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Skanska is a large Swedish construction and property development company. It is one of the world's ten largest construction companies, with revenue of $18.69 billion in 2009 (Annual Report). 

In 2002, the company issued a press release with the headline, "Cementation Skanska gets green light on Iranian mine contract." 

Balfour Beatty is a large British infrastructure and construction contractor. It is the 19th largest contractor in the world and the single largest fixed rail infrastructure contractor. Its construction division specializes in "building, design, construction management, refurbishment and fit-out, mechanical and electrical services, civil engineering, ground engineering and rail engineering" (Company Website). 

Balfour Beatty has a UAE-based subsidiary called Dutco, which in turn has a subsidiary called Gulf Cobla LLC, which is described as having "major projects" in a list of countries including Iran. 

The Liebherr Group is a large, decentralized manufacturing company made up of over 100 companies that operate independently under the Liebherr Group banner, with a workforce of over 32,000 and revenues of 6.96 billion euros in 2009. The Liebherr Group focuses on construction equipment and specializes in cranes, aircraft parts, and mining (Company Website). 

The Liebherr Group sells cranes, hydraulic excavators, and other equipment in Iran through the Boron Marz Co. 

This equipment has applications in sensitive industries, such as the construction of oil and gas or nuclear facilities. In addition, the Iranian regime has used cranes to publicly execute political prisoners ("Khomeini fatwa led to killing of 30,000 in Iran"). 

Belaz is a large Belarusian construction equipment manufacturer specializing in mining. It sells equipment in Iran through dealer Zagros Machine Mining & Construction Equipment. 

Konecranes is a Finnish construction equipment company and "world-leading lifting equipment manufacturer serving manufacturing and process industries, nuclear industry, shipyards and harbors with productivity enhancing lifting solutions and services." In 2009, Konecranes had a sales total of 1.67 billion euros (Company Website). 

Konecranes sells cranes through an Iranian dealer, Sepahan Lifter (Company Website). 

Konecranes owns an American crane company, Morris Materials. Hoist Magazine, a trade journal, reported that Morris sold crane kits to the Iran-based Arian Company, which generated $900,000 in sales in the year 2000 alone ("Morris Firms Relationships in Middle Eastern Region"). 

The British-Iranian Chamber of Commerce notes that Alperton Ltd, a British engineering company, operates dealerships for Morris cranes in Iran (BICC). 

Konecranes operates a joint venture, Crane Industrial Services LLC, with the UAE-based Kanoo Group. The shipping arm of the Kanoo Group has extensive business interests in Iran (Kanoo Shipping Agencies). 

In addition to their wide application in the petrochemical, oil, natural gas, and nuclear industries, Iran has used overhead cranes to publicly execute political prisoners ("Khomeini fatwa led to killing of 30,000 in Iran"). 

Morris Material Handling, an American subsidiary of Konecranes, is a construction equipment company that specializes in overhead cranes for industrial, shipping, and nuclear applications, as well as hoists and replacement parts (Company Website). Morris claims that its products are in use in over 30,000 sites around the world (Company Website). 

Hoist Magazine, a trade journal, reported that Morris sold crane kits to the Iran-based Arian Company, which generated $900,000 in sales in the year 2000 alone ("Morris Firms Relationships in Middle Eastern Region"). 

The British-Iranian Chamber of Commerce notes that Alperton Ltd, a British engineering company, operates dealerships for Morris cranes in Iran (BICC). 

In addition to their wide application in the petrochemical, oil, natural gas, and nuclear industries, Iran has used overhead cranes to publicly execute political prisoners ("Khomeini fatwa led to killing of 30,000 in Iran"). 

Hyster is an American materials handling company, which offers "a comprehensive range of warehousing equipment, industrial lift trucks, container handlers and reach stackers as well as quality parts" (Company Website). In addition to three manufacturing plants in the US, Hyster also has manufacturing operations in Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, Australia, Ireland, The Netherlands, and Italy, with a dealer presence in 130 countries (Company Website). 

Alperton Ltd, a British engineering company, has bid to become Hyster's agent in Iran. Alperton already has extensive business interests in Iran ("British Hyster Agent Pushes Into Iranian Market").

Alperton states it sells Hyster forklift trucks in Iran (BICC). In addition to their application in the construction industry, Iran has previously used forklift trucks to publicly execute political prisoners ("Khomeini fatwa led to killing of 30,000 in Iran"). 

“Layher International is a world-leading scaffolding producer and supplier for the petrochemical, energy, manufacturing and construction industries and for commercial, infrastructure, industrial and event applications.  With home offices in Germany, Layher has a respected global presence in Europe, Asia, South America, the United States and Canada.” (Layher USA Website- About us)

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“Kadiran Industrial Tools has established on 1985 and now it became on of major Iranians Oil-Gas & Petrochemical Suppliers.  Who held huge stock for Iranian market and both technically and commercially able to handle enquiries.”  [SIC]

The Kadiran website lists Layher as one of its suppliers (Kadiran Website).

"As a leading global manufacturer of agricultural equipment, AGCO offers a full line of tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage and tillage equipment, which are distributed through more than 2,700 independent dealers and distributors in more than 140 countries worldwide."

"AGCO products are sold through four core brands: Challenger®, Fendt®, Massey Ferguson® and Valtra®, providing equipment to help farmers respond to today’s high demands" (Company website).

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Valtra, which is sold in over 75 countries, lists a dealer in Iran. (Valtra website)

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"In 1999, Dalfard introduced Valtra Inc, as its sole provider of heavy tractors and for the first time Valrta was presented to the Iranian Market in Agro-Food Exhibition in Tehran. Our management team with great dedication, hard work, and an accurate planning were able to import 500 units of Valtra tractors in Iran, which has been followed with bigger VALTRA T170 and T171 model with 184 hp" (Iranian Dealer website).

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In 2003, Valtra "received an order from Iran for 500 tractors. The tractors are 140-horsepower, 6-cylinder Valtra 8400 models. The order includes spare parts and extensive training. The contract is the largest single order ever booked by Valtra" (" Valtra Wins Major Order in Iran," Valtra Press Release, June 23 2003). 

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Massey Ferguson, another global brand of AGCO, and, according to the website, "the most widely sold brand of agricultural machinery in the world," is licensed to be sold at Iran Tractor Mfg Co (ITMCo) in Iran, under the names of VenIran, TajIran, MFT and Eder Derdison (Massey Ferguson Company Profile)

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The Iran Tractor Manufacturing Company manufactures and sells Massey Ferguson tractors. (Iran Tractor Manufacturing Company website)

Indeco is an Italian manufacturer of hydraulic breakers, with a number of subsidiaries, and regional headquarters in the USA, UK, and Australia.

Touranto Co. P.J.S., a company supplies/construction equipment distributor, as an authorized distributor on its Italian website (Indeco Italian Company Website). 

Touranto lists Indeco products under the products section of its website (Touranto Company Website).