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The most trusted health and safety qualifications in the world β the NEBOSH National and International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety β have been u...
Silverstone-based Delta Motorsport has launched its autonomous-capable electric vehicle test best known as the Delta S2 flexible vehicle platform at the UKβs premier low...
Almost a mile of track has been replaced on the approach to London Liverpool Street, the third busiest station in the UK, to provide a more reliable service to passengers...
Following a successful six-months as part of the Yanmar Compact Equipment Europe (CEE) UK and Ireland dealer network, MTS Plant has expanded its territory across southern...
Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract to design, supply and install a clean air zone (CAZ) ANPR camera monitoring and enforcement solution across Birminghamβs city...
Extra lanes and new technology on one of Englandβs busiest stretches of smart motorway are saving commuters up to 40 minutes each week. Highways England completed the big...
The first installation of SDS Aqua-Xchange ™, the sustainable drainage innovation which turns roadside filter drains into treatment devices that protect the water...
A new, safe, step-free route across the Felixstowe branch line has been opened at Trimley St Martin, providing access to the countryside for pedestrians, cyclists and hor...
βThe proof of the pudding will be in the eating,β says Tony Iles, Managing Director of Tonic Construction as the company chooses Volvo excavators for the very first time....
A survey of 200 UK decision makers in construction, as part of a new industry report, reveals 2020 to be a pivotal year for the uptake of digitisation and digital solutio...
Injured veterans at Royal British Legion Industries have joined forces with computer company, Buchanan Computing, to produce a commemorative road sign for Margaret Calver...
The Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has hailed JCB as an innovative βworld leaderβ in engineering as it goes into full production with its first electric digger. A...
In June 2019 the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) issued a consultation paper entitled Building a Safer Future: Proposals for Reform of the...
New research from comparethemarket.com has analysed various figures relating to the trade industry around the UK to find out where the best cities and towns are to be a t...
McCormack Demolition, based near Belfast, Northern Ireland, has just taken receipt of the first Stage V CASE machine sold in Ireland. The CASE CX90D excavator was prepare...
A local authority has renewed a major partnership with one of the UKβs leading providers of commercial vehicle solutions.Β Go Plant Fleet Services has supplied a range of...
Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered body for the project profession, has today announced that it is working with the major projects profession team at...
Highways Englandβs Β£5 million project to transform Norcross roundabout – one of the busiest junctions along the A585 in Lancashire – will hit top gear from Sa...
Ringway Hounslow Highways has launched an innovative new customer-focused reporting service with FixMyStreet. The new system, which went live today, allows people to repo...
The Vodafone Business and IBM venture, which launched earlier this year, has today announced it has signed an eight-year deal with National Express, a leading UK-based tr...
Passengers at London Bridge station can now escape the hustle and bustle of their daily commutes after the Stainer Street walkway was transformed into a temporary urban o...
Marking an industry first, Costain and SWARCO have collaborated to develop and install the next generation of digital road message signs. On behalf of Highways England, t...
The new CESAR initiative, helping site managers and others to identify the engine emissions stage compliance of individual machines in environmentally sensitive areas, re...
Repair teams at M5 Oldbury swapped scaffolding and concrete repairs for the classroom in a series of special visits to help train the next generation of construction work...
You have probably heard about VAT changing for the construction industry later this year, but some of the information about those changes can be very complex for non-tax-...
GAP Hire Solutions has been shortlisted in the Health, Safety & Wellbeing Initiative of the Year category at the prestigious Construction News (CN) Talent Awards 2019...
Six stone and cast-iron mileposts across roadsides in Yorkshire have been restored, protecting a historical feature and enhancing cultural heritage. The milestones, two o...
Network Rail has become a national partner in a UK-wide competition to find the young engineers of the future, with the 2019 edition launched at Gatwick Airport. The comp...
As part of its ongoing commitment to road risk management, Eurovia UK began a review of the experiences of young graduates and student placement drivers who had joined th...
Two road safety schemes delivered at opposite ends of the UK have each been named as finalists in the 2019 Highways Awards. Clearview Intelligence has been shortlisted in...
Millions of pounds worth of business was done, according to feedback from exhibitors and visitors to Traffex 2019 this year. Comments underline its international importan...
This yearβs Black Isle Show proved an unprecedented success for Highland-based Chris Knight Plant Sales. Exhibiting a number of models from Yanmarβs compact equipment ran...
Leeds based civil and structural engineering consultancy JPG Group has launched a dedicated new division in Strategic Land Engineering (SLE). The unique new service links...
Work to upgrade Shrewsbury Station continues with repairs and the renewal of station canopies almost complete and work progressing on the refurbishment of Dana footbridge...
One of the biggest ever motorway emergency exercise will take place on the M62 this weekend to help improve responses to major road incidents. Around 100 workers from Gre...
Specialist surfacing company, Miles Macadam, has completed resurfacing works for Bath & North East Somerset Council and Volker Highways, at the historic Circus in Bat...
Network Rail and Transport for Wales Rail Services hosted a special steam train trip on Saturday 3 August to celebrate the reopening of the Conwy Valley line. The Conwy Q...
The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) confirms that it is looking forward to the formation of a new national police resource to co-ordinate the fight against plant...
Ten high-achieving students studying Geology at universities across the UK have been recognised for their continuous hard work and announced as an Institute of Quarrying...
Tom Macfarlane started his own business, Trueline Midlands, in 2015 at the age of 25 after his previous employer decided he was too young for a directorship, despite his...
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