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Melker Jernberg appointed President of Volvo CE

Melker Jernberg has been appointed President of Volvo Construction Equipment and member of the Volvo Group Executive Board. Jernberg is currently President and CEO of the Sweden-based powder metallurgy company H?gan?s AB. Prior to this, he held the position of Executive Vice President and Head of Business Area EMEA at Swedish-based steel manufacturer SSAB. He will assume his new position on January 1, 2018.

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Raimondi agent installs 6 cranes on jobsite in Parisian suburb

Raimondi?s exclusive agent in France, GP Mat International (GP MAT), has completed the installation of six of the Italian manufacturer?s cranes in Saclay, a south-western suburb of Paris. Under the direction of GP MAT President Frank Torchard, 10 of the company?s employees worked on the crane erections, including those with elevators.

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ABB motor reaches almost 100 per cent energy efficiency

Tests carried out on a 44-MW 6-pole synchronous ABB motor shortly before delivery showed an efficiency 0.25 per cent greater than the 98.8 per cent stipulated in the contract, resulting in the world record for electric motor efficiency. This efficiency improvement could save approximately $500,000 in electrical energy costs over the course of a 20-year lifetime for each motor.

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Perkins appoints Jaz Gill as Vice President of Global Sales, Marketing, Service and Parts

Jaz Gill has been appointed Vice President of Global Sales, Marketing, Service and Aftermarket Parts at Perkins Engines Company. Responsible for global engine sales, parts and customer relationships, Jaz will be based in Peterborough, UK and will have offices in San Antonio, Texas, US and Shanghai, China.

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Potain MCT 85 cranes help deliver luxury residences in Kolkata

Kolkata-based real estate company PS Group is using three Potain MCT 85 topless cranes to help construct its residential project, PS Panache. ?The MCT 85 tower crane delivers excellent performance in terms of energy consumption and functionality,? said Ravi Kumar Dugar, Director, PS Group. ?We are particularly impressed by its safety features and reliability,? he added.

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T?V S?D?s Industry Service Division gets new CEO

Reiner Block is the new CEO of T?V S?D?s Industry Service Division. He succeeds Bernhard Kerscher, who is leaving the company to seek new professional challenges after seven years in responsible executive positions.

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Apollo machines win challenges in Bhutan

Construction Development Corporation Ltd (CDCL) has built its business around professionalism ? specifically, providing high quality in a timely fashion. Helping the Bhutan business deliver on its promises are Apollo WM 6 HES mechanical paver finishers. The machines are responsible for CDCL?s construction of roads, bridges and other infrastructure projects.

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BMCT receives first batch of mega quay cranes

Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Pvt Ltd (BMCT), a subsidiary of PSA International, received its first batch of three super-post panamax quay cranes in the lead-up to BMCT?s planned start of operations at the end of 2017.

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HIMOINSA receives Frost & Sullivan award

Frost & Sullivan, the market research agency, awarded HIMOINSA with its prize for Growth Excellence Leadership, during an award ceremony that took place in London recently. At the beginning of the year, because of its excellent results in terms of growth and customer impact, the Frost & Sullivan expert jury selected HIMOINSA as the most outstanding manufacturer of generator sets.

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Konecranes bags order for lift trucks from Napier Port

In order to further strengthen its important position on New Zealand?s North Island, Napier Port ordered six more cranes from Konecranes. In December 2017 six new lift trucks will be delivered to the terminal, situated in the rapidly growing Hawke?s Bay region.

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