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Thomas Armstrong Aggregates invests in sturdy design and reliable technology from Sennebogen Gravel extraction with Sennebogen 655 duty cycle crane. In 2016, AGD Equipmen...
JCB Loadall milestone starts year on aย high with a massive order JCB has kicked off 2017 with a bang as it celebrates not just 40 years of telescopic handler production,ย ...
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has announced that the government is investing record amounts into improving roads across the United Kingdom, and that the schemesย are...
COWIย the Denmark based engineering firm announced that former COWI subsidiaries, Flint & Neill and Donaldson Associates have rebranded as COWI in line with current st...
Traffex 2017, Europe’s largest Road, Traffic and Transport event, returns for its 28th Year With the total number of miles travelled by cars having grown to over 24...
As the pothole repair backlog reaches nearly ยฃ12bn, the government stands accused of neglecting local roads leaving councils in crisis. The latest analysis shows that the...
Scotland announce bidding for replacement of Expansion Joints on Forth Road Bridge Transport Scotland is advertising for a suitable contractor to take on a ยฃ9 million pro...
Thomas Telfordโs original Menai Suspension Bridge opened in 1826 and Robert Stephensonโs Britannia Tubular Bridge followed in 1850 to carry rail traffic in two wrought-ir...
England Trinity, one of the Mersey Gatewayโs two giant bridge-building machines, has finished work in Widnes marking another important milestone for the project team. The...
In November 2016 Galliford Try, one of Britainโs leading housebuilding and construction companies completed a ยฃ14.8 million contract to refurbish the entire runway at Eas...
Heathrow expansion on-track for delivery as Government publishes draft National Policy Statement Heathrowโs expansion programme has passed its first delivery milestone an...
The UK Department for Transport is to open up bidding for a contract to build up to 60 trains, capable of speeds of about 225mph, for the new HS2 high-speed rail network....
British Transport Minister Andrew Jones has announced this January ยฃ1.2 billion in funding for Councils across England for the 2017 to 2018 financial year. The funding wi...
NATIONAL POTHOLE DAY: THE VITAL STATISTICS As part of Britain’s National Pothole Day 2017 that was held on the 16th January, the Road Surface Treatments Association...
Mersey Gateway Bridge, Runcorn to Widnes, Great Britain Merseyside in North-West England is embracing significant improvements to its transport systems thanks to the land...
Volvo Group UK fined ยฃ900,000 after employee was seriously injured falling from a step ladder The Volvo Group UK Limited has pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of t...
The time-lapse videoย showsย the demolition and reconstruction of theย Station Road Bridge in Hucknall, Nottingham, England. The 140 year old, 6 span bridgeย carries an avera...
The British Government has announced details of over ยฃ1.3 billion in road improvements for the United Kingdom As part of the ยฃ1.3 billion fund, the government is providin...
The United Kingdom has a new champion in the battle against potholes in the form of a website that facilitates communication between the public and the Nation’s Hig...
Seven companies have been contracted by Heathrow to design plans for the airportโs sustainable expansion. They will help deliver one of the most leading-edge airport oper...
Hanson spreads the benefits of warm asphalt Use of warm asphalts promises environmental benefits of energy saving, lower emissions and enhanced durability and to this lis...
As from 1st January 2017, a new Hard Hat colour scheme will be enforced on Contractors working on national road projects in the United Kingdom. Black safety helmetsย ...
In an effort to reduce traffic congestion and delays Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has told Highways England, which manages Britain’s toad network,ย to intr...
Highways England has announced they are looking at the feasibility of building a ยฃ6 billionย tunnel under the A628 Woodhead Pass between Sheffield and Manchester. The Wood...
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