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A collaboration first presented in 2008 by the American Hardwood Export Council and Sir David Adjaye will be part of an exciting new exhibition at the Design Museum, Lond...
Highways England, WJ Group, and Clearview Intelligence have been collectively shortlisted for the Improving Customersβ Journeys category at the annual Highways England Aw...
The Wildlife Trusts call for all new developments to contribute to a Nature Recovery Network The Government consultation into a new legal requirement which could make dev...
At the Executive Hire Show, JCB launched a new 1-tonne site dumper which is set to become the safest machine in its class. Powered by a Tier 4 Final, EU stage V certified...
The CEA will be exhibiting at the National Fluid power Centre (NFPC) Industry Open Day event for the first time on Wednesday 20th February. This event takes place at the...
More businesses than ever before will work with Heathrow to explore new global markets and supply chain opportunities, as 11 locations are set to host Heathrow Business S...
New figures show that road congestion cost the UK economy Β£8billion last year β highlighting the need for local solutions to tackle the issue, as recommended in the UKβs...
Innovative new products and a new Managing Director took the spotlight at the Morris Site Machinery stand at this yearβs Executive Hire Show. The UKβs leading tower light...
Network Rail is boosting its capacity to identify and fix track defects using cutting edge technology, reducing delays caused by track faults, improving safety and saving...
Eurovia Contracting Southβs CCTV division has been awarded the contract for the relocation of a CCTV Control Room for Stevenage Borough Council on behalf of the Hertfords...
Highways England is calling on the countryβs most creative minds to join a webinar next Thursday (14 February 2019) to explain how they can submit their ideas to help rev...
Logistics is an essential part of the military, with members being trained to a high standard of driving and maintenance, equipping soldiers with a trade for life. This i...
The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) Annual Conference, sponsored by machinery manufacturer SMT, is taking place on 21st March 2019, hosted at the new home of Pla...
The Transport Systems Catapult is looking for innovative developers and organisations to support Highways Englandβs incident management and operational planning of the st...
When it comes to keeping motorways moving this winter, look no further than the Smith-Storer family. Karen Smith-Storer and her husband Neil work for Highways England as...
Results from a survey of over 10,500 construction workers carried out by world leading recruiter Randstad, has revealed that one in three EU nationals have considered lea...
Less than one in ten young people would consider a career in construction, even though more than half are interested in subjects that qualify them for the industry, new r...
E & JW Glendinning take delivery of the first Volvo rigid hauler sold in Britain E & JW Glendinning Ltd has taken delivery of the first Volvo rigid hauler to be s...
Historically, individual departments within local authorities have tended to work in isolation. They have developed their own plans and strategies and then focused on exe...
In December 2018, ISO published two international standards, the first to be published within the new ISO 19650 series, which defines the business processes for the effec...
Telensa, a leader in smart street lighting and smart city applications has announced the Urban Data Project. Telensa has built a solution powered by the Microsoft Azure c...
VINCI businesses across the UK and the Republic of Ireland are once again calling for funding applications from projects that help people suffering from social exclusion...
βIt was the build quality that impressed meβ¦.β says Malcolm Davidson, proprietor of Selkirk-based Davidson Land Services as he takes delivery of his first βlargeβ Volvo e...
L&Q to scale up off-site ambitions with new construction strategy One of the UKβs largest housing associations and developers is scaling up its off-site ambitions and...
The ETM Group / ETM Recycling, a Bristol highways maintenance and recycling company, is on the lookout for more apprentices as it looks to continue its rapid rise in the...
Traffic managers of major long-term schemes are now able to sustainably offer road users an improved customer experience, thanks to a new energy-efficient portable video...
Deep below the surface of Britainβs biggest road scheme something has been brewing for a very long time β more than 2,000 years in fact. Experts working on Highways Engla...
The winners of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transportβs ( ADEPT ) SMART Places Live Labs competition were announced by Transport Sec...
Surging mortar sales suggest that housebuilding in Great Britain remained buoyant in 2018, with the latest data from the Mineral Products Association recording volumes at...
Early adopters take the risks of new ideas but see that as a necessary way of keeping ahead of competitors or the marketplace, and they know that where they lead others w...
Commitments welcomed by the Chair of the Heathrow Skills Taskforce Lord Blunkett, Baroness Sugg, trade union representatives and local students at launch event Heathrow h...
A new online workshop has been launched in Buckinghamshire to help all drivers prepare for driving in winter conditions. The free course covers the challenges to road con...
Work around a major new housing development in Sunderland has taken a step forward. A North East contractor, Esh Construction, has been appointed to deliver infrastructur...
Network Rail have announced preferred bidders to deliver the next decade of rail system β anything needed to make the rail system work including track, points, overhead l...
Metso increases service availability for M&J Waste Recycling Equipment in the UK Metso has signed a service partner agreement for M&J waste recycling equipment wi...
On Thursday 24th January 2019 TMP Solutions who manufacture traffic management products celebrated the grand opening of their new factory site in Wednesbury, half way bet...
Collins Earthworks Ltd of Kirby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, has taken delivery of a Volvo EWR170E reduced-swing wheeled excavator for one of its top machine operators...
Highways England is investing more than Β£7 million in a series of schemes that will improve journeys, generate jobs and help unlock plans to build homes. This funding boo...
The CEA (Construction Equipment Association) is once again hosting a UK Pavilion at the forthcoming Bauma Munich construction machinery, vehicles and equipment exhibition...
News that the number of potholes on local roads in the UK has significantly fallen is welcomed but should not be celebrated said the RSTA (Road Surface Treatments Associa...
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