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Louth County Council protecting 1,000 miles of roads with a new JCB Pothole Pro
Louth County Council protecting 1,000 miles of roads with a new JCB Pothole Pro JCB’S revolutionary Pothole Pro has hit the road for the first time in Ireland to wage war on the country’s potholes. Lo...
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UK Mining warns Skills Shortage threatens Mining revival
UK Mining warns Skills Shortage threatens Mining revival A modern, high-tech mining industry is essential to the future of the UK as British industry shortens its supply chains and moves to a low carb...
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Volvo, Daimler Truck and TRATON JV planning European charging infrastructure
Volvo, Daimler Truck and TRATON JV planning European charging infrastructure The Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and the TRATON GROUP completed the final step in forming the previously announced joint ven...
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Dutch scientists discover liquid solution that turns into a Hydrogel when diluted
Dutch scientists discover liquid solution that turns into a Hydrogel when diluted In Science Magazine, TU/e researchers publish tier research on new phase transitions of solutions and gels in water, w...
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Cenex LCV and CAM events celebrate 15th Anniversary in September
Cenex LCV and CAM events return for 15th Anniversary in September As the UK looks to be competitive in its motor industry supply chain as well as transitioning to net zero manufacture (amongst other e...
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Italian Rail Agency recognised by ESRI for Modernizing Infrastructure
Italian Rail Agency recognised by ESRI for Modernizing Infrastructure Last year, the Italian rail agency Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) built an application using geographic information system (GIS)...
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Doosan set to highlight core innovation themes at Bauma 2022
Doosan set to highlight core innovation themes at Bauma 2022 Doosan is presenting an industry leading display of new state-of-the-art machine and digital technologies on the company’s Stand No FM.711/...
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CHAS launches Construction Materials Supplier Verification Service
CHAS launches Construction Materials Supplier Verification Service New from CHAS, the trusted expert in supply chain compliance, is Verified Supplier, a compliance verification service which enables c...
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Inland Surfing Complex makes waves thanks to Intelligent Design
Inland Surfing Complex makes waves thanks to Intelligent Design The Wave is an inland surf destination situated near Bristol, offering year-round consistent waves for people of all ages, background an...
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New National Highways Guide prioritises Sustainable Road Design
New National Highways Guide prioritises Sustainable Road Design National Highways has been challenged to prioritise high-quality and sustainable design as it delivers the biggest investment in the str...
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CIFA to promote the Sustainable Jobsite at Bauma 2022
CIFA to promote the Sustainable Jobsite at Bauma 2022 CIFA is on show at Bauma 2022 at the stand of its parent company Zoomlion, and at a stand dedicated to the “Underground” world with a...
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SMT GB celebrates 1,000th Volvo Machine sale to Chepstow Plant
SMT GB celebrates 1,000th Volvo Machine sale to Chepstow Plant The 1,000-machine milestone stems from a 20-year relationship of open communication and reciprocity to improve safety and environmental s...
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Yunex Traffic wins major traffic signal maintenance contract in Bristol
Yunex Traffic wins major traffic signal maintenance contract in Bristol Yunex Traffic has been awarded a five-year contract by Bristol City Council for the supply, installation and maintenance of traf...
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EN16803 European Geolocation Standard to Certify Mobility Solutions
EN16803 European Geolocation Standard to Certify Mobility Solutions In a perfect world, the positions calculated by trilateration using the signals transmitted by the satellites would always be accura...
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CDE commissioning their largest UK Construction and Demolition Recycling Plant
CDE commissioning their largest UK Construction and Demolition Recycling Plant CDE, a leading supplier of sand and aggregate wet processing solutions for the waste recycling and natural processing sec...
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Your checklist for servicing your vehicles yourself
Your checklist for servicing your vehicles yourself The cost of living is continuing to rise rapidly in the UK and businesses are tightening their purse-strings to scrimp and save wherever possible. W...
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Wickes partners global product sourcing platform RangeMe
Wickes partners global product sourcing platform RangeMe Home improvement business Wickes has today partnered with RangeMe to support their product buying teams, ensuring they have access to the most...
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UK Government creating Investigation Branch focused on Road Safety
UK Government creating Investigation Branch focused on Road Safety The Government will recruit a specialised team of inspectors to join the country’s first ever Road Safety Investigation Branch, looki...
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How to Dispose of Car Accessories
How to Dispose of Car Accessories If your car is nearing the end of its life, then you might be tempted to simply take it to a scrap yard and invest in something new. If you’re concerned about minimis...
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Tadano set to deliver innovation and cutting-edge products at bauma 2022
Tadano set to deliver innovation and cutting-edge products at bauma 2022 In the run-up to bauma 2022, Tadano announced a broad innovation campaign with cutting-edge products and offerings, awakening t...
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SRL Traffic Systems launches new Technical and Innovation Centre
SRL Traffic Systems launches new Technical and Innovation Centre The UK and RoI’s largest manufacturer and supplier of mobile intelligent transport system (ITS) products and integrated solutions, SRL,...
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VolvoCE installs Charging Stations in Eskilstuna to minimise emissions
VolvoCE installs Charging Stations in Eskilstuna to minimise emissions 138 electric vehicles will soon be able to charge simultaneously at Volvo Construction Equipment’s (VolvoCE) plant in Eskil...
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Doosan celebrates a successful Hillhead 2022
Doosan celebrates a successful Hillhead 2022 Doosan took the opportunity to demonstrate and display the very latest products from the company for the quarrying, mining and construction industries for...
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Wirtgen Group to explore The Future in Roadbuilding at bauma 2022
Wirtgen Group to explore The Future in Roadbuilding at bauma 2022 At bauma 2022 in Munich, the Wirtgen Group will be presenting sustainable, and therefore pioneering solutions for the road constructio...
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Hitachi UK raises £25,000 for The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity
Hitachi UK raises £25,000 for The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity Hitachi Construction Machinery UK, a leading name in the construction, quarrying and demolition equipment market, has raised...
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Welsh Minister for Economy shows support for FuelActive clean fuel delivery system
Welsh Minister for Economy shows support for FuelActive clean fuel delivery system Vaughan Gething MS, the Welsh Minister for Economy, has visited FuelActive, to see first-hand how the company’s clean...
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Hillhead features Rokbak’s robust and reliable haulers
Hillhead features Rokbak’s robust and reliable haulers Rokbak’s commitment to rock-solid reliability, power and performance is in sharp focus at Hillhead. Three Rokbak articulated haulers are at...
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GoldenEye Project gathers ground based data at Bulgarian Copper Ore Quarry
GoldenEye Project gathers ground based data at Bulgarian Copper Ore Quarry The EOS Data Analytics team went to a copper ore quarry in Panagyurishte, Bulgaria, and gathered ground-based data to validat...
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Liebherr to highlight earthmoving and material handling innovations at bauma 2022
Liebherr to highlight earthmoving and material handling innovations at bauma 2022 At bauma 2022 Liebherr will present many new products, highlights and innovations for the earthmoving and material han...
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Continental showcasing latest on and off road innovations at Hillhead
Continental showcasing latest on and off road innovations at Hillhead Visitors to Hillhead 2022, the UK’s largest quarrying, construction and recycling exhibition, will be able to get to grips with Co...
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CASE European Roadshows hailed a roaring success
CASE European Roadshows hailed a roaring success CASE Construction Equipment’s European Roadshows have been hailed a roaring success by customers and the media from across Europe, who have tested CASE...
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Travis Perkins invests in new fleet of 170 26-tonne Volvo Trucks
Travis Perkins invests in new fleet of 170 26-tonne Volvo Trucks Travis Perkins plc is investing in a new fleet of 26-tonne Volvo Trucks, designed to support the Group’s ambitious carbon reduction tar...
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Doka introducing new Scaffolding Solutions at bauma 2022
Doka introducing new Scaffolding Solutions at bauma 2022 Doka will present its new “scaffolding” business during the world’s largest construction trade fair bauma 2022 when it opens...
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Flameless combustion system wins National Highways Innovation Competition
Flameless combustion system wins National Highways Innovation Competition A ground-breaking flameless combustion system which allows green off-grid electric car charging has been created by an entrant...
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Electrogenic introduces Drop-in Electric Drive Kit for Land Rover Defenders
Electrogenic introduces Drop-in Electric Drive Kit for Land Rover Defenders Electrogenic has announced the launch of a revolutionary ‘drop in’ kit to convert working Land Rover Defenders to fully-elec...
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Hyundai reveals two new Articulated Haulers at Hillhead
Hyundai reveals two new Articulated Haulers at Hillhead Hyundai Construction Equipment has introduced two articulated dump truck models to its rapidly expanding line of heavy construction and earthmov...
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Efficient Bridge Section installation in Germany gets traffic moving again on time
Efficient Bridge Section installation in Germany gets traffic moving again on time The Rhine Bridge in Leverkusen is a heavily frequented section of Germany’s A1 highway. In order to adapt the b...
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Highways Engineers must take lead in tackling waterway pollution
Highways Engineers must take lead in tackling waterway pollution Highways engineers are being urged to increase the focus on surface water treatment at the design stage following the recent World Envi...
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Tarmac driving Net Zero with switch to Low-Temperature Asphalt
Tarmac driving Net Zero with switch to Low-Temperature Asphalt Low carbon asphalt is set to become a feature of UK roads as Tarmac makes the most significant sustainable improvement to its range of as...
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Bobcat Demo Days preview new tech in the in the Czech Republic
Bobcat Demo Days preview new tech in the in the Czech Republic The Doosan Bobcat Campus at Dobris in the Czech Republic has just hosted the first face-to-face Bobcat Demo Days event in nearly three ye...
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Allan J Hargreaves Plant Engineers discusses Xwatch Safety Solutions
Allan J Hargreaves Plant Engineers discusses Xwatch Safety Solutions Allan J Hargreaves Plant Engineers has been working with Xwatch Safety Solutions just over two years ago and to date the company ha...
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INSTABOOM Site developed to secure job sites
INSTABOOM Site developed to secure job sites Work sites in the highways sector are set to become even safer and more sustainable after the launch of new innovation from Solar Gates UK. The development...
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Volvo Energy invests in UK Connected Energy for battery sustainability
Volvo Energy invests in UK Connected Energy for battery sustainability Volvo Energy invests in the UK-based, second-life battery energy storage specialist Connected Energy in order to further accelera...
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Komatsu to acquire Swedish Attachments manufacturer
Komatsu to acquire Swedish Attachments manufacturer Through Komatsu Forest AB, a wholly owned subsidiary in Sweden, Komatsu Ltd., is going to acquire Bracke Forest AB, headquartered in Bräcke , Sweden...
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CDE partners with Nordic Bulk to maximise productivity and minimise waste
CDE partners with Nordic Bulk to maximise productivity and minimise waste CDE, a leading global provider of wet processing solutions for the natural processing and waste recycling sectors, has announc...
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VolkerFitzpatrick awarded £59m Tame Valley Viaduct upgrade
VolkerFitzpatrick awarded £59m Tame Valley Viaduct upgrade VolkerFitzpatrick has recently won a £59 million contract from Birmingham City Council to provide strengthening and refurbishment works to th...
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North East consortium completes UK’s first autonomous 5G HGV pilot
North East consortium completes UK’s first autonomous 5G HGV pilot The pioneering 5G Connected and Automated Logistics (5G CAL) pilot has succeeded in its mission to prove the potential of next...
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Finance and business professionals to unite at Reset Connect London
Finance and business professionals to unite at Reset Connect London Thousands of financial and business professionals are set to showcase the valuable role the finance and investment sector can play i...
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Liebherr gearing up for Bauma 2022
Liebherr gearing up for Bauma 2022 At Bauma 2022 in October, Liebherr will offer visitors a unique opportunity to discover first hand the latest developments from the areas construction machines, cran...
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Wrekin explores kicking costly Highway Ironwork failings to the kerb
Wrekin explores kicking costly Highway Ironwork failings to the kerb Failure to install the correct compliant highways ironwork in the right locations can lead to costly repair bills and potentially c...
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