Six months on from the power failure at the Dubai Mall, PMV Middle East asks Himoinsa, JCB Power Products and SDMO-dealer GENAVCO about the potential impact of Dubai’s genset decree
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Renault Trucks launches K Xtrem in Middle East
Renault Trucks has conducted the Middle East launch of its K Xtrem model, a heavy-duty truck that offers a total capacity of 29 tonnes to 32.7 tonnes
Schmidt Heilbronn opens $5.44m Gulf HQ in KIZAD
Dry bulk logistics specialist Schmidt Heilbronn establishes Gulf region headquarters in the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi
Eagle days: Case woos customers and network
Case Construction Equipment opens a 33.5-hectare Dubai parts facility and turns on the charm with a sales training and customer day
Global to glocal: a trend to be aware of in 2017
As the West enters an ideological state where naysaying globalisation is all the rage, the Gulf and the equipment industry present a contrary argument
Vtools eyes GCC-wide roll out for Ford Tools
Vtools, Ford Tools’ authorised distributor in the Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States, is in the process of developing its operations across the GCC
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
A sense of equity: KBW and Raimondi Cranes
Ahmed Alkhoshaibi, group CEO of KBW Investments, discusses the strategy behind the company’s acquisition of Raimondi Cranes and its recent synergistic partnership with France’s Ascorel Group
Fit for purpose: Case’s custom kit for the region
Case Construction’s man with a plan plots a two-pronged attack of application-specific machines and integrated applications-specific solutions in the Middle East
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