The Big 5, the largest and most influential construction industry event for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, will take place at Dubai World Trade Centre from 5-8 December 2022
Construction
Honeywell and MCIT to reduce energy consumption of buildings

MCIT and Honeywell sign an MoU to improve operational efficiency in government buildings across Egypt. (Image source: Honeywell)
Honeywell and Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that aims to advance sustainability, reduce energy consumption and improve operational efficiency in government buildings across Egypt
Cat 305 CR Mini Hydraulic Excavator delivers enhanced performance with lower operating costs

The 305 CR offers an angle dozer blade option to optimise machine flexibility in backfilling and finishing grading applications. (Image source: Cat)
Built to deliver an improved customer experience, the new 5-tonne Cat 305 CR Next Generation Mini Hydraulic Excavator delivers more power to the hydraulic pump, higher bucket breakout forces and deeper standard stick digging depths to increase performance by up to 20% over the previous 305E2 CR
Volvo invests towards electric hauling solutions to continue industry transformation
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has announced its intention to invest SEK 360mn (approximately US$32.7mn) into its production facility in Braås, Sweden between now and 2027
Elematic highlights raft of sustainable hollow-core manufacturing solutions at bauma
Elematics booth (Hall B/323) at bauma is spotlighting floor-production machinery covering sawing, drilling, and transportation, as well as innovative solutions for recycling concrete and wastewater