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British businesses that are involved in EU imports or exports should be working to a deadline of 15th October to get their no-deal Brexit preparations in place, or risk b...
A PIONEERING event held in the UK which brought together nuclear technology, innovations and cutting-edge digital technology to help solve some of the worldβs most comple...
A unique project will produce the most accurate picture ever of cables hidden under UK streets, and help reduce the risk of diggers damaging underground cables. The data...
Caernarfon-based GNH Agri is an established dealer for Merlo, Wacker Neuson & Kawasaki, selling new and used machinery and equipment for both construction and agricul...
Skanska is trialling use of recycled plastic kerbing instead of concrete to reduce carbon by 40 per cent. The trial is taking place as part of work to find innovative way...
Install Plus, the revolutionary ironwork frame levelling system and installation system developed by leading access cover and grating manufacturer Saint-Gobain PAM UK, ha...
The Woods Waste Group, a waste management solutions provider in Blackpool, north-west England, uses its fleet of CASE Construction Equipment machines to recycle 85% of th...
A month of action to improve safety called Operation Pennine will patrol on one of the most important routes across England starting on Monday 23 September. Highways Engl...
The latest in a series of Highways England contracts to carry out up to Β£8.7 billion of work on Englandβs motorways and major roads has been announced. As part of its gro...
Liverpool Lime Street has been named as major station of the year at the 2019 National Rail Awards. The Network Rail managed transport hub beat London Bridge, Kings Cross...
Less was definitely more for traffic management specialist Priority TM when it came to specify its latest impact protection vehicle. Built by Bevan Group and fitted with...
A record 62% of all UK excavation work, including highways projects, is now preceded by a thorough search for underground infrastructure assets, such as pipes and cables,...
The Institute of Quarrying (IQ) has today announced the northern regional shortlist for the IQ Excellence Awards. The high volume of applications acknowledging the except...
The National Infrastructure Commission is looking to address gaps in understanding of the resilience of complex connected infrastructure systems so that a repeat of this...
It is undeniable that construction industry, in much the same way as the nation as a whole, will be faced with both challenges and opportunities in a post-Brexit Britain....
A British athlete who triple jumps further than the fully extended boom on one of JCBβs biggest Loadalls has an extra spring in his step today β after landing a sponsorsh...
Manchester in the UK leads the UK ranking of cities that stand to benefit the most from micromobility services, including shared bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters, according...
Following the announcement last year that GAP Hire Solutions had transformed its business with a BigChange to mobile operations, GAP has now completed the BigChange roll-...
People living near a major Highways England roads project have benefitted from new quieter roadworks as hydraulic piling equipment was used to force steel sheets into the...
One of the biggest developments underpinned by blockchain technology has been that of smart contracts. A smart contract is essentially a computer code which can self-exec...
SWARCO Traffic Ltd has signed a new agreement with Cambridgeshire County Council to replace existing traffic technology with an innovative new traffic guidance and parkin...
Safety Signage and Products manufacturer Spectrum Industrial have introduced a new Hedgehogs Ahead sign as part of their road safety signs range. Back in June, former Tra...
The most trusted health and safety qualifications in the world β the NEBOSH National and International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety β have been u...
Silverstone-based Delta Motorsport has launched its autonomous-capable electric vehicle test best known as the Delta S2 flexible vehicle platform at the UKβs premier low...
Almost a mile of track has been replaced on the approach to London Liverpool Street, the third busiest station in the UK, to provide a more reliable service to passengers...
Following a successful six-months as part of the Yanmar Compact Equipment Europe (CEE) UK and Ireland dealer network, MTS Plant has expanded its territory across southern...
Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract to design, supply and install a clean air zone (CAZ) ANPR camera monitoring and enforcement solution across Birminghamβs city...
Extra lanes and new technology on one of Englandβs busiest stretches of smart motorway are saving commuters up to 40 minutes each week. Highways England completed the big...
The first installation of SDS Aqua-Xchange ™, the sustainable drainage innovation which turns roadside filter drains into treatment devices that protect the water...
A new, safe, step-free route across the Felixstowe branch line has been opened at Trimley St Martin, providing access to the countryside for pedestrians, cyclists and hor...
βThe proof of the pudding will be in the eating,β says Tony Iles, Managing Director of Tonic Construction as the company chooses Volvo excavators for the very first time....
A survey of 200 UK decision makers in construction, as part of a new industry report, reveals 2020 to be a pivotal year for the uptake of digitisation and digital solutio...
Injured veterans at Royal British Legion Industries have joined forces with computer company, Buchanan Computing, to produce a commemorative road sign for Margaret Calver...
The Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has hailed JCB as an innovative βworld leaderβ in engineering as it goes into full production with its first electric digger. A...
In June 2019 the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) issued a consultation paper entitled Building a Safer Future: Proposals for Reform of the...
New research from comparethemarket.com has analysed various figures relating to the trade industry around the UK to find out where the best cities and towns are to be a t...
McCormack Demolition, based near Belfast, Northern Ireland, has just taken receipt of the first Stage V CASE machine sold in Ireland. The CASE CX90D excavator was prepare...
A local authority has renewed a major partnership with one of the UKβs leading providers of commercial vehicle solutions.Β Go Plant Fleet Services has supplied a range of...
Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered body for the project profession, has today announced that it is working with the major projects profession team at...
Highways Englandβs Β£5 million project to transform Norcross roundabout – one of the busiest junctions along the A585 in Lancashire – will hit top gear from Sa...
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