Day: 22 October 2019

North-East based B&B Attachments is to exhibit at the International Concrete Conference and Exhibition (ICCX), which focuses on the concrete and precast industries. The event takes place on the 24 and 25 November 2019 at the Sharjah Expo Centre, Middle East. ICCX has established itself as a main fixture for the concrete and precast industries in the Middle East.

The exhibition focus is on two main areas, including; Precast concrete solutions for a sustainable environment and infrastructure, and Precast Concrete Technology and Innovative Construction Technologies.

Established for almost 40 years, B&B Attachments Ltd describes itself as the leading material handling equipment manufacturer in the UK and Ireland. B&B specialises in the design and manufacture of bespoke specialist attachments, which includes the BlockMaster range; comprising of a collection of specialist clamps for the building products industry.

“It is clear that the Middle East construction market is full of substantial opportunities for us and the BlockMaster range,” says B&B Attachments Managing Director, Mike Barton. “The range incorporates many unique design features to ensure maximum productivity, damage reduction and safety when material brick, block, flag and kerb products. BlockMaster has proved extremely popular within the UAE construction market.” Barton continues, “We have taken steps to tailor our approach with our customers’ needs in mind and we look forward to further exploring the opportunities which the Middle Eastern market presents.”

Visit B&B Attachments at ICCX on stand number 17 – you can book an appointment today at info@bandbattachments.com.

Fleet mobility provider DKV has today acquired Dutch companies Alfa Transport Service VoF (ATS) and Alfa Commercial Finance BV (ACF).

The acquisition of ATS complements the present refund business operations of DKV Group – reclaiming and refunding of VAT on goods and services purchased abroad – and broadens its customer basis. To DKV, its acquisition of ACF means an extension of its service portfolio by way of new financial services like factoring – in which a company assigns outstanding debts to a financial services institute.

Marco van Kalleveen, CEO of DKV MOBILITY SERVICES Group comments: “To us, both these acquisitions mean a substantial expansion in line with our strategy of growth. Apart from our core activity, fuel cards and toll services, we also discern great potential in areas like VAT-refunding and Financial Services. As Europe’s leading mobility service provider we can expand our integrated service portfolio this way.”

Transaction figures have not been disclosed.

Pictured are REMOBIS director Michiel Stekelenburg, DKV CEO Marco van Kalleveen, DKV CFO Dr. Werner Grünewald together with Frank and Bert Dijkstra, both of them directors of ATS (3^rd and 2^nd from right) and Bart Romeijn, CEO of ACF (right).