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Drum roll for Fork Rent
UK rental firm Fork Rent purchases ten Volvo DD25w tandem rollers following a successful trial and evaluation of Volvo’s latest 2.5 t machine.
Ammann partners with Indian manufacturer
Acquisition of 70% stake in road building equipment specialist Gujarat Apollo Industries’ plant and equipment business marks entry to Indian market
NTS opens trench and traffic branch in Los Angeles
New Los Angeles depot to be run by NTS co-founder Tom Hartman, with other openings planned next year.
New roller launched in Gulf
Atlas Copco introduces Dynapac CP275 pneumatic at Intermat Middle East
H&E appointed Bomag dealer in five states
US rental and sales company H&E Equipment Services has been appointed authorised dealer for Bomag in Mississippi and North Carolina as well as parts of Arkansas, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Ammann starts production of ARX rollers
New features for sub- 5 tonne tandem compactors.
Atlas Copco launches new ride-on trowel range
Atlas Copco has introduced a new range of three ride-on trowels designed for concrete floor specialists and rental companies.
Putzmeister acquires Intermix
Putzmeister to start distributing Intermix concrete mixers worldwide
Masterpac reorganises European distribution
Compaction and small equipment supplier Masterpac is reorganising its European distribution network.
Swepac gets new owner and plans export push
Swepac, the Swedish plate compactor manufacturer, has been sold to South End AB, a company that has holdings in a number of small engineering businesses in Sweden.
Toro to restart Stone production soon
The Toro Company aims to be producing Stone Construction Equipment machines at Stone’s Honeoye facility in New Jersey in the “near term” before switching production to its existing facilities in Nebraska and Minnesota.
Toro Company buys Stone Construction products
The Toro Company has announced that it has acquired light construction product assets of Stone Construction Equipment, the compaction and concreting equipment business which went into bankruptcy earlier this year. The price was not disclosed.
Bomag extends Chinese factory
Production area increased by 65% at Fengxian factory and training centre added.
Bank closes Stone Construction Equipment claim reports
Stone Construction Equipment Inc has been closed down by its bank and discussions are underway with potential buyers, according to various press reports in the US.
Fayat to showcase innovation prize winner
The all-in-one Swift vehicle for pothole repairs will be among the new machines on display.
Allen Engineering unveils economy power trowels
US-based Allen Engineering unveiled its latest range of walk-behind power trowels at World of Concrete 2012.
Atlas Copco expects demand to weaken
Full-year 2011 revenues rise but equipment manufacturer warns of slowdown in 2012
Allen rebrands buggy line
Allen Engineering Corporation (AEC) has rebranded the Miller Power Buggy Line as Allen Power Buggies and will now begin to roll out the new range in AEC livery.
Coates Hire buys traffic equipment rental company
Melbourne-based Traffic Technologies Ltd (TTI) is to sell its traffic equipment rental business to Coates Hire for A$2.5 million (€1.92 million).
New compaction machines from JCB, Hamm, Bomag, Weber MT, Paclite and others.
IRN looks at some of the new compaction equipment available, including machines from JCB, Hamm, Paclite, Weber MT and Masterpac. We start, however, with Chris Sleight’s report on the latest tandem rollers from Bomag.
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