Factory friendly

Loaders take on truck cranes
Crane rental companies are buying lorry loader cranes to rent out for small-scale lifting and transport, reports Will Dalrymple

ConExpo Grammer
Two new seats for construction machinery are on show. Each has a different means of support.

ConExpo Scheuerle
The new Wide Combi Trailer is on show.

ConExpo Leica Geosystems
Promised is a new range of job site measuring equipment including "the most advanced precision machine control technology, laser-based solutions, the hottest GPS-guided tools and high-performance robotic systems."

ConExpo AEM
Teams of students will build construction machines that must accomplish lifting and moving tasks at the AEM's stand (L3224) as part of the AEM's Construction Challenge.