MOBA Mobile Automation AG launched its patented PAVE-TM, the world’s first system for automatic layer thickness measurement in road construction. The pioneering system captures the installation thickness of any road layer and is thus the first and only system for contact-free layer thickness measurement during asphalt installation, according to the company.

Bosch Limited, a leading supplier of technology and services, posted gross sales and income from operations of Rs 2,770 crore in the first quarter of FY 2017-18, thus registering a 3.3 per cent increase over the same period of the previous year

Allcargo Logistics has achieved a total revenue from operations at Rs 1,483 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, as compared to Rs 1,399 crore for the corresponding previous period, an increase of 6 per cent, mainly on account of volume growth in Multimodal Transport Operations (MTO) business - 86 per cent of revenues are from the global MTO business.

Leading commercial vehicle (CV) players witnessed double-digit growth in sales during July 2017. Tata Motors reported a 15 per cent growth in sales of commercial vehicles at 27,842 units. According to the company, a ramp-up of BS-IV production.

The construction equipment sales in India is expected to grow 10 per cent this year, according to an Off-Highway Research report. Off-Highway Research expects sales to exceed 73,000 units this year, surpassing the previous record sales of 72,492 units seen in 2011. The market in the first half of the year was particularly strong ahead of the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on July 1.

Global engineering and infrastructure advisory firm Aurecon has appointed Mieszko Iwaskow as its Transport Planning Leader. Based in New Zealand, Mieszko’s rich industry experience in transport planning, project delivery, team leadership and management effectively complements the breadth and depth of expertise offered by the growing global team of transport planners that he will lead at Aurecon.

Tata Projects has completed the Lucknow Secretariat to Hazratgunj underground tunnel boring work for the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation. According to the company, this was achieved in a seamless, disruption-free manner and in a short period of five months. The tunnel boring of 812 m stretch was executed as an EPC project.

Essar Ports has signed a 30-year concession agreement with the Government of Mozambique to develop a new coal terminal at Beira Port, as part of a Public Private Partnership (PPP) project.

Cummins India recorded a gross sales growth of 5 per cent at Rs 1,388 crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period last year, and 12 per cent compared to the prior quarter. Domestic sales grew 10 per cent as compared to the same period last year and 6 per cent compared to the prior quarter. Exports declined 5 per cent as compared to the same period last year but improved 31 per cent compared to the prior quarter.