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From their heyday in the 1970s, motor scrapers have slowly disappeared from the UK to be replaced by ADTs and excavators. The once prevalent behemoths were on every openc...
Despite the current above average temperatures, weather forecasters are predicting the coldest winter for eight years. This could prove to be bad news for the local road...
Exactly 60 years ago today (5 December 1958), 2,300 drivers drove along a new road for the first time⦠and straight into the history books. The eight-mile section of road...
Family-run Woodgate Sawmills of Coleford, Gloucestershire, continues a tradition of owning and operating Volvo loading shovels since way back in 1963 with the addition of...
Galliford Try has installed a 140m-long five-span Bailey bridge with 5.9m roadway width over three water courses including the River Witham in the UK to connect the north...
The UKβs Intelligent Transport Industry seems to be split over whether taxpayersβ money should be spent on the development of driverless cars. At the ITS (UK) Summit in B...
Sir John Armitt today welcomed a new survey showing strong public support for investment in infrastructure β and recognition of its benefits to the wider UK economy. The...
The Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA) gave widespread recognition to member companies and individuals for outstanding achievements at its annual conference and awar...
One of the UKβs largest builderβs merchants. Travis Perkins has invested in 500 new JCB machines worth more than Β£7 million for its Tool Hire division. The company has bo...
Findings from comprehensive eye tests conducted by a leading optician on over 1,000 UK residents have revealed that one in five β which equates to 7.6 million licence-hol...
Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann has committed significant additional investment in its approved training organisation, after an increase in...
While more than half of the UK public (53%) feel positive about the way technology is driving change in the country, there is some discomfort around one of the most discu...
New research from GoCompare Car Insurance reveals that a quarter of UK drivers would be happy to see dash cams in cars made compulsory. Dash cams, a small video camera at...
ALE has expanded its heavylifting services by establishing a non-disclosure agreement with the Port of Dundee and OM Heavy Lift to provide the full service of port operat...
Ringway Island Roads has just completed a major upgrade to one of the UKβs most iconic roads on the Isle of Wight. A 7.5-mile section of the iconic Military Road has been...
Since setting up his own plant hire and ground working business 13 years ago with a brand new EC160B, proprietor Ken Marsh has reverted to owning a new EC140E thanks main...
Tarmac, the UKβs leading construction solutions business has launched a ground-breaking educational programme with SkillForce to help students prepare for the world of wo...
Network Rail is seeking a private sector partner to deliver a major digital railway transformation programme on the East Coast Main Line (ECML). The Railway Systems Integ...
The brand new JCB 457 Wastemaster was added to Ridgwayβs Loading Shovel Hire fleet this week. With the success of the JCB 437 already in the fleet and increased customer...
Taylor & Braithwaite partner up to go UK wide with TBS Plant Ltd Taylor & Braithwaite directors, Paul Taylor and Ian Burton have joined forces with Steve Corner a...
Network Rail in Wales and Borders is set to benefit from a record Β£2billion to provide a safer and more reliable railway for passengers and freight customers. It is the f...
The financial pressure on local authorities is soaring and across the UK, local government reform is hitting the headlines as councils react to growing service demands an...
Featured at this yearβs Hillhead exhibition was a 34-tonne L260H loading shovel destined for Ashcourt Groupβs Partridge Hall Yorkshire Quarry, near Pocklington, North Yor...
Technology company, Yotta has won a seven-year contract with CGI, a leading independent IT and business process service firm, to deliver asset management services and sol...
The Well-managed Highway Infrastructure Code (WMHI) was published in October 2016, but its two year transition period has now ended. The code was touted as a review of ex...
Highways England is building bridges to inspire the next generation of engineers through a variety of educational activities across the South West. Ongoing and planned en...
Ceannacroc Estates, located to the north west of Fort Augustus in the Highlands of Scotland, has just taken delivery of a new Volvo ECR88D reduced-swing compact excavator...
Ringway West Unitaries has secured an eight-year extension to the Highway maintenance and services contract for the A417/A419, at a value of up to Β£16million for the exte...
The Road Surface Treatment Association (RSTA) has welcomed proposals to develop a five-year funding settlement for local roads similar to that provided for the national r...
They have attention grabbing flashing amber beacons, are 2.5 metres wide and are painted bright orange, but last year 36 Highways England gritters were driven into. Gritt...
An innovative scheme integrating wireless vehicle detection traffic signals, vehicle activated signs (VAS) and a hurry call system has reconfigured a hospital junction to...
A fleet of new look gritters, using state of the art technology are on the road this winter following a multi-million pound investment by Highways England. The first deli...
Fatalities in Scotland reduced by 24 percent in 2017, according to last month’s Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain. This was the biggest improvement in Great...
Highways experts aiming to transform journeys on a vital part of the road network in North Tyneside had to go back to the classroom and delve into their history books as...
Established family-run plant hire and plant sales company, AJ & MJ Plant Sales Ltd of Portsmouth, has broken with tradition and opted for a considerable number of Vol...
A multi-million pound contract which will help shape the future of roads across the North West has been awarded by Highways England. The Design Services contract for moto...
The Small Robot Company, a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, has announced the official unveiling of its Harry digital planting robot at Agri-Tech Eastβs...
Bristol City Council was named winner of the βBest Smart City Projectβ at this yearβs Smarter Travel Awards, receiving the award for its outstanding Traffic Control Servi...
The Mineral Products Qualifications Council is hosting their inaugural BIG Event at MP House on Thursday the 29th November. Established in 1983 to help develop and mainta...
Ickenham based plant hire and civil engineering contractor has opted for a new Volvo EC220E to coincide with a move to raise its profile in the Greater London plant hire...
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