SYLVIE CORBET and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY - Associated Press - Fri April 19, 2019
Notre Dame Rector: 'Computer Glitch' Possible Fire Culprit
PARIS (AP) — A "computer glitch" may have been behind the fast-spreading fire that ravaged Notre Dame, the cathedral's rector said Apirl 19, as architects and construction workers tried to figure out how to stabilize the damaged structure and protect it from the elements....
Emily Buenzle - Mon April 15, 2019
Notre-Dame Cathedral on Fire Amidst Renovations
Firefighters are tackling a blaze that broke out at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15. While the fire's cause is still under investigation, the Paris fire brigade said it could be traced to renovations that were under way, the Associated Press reported....
Terex Cranes - Mon December 17, 2018
Terex AC 500-2 Lifts Ventilation System at Montparnasse Station
In order to lift a blower weighing approximately 2.2 tons onto the roof of the Montparnasse Station in Paris for its customer Axima, crane service provider Ponticelli Frères had to face a whole series of challenges: Little space, the need to navigate a tricky traffic situation in the metropolis, and an incredibly small window of time to complete the lift....
terex - Wed July 25, 2018
New Demag AC 100-4L All Terrain Crane for STL
Crane service provider STL, based in Ruitz, Northern France has just added a brand new Demag AC 100-4L all terrain crane to its fleet. “There were two primary reasons why we decided on the AC 100-4L: On one hand, it's the most compact crane in its class....
terex - Mon July 23, 2018
Action Lev Installs Craft Beer Tanks With Demag Crane Tandem Lift
The rising popularity of craft beer is a significant boom for local breweries. To keep pace with increasing demand for favorite local flavors, craft breweries are expanding production and storage capacities....
Mecalac - Thu July 12, 2018
Mecalac Group Takes Over Pichon Brand Production of Compact Wheel Loaders
The Mecalac Group, specialists in design, manufacture and distribution of construction equipment and based in Annecy, Haute-Savoie (France), will take over production of a range of compact wheel loaders, currently being manufactured by the French company Pichon, starting on Jan....
Mecalac - Mon June 11, 2018
Mecalac Intensifies Business Development in Americas
Export development is one of the priorities for the French Mecalac Group, which has been designing, manufacturing and selling machines dedicated to urban construction sites for more than 40 years. With this as a focus, on May 16 and 17 Mecalac welcomed its dealers from the Americas: Canada, USA, Mexico, Colombia and Chile to its premises in Annecy-le-Vieux....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Fri May 25, 2018
Mecalac Showcases Innovative Product Line at Intermat
Held on the home turf of Mecalac in France, Intermat 2018 drew hundreds of thousands of attendees from around the world to Paris. But just because this show was in Mecalac's home country of France does not negate the fact that Mecalac is moving quickly with is globalization strategy to have its machines available worldwide....
Thu January 25, 2018
New Transforming Products From Allu at Intermat 2018
Allu Group will exhibit equipment from the Transformer and Processor ranges at Intermat 2018. As well as established equipment, Allu will unveil the latest features of the equipment and launching a new, exciting development....
Emily Buenzle - Fri January 19, 2018
Workers Build French Castle With 13th Century Tools
Imagine trying to build a castle—without modern-day construction equipment. It sounds impossible, but a group of enthusiasts is attempting to do just that in Burgundy, France. Michel Guyot and Maryline Martin starting building Guedelon Castle in 1997, or 1228, if you're counting in historical years, using exclusively 13th-century construction techniques and materials, Metro reported....
