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The number of companies using drone technology has increased significantly, although more advanced digital/reality capture outputs continue to be underutilised. The use o...
Speedy Hire, the UKβs leading provider of tools and equipment hire and services, has launched a new mobile app for customers as an extension of its digital strategy. The...
East Lothian based A M Dagg (Plant Hire) Ltd has opted for another Volvo excavator β this time a fourteen-tonne EC140E, thanks in part to the good service and reliability...
Highways England has teamed up with 26 companies to help improve journeys for road users in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and South Lancashire. A framework, wo...
βRe-thinkingβ the industry is a common topic of debate in construction at the minute, with βinnovationβ and βcollaborationβ being popular buzzwords. Following the Hackitt...
Siemens Mobility Limited has received Home Office Type-Approval for its SafeZone II average speed enforcement system, which incorporates the companyβs market-leading Sico...
Grundon Waste Management Ltd has taken delivery of a new Volvo EW240E materials handler for its Colnbrook operation following a successful demonstration and evaluation. R...
A new analysis of the different times taken by councils to repair potholes has underlined the need for a national pothole definition. The analysis raises the question of...
Plantworx Construction Machinery Exhibition (11-13 June 2019 at the East of England Arena, Peterborough) will be digging up the past and paying tribute to classic plant a...
Students in Architecture, Building and Planning have Fallen 19% in the last decade According to the report Patterns and Trends in UK Higher Education (Universities UK), i...
Last October leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey worked with Alun Griffiths to provide a bespoke propping solution to support a bridge which was seve...
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched the worldβs most advanced and comprehensive network of air quality monitors to help investigate and improve Londonβs toxic a...
The Traffic Management division of a Bristol highways maintenance and recycling company has seen big growth since its inception just over two years ago. The ETM group, wh...
A Β£5 million project to improve journeys and safety at a major motorway junction in Merseyside has been completed six weeks ahead of schedule. More than 90,000 drivers tr...
One of the UKβs leading providers of specialist commercial vehicles has completed a major deal to extend its growing nationwide operation. Go Plant Fleet Services has acq...
E J Civils is a groundworks company based in Lincolnshire β the companyβs main source of business is groundworks for major housebuilding company Taylor Wimpey, alongside...
In early April, more than 10,000 of the worldβs leading authorities on highways and transport will converge at the NEC for Traffex 2019 and Parkex 2019 where 350 exhibito...
Boris Johnson MP, former Mayor of London and former Foreign Secretary visited JCBβs World HQ on Friday to deliver a keynote speech. He spent three hours at Rocester, Staf...
Drivers heading towards Manchester on the M6 through Cheshire can use an extra lane from today β increasing capacity on one of Englandβs busiest stretches of motorway by...
Drivers have called for a road improvement scheme to be replicated across all UK highways, with 91% citing improved visibility and 77% feeling more confident driving at n...
Network Rail has teamed up with a school in Hertfordshire to teach pupils about railway safety. The partnership at the John Warner school in Hoddesdon will combine sport,...
A-Plant Lux, the UKβs largest hirer of portable traffic signals, helped to ensure The Mayor of Londonβs New Year celebrations went off with a bang. Tasked with organising...
With icy weather set to hit the UK later this week and into next week, and temperatures forecast to be well below zero, Transport Network β publishers of Highways and Sma...
Ringway has been awarded a fourth yearsβ contract extension by Bracknell Forest Council to provide highway term services across the authorityβs region. Bracknell Forest C...
Construction work on the new Β£50 million JCB Cab Systems factory is forging ahead as it targets a summer opening. The shell of the 350,000 sq ft plant next to JCB Heavy P...
Hyundai has announced that Agritrac Exports has been appointed as the new Hyundai Construction Equipment dealer for Scotland as of January 2019. Hyundaiβs Regional Sales...
Following on from the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017, where the fire breached compartmentation of the block resulting in the loss of 72 lives and many...
Small Robot Company, a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, today announced that it has raised Β£1.2 million on Crowdcube equity crowdfunding platform. It re...
In Essex, England, recycling company Clearaway Ltd. has recently been working very successfully with a new SENNEBOGEN material handler 821 E series. The machine is being...
Network Railβs fleet of snow and ice treatment trains are ready to keep passengers moving this winter and minimise disruption. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) also has rob...
A project to refurbish three historic railway bridges over streets in Manchester city centre will begin this week. The three Grade II listed bridge structures over Great...
Network Rail has announced the award of three multi-billion-pound contracts for the South of England, worth up to Β£7bn for Control Period 6 (2019-2024). The framework to...
The A404 in Buckinghamshire has reopened by Highways England in both directions between the Bisham and Westhorpe interchanges near Marlow following a bridge installation...
Salt is more than something to sprinkle on to your fish and chips, this common household ingredient helps Highways England keep your roads moving. As temperatures are for...
Since opening in December 2003, the M6toll has been a driving force in alleviating congestion and pollution in the Midlands, taking thousands of trucks, vans and cars off...
The capitalβs busiest toilets closed on Christmas Eve and will be open again in April 2019 as Network Rail undertakes a major redesign and refurbishment of the facilities...
People living near the busy A1 in Nottinghamshire are among 40,000 roadside residents getting used to a quieter life thanks to a major noise reduction initiative deliveri...
Wordingham Plant Hire Ltd of Binham, near Fakenham, Norfolk, has opted for a package of Volvo compact excavators for the first time, thanks to a longstanding relationship...
The UK is among the most congested countries in the world, with a reported 37.5 million vehicles registered for use on UK roads last year β and now a new report, by ATG A...
London-based consultancy Run For The Hills is delighted to finally unveil its design for Tivoli Cinema, a new breed of boutique cinema which opened for the first time in...
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