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In what it says is a "a world first," Swedish specialist company Aquajet Systems has introduced a new diesel/electric-powered hybrid hydrodemolition robot offering a wide range of new features, including pollution-free operation in enclosed areas in electric-mode.

A civil engineering tender worth U$4.73 billion for work in Saint Petersburg, Russia, has been awarded to a consortium of Russian, Italian and Turkish companies.

A team from the Netherlands has secured a hard-won victory in Volvo Construction Equipment's gruelling Masters Final held in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Five teams from across the world took part in the final, which recognises teams of parts and service technicians from across Volvo Construction Equipment's global network. The winning team, from the dealer Kuiken in the Netherlands, comprised Gido Bennink, Frans van Boxmeer, Jos Houben and was lead by Harco Christiaens.

A new project is planned is Russian city St Petersburg that will extend Suzdalsky Prospect from Vyborgkoye Highway to the road to Kamenka.

A report from the VDMA (the German Engineering Federation) says that mid-year business situation is highly diverse for companies in the German construction equipment and building material machinery industries.

The contract for Italy's new Pedemontana Lombarda highway is likely to be handled by a consortium headed by Austrian contractor Strabag.

The tender process for the new Sei Tayan bridge project in Indonesia is now opening.

The Fellowship Orientation and Executive Leadership Program of the Washington Program Center is now the IRF Road Scholar Program. It encompasses the ten-day Fellows' Orientation Program, the Executive Leadership workshop, and the brand new IRF career fair. This year, 25 students from 19 countries participated, bringing the 59-year-old program total to 1,180.

Many governments worldwide are using investment in infrastructure as a means to help tackle the current economic conditions. New highway construction, widening and repair contracts as well as bridge and tunnel projects that had been planned, are now being accelerated to help the industry and provide construction jobs.

Key highway projects are being planned in Vietnam. The Ninh Binh-Thanh Hoa expressway will run 127km and is expected to cost US$1.6 billion to construct. The Nghi Son-Bai Vot expressway will cost $1 billion to build and Vietnam's Ministry of Transport (MoT) hopes to source a loan from the World Bank for this project. Vietnam's MoT is putting the projects through the tender process at present. The deals will be made under either the build-operate-transfer (BOT) or public-private partnership (PPP) models. So

Munich,Germany-based light and compact equipment manufacturer Wacker Neuson grew at an "above-average rate" during the second quarter of 2011.

The cost of the Strait of Messina bridge looks set to climb from original estimates.

Congestion beating measures in Bahrain will see the construction of a new underpass and a section of flyover.

Moscow's new Zvenigorodskoye Highway arterial road project should be complete by September 2012.

Ausa is continuing to widen its product range with the addition of an improved high-tipping dumper.

The tender process for two key toll roads in Indonesia is opening, subject to land clearance agreements being settled.

Sustainable efficiency will be the key theme for the during Construction Equipment World Economic Forum (CEWEF) 2011.

Framework plays a key role in construction of bridges and other major infrastructure works – Mike Woof writes Speeding construction processes can help reduce costs considerably and the latest formwork solutions can provide significant benefits in this regard. In many projects the use of standardized and modular formwork solutions can play a key role, reducing the planning and systems required for bridge building work.

Groeneveld Italia is celebrating 25 years of production. This comes in the same year that the Groeneveld Group in Gorinchem celebrates its 40th anniversary. With state of the art production facilities, an innovative research and development department and dedicated staff, nearly all Groeneveld and GreenCat products are developed and produced at the Italian plant in Brianza.

Two British brothers have built an electric drag racer capable of hitting 100km/h in just 1.6 seconds.