JCB has unveiled the 116D single drum soil compactor, a high-performance roller designed for infrastructure construction and maintenance, general construction and landscaping projects. Initially available in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, the 116D delivers low fuel consumption, high compaction performance and improved operator comfort
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Kenya to build Volvo truck manufacturing plant worth US$24mn

The plant will be constructed through a partnership with NECST Motors who are now the exclusive importers of Volvo trucks in the Eastern African region. (Image source: Volvo FH/Volvo)
Volvo group, a Swedish multinational manufacturing company, will construct a truck manufacturing plant worth US$24mn at Mombasa in Kenya, with an aim to expand the company’s truck manufacturing business in the East African region
Bauer Pure Air 4.0: The new dimension in breathing air supply
Bauer’s new Verticus and Mini-Verticus systems have been developed as an all-new platform, offering unlimited interfaces for applications in the future
TE Connectivity opens first cable assembly facility in Morocco

The new facility will specialise in the assembly of cables, mainly for the country’s automotive sector. (Image source: Jarmoluk/Pixabay)
TE Connectivity has opened its first manufacturing facility in Morocco’s Tangier Free Trade Zone
Schneider Electric and Steelcor Power to make MV switchgears in South Africa

The Premset switchgears will allow medium voltage operators to enhance safety and network efficiency. (Image source: Kecko/Flickr)
Schneider Electric has signed a partnership agreement with Steelcor Power to produce medium voltage (MV) switchgears in Boksburg, South Africa