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Atkins completes Accessibility Audit of 1,000 Railway Stations in the UK
Atkins completes Accessibility Audit of 1,000 Railway Stations in the UK Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has completed the 1,000th stations accessibly audit at Oban railway station in Scotl...
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Rocket Rentals cleans up with FuelActive Diesel Filters
Rocket Rentals cleans up with FuelActive Diesel Filters Gloucestershire plant and tool hire business Rocket Rentals has installed FuelActive’s clean diesel pick-up system across its self-drive plant f...
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Intertraffic Amsterdam announces Award Winners at Opening Ceremony
Intertraffic Amsterdam announces Award Winners at Opening Ceremony At the opening ceremony for the long-awaited Intertraffic Amsterdam the winners of the event’s prestigious awards were announced. In...
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ITT Canarias celebrates Bobcat dealership in the Canary Islands
ITT Canarias celebrates Bobcat dealership in the Canary Islands Last month, ITT Canarias became the new Bobcat Authorised Dealer for the Canary Islands in Spain. With ITT Canarias joining sister compa...
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Ferrovial Construction reports revenues up in the UK
Ferrovial Construction reports revenues up in the UK Ferrovial Construction has today reported positive financial results for 2021, positioning itself well for future UK business and continued deliver...
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SENNEBOGEN 6140 HD Crane gets to work in Reunion Island
SENNEBOGEN 6140 HD Crane gets to work in Reunion Island Directly after its journey across the Indian Ocean, the newly acquired SENNEBOGEN 6140 HD from ABC Maxilift went to its first jobsite. During th...
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Tax changes on Red Diesel set to impact the UK 1st April
Tax changes on Red Diesel set to impact the UK 1st April With upcoming fuel taxation changes affecting red diesel, Mobile Mini, a leading provider of secure storage containers and portable accommodati...
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Trenchless technology facilitates rainwater diversion project in Derbyshire
Trenchless technology facilitates rainwater diversion project in Derbyshire A TRACTO Mini Olympus GRUNDORAM pipe rammer was recently deployed to a site in Derbyshire to ram a 325mm steel casing under...
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National Highways unveiling model for Connected and Autonomous Plant at Futureworx
National Highways unveiling model for Connected and Autonomous Plant at Futureworx National Highways will be unveiling a new industry-wide scoring system for Connected and Autonomous Plant (CAP) to co...
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SOCOTEC Monitoring upgrades Wireless Monitoring Technology on A46
SOCOTEC Monitoring upgrades Wireless Monitoring Technology on A46 Atkins Global, a leading design, engineering and project management consultancy, approached SOCOTEC Monitoring to replace an existing...
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PreZero partners with DXC Technology to reinvent Waste Recycling in Spain
PreZero partners with DXC Technology to reinvent Waste Recycling in Spain DXC Technology, a Fortune 500 global technology services provider, has been awarded a four-year contract by PreZero Group, a l...
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KfW IPEX-Bank co-financing €70m of the Sotra Connection road project in Norway
KfW IPEX-Bank co-financing €70m of the Sotra Connection road project in Norway KfW IPEX-Bank provided a circa NOK 700 (c. EUR 70m) million loan as part of a strong international consortium of lenders...
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Yunex Traffic technology upgrades to help reduce CO2 emissions across Liverpool
Yunex Traffic technology upgrades to help reduce CO2 emissions across Liverpool Forming part of a Transforming Cities Funding project, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) has awarded a co...
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SOCOTEC delivers for the UK Transport and Logistics sector
SOCOTEC delivers for the UK Transport and Logistics sector Contributing £127 billion Gross Added Value, the logistics sector is vital to keeping the country’s economy moving. SOCOTEC’s Environment...
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Decarbonising highway operations in London enabled by Ringway innovations
Decarbonising highway operations in London enabled by Ringway innovations Ringway has made a further move to decarbonise its operations by enhancing its low impact fleet with a further EAV2Cubed cargo...
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VINCI Highways gets to work on the B247 Federal Road project in Germany
VINCI Highways gets to work on the B247 Federal Road project in Germany VINCI Highways announces the beginning of the works to expand the B247 “Via Mülhausen Thüringen” road between Mühlhausen and Bad...
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Buildiro.com launches Crowdfunding Investment Round on Seedrs
Buildiro.com launches Crowdfunding Investment Round on Seedrs Buildiro.com, a digital marketplace for tradespeople, builders, and DIY enthusiasts in the United Kingdom, has launched a crowdfunding inv...
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UK National Highways appoints Faithful+Gould to support vital strategic road projects
UK National Highways appoints Faithful+Gould to support vital strategic road projects Faithful+Gould, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has been appointed by National Highways to provide commercial m...
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Lower Thames Crossing using Procurement to reduce Carbon
Lower Thames Crossing using Procurement to reduce Carbon National Highways has today invited shortlisted bidders to tender for the £1.9 billion contracts to build the roads, green bridges, parks and w...
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Hubbway Plant Hire invest in intuitive Xwatch Machine Control technology
Hubbway Plant Hire invest in intuitive Xwatch Machine Control technology Hubbway Ltd was founded in 1965 by George Hubb. The business was originally located in Ellington, next to one of the largest de...
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Velodyne Lidar to monitor Truck Traffic and Air Quality in Rüsselsheim
Velodyne Lidar to monitor Truck Traffic and Air Quality in Rüsselsheim Velodyne Lidar, Inc., today announced that the city of Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany, has selected Velodyne to deliver an Intellig...
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VertiGIS acquires EDP in Sweden to expand GIS solutions into the Nordic Market
VertiGIS acquires EDP in Sweden to expand GIS solutions into the Nordic Market VertiGIS, a leading geographic information systems (GIS) solution provider and software developer, has completed the acqu...
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UK Construction Industry booming with February contracts reaching £7bn
UK Construction Industry booming with February contracts reaching £7bn The latest report from leading construction industry intelligence provider, Barbour ABI, reveals that more than £7bn worth of con...
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Mobile Mini a headline sponsor for Safety, Health and Environment Show North East
Mobile Mini a headline sponsor for Safety, Health and Environment Show North East Mobile Mini UK, one of the leading worldwide providers of portable accommodation and secure storage containers, has be...
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Wireless charging pioneered in Finland by Electreon and Destia
Wireless charging pioneered in Finland by Electreon and Destia Electreon intends to enter the Finnish market through a collaboration with Destia, the biggest infrastructure service company and a leadi...
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Ahead of Futureworx event Xwatch announces MDiG collaboration
Ahead of Futureworx event Xwatch announces MDiG collaboration Xwatch safety systems have recently announced a new partnership with technology solutions specialists, MDiG, who will become official dist...
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The role of Telematics in reducing speeding evaluated by University College London
The role of Telematics in reducing speeding evaluated by University College London University College London (UCL) has received £140k funding from The Road Safety Trust to evaluate the role of telemat...
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New GHG emissions guidance published by ADEPT and Future Highways Research Group
New GHG emissions guidance published by ADEPT and Future Highways Research Group The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT) and the Future Highways Research...
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Sacyr expands into Sweden with 17 km roadway contract
Sacyr expands into Sweden with 17 km roadway contract Sacyr Engineering and Infrastructures has won its first project ever in Sweden: the 32 km expansion of the Vag 56 roadway and the construction of...
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How Birmingham Highways new PFI Contract has changed
How Birmingham Highways new PFI Contract has changed Since June 2019 Birmingham City Council (BCC) and Birmingham Highways Limited (BHL), the special purpose vehicle owned by Equitix and PIP Infrastru...
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Liebherr TA 230 Litronic Dump Trucks deployed in Denmark and Sweden by MJ Eriksson
Liebherr TA 230 Litronic Dump Trucks deployed in Denmark and Sweden by MJ Eriksson Successful deployment of the TA 230 Litronic at one of the largest construction companies in Denmark: M.J. Eriksson A...
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Roadflash announces European launch of hazard awareness wrap
Roadflash announces European launch of hazard awareness wrap A new brand has entered the automotive market with a range of products designed to keep road users safe in the case of a breakdown –...
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Targeting queue jumpers with WJ
Targeting queue jumpers with WJ Queue jumping is an ever present and increasing problem on the UK’s road network, whereby motorists wrongly utilise a traffic-free lane to cut in front of other road us...
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Ferrovial wins €171m section of Murcia to Almería high-speed railway line
Ferrovial wins €171m section of Murcia to Almería high-speed railway line Ferrovial, through its Construction division, has been awarded a contract to build the high-speed rail track-bed between Lorca...
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Aggregate Industries brings Biogenic Asphalt to the UK
Aggregate Industries brings Biogenic Asphalt to the UK As part of its ongoing commitment to decarbonising the construction industry, leading building materials supplier Aggregate Industries has furthe...
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British companies must now provide Hearing Protection for all workers
British companies must now provide Hearing Protection for all workers Employers in Great Britain need to ensure that they are ready to provide the same level of hearing protection to workers who carry...
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Is Hybrid Connectivity the answer to safer Smart Motorways?
Is Hybrid Connectivity the answer to safer Smart Motorways? Whatever the Government decides when it’s completed its review of the paused smart motorway programme in England, digitisation of road and l...
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Ringway Jacobs installs Temporary Bridge at Hulcote Mill in Bedfordshire
Ringway Jacobs installs Temporary Bridge at Hulcote Mill in Bedfordshire Ringway Jacobs Central Bedfordshire Council Highways team are involved in a project that is underway in Hulcote where they have...
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VÖGELE Smartphone solutions deliver bridge paving quality
VÖGELE Smartphone solutions deliver bridge paving quality A project due to be completed in Spring 2022 is building a bypass around Bad Wünnenberg, in Westphalia, to relieve traffic congestion. The new...
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Mersey Gateway Inspection enabled by pioneering TPA Pontoon
Mersey Gateway Inspection enabled by pioneering TPA Pontoon Modular pontoon from TPA helps AECOM make a first inspection of the Astmoor and Bridgewater Viaduct. Modular pontoons from specialist tempor...
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Colas awarded 3-year contract for highway surfacing Framework in Dudley
Colas awarded 3-year contract for highway surfacing Framework in Dudley Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded Colas Ltd a place on the three-year term contract for carriageway surfacing on b...
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A unique HYBRIT hydrogen storage facility is taking shape in Sweden
A unique HYBRIT hydrogen storage facility is taking shape in Sweden Construction of the rock cavern storage facility for fossil-free hydrogen in Luleå has reached the halfway point. Right now the stee...
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Doka technology powers construction of new hydroelectric power plant in Germany
Doka technology powers construction of new hydroelectric power plant in Germany This year, the catchcry in Töging will be “Water on!” and the Inn canal, partially drained for the last phas...
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Bobcat signs up on new full-line dealer in Wales
Bobcat signs up on new full-line dealer in Wales Bobcat has appointed A&M Group, with headquarters in Bridgend, as the company’s new Authorised Dealer for South, West and Mid Wales. A&M Group...
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Manchester City Council selects Yotta Highways Asset Management System
Manchester City Council selects Yotta Highways Asset Management System Following an open procedure tender process, Manchester City Council has awarded Yotta, the leading global connected asset managem...
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Breedon impressed with Hitachi’s new large Zaxis-7 Excavator
Breedon impressed with Hitachi’s new large Zaxis-7 Excavator Operators for leading construction materials group Breedon are highly impressed by the company’s new Hitachi large excavators. The ZX...
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Big construction names signing up to The Pallet LOOP’s charter in the UK
Big construction names signing up to The Pallet LOOP’s charter in the UK More companies have stepped up and signed The Pallet LOOP’s charter – committing to explore how a circular economy pallet schem...
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Oxford Plastics innovative Trench Cover launched to support Project Gigabit
Oxford Plastics innovative Trench Cover launched to support £5bn Project Gigabit Leading innovator and manufacturer of site safety equipment Oxford Plastics has announced the launch of a new trench co...
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Ace Liftaway in Hampshire tackles trommel fines with investment in CDE solution
Ace Liftaway in Hampshire tackles trommel fines with investment in CDE solution Waste management firm Ace Liftaway has announced plans to introduce a new trommel fines recycling plant to its waste rec...
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Swiss researchers explore reducing Railway Noise Pollution
Swiss researchers explore reducing Railway Noise Pollution Railway noise is unhealthy. Hundreds of millions has already been invested in noise barriers, quieter braking systems and other measures with...
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