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Heavy-duty Doosan Excavator called in to repair Ebro Delta damage
Heavy-duty Doosan Excavator called in to repair Ebro Delta damage The impact of Storm Gloria from 17-25 January 2020 has left visible damage still to the Trabucador Bar on the coast of the Tarragona p...
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Econ expands with new £7m Engineering facility to manufacture Gritters
Econ expands with new £7m Engineering facility to manufacture Gritters Gritter manufacturer, Econ, is to expand its North Yorkshire operation further with the development of a new £7m engineering faci...
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GSSI to highlight UtilityScan Compact GPR at INTERGEO 2021
GSSI to highlight UtilityScan Compact GPR at INTERGEO 2021 GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be showcasing its UtilityScan® compact GPR unit at I...
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Colas drives fleet safety innovation with Samsara dashcams
Colas drives fleet safety innovation with Samsara dashcams Colas Ltd, today announced it will partner with Samsara, the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, to improve fleet safety. With Samsara...
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UK keen on gigabit broadband but not Internet of Things
UK keen on gigabit broadband but not Internet of Things A total of 363 smart cities information and communications technology (ICT)-related procurements were made by UK local authorities in the six fi...
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How haulage companies can drive more efficiencies as HGV driver numbers decline
How haulage companies can drive more efficiencies as HGV driver numbers decline As a result of both COVID and Brexit, the number of HGV drivers on UK roads has dropped by 100,000 and could lead to a s...
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Geotab surpasses more than 100K telematics subscriptions in Europe
Geotab surpasses more than 100K telematics subscriptions in Europe As telematics technology continues to become an essential part of commercial fleet management across the globe, Geotab, a global lead...
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STRABAG acquires two metro modernisation projects in Prague
STRABAG acquires two metro modernisation projects in Prague A consortium consisting of STRABAG a.s. and AŽD Praha s.r.o. was awarded the contract for the modernisation of the Jiřího z Poděbrad station...
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Liebherr celebrates 50th machine delivered to Mainka in Germany
Liebherr celebrates 50th machine delivered to Mainka in Germany Mainka Bau GmbH & Co. KG, a leading specialist company for industrial construction projects from Lingen, is extending its fleet. Thi...
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Bank of England talks cryptocurrency and Britcoin
Bank of England talks cryptocurrency and Britcoin Britcoin, the Bank of England’s reported digital currency, rather than overtake Bitcoin, will push the cryptocurrency’s price higher, affirms the CEO...
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Healthier Highways is leading the way to promote road worker health
Healthier Highways is leading the way to promote road worker health Article by Steve Perkins, Managing Director of Steve Perkins Associates, working with Elaine Gazzini, Programme & Technical Dire...
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Ferrovial sells its Environmental Services business in Spain and Portugal to PreZero
Ferrovial sells its Environmental Services business in Spain and Portugal to PreZero Ferrovial has reached an agreement to sell its Environmental Services business in Spain and Portugal to PreZero, an...
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Cenex-LCV2021 and Cenex-CAM2021 open for visitor registration
Cenex-LCV2021 and Cenex-CAM2021 open for visitor registration Registration is now open for visitors to attend the annual Cenex-Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV2021) and Cenex-Connected Automated Mobility (CAM2...
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Gaist and TRL partnership accelerates road network Digital Twins
Gaist and TRL partnership accelerates road network Digital Twins The development of a national ‘digital twin’ of our roads which could revolutionise how we plan and manage the road network, is set to...
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Department for Transport gives green light for the first Electric Motorway in the UK
Department for Transport gives green light for the first Electric Motorway in the UK The Department for Transport has awarded funding through Innovate UK to a consortium to lead the UK’s first ever st...
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Remote control Bobcat working on the cutting edge in Spain
Remote control Bobcat working on the cutting edge in Spain The main business area of Vitrac Obra Pública is earthmoving, from small excavations to large earthworks anywhere on the island of Mallorca...
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AUSA partners with Renta Group Oy to rent articulated dumpers in Poland
AUSA partners with Renta Group Oy to rent articulated dumpers in Poland To say that the rental sector is gaining more and more volume compared to traditional sales today no longer surprises anyone. It...
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Collins Earthworks chooses versatility with new Cat 637K Coal Bowl Scrapers
Collins Earthworks chooses versatility with new Cat 637K Coal Bowl Scrapers Earthmoving professionals Collins Earthworks has invested in several new Caterpillar machines, including four new Cat® 637K...
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Warwick Ward sells first New CASE 721G Wheel Loader in Great Britain
Warwick Ward takes on first New CASE 721G Wheel Loader in Great Britain CASE Construction Equipment dealer Warwick Ward has sold and delivered the first NEW 721G wheel loader to Blackpole Recycling Lt...
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McFaddens goes trenchless with a n18ACS GRUNDODRILL from TRACTO
McFaddens goes trenchless with a n18ACS GRUNDODRILL from TRACTO Family run Civil Engineering company, McFadden (Civils) Ltd, has over 35 years of delivering successful engineering contractions nationa...
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SITECH opens new Trimble technology training facility in Staffordshire
SITECH opens new Trimble technology training facility in Staffordshire Trimble® connected construction specialist SITECH UK & Ireland has opened its new construction training facility in Norton Ca...
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Business must be collaborate to unlock potential of Freeports in England
Business must be collaborate to unlock potential of Freeports in England Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) launched its UK Freeports business sentiment report, representing the views...
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CHAS shares their tips for working in hot weather
CHAS shares their tips for working in hot weather While temperatures have been variable in the UK this summer, the UK’s ten warmest years on record have all occurred since 2002 and overall, the...
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UK CHAS members now get 20 percent discount at Speedy Hire
UK CHAS members now get 20 percent discount at Speedy Hire CHAS has announced that its members are set to receive a 20% discount on Speedy Hire tools and equipment thanks to a two-year partnership bet...
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The new Telent Intelligent Transport System delivers asset efficiency
The new Telent Intelligent Transport System delivers asset efficiency Telent’s newly deployed Intelligent Transport System will provide a scalable and futureproof solution for councils and road author...
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Highways England announces ambitious Net Zero 2050 carbon roadmap
Highways England announces ambitious Net Zero 2050 carbon roadmap Highways England has announced its ambitious new carbon plan that will see it rapidly cut carbon from road construction, maintenance a...
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Talented JCB engineer leaves lasting legacy for Engineer’s of the Future
Talented JCB engineer leaves lasting legacy for Engineer’s of the Future A talented JCB engineer who amassed a multi-million pound fortune thanks to his interest in cars has made a life-changing...
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EIB provides financing for Kekava bypass PPP project in Latvia
EIB provides financing for Kekava bypass PPP project in Latvia The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed up to finance the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) that will design, build, finance and mai...
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Sofia International Airport set for modernisation with €40m from the EIB
Sofia International Airport set for modernisation with €40m from the EIB The European Investment Bank (EIB) and SOF Connect AD, a special purpose vehicle that is majority-owned by Meridiam, have signe...
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Dynisma unveils world’s most advanced driving simulator for cars and motorsports
Dynisma unveils world’s most advanced driving simulator for cars and motorsports Dynisma Ltd., the UK-based motion simulator technology company, today releases details of its new world-leading D...
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Non-Tipping Trailers can help combat truck driver shortages
Non-Tipping Trailers can help combat truck driver shortages With the ongoing shortage of truck drivers, leading construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries is encouraging the sector to overco...
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Cumbria based DA Harrison invests in Hyundai quality
Cumbria based DA Harrison invests in Hyundai quality Cumbrian-based Hyundai dealer Taylor and Braithwaite have recently trialled the very first Hyundai HL975A CVT wheeled loader model in the UK to lon...
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Screwfix locks in over 10,000 products at 2020 prices
Screwfix locks in over 10,000 products at 2020 prices Screwfix have over 10,000 products at 2020 prices, going even further to support the Nation’s tradespeople and serious DIYers. Customers can make...
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Zutec and Westfield celebrate their 10 year technology partnership
Zutec and Westfield celebrate their 10 year technology partnership Construction software platform, Zutec, has been tasked with helping global commercial real estate company, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield,...
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KCL Logistics doubles efficiency with Mandata Go transport management system
KCL Logistics doubles efficiency with Mandata Go transport management system North East UK chilled distribution firm KCL Logistics has revolutionised its working practices after implementing the Manda...
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GAP Group digitalises depot operations with Spartan PHALANX mobile solution
GAP Group digitalises depot operations with Spartan PHALANX mobile solution GAP Group, the largest independent hire company in the UK, announced today a partnership with Spartan Solutions Ltd to digit...
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Wirtgen cold recycling train brings sustainability to road rehabilitation in Portugal
Wirtgen cold recycling train brings sustainability to road rehabilitation in Portugal Trunk road ER 361 through the town of Monsanto, about 100 km north of Lisbon, required 2.7 km of structural rehabi...
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Sunderland moves closer to Carbon Neutral status with £9.1m development project
Sunderland moves closer to Carbon Neutral status with £9.1m development project A £9.1m development project will aid Sunderland’s ambitious plans to become a cleaner and greener city after planners ga...
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Homes are driving the Green Transition and Electric Vehicle revolution
Homes are driving the Green Transition and Electric Vehicle revolution Electric vehicles are driving the UK’s green transition, helping the nation on its journey towards sustainability and net zero em...
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Construction R and D investment outperformed UK industry in first quarter of the year
Construction R&D investment outperformed UK industry in first quarter of the year According to the latest ONS data R&D spending in the construction sector held firm in the first quarter of thi...
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Sweco to conduct planning for North Bothnia Line in Sweden
Sweco to conduct planning for North Bothnia Line in Sweden Sweco has been commissioned by the Swedish Transport Administration for the planning of the new section of the North Bothnia Line railway bet...
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EIB supports Road Safety in Cyprus with €362m financing
EIB supports Road Safety in Cyprus with €362m financing Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank and Alain Godard, Chief Executive of the European Investment Fund, today visited Cyprus...
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Local Excavator recommendations drive Mead Construction to choose Doosan
Local Excavator recommendations drive Mead Construction to choose Doosan Mead Construction, based in Swaffham Prior in Cambridgeshire in the UK, has purchased the company’s first Doosan crawler excava...
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Ferrovial awarded contract for underground Madrid M-30 beltway
Ferrovial awarded contract for underground Madrid M-30 beltway Ferrovial, via its construction subsidiary, has been awarded the contract to underground Madrid’s M-30 beltway in the vicinity of the Cal...
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TRL awarded contract for Road Accident In-Depth Studies programme
TRL awarded contract for Road Accident In-Depth Studies programme TRL has been awarded the delivery contract to implement the ‘Road Accident In-Depth Studies‘ (RAIDS) programme for the UK Department f...
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Wigan based Breheny Groundwork invest in 3 next generation Cat 313 GC Excavators
Wigan based Breheny Groundwork invest in 3 next generation Cat 313 GC Excavators Finning UK & Ireland, exclusive distributor of Cat® products, has supplied Wigan-based Breheny Groundwork Contracto...
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Rhinowash strengthens relationship with Scottish Ambulance Service
Rhinowash strengthens relationship with Scottish Ambulance Service Rhinowash has today announced the extension of its relationship with the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS), who are based on the front...
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Buckhurst Plant Hire invests in Spartan Equipment Sales and Rentals
Buckhurst Plant Hire invests in Spartan Equipment Sales & Rentals From July 2021 Buckhurst Plant Hire will add Spartan Equipment Sales & Rentals to their growing group of brands. This move com...
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Ukraine to benefit from $212m finance for Power Infrastructure Integration
Ukraine to benefit from $212m finance for Power Infrastructure Integration The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $212 million financing package, including a $177 million Internation...
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Teledyne CARIS partners with Seabed 2030 and the UK Hydrographic Office
Teledyne CARIS partners with Seabed 2030 and the UK Hydrographic Office The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has entered a technical cooperation agreement with the UK Hydrographic Office (U...
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