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February 3 - 6, 2015
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February 11-12, 2015
Coventry, UK
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Demolition Conference
Turkey
March 12, 2015
Istanbul, Turkey
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April 20 - 25, 2015
Paris, France
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construction.com
International Tower
Cranes Conference
May 27-28, 2015
London, UK
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June 2 - 4, 2015
Bruntingthorpe, UK
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CTT 2015
June 2-6, 2015
Moscow, Russia
www.ctt-moscow.com
Bauma ConExpo Africa
September 15 - 18, 2015
Johannesburg, S Africa
www.bcafrica.com
ICEF International
Construction
Equipment Forum
November 2-3, 2015
Amsterdam, NL
www.icef.biz
Mexican billionaire has

taken control of FCC
Carlos Slim takes over from Esther Koplowitz as major
shareholder in Spanish-based contractor
exican billionaire Carlos Slim has taken control

of Spanish construction and infrastructure
group FCC, having agreed a deal with B 1998,
the company through which Esther Koplowitz previously
held 50.02% of the company.
Slim was at one point regarded as the richest person
in the world, and the deal was made through Control
Empresarial de Capitales SA de CV, which belongs to his
family.
A 1 billion increase in equity at FCC, with new shares
subscribed at a price of 7.5 per share, has been approved
by its board equal to 133,269,083 new shares.
FCC said the pre-emptive subscription rights to which
current shareholders are entitled would start to take
effect once the Spanish National Securities Market
Commission (Comisin Nacional del Mercado de Valores,
CNMV) had approved the documents relating to the
issue. The subscription ratio means 41 current shares
Junckers plan to kick-start Europe

Transport infrastructure
is a key part of a new
European Fund for
Strategic Investments
(EFSI) announced this
week by European
Commission President
Jean-Claude Juncker.
Presenting his
Investment Plan for
Europe at the European
Parliament in Strasbourg,
he said the 315 billion in
investment over the next
three years was designed
to get Europe growing
again and get more
people back to work.
Juncker said, If Europe
invests more, Europe will
be more prosperous and
create more jobs its as
simple as that.
Juncker, If
Europe invests
more, Europe
will be more
prosperous
entitles the holder to subscribe 43 new shares.

Approval by the FCC board came after B 1998 agreed
the deal with Control Empresarial de Capitales SA de
CV. This involved the sale of its subscription rights in the
capital increase, which was equal to half.
The capital increase was said by FCC to represent the
culmination of its financial and operational stabilisation
process and the start of a new phase focusing on
operational profitability and renewed growth, particularly
for its environment and water businesses.
With the funds attained through the capital increase,
FCC said it hoped to bolster its equity situation, reduce
its debt and improve its results by substantially reducing
its financial burdens.
Esther Koplowitz, often said to be the wealthiest
woman in Spain, is the daughter of the founder of FCC.
The board of directors of FCC is chaired by her daughter,
Esther Alcocer Koplowitz.
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The Investment Plan

we are putting forward
today in close partnership
with the European
Investment Bank (EIB)
is an ambitious and
new way of boosting
investment without
creating new debt. Now
is the time to invest in our
future, in key strategic
areas for Europe, such
as energy, transport,
broadband, education,
research and innovation.
He added, I am now
counting on the European
Parliament and on
Member States to pitch in
and do their part to get
the new European Fund
for Strategic Investments
up and running as soon
as possible. Europe needs
a kick-start and today we
are supplying the jump
cables.
He emphasised that
the money came on
top of European Union
programmes like the
Connecting Europe
Facility.
FIEC (the European
Construction Industry
Federation) welcomed
the creation of the EFSI.
Johan Willemen, FIEC

president, said, Even if
we could argue about
the amount of EU budget
and EIB money initially
mobilised in this fund,
this is not the point
today. The creation of
this leverage instrument
is very good news and a
very good signal for EU
and international private
investors.
He added, Moreover,
President Juncker is
absolutely right to target
long-term investment
for key EU infrastructure

projects on one hand,
and financing for SMEs
on the other. These two
priorities are very high on
FIECs agenda, as we have
stated in our manifesto
for action for the EU term
2014 to 2019.
He added that in
addition to these two
priorities, projects in the
field of energy efficiency
should not be forgotten,
as they represented an
essential link to EU energy
and climate policy.
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NEWS
EBRD puts 40 million into

facility to support PPPs
The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) has created a 40
million Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (IPPF).
This dedicated unit within the bank will prepare projects in line with EBRD policy
objectives, while providing expertise on public private partnerships (PPPs) and
commercialised projects for the banks clients.
The move follows a recent statement by the EBRD and seven other multilateral
infrastructure financers to the effect that infrastructure investment around the
world was lagging, not because of lack of funds, but because of a lack of viable and
well-prepared projects.
EBRD managing director for infrastructure Thomas Maier said, Simply put, the
dearth of investment-ready projects has led to a widening gulf between what is
required and what is delivered. While infrastructure problems are global, solutions
are local.
The IPPFs objective is to improve the efficiency and replicability of infrastructure
projects for its clients and will be operated over an initial three-year period from
2015 to 2017. It is also hoped the IPPF will improve the quality of preparation
through consistent, market-proven structures that both the public and private
sectors will support.
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New CEO at Hyundai Europe

A new chief executive
has been appointed at
Hyundai Heavy Industries
Europe JC Jung has
been chosen to replace
SG Rhee, who has been
promoted to a position at
Korea.
Jung, formerly global
sales director for forklifts
in Korea, moves to the
European headquarters of
in Geel, Belgium.
He began his career as
an industrial engineer at
Hyundai.
He is now responsible
for both Hyundai
forklifts and the Hyundai
construction equipment
operation in the whole of
Europe.
Jung to replace Rhee
One of Jungs first

assignments will be to
launch the new Tier 4/
Stage IV-compliant range
of Hyundai excavators,
wheeled loaders and
forklift trucks into the
European market the
first territory to launch
the new series.
He said, In Europe,
some potential customers
have strong brand
preferences, and although
Europe is a highly
competitive, saturated
market, even their growth
can be realised for a
relatively new brand like
Hyundai.
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A major 100 million contract has

been awarded to BAM as part of an
initial phase of the 1 billion (1.24
billion) North West Cambridge
development. The project, which
includes the creation of 352 homes for
Cambridge University staff and key
workers, will form the first element of
a new community named Eddington.
It will feature a range of retail units,
doctors surgery and the preliminary
works for an energy centre serving
the site. Work on the development
designed by Wilkinson Eyre and
Mole architects is expected to start
this autumn, after winning planning
permission earlier this year. It is due
for completion in 2017.
BUSINESS NEWS
PPP OFFER
Balfour Beatty has
rejected a bid for
its public-private
partnership (PPP)
portfolio made by John
Laing Infrastructure
Fund (JLIF) saying the
1 billion (1.26 billion)
fell significantly short
of its own view of the
value of the portfolio.
The UK contractors
directors valuation of
the PPP portfolio stood
at 1.05 billion (1.33
billion), as at 28 June,
2014. However, it said
the groups targeted
approach to selling
individual assets as each
investment matured,
combined with the
current and expected
future strength of the
market, led the board
to conclude that the
realisable value of the
PPP portfolio continued
to be substantially more.
DREDGING UP
Boskalis Westminster
has raised its full-year
profit outlook to 450
million in the wake of
major deals including
work on expanding the
Suez Canal. The Dutchbased dredging and
maritime infrastructure
companys latest trading
update confirmed
its order book had
increased to a total of
3.3 billion. Its earlier
forecasts had been for
at least 366 million
profit for 2014, but the
completion of a number
of existing projects had
enhanced its finances
further.
PROFIT RISE
Third quarter results
from French industrial
firm Bouygues have
shown an increased
year-to-date net profit
standing at 728 million.
This compared to 548
million for the same
period for last year, with
its figures bolstered
by a 1% growth in
overall sales to 24.2
billion. The companys

construction order
book also stood at a
27.44 billion, which
was comparable to
its 2013 year-to-date
results of 27.42 billion.
It said that maintaining
a diverse portfolio of
construction activities
had been significant in
producing a relatively
stable performance in
spite of challenging
domestic conditions.
CEMENT SALE
Materials producer CRH
is reported to have
sold its stake in Turkish
cement business, Denizli
Cimento, to Oyak Group.
The sale to the Turkish
conglomerate is said
to be valued at some
US$400 million (320
million). It is speculated
that CRH is building up
its finances for future
acquisitions, possibly
the assets being put up
for sale as part of the
Lafarge-Holcim merger.
CRHs involvement with
Denizli Cimento dates
back to 2007. At that
time, the company
bought a 50% stake in
the business, which is
based in south-western
Turkey, from the other
partner in the business,
Eren Holdings.
OFFSHORE BOOST
Van Oord has acquired
Ballast Nedam Offshore
and will integrate it
into its Offshore Wind
Projects business
unit, saying it would
strengthen its leading
position in the north
west European offshore
wind market. The
acquisition consists of
the assets of Dutchbased Ballast Nedam
Offshore, the dedicated
EPCI (engineering,
procurement,
contracting and
installation) staff, heavy
lift installation vessel
Svanen and the 144MW
Westermeerwind
project.
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NEWS
English road boost

from government
19 billion package is announced to
increase capacity and condition of roads
15 billion (18.92 billion) plan which would triple levels of spending by the
end of the decade to increase the capacity and condition of Englands roads, has
been announced to Parliament in London.
The government said it was investing in more than 100 road schemes over this
parliament and next, 84 of which were said to be brand new. Nearly 2,100 new lane km
will be added over the next parliament on motorways and trunk roads.
The plans are published in the first ever Road Investment Strategy. They include 1.5
billion (1.89 billion) of investment to add an extra lane onto key motorways to turn
them into smart motorways, which the government said would boost connectivity
between London, Birmingham, Manchester and Yorkshire.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said, Spending during the next parliament on
Englands roads network will be boosted further by maintenance funding worth more
than 10 billion (12.61 billion) across the local and national road network.
New projects will include a commitment of 2 billion (2.52 billion) to make the entire
A303 and A358 to the south west of England dual carriageway, including a tunnel at the
Stonehenge prehistoric monument.
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Chernobyl jacking work finishes

Novarka, a 50:50 joint
venture between Vinci
and Bouygues, has
completed jacking work
on the new confinement
structure for the No 4
reactor at the former
Chernobyl nuclear power
plant in Ukraine.
The reactor went
into meltdown on
April 26, 1986, and was
subsequently encased in
a concrete sarcophagus.
The new structure
comprises two semiarches, each of which
has undergone three
jacking operations since
November 2012. This
followed remediation
work, excavation
and construction of
foundations at the
assembly area located
adjacent to No 4 reactor.
The next stage of
construction will
involve connecting
the two halves of the
confinement structure
together, installing
ventilation, power supply
and control-command
systems and then
pushing the confinement
structure over the
current sarcophagus.
Final placement of the
structure is due in 2017.
Following that, the side
walls of the arch will be
installed, and other work

will be undertaken on
the structure to isolate
the reactor from the
outside environment.
This is scheduled for
November 2017, and
completion of the new
structure will then allow
the existing No 4 reactor
sarcophagus to be
dismantled.
The project is financed
by the Chernobyl Shelter
Fund, administered by
the European Bank for
Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD)
involving 43 donor
governments and
organisations.
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JCBs fastest backhoe loader
Lucas and the

record-breaking
JCB GT
JCB has beaten the

world record for the
fastest backhoe loader
in the world with its JCB
GT originally designed
to perform high-speed
wheelies at racing events
clocking 116.82km/h in
Australia.
It has been confirmed
by Guinness World
Records as a new record.
JCB demonstration
driver Matthew Lucas
nicknamed The Dig
during the attempt was

the man who steered the
JCB GT to its world record
title.
The JCB GT that first
made its debut in 1988
was made of fibreglass
and aluminium and
powered by a V8 Chevvy
engine. Normally based at
JCBs world headquarters
in Staffordshire, UK, the
latest JCB GT has a loader
and excavator end made
out of aluminium.
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ICEF sponsors sign up

Volvo
Construction
Equipment has been
confirmed as a gold
sponsor and Liugong is
a silver sponsor for the
International Construction Equipment Forum (ICEF),
which takes place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
from 2 to 3 November, 2015.
The event, organised by KHL, is a global meeting
place for buyers and users of construction equipment
and will include conference sessions, presentations
and panel discussions looking at the latest trends
and issues for equipment users worldwide.
A series of high-profile speakers have already been
confirmed for the event, including Scott Hazelton,
managing director of construction and industry
practices at IHS Global Insight; Anna Hyvnen,
executive vice president for Finland and Baltics
at Ramirent; Carl Lockwood, senior vice president
for strategy and business development at Volvo
Construction Equipment; Michiel van Ramesdonk,
vice president for global fleet customer accounts
at De Lage Landen; Alex Schuessler, founder of
SmartEquip; and Nicolas Thizy, system application
specialist at Caterpillar.
The conference content will include presentations
and panel discussions on whole-life costing,
maintenance strategies and maximising residual
value, and the balance between equipment
ownership and outsourcing. Other topics will
include market trends and global opportunities for
equipment owners and users, technology trends,
including machine control and telematics, fleet
management tools and strategies, equipment
financing strategies. The implications of regional
regulations (engine emissions) and global standards
will also be discussed.
In addition, the ICEF Awards will recognise
excellence in products, corporate performance and
individual dedication across the global construction
equipment industry. Entry forms can be downloaded
from the ICEF website.
ICEF 2015 will build on the already successful CEWEF
event, which was acquired by KHL from its founder,
mobile equipment technology
manufacturer, Groeneveld Group,
which remains a key partner for ICEF.
For full details of ICEF, visit www.khl.
com/icef or scan the QR code.
This months podcast for Construction Europe

will be available online within a few days of the
magazines publication. To listen, go to:
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WORLD NEWS
WORLD IN BRIEF
MAURITIUS
A joint venture between Austrias Stabag and
Greek harbour specialist Archirodon has won the
90 million contract to extend the container port
at Port Louis, Mauritius. The project will be carried
out in four phases to allow the harbour to remain
operational while work is going on. Phase 1 will see
a new 244m berthing quay built on the sea bed,
following foundation work to construct a combi-wall
of tubular steel piles and sheet piles. The first phase
also includes the construction of corresponding
concrete structures, quay facilities, and the relocation
of three container cranes.
AZERBAIJAN
Bouygues Construction has signed its first civil
engineering contract in Azerbaijan. Its subsidiary
Bouygues Travaux Publics will carry out the 147
million contract to separate the red and green lines
of the Baku metro system at the 28 May station.
The two lines currently share the same platform.
Bouygues Travaux Publics will construct two caverns
at a depth of 25m around the existing tubes, which
will make it possible to build the new tunnels.
CHINA
Sandvik Construction said it was targeting a 20%
growth in sales in China next year. The challenging
target was announced by Sandvik Construction
president Dinggui Gao at the Bauma China 2014
exhibition, which ran from 25 to 28 November.
The company said that despite an overall flat
construction market in China, it was confident that
it could achieve its 20% target through expansion
in key sectors over 2015, including crushing and
screening.
CHINA
Bauma show sets new

attendance record
Shanghai will remain venue for next show in
two years time, despite rumours to contrary
ccording to the organisers of the Bauma China exhibition, numbers were up 8%

to 191,000 across the four days of the show despite the ongoing downturn
that has hit the Chinese construction market.
This figure topped the previous attendance in 2012 of 180,000 for the event held at
the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). It was the seventh time the event
has been held since its launch in 2002.
The team behind the show which attracted, 3,100 exhibitors has been quick to
quash rumours that this years event would be the last held at the venue, which is not
the case.
This was underlined with a new date of November 22 to 25, 2016, being set for the
next show in Shanghai.
Among the stories from the event were new product launches from a number of
major manufacturers. This included Volvo Construction Equipment, SDLG and Liebherr,
that each exhibited new products at Bauma.
One of the headline releases included the first viewing of a new 50 tonne loader
from Liugong.
There were also new engines on show from many companies including Cummins,
Perkins and Deutz which celebrated a milestone of 150 years of manufacturing at
the event.
Organisers Messe Mnchen said the 191,000 visitors came from 149 different
countries, and the number of international visitors was up 12%. After China, the top ten
visitor countries and regions abroad were Russia, Korea, Japan, India, Malaysia, Thailand,
Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Indonesia.
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SAUDI ARABIA
Liebherr has won the contract to supply four HC-L
series tower cranes to the Kingdom Tower project in
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Three 280 HC-L 16/28 cranes
and one 357 HC-L 18/32 Litronic will be supplied to
the project, with jib lengths of 40 to 45m and lifting
capacities of 11 to 12 tonnes at a radius of 35m. The
280 HC L luffing cranes will be used to build the side
wings of the Kingdom Tower, with hook heights
reaching some 400m. The 357 HC-L will be on the
main tower, with a hook height of some 1,000m.
CHINA
NIGERIA
China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has
won the US$12 billion (9.79 billion) contract for
construction of the Nigerian Coastal Railway Project.
The 650km route will run between Calabar in the
East of the country to Lagos in the West, via Port
Harcourt, Warri and Benin City. CRCC says the project
is equivalent to 1,402km of single track railway.
INDIA
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a
US$350 million loan (285 million) to upgrade district
roads in Indias Madhya Pradesh state. These funds
will cover 70% of the project cost of US$500 million
(407 million), with the state government providing
the balance of US$150 million (122 million). The
project due to be completed in 2018 will see the
upgrading of some 1,600km of major district roads.
Call for greater focus on health

and safety in construction
The forecast growth in
Chinas construction
sector must be matched
by an increased focus on
improving health and
safety standards within
the industry, delegates at
this years International
Rental Conference (IRC)
Asia heard.
That was the view of
Terex China president
Ken Lousberg, who said
the company was among
those that had been

in discussion with the
Chinese government on
delivering advances in
industry best practice.
He said that while
progress has been made
in recent years, there
was still considerable
work to be done
to deliver greater
legislation to achieve
safer construction sites
amid a series of mega
projects taking shape in

the region.
Lousberg said, As
the largest company
operating here, I think
we in fact have a moral
obligation to lead on
health and safety, and
to help the government
understand what other
countries have gone
through to improve their
work at height safety
rules.
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WORLD NEWS
US
WORLD IN BRIEF
Construction market in
year-on-year gain
Spending within America climbs to reach a
positive position approaching 2015
Construction spending in the US was up 3.3% in the 12 months to the end of October,
compared to the same time last year, at US$971 billion (783 billion). This was a 1.1%
increase from the 12-month rolling total to the end of September.
The year-on-year increase was driven by the private non-residential sector, which was
up 6.4% compared to a year ago. However, this component of construction was down
1.0% compared to the previous month.
Other growth areas included private residential construction, which was up 1.9%
compared to a year ago, and 1.3% compared to the previous month. However, these
gains were undermined by the public construction sector, which was down 2.3%
compared to a year ago. However, it was up 1.5% compared to the previous month
the biggest month-on-month gain for any segment of the industry.
Commenting on the figures from the US Census Bureau, Ken Simonson, chief
economist at the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), said, "While overall
construction spending jumped by more than 1% in October, the gain followed two
months of stagnation. Public construction was the fastest-growing segment for the
month but the slowest-growing over the past year and for the first 10 months of 2014
combined.
Conversely, private non-residential construction inched down from September to
October but has risen at double-digit rates 11% for the combined January through
October period. And private residential construction continues to grow very modestly,
with multifamily construction taking the lead on an annual basis."
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MALAYSIA
Work starts on Star Development

joint venture skyscrapers
Samsung C&T has
started work on the
Star Development, a
project in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
The US$310 million
(250 million) project
for Alpine Return, a
joint venture between
United Malayan
Land and Symphony
Life, will comprise
residential, shopping and
entertainment facilities in
a complex including three
250m towers.
Once completed in
2019, the single 57-floor,
251m tower and two
58-floor, 265m towers
will be among the tallest
residential structures in
the country. They will be
built in Kuala Lumpurs
business district, near the
Petronas Towers.
Samsung C&T president
& CEO Chi Hun Choi
said, We are honoured
to be part of the Star
10
Development project.
We look forward to
continuing our support
for Malaysias growth and
development, having
participated in large
scale projects including
Petronas Twin Towers.
Though challenging,
we are certain that by
working closely together
with our trusted partners
and maintaining a strong
emphasis on safety,
the project will be
successful.
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PARAGUAY
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has
approved a US$105 million (85.6 million) loan to
finance the paving of a key route in Paraguay. The
San Juan Nepomuceno-Empalme Ruta Nacional
No 6 links the Departments of Caazap, Itapa and
Alto Paran and the countrys main river ports. The
scheme will see the construction, improvement
and paving of 84.7km of main roadway and 4.8km
of access roads. It includes a land registry and
the review of final engineering designs, including
adjusting the designs to technical criteria and
standards for road safety.
VENEZUELA
Holcim has received the final US$95.7 million (77
million) compensation payment from Venezuela,
following the expropriation of its businesses in the
country in August 2008. The payment, the final
instalment in the total of US$650 million (537
million) compensation, had been due in September.
Holcim reported in October that it had not received
the funds. The payment relates to the forced
nationalisation of Holcims Venezuelan business in
August 2008. Following arbitration, the Venezuelan
government agreed in 2010 to pay 537 million
in compensation. This comprised an initial sum
of US$260 million (212 million) and four annual
instalments of US$97.5 (79 million).
GLOBAL
Volvo Construction Equipment has launched the
first in a series of engine conversion kits that allow
Volvo customers to resell their Tier 4 Interim/
Stage IIIB machines outside the EU and US. Exhaust
aftertreatment systems on Stage IIIB and Tier 4
Interim engines require ultra low sulphur fuels to
work correctly. These fuels are not widely available
outside markets like the EU and US, so without being
adapted to run on high sulphur fuels, machines
operated in less regulated countries would quickly
break down. The Stage IIIB/Tier 4 Interim engine
conversion enables customers to resell their used
machines for use in less regulated countries. Kits are
now available for Volvos A25-A40 articulated haulers
(fitted with D11, D13 and D16 engines) and the
L150-L250 wheeled loaders (D13 engine).
US
Demand for bricks, blocks and pavers in the US
is forecast to rise 8.8% a year from a low base
in 2013 to US$8.9 billion (7.25 billion) in 2018,
according to a new study by market research
company the Freedonia Group. The company said
growth would be a result of the broad construction
market recovery, although it added that the current
rebound in new house construction was particularly
significant. It noted that bricks were used most
intensively in single-family residential construction.
Forecasts analyst Mariel Behnke said, Bricks, typically
made of clay, will see the most rapid growth of any
product, driven by the expected robust increases in
new housing construction. However, the Freedonia
Group said structural blocks were the biggest
segment of the market, worth US$2.95 billion (2.39
billion) last year out of a total bricks, blocks and
pavers market of US$5.8 billion (4.7 billion).
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FINANCE
Year-end rally
Share prices around the world moved up in
November in what looked like the usual year-end
rally, and despite or maybe because of news of
a recession in Japan. Chris Sleight reports
t is common to see share

prices put on a steady and
concerted growth spurt in the
last ten weeks or so of the year,
and this seasonal surge could be
put down to many factors, from a
sense of goodwill and optimism
as the festive period draws close,
to the more cynical explanation
that traders try to pump-up their
portfolio gains to improve their
year-end bonuses.
Whatever the case, most
years see this year-end rally
continue through November and
December, on into the New Year,
until the financial results season
gets underway at the end of
January.
This often prompts a sell-off,
when it becomes apparent that
share prices have become overvalued.
Another interesting factor in
November is that share prices
went up despite the news that
the Japanese economy was
EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS
Company
Currency Price
at start
CEE Index
252.98
Astec Industries
US$
36.37
Atlas Copco (A)
SEK
201.80
Bell Equipment
ZAR
13.90
Caterpillar
US$
99.27
CNH Industrial
6.26
Deere
US$
85.17
Doosan Infracore
WON 10550
Haulotte Group
12.31
Hitachi CM
YEN
2015
Hyundai Heavy Industries WON 100500
Kobe Steel
YEN
162
Komatsu
YEN
2428
Kubota
YEN
1592
Manitou
10.86
Manitowoc
US$
19.33
Metso
26.24
Palfinger
17.95
Sandvik
SEK
80.65
Tadano
YEN
1637
Terex
US$
29.45
Volvo (B)
SEK
86.65
Wacker Neuson
15.10
Period: Week 43 - 48
Price Change Change

at end
(%)
260.73 7.75
3.06%
39.27
2.90
7.97%
212.60 10.80
5.35%
12.19
-1.71 -12.30%
100.60
1.33
1.34%
6.25
-0.01 -0.24%
86.62
1.45
1.70%
10100
-450
-4.27%
12.11 -0.20 -1.62%
2557.00 542
26.90%
118500 18000 17.91%
191
29
17.90%
2789
361
14.87%
1874
282
17.71%
11.80
0.94
8.66%
20.14
0.81
4.19%
24.60
-1.64 -6.25%
19.00
1.05
5.82%
77.00
-3.65 -4.53%
1703
66
4.03%
28.70
-0.75 -2.55%
82.35
-4.30 -4.96%
16.83
1.73
11.43%
officially in recession. This was

not particularly surprising news
GDP in Japan had fallen in
the second quarter of the year
following a sales tax hike, and
there was nothing to suggest
there would be a turnaround in
the third quarter. In fact, the third
quarter decline in GDP was not as
bad as some had expected.
But still, it was odd to see the
Nikkei 225 shoot up on the
confirmation that the Japanese
economy shrank for the second
consecutive quarter, but this is
exactly what it did. This broad
index of Japanese share prices
was up more than 15% between

weeks 43 and 48.
The explanation seems to be
that growth in the markets came
on the expectation that there will
be a policy response to stimulate
growth. Eyes are on the Bank
of Japan to see if it is going to
step-up its already aggressive
programme of quantitative
easing, and it now seems likely
that a second tax hike planned
for next year will be pushed back.
Other stock markets were also
buoyant in December, though
not up as much as the Nikkei. The
DAX was strongest, up more than
CONTRACTORS
Company
CEC Index
Acciona
ACS
Astaldi
Balfour Beatty
Ballast Nedam
Bam Group
Bauer
Bilfinger
Bouygues
Carillion
Eiffage
FCC
Ferrovial
Hochtief
Salini Impregilo
Keller Group
Kier
Lemminkinen
Morgan Sindall
Mota Engil
NCC (B)
OHL
Peab (B)
Sacyr Vallehermoso
Skanska (B)
Strabag SE
Taylor Wimpey
Tecnicas Reunidas
Trevi Group
Veidekke
Vinci
YIT
Currency Price
Price Change Change
at start at end
(%)
173.49 178.36 4.88
2.81%
54.75
59.46
4.71
8.60%
28.91
28.18
-0.73 -2.53%
5.65
5.32
-0.33 -5.84%
UK
1.58
1.91
0.33
20.66%
2.49
3.08
0.59
23.63%
2.09
2.25
0.15
7.31%
12.35
13.98
1.63
13.20%
50.36
36.87 -13.49 -26.79%
26.19
29.96
3.78
14.42%
UK
3.30
3.44
0.14
4.21%
42.63
38.90
-3.73 -8.74%
15.27
11.58
-3.69 -24.17%
15.88
16.47
0.59
3.72%
59.48
59.90
0.42
0.71%
2.66
3.18
0.52
19.55%
UK
7.89
8.42
0.52
6.65%
UK
15.26
13.96
-1.31 -8.55%
11.33
10.70
-0.63 -5.56%
UK
6.82
6.35
-0.47 -6.89%
4.01
3.25
-0.76 -19.01%
SEK
216.50 229.20 12.70
5.87%
23.15
21.81
-1.34 -5.79%
SEK
49.10
50.40
1.30
2.65%
3.62
3.07
-0.55 -15.26%
SEK
144.10 159.50 15.40 10.69%
17.64
18.76
1.12
6.32%
UK
1.17
1.34
0.17
14.44%
39.10
36.00
-3.10 -7.93%
3.14
2.72
-0.42 -13.32%
NOK
65.00
65.75
0.75
1.15%
44.34
43.48
-0.87 -1.95%
5.62
5.40
-0.22 -3.91%
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FINANCE
10%, while the Dow did well with
a 6.9% rise to hit another series
of all-time highs. The CAC 40 and
FTSE 100 were more subdued,
but still well in the black.
CONSTRUCTION SHARES
November was a good month for
the construction sector, with the
CET Index for the broad industry
MATERIALS PRODUCERS
Company
Currency Price
Price Change Change
at start at end
(%)
CEM Index
146.83 159.45 12.61 8.59%
Buzzi Unicem (Ord)
10.98
11.90
0.92
8.38%
Cemex (CPO)
MXP
16.21
17.25
1.04
6.42%
Cimpor
1.65
1.34
-0.31 -18.89%
CRH
17.56
18.81
1.26
7.15%
Heidelberg Cement
53.60
60.52
6.92
12.91%
Holcim
CHF
65.70
70.45
4.75
7.23%
Italcementi
5.03
4.92
-0.11 -2.09%
Kone (B)
32.68
36.87
4.19
12.82%
Lafarge
53.43
56.23
2.80
5.24%
Saint-Gobain
33.47
36.47
3.00
8.96%
Schindler (BPC)
CHF 127.10 134.10
7.00
5.51%
Schneider Electric
58.39
64.78
6.39
10.94%
Titan Group (Common)
19.67
19.06
-0.61 -3.10%
Vicat Group (Common)
53.42
60.15
6.73
12.60%
Wienerberger
9.88
11.20
1.32
13.37%
Wolseley
UK
32.32
35.80
3.48
10.77%
16
rising 4.95% to 195.21 points.

The contracting, equipment and
materials sectors were all up
between weeks 43 and 48, but
it was the materials sector that
led the way with an impressive
8.59% gain.
Plenty of companies in
the sector saw double-digit
gains over the course of the
five-week period, including
Heidelberg Cement, Kone, Vicat,
Wienerberger and Wolseley.
Many of the gains were linked
to financial results for the third
quarter of the year, which were
still being reported by some
companies as late as November.
Heidelberg Cement for example
said profits were up in the third
quarter of the year thanks to
better price realisation in North
America.
It added that it did not plan to
bid for any of the assets being
sold as a result of the HolcimLafarge merger.
The only real problem in the
sector was Cimpors 18.89% share
price decline between weeks 43
and 48.
This was linked to poor third
quarter results, which saw a net
loss reported as a result of falling
sales in some key markets, as well

as unfavourable currency effects.
Equipment
manufacturers
shares were much more of a
mixed bag during the five-week
period.
On the plus side, many of the
Japanese manufacturers saw
good gains, with their stock
rising with the general buoyancy
of the Nikkei. Hitachi, Kobe Steel,
Komatsu and Kubota all stood
out with strong gains.
On the down side, there were a
few losses in the sector. The most
notable was Bell Equipment,
which issued new profit guidance
in November highlighting that it
business was suffering due to the
weak global mining sector.
However, of greater impact
as far as the CEE Index for the
industry was concerned was the
downturn for high capitalisation
groups such as CNH Industrial,
Sandvik and Volvo.
As a result, the CEEs gains for
the week 43 to 48 period were
limited to 3.06%.
The contracting sector was
even more mixed, with a series of
striking gains and losses. On the
positive side, Balfour Beatty saw
a 20.66% rise in its share price
09/12/2014 14:59:22
FINANCE
CE BAROMETER
VALUE OF 1
Beginning
End
of period of period
Change
(%)
0.7884
136.82
1.2063
1.2652
0.7954
147.66
1.2032
1.2434
0.0070
10.84
-0.0031
-0.0218
0.89%
7.92%
-0.26%
-1.72%
EUROPEAN CURRENCIES
British Pound
0.7884
Bulgarian Leva
1.9559
Czech Koruna
27.728
Danish Krone
7.4460
Hungarian Forint
308.35
Norwegian Krone
8.3180
Polish Zloty
4.2251
Romanian Lei
4.4213
Swedish Krona
9.1797
Swiss Franc
1.2063
0.7954
1.9559
27.624
7.4408
306.52
8.7522
4.1795
4.4374
9.2739
1.2032
36.8700
0.0000
-0.104
-0.0052
-1.82
0.4342
-0.0456
0.0161
0.0942
-0.0031
0.89%
0.00%
-0.38%
-0.07%
-0.59%
5.22%
-1.08%
0.36%
1.03%
-0.26%
in the five-week period, which

was linked to an advance from
infrastructure investor John Laing
to buy the companys portfolio of
privately-financed infrastructure
concessions. The deal could be
worth UK1 billion (1.27 billion).
Similarly, Ballast Nedam was
up 23.63% on the news that
Van Oord would buy its offshore
construction business. Although
the sale price was not disclosed,
Ballast Nedam said the sale would
deliver a significant profit.
But on the downside for the
sector, there were some big
losses. Most worrying was
Bilfingers 26.79% slide. This came
as the company issued its fourth
profit warning of the year at the
start of November, and said it
expected to make a net loss for
the year.
The company has installed
Eckhard Cordes, a former
executive at Daimler and
CEO German retailer Metro, as
chairman of Bilfinger, replacing
Bernhard Walter. The hope is
clearly that this veteran executive
can steady the company.
Another interesting corporate

development in November
was with FCC. Although on the
face of it, the 24.17% fall in the
companys share price looks
alarming, this was a result of the
diluting influence of 133 million
new shares being issued.
These were sold to Control
Empresarial de Capitales SA de
CV, a corporate entity controlled
by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim
for a total of 1 billion. The deal
has given him a majority stake
in the company, while reducing
diluting Spanish billionaire, Esther
Koplowitzs former controlling
stake.
FCC said it would use some 765
million of the proceeds of the sale
of new shares to pay-down debt.
CEE (Equipment)
CEM (Materials)
CEC (Contractors)
CET (Total)
Dow
FTSE 100
Nikkei 225
CAC 40
DAX Xetra
November was particularly

notable for the big slide in
the value of the Japanese Yen.
Between weeks 43 and 48 it lost
close to 8% of its value against
the Euro.
This was of course driven by the
news that Japan had fallen into
Beginning
End
of period of period
252.98
146.83
173.49
186.00
16678
6407
15292
4149
9039
Sentiment on European construction activity

remained weak in November, partly due
to seasonal factors, according to the
latest CE Barometer survey.
The most notable change
from Octobers results was that
sentiment about current activity
levels dropped into negative
territory. Last month a positive
balance of +0.9% of respondents
said they were busier in October
than in September. However, in this
months results, that figure fell to a
balance of -5.5%. The balance figure is the
percentage of positive responses, minus the
percentage of negative ones.
A downturn in November is fairly common with the CE Barometer
as the weather worsens in Europe with the onset of winter. With
this measure of confidence already weak in October, it was perhaps
unsurprising that a negative result came back in November.
However, this was the first time the month-to-month measure of
sentiment has been negative since August 2013, so it also points to
underlying market weakness.
In contrast, respondents to the survey were more bullish about
future prospects. After a pronounced dip in September, this
measure of confidence strengthened in November for the second
month running. At a balance of +31.5%, it was very firmly in positive
territory.
However, the backward looking measure of confidence was less
convincing. Asked how activity levels in November compared to a
year ago, a balance of only +6.5% of respondents said things were
better. Granted, this was an improvement from the figure of -0.9%
seen in October, but it was not exactly an emphatic result.
This mixed bag of results took the CE Climate, an overall measure
of sentiment, to a balance of +10.5%, this was a small step up from
Octobers figure of +9.7%, but along with Septembers +11.5%, it
was still significantly below the +20% to +35% figures that had been
seen earlier in the year.
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recession, along with the concern

that this would lead the Bank
of Japan to another aggressive
round of quantitative easing.
This printing of money to buy
assets may have the positive
effect of stimulating the economy
and breaking a deflationary
spiral, but the downside is that it
weakens the Yen.
A weak Yen would be welcomed
by export-oriented Japanese
companies as it increases their
profits and/or revenues in foreign
markets.
Such swings in currencies excite
international tensions, as they
can be seen as giving Japanese
companies an unfair edge in

export markets. Therefore, this
sudden slide in the value of
the Yen is likely to have some
ramifications for international
trade relations.
OUTLOOK
Barring any major international
events, the normal expectation
would be for share prices to
continue their steady climb
through to Christmas, the New
Year and beyond.
However, a correction in
January or February is also part
of this seasonal pattern, and it too
should be expected.
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LAW AND CONTRACT
Legal challenges made

on the grounds of bias
Impartiality is a fundamental principle. Tom Andrews, solicitor at the
London office of Pinsent Masons, discusses court room bias
n English law, the rules of

natural justice dictate that
every party has the right to a
fair hearing before an impartial
tribunal, and such rules are
considered so fundamental in a
fair legal system that a failure to
observe them should render a
decision null and void.
Therefore, a decision-maker
should at all times conduct
themselves in a manner in
accordance with these rules,
and this includes ensuring that
they do not place themselves in
a position where they may be
perceived to be biased.
This obligation is reflected in
s.108(2)(e) of the Housing Grants,
Construction & Regeneration
Act 1996, and reiterated in most
adjudication rules, providing that
an adjudicator is required to be
impartial.
Impartiality is also an inalienable
standard
in
international
commercial arbitrations, serving
to protect parties against
arbitrators being influenced, or
biased, by factors other than
those related to the merits of the
case.
The LCIA Rules, for example,
require that all arbitrators be and
remain at all times impartial and
independent of the parties. These
Rules, in particular, go further and
state that no arbitrator, whether
before or after appointment, shall
advise any party on the merits or
outcome of the dispute.
There is a distinction to be
drawn between challenges for
lack of independence and those
for a positive bias. The terms are
often used interchangeably but

they have different meanings.
The concept of impartiality
is connected with bias for or
against one of the parties, and
is therefore a question of a state
of mind, whereas the concept
of independence addresses
the personal, professional and
financial relationships between a
decision-maker and a party.
In reality, of course, there is a
considerable overlap between
the two terms since a lack of
independence is effectively
relevant only if there is doubt as
to the impartiality, or bias, of the
decision maker.
CHALLENGED
Although the definition of
impartiality differs depending on
which set of rules are applied to a
dispute, it is generally considered
that decision makers can be
challenged for bias.
The English courts have defined
bias as an attitude of mind which
prevents the judge from making
an objective determination of the
issues that he has to resolve in the
case of the Director General of Fair
Trading v Proprietary Association
of Great Britain, also known as
Re Medicaments, in 2001. The
courts draw a distinction between
two types of bias actual and
apparent.
Actual bias exists where, for
example, it is established that
a decision maker has reason to
prefer one outcome of the case to
another, or reason to favour one
party rather than another.
However, in practice, findings of
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actual bias are rare because of the

difficulties of proof.
Therefore, the other distinction
of bias known as apparent bias
is a more common basis for
attacking judicial or quasi-judicial
decisions.
Apparent bias describes the
situation where circumstances
exist which give rise to a
reasonable apprehension that the
decision maker may have been,
or may be, biased, set out in Re
Medicaments, 2001.
For example, there would
be a real danger of bias, if, in
a case where the credibility of
any individual were an issue to
be decided by the judge, he had
in a previous case rejected the
evidence of that person in such
outspoken terms as to throw
doubt on his ability to approach
such persons evidence with an
open mind on any later occasion.
This was set out in Locabail (UK)
Ltd v Bayfield Properties Ltd and
Another in 2000.
Apparent bias may arise in a
number of different factual
scenarios, and some of these are
not as clear-cut as the example
just given.
In the English courts, in order
to establish apparent bias
successfully, an aggrieved party
must apply the current test set
Bias: An attitude
of mind which
prevents the
judge from
making an
objective
determination of
the issues that
he has to resolve
in Re Medicaments, 2001, The

court must first ascertain all the
circumstances which have a
bearing on the suggestion that
the judge was biased. It must then
ask whether those circumstances
would lead a fair-minded and
informed observer to conclude
that there was a real possibility,
or a real danger, the two being
the same, that the tribunal was
biased.
This is known as the fairminded observer test, and the
courts in England have held that
it applies to adjudicators and
arbitrators (Amec Capital Projects
Ltd v Whitefriars City Estates Ltd
in 2004, and Locabail (UK) Ltd v
Bayfield Properties Ltd in 1999).
BARRIERS
However, there are barriers to
be aware of for a party seeking
to challenge a decision on the
grounds of a breach of natural
justice.
Not only have the courts
expressed difficulties in applying
the test for bias for example
Lanes Group plc v Galliford Try
Infrastructure Ltd (t/a Galliford
Try Rail) in 2011 but more
importantly they have suggested
that except in the plainest
of cases, it will only lead to a
substantial waste of time and
expense (Carillion v Devonport
Royal Dockyard in 2005).
Despite these warnings, there
appears to be little doubt that
some parties in a dispute will
use challenges as a tactic for
disrupting proceedings.
This is particularly the case
in international commercial
arbitrations where the reality is
that parties can gain advantages
by bringing challenges, even
when they have little chance of
succeeding.
Since challenges on the
ground of bias are becoming
increasingly common, this area
of jurisprudence is likely to
develop.
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FIEC
Taking a good look at

Junkers Christmas gift
European Commission President Junckers plans for 315 million in
investment provides FIEC with some reasons to be delighted
resident Junckers Christmas

gift to the European Union
came in late November,
with not less than 315 billion in
investment for Europe, but it is
interesting to study it more closely.
Assembled over the summer, the
idea is to create a new European
Fund for Strategic Investments
(EFSI), with 5 billion coming from
the European Investment Bank
(EIB) and a guarantee of 8 billion
from existing EU funds designed
to secure a contribution of 16
billion from the institutions.
The 8 billion guarantee will
be over a three-year period from
the Connecting Europe Facility
(3.3 billion), Europes research
programme Horizon 2020 (2.7
billion) and budget margin or
unused funds, worth 2 billion.
The resulting EFSI fund of 21
billion is expected to allow the
EIB to go to market and issue
about 60 billion in bonds, cash
that is then expected to trigger a
total of 315 billion in loans over
the period 2015 to 2017 240
billion for long-term investment in
infrastructure and 75 billion for
SMEs and mid-cap firms.
Therefore, according to the
best case scenario, the leverage
effect could achieve a ratio of
1:15 every Euro in public money
invested in the fund would raise
15 in private investment. The
President of the EIB, Werner Hoyer,
however, described this scenario
as conservative.
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It follows the general principle

mentioned by Commissioner
Pierre Moscovici some time ago,
that is, that public money would
be used only where necessary,
while private money would be
mobilised as much as possible.
At a time where public budgets
are under pressure in the vast
majority of Member States,
this is a question of common
sense. However, regarding the
mobilisation of private money,
we can have doubts about the
leverage effect presented as
conservative by Hoyer.
But Junckers plan relies a lot on
the regeneration of confidence
among EU and international
private investors, so that he
should, at least, have the benefit of
the doubt. And more specifically
concerning the construction
sector, there are even some good
reasons to be delighted.
Indeed, Juncker made clear that
the money generated should
be mobilised in priority towards
infrastructure projects, notably
transport, energy and broadband,
as well as renewable energy and
energy efficiency.
WISH LIST
For that purpose, Member States
have been asked to present
their wish list, so the task force,
composed by the European
Commission, the EIB and
representatives of the Member
States, can prepare a pipeline of
projects ready to start.
With the obsolescence of
infrastructure networks and
the poor shape of the built
environment in most EU
countries, it is good news that
Junckers plan aims at realising
the projects which are necessary
in the general interest of the EU
and its citizens, with the final goal
of achieving competitiveness and
sustainability.
Invited by the task force, FIEC
had the opportunity to present
its priorities for investment. In
particular, FIEC put forward four

eligibility criteria the projects
supported in the investment
plan should respond to the EUs
general interest (economic, social
and territorial cohesion), prove
general efficiency and a good
socio-economic return, be ready
to start, and tackle environmental
matters.
On the basis of these eligibility
criteria, investment should be
channelled towards infrastructure
projects.
On the other hand, investment
would be channelled towards
projects in the built environment
in particular renovation and
maintenance of public and
private buildings.
GOOD AND BAD NEWS

Clearly, Junckers priorities are in
line with FIECs, but the overall list
for the pipeline of projects is far
from being set in stone, which is
both good and bad news.
It is good because there remains
room for fine-tuning to make sure
that the construction sectors
priorities are properly taken into
account. It is bad because it gives
time for all other stakeholders to
push forward their own priorities
and try to get a share of the cake.
When asked by the task force
about the main current barriers
to investment and possible
solutions, FIEC addressed four
points constrained public
resources in the frame of the
Stability & Growth Pact, a
problematic legal environment,
difficult access to financing for
projects and companies, and
loopholes in the preparation of
the projects.
While the rules of the Stability
& Growth Pact ensure that
budgetary discipline is respected,
they impose a counter-productive
austerity on Member States,
without distinguishing between
investment for growth and jobs,
and current spending. However,
austerity is not an end in itself.
Juncker is encouraging Member

States to put money in the EFSI
by excluding this money from the
calculation of their public deficit.
Several countries are already
interested, but as the EFSI does
not foresee any specific quote per
sector or per country, this might
deter other Member States from
adding their own money.
Therefore, FIEC advocated
that all national public funds
mobilised for co-financing in the
framework should benefit from
the maximum flexibility laid down
in the Stability & Growth Pact, so
that they should not be included
in the calculation of public deficit.
For financial players, the new
prudential rules of Basel III and
Solvency II have had a dissuasive
effect for long-term investment by
banks and insurance companies,
considering infrastructure and
real estate assets particularly.
Of course, such prudent rules
are necessary, unless they kill
long-term investment. Therefore,
specific asset classes should be
created for infrastructure and real
estate projects.
We see that access to financing
is particularly difficult for projects
of intermediate size and for SMEs.
FIEC advises here to mutualise
projects in order to create a critical
mass that is more attractive to
investors, to revise the risk sharing
models between the private and
the public sector to ensure the
right balance, and to take more
into account the socio-economic
benefits of a project, to make it
more attractive for investors.
With the withdrawal of
traditional banking solutions, all
reasonable alternatives need to
be considered, such as schemes
for combining public and private
financing better, innovative
financial instruments like project
bonds, a more systematic and
harmonised use of the user pays
and polluter pays principles,
as well as schemes like energy
performance contracts.
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CECE
Winning in Europe was

topic for Congress
How to operate successfully in an agile world was the theme of the 2014
CECE Congress, where discussions focused on handling todays challenges
ver
200
industry
representatives
took
part in the 2014 CECE
Congress in Antwerp, Belgium,
on October 15 to 17 an event
co-organised with the Belgian
industry federation Agoria.
The theme of the Congress,
Construction Equipment Industry
in an Agile World, resonated well
with the audience.
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ANMOPYC
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APCEMP
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CEA
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CISMA
www.cisma.fr
COMAMOTER
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IMDER
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SACE
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Eric Lepine, CECE president and

managing director at Caterpillar
France, said, If youd ask me what
to take away from this Congress,
it is the concept of being agile.
Weve broken the word down
in five key concepts, one for
each letter A for Adaptation;
G for Global; I for Inspiration
and Innovation; L for Lean; and
E for Engaged, and in particular
engaged people.
Lepine stressed that the sector
must be agile to cope with three
main challenges regulation,
and in particular environmental
legislation; the global economy
and unpredictable markets; and
the need to innovate, to be well
aware of technologically.
He underlined that the sector
was committed to continuing to
play its role in society, and that
others in particular EU policy
makers should play theirs too.
We urge the European
Commission to confirm and
even upgrade its target to lift the
share of industrial production in
Europes GDP to 20% by 2020.
The EU governments should then
endorse this in their economic
spring summit in 2015, he said.
Investment in infrastructure
in Europe will be necessary,
too. CECE welcomes the
announcement
from
the
new Commission President,
Jean-Claude Juncker, about
a forthcoming investment
package of 300 billion.
High-level speakers from the
industry gave insights to the
audience on how to improve the
agility of the sector and how to
win in Europe.
With one of the key messages
of the plenary session, Mark
Sweeney, vice president of
Caterpillar, said companies
needed a combination of
competitiveness factors right
footprint, right processes and
right product to win in Europe.
Rikard Mki, director of
technology, planning and public
funding at Volvo Construction

Equipment, put the accent
on communication between
site and machines, between
machines themselves, and
on the optimisation of site
management.
Automation
can help reduce total cost of
ownership. The real challenge of
automation of machines will be
to deliver to customers a product
customised for their needs.
Director of research and
innovation at the Belgian
Building Research Institute Johan
Vyncke explained the viewpoint
of contractors. The future is
already out there, he said, and
automation and GPS controls are
the key for contractors, to ease
their daily working life.
Karel Huijser, general manager
and vice president EAME access
equipment at JLG manufacturing
Europe described the complexity
of partnerships in business and
the match between leadership,
manufacturing, funding and
research. He said the key words
for a successful leadership are
accountability, efficiency and
shared values, added Huijser.
INNOVATION
Another focus of discussion
was the different aspects of
innovation.
According to
industry experts, innovation
is more than products, parts
and components. Innovation
is the way things are done, in
manufacturing processes, in
product design, in meeting
customer requirements, by
learning from other industries.
There are a lot of smart
technologies, and the industry
is clever in combining these
technologies like, for example,
the virtualisation of products,
processes, production means
and information, the crosslinking
of
manufacturing
resources and information, or
the continuous optimisation of
machine processes.
The skills people will need

in the industry will change in
about five to 10 years. It is for the
education system to feed people
with the right skills and improve
collaboration of traditional
engineering and IT knowledge.
With IT becoming more and
more important in the factories,
on the construction sites and
in services, there is the unique
opportunity to turn the picture
of a former dark industry into a
young and challenging industry
for young people.
Product
innovation
is
frequently a collaborative
effort, and seldom done by
one company. The challenge
for the people is to find each
other. For example, OEMs need
to find the right suppliers, or
teams that are different in terms
of philosophies, culture or skills
have to find ways of working with
each other. Jobsites need to be
re-designed the opportunity is
there to work with the designers
and to look for a more collective
approach, and to reduce overall
cost of infrastructure.
There obviously seems to be
a lack of communication at
all levels. In the end, it is the
customer who drives the value
chain and it is he who is the
ultimate king. The Congress
heard that optimisation along
the value chain seemed to be
the biggest challenge, and that
the technology to facilitate this
was not yet there.
It is too short-sighted for
people to think that the smart
factory will also mean that there
is a smart value chain. What the
sector needs is to trigger each
other to better understanding.
This
is
something
the
construction equipment industry
can learn from the car industry,
which in many aspects is 10 years
ahead.
The CECE-CEMA Summit next
year will be held from 22 to 25
September in Brussels.
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EFCA
Lifecycle improvements
from buying into BIM
The advantages of 3D modelling are increasingly winning over the
sceptics, and are bringing the various parts of a project together
n a relatively short time for

a relatively slow-changing
industry,
BIM
(Building
Information
Modelling)
has
become everybodys new friend,
and, at an extraordinary pace, it is
being adopted by authorities and
governments as a standard tool
for major, and many mediumsized infrastructure projects.
Norway could argue that it
is in the vanguard of the BIM
revolution.
Public authorities now insist on
BIM for their major projects, which
means all the large contractors,
not to mention many of the small
and medium-sized companies,
are already BIM devotees.
They were a little bit sceptical
in the beginning, said Merete
Tndel, business development
manager for Vianova, one of the
foremost developers of a 3D
system which has made dramatic
improvements and savings
in the design, management
and lifecycle of projects from
buildings to road and rail, and
city development.
But once you are converted,
you never go back, she added.
That is certainly the case
in
Norway.
The
Roads
Administration has published a
handbook for contractors and
engineers on BIM guidelines.
We are ahead of the game here,
said Tndel. Its the Manual V770
Model which has helped us, and
it has been translated into Finnish
and English, so its reaching many

others. The authorities agreed
to implement it from 2013, even
before aspects of the handbook
had been completely approved
because it works.
ADVANCED DESIGN
Explaining what BIM was, she
said, Its a system designed to
bring every player in a major
contract together.
Instead
of
depending
on drawings of a proposed
engineering scheme, this is
built on 3D design, with real
modelling. It means you can
assess the project from every
angle. You do need to build the
model because when you design
something you are trying to
optimise the product as well. So
it is extremely important that all
of the information you have been
thinking about is included.
She said that if was possible to
carry out crash control before
building to ensure everything
worked. Everything is in view, so
all the possible flaws appear, she
explained.
You can check traffic signs,
spot any overlap of water and
sewer connections. You can see
underground spot the trench
which is going to be built at a
particular level, and avoid at the
very first hurdle any potential
problems later on in the project.
That applies to maintenance as
well. It all ensures that we think
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about the lifecycle therefore

taking more care about the model
reaps rewards for the whole life of
the project.
While it is the designers who
create the models in detail,
the contractors also use BIM at
the earliest stages of planning,
design,
construction
and
maintenance.
It is the contractors who are the
most important, added Tndel.
Once they buy into the idea, the
whole process can unfold.
She cited one contractor, who
had made the discovery.
He gave an example of where
he had a tender with a total of
1,091 drawings required. When
he prepared a tender he would
spend all of his time on the
drawings. In this case, he also
received an informative model as
well as the drawings.
She said, When he first used
the BIM approach he was worried
because he didnt things were
moving very fast. When he was
preparing a tender he was used
to spending 20% of his time on
the drawings, but now had to
give about 80% of his time to
the models. But the models
were giving him so much more
control, and that allowed him to
feel much more confident and
comfortable about the pricing.
Previously, according to Tndel,
up to 70% of what the designers
proposed was wasted because of
changes later in the project. Now
most of what the designers do in
the models is used.
POTENTIAL SAVINGS
She acknowledged that costs and
savings were what most people
were interested in especially
where it is taxpayers money
being spent. Her estimates put
the added cost of design with
BIM at between 3 to 5%, and
the whole cost of the modelling
exercise is between 5 and 10% of
the entire project cost.
The point is, if you dont use
BIM, you can expect an average of

18% of change orders, so almost
one fifth of the project will need
to be changed as it develops. But
if you go with BIM, you will cut
that down to an average of 7.5%.
Norways Road Administration
said that, on average, it had a
price of NOK60,000 (38,000) for
each change order.
And when these projects
run into hundreds of millions,
whatever the currency, its not
difficult to see the logic of BIM.
Owners and contractors do
say they feel that, with BIM, the
change orders are going down
to almost nothing, added Tndel.
It also allows the contractors to
ensure people are working all the
time on the project. There need
be very little waste of manpower,
as co-ordination of the jobs is so
much more effective.
To make things sweeter, the
effect of BIM is to introduce more
communication. Tndel has seen
how relationships are forged,
people talk more.
Traditionally, the guy who
works on the water and sewerage
is in one office, the guy dealing
with the traffic or any other
element is in a different office.
Now they need and want to
co-ordinate their efforts.
The owners also talk to each
other about the roads, rails, the
sea, water obstacles etc. There is
a huge cost effectiveness to this
approach.
The concept of BIM has been a
feature of engineering since the
1970s. Only now can it be said to
have reached a tipping point.
While the UK and Scandinavia
can claim to be in the forefront
of BIM, much of Europe is a little
less mature. But it is clear there
is no way other than forward for
the adoption of a system which
may itself work in 3D, but which
introduces huge benefits for the
fourth dimension of time, and
that critical fifth dimension
money.
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ROADBUILDING
The DV+ 70i tandem
roller is new from
Hamm
On the right road

As road projects
around Europe
appear to be growing
in number, leading
manufacturers are
producing new
generation machines
to meet the need.
Chris Sleight and Sandy
Guthrie investigate
oads seem to have moved up the

agenda recently, with projects
announced or underway right across
Europe for example, a number in Poland and
big plans just announced in the UK.
Much of the roadbuilding industry is
inextricably linked to government policy and
to the political will to create new roads and
make improvements to existing ones. But
overall, it looks like a good business to be in.
The German-based Wirtgen Group expects
revenues to hit a record 1.95 billion this year,
and its staff numbers are also at their highest
ever, at some 6,500.
One reason for this growth is the groups
acquisition of a 70% share in asphalt plant
maker Benninghoven earlier this year a
company Wirtgen Group co-head Stefan
Wirtgen described as a technology leader.
The DV+ 70i has designed to be

symmetrical and just as easy to drive
forwards as in reverse
He added, This is the perfect addition. It
really complements what we have.
Benninghoven has 600 staff and
manufactures plants at two locations in
Germany. Its range comprises transportable
(stationary, but able to be moved from
location to location), mobile and semi-mobile
asphalt plants.
EXPANSION MOVE
The addition of Benninghoven to Wirtgen
has prompted a slight reorganisation.
Wirtgen now distinguishes between its Road
Technology products most of the Wirtgen
brand range, along with Vgele pavers and
Hamm compactors and Mineral Technology,
comprising the Wirtgen surface miners,
Vgele now offers its Spray Jet module for
thin overlays on the Super 1800-3i paver
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The W50Ri is one of two new compact
milling machines from Wirtgen
Kleemanns crusher and screen range, and
the Benninghoven portfolio.
According to Stefan Wirtgen, the reason
the company has made this distinction is to
provide dedicated support in each of the two
areas.
The idea is that we are specialised, he said,
highlighting areas such as sales, service and
technical support where the requirements are
different between road building and minerals
equipment.
And although the acquisition of
Benninghoven has added to the groups
manufacturing footprint in Germany, there
is also a push from Wirtgen for greater
internationalisation.
Stefan Wirtgen said, We are now placing an
emphasis on the buildings and activities of
our local production. About 50% of sales are
in emerging markets.
He added, This is very challenging for
European manufacturers. The world has

changed and we simply have to adapt to
that.
The group has three production facilities
outside Germany a subsidiary called Ciber
The H7 I is
one of two
new soil
compactors
from Hamm
Slipform flood defence

Belgian firm Aannemingen Sico specialises in kerb, gutter and sidewalk slipforming, and with
its GOMACO GT-3600 was hired to slipform a flood defence wall in the village of Watou, near
Poperinge, Belgium.
The village was prone to flooding from a nearby creek, and to solve the problem, the road
next to it was raised and a concrete flood defence wall was slipformed on top of the newlyraised road.
Thomas Cool, a co-owner of Sico and operator of the GT-3600, said, The road next to the
creek was raised 800mm to act as a flood wall. Then, we were hired to slipform a retaining
wall on each side of the roadway for added defence. The wall is 500mm wide, 600mm tall, and
each section of wall was 400m long.
He added, This GT-3600 is our first machine and it has really helped with the start up of our
new business. It was easy to learn how to operate, and being able to operate in our Dutch
language really helps.
The concrete for the flood retaining wall was a standard Belgian mix design with slump
averaging 40mm. It was delivered to site by ready-mix trucks carrying 9m3 loads. Concrete
delivery slowed slipforming production.
Hand-finishing work was kept to a minimum behind the GT-3600, no joints were necessary
in the flood wall and Sico completed the special application in one day. Then, they loaded up
the GT-3600 onto their low-bed trailer and transported it to the next job site.
Ward Simoens, co-owner of Sico, said, The GT-3600 is the correct size for our type of
work and offers us all the necessary options. It was a good value for our money, it offers a
solution to our projects at a good price, and it gives us the flexibility and ability to pour curbs,
sidewalk, or cycle track.
Work at Watou kept handfinishing work to a minimum
in Porto Alegre, Brazil; Wirtgen China, which

is in Langfang, near Beijing; and Wirtgen India
in the manufacturing hotspot of Pune.
As well as these factories, the Wirtgen Group
has some 55 sales and servicing subsidiaries
around the world. The group is currently
investing to expand these and build new
outlets in countries as diverse as Australia,
Brazil, Iran, Malaysia and South Africa, among
others. Sales through these direct subsidiaries,
as opposed to the groups 150 independent
dealers and distributors, account for about
75% of revenues.
These facilities are also used for training and
servicing of equipment, and group co-head
Jrgen Wirtgen said, We see a trend around
the world where more and more contractors
have closed down their workshops and rely
on suppliers of machines.
We have found that the more operators we
train, the fewer problems we run into.
LATEST MACHINES
Wirtgen recently took the wraps off new
machines from all three of its road building
brands Hamm, Vgele and Wirtgen.
Hamm launched new H 5I and H 7i soil
compactors covering the 4.5 to 8 tonne
classes. The rear wheels on these models
are now driven by wheel motors instead of
an axle. Hamm said this improved climbing
ability and increased the ground clearance of
the machines.
These have been designed to be compact
and easy to operate - the H 7i, for example,
is 4.40m long, which Hamm said was the
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ROADBUILDING
Double-drum roller chosen for

Polish road restoration project
Asphalt Drum Mixers is offering its EX

Series asphalt plants with single-drum
counterflow technology
smallest in this weight class. In the cab,
meanwhile, the control panel is based on that
of the companys HD Compact Line models,
and the steering wheel is positioned to give
an unobstructed view of the instruments.
Fuel economy has been improved by an
automatic engine stop feature which cuts the
motor if the machine has been stationary for
an extended period.
The two models are due to go into full
production at the end of this year, with
commercial availability from January 2015.
The DV+ 70i and DV+ 90i tandem rollers are
also new from Hamm, and are available as
a double vibratory roller (VV), an oscillatory
roller (VO a vibratory and oscillatory drum)
and as a combination roller (VT).
The compactors look almost identical from
the front and the back, which was part of a
design philosophy that extends to the 180
rotating seat, allowing the operator to be
comfortable whatever the direction of travel.
A large cab claims good visibility and
widened access. The controls are said to have
been designed to be ergonomic and intuitive
to use, with the most important functions
included on an armrest joystick.
Series production of the DV+ is scheduled
GOMACOs next generation
Commander III
A double-drum hydraulic roller from Chicago Pneumatic is being used by a Polish underground
pipework contractor in the restoration of asphalt roads that follows replacement and repair of
water and sewage pipes in the north-eastern city of Suwalki.
The contractor, Przedsiebiorstwo Wodociagow i Kanalizacji w Suwalkach, held a competitive
tender for the supply of the compaction equipment, before selecting the Chicago Pneumatic
walk-behind MR7000EL roller.
The choice was said to have been made on the strength of the rollers high quality
components, ergonomic design and world-class oil-cooling system.
Jan Stefanowicz, manager of the contracting company, said, The standard compaction
equipment we used previously was not sufficiently powerful for this particular application,
but with this new unit the structure of the compacted asphalt is much better, which will
contribute to the durability of the road surface.
We have also been impressed by the fuel efficiency of this roller, which is much better than
others we have used. Another advantage of the MR7000EL is its manoeuvrability and ease
of use, both of which are important where
fast action is needed in locations with high
levels of traffic.
Chicago Pneumatics local partner in
Poland, PHU Chicago, spent almost three
months in direct discussions with the
customer to determine the technical
requirements of the application and make
recommendations. PHU Chicago provided
the contractors employees with detailed
training on operation, maintenance and
safety.
Equipped with stepless forward/backward
control and a compact design, the MR7000EL
is fully hydraulic. Its 71-litre water tank is
said to minimise refill stops, while power is
supplied by the units Hatz engine.
The MR7000EL is fully hydraulic
to start at the beginning of 2015, with

availability from the spring.
IMPROVED PERFORMANCE
Wirtgen, meanwhile, has unveiled the W 50 Ri
and W 60 Ri, compact milling machines with
cutting widths of 500mm and 600mm.
They feature Wirtgens proprietary Level

Pro Plus levelling system designed to
make operation easier and improve milling
performance. This is accessed by a new highresolution display.
The milling drum is part of a new generation
designed to minimise wear and increase the
drum life by up to 75%.
Wirtgen has also introduced the spreader
pack (S-Pack) for its WR240, WR240i and
WR250 milling machines. This option is
designed to allow binders to be spread
without creating clouds of dust, by placing
the binder straight in front of the rotor so it is
mixed immediately.
Vgeles Super 1600-3i and Super 1603-3i
asphalt pavers have been added. These are
compact machines for paving widths up to
7.5m on the tracked model and 7m on the
wheeled variant.
They include many of the features from
the companys larger pavers, such as the Eco
Plus fuel and emissions reduction system,
comprising a splitter gearbox that disengages
paving functions after a minute of idle time,
and a variable speed fan, among other
components.
The paver also has Vgeles Pave Dock system
on board to cushion jolts when asphalt trucks
back up to it to deliver material, and there is
also the Pave Dock Assistant system of lights
to help communicate with the feeder vehicle.
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The operator handles all machine functions
through the Ergo Plus 3 operating system,
and one aspect of this is the Auto Set button,
which takes care of the numerous operations
to prepare the paver for either transportation
or paving at the push of a single button.
Vgeles new Super 1800-3i SprayJet has
also been introduced. The spray module is
configured as a standalone functional unit,
which the company said made the Super
1800-3i SprayJet easy to maintain and also
able to be used as both a spray paver and a
conventional asphalt paver. The maximum
spray width is 6m, but as a conventional
asphalt paver without spray functionality the
pave width can be as much as 9m.
It features Ergo Plus 3, AutoSet Plus and
PaveDock, and Vgele claimed was the
worlds only spray paver for the paving of thin
overlays as well as conventional binder and
surface courses.
REDESIGNED FRAME
US manufacturer GOMACO has claimed
improvements to its Commander III multiapplication slipform paver.
It said the next generation Commander IIIs
new design was all about vision, safety and
performance, and was driven by the new
GOMACO G+ control system and the new Tier
4 engines.
It features a redesigned frame and
operators platform with a new pivoting
operators control console. The frame has
been rebuilt to accommodate Tier 4 engines

and their cooling packages. The placement
of the engine in the framework is reversed to
provide increased operator visibility and the
redesigned engine shroud is said to offer easy
access to service and fill points.
The company said the pivoting operators
console allowed the operator to have handson control and ultimate visibility no matter
what application is being slipformed or what
the direction of travel.
For the first time ever, the Commander III
will be available with an optional on-board
camera as a new device to monitor designated
areas of the slipforming process. The camera
can be positioned anywhere around the
paver and feeds live to the G+ display on the
console.
The next generation Commander III is
designed for operator comfort, said GOMACO.
The operators platform is now isolated to
eliminate vibration. It is also quieter to work
on the platform or around the machine.
The Commander III has a new optimised
cooling package with the hydraulic fan
controlled by G+ to adapt cooling needs
to job-site conditions for both a quiet and
efficient operation. It claims improved fuel
efficiency with a power-optimised engine
and load-sensed hydraulic circuits.
The next generation Commander III has
the new GBox on every leg to accommodate
improved steering and grade with G+ controls
part of GOMACOs electronic and hydraulic
initiative. The GBox features a new location

for the slave controller and proportional
valves, reduces hose and wiring needs, eases
serviceability and troubleshooting, and
provides easy access with a horizontal swing
door at ground level.
GOMACO said G+ controls made all of these
advances possible on the next generation
Commander III, including hydraulic fan speed
control, pivoting operating console, the
electronic and hydraulic initiative and more.
G+ controls will also accommodate telematics
for remote engine and machine monitoring,
and interfaces with 3D guidance systems.
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Another US company, Asphalt Drum Mixers
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ROADBUILDING
Reclaimed asphalt pavement is
possible with the Irock RDS-15
Horizontal Impact Crushing Plant
with single-drum counterflow technology.

The plants are said to offer high efficiency and
a compact design for contractors with low to
medium production needs.
The company said the EX Series asphalt
plants produced 90 to 385 tonnes per hour
at a very low cost per tonne. It claimed
they had the longest aggregate drying
and mixing times in the industry, and were
capable of processing high percentages of
RAP (reclaimed asphalt pavement).
Using counterflow technology, the EX
Series has separate drying and mixing zones
designed to achieve the maximum level of
heat transfer and fuel efficiency. ADM added
that this system virtually eliminated unsafe
hydrocarbon emissions a common problem
with other drum mix plants. To make the
plants even more environmentally friendly,

ADM has designed the system to reintroduce
residual gases back to the drums combustion
zone.
The plants are available in portable or
stationary versions, and ADM said that plant
controls were sophisticated in their abilities,
yet simple in operation. The EX Series can be
operated by just one plant operator and one
loader operator. Additionally, the plants are
built with durability and low maintenance in
mind, so on-site staff are able to handle most
breakdown issues.
Irock has introduced its RDS-15 Horizontal
Impact Crushing Plant, which it said could
process a variety of products, particularly
smaller materials such as RAP.
Powered by a 350-horsepower Caterpillar
C-9 ACERT Tier 3 engine, the unit can process
up to 350 tonnes per hour.
In the UK, a specialist mobility kerb that
has been installed across South Yorkshire
is said to have proved so successful that
manufacturer Brett Landscaping has added
the product to its standard paving catalogue,
making it available to national developers
and local authorities.
It said the kerb, which features an upstand
of 30mm between carriageway and footpath,
provided adequate channel drainage, and
also aided mobility for wheelchair users and

pushchairs, while a protruding lug at the rear
of the kerb helped to hold it in place. It added
that this subsequently provided greater
stability throughout the kerbs lifetime.
Jamie Gledhill, northern specification
manager at Brett Landscaping, said, We
felt that introducing a nib at the rear of
the kerbstone would be a progressive
development one which would be
beneficial, not only to aid level setting,
but actually increase the longevity of the
stones, as a more stable installation is far less
likely to be affected by potential vehicular
impact.
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GPS
The European Space Agencys
Sentinel 1a launched in April
and will have commercial
applications
A world of
possibilities
With GPS bringing many advances in site
processes for the construction industry, wider
European satellite programmes hold the
potential for valuable commercial use.
Neill Barston takes a look
fter its full commercial roll-out in

the late 1990s, GPS has gone on to
become an invaluable tool for the
construction sector, and among its major
uses has been in road construction and site
surveying fields, resulting in considerable
improvement in work flows and productivity
using digital location data.
As the technology on the ground has
advanced over the past decade in terms of
industry equipment, so too has the quality
of satellite information available that can be
used for major construction purposes such as

urban planning.
This has led to the emergence of a number
of alternative systems to the US militarydeveloped GPS, including the European Space
Agency (ESA) Galileo project to create its own
3.4 billion global network of 30 civil satellites
to provide enhanced coverage.
According to the ESA, it is intended that
these will be interoperable with both the
Russian Glonass satellites and existing ones
used by GPS.
This has been augmented by the
development of a further project from the ESA,
known as Copernicus, which it is delivering in
partnership with the European Commission.
RADAR-BASED DATA
Its first in the series of Sentinel satellites was
launched in April from French Guiana, and has
already transmitted a range of radar-based
data from its advanced systems.
Philippe Bally, of the Science, Applications &
Sentinel is already sending back data
from Europe including images of Berlin
that can be used to assist urban planning
The Sentinel-1A lifting off

from French Guiana
Future Technologies Department of the ESA,
explained that while the primary functions
of the project included efficient continuous
data collection assisting with environmental
monitoring of floods and disaster response
planning, its operations had strong potential
wider use.
Among the first set of radar-based images
returned by the Sentinel-1A were pictures of
Berlin, underlining its potential for tracking
and planning urban development.
The systems capabilities were demonstrated
when Sentinel-1As radar images were
used by scientists through the UKs Natural
Environment Research Councils Centre for
the Observation of Earthquakes, Volcanoes
and Tectonics (COMET) mapped the ruptures
caused by the biggest earthquake to hit
California in 25 years.
This accurately identified the levels of
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GPS
environmental damage caused to roads and
property totalling millions of dollars that will
require extensive reconstruction work.
Bally said, The Sentinel-1A satellite and
the others within its series will be used for
specific missions that are not aimed at directly
assisting commerce, but the huge amount of
data that is being collected from them can
be accessed and used to support activities
including construction.
This information can be useful for civil
engineering and government planning, said
Bally on the system that is operated from ESAs
control centre in Darmstatd, Germany.
While there have been some concerns
raised over the potential effect the Sentinel
series may have on existing commercial
satellites, the European Commission has
considered the overall potential benefit to be
of prime importance.
Although the commissioning phase of the
satellite has still been ongoing, expert users
who were involved in testing the data have
already demonstrated the potential of the
mission for various thematic applications.
The success of a mission is related to the
use of its data by users, and therefore we can
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state that since launch, the mission can be
considered very successful, added Bally of
the venture that its developers believe will
transform satellite-based mapping.
TELEMATICS
As for GPS itself, the construction sector has
seen many manufacturers, including Volvo
Construction Equipment, engage in telematics
that use GPS for tracking machines and their
performance.
The companys established Care Track
remote machine management solution has
integrated vehicle tracking into existing
on-board electronic diagnostics systems.
Its system has features including the ability
to monitor the position of machines, operating
hours and service reminders. It also offers a
geo-fence option in which machine operators
can use a website interface to map out specific
areas where equipment is permitted to work.
In addition, if the machine is removed from
a certain area, notification can be sent via text
message or email to authorised personnel.

It also allows approved working times to be
entered into the system to enable greater
level of operating monitoring.
Other manufacturers, including Wacker
Neuson, have also introduced versions of
this system, which the company believes
will prove effective in terms of efficiently
managing fleets, reducing maintenance costs
and increasing the resale value of equipment.
The growth of telematics systems within the
construction sector over the past few years
has also led to the emergence of specialist
companies that offer GPS tracking systems
for contractors, which it is claimed could offer
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GPS
significant savings in monitoring delivery of
materials and general vehicle movements.
Topcons European construction business
director, Ulrich Hermanski, explained there
were two strands to its GPS operations one
concerning machine controls and the other
relating to laser devices for the construction
industry.
He said that the high levels of accuracy
required for machine controls meant using
GPS was something that you could not live
without when operating effectively on job
sites.
Hermanski said that one of the biggest
problems many companies faced in the early
years of GPS had been a lack of availability
of coverage. In Topcons case, he said it had
made an early decision to use Russian Glonass
satellites to ensure the fullest range of global
operating.
He said,The use of GPS is becoming more
and more common within construction
beyond those who were early adopters, with
its use in some form within every machine.
This has been seen with our joint venture
with Komatsu for a machine which offers an
integrated system of intelligent controls that
use GPS, which is a big move on from them
the
being entirely separate systems.
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Our 3D-MC really is game changer in term
of its ability to save money for construction

companies. It works through using the 3D
modelling from designers used by contractors
to create automatic computer-based control
of how machines are operating their blades
and other attachments.
So, providing the original modelling
specifications are supplied correctly, the
scope for human error is much reduced.
MONITORING AND CONTROL

Hermanski added that one of the firms latest
areas of focus has been a system known as
Sitelink, which works in tandem with GPS
systems through computer-based monitoring
and control of construction sites to improve
the efficiency of projects further.
In his opinion, the timely and effective
delivery of construction projects was of critical
importance and the use of tablet-based apps
and smart phones in addition to GPS-based
technology was having a significant impact.
He added, In construction, it is often the

case that around 20% that is spent on a
project amounts to waste.We want to be able
to control that using GPS and 3D modelling
software to bring this down to near zero. Its
this kind of waste that is unnecessary.
At present, somewhere between 8 and
10% of companies have adopted GPS-based
systems within construction machines in
surveying it is now pretty much 100%.
He went on, The challenge now is to build
relationships with machine manufacturers so
that the level of growth that we are seeing
continues. It has been a very good year for us,
with links such as those we have developed
with Komatsu working well it is things like
this that people are really talking about within
the industry.
The group has also just released its latest
GNSS reference receiver, the NET-G5, which
is capable of tracking a new signal from the
Glonass constellation.
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The CareTrack system allow on-site
monitoring of machine performance data
Volvos CareTrack telematics

system has established itself in
providing more efficient
operation of construction sites
As the company explained, the Glonass-M55

satellite was launched in June 2014 and is
equipped with the experimental payload
capable of transmitting signals in the L3
frequency band.
Engineers had reportedly successfully
tracked the signal with the NET-G5 receiver
during a series of recent tests at the Topcon

Technology Centre in Moscow. The use of
signals in the L3 band alongside the L1
and L2 bands is expected to enhance the
competitiveness of the Glonass system
further.
Topcon is committed to investing
Providing total site solutions

Trimbles latest Connected Site portfolio, includes on- and off-machine technology, which it
has designed to connect office and field based operations tightly.
According to the company, this enables contractors to gain a competitive advantage
through connected workflows and improved collaboration with their construction jobs. The
companys latest system has been created to connect workers and crews in the field through
GPS-based site positioning and measuring tools.
This includes its SPS Essentials Kit, comprising the new Trimble Site Mobile controller,
Trimble SCS900 Site Controller Software and Trimble SPS985L GNSS Smart Antenna for a
complete GPS positioning solution.
Using GPS, a grade checker or site engineer can check a grade, slope or alignment as well
as record position data more accurately and in less time than with traditional construction
survey methods. According to the company, its Essentials Kit gives grade checkers and site
engineers all of the tools necessary to handle complex job sites.
Trimble said its latest range of equipment had had been designed to tackle measurement
tasks quickly, including initial site surveys to verify elevations and checking volume
estimates for site, road or rail construction, mining, or landfill projects.
It also allows site managers to carry out daily or periodic site measurements to check
progress or stockpile volumes without waiting for a surveyor. The system also allows staff
to record real-time cut/fill everywhere on the site, not just at intermittent points created by
conventional methods.
Operators can also record layer information, calculate volume changes, and immediately
take action to address any potential
problems on site. In addition, they can
also verify grade and capture as-built
information, do slope staking, set out utility
lines, roads or other site features.
Combining a camera, a controller and a
smartphone into one lightweight device,
the Trimble Site Mobile has, said the
company, been designed to be easy to
use, with even inexperienced employees
being able to use the system for simple
positioning tasks in less than an hour.
Its other key advantage, said Trimble, was
that its site-ready status meant that it would
reduce downtime, increase efficiency and
reduce costs.
Trimbles Essential kit offers a solution for
on-site management
continually in research and development to

offer end-users and the industry the most
up-to-date solutions, said Ivan Di Federico,
chief strategy officer for Topcon Positioning
Systems.
He added, Our premier engineers, scientists
and designers bring worlds first products and
technologies to market, and the ability of the
NET-G5 to track the latest signal a first for
the industry is an excellent example of that
dedication.
FACTORY-INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS
Valentin Fuchs, program manager, 3D sensors
and field machine control at Leica Geosystems,
said that in addition to providing aftermarket
products, there had been a growing demand
for developing factory-integrated complete
solutions using GPS.
He said, We have worked closely with Case
to place Leica Geosystems products, which
has been a big step for us in terms of providing
equipment that is installed at the factory level.
Theres also a lot of systems integration for
GPS use within machines that we are able to
provide some very elegant solutions for. This
has meant that a lot of operations that were
previously done by radio communication
are now done with on-board displays within
machines.
He explained that one of the most influential
products the company has released this
year has been its Icon GPS 80. According to
the company, it has been developed for a
broad range of machine controls to increase
positioning performance on construction
equipment.
Its key selling-point has been in being
able to fit smartly into machine cabins,
communicating with all other Icon systems
and integrated telematics software.
Fuchs added, The focus of this receiver
generation was on dynamic performance in
typical and difficult GNSS environments. We
increased equipment uptime and productivity
because its extremely important to our
customers on site.
In another breakthrough for its GPS products,
Leica has introduced a new underground
service locator, the Digicat 700 series.
Its extended range of features includes full
data logging, Bluetooth connectivity, depth
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estimation and tracing frequencies
that are fully integrated with
GPS.
According to Leica,
including
the
GPS
feature helps to deliver
the where in locating
and tracing buried utilities
by easily and conveniently
displaying the collected
geographical data on a map.
The software provides
information on where the
locator has been used which
can then be downloaded
through Bluetooth to a PC,
mobile phone or tablet
offering customers increased
confidence in the traceability
of locating activities. It is also said by the
company to be highly durable, weatherproof
and to offer flexible operating modes to suit
most site conditions and terrains.
As with the previous series of locators, the
Leica Digicat 700 series also offers automatic
pinpointing, which is said to enable easier and
more efficient utility locating, and removing
the need for manual tuning.
Its fully-integrated data logging feature
provides users with visibility of activities by
providing information on how and when the
locator has been used.
In addition, the series locators provide
various options for two market segments.
Designed to avoid damage

during the excavation
process, the 700i and the
750i are used to scan a set
area, identifying whether
there are any buried utilities
that might present a danger
to the person excavating.
Also, the 750i xf is used
for the same applications
as the Digicat 700i and 750i
locators, yet offers additional
tracing frequencies and is
designed for long-distance
tracing of buried utilities.
Andrew Allen, product
manager
at
Leica
Geosystems, said, This next
generation of locators provides
users with increased confidence in
their locating results and offers efficient
handling through fully-integrated
technology.
The complexity of underground
utilities networks continues to increase,
so providing greater traceability to
obtain information about the use of
the equipment has never been so
important.
By helping to reduce and ultimately
prevent utility damage, our new
Digicat 700 series offers customers
enhanced safety and greater efficiency,
he said.
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Work has begun at Kocureks facility
to convert a Hitachi ZX470 carrier to
turn it into a true multi-tool carrier
to allow it to mount the multiplicity
of booms planned by Kiesel
Using one carrier for

a number of different
front ends is an
idea being explored
by research and
development teams.
Lindsay Gale, editor of
Demolition & Recycling
International, and
Sandy Guthrie look at
the possibilities
t is companies that carry out the

modification of standard machines to
meet specific customer requirements that
are currently making the headlines, and one
dominant trend is emerging in their efforts
carrier flexibility.
Carrying out the necessary modifications to
a new standard carrier to suit the demanding
demolition function turns the machine into
a premium product, with a resulting hefty
purchase price, and end users are eager to
get the maximum possible usage out of any
machine.
When high reach excavators first emerged
from modifiers and OEMs alike, they were
dedicated machines that could be used only
in that role. Over time, coupling systems were
developed to allow them to be used in both
Flexibility
to the fore
high reach and standard boom configurations,
with change-over times coming down over
the years to, in some cases, less than half an
hour on todays modern machines.
The last two years have seen this need
for flexibility addressed even further by the
development of new concepts, to the point
where a single carrier can be supplied with
a range of front ends that allow it to be used
across a number of different applications in
addition to the demolition and standard dig
applications.
ENHANCED CONCEPT
One company at the forefront of this is the
UKs Kocurek Excavators, based in Ipswich,
Suffolk. Working together with UK demolition
contractor Armac, which was the driver
behind the project, it developed what is now

known as the ABC concept.
This consists of a single carrier than can
be equipped with three different front ends
that provide variable working heights and
tool sizes in addition to a standard dig boom.
This allows the machine to be tailored to the
application, but more importantly, only the
single carrier is required for four potential
applications if all boom configurations are
available.
And this flexibility concept has been taken
a massive step further by Kocurek working
in partnership with German Hitachi dealer
Kiesel. The result is a single carrier. In the first
instance, it is a Hitachi ZX470LC that is able
to carry an even wider range of booms for a
variety of different applications for German
customer AWR.
This is the first in what will be known as the
KMC470-BTV range. KMC is the acronym for
Kiesel Multi Carrier, with the B standing for
the OilQuick boom connect system, T for the
Tritech three cylinder quattro valve lift system,
and V for variable undercarriage.
The idea is that every 470 produced will have
the same stub boom with the OilQuick and
three lift cylinders. The three cylinders provide
the necessary power when in demolition
mode, but when in standard mode, the
Quattro speed valve takes away some of the
Kocurek is also working on the
conversion of a Hitachi ZX350LC for
UK contractor Micor
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Volvo is offering extra factory
fit protection
power and allows the machine to work at the
same speed. Many of Kocureks modifications
feature larger cylinders to provide the power
in demolition mode but which mean that
the machine operates more slowly when in
standard mode.
EXPANDED RANGE
Kiesel and Kocurek have been developing
a range of front ends for the carrier. These
include a standard backhoe arm, a two-piece
stub boom with a standard dipper, and a
two-piece with a heavy duty dipper to carry
a heavier tool. The list also includes an 18m
two-stage high reach, a 26m high reach, a
30m high reach, a 34m telescopic high reach,
Scottish company adds Doosan

machines to demolition fleet
Edinburgh-based Daltons Demolitions, said to be one of Scotlands leading demolition
companies, has purchased a new full demolition specification Doosan DX300LC-3 30 tonne
crawler excavator from Scotia Plant, the authorised Doosan and Bobcat Dealer for the central
belt of Scotland.
The new Stage IIIB compliant DX300LC-3 excavator has been supplied with a host of safety
and demolition features, including a cab guard, heavy duty undercarriage, underguarding,
side protection, additional hydraulic circuits, safety handrails, vandal guards and a warning
beacon. The new excavator package also included a new Geith quick hitch and a new Doosan
heavy duty bucket.
The first project for the new DX300LC-3 model was on a contract at Dunfermline, which
involved demolition of a steel frame building, which had previously seen life as a supermarket
distribution centre, and before that as a whisky bottling plant. The existing buildings have
been demolished by Daltons to make way for a new office and manufacturing facility for an
oil industry company.
Daltons started the 12-week contract using the older DX300LC machine which was replaced
two-thirds of the way through by the new DX300LC-3 excavator. Doosan said the additional
hydraulic circuits on the new DX300LC-3 excavator were useful for shears, pulverisers, grabs
and the other attachments used by Daltons.
Daltons DX300LC-3
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an 18m long reach, a 20m long reach, a 22m

long reach, a 30m tele-dipper and a material
handling arm as well.
A 34m high reach on a carrier the size of
a Hitachi 470 is possible through the use
of a fully-extending undercarriage both in
terms of track width as well as full hydraulic
extension. The OilQuick system and the three
lift cylinders also add considerable additional
weight to the carrier in the right places.
Together, these two factors allow the use of a
relatively longer arm.
In addition, work is being carried out to
apply the concept to Hitachis ZX350 machine
to turn it into the KMC350-BTV. This has a stub
boom similar to that on the 470 machine that
will be able to carry a standard backhoe, heavy
duty two-piece, two-stage high reach, 21m
high reach, 24m high reach, 16m and 18m
long reach, 25m tele-dipper and a material
handling boom.
Kiesel is pushing to sell the concept outside
Germany, although this raises the issue of
service and support, since the machines will
be marketed and sold as KMC rather than
Hitachi. However, the warranty issues with
the carrier could be dealt with by the relevant
national Hitachi dealer, with Kiesel supplying
the service and support of the booms and
associated hydraulics and OilQuick systems,
perhaps through the Terex Fuchs dealer
network (Kiesel is a German dealer for this
brand).
Should KMC machines be sold into the UK
market, the service and support would be
handled by Kocurek from its Ipswich base.
The experience it will gain while carrying out
the installation of the various systems of the
KMC470 would obviously be invaluable in this
regard. However, the OilQuick system itself
is not as popular as it is in Germany, in part
because of its cost, and that might well impact
on the acceptance of the concept. So it may
be early days for the KMC concept outside of
the German speaking region of Europe.
Nevertheless, it is clear that KMC and other
similar concepts, such as Kocureks own ABC,
look likely to change the face of the mid-sized
demolition excavator sector.
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Climbing platform to be used for

chimney at Sellafield nuclear site
The skyline featuring the UKs nuclear facility at Sellafield, Cumbria, in north west England,
is set to be altered forever when a 1950s 61m chimney that sits on top of the 11-storey high
fuel reprocessing centre is demolished. Its location means that the top of the chimney stands
122m from the ground.
As it is situated at the heart of the Sellafield
complex, the use of explosives has been
ruled out. Therefore, the team carrying
out the work will use a climbing platform
to dismantle the structure, and bring an
estimated 600 tonnes of concrete and
rebar, and 25 tonnes of stainless steel to the
ground.
Recent assessments of the 1950s stack
have confirmed that it does not meet
modern design standards and its removal is
considered a high priority for Sellafield, the
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, and
the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR).
An industrial lift and a roof bridge structure
will allow access to the base of the chimney.
The lift and bridge will then be used for the
removal of waste materials when demolition
starts, and it will take several years to
complete.
An impression of the climbing platform
mounted to the stack above Sellafields
reprocessing facility
spectrum of applications to be found in the

sector obviously offers substantial economic
benefits over the cost of three or possibly four
machines that can only be used in one or two,
especially when the carriers themselves are
the volume end of the machines that find their
way into our industry.
FACTORY FITTED
Meanwhile, Volvo is claiming that it is
providing for its compact equipment destined
for demolition and recycling applications
additional protection that can be fitted at
the factory ensuring quality of installation,
inclusion in the warranty and speed of set-up.
In addition to the protective options available
for skid steer loaders and compact excavators
via the aftermarket, Volvo Construction
Equipment (Volvo CE) is now offering factory
fit packages for the demolition and recycling
sectors.
Volvo CE said its demolition package for
compact excavators, for example, included
FOPS Level 2 protection, in addition to the
standard FOPS, ROPS and TOPS measures.
This consists of guards added to the top of
the cab.
There are also operator protective guards
across the windscreen, with different
types available depending on machine
configuration (cab or canopy) and application.
If a breaker is used with a canopy machine, for
example, a tighter grid is required. Similar
options are also available for Volvo skid steer
and compact track loaders.
Stephane Tournut, compact products
manager for Volvo CE Region EMEA, said,

By having these options already added at
the factory, each machine is ready to work as
soon as the customer receives it there is no
waiting for ordering or fitting.
Plus the customer has peace of mind that
the quality is checked, the integrity is there
and it all fits with the warranty.
Eight compact excavators, from 2.7 to 9
tonnes, with factory fit demolition packages
were ordered by Loxam, a European leader
in equipment rental, earlier this year. The
delivery included EC27C, ECR25D, ECR58D
and ECR88D models, which were intended
by Loxam for use primarily with breakers and
grapples to fragment and sort concrete from
metal pieces.
Loxam TP, the business unit dedicated to
earthmoving and demolition activities, was
looking to expand the working season of their
fleet by entering the demolition market.
To start with, the company modified its
excavators with extra protection from a third
party provider. Guillaume Vin, manager of
Loxam TP, said that this solution was generally
acceptable but it took considerable time and
effort to co-ordinate the customisation, which
increased lead time on the machines.
Vin said he was very satisfied so far with
Volvos quality and service. With a protection
package straight from the factory, he said he
was confident in the integrity of the original
machine and would return to Volvo for similar
packages in the future.
Italian-based Socomec has said that
continuous research into advanced solutions
Socomecs Vibrating Ripper

to issues related to demolition and rock
excavation had led it to the development
of a new type of attachment the Vibrating
Ripper RVS.
With 40 years of experience in the
manufacture of hydraulic attachments for
demolition, the company said that it was
particularly known for the quality and
reliability of its hammers with internal
monoblock system DMS.
To try to meet the requirements of
todays demolition operators, Socomec has
developed new ranges of crushers, pulverisers
and shears. After an extensive testing phase, it
introduced the Vibrating Ripper RVS.
The new attachment is available in the RVS
2100, RVS 3300 and RVS 4500 models, to fit on
21 to 60 tonne class excavators. The company
said that thanks to the energy developed by
the vibrating element which is transferred to
the ripping tooth, the Ripper was performing
well when demolishing medium to low
hardness materials like gypsum or limestone,
showing increased performance compared to
hydraulic breakers of the same category.
It added that the simple structure and
the compact design minimised equipment
servicing, while the only wear component,
the tooth, was easily replaceable.
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In the heart of the city

Keltbray won an
award for a demolition
project in the centre
of London on one of
its busiest shopping
streets
project in London won UK contractor

Keltbray the award for Contract of
the Year over $1.5 million (1.22
million) in the 2014 World Demolition Awards,
organised by CEs sister publication Demolition
& Recycling International.
The project in question covered buildings
in Regent Street, New Burlington Street and
New Burlington Place, with a single basement
extended over the entire site. The 10 buildings
in this central London site were generally
constructed in the early 1900s and had been
extensively altered during the subsequent 80
to 100 years.
The project required some faades below
the cornice levels to be retained, while others
were to be kept in their entirety because of
their Grade II listed building status.
During the design of the faade retention
scheme, extensive meetings were held
with the Westminster City Council (WCC)
highways team to gain agreement to excavate
the surrounding pavements for all buried
services and to allow the positioning of the
foundations of the faade support towers.
In addition, the designers also had to
contend with the London Underground
system running as close as 8m from the faade.
During the key phases, the site had day
and night shifts in operation undertaking
faade retention, Portland stone dismantle,
high level structural demolition, erection and
dismantle of demolition scaffolding, erection
Regent Street is a
busy street and a
London landmark
of Mason scaffold, installation of welfare

accommodation on the faade retention steel
frame, basement enabling works and soft
strip, all through one entrance.
HIGH LEVEL WORK

High level cantilevered scaffold was installed
to enable high level demolition works, stone
dismantling and lead work salvage early on
in the programme while the faade retention
piling and existing foundation removal works
progressed at basement and ground level
concurrently.
A shop front was selected as the
only possible entrance. To ensure this
location would work, further detailed site
investigations were undertaken to establish
the construction of the basement and ground
level structure. Keltbrays temporary works
engineers provided a scheme that involved
the installation of over 300 acrow props to
support the existing ground floors, installing
The site covered 10 buildings
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150m2 of steel plates to protect the existing

ground floor, installation of a temporary
bridge structure spanning the existing light
well between the pavement and shop front
and finally the excavation and construction
of a concrete slab (crossover) to protect the
existing services within the pavement.
With the key works complete, the site team
were able to take delivery of the plant to
undertake the first element of demolition
to the rear low level courtyard structures.
However, with the restricted height clearance
of just 3.7m, the type and size of plant was
limited.
Once the low level demolition was complete,
the site team could focus on the next key
resources for the successful delivery of the
project, the demolition tower crane and the
foundations for the faade retention system.
To progress the Portland stone faade and
stone dormer dismantling works above the
fifth floor cornice as early as possible in the
programme, Keltbray designed and installed
a cantilever scaffold at the fourth floor to
support the access scaffold required to gain
access to the faades being dismantled.
To maintain the high profile of the project,
a wrap was designed to cover the outside of
the faade retention steel frame. An additional
secondary steel frame was designed and
erected to the existing main support steel to
ensure the wrap was in straight line and level.
Rotating targets were installed to the
reveals of the existing windows to allow view
externally for the basement line and then
internally during the works.
Once the faade retention steel frame was
installed and signed off, and the Portland
stone and the high level roof demolition
works were completed, the main structural
demolition started from the fifth floor level
down to the existing basement level.
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INTERVIEW
Faster than planned

The merger of Salini and Impregilo was
completed a year ago. CEO Pietro Salini updates
Sandy Guthrie on the new companys progress
protracted battle between two of

Italys largest contractors finally
reached a conclusion in September
2013 when a merger was approved by both
sets of shareholders and, from this, Salini
Impregilo was formed.
Salini started building a stake in Impregilo
back in 2011, and the battle was effectively
seen to have started in January 2012 when
Salini played down takeover rumours.
However, Salini took control of its larger rival
in the summer of 2012, having laid out its
strategic plans for pursuing Impregilo, and
continuing to build its stake.
Last month, Salini Impregilo reported total
revenues of 3.09 billion for the first nine
months of 2014 an increase of 7.0% on
the 2.89 billion reported by the pre-merger
Salini Group for the same period last year.
According to CEO Pietro Salini, It has gone
better than we had foreseen even smoother.
He added that this was against a continuing
background of world uncertainty. The
business model is working very well against
all the difficulties that may be found around
the world.
I must be very happy because we saw a
growth of 17% on our margin in the ninemonth report. I think this is substantial by
any standards. Were getting the benefit of
the synergies earlier than foreseen, and the
savings and also the margins in our projects
are becoming better, so I think that this is very
important.
DRIVING FORCE
The merger, he admitted, had been a struggle.
The driving force was Salini, he said. This
has not been a friendly merger.
He said it had not been decided by people
who had made an evaluation and had
finally understood that there was value in
a merger. He described it as a long battle,
with people who opposed his company, not
understanding the value to be achieved by
the merger. In fact, they used the utmost
possible effort in order to resist this thing.
But Salinis company triumphed in its bid
and has merged the two companies. He said,
We succeeded in doing it in a shorter time
than anybody thought was possible. And we
succeeded in selling all the non-core assets,
which gave us the possibility of reducing the
level of debt to a sustainable level.
When you think that after nine months we
are thinking for the end of the year to have a
net debt position which is almost zero, after
the entire cash out for the acquisition well,
this demonstrates that the idea was sound.
Salini said, We were growing fast and, in

reality, Impregilo was shrinking. I dont want
to say that we were right and they were
wrong, but certainly we had the power to
buy Impregilo and the idea of making a larger
company they didnt.
LITTLE UNCERTAINTY
Looking ahead, he said, Of course, the
market is always difficult but we have a very
large chunk of the entire turnover that is
foreseen in the plan in the actual backlog, so
there is very little uncertainty about meeting
the targets.
He said that in terms of size, Africa was
still a very important region with good
opportunities for growth. He described the
Middle East as booming, and the US as having
enormous demand for infrastructure.
We think that in northern Europe we will
see important growth, he said. What is
interesting to us are large projects that are
going around in the next three years.
The world is not worrying to me in terms
of the dimension of the market. We have
foreseen a market in the countries which we
are in and want to be in.
What is important is that in our business
plan now, the percentage of revenues which
comes from the backlog is going to be more
than 70% of the total revenues in the future.
He said work totalling around 500 billion
had been identified for the next three years.
We know more than 87% of the names
of these projects. This means they are not
figures based on assumption of GDP or other
things, but are projects that are coming
physically, at the stage of being tendered
for, in which you have already made your
decision about alliances, about subcontracts, or strategic suppliers.
It means the work in front of
us is very clear.
He said he did not see any
uncertainty for the next
three years, although he
admitted that, for example,
Italy might recover faster
or slower than envisaged. There is a booming

market for large infrastructure in the world,
and being one of the most, if not the most
global contractor around the world gives
us the opportunity to pursue the different
options, making our choices before deciding
in which activity or the other we would like
to invest.
Salini described the industry now as the
new renaissance for builders.
This is the time for knowledge, and
for people who have the experience and
capability, not for brokers. This is the time for
people who know how to use the hammer,
not the one who knows the telephone
number for somebody else who knows how
to use the hammer.
I think that competence will be the most
difficult thing, the most scarce thing to find
in the next few years. A few companies which
are knowledgeable will have a bright future.
Asked if he was confident about the future
of Salini Impregilo, he replied, I am sure, not
confident. We are growing, we are doing what
we know and what we will be able to do its
as simple as that.
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It has gone
better than
we had
foreseen
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EQUIPMENT
New
generation
of middle lift
models from Bobcat
Compact 10 to12m telescopic
scopic handlers are introduced
to replace previous five models from T35100 to
T35120SL, as Sandy Guthrie
hrie found out
obcats new T35105,

T35105L and T36120SL
10 to12m middle lift
telescopic handlers have been
introduced to replace the
previous five models from the
T35100 to the T35120SL.
The T35105, T35105L and
T36120SL models are described
as part of the new generation
of telescopic handlers from
Bobcat, which said the machines
incorporated many of the
improvements already seen in
the TL360/TL470 (6 to 7m) and
T40140/T40180 (14 to 18m)
models launched over the last 18
months.
Olivier Traccucci, global senior
product manager for telescopics,
said the machines were very
compact at 5m in length, with
a turning circle of 3.76m. He
said the easy-to-use stabilisers
ensured that the full capabilities
of the T36120SL could be used in
the most confined working areas.
He added there was a minimal
loss of reach when deploying
stabilisers on the T36120SL.
The machines feature a new
panoramic cab with a large
parabolic windscreen, which
is said to provide panoramic
visibility especially when
handling loads at height.
In the cab, there is a new
dashboard with digital display
and ergonomic controls
including a joystick with
integrated forward/reverse
(FNR) control for improved
productivity and safety.
They claim state-of-theart electronics which allow
smart machine management
and monitoring of the main
components
nents for easier
maintenance.
nance. Based around
a 100 litres/m
res/m gear pump, the
advanced
ed hydraulics feature an
active diagnostic
iagnostic system which
Bobcat said ensured that in case
of hydraulic failure, the machine
always remained within safe
limits.
ENGINES
Available in versions for markets
with non-regulated or regulated
emissions, the new telehandlers
are powered by 74.5kW, 410Nm
Perkins Stage IIIA or Deutz
Stage IIIB diesel engines. The
Deutz engines use a DOC (diesel
oxidation catalyst)-only solution.
Traccucci said it was a clear
choice not to use a DPF (diesel
particulate filter), describing the
system as maintenance free, with
no extra fuel burn required and
no regeneration downtime.
The machines hydrostatic
transmission allows a maximum
travel speed of 30km/h, plus
an inching function.
The T36120SL
incorporates both
stabilisers and the
frame-levelling system
while the T35105L features the
frame-levelling system.
For construction and rental
applications, the new telescopic
handlers feature an auxiliary
hydraulic line and are supplied
with a 1.12m-wide foldable pallet
forks carriage with backrest and
1,200mm pallet forks as standard.
Traccucci said the rental
market would be important for
these machines and that they
were easy to operate. They are
designed for the end customer,
he said, but they are also simple
enough for the rental market.
Bobcat said an important safety
feature was the Aggravating
Movement Arrester (AMA)
system, which cuts off all
aggravating movements to
ensure safe use within the
working envelope, whatever the
The T35105L features

a frame-levelling system
attachment used and the type

of load (palletised or suspended)
being lifted.
The T35105 and T35105L
telescopic handlers both have
a maximum lift capacity of 3.5
tonnes. There is a maximum
lift height of 10.29m and a
maximum forward reach of
6.88m.
The T36120SL telescopic
handler has a maximum
lift capacity of 3.6 tonnes.
The working envelope has a
maximum lift height of 11.87m
and a maximum forward reach
of 8.20m.
Semi-automatic wheel
alignment provides automated
assistance to the operator
ensuring the wheels are always
aligned when changing between
the three steering modes
of two-wheel, four-wheel or
crabbing. Maximum Drive speed
(creep mode) and auxiliary flow
control are easily and precisely
controlled via the joystick, said
the company.
Bobcat, with 80% of its
telehandler sales in the Europe,
Middle East and Africa region,
is expecting to sell 1,350 units
in 2014 a rise of 16% on 2013
with 48% in the construction
market. Its telehandlers are built
at its Pontchteau factory in
north west France.
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The T36120SL has a maximum
lift capacity of 3.6 tonnes
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EQUIPMENT
Security marking
increases recovery rates
The CESAR identification system
has been used in the UK for some
years. Helen Wright reports from a
security conference that discussed
its success
he CESAR security
identification system for
off-highway machinery
has been highlighted by
senior police and construction
industry figures as a working
crime prevention strategy, with
machinery thefts down and
recovery rates up since 2006.
This was the message from
the Combined Industries Theft
Solutions (CITS) Scams that Trash
Your Bottom Line conference,
which took place recently at JCBs
headquarters in Rocester, UK.
Ian Elliott, chairman of notfor-profit industry body CITS
and group head of security at
contractor Clancy Docwra, said,
We have seen some fantastic
results thanks to the introduction
of the CESAR marking, and
the UK now has the toughest
responses as far as plant theft is
concerned. Our strategy now is
to stay ahead of the thieves.
Tom Manson, detective
chief superintendent at the
Metropolitan Police, and Barry
Murdie, liaison manager for
the Police Plant & Agricultural
National Intelligence Unit
(PPANIU) at Scotland Yard, both
highlighted the gains that the
industry had made by adopting
CESAR.
Murdie said, In 2006, plant

stolen around the UK was valued
at 70 million (88.5 million) a
year, while recovery rates were
less than 5%.
Now we have over 1,600
machines that are CESAR marked
in the UK, and since 2008 1,316
have been stolen, with 355
recovered. This is a recovery rate
of 27% similar to that of cars.
Overall machinery theft is down
60% compared to the peak.
CESAR is a crime prevention
strategy that is working.
CESAR tags were developed
by security technology
manufacturer Datatag in
co-operation with the UK
Construction Equipment
Association (CEA) and the Plant
Theft Action Group a Home
Office advisory group.
VISIBLE
CESAR tags are highly visible and
durable triangular identification
plates fitted to construction
equipment which contain a
unique Datatag transponder.
The tamper-resistant
identification plates are also
used in conjunction with a
number of other tags that are
hidden within a machine, but
can be read with a Datatag
reader.
There are various other security
measures behind CESAR tagging
as well, including hundreds of
miniature Datadots which are
embedded throughout the
machine.
Each machine and CESAR
system is permanently registered
on Datatags secure and
accredited database which is
Elliott, We have seen some
fantastic results thanks to the
introduction of the CESAR
marking
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CESAR tags contain a unique Datatag transponder
accessible 24/7 for police and

customer enquiries.
Kevin Howells, managing
director of Datatag ID Systems,
said CESAR was now factoryfitted at over 50 production
facilities, with the company
targeting international expansion
in the coming years. However,
Howells also warned of other
growing challenges to the
industry.
We are now seeing old, nonCESAR-marked equipment being
targeted by thieves, he told
delegates at the event, and theft
of fuel is also a growing problem.
We had one construction
company that estimated its
losses from the theft of fuel
from machines at 2.25 million
(2.84 million), and other reports
pointing to around 10% of fuel
used in the construction industry
being stolen.
Howells said Datatag was
developing a new product to
try to tackle fuel theft, called
Venom. This is a fuel additive
that contains a code that can be
unique for each depot or even
vehicle. It is administered to fuel
by trusted security staff, and can
be identified even if it is mixed
with other Venom markers and
fuel.
Meanwhile, Iain Anderson,

managing director of UK rental
company GAP Group, told
attendees that his company, like
most other rental companies,
had experience of plant theft.
From January to October
this year, he said, we have
experienced losses totalling
around 100,000 (126,369)
from stolen equipment and the
damage to property that the
criminals cause.
Anderson also highlighted
fraudulent hire as a crime that
GAP and other rental companies
came up against.
Weve taken many measures,
from installing CCTV, fencing and
gates to locking away the most
stolen equipment particularly
mini excavators in special areas
within our depots at night.
However, Anderson had one
strong message for the industry
about tackling construction
equipment crime.
Exchange of information is
vital if were going to reduce this
we have to work together more
than we currently are.
The thing to remember is that
when a machine is stolen from
your depot, its not just your
company that it is happening to
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EQUIPMENT
An impression of the new
Central Station in Stuttgart
Stuttgart 21
A major project
to improve
high-speed rail
connectivity in
south western
Germany
involves
re-engineering
Stuttgarts urban
rail layout with a
vast array of new
tunnels. Chris
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n broad terms, the plan

to extend south western
Germanys high-speed rail
link sounds simple a line from
Mannheim to Stuttgart was
completed in 1991, and the idea
now is to push a further 90km or
so southeast to Ulm.
Threading new high speed
lines into such big urban
centres Stuttgart has more
than 600,000 inhabitants and
Ulm some 125,000 is never
easy, but the complications in
Stuttgart make this an incredibly
complex construction project.
The overarching project for
Stuttgart is called Stuttgart 21,
referencing the 2021 completion
date, and it encompasses a lot
more than just the high-speed
rail link.
One of the biggest issues in
the city is that the main station
is currently a terminus, with the
lines facing in completely the
wrong direction. Trains currently
leave in a north easterly
direction, so not only does the
station need to be converted to
a through facility, but the tracks
need to realigned by 90 to face
west towards Mannheim and
east to Ulm.
In order to preserve the historic
main station building and

redevelop the city centre, which
is divided by the train tracks,
the new station will be built
underground with eight through
tracks.
FREEING UP LAND
According to the project owner,
Bahnprojekt Stuttgart-Ulm
which is jointly held by the
European Union, the German
Federal Government, German
state rail company Deutsche
Bahn, the city of Stuttgart, the
greater Stuttgart region and
the state of Baden-Wttemberg
taking the main station
underground will free up some
100ha of land in the city centre
currently taken up by rail lines
and yards.
This opens up possibilities
of urban regeneration, better
traffic management and the
development of a more viable
and environmentally friendly city
centre, all of which are elements
of the Stuttgart 21 scheme.
In terms of rail infrastructure,
in addition to the intercity
elements of the project, new
urban links will be built to
connect Stuttgarts airport and
exhibition ground complex
to the city centre. Two further

new stations will be built within
the city on a rail loop with the
central station.
The restructuring of the citys
rail network will entail a total of
57km of new lines being built,
with some 33km in tunnels.
There will be 16 individual
tunnels and cuttings, and other
major structures include 18
bridges.
Construction began in
February 2010, with an initial
budget of 4.5 billion for the
Stuttgart 21 element of the
project. Adding in the highspeed rail elements outside the
city take the costs to 9.5 billion
for the whole scheme.
Costs for Stuttgart 21 have
since risen to 6.5 billion, which
will be met by Deutsche Bahn
(58%), the German Federal
Government (19%), the state of
Baden-Wrttemberg (14%), the
city of Stuttgart (4%) Stuttgart
Airport (3%) and the Greater
Stuttgart Region (2%).
The ARGE Tunnel Cannstatt
consortium, which comprises
Hochtief, Alpine Bau and Wayss
& Freytag, opted for mechanical
excavation for its sections of the
project.
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EQUIPMENT
Shotcreting to stabilise the
tunnel walls prior to excavation
of the heading
Mechanical excavation using

specialised Liebherr tunnel
excavators is favoured by
the ARGE Tunnel Cannstatt
consortium for its city-centre
contracts
A spokesman for the group

said the relatively short runs and
changing cross sections meant
tunnel boring machines (TBMs)
were not suitable, while the soft
ground and urban environment
did not point to drill and blast
techniques either.
EXCAVATORS
The consortiums chosen
workhorses on the project are 44
tonne Liebherr R 944 C tunnel
excavators. The front end of the
machines comprise a swivelling
arm with double 45 bearings
and a 4.5m telescopic boom and
3.07m arm. The ground is soft
enough to be excavated with a
bucket, but the excavators have
high-flow hydraulics available
to power attachments such as
breakers or cutters, if required.
In fact, the consortium owns
three such machines as well
as a 24 tonne R 924 compact
tunnel excavator. For muckingout work, key machines include
three L 556 tunnel wheeled
loaders and a larger L 566 tunnel
machine.
The tunnelling techniques
being used follow the general
principles of the New Austrian
Tunnelling Method (NATM), with
a combination of shotcrete, steel
mesh, and some rock bolting
and steel arches being used
to stabilise the sides and face.
In the Simone tunnel under
Stuttgarts Bad Cannstatt district,
these methods were achieving
progress of some 2.5m per day,
with teams working 24/7 on the
project.
Another complication in
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central Stuttgart is how to cope

with all the spoil generated from
the excavations. Trucks would
be problematic in a city which
already has traffic issues, and the
environmental impact would be
high due to the long haulage
distances. To mitigate against
this, some areas of the project

have been equipped with an
elaborate system of overhead
conveyors, which removes
excavated material without
putting more vehicles on the
roads.
Outside the new urban rail
connections there are still plenty
of construction challenges,
partly dictated by Stuttgarts
geography. The city sits in a
bowl carved by the Neckar
River, with the main station
sitting at some 230m above sea
level. Building the high-speed

line out to the east will involve
the construction of the 9.5km
Fildertunnel, which will take the
line to a maximum elevation of
392m, some 162m above the
city. Ground breaking on this
took place in July, and it will
be the longest double tube rail
tunnel in Germany.
In fact, over the 59.6km of
new track being built for the
Stuttgart to Ulm high-speed
stretch, some 30.4km will be
in tunnels, and there will be
five such structures of 500m
or longer. Other significant
elements of the scheme include
17 elevated overpasses and an
additional 20 road bridges.
The scheme has not been
without its controversies. Indeed,
the wrangles over funding and
alternative schemes, along with
various objections, took a good
30 years to resolve between
project conception in the early
1980s and ground breaking in
2010.
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ADT for European market

Komatsu Europe International has introduced the HM300-5 articulated dump truck (ADT) to the EU
market, having been seen first at Conexpo 2014, in Las Vegas, US.
The HM300-5 is powered by a Komatsu SAA6D125E-7 engine that is EU Stage IV emissions certified and
producing a net 242kW.
The HM300-5 is equipped with the latest Komtrax remote monitoring technology with data access
via the web or by Komtrax Mobile on a smart phone. In addition to providing data such as fuel levels,
operating hours, location, cautions and maintenance alerts, Komtrax now also monitors AdBlue levels and
KDPF regeneration, and to provide fuel theft alerts.
Loading height on the HM300-5 is 2,830mm, which Komatsu said enabled easy and quick loading.
Additionally, the two single-staged body lift cylinders provide a 70 dump angle.
Selectable working modes allow the operator to choose between Economy and Power modes to tailor
machine performance to the application or to work conditions. The new Auto Idle Shutdown function
helps to lower costs by reducing unnecessary idle time.
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Diesel fuel consumption dropped by an average of 3 liters from 20 to 17 liters
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Warm-up time from a cold start was reduced by a third.
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