A variety of lots have been entered into the latest sale now underway, being held by RB Auctions in Jebel Ali.
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Bobcat completes two-year telehandler redesign
All twelve of Bobcat’s telehandler models have been redrawn from the ground up, after a 24 month research programme.
KSA hire company takes delivery of new mobile crane
Saudi Arabian crane hire specialist ACT Crane Hire, which has equipment fleets at Yanbu on the Red Sea coast and at Jubail, on the Arabian Gulf, has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1090-4.1 mobile crane to join its Yanbu depot.
Developer digs up stats on huge project
More than 1.5 million cubic metres of earth – enough to fill 600 Olympic-size swimming pools – has been excavated by scores of machines for the Arabian Canal, the 75km man-made waterway designed and managed by Limitless, who ironically are a local limited company.
More machines at Big 5 show
The region’s largest machinery show is back – and it’s bigger than ever.
Crew buses to be fitted with speed limiters
Light crew buses in Dubai will soon be fitted with speed limiting devices, a senior police official has revealed.
New machine for ACT
A crane hire specialist based in KSA has taken delivery of a new Liebherr 1090-4.1 90-tonne capacity mobile crane.
Crawler cranes
The market for lattice-boom crawler cranes is divided into to sections, according one industry expert.
New partnership for Gallagher parent
The company that owns the region’s oldest and one of the largest crane hire firms has had a change in ownership. Abu Dhabi’s Waha Capital acquired a 49% stake in GMMOS Group, the parent company of Gallagher mobile crane rental.
Steel price and ‘credit crunch’ cost jobs at JCB
JCB is to axe at least 500 jobs in the UK as orders in Europe have dropped by more than 20 percent, while manufacturing costs have risen. However, plans to expand in ’emerging markets’ – such as the Middle East – remain unchanged.