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An innovative noise barrier which will reduce the level of noise for residents living close to the M1 is being used in the UK for the first time. The barrier will be inst...
Exhibiting at Stand B65, attendees can look forward to VR and AR demos alongside a live bridge configurator tool Today marks the first day of Bridges Scotland 2018 in Edi...
Winners of the 2018 Institute of Quarrying (IQ) Student Awards were presented with their awards at this yearβs Fellows Lunch against the impressive backdrop of the Tower...
Mabeyβs unique Frami solution facilitates the construction of a flow gauging system on the River Nidd to monitor river levels and prevent flooding in North Yorkshire Lead...
Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe has recently announced that the current South East England dealer Ernest Doe & Sons has extended their territory with the additi...
There are no tricks, just treats on the Blakedale stand at Traffex Road Expo Scotland as the road safety vehicle hire and sales specialist showcases its growing fleet of...
The groundworks and civil engineering firm is no stranger to owning and operating Volvo equipment with existing ECR88s, EC220Ds and a larger EC380D in its plant portfolio...
Digger maker JCB today marked the centenary of the World War One Armistice in three unique ways. A team of JCB apprentices and graduates has created a distinctive art ins...
Delegates at CAV Scotland 2018 will be able to enjoy an autonomous driving experience in a colourful and distinctive AurriGo PodZero, designed to carry four people for jo...
Eurovia Specialist Treatments has added a new Breining applicator to its Micro Surfacing fleet with an onboard computer system that enables automatic product mixing with...
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) has announced the projects that have gone through to the next round of their SMART Pl...
The tool, equipment and compact plant hire industry is going from strength to strength following reports from the organisers of the Executive Hire Show 2019 (6-7 February...
Leading bridge and engineering specialist Mabey has provided an innovative propping system to the South Gloucestershire Council to ensure essential work on the 50-year ol...
Costain, the smart infrastructure solutions company, provided the technology to power pioneering work led by Highways England to transform journeys with innovative techno...
An average of five bridge strike incidents happens across the country every day, costing millions of pounds of damage and major delays and disruption to trains, deliverie...
David Fisher Contracting of Stenhousemuir, Larbert, has taken delivery of a Volvo EC140E with a second unit tentatively on order, thus continuing a tradition of owning an...
The CEAβs (Construction Equipment Associationβs) Plantworx Construction Exhibition demonstration areas are selling out fast as manufacturers gear up for putting machines...
Following a 3 year consolidation period. Nationwide Plant Hire company, RIDGWAY Rentals Ltd., is making a Β£17.5M investment in new machines to cope with current and futur...
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that it has been appointed as the sole contractor to Scape Groupβs second generation civil enginee...
Angle Park Sand and Gravel Ltd, is an independent family-run business that was incorporated in 1961 by founder Frank Cuthbert and operates two sand and gravel pits close...
Network Rail has enlisted the services of a Harris hawk to rid Manchester Victoria station roof of pesky seagulls. In 2015 as part of the stationβs Β£44m transformation, n...
Ringway has helped to pioneer new technology on the UKβs roads by taking part in an innovative three-year trial of autonomous and connected vehicles which will shape the...
A seven-mile stretch of one of the UKβs most iconic and photographed roads is to be improved in a major scheme by Ringway Island Roads.Β The Military Road between Chale an...
The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has published a new statement making the road safety case for increased investment in local road maintenance. The statement...
A major investment in railway safety in Kent, Sussex and Surrey will see state-of-the-art red light cameras installed at the countyβs highest-risk level crossings, Networ...
When completed next year, Twentytwo, an innovative new development located minutes from the new London Liverpool Street Crossrail station, will stand 278 metres tall and...
Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has provided an urgent solution for Highways England to prop up a bridge over the M6 following a serious lorry cr...
A major new road linking Kent, Thurrock and Essex would nearly double road capacity across the river Thames and almost halve northbound journey times at Dartford Crossing...
RoSPAΒ publishesΒ Safe and active at all ages: a national strategy to prevent serious accidental injuries in England.Β Among its recommendations on road safety, the document...
The Reported road casualties Great Britain, annual report: 2017 was released this time last week. In reviewing the report it is disappointing to see the lack of progress...
Balfour Beatty Living Places today announces it has been awarded a seven year, Β£103 million contract by Telford and Wrekin Council for the maintenance of highways assets....
Stay safe, stay back – that is the message from Highways England today as it reveals the extent – and impact – of tailgating on the countryβs major road...
Eurovia Specialist Treatment (EST) is the first business in the UK to trial a new combined frontal Spray Injection Patching unit with rear Surface Dressing patching capab...
For over thirty years, Rennicks UK Ltd has specialised in delivering the latest road traffic signage and technology. Products focus on enhancing safety and efficiency for...
βSnowtonomous drivingβ is the new buzz-phrase in the world of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) according to the Finnish Transport Agency, which has developed a 10k...
Dame Judith Hackitt, author of βBuilding a Safer Future: Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safetyβ has today spoken to CABE about the need for a joined...
Braintree, Essex based, Kingwell Holdings, headed up by founder and Managing Director, Justin Kingwell, have become renowned as a highly specialized forestry and site cle...
Siemens, a global leader in traffic management technology, has supplied and installed its 1,000th traffic enforcement camera in the UK this year to monitor traffic on the...
Network Rail will be travelling the equivalent of more than four times around the world on the south western rail network to combat leaves on the line, which act like bla...
This October, Aldi will be stocking a thermal imager, a must-have device for builders and bill reducers, which can be used to pinpoint abnormal heat patterns in and aroun...
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