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Avinor takes step towards autonomous snow removal for Norwegian airports

Avinor takes step towards autonomous snow removal for Norwegian airports Norwegian airport operator Avinor is now taking the next step towards autonomous snow removal through a new framework agreement...
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Benninghoven TBA 3000 produces special mixtures for Formula 1 track in Sochi

Benninghoven TBA 3000 produces special mixtures for Formula 1 track in Sochi Formula 1 race tracks are one of the greatest challenges for installation teams and machinery. The Russian building contrac...
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New TOTAL UK Bitumen Binder put to the test on A43 long-term study

New TOTAL UK Bitumen Binder put to the test on A43 long-term study A new bitumen binder which aims to increase the lifespan of roads and reduce the need for roadwork interventions is being put to the...
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Taylor Woodrow Plus wins £328m Highways England A358 contract

Taylor Woodrow Plus wins £328m Highways England A358 contract Highways England has awarded a £328 million contract to design and deliver an upgrade to the A358 between the M5 at Taunton and the Southf...
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The British bridges built by innovation

The British bridges built by innovation It’s easy to forget how far we’ve come with regards to bridge engineering. Our favourite bridges become a part of our natural environment. They are monuments no...
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UK super deductions a bonus for the construction equipment industry

UK super deductions a bonus for the construction equipment industry In the 2021 Spring Budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced an investment incentive, referred to as the super-deduction. From April...
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Comau UK develops battery manufacturing line for UK Battery Industrialisation Centre

Comau UK develops battery manufacturing line for UK Battery Industrialisation Centre Comau UK has been selected by the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) to develop and deploy a semi-automate...
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Turf Production in Bavaria now relies on a Bobcat TL30_60 Telehandler

Turf Production in Bavaria now relies on a Bobcat TL30_60 Telehandler Bayernrasen, based in Schwabhausen in Bavaria in Germany, has been a leading producer of rolled turf in the region since 2002. Own...
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Tarmac secures accreditation for innovative rubber asphalt

Tarmac secures accreditation for innovative rubber asphalt Tarmac has become the first company in the UK to secure recognised industry approval for its innovative rubber modified asphalt incorporating...
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Fire safety – underappreciated existing obligations and upcoming changes

Fire safety – underappreciated existing obligations and upcoming changes In the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, the government and construction sector have reconsidered many aspects of...
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Sunbelt Rentals the first Plant Hire Company to upgrade existing fleet with CESAR ECV

Sunbelt Rentals the first Plant Hire Company to upgrade existing fleet with CESAR ECV At Plantworx 2019, the CEA announced the launch of its biggest evolution of the CESAR scheme to date; the addition...
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Bosch highlights the factory of the future at Hannover Messe 2021

Bosch highlights the factory of the future at Hannover Messe 2021 While demand sets the pace, the product determines the process. Machines and robots are constantly reconfiguring themselves. Autonomou...
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UK Department for Transport announces £15m funding to upgrade traffic signals

UK Department for Transport announces £15m funding to upgrade traffic signals As part of this year’s Highway Maintenance settlement for English local authorities outside of London, the Department for...
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2020 construction research and development spending rose in the UK despite pandemic

2020 construction research and development spending rose in the UK despite pandemic R&D spending in the construction sector defied expectations with an 8% rise last year despite the pandemic, anal...
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Balfour Beatty joins Kickstart programme in UK to support employment for young people

Balfour Beatty joins Kickstart programme in UK to support employment for young people Balfour Beatty has joined the Government’s Kickstart scheme to offer over 70 work placements to 16 to 24-year-olds...
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Doosan Infracore Europe adds new dealers in Germany and Austria

Doosan Infracore Europe adds new dealers in Germany and Austria Doosan Infracore Europe has announced the appointment of Lang Maschinenpark GmbH & Co. KG and Eisenwagen Baumaschinen GmbH as new de...
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Lancashire Developments puts Yanmar mini-excavator to the test

Lancashire Developments puts Yanmar mini-excavator to the test When it came to investing in a versatile new mini excavator, Lancashire Developments purchased a Yanmar SV26 from local dealer MTS Plant....
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Highways England unveils initiative to revitalise ageing concrete roads

Highways England unveils initiative to revitalise ageing concrete roads ‘Safer and smoother journeys ahead!’ That’s the message from Highways England as it announced two contracts worth £285 million t...
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Lucion Services acquires Delta-Simons to accelerate expansion

Lucion Services acquires Delta-Simons to accelerate expansion Lucion Services, the leading environmental services group backed by Palatine Private Equity, today announces the acquisition of multi-disc...
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EBRD funds new trolleybuses in Balti, Moldova

EBRD funds new trolleybuses in Balti, Moldova Commuters in Balti, Moldova’s second-largest city, can now travel on 11 new trolleybuses funded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (E...
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Floating solar photovoltaic plant funded by EBRD in Albania

Floating solar photovoltaic plant funded by EBRD in Albania Albania is making rapid progress with its plans to meet renewable energy targets, with the construction of a 12.9 MW floating solar photovol...
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JCB wins huge £65 million order for 2,100 machines from Sunbelt Rentals

JCB wins huge £65 million order for 2,100 machines from Sunbelt Rentals Britain’s biggest equipment rental company is investing in 2,100 new JCB machines in a deal worth £65 million – the biggest ever...
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Eurovia Contracting goes greener with UK’s first electric Volvo mini-excavator

Eurovia Contracting goes greener with UK’s first electric Volvo mini-excavator Eurovia Contracting, a national highway infrastructure company, has taken delivery of the UK’s first 100% electric-...
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Doosan’s rock solid DX350LC-7 Excavator gets to work in Czech Quarry

Doosan’s rock solid DX350LC-7 Excavator gets to work in Czech Quarry A new Doosan DX350LC-7 Stage V compliant excavator has added increased power and fuel efficiency for working with heavy block...
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The new Cat D5 Dozer sets the pace in Wales

The new Cat D5 Dozer sets the pace in Wales The rollout of the Next Generation Cat® D5 Dozer has well and truly begun, with customers in Wales setting the pace. Plant hire and construction firms inclu...
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Centurion unveils Nexus Extreme Mips safety helmet

Centurion unveils Nexus Extreme Mips safety helmet Working in partnership with Swedish helmet safety technology company, Mips, Centurion Safety Products has unveiled the next generation of above the n...
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HORIBA MIRA welcomes British MoD promise of £6.6 billion innovation spending

HORIBA MIRA welcomes British MoD promise of £6.6 billion innovation spending Responding to the recently published Integrated Review and Defence Command Papers, vehicle engineering specialist HORIBA MI...
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Highways England ground investigations shaping £228m Mottram bypass build

Highways England ground investigations shaping £228m Mottram bypass build Highways England has started ground and archaeological investigations for the new, £228 million bypass which will take traffic...
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Fugro completes geotechnical investigation works on the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel

Fugro completes geotechnical investigation works on the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Fugro has completed a nearshore geotechnical investigation for the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, the world’s longest immersed tunnel th...
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VolvoCE wins back The Malcolm Group with 6 brand new excavators

VolvoCE wins back The Malcolm Group with 6 brand new excavators Returning to Volvo after nearly 20 years, The Malcolm Group has recently purchased 6 new excavators, ranging from 22 to 50 tonnes in ope...
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New Mercedes-Benz Econic impact protection vehicles drive safety at Cardiff Council

New Mercedes-Benz Econic impact protection vehicles drive safety at Cardiff Council The safety of motorists and members of their own highways team was uppermost in the minds of Cardiff Council procure...
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Astutis celebrates a decade of workplace health, safety and environmental training

Astutis celebrates a decade of workplace health, safety and environmental training Astutis, an industry-leader in workplace health, safety and environmental training, is celebrating its 10-year anni...
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SME’s urged to reap rewards of Teesside Freeport by Construction Alliance

SME’s urged to reap rewards of Teesside Freeport by Construction Alliance Construction Alliance North East (CAN) chair Ken Parkin has urged regional SMEs to grab their share of the investment pi...
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GAP Group concentrating on enhancing their technical and environmental services

GAP Group concentrating on enhancing their technical and environmental services GAP Hire Solutions, the largest independent hire company in the UK, is made up of ten different divisions with 146 locat...
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Mecalac unveils the all-new TLB880 Backhoe Loader

Mecalac unveils the all-new TLB880 Backhoe Loader Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has launched a new product addition to its backhoe loader portfolio – the TLB880. Combining impressive power, effici...
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Frankfurt Airport tests Blickfeld LiDAR Technology to detect passenger flows

Frankfurt Airport tests Blickfeld LiDAR Technology to detect passenger flows LiDAR sensors and perception software provider Blickfeld announces the implementation of a first project phase of a people...
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IAM RoadSmart study finds motorists consider autonomous vehicles dangerous

IAM RoadSmart study finds motorists consider autonomous vehicles dangerous A study from the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has revealed that 60 percent of motorists consi...
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Hirst Brothers go for versatility with new Bobcat Excavators

Hirst Brothers go for versatility with new Bobcat Excavators Hirst Brothers Contractors Ltd of York has taken delivery of new Bobcat E27 and E85 mini-excavators. Jointly run by Directors, Edd and Tom...
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Highways England awards Skanska £507m A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet project

Highways England awards Skanska £507m A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet project Skanska and Highways England agree £507 million A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements contract. This major project...
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EIB invests €40m for urban transport improvements in the Canton of Sarajevo

EIB invests €40m for urban transport improvements in the Canton of Sarajevo To support the transition to more sustainable transport modes, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €40 million f...
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JCB scores big deal for X-Series Excavators for Chasetown Civil Engineering

JCB scores big deal for X-Series Excavators for Chasetown Civil Engineering JCB has secured one of the biggest deals of the year for its X-Series range of tracked excavators after an investment by one...
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Tarmac helping Leicestershire County Council to deliver greener roads

Tarmac helping Leicestershire County Council to deliver greener roads Tarmac is helping Leicestershire County Council to deliver greener roads with the biggest supply to date of a new rubberised aspha...
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Made in Britain brand adds £3.5 billion a year to UK exports

Made in Britain brand adds £3.5 billion a year to UK exports As the UK government negotiates new trade deals in markets across the globe, research1 from Barclays Corporate Banking released today revea...
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Construction companies set to see a rise in adjudications

Construction companies set to see a rise in adjudications Organisations in the construction sector are being warned to expect a rise in the number of adjudications around contracts as government suppo...
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Norwest Plant agrees multi-million pound site dumper deal with Mecalac

Norwest Plant agrees multi-million pound site dumper deal with Mecalac Norwest Plant, Mecalac’s official dealer for North Wales and the North West of England, has agreed a multi-million pound deal wit...
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Mott MacDonald develops masterplan for first hydrogen transport hub in UK

Mott MacDonald develops masterplan for first hydrogen transport hub in UK Mott MacDonald has developed a masterplan for the UK’s first ever multi-modal hydrogen transport hub for the UK Department for...
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Innovyze and Técnicas de Ingeniería y Software bringing Smart Water to Madrid

Innovyze and Técnicas de Ingeniería y Software bringing Smart Water to Madrid Innovyze, the global leader in water software solutions, and their partners Técnicas de Ingeniería y Software, have announ...
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5 tips for sufficient land research in 2021

5 tips for sufficient land research in 2021 When it comes to getting a profitable project off the ground, establishing a suitable plot is of paramount importance. This forms the very foundation of you...
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SPIE UK puts safety first with maintenance contract at Calor Gas Port Clarence facility

SPIE UK puts safety first with maintenance contract at Calor Gas Port Clarence facility SPIE UK, the British subsidiary of SPIE, the independent European leader for multi-technical services in the are...
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Romal Capital £100m waterfront development to bring Sydney to Liverpool

Romal Capital £100m waterfront development to bring Sydney to Liverpool Global property developer Romal Capital has reinforced its commitment to Liverpool’s Central Docks by committing £100m to transf...
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