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Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Etisalat showcases autonomous and connected vehicles at GITEX

UAE telecom provider Etisalat is using the GITEX Technology Week 2017 in Dubai to demonstrate its contribution towards Dubai’s ‘Autonomous Transportation Strategy’

Kuwait reveals system for autonomous vehicles at Dubai's GITEX

Lidar, a road scanning system, will work in tandem with Kuwait Finder to "lay a solid base for self-driving cars", an official reportedly said

Western Motors plans major expansion of Abu Dhabi facility

Western Motors, the distributor of Chrysler Jeep, Mopar and Fiat in Abu Dhabi, plans to more than double the size of its automotive complex on Airport Road by Q1 2018

Swisslog begins $21m automated warehouse project in Dubai

Swisslog is executing a $21m fully automated warehouse project for UAE water-bottling company Mai Dubai that will see it deliver two warehouses and a monorail by 2018

Gulf contractors increasingly favour cordless tools on jobsites

Hilti’s Konstantin Fedin explores the rise of battery-powered cordless hand tools on the jobsite, within the context of “double digit” growth within the hand tools market

Experts assess the impact of Dubai’s decree on standby power

Six months on from the power failure at the Dubai Mall, PMV Middle East asks Himoinsa, JCB Power Products and SDMO-dealer GENAVCO about the potential impact of Dubai’s subsequent decree

Terex Middle East appoints Genie distributor for Russia

Terex Aerial Work Platforms’ Middle East office appoints Moscow-based UniRent as its distributor for the full line of Genie products, barring light towers, in Russia

Thomas Schramm rejoins Terex Cranes as sales VP

In his new role, Schramm will drive the company’s sales and product support strategy for Terex- and Demag-branded mobile and crawler crane models

Mercedes-Benz Vans begins drone delivery pilot project

Daimler works with US drone developer Matternet and Swiss online marketplace Siroop to pilot test a drone to van same-day delivery system for e-commerce goods

LNG-powered Volvo heavy truck slashes emissions by 20%

Volvo Trucks debuts LNG heavy truck with the same 460hp power output as a diesel Volvo FH, but 20% lower carbon emissions than other diesel- or gas-powered vehicles

Al Naboodah Group Enterprises relaunches DAF Trucks in UAE

Al Naboodah Group Enterprises officially announces its partnership with DAF Trucks and the relaunch of the Dutch truck brand in the UAE

Featured Articles
	PMV Roundtable: Himoinsa, JCB & GENAVCO on temporary power PMV Middle East sits down with Himoinsa, JCB, and SDMO distributor GENAVCO to discuss the back up and temporary power industry, the segment’s key drivers and the future of the market
	Hilti's Konstantin Fedin uses hand tool batteries to power a vehicle Konstantin Fedin demonstrates the power of Hilti’s cordless hand tool batteries by using them to power an electrified Hilti vehicle
	Robot uprising: Swisslog on automation and robotisation in logistics PMV sits down with Swisslog’s Alain Khaddoum to discuss the advance of automation in logistics
	March of the apps: Yalla Pickup, Trukker and Trukkin on digital trucking PMV Middle East meets the men behind three startups, Yalla Pickup, Trukker and Trukkin, looking to storm the transport segment with their cloud-based service aggregation apps
	Big Interview: Auger Torque’s Rohan Saldanha on earthmoving tools Rohan Saldanha discusses the market applications of Auger Torque’s hydraulic earthmoving attachments, and how the time is right for the firm’s entry into the Gulf construction segment
	A lifting revolution: Wessel Helmens on Mammoet’s wind turbine cranes PMV Middle East catches up with Wessel Helmens, Mammoet’s director of innovations, to discuss the heavy lifter’s radical new proposal for wind turbine work

COMMENT

Joining the dots: on the rising interconnectivity of on-site equipment

PMV Middle East points to the growing signs of the increasing interconnectivity of plant, machinery and vehicles on the jobsite

	COVER STORY PMV Roundtable: Himoinsa, JCB & GENAVCO on temporary power
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Special Reports

	Telescopic vision: the market and industry trends in telehandlers
	Material Handling: PMV talks growth in Middle East forklift markets
	Desert trailers: the market leaders in trailer and truck body building
	Top 10 plant, machinery and vehicles deals in the Gulf in H1 2017
	PMV Power List: Equipment manufacturers and dealers you should know

Media

	Video: Volvo's emission-busting LNG-powered heavy truck
	In pictures: The Gulf’s Top 10 real estate developers of 2017
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	In Pictures: Latest images of Abu Dhabi's Midfield Terminal project
	Video: The Gulf’s top 50 real estate developers of 2017

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