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Ritchie Bros introduces online tool for asset valuation
Snorkel launches global telematics solution Snorkel OnSite
A new online tool from global plant and machinery auction leader Ritchie Bros is helping equipment owners and managers make more informed decisions on buying and selling their assets. The tool, called Asset Valuator in its current beta version, has a database of millions of items previously sold through Ritchie Bros., which it utilises to help users make a price estimation of their machinery. The free online tool pulls historical data from various sources and the algorithm calculates average prices and estimates the value of a prospective seller’s equipment.
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Bentley Systems announces global expansion of Bentley Education programme
Bentley Systems has announced the global expansion of its Bentley Education programme. The programme offers seamless access to learning licenses of over 60 popular Bentley applications, at no cost, to all eligible students and educators, via the Bentley Education portal. Following the May 3, 2021 launch in the pilot countries of Australia, the UK, Singapore, Lithuania, and Ireland, the programme saw tremendous response, with more than 500,000 students and educators visiting the portal.
Snorkel has announced the launch of its new telematics offering, Snorkel OnSite, a full-service telematics suite available globally on most current Snorkel mobile elevating work platforms (MEWP) and telehandlers. The solution, which is powered by Trackunit, can be optioned at the time of ordering for factory-install, or for field-installation by an authorised Snorkel dealer or service centre. Snorkel added that many of its models are now telematics-ready, featuring a compatible connection for the telematics module.
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06 IRAQ
Hilti acquires Fieldwire for $300m
Mheila Reverse Osmosis WTP completed in Iraq’s Basra region
The Hilti Group has announced that it has an agreement to acquire Fieldwire, a San Francisco-based construction technology company, for approximately $300 million. Hilti said the strategic acquisition will bring together Fieldwire’s best-in-class product and Hilti’s global brand and market reach to help drive productivity at contractors and construction sites. The San Francisco-based company presently supports thousands of clients by offering a software solution that has a wide range of features and is also device-agnostic. It is used by general and specialty contractors alike.
December 2021 | MEConstructionNews.com
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JCB announces investment into hydrogen engines JCB is targeting the end of 2022 to make its first hydrogen powered machines available for sale and is investing $137.8m to produce the super-efficient engines. According to JCB, a team of 100 engineers is already working on the “exciting development” with the recruitment of up to 50 more engineers under way as the company targets for the first machines to be available to customers before the end of next year. The machines showcased were a prototype hydrogen powered JCB backhoe loader and a Loadall telescopic handler.
A new large-scale reverse osmosis water treatment plant (WTP) has been completed on the banks of Basra’s Shatt al-Arab river, with a capacity of 72,000m3/day. The Mheila Reverse Osmosis Plant is the first of its kind in the region as it’s reverse osmosis system enables flexible operation under different scenarios of salinity, varying from 2,000 to 30,000 mg/l. This is necessary to address the changing nature of the Shatt al-Arab river, which has been impacted by major variations in salinity level due to a variety of reasons.
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