Weekly recap: looking toward CONEXPO-CON/AGG, electric equipment debuts at bauma 2022, and more

CONEXPO-CON/AGG is only a couple of months away and manufacturers, contractors, and industry professionals are looking forward to the event. Stephen Roy, president of Volvo CE's North America region, is one of those looking forward to CONEXPO-CON/AGG and he sat down with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) to discuss the show.

At bauma 2022, manufacturers like Caterpillar, Bobcat, Doosan, Hamm, Liebherr, and more debuted new electric equipment, prototypes, and concepts. Heavy Equipment Guide gathered those machines in the article below.

This week also saw Ritchie Bros. increase its presence in the vehicle remarketing industry, Brandt Tractor became an authorized Morbark dealer in Canada, and the Government of Canada and the Cement Association of Canada launched a road map to achieve net-zero carbon concrete by 2050. Here are five articles from this week you won't want to miss.

Plugging in to zero emissions: big electric debuts and concepts at bauma

Electromobility has been growing for a long time and many manufacturers took advantage of bauma 2022 to debut new machines, concepts, and prototypes. Heavy Equipment Guide Editor Lee Toop has gathered many of the electric equipment debuts at bauma 2022 into one article.

Discover the bauma 2022 electric debuts in the full article.

Ritchie Bros. to increase presence in vehicle remarketing industry with majority acquisition of IAA

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated will acquire IAA, a digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers. The acquisition will provide Ritchie Bros. with a larger presence in the vehicle remarketing industry and will help accelerate the creation of a marketplace for commercial assets and vehicles that is supported by advanced technologies and data analytics. IAA's 210 existing facilities across the United States, Canada, and Europe will join Ritchie Bros.' existing network of owned and leased facilities globally.

Learn more about Ritchie Bros.' majority acquisition of IAA in the full article.

Brandt Tractor named authorized Canadian dealer for Morbark, Rayco, and Denis Cimaf equipment

Morbark and its affiliated brands Rayco and Denis Cimaf have selected Brandt Tractor as the exclusive, authorized dealer for the company's tree care, forestry/biomass, recycling, and Rayco Forestry/Denis Cimaf equipment lines in Canada. The equipment lines include brush cutters, stump cutters, articulated wheel loaders, horizontal and tub grinders, forestry mulchers, mulching attachments, whole tree drum chippers, and flails. Brandt was founded in 1932 as a small electrical contractor in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and has since grown to a total of 120 full-service equipment dealerships in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Find out more about Brandt Tractor becoming an authorized Canadian Morbark dealer in the full article.

Government of Canada and the CAC launch road map to achieve net-zero carbon concrete by 2050

Both the Government of Canada and the Cement Association of Canada (CAC) have launched a road map that outlines how the Canadian concrete industry can achieve net-zero carbon concrete by 2050. Concrete is the most used building material on the planet, and the cement needed to make that concrete accounts for seven percent of global CO2 emissions and about 1.5 percent of Canada's emissions. With support and collaboration from the Government of Canada and partners across the construction value chain, Canada's cement and concrete industry has the ability to eliminate more than 15 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions cumulatively by 2030.

Learn more about the Government of Canada and the Cement Association of Canada's road map to net-zero carbon concrete in the full article.

CONEXPO-CON/AGG offers a snapshot of the future direction for construction

CONEXPO-CON/AGG is only a couple of months away and will feature more than 1,800 exhibitors across over 2.7 million square feet. Stephen Roy, president of the North America region at Volvo Construction Equipment, discussed the benefits of the show for both equipment manufacturers and attendees with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Stephen Roy also discussed what he's looking forward to at CONEXPO, current trends in the construction industry, Volvo CE's booth, and more.

Read the interview between AEM and Stephen Roy in the full article.