NEWS 6
Development banks and manufactures provide support after Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

BUSINESS 10
Finnish asphalt cartel ordered to pay damages, but state also said to have benefitted.

KHL.COM 13
Videos from first International Construction Economic Forum are now available on www.khl.com.

ICEF 14
Some 200 delegates and speakers took part in inaugural conference, awards ceremony and networking event.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 18
The outlook for construction in many North African countries is tied to political developments.

REGIONAL REPORT 21
North Africa’s construction markets are open for business despite political instability.

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION 25
New technology is coming to the sector at the same time that robust global demand for cement is forecast.

OEM 35
Designing efficient construction machines starts with component parts, a sector where changes are afoot.

PORTABLE POWER 41
Fresh thinking in the compressor, generator and lighting tower sectors.

WORLD OF CONCRETE 49
Celebrating its 40-year history, World of Concrete in Las Vegas, US, is set to kick off the 2014 exhibition season with a range of new machines on show.

EQUIPMENT 56
An unassuming apartment block project on the outskirts of Geneva is helping UK rental company Groundforce introduce its hydraulic shoring technology to the European market.

SUBSCRIPTIONS 58

CLASSIFIED 59