CONTENTS

• AZERBAIJAN EXPANDS PRODUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS
• BACKHOE LOADERS LEAD CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT BOOM IN POLAND
• CATERPILLAR AND MITSUBISHI REACH TERMS OVER SALE OF JOINT VENTURE
• FORK RENT ACQUIRES SWIFT PLANT HIRE
• FRENCH CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MARKET GROWS BY 19 PER CENT IN 2007
• KRANENBOUW BUYS OUT STK
• NEW SPANISH TELEHANDLER
• SKYJACK OFFERS TO PURCHASE VOLVO’S TELEHANDLER BUSINESS
• SWITZERLAND: DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MINI EXCAVATOR SECTOR
• TEREX TO OPEN NEW AERIAL WORK PLATFORM FACTORY IN CHINA
• VÖGELE TO BUILD NEW ASPHALT FINISHER FACTORY
• ZETOR PRODUCTION RISES EIGHT PER CENT IN 2007