and gully covers Engineered for a long life and assured performance, the Unite series of manhole covers and gully tops from Wrekin Products now come with a ten-year guarantee. This is the first time a manufacturer has demonstrated such confidence in...
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Northumberland County Council selects Yotta Alloy software for Highways Maintenance
Northumberland County Council selects Yotta Alloy software for Highways Maintenance Yotta has won a major contract with Northumberland County Council for the delivery and implementation of Yotta’s flagship connected asset management platform, Alloy. The council plans to use Alloy for the management...
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Komatsu mine clearing efforts showcased at Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
Komatsu mine clearing efforts showcased at Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Komatsu’s mine clearing efforts to remove Anti-Personnel Landmines to be introduced as a side event of the fourth Review Conference of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. The President and CEO Hiroyuki Ogawa of Komats...
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Tirana Airport releases Consultancy tender for airfield rehab and Terminal expansion
Tirana Airport releases Consultancy tender for airfield rehabilitation and terminal expansion Tirana International Airport (TIA) is preparing for anticipating future growth with a commitment to undertake a number of capital expenditure projects from 2020-2022. The main projects will be airfield infr...
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Point of Rental establishes South African HQ and expands team
Point of Rental establishes South African HQ and expands team Point of Rental is expanding in South Africa with a new home and team members at Waterfall in the heart of Midrand, South Africa. Kelly Hoffman, Point of Rental’s Business Manager for the African continent, and the Africa team, will provi...
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PIARC explored Transport Systems Economics at the World Road Congress
PIARC explored Transport Systems Economics at the World Road Congress During the World Road Association (PIARC) World Road Congress held in Abu Dhabi last October, Dr Fred Amonya, Chair Transport Systems Economics, PIARC, discussed Transport Systems Economics in his speech below: “Four years a...
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Hessle Fork Trucks and Hyundai deliver the potatoes at Braegate Produce
Hessle Fork Trucks and Hyundai deliver the potatoes at Braegate Produce Braegate has updated its machinery and improved logistics. Instrumental in supporting Braegate’s growth is Yorkshire based Hyundai distributor Hessle Fork Trucks, who have supplied 13 Hyundai forklifts to the spud giants. The mo...
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Autonomous vehicles could be the silver lining for better road maintenance
Autonomous vehicles could be the silver lining for better road maintenance The introduction of autonomous vehicles (AVs) could result in a better maintained local road network believes the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). Current live trials are pushing the momentum for the future introdu...
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Bosch applies for local 5G licenses to bolsters innovation in Industry 4.0
Bosch applies for local 5G licenses to bolsters innovation in Industry 4.0 Bosch believes 5G local area networks and Industry 4.0 are the way forward. The company has applied for 5G operating licenses for selected German locations. “As an IoT company, Bosch began researching into 5G early. The new c...
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Williams Advanced Engineering helps JCB secure Tractor Speed World Record
Williams Advanced Engineering helps JCB secure Tractor Speed World Record Williams Advanced Engineering has worked as an important part of a project team to support JCB’s World Record attempt to build the World’s Fastest tractor. Using its expertise in aerodynamics, Williams Advanced Engineering’s b...
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MAJOR increases FLEX-MAT manufacturing capacity
MAJOR increases FLEX-MAT manufacturing capacity MAJOR, a leading global manufacturer of high-performance wire screening media, is expanding the manufacturing capacity of its production plants for the company’s signature FLEX-MAT® High Vibration Wire Screens. MAJOR’s “Next Generation Project” will be...
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Trimble, Hilti and Boston Dynamics partner to Explore Autonomous Robots in Construction
Trimble, Hilti and Boston Dynamics partner to Explore Autonomous Robots in Construction Trimble, Hilti and Boston Dynamics announced today a collaboration to explore the integration of Trimble’s and Hilti’s construction management software solutions, GNSS technology and reality capture devices with...
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Three HDR projects earn Excellence Awards from the American Segmental Bridge Institute
Three HDR projects earn Excellence Awards from the American Segmental Bridge Institute Every two years, the American Segmental Bridge Institute recognizes bridge projects for excellence in segmental bridge design and construction. This year, three HDR projects were honored: the Marc Basnight Bridge...
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JCB digging deep to the new Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre
JCB digging deep to support Armed Forces Rehab Centre JCB is proving a driving force in supporting the new Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre Programme on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate in the East Midlands. The Black Stork Charity, which runs the Defence and National Rehabilitation...
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Haver and Boecker Niagara offers 3 year mineral processing uptime warranty
Haver and Boecker Niagara offers 3 year mineral processing uptime warranty Haver & Boecker Niagara, Haver & Boecker’s mineral processing entity, offers the aggregate and mining industries’ only 3-year warranty program — Uptime. Uptime includes Haver & Boecker Niagara’s signature PROcheck...
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North Somerset street lighting to be transformed by Yotta Alloy
North Somerset street lighting to be transformed by Yotta Alloy Technology company, Yotta has won a major contract working with North Somerset Council through their IT and Business Services provider, Agilisys. Under the contract’s terms, Yotta is providing North Somerset Council with its flagship co...
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Intelligent Compaction is the key to long-lasting, durable surfaces
Intelligent Compaction is the key to long-lasting, durable surfaces In the realm of road construction, compaction is considered one of the most important processes in pavement and roadway surface construction. It is necessary in order to attain high quality and uniformity of pavement materials, whic...
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Fleet Management and mitigating risks from common road accidents
Fleet Management and mitigating risks from common road accidents The high frequency of road accidents makes driver safety one of the biggest challenges facing Fleet Management each day. In the US alone, 6 million car accidents every year happen every year, with more than 40,000 motor vehicle acciden...
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A Volvo Active Care subscription is the best decision for your machine
A Volvo Active Care subscription is the best decision for your machine When maintaining high performance levels are critical to your job site, a Volvo Active Care subscription could be the key. Volvo Active Care is a machine monitoring service partnered with Volvo’s unique CareTrack telematics syste...
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Sacyr financing $185m of the Puerta de Hierro highway in Colombia
Sacyr financing $185m of the Puerta de Hierro highway in Colombia Sacyr Concesiones has completed the financial closure of the concession of the Puerta de Hierro – Palmar de Varela and Carreto-Cruz del Viso motorway in Colombia for $185 million (€168 million) with the financial institutions Ba...
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Some UK Councils begin charging for garden waste in the name of environmental responsibility
Some UK Councils begin charging for garden waste in the name of environmental responsibility More than a third (36%) of environmental services managers in councils, local authorities, government or infrastructure agencies rank ‘mounting environmental responsibilities’ among the three main challenges...
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Magway revolutionary subterranean delivery network opens up for Crowdfunding investment
Magway revolutionary subterranean delivery network opens up for Crowdfunding investment Magway, the British start-up that has developed a ground-breaking, sustainable delivery utility designed to transport online customer orders through a network of pipes, today opens a new phase of funding. Magway...
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EIB supports €139m rehabilitation of Malawi transport network
EIB supports €139m rehabilitation of Malawi transport network The European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Union have confirmed support for refurbishing the principal road across landlocked Malawi after signing the EIB’s largest ever loan for investment in Malawi. Once carried out, the road works...
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CDE Apprenticeship Programme accounts for a third of their global Design Team
CDE Apprenticeship Programme accounts for a third of their global Design Team For the past eight years, wet processing equipment manufacturer CDE has partnered with local colleges in Northern Ireland to nurture and upskill the next generation of engineering talent and innovative thinkers in the indu...
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Hyundai CE reveals all-new look for A-series Wheel Loaders and Excavators
Hyundai CE reveals all-new look for A-series Wheel Loaders and Excavators During Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe’s (HCEE) annual dealer conference, at the European headquarters, a brand-new look for the A-series machines was revealed by the HCEE management team. The new Stage V compliant...
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Quick service from Tyre Boss helps secure rental deal
Quick service from Tyre Boss helps secure rental deal When Gareth Blythin from Liebherr Rental Contracts Division needed a quick turnaround of new tyres for a repeat customer, he immediately picked up the phone to Wayne Collins at Tyre Boss. An end-user in the waste sector was lined up for his renta...
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EBRD strengthens construction and utilities sectors in Egypt
EBRD strengthens construction and utilities sectors in Egypt The Egyptian construction sector will receive a boost with a US$ 20 million loan by the EBRD to Hassan Allam Holding (HAH), a joint stock company and one of the largest and oldest construction groups in Egypt and the southern and eastern M...
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Eurovia UK and Academy of Robotics to trial new solutions in highways, data and CAV
Eurovia UK and Academy of Robotics to trial new solutions in highways, data and CAV UK roads specialist, Eurovia UK and British AI startup Academy of Robotics agree to major partnership to trial new solutions in highways, collecting data and accelerating autonomous vehicle development with “Kar-go.”...
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GSSI announces GS Series GPR for Geophysical and Environmental Surveys
GSSI announces GS Series GPR for Geophysical and Environmental Surveys GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, introduces the new 200 MHz (200 HS) antenna, the first of the next-generation high-performance GS Series, designed for applications that require...
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Easy ways to reduce excavator ownership costs
Easy ways to reduce excavator ownership costs The cost of excavator ownership includes so much more than the initial purchase price. Fuel consumption, maintenance and depreciation all play an important role. By understanding these factors and choosing a machine that is equipped to control them, owne...
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EIB funding Helsinki Airport €150 million expansion plans
EIB funding Helsinki Airport €150 million expansion plans Finavia Corporation, a Finnish airport company, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a loan agreement of €150 million in Helsinki today. The financing will be used for phase IV of Helsinki Airport’s expansion plans, featuring th...
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Air pollution to exceed limits at four out of five Breathe London sites
Air pollution to exceed limits at four out of five Breathe London sites Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDFE) together with Mayor Sadiq Khan have released the second wave of data from Breathe London, an ambitious collaborative project to measure and map air pollution across the capital. In additi...
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Digital Catapult weather monitoring system helping Bloodhound break the land speed record
Digital Catapult weather monitoring system helping Bloodhound break the land speed record Digital Catapult, the UK’s leading agency for the early adoption of advanced digital technologies, has built an advanced weather monitoring system using IoT (Internet of Things) and Amazon Web Services (A...
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GAP brings Goldie the Glittery Excavator to the market to raise money for charity
GAP brings Goldie the Glittery Excavator to the market to raise money for charity This year marked 50 years for GAP Group, and the hire company has been celebrating their golden anniversary throughout 2019 in a number of ways, including being generously gifted a custom-painted gold excavator by Kubo...
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Dubai Expo 2020 ticket and visa information for the Construction sector
Dubai Expo 2020 ticket and visa information for the Construction sector VFS Global has been named an official ticket reseller for the Dubai Expo 2020, the World’s Greatest Show, to be held in the UAE between 20 October 2020 and 10 April 2021. Expo 2020 will take place over 173 days and is set to ...
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Wirtgen Autopilot 2.0 speeds up Concrete Paving Projects
Wirtgen Autopilot 2.0 speeds up Concrete Paving Projects A concrete contractor from Virginia is one of the first companies in North America to upgrade to the new Wirtgen AutoPilot 2.0 for stringless concrete paving. Talley & Armstrong, Inc., based in Henrico, Virginia, had already equipped its W...
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Kar-go first road-worthy autonomous delivery-bot in Europe introduced at CAV Scotland
Kar-go first road-worthy autonomous delivery-bot in Europe introduced at CAV Scotland Coming soon to your front door! Meet the Kar-go, an electric, driverless, delivery vehicle that is being demonstrated at CAV Scotland today and tomorrow (13 & 14 November). Kar-go uses AI based on advanced neur...
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Tractor of the future STEYR Konzept launched at Agritechnica 2019
Tractor of the future STEYR Konzept launched at Agritechnica 2019 During Agritechnica, the Austrian tractor brand STEYR will unveil a comprehensive project study on what the future of tractor production could be in collaboration with CNH Industrial sister powertrain brand. STEYR engineers have devel...
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Congrid promoting development of PropTech in Finland at RecoTech
Congrid promoting development of PropTech in Finland at RecoTech RecoTech is an event focusing on key technological innovations in the real estate and construction industry in the Nordic countries. This official side-event of SLUSH will be arranged on 20 November at the Train Factory in the Vallila...
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Omnicom Balfour Beatty and University of York revolutionising railway inspection
Omnicom Balfour Beatty and University of York revolutionising railway inspection A new Artificial Intelligence computer software, developed in partnership by Omnicom Balfour Beatty and The University of York, and supported by Innovate UK, is set to revolutionise the rail track inspection process and...
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Two all-new Volvo EC60E Excavators head to Wick
Two all-new Volvo EC60E Excavators head to Wick Housebuilding and ground working contractors M M Miller Ltd of Wick, Caithness, is one of the first to take delivery of the all-new Volvo EC60E compact excavator, launched earlier this year at Plantworx. The pair of machines have been supplied by SMT G...
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AUSA C251H forklift receives Technological Innovation recognition at Ecomondo Italy
AUSA C251H forklift receives Technological Innovation recognition at Ecomondo Italy AUSA‘s new all-terrain C251H forklift won the award for Technological Innovation at the 23rd edition of the Ecomondo trade show held in Rimini, Italy. Ecomondo is an annual trade fair that is focused on the sus...
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Rio Tinto partnership receives accreditation for Australian-first qualification in Remote Operation
Rio Tinto partnership receives accreditation for Australian-first qualification in Remote Operation Current and future workers in the resources industry will be able to gain formal qualifications in remote operations for the first time following a partnership between Rio Tinto, the Western Australia...
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Steady recovery in the construction industry hampered by a shortage of skilled workers
Steady recovery in the construction industry hampered by a shortage of skilled workers In the US, a steady recovery from the recession continues, and more than half the states are now offering an increased number of jobs in construction. Unfortunately, as a consequence of the recession, there is sti...
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EU Commission approves €22m to promote rail transport operability in the Netherlands
EU Commission approves €22m to promote rail transport operability in the Netherlands The European Commission has approved €22.2 million of public support to upgrade the traffic management equipment on freight locomotives in the Netherlands. The scheme will help to make railway systems more interoper...
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DOKA Smart Tools making construction more economic
DOKA Smart Tools making construction more economic DOKA Smart Tools enable more efficiency and more productivity, while working at ever-increasing speeds with no loss of precision. These are the challenges that construction companies face today along with planning and execution, which are becoming i...
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Construction in China up 3.9 percent in Q3 2019
Construction in China up 3.9% in Q3 2019 China’s construction & real estate industry saw a rise of 3.9% in overall deal activity during Q3 2019, when compared with the last four-quarter average, according to GlobalData’s deals database. A total of 54 deals worth $3.9bn were announced in Q3...
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EIB funds €140m expansion for Port of Piraeus transformation in Greece
EIB funds €140m expansion for Port of Piraeus transformation in Greece The European Investment Bank (EIB) today formally agreed to provide €140 million to support expansion and upgrading of the Port of Piraeus, the principal port of Greece. The largest ever loan for port investment in the country by...
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SENNEBOGEN enters agriculture market with telescopic handlers sold by AGCO/Fendt
SENNEBOGEN enters agriculture market with telescopic handlers sold by AGCO/Fendt With the SENNEBOGEN 355 E, the Lower Bavarian machine manufacturer has successfully established its new telescopic loader for demanding material handling applications since 2018. Agritechnica 2019 is now the next step....
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