Softness in global markets and technological developments are driving a renaissance in Middle East mobile and crawler crane activity, while the increasing dominance of rental in the heavy lift segment is good for all
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OEMs need to invest in their GCC operations now
By focussing on simple models and investing in aftersales support, off-highway truck manufacturers will be well placed for growth once the oil prices recover
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Wide-angle business: On the need to diversify
While centralised government investment is a comforting and currently viable raft to cling onto, don’t let it distract from the broader imperative to diversify
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Market maturity: the GCC turns to look ahead
Despite the economic and political turmoil in the region, the industry is suddenly exhibiting an extraordinary sense of resilience, optimism and general positivity
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Recovery or rivalry? Tracking trends in FDI
A recent spate of foreign direct investment in the region begs the question of whether we are witnessing market recovery or a harbinger of rising competition
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Fundamentals of flight: drones in legalese
Drones hold considerable potential as a tool for monitoring the progress on construction site, with signficant implications for dispute resolution — but hurdles to drone use remain
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Power projection: beyond hard infrastructure
In an industry as broad and deep as plant, machinery and vehicles, there is no objective A to Z of success, but there are other measures of impactful business
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Ford forward: the ascendance of Ford Trucks
Bursting onto the Middle East trucks scene in the GCC with its first dedicated sales team in 2014, Ford Trucks still has much to prove to the region’s fleet operators, and much more to achieve.
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Meritor-cracy: developing OE aftersales in the GCC
The mission of Meritor, the original equipment part supplier for heavy-duty trucks, to raise commercial vehicle aftersales awareness in the Gulf
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A public dilemma: choosing your power source
As the region looks to set ambitious green targets and clamp down on air pollution, public buses are front and centre in the battle over clean energy