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Kamel Sid appointed head of operations at Volvo CE

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has announced that Kamel Sid has been appointed Head of Operations.

Raimondi Cranes to unveil flattop tower cranes at bauma

The newest range of Raimondi flattops is comprised of two series

Komatsu India launches new water sprinkler WT 80KL

MYCRANE’s new crane types to enter short-term rental market

Jennifer Rumsey named new CEO of Cummins

Jennifer Rumsey has been named President/CEO of Cummins, effective August 1. She replaces CEO Tom Linebarger. Rumsey currently serves as president and COO of the engine maker.

We have launched 14 new products

Being a pioneer in the construction equipment manufacturing industry, Schwing Stetter India has been growing exponentially during the pandemic.

We will be having six new launches during Excon

VG Sakthikumar Managing Director, Schwing Stetter India.

SANY strengthens & consolidates presence in Tamil Nadu

Sany India, a leading manufacturer of construction equipment and heavy machinery, further strengthened their presence in Tamil Nadu by opening a full-fledged company owned and company operated (COCO) 4 S outlet in Tiruchirappalli.

SANY strengthens & consolidates presence in Tamil Nadu

Inaugurates company operated dealership model in Tiruchirappalli

HRS Heat Exchangers acquired by Exchanger Industries

Exchanger Industries Limited (EIL), the Canadian market leader and globally recognised designer and manufacturer of heat transfer products for the energy, petrochemical, industrial and clean power generation sectors, has acquired HRS Heat Exchangers (HRS). Financial terms have not been disclosed.

HRS Heat Exchangers acquired by Exchanger Industries

The acquisition provides EIL immediate access to a cost- effective global footprint with scalable hubs in both India and Spain, and a combined portfolio of anti- fouling technologies that enhances differentiation and acts as a unique platform to create value for customers.

Srei receives EoI for $250 mn capital infusion from international PE funds

Srei Equipment Finance (SEFL) said that it has received expression of interest for up to $250 million capital infusion in the company. The international private equity (PE) funds are US-based Arena Investors LP and Singapore's Makara Capital Partners.

Mahindra Logistics appoints Dr Anish Shah as Chairman

Mahindra Logistics (MLL), a leading provider of logistics and people transport services, today announced the appointment of Dr Anish Shah as the Chairman of the Board, effective April 2, 2021.

Srei Equipment receives EoI for $250 mn capital infusion from international PE funds

The international private equity ("PE") funds are US-based Arena Investors LP and Singapore's Makara Capital Partners.

Srei forms Strategic Coordination Committee for raising fresh capital

The SCC will coordinate, negotiate and conclude discussions with potential strategic and/or private equity investors, to raise fresh capital for the business in consultation with the management.

Numaligarh Refinery implements Hexagon’s operations management solution

Hexagon’s PPM division announced that Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) has implemented j5 Operations Management Solution (j5 OMS) to ensure safe, efficient and compliant operations of its industrial sites.

Mahindra Logistics appoints Dr Anish Shah as Chairman

He is the Deputy Managing Director and Group CFO of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) Limited. He is designated to take over as the Managing Director and CEO of M&M from April 2, 2021.

Hy-Brid Lifts announces new VP of Sales & Marketing

Hy-Brid Lifts, an industry leader in aerial lift equipment, announces Marshall Shaver as vice president of sales and marketing.

Terry Dolan joins Custom Equipment Board

Custom Equipment, a manufacturer of high-quality, low-level access equipment, announces Terry Dolan, the current company president, is transitioning to a board of director’s role

Prepare for comfort

Manitowoc introduces state-of-the-art driver’s cab ‘cab2020’ on Grove three-axle all-terrain cranes.

There is clear room for the market to grow

Rajaram Krishnamurthy, Vice President - Marketing & Sales and Customer Services, DICV, shares his thoughts on the market scenario and the company’s strategy going forward.

Ammann India becomes 100% subsidiary of Ammann Group Switzerland

Ammann Group Switzerland has announced that effective June 19, 2020, Ammann India has become a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of the Group.

The Manitowoc Company announces leadership transition

The Manitowoc Company has announced that Aaron H Ravenscroft, currently the company’s Executive Vice President of Cranes, has been appointed President and CEO

German group orders 17 new Grove all-terrain cranes

Germany’s MAXIKraft Group has placed a major order with Manitowoc for 17 new Grove all-terrain cranes, the first six of which were delivered at the end of June

Luca Galluzzi to succeed Peter Gucher as CSO at B&R

On August 1, 2020, Luca Galluzzi will join the executive management team of automation specialist B&R.

It is a very exciting time to be in the CE space

Putzmeister is in the process of rolling out telematics, Putzmeister Machine Cockpit to its fleet of truck-mounted boom pumps.

CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020

The construction industry came together in a big way at CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE 2020.

Flender Group appoints new CEO

Flender Group, part of Siemens AG Portfolio Companies, will have a new CEO. As of April 1, 2020, Andreas Evertz will be appointed as additional Managing Director and will succeed retiring Stefan Tenbrock as CEO effective June 1, 2020.

Inception to Golden Jubilee - An Eventful Journey

With its mission - "To be a leader with our products through technologies and change with the changing times", for over a half century, Triveni Enterprises has been a closely held family business retaining the values of customer focus and quality, with which it was founded, by the late OP Agarwal, who was a pilot.

PASCHAL to exhibit for second time at Excon

PASCHAL will be presenting the practical application possibilities and system diversity of its formwork systems to visitors at Excon 2019 at booth B23 in hall 4.

Donaldson introduces connected filtration service

Donaldson Company, Inc, a leading worldwide manufacturer of filtration systems, introduced iCue? connected filtration service.

Raimondi Cranes to showcase three cranes at bauma 2019

Raimondi Cranes SpA will showcase three cranes onsite at bauma 2019. The cranes will be erected at the Raimondi Cranes (Raimondi) exhibit situated at FS 1102/2 in the event?s outdoor area at the Messe M?nchen Trade Fair Center.

Putzmeister contributes to world record concrete pour at Polavaram

A Putzmeister Operations & Management team helped Navayuga Engineering Company (NECL) set Guinness world records for largest continuous concrete pour and most concrete continuously poured in 24 hours at the Polavaram dam project.

Sandvik Coromant India appoints new President

Javier Guerra has been appointed as the new President of Sandvik Coromant India. He will be responsible for continuing to develop the company as the leading supplier of metal cutting tools, tooling solutions, and know-how to the manufacturing industry.

ValvTechnologies appoints new VP

ValvTechnologies, Inc, manufacturer of zero-leakage severe service isolation valve solutions, announced the appointment of Ron Anselmo as Vice President, Key Accounts. Based in the Houston, Anselmo will have senior management responsibility for sales growth through the development and management of executive, technical and commercial relationships for key accounts with major customers, licensors and engineering firms.

AxleTech expands executive leadership team

AxleTech, a leading powertrain technology company for heavy-duty vehicles, announced two new additions to its executive leadership team. Rick Larkin joins AxleTech as Chief Financial Officer, overseeing accounting, treasury, tax, and strategic financial planning and reporting.

Miron Thoms appointed new head of Volvo Penta in India

Miron Thoms has been appointed as Vice President and Head of Volvo Penta in India, as of November 1, 2017. He is responsible for the overall financial and operational management of the company.

Danfoss India bags Frost & Sullivan Leadership Award

Danfoss Industries Pvt Ltd was awarded with the Frost and Sullivan - 2017 India Building and HVAC Segment - LV Drives Enabling Technology Leadership Award under the category of novel developments in the Industrial Automation and Process Control Sector at the Frost and Sullivan 2017 India Best Practices Awards Banquet held in Mumbai.

ValvTechnologies appoints Regional Director for Asia-Pacific

ValvTechnologies, Inc announced the appointment of Cliff Horsburgh as Regional Director, Asia Pacific, with immediate effect. Based in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Horsburgh will have senior management responsibility for leading sales growth in the Asia-Pacific region. With more than 30 years of experience in the valve and pump industry, he brings extensive global business management and sales experience to the company.

Fulfilling the trenching needs

In Austria, a Wirtgen W 100 CFi compact milling machine with deep milling unit is being used for trenching prior to the laying of broadband cables - just before it sets to work milling off entire pavements.

Relying on Wirtgen's Cold Milling Range

Costello Industries relies exclusively on cold milling machines from Wirtgen.Costello Industries, Inc, a milling service provider based in Newington, CT, USA, has been rehabilitating highways, streets and bridges since 1945.

Ritchie Bros. and IronPlanet secure clearance for acquisition

Ritchie Bros., the world's largest heavy equipment auctioneer and provider of end-to-end services announced the receipt of unconditional antitrust clearance from the US Department of Justice for the proposed acquisition of IronPlanet, a leading online marketplace for heavy equipment and other durable assets.

New President for Bomag

Ralf Junker has taken over as the new President of Bomag. Associated with the company since 1988, Junker has been a part of the management team since 2001, before taking over as Managing Director in 2009.

ValvTechnologies names new CFO

ValvTechnologies, Inc announced the appointment of Michelle Baker as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Based in Houston, Baker will have executive responsibility for the management of cash, assets, regulatory compliance, accounting, financial controls, business analysis and reporting.

LiuGong holds global dealer conference

LiuGong held its 13th Global Dealer Conference in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China. More than 500 representatives including dealer representatives from 71 countries, government officials, industry association delegates, media, business partners, LiuGong management team and staff gathered together to celebrate the event.

CASE delivers 100th motor grader of the year in India

CASE Construction Equipment reached the milestone of 100 motor graders sold in India in just a year. The grader, a 865B was purchased by Mahalaxmi Infracon Private Limited (MIPL), one of the largest mining overburden removal companies in India.

Bauma is an important platform for the industry

Basis various industry reports, In FY16, the disbursement in the construction equipment financing (CEF) industry was Rs 243 billion, down about 5 per cent from Rs 255 billion in FY15. However, In FY17, the CEF industry is expected to have a turnaround and grow about +5 per cent (from -5 per cent in FY 16) and grow about 15 per cent in FY18.

Terex appoints new managers

Terex Cranes announced the appointment of Frank Schr?der as Director of Product Management, All Terrain Cranes and Suresh Natarajan as Director of Product Management, Rough Terrain Cranes.

Volvo CE appoints new SVP - Tech

Effective November 1, 2016, Patrik Lundblad has been appointed Senior Vice President, Technology at Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE). Patrik will be responsible for leading the development and delivery of Volvo CE?s global technology strategy. He will report to company President Martin Weissburg and serve as part of the Executive Management Team.

Volvo CE appoints Patrik Lundblad Senior VP - Technology

Effective November 1, 2016, Patrik Lundblad has been appointed Senior Vice President, Technology at Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE).

Terex Cranes appoints new global product managers

Terex Cranes announced the appointment of Frank Schr?der as Director of Product Management, All Terrain Cranes and Suresh Natarajan as Director of Product Management, Rough Terrain Cranes. In these newly established positions, Schr?der and Natarajan will lead the global product management teams in the development and execution of product line development and strategies, based primarily on feedback from customers and regional sales team members.

Elektrans Group appoints Chetan Anand as Corp Advisor

Elektrans Group has announced the appointment of Chetan Anand as Corporate Advisor to the Board and to the Group Executive Management Team. Chetan is recognised as one of the top lawyers in India today and he will represent the fast growing shipping group in all criminal and corporate legal matters.

Scania hosts conference

Scania Commercial Vehicles India hosted a multi-stakeholder conference on sustainability, where Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways delivered the keynote address. At the conference, Scania unveiled an industry whitepaper on ?Increasing the adoption of biofuels for vehicle use in India?

Large Miners Forward

While the global mining industry is on the decline, India is witnessing a reverse trend. Many international mining equipment manufacturers are showcasing their products at BAUMA 2016, Germany, in a big way, at a time when Coal India

Mobile Access Platform Systems at Malls

Mobile Access Platform Systems (MAPS) is revolutionising the revenue streams and methodologies used in most brand activation and marketing campaigns in the mall space in India, writes Pradeep Agarwal.

KHL Group acquires Off-Highway Research

Global construction information publisher KHL Group has acquired the international market research and management consultancy company Off-Highway Research.

Teaming with multi-cultural exposure

Erich Nesselhauf handled global assignments in various countries in Europe and Asia including responsibility to kick start green field activities with a diverse mix of global and local teams with multi-cultural exposure.

TUV Rheinland India appoints new CEO & MD

T+?V Rheinland India, a subsidiary of the Germany-based T+?V Rheinland Group, a worldwide leader in testing, training, inspection, consulting and certification, has announced the appointment of Thomas Fuhrmann as its CEO and Managing Director.

Wirtgen Group acquires Benninghoven

Wirtgen Group has acquired a 70 per cent stake in Benninghoven GmbH & Co KG, located in M?lheim, Germany. Benninghoven is a successful manufacturer of asphalt mixing plants with a long-standing tradition.

Cleverly Planned Bridge Hoist

The installation of a massive railway bridge in extremely constricted conditions on a precipitous site presents a whole series of challenges. A difficult crane job, fiddly and complex - just the job for Uwe Langer.

A Reliable Partner

India is the third-largest producer of coal in the world and has the fourth-largest reserves, with coal accounting for about 67 per cent of the total energy consumption in India. Since coal plays such a significant role in supporting India?s energy needs, its efficient mining assumes great importance for mining companies.

Building the market

Ravichandran Purushothaman leads Danfoss India. He is responsible for establishing support to the Indian market growth and ensuring the company?s continued growth expansion in the country.

Powered for the long haul

Commercial vehicle OEMs - domestic and global - have pumped in investments, augmented capacities, launched global platform strategies, enhanced touch points, and stressed on soft solutions to suit the demands of emerging markets.

L&T New Service and Training Centre

L&T Construction and Mining Machinery has unveiled an ultra-modern service and training centre for repair and overhaul of construction and mining equipment and their components located at Kanchipuram, about 60 km from Chennai, on the NH4.

A keen strategist

Rajesh Shrivastava, who recently joined Terex Equipment?s (TEPL) management team as Head Marketing and Dealer Development, is a Mechanical Engineer and has done his Masters in Business Administration from the Army Institute of Management & Technology. He brings over 17 years of multi-industry knowledge from within farm and construction equipment and polymers plastics industries. He has been mandated to spearhead the renewed marketing thrust at Terex and play a vital role in its national and inte

Mumbai's May Flower to invest in Ethiopian coal fields

Mumbai-based May Flower has agreed to invest along with Delbi to jointly develop a coal mine in Ethiopia over a three-year period. May Flower will import mining machinery, mining experts as well as the required finance for exploration and mining works.

Doosan Vina wins award

Doosan Heavy Industries Vietnam (Doosan Vina) was named the winner of a Bronze Stevie? Award in the Communications/PR campaign/programme of the year, internal communications category

Liebherr sells 14 flat-top 85 EC-B 5i cranes

bC India 2013 sees Liebherr selling a record number of flat-top cranes. During bC India 2013 that was held in February 2013 in Mumbai, representatives from two Indian companies signed contracts for the delivery of a total of 14 flat-top 85 EC-B 5i cranes.

Sandvik in India is eyeing an ambitious growth target of Rs 7,000 cr in 3 years

Sandvik being a niche player, we always try to make our products very successful and profitable to our customers. We sell more values than product and equipment in all our five business verticals. Any product from Sandvik is based on the rate of return for our customer, the performance that it can give and the productivity that it provide to the customer,

Sumitomo owns majority stake in Sunstate Equipment

Jpan?s Sumitomo Corporation has taken a majority stake in the US rental company Sunstate Equipment. Sumitomo acquired a minority stake in Sunstate in December 2009 but has now increased its investment to become the major owner. Sunstate chairman and and the existing management team will continue to run the business and remain in their current roles.

Teamwork & inclusiveness

Richard Cotterell is the General Manager for Large Engines at Perkins, with responsibility for the product range from 9 to 64 litres. He is responsible for all aspects of product

Hypertherm names new President

Hypertherm announced that Vice-President and General Manager Evan Smith will immediately assume the role of President from Hypertherm Founder and CEO, Dick Couch. Couch will remain as CEO of Hypertherm and will continue to chair Hypertherm?s board of directors.

New Leader in Pumps

The largest Chinese-German transaction to date, the Sany-Putzmeister merger will create new global leader for concrete pumps.Finally, it?s official that the Putzmeister Holding GmbH, one of the leading players in the concrete equipment industry has been taken over by Sany Heavy Industry. Sany, based in Changsha, is a large Chinese producer of construction machinery.

Motilal Oswal invests in ElectroMech

Motilal Oswal has recently struck a deal of Rs 45 crore investment in ElectroMech Material Handling Systems, one of the largest manufacturer of workshop duty cranes in India.

The Performance Provider

GVR partners with Metso to give a facelift to the road infrastructure in the south, a true example of a mutually trusted partnership and collaboration, writes Niraj Srivastava.

We will be a 500 million company by 2015

Sounding both pragmatic and optimistic about Terex India?s growth, Jehangir Ardeshir, President and Managing Director, Terex India talks about the company?s future to Equipment India.

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