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L&T awarded contracts for its various businesses

The construction arm of L&T has secured orders for its businesses in India.

L&T awarded contracts for its various businesses

The construction arm of L&T has secured orders for its Metallurgical & Material Handling (MMH) and Buildings & Factories (B&F) businesses in India

Cautiously Optimistic

The members of VDMA Construction Equipment are looking at the future with confidence. Industry representatives expect a slight decline in sales of 3-5 per cent this year at an overall stable level.

Towards Greener Future

Asphalt is regaining traction in the Indian road construction due to its better recyclability and the freedom to use waste materials like plastics along with asphalt mix. The future looks greener for asphalt mixing plants.

KEC International wins new contracts

KEC International, a global infrastructure EPC major, has secured new orders of Rs 10.25 billion across its various businesses.

ICRA envisages stable outlook for construction sector

Rating agency ICRA estimates a stable outlook for the construction sector in India, supported with strong order inflow in the last couple of years and a huge pipeline of projects to be awarded in the infrastructure segment.

Gayatri Projects bags Rs 923-cr NHAI projects

Gayatri Projects has secured two new orders worth Rs 529 crore and Rs 394 crore from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

Our plan is to have a production facility to build dredges for the local market

I have been involved in the Dredging business since 1982 and my mission is to make our clients successful so that they can grow their business and come back to us to buy more dredges. Charles Sinunu, Director - International Dredge Sales, DSC Dredge, USA, elaborates more on the company and its business.

My vision is to have a manufacturing arrangement in place to build our dredges for the local market

This is an ongoing process. We first entered the Indian market about 10 years ago with some of our smaller dredges. In fact, I was in contact with one of our customers working at Visakhapatnam who sent a recommendation that they are satisfied with their DSC dredge which had completed 50,000 hours nonstop.

NCC targets fresh orders

The Hyderabad-based construction company NCC Limited is aiming at new orders worth of Rs 12,000 crore in the current year as it plans to ramp up the order-to-bill ratio from the present 2:1 level.

KEC bags Rs 836-cr orders

Infrastructure firm KEC International Ltd (KEC) has bagged new orders worth Rs 836 crore in segments including transmission and distribution

12 Liebherr mobile cranes for Dutch contractor

Dutch crane contractor Schot Verticaal Transport has ordered 12 new mobile cranes from Liebherr. The cranes will be delivered within the next 12 months. The load capacities of the cranes extend from 60 tonne to 400 tonne.

Alimak bags construction hoists orders

Alimak Group received two orders for construction elevators in India to be delivered during the first and second quarter of 2016. The total order value is SEK21 million.

Era Infra bags new order

Era Infra Engineering has been awarded a contract worth Rs 177.81 crore for -?rural electrification works in blocks of district Rampur and Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh on turnkey basis.

Yuan Devaluation Spells Gloom

The recent devaluation of Chinese Yuan by 4 per cent has triggered a global crash of stock markets. Indian BSE index has dropped by over 16000 points and there is more to come.

German construction growth drops

Construction output in Germany rose at a reduced rate in 2014, according to a new study. The latest Markit Price Manager?s Index (PMI) revealed that levels of new orders had declined, as companies looked to reduce their employee base amid a challenging European economic backdrop.

Liebherr bags new orders

Liebherr?s exclusive distributor in Australia, Morrow Equipment Co LLC based in Caringbah, NSW near Sydney, has expanded its crane fleet.

Deutz profits up

Deutz has followed its strong 2013 financial results with continued improved fortunes in the first quarter of 2014. The German manufacturer secured new orders totalling -?414.2 million in the first three months of 2014, an increase of 6.6 per cent over the first quarter of 2013-?s contract wins of -?388.5 million.

Growth comeback a far cry?

The HSBC India Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for April 2014 was at 51.3, unchanged from the previous month. The PMI is based on data from monthly survey of purchasing executives in over 500 manufacturing companies. What the PMI fails to reflect is the growth in new orders in the month of April. This may not point at a pick up in demand, or the return of growth.

Record orders for Deutz

Deutz received orders worth -?1.65 billion ($2.3 billion) in 2013, up 33.4 per cent on the previous year?s figure of -?1.2 billion ($1.65 billion), and a new record for the company in its present structure. Deutz attributed its growth in new orders to winning new customers, an increasing proportion of higher value products and the advance production of engines in anticipation of new emissions standards.

Plantworx exhibition in UK

The UK's largest construction equipment exhibition, Plantworx, is taking place in Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, where hundreds of companies are hoping to build up some new orders.

Siemens Q2 results

For the second quarter of Financial Year 2013, Siemens registered new orders of Rs 2,814.1 crores, up by 52 per cent from Rs 1,849.2 crores in the same period last year. Sales stood at Rs 2,907.7 crores, down by 27 per cent over Rs 3,988.2 crores in Q2 2012.

Bauma Breaks Records

A record 530,000 visitors from over 200 countries converged on the Messe Mnnchen exhibition centre between April 15 and 21. This, the 30th edition of bauma, broke all previous records for exhibitor numbers and exhibition space.

KEC wins orders

KEC International (KEC) has secured new orders worth Rs 612 crore in its Transmission, Power Systems, Cables and Water businesses. KEC secured an order worth Rs 210 crore from the Power Grid Corporation of India for supply and erection of 765 kV single circuit transmission lines between Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) and Moga (Punjab) on turnkey basis. The project duration is 24 months. SAE Towers, the wholly owned subsidiary of KEC, has secured various orders for supply of lattice towers to Brazil, Mex

Construction Equipment still on a roll

The total industry sales for the German construction equipment and building material machinery in 2011 are higher than expected.

Metso registers high order intake

Metso Minerals has registered an all-time high quarter in order intake due to strong demand in all its segments in both capital equipment and in the services business.

Metso successful in new orders

Metso has registered an all-time-high quarter in order intake due to strong demand in all its segments in both capital equipment and in the services business.

Terex bags 20-crane order

Terex Cranes reported an order for 20 cranes from Coast Crane & Equipment with a retail value of more than $15 million (US).

Metso registers growth, profit

Metso, a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries, has registered progress in growth and profitability.

Flying High, Tunnelling Deep

Ten Allison-equipped Astra HD8 trucks make tunnel excavation duties productive, reliable and easier at the Nant de Drance and Linth-Limmern power plants.

Metso's net sales up 25 per cent

Metso?s net sales increased 25 per cent in the comparison period, and were EUR 1,687 million, whereas new orders worth EUR 1,498 million were received in October?December, ie, 10 per cent more than in the comparison period.

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