China's Expanding Heavy Equipment Market Could Determine Future Leaders of the Industry

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A Forbes.com’s China Tracker blog reports on the battle for the Chinese construction equipment market and how companies who prosper in China will be future leaders of the equipment business worldwide.

The story reports that China’s heavy equipment market becoming the largest in the world, leading the way in demand for equipment such as wheel loaders growing 63% over 2000 and excavators growing 84%.

With such growth, China’s heavy equipment market has grown four times faster than China’s auto industry.

Source: Forbes.com

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Construction Associations’ Coalition Will Help Contractors Cut Emissions

The Associated General Contractors of America homepage reports that The Associated General Contractors of Greater Florida,in partnership with a coalition of construction associations in the Southeast, will invest more than $1.6 million over the next two years to cut diesel emissions from off–road construction equipment that is currently in use.

The U.S. EPA has awarded the National Funding Assistance Program grant to the Florida Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors Association to support voluntary diesel retrofit efforts by AGC of Greater Florida contractors and other diesel users across Florida, Alabama and Georgia.

"We don’t just want to rebuild Florida's economy, we want to rebuild our commitment to this state’s national treasures," said Richard Marshall, the association’s president. "The industry is committed to building a better, greener, and more prosperous future for Floridians."

The coalition expects to retrofit or replace more than 200 pieces of construction equipment and train more than 300 individuals from its member companies over the next two years.

"Contractors are helping to boost our economy, and they're committed to doing so in an environmentally friendly way," said Stephen E. Sandherr, chief executive officer of the Arlington, VA–based Associated General Contractors of America. "Our goal is to make digging in the brown dirt as green as possible."

Source: The Associated General Contractors of America

Volvo EC460CHR Demolition Excavator Boasts Enhanced Engine Power and Torque

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The Volvo homepage features details on the EC460CHR, a part of the growing line of Volvo high-reach demolition excavators.

The EC460CHR features an 89-foot-7-inch boom and arm and is supplied with both high-reach demolition boom and standard excavator configuration digging boom / arm and a changeover process that takes as little as 30 minutes.

Photo Credit: Volvo Construction Equipment

The EC460CHR boasts enhanced engine power and torque, along with efficient slew speed and torque. The excavator also provides exactly tailored hydraulic flow and pressure output, allowing operators to get the most out of high-reach attachments such as pulverizers, grapples, crushers, hammers and shears.