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Hitachi Construction Machinery UK, a leading name in the construction, quarrying and demolition equipment market, has raised £25,000 for the Lighthouse Construction Indus...
Vaughan Gething MS, the Welsh Minister for Economy, has visited FuelActive, to see first-hand how the company’s clean fuel delivery system is reducing fuel consumption an...
Rokbak’s commitment to rock-solid reliability, power and performance is in sharp focus at Hillhead. Three Rokbak articulated haulers are at this year’s show, giving visit...
Visitors to Hillhead 2022, the UK’s largest quarrying, construction and recycling exhibition, will be able to get to grips with Continental’s broad range of intelligent o...
Travis Perkins plc is investing in a new fleet of 26-tonne Volvo Trucks, designed to support the Group’s ambitious carbon reduction target and maximise the safety and eff...
A ground-breaking flameless combustion system which allows green off-grid electric car charging has been created by an entrant in a multi-million-pound competition funded...
Electrogenic has announced the launch of a revolutionary ‘drop in’ kit to convert working Land Rover Defenders to fully-electric power. The conversion kit, aimed at the a...
Hyundai Construction Equipment has introduced two articulated dump truck models to its rapidly expanding line of heavy construction and earthmoving equipment. The HA30A a...
Highways engineers are being urged to increase the focus on surface water treatment at the design stage following the recent World Environment Day 2022. This year’s World...
Low carbon asphalt is set to become a feature of UK roads as Tarmac makes the most significant sustainable improvement to its range of asphalt mixtures since the business...
Allan J Hargreaves Plant Engineers has been working with Xwatch Safety Solutions just over two years ago and to date the company has installed more than 100 Xwatch system...
Work sites in the highways sector are set to become even safer and more sustainable after the launch of new innovation from Solar Gates UK. The development of INSTABOOM S...
Volvo Energy invests in the UK-based, second-life battery energy storage specialist Connected Energy in order to further accelerate Volvo Group’s battery business and sus...
VolkerFitzpatrick has recently won a £59 million contract from Birmingham City Council to provide strengthening and refurbishment works to the A38(M) Tame Valley Viaduct,...
pioneering 5G Connected and Automated Logistics (5G CAL) pilot has succeeded in its mission to prove the potential of next generation technology in overcoming barriers fo...
Thousands of financial and business professionals are set to showcase the valuable role the finance and investment sector can play in the fight against climate change at...
Failure to install the correct compliant highways ironwork in the right locations can lead to costly repair bills and potentially create dangerous conditions on busy road...
Isle of Wight-based MCM Construction has bought three new electric JCB machines – adding to a three-strong existing electric JCB fleet. The new JCB 19C-1E mini excavator,...
Durham-based, Anglo Scottish Asset Finance, is partnering with Diode, an electric vehicle (EV) suitability assessment software platform, to help break down the barriers t...
Elliotts (Cheltenham) Ltd., based in Bishops Cleeve, near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire in the UK, has been providing services to the area for well over 100 years. From e...
The University of Birmingham’s Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with rail cyber security compa...
to Traffex at Birmingham’s NEC this week will be able to try out for themselves a traffic monitoring solution for yellow box and other civil traffic infringement enforcem...
Bringing together a series of unique features into one sophisticated, wireless solution, Traffic Group Signals is gearing up to launch Evo1 – the world’s first ‘crossover...
One of the UK’s leading construction firms has bought six new JCB machines including a brand-new Stage V 220X which runs on innovative green HVO fuel. Purchased by Glasgo...
Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business, has begun a trial of a ground-breaking fuel conditioner as part of its ongoin...
The UK’s first commercially available biogenic asphalt has been contracted on a National Highways scheme in Ulverston, Cumbria, as the national road network body seeks to...
With just days to go before the traffic and transport industry gets together for Traffex Parkex 2022 at Birmingham’s NEC (14-16 June), there is much to look forward to at...
THE safety and longevity of all major roads in Bracknell has been improved, thanks to a solution provided by Wrekin Products. The trial, in partnership with Ringway, whic...
After last year’s highly successful JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham reintroduced the industry to in-person conferences, this year’s event is going to be bigge...
With environmental concerns at the top of the agenda, a leading provider of operated vehicle hire for the waste management sector has turned to Hyundai’s new generation A...
Aggregate Industries, in partnership with Holcim Coastal, will be showcasing its complete range of coastal protection solutions, including the renowned Xbloc system, at t...
STAR Index will be attending Reset Connect on 28 & 29 June at ExCeL in London as part of London Climate Action week (LCAW). LCAW brings together leading climate profe...
According to the Institute for Government report “How governments use evidence to make transport policy”, the Department for Transport (DfT) is planning a major programme...
The number of vehicles on UK roads have been steadily increasing in recent years, with 39.2 million licensed vehicles recorded in 2021 alone. With car emissions a major s...
One of the leading worldwide providers of portable accommodation and secure storage containers, Mobile Mini UK, has introduced an upgraded water bowser solution to its pr...
The UK’s safe digging community has never been stronger, with 84 percent of all projects now preceded by a search for underground pipes and cables, according to Digging u...
SRL Traffic Systems has become the only mobile ITS (intelligent transport system) hire supplier to provide local authorities with a scalable traffic management software p...
Ford has teamed up with the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to “Make it Visible” – a new high-visibility campaign using higher-viz safety vests to grab attention...
Balfour Beatty today announces that it has secured a c. £50 million contract to deliver essential upgrade works to London Underground’s Piccadilly line. The contract is t...
Air pollution from motor vehicles is an invisible danger that is a serious threat to our health and wellbeing. Richard Sabin, Managing Director of Biotecture, looks at ho...
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