Articles by Chris Sleight
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Published on: October 02, 2015
Census Bureau figures show activity is at its highest since 2008, but trade association sounds warning on skills shortages
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Published on: September 14, 2015
A crawler crane tipped over backwards in stormy weather at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, killing more than 100 people
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Published on: September 14, 2015
Contractors report difficulty in finding skilled site workers and office-based professionals according to AGC survey
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Published on: September 09, 2015
Industry employment has hit a six-year high, but lower hiring rates and higher wages suggests a lack of skilled workers, says the AGC
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Published on: September 04, 2015
Key milestone reached in splitting-off Cranes and Foodservice businesses with the filing of initial Form 10 Registration Statement with SEC
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Published on: August 11, 2015
All-share ‘merger of equals’ will create a US$ 10 billion per year company in the construction equipment and lifting & materials handling sectors
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Published on: August 04, 2015
Total construction spending came to US$ 1.06 trillion in the 12 months to the end of June, up +12% on a year previously
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Published on: July 28, 2015
Joint venture agreement with truck maker Navistar to be wound-down next year
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Published on: July 28, 2015
First quarter results up on “firm demand†around the world, but profits hit by promotional costs
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Published on: July 03, 2015
Industry output hit US$ 1.04 trillion in the 12 months to the end of May, its highest since October 2008. There was robust growth in both the residential and non-residential segments
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Published on: June 03, 2015
Global construction information publisher, KHL Group, acquired the international market research and management consultancy company, Off-Highway Research on June 1, 2015
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Published on: May 21, 2015
Parent company Kobe Steel has indicated it will re-integrate Kobelco Construction Machinery and Kobelco Cranes following the winding-down of its excavator alliance with CNH
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Published on: April 28, 2015
Revenues swell by a quarter to nearly US$ 600 million and profit takes a 60% leap in the last fiscal year
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Published on: January 26, 2015
Portland Cement Association expects 1.2 million housing starts in 2015, a +20% increase on 2014
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Published on: January 26, 2015
AGC survey says 80% of its members will increase staff numbers this year
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Published on: January 09, 2015
Auction company set new records for total proceeds, online sales and deals financed in 2014, and also held its largest ever auction
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Published on: January 07, 2015
Construction formally started in Fresno on central valley section of US$ 75 billion Los Angeles to San Francisco line
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Published on: October 30, 2014
Previously announced challenges in the cranes sector and unfavourable exchange rates pushed Terex’s profits lower in Q3, despite an increase in revenues
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Published on: July 24, 2014
Material Handling & Port Solutions and Genie drive revenues as markets bounce back in Western Europe and North America
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Published on: July 02, 2014
Non-residential work takes up the slack as residential market cools
