An award given out at the 2008 Doosan Management Awards ceremony.

Doosan company recognised for Bobcat takeover
SEOUL, South Korea
Doosan Infracore's Construction Equipment BG, which played a key role in the company's acquisition of Bobcat, has received the Management Innovation Prize at the 2008 Doosan Management Awards ceremony.

The annual ceremony aims to encourage Doosan Group affiliates that perform well including those that post the highest EBIT growth for the past year. This year, the Grand Prize went to Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Power Plant BG, while Doosan Infracore's Engines & Material BG and SRS Korea received special prizes.

TMHU plants 20,000 trees
IRVINE, CA, United States
Toyota Material Handling USA Inc (TMHU) has announced that 20,000 trees will be planted in national forests damaged by fire or other natural causes through its partnership with Arbor Day Foundation.

TMHU's agreement with the foundation was to plant a tree for each 8-Series forklift that was sold in 2007. It has also said it is expanding its commitment by donating one tree for every Toyota forklift delivered in 2008. This could result in another 30,000 trees being planted.

Arbor Day Foundation is a non-profit organisation that aims to inspire people to plant, nurture and "celebrate" trees. For more information, see: www.arborday.org.

Petrolesport has ordered another four RTGs from Konecranes.

Konecranes supplies Petrolesport
HYVINKÄÄ, Finland
Konecranes has signed a contract to supply four rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Russian cargo terminal OJSC Petrolesport in St Petersburg.

Petrolesport has ordered 11 RTGs, five are operating while six are being manufactured. Petrolesport is expanding its terminal in the St Petersburg port to accommodate container traffic growth in Russia. The 16-wheel RTGs that were ordered can lift up to 50 tonnes and stack one over five containers high.

The value of the order is confidential and delivery is expected to be completed by early 2009.

Construction show bigger than before
MILWAUKEE, WI, United States
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) estimates that 17 billion pounds (7.7 million tonnes) of equipment and exhibit materials will be on display at the 2008 CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE trade shows in Las Vegas from 11 to 15 March.

CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008's combined indoor and outdoor exhibit space is now over 2.293 million sqft (213,026 m²), about 22% more than in 2005.

AEM says trend lines indicate the shows' attendance is likely to exceed 2005's attendance total of 125,000 people.