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Extracting Blue Quartzite with a Liebherr R 992 Crawler Excavator
Extracting Blue Quartzite with a Liebherr R 992 Crawler Excavator Liebherr’s Generation 5.2 and 6.2 crawler excavators, in the 70–100 tonne range, were unveiled to the public at the last Bauma. The R...
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Liebherr announces first Hydrogen Large Wheel Loader and Filling Station in Salzburg
Liebherr announces first Hydrogen Large Wheel Loader and Filling Station in Salzburg Liebherr pressing ahead with phasing out fossil fuels and preparing solutions to decarbonise construction sites, gr...
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Revolutionising Circular Economy with end-to-end BPI Asset Disposal Solutions
Revolutionising Circular Economy with end-to-end BPI Asset Disposal Solutions Following a £1.5m investment from Finance Yorkshire, a website update, gaining of ISO 9001 and a rebrand last year, BPI is...
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EIB and EMT Madrid investing €50m to expand Zero-Emissions Bus Fleet
EIB and EMT Madrid investing €50m to expand Zero-Emissions Bus Fleet In a ground-breaking move towards a greener future, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Madrid’s Empresa Municipal de Tran...
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Connected Vehicles Project launched by Port of Bilbao and Kapsch TrafficCom
Connected Vehicles Project launched by Port of Bilbao and Kapsch TrafficCom The Port of Bilbao is investing in road safety and efficient traffic management with its cutting-edge Connected Vehicles-pro...
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Lüscher Gartenbau-Baumschulen relies on Japanese Tech and Yanmar Equipment
Lüscher Gartenbau-Baumschulen relies on Japanese Tech and Yanmar Equipment Lüscher Gartenbau-Baumschulen AG is based to the west of Zurich. Founded in 1956 as a “one-man business”, the com...
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Aston University and Miles Macadam developing Sustainable Road Surfaces
Aston University and Miles Macadam developing Sustainable Road Surfaces Aston University civil engineering experts are teaming up with construction and surfacing company Miles Macadam to help make roa...
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Digital Construction North launched by Digital Construction Week
Digital Construction North launched by Digital Construction Week The team behind Digital Construction Week (DCW) is delighted to announce the launch of Digital Construction North, an intimate one-day...
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VolvoCE wins SEK 1.2 billion Wheel Loader Contract with Swedish Armed Forces
VolvoCE wins SEK 1.2 billion Wheel Loader Contract with Swedish Armed Forces Volvo Construction Equipment will be supplying a variety of wheel loaders and attachments and the machines will be produced...
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JJ Sugrue adds new HD Hyundai HX85A Compact Excavator to their fleet
JJ Sugrue adds new HD Hyundai HX85A Compact Excavator to their fleet Suffolk-based plant hire and contracting company JJ Sugrue has added its first HD Hyundai HX85A compact excavator to the fleet, wi...
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ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme acquired by TRL
ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme acquired by TRL TRL, a global leader in transport innovation, has acquired the ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme, creating a cornerstone for a portfolio of services...
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UK Waste Management invests £1.1m in Construction and Demolition Plant
UK Waste Management invests £1.1m in Construction and Demolition Plant The NWH Group, a leading, family-owned, national waste management and recycling business, has invested £1.1M in a new state-of-th...
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NMITE’s expertise driving Sustainable Change from Hereford to Tanzania
NMITE’s expertise driving Sustainable Change from Hereford to Tanzania Ben Shirley, a Teaching Fellow in Architectural Practice at NMITE (New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering) has...
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Green Mapping Project boosting Biodiversity on England’s Road Network
Green Mapping Project boosting Biodiversity on England’s Road Network Using the new state-of-the-art mapping tool will make it easier for National Highways to keep track of its Soft Estate ecosy...
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Solar Canopy Structure for Devon Leisure Centre supports 287 Photo-Voltaic Panels
Solar Canopy Structure for Devon Leisure Centre supports 287 Photo-Voltaic Panels SIG Building Solutions has extended its successful working relationship with Exeter based SunGift Solar through the su...
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Yunex Traffic UTC-UX Urban Traffic Control System installed across London
Yunex Traffic UTC-UX Urban Traffic Control System installed across London Yunex Traffic’s next-generation hosted UTC-UX system is now operating right across London. Delivering TfL’s ambitious RTO prog...
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Messagemaker Displays designs LED Tunnel Lane Control Signs for TfL
Messagemaker Displays designs LED Tunnel Lane Control Signs for TfL Messagemaker Displays has supplied a bespoke retrofit LED Tunnel Lane Control Signal (TLCS) sign solution to meet the Transport for...
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Acrow long-span Mabey Delta Bridge installed in South Lanarkshire
Acrow long-span Mabey Delta Bridge installed in South Lanarkshire Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, announced today one of its Mabey Delta™ structures has be...
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Leading UK Construction Companies publish their Blueprint for Growth
Leading UK Construction Companies publish their Blueprint for Growth As the country enters the second week of the UK general election campaign trail, 12 Tier One UK infrastructure and construction con...
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70th Anniversary Platinum JCB Backhoe delivered to K-Plant Hire
70th Anniversary Platinum JCB Backhoe delivered to K-Plant Hire A machine built to celebrate the 70th birthday of the JCB backhoe loader is set to play a major role in training the operators of the fu...
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Esh Construction wins £6.7m IAMP infrastructure upgrades
Esh Construction wins £6.7m IAMP infrastructure upgrades Esh Construction has been appointed to provide infrastructure upgrades to widen the existing A1290 at the International Advanced Manufacturing...
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Austrian Powerlines going Digital with Neuron Overhead Line Sensors
Austrian Powerlines going Digital with Neuron Overhead Line Sensors Heimdall Power, a world leader in the monitoring of overhead power lines, today announced a groundbreaking project with Netz Niederö...
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EIB Investing €76m in Montenegro’s Rail Future
EIB Investing €76m in Montenegro’s Rail Future In a landmark move for Montenegro’s transportation sector, the European Investment Bank (EIB) Global, under the auspices of the Team Europe initiat...
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Mammoet rises to the challenge of Dismantling HS2 Tunnel Boring Machines
Mammoet rises to the challenge of Dismantling HS2 Tunnel Boring Machines HS2 (High Speed Two) is seen as the UK’s flagship transportation project, connecting the West Midlands and London and through 1...
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FM Conway celebrates PAS 2080:2023 Carbon Certification
FM Conway celebrates PAS 2080:2023 Carbon Certification Leading infrastructure services company FM Conway is now British Standards Institute (BSI) certified to PAS 2080:2023, the global standard for t...
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Balfour Beatty prepares for a decade of Sustainable Infrastructure Growth
Balfour Beatty prepares for a decade of Sustainable Infrastructure Growth As global understanding and awareness of environmental and social impacts progresses, today, Balfour Beatty, the international...
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Metso builds €150m Lokomotion Technology Centre in Tampere
Metso builds €150m Lokomotion Technology Centre in Tampere Metso will gradually move its current operations in Hatanpää, Tampere, to a new Lokomotion technology centre to be built in Lahdesjärvi, Tamp...
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Xwatch is tackling Crush Risks of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms
Xwatch is tackling Crush Risks of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms Xwatch Safety Solutions part of Hexagon introduced an innovative safety system for mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), a signific...
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Ground-breaking Field Instrument enables Lava Flow Mapping
Ground-breaking Field Instrument enables Lava Flow Mapping Millions of people live near active volcanoes that are constantly monitored for signs of an impending eruption. When one occurs, scientists a...
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Revolutionising EU to Africa Bitumen Logistics with the ADR/RID Bitutainer™
Revolutionising EU to Africa Bitumen Logistics with the ADR/RID Bitutainer™ TEC Container Solutions has announced its ground-breaking work in the European bitumen market, achieved through the i...
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Volvo CE unveils Ground-breaking Innovations at Volvo Days 2024
Volvo CE unveils Ground-breaking Innovations at Volvo Days 2024 Volvo Days 2024, held in the scenic town of Eskilstuna, Sweden, was nothing short of a spectacle. Volvo Construction Equipment (C...
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DEVELON set for first appearance at the GaLaBau 2024 in Germany
DEVELON set for first appearance at the GaLaBau 2024 in Germany DEVELON, formerly Doosan Construction Equipment, will make its first appearance at the 2024 edition of the GaLaBau International Trade F...
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Over 90 Machines and Innovations featured at Bobcat Demo Days 2024
Over 90 Machines and Innovations featured at Bobcat Demo Days 2024 More than 700 customers, dealers, suppliers and journalists from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are heading to Doos...
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Ferrovial specifies Renewable Sourced Energy during Paris Metro Project
Ferrovial specifies Renewable Sourced Energy during Paris Metro Project Ferrovial, through its Construction division, alongside its French partner, Spie batignolles, have reached an agreement with Éle...
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Increasing Driver Visibility on the A2 with Road Studs and Markings
Increasing Driver Visibility on the A2 with Road Studs and Markings When improving safety through visibility was identified as a top priority for planned resurfacing work on three sections of the A2,...
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A Young Engineer shares his journey with Xwatch Safety Solutions
A Young Engineer shares his journey with Xwatch Safety Solutions Welcome to our Q&A session with Max Harris, a 24-year-old Design Engineer at Xwatch Safety Solutions, part of Hexagon. Max began hi...
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Shaping the UK Safety Industry with the BSIF Pilot Scheme
Shaping the UK Safety Industry with the BSIF Pilot Scheme The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), the leading membership organisation for PPE and safety equipment manufacturers, distributors, a...
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VolvoCE driving Transformation with new facilities in South Korea and Sweden
VolvoCE driving Transformation with new facilities in South Korea and Sweden Volvo CE has inaugurated new facilities at its plants in Changwon, South Korea and Braås, Sweden to support its strategy to...
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Turkish Mining Company Eti Maden opts for versatility with new Liebherr Crawler Dozers
Turkish Mining Company Eti Maden opts for versatility with new Liebherr Crawler Dozers The Turkish mining company Eti Maden drives the global boron industry forward with innovative machinery and advan...
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Proplant and Yanmar CE celebrate their 10 year partnership
Proplant and Yanmar CE celebrate their 10 year partnership Warwickshire-based plant and tool hire specialist, Proplant, celebrates 25 years of exceptional customer service; while also marking a decade...
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Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Development: Oleksandr Stozhok’s Vision for the Future of Electric Transportation
Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Development: Oleksandr Stozhok’s Vision for the Future of Electric Transportation Mechanical engineering occupies a critical role in the sustainable develo...
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Italian Concrete Sector celebrates optimism and investment after GIC 2024
Italian Concrete Sector celebrates optimism and investment after GIC 2024 GIC 2024, Europe’s premier concrete industry event, broke records, unveiled diverse innovation, and demonstrated unwavering op...
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Enter the JCB Tracked Excavator Operator Competition
Enter the JCB Tracked Excavator Operator Competition All bets are off as JCB gives the UK’s best tracked excavator operator the chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas. JCB is looking for...
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Aggregate Industries invests £9m for brand new Ammann Asphalt Plant in Staffordshire
Aggregate Industries invests £9m for brand new Ammann Asphalt Plant in Staffordshire Aggregate Industries has opened a brand new asphalt plant to serve Staffordshire and the surrounding areas as part...
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Submit your Entry for the London Construction Awards 2024
Submit your Entry for the London Construction Awards 2024 The countdown is on to submit your entries for the London Construction Awards 2024! The deadline for all submissions is 5pm June 7th. The Lond...
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Mitigating Standing Water with KerbDrain on the Toneway Corridor Project
Mitigating Standing Water with KerbDrain on the Toneway Corridor Project Posing a major pinch point on the Taunton highway network in Somerset, the Toneway Corridor Capacity Improvement Scheme was a m...
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Three new Liebherr Mobile Cranes for Mantovani Global Services in Italy
Three new Liebherr Mobile Cranes for Mantovani Global Services in Italy Italian customer Mantovani Global Services Srl purchased a Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3. The new mobile crane successfully rounds off c...
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Kubota introduces new Compact Telehandler to expands Materials Handling range
Kubota introduces new Compact Telehandler to expands Materials Handling range Kubota (UK) Ltd has launched its first telehandler, seeking to provide a wider range of machinery solutions for Constructi...
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Bobcat Excavator modified with Remote Control for Ventilation Shaft Work in Sweden
Bobcat Excavator modified with Remote Control for Ventilation Shaft Work in Sweden A new Bobcat E88 8.9 tonne mini-excavator has been specially modified in Sweden with a number of features including r...
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CDE EvoWash Technology enhances Manufactured Sand Production across Turkey
CDE EvoWash Technology enhances Manufactured Sand Production across Turkey Turkey has vast natural sand resources, but the industry is facing permit restrictions which is impacting on the availability...
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