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Trimble has announced a new wearable hard hat compatible device that enables workers in safety-controlled environments to access holographic information on the worksiteβt...
Breaking with its traditional brand of loading shovel, Thompson Quarries, a division of William Thompson & Son (Dumbarton) Ltd has opted for a brace of Volvo L180H wh...
Pavement preservation specialist Crafco has just released a new program for asphalt manufacturers. The Crafco HP Asphalt Cold Patch Producer Partner Program lets qualifie...
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has joined forces with National Geographic to highlight a breath-taking project to save an endangered community against the threat...
At the Executive Hire Show, JCB launched a new 1-tonne site dumper which is set to become the safest machine in its class. Powered by a Tier 4 Final, EU stage V certified...
Millimeter GPS raises the bar Beauty to behold for the concrete contractor is the smooth, uniform surface of freshly-paved concrete. For them, Concrete Gray is the color...
Road contractor PT Sapta Unggul is relying on a ABG5820 paver from Volvo Construction Equipment to make the roads safer and more accessible in Palu, Sulawesi, Indonesia....
Brokk, the worldβs leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, introduced the Brokk 200, a new weight class of machine. The new model packs the power o...
Shell and MachineMax have launched a new digital service that will help construction and mining companies to maximise the profitability of their off-highway fleets using...
NewΒ BENNINGHOVEN asphalt mixing plants incorporate a great deal of what BENNINGHOVEN has learnt about asphalt production and mixing plants since the 1960s. During this ti...
Caterpillar and its German dealer, Zeppelin Baumaschinen GmbH, will exhibit a wide range of equipment, technology, and services at bauma Munich, April 8-14, 2019. “...
In the past six months, HAMM AG has been accoladed with two design prizes for their “Autonomous Roller F1”, a study on autonomously operating rollers: The int...
Made in Germany, in use worldwide: ECO β the globetrotting asphalt mixing plant. Cost-efficient and effective transport, quick and easy to relocate, installed in next to...
Hyundai Construction Equipment has recently added a new heavy-line excavator to the HX line-up of machinesΒ β the long anticipated HX900 L. This 90-tonne machine replaces...
Reflecting CASEβs approach to providing solutions for customersβ specific requirements, visitors will experience an application-based layout of the CASE Construction Equi...
Launched in 2018, RB Asset Solutions is an end-to-end asset management and disposition system Ritchie Bros. has been an industry leader for more than 60 years, and its la...
A Finnish contractor relies on the consistency and quality of the Hitachi Support Chain after-sales programme for its fleet of Zaxis excavators. Maanrakennus Lassi Kaipon...
Knowing who and what are using the UKβs roads has never been more important. As the world moves towards an autonomous future itβs important to note that we are not starti...
The State of Maine Department of Transportation is at the forefront of research on how to improve road pavement quality and extend service life. They focus on improving b...
After much anticipation and countless hours of product development, John Deere unveils three powerful and productive L-Series utility wheel loaders. The 524L, 544L and 62...
Any first responder will tell you that the first 72 hours following a natural disaster are the most crucial to saving lives. However, often times due to the nature of the...
GSSI, the worldβs leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be highlighting its latest GPR Technology at the 2019 World of Concrete conferenc...
Honda will be seeking potential business and technology partners for its prototype off-road vehicle, the Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle, at CES 2019. Combining Honda...
West African Guinea is known for possessing the largest reserves of high-quality bauxite in the world. This potential has prompted the country to continually expand its b...
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service has added a JCB Teletruk to its range of front line fire fighting and emergency rescue equipment. The Teletruk is deployed at waste...
Brokk, the worldβs leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, introduces the Brokk 170. With SmartPowerTM β the companyβs signature intelligent power...
A Kentucky concrete slipform contractor has moved in a big way into curb, gutter and parapet construction by utilizing the advanced technology available to them. Fox Ente...
Volvo Construction Equipment and its customer Skanska have recorded groundbreaking results from their Electric Site research project β including a 98% reduction in carbon...
Caterpillar continues to expand its mining truck offering to give mining companies the flexibility to choose what meets their needs and preferences. Following the success...
The Grand Paris Express, a large-scale project to construct a new super metro, is Europe’s largest infrastructure project to date. The SENNEBOGEN 673 E, part of ENC...
The Latschau reservoir is a hub for the hydroelectric power facilities of Vorarlberger Illwerke at Montafon in western Austria. The sealing of the reservoir has now been...
Simulation technology as a training tool is a proven concept inΒ various professional fields β for example F1 drivers, pilots and astronauts have already benefited from si...
Christian Wolmar argues there is still a long way to go before we throw our driving licenses into the sea. What might this mean for personal mobility and what are the rep...
During Bauma China 2018, Liebherr presents a selection of its construction equipment and its componentβs product ranges. The Liebherr stands at the Shanghai New Internati...
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...
Exciting change will reward the aware contractor Hop in a car and drive anywhere and chances are the drive will be on roads and highways that need patching, resurfacing,...
Soils form the structural foundation for almost all construction work, making soil testing very important as failure to test soils adequately and correctly would introduc...
Producing kerbs as if by magic: in Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico in the US state of Alabama, a Wirtgen slipform paver SP 15i operated fully automatically. When a new r...
Volvoβs EWR150E, EWR170E and EW220E, the latest in Volvo Construction Equipmentβs wheeled excavator line-up, can now be bought in the US using purchasing cooperatives Sou...
This week, bewildered residents in Littleton, Colorado, USA, were left wondering why local highways crews were leaving toilet paper strewn all over the roads behind them!...
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