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Sanghvi Movers orders 18 Grove cranes
India?s leading crane rental company Sanghvi Movers has ordered 18 Grove GMK6300L all-terrain cranes. ?This is our first major investment in new all-terrain cranes,? said Chris Sanghvi, Chairman and Managing Director, Sanghvi Movers.

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Shriram Automall opens 67th facility in Akola
Shriram Automall India SAMIL inaugurated its first facility in Akola which is eighth in Maharashtra and 14th in the West Zone. The Automall is strategically located at the NH6 which, runs through Akola from Hazira Surat to Kolkata and is spread over an area of five acre.

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TVS Srichakra showcases product range at Conexpo-Con/Agg 2017
TVS Srichakra, one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of two and three wheeler tyres and off-highway tyres in India, showcased their TVS Eurogrip product range at Conexpo-Con/Agg 2017. This includes off-highway tyres for construction, industrial and agriculture use including farm implements.

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India to accelerate $ 200 billion smart cities projects
When the 60 winning cities (with proposals worth over Rs 1.31 lakh crore) become smart, it is expected to positively impact the lives of 72 crore urban population. While Rs 1.05 lakh crore will be spent on area-based development plans, Rs 26,141 crore will be spent on pan-city solutions in the next five years.

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Canada to be bauma 2019 partner country
Messe M?nchen and the Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (VDMA?German Engineering Federation) have agreed for Canada as partner country at bauma 2019. Klaus Dittrich, Chairman and CEO, Messe M?nchen, said of the choice of Canada as a partner country: ?In selecting Canada, we were not just selecting a very stable sales market but an attractive and dynamic one as well.

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Snowman Logistics constructs new warehouse
Snowman Logistics has completed the construction of the temperature controlled and dry warehouse located at Aroor Village, Cherthala, Alapuzha and the facility is now ready for operations with a total capacity of 4,500 pallets, thereby taking the total capacity of the company to 1,03,000 pallets.

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Faymonville Group acquires Italian co
Faymonville, the manufacturer of semi-trailers for the special haulage industry has reached an agreement to acquire 100 per cent shares of the Italian company Industrie COMETTO S.p.A. With this strategic decision, Faymonville set the milestone to expand in the self-propelled modular trailer segment and strengthens its market position.

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Sonalika ITL posts 26.9percent growth in February
Sonalika International Tractors made a remarkable progress by registering a whopping 26.9 per cent growth, with a market share of 13 per cent, this February. The company sold 5,549 units, combining both domestic and exports sales against a figure of 4,372 units, sold in February 2016.

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Manitowoc debuts new version of MLC300
Manitowoc has introduced an upgraded version of the Manitowoc MLC300 that utilises a fixed-position counterweight. This new model has many of the same features as the original MLC300, but does not feature Variable Position Counterweight (VPC) technology.

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SAMIL transaction crosses Rs 8,000 crore across platforms
Shriram Automall India (SAMIL) transacted over Rs 8,000 crore across its platforms. The company achieved this feat by conducting around 5.5 lakh transactions in a short span of six years with acquisition of over 6.5 lakh customers.