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Al-Bahar introduces the new SEM 665F wheel loader

Available now in the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain, new SEM machine comes with powerful performance, enhanced efficiency, improved lifting capacity and more durability

Intermat 2024: Wirtgen Group to focus on sustainable road construction equipment

Smarter, safer and more sustainable the theme for the group, which will also premiere the Kleemann MOBIREX MR 100(i) NEOe and Hamm HD 12e in France at the show

Volvo Group accelerates hydrogen research with PhD scholarships for the internal combustion engine

Two PhD students will be chosen to conduct their research at Chalmers University of Technology and at Lund University, Sweden, while being employed by the Volvo Group

Khansaheb first in region to power construction cranes with Battery Energy Storage Systems

UAE contracting giant collaborates with AJI Rentals and Ampd Energy to deploy Ampd Energy’s Enertainer BESS lithium-ion solution to power two tower cranes at ‘Serenia Living’ on Palm Jumeirah

MYCRANE announces major Saudi expansion with launch of its own operations in Kingdom

Online crane rental platform terms move a “natural step”, with COO Piet Kraaijeveld to oversee KSA activities

Scania’s new Smart Dash takes driver aids and safety to the next level

Selectable and customisable digital module makes life behind the steering wheel simpler and stress-free for truckers

José De la Fuente returns as Continental’s head of Middle East operations

Old hand returns as Managing Director for Middle East as part of new leadership changes, five years after leaving region to take charge of Continental’s Mexico branch

Hitachi delivers first ZW370-5A wheeled loader in the UAE

HMEC hands over keys of region’s inaugural unit of 32-ton model to Hitachi dealer Middle East Crane Equipment Trading

Volvo Trucks tests hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric trucks on public roads

Heavy vehicles that emit only water vapour run successfully in harsh Arctic conditions ahead of becoming an important part of Volvo Trucks’ zero exhaust emission product portfolio in a few years

Epiroc to become first in mining industry to use fossil carbon emission-free recycled steel after delivery agreement with SSAB

Steelmaker to supply SSAB Zero™ steel produced using fossil-free energy for the manufacture of Epiroc’s battery-electric range of underground mine trucks and loaders to be introduced in Q3 this year

Scania and Northvolt unveil green battery capable of powering trucks for 1.5 million kilometres

Lithium-ion battery produced with fossil-free electricity has a carbon footprint approximately one-third of a comparative industry reference, while lasting roughly a vehicle's entire lifetime

Manitowoc expands dealer footprint across Central Asia through Kazakh partner Eurasian Machinery

Long-time Grove dealer for Kazakhstan to now also offer mobile crane brand in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan as company seeks to establish strong foothold in Central Asia and raise demand for both new and used cranes

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