Wacker Neuson to develop and produce exclusively Caterpillar branded mini hydraulic excavators.  (Munich, June 24, 2010) The relevant executive bodies of Wacker Neuson SE, Munich, Germany (ISIN DE000WACK012) and Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, USA (NYSE:CAT) have signed an agreement regarding the design, manufacture, distribution and support of Caterpillar mini excavators up to 3 tons. The aim of the cooperation is that the two parties form a long-term strategic alliance.

With its over 20 years presence in the sector of systems and machine tools, Sir Meccanica SpA has reached a prominent position in the world market for the production of portable multifunction machine tools, and is proposing new and revolutionary techniques to carry out  grinding work in the production and maintenance of  internal and external cylindrical surfaces, in heavy and light metallic carpentry in the sectors of  earthmoving, building, agricultural, road constructions, industrial field, machines and plants linked to transport and energy, railway equipment, nuclear plants, mercantile and passenger ships, gas and petroleum extracting towers, military transport vehicles and mining equipment of any brand or size, making innovation, reliability, and qualified customer service its strong points.

Manitou held today its Annual Shareholder meeting at its Ancenis HQ, under the chairmanship of Marcel Braud.

Six months back  Despite a frozen start to 2010, Euro Auctions can report that sale-on-sale, the used market is showing signs of growth proving that the market for plant and industrial equipment is buoyant and prices are recovering.

House of Frank Loyd Wright's Cascade will soon have a company match. Concervancy Western Pennsylvania, the organization that handles both the House of the waterfall and various educational programs, organized a contest for achieving permanent housing and park space rental housing to support various educational activities. The competition was won by Patka Architects of Vancouver, who proposed a series of underground house, buried in the hill slopes of Bear Run Nature Reserve, where is the famous home of Wright's. The contest theme must achieve optimal natural environment and the construction will not disturb the ecosystem. Patkau’s proposal was selected from a list of six firms because: “In its subtlety, it is provocative and it carries forward the discourse about architectural space. The main feature of the project is not its content, but elements that have managed to omit them."