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Network Rail begins work on second section of new Dawlish sea wall
Network Rail begins work on second section of new Dawlish sea wall Network Rail has started work on the second section of the new, bigger sea wall at Dawlish, in Devon, which will provide greater prot...
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Pioneering fluid analysis lab keeps construction machines up and running
Pioneering fluid analysis lab keeps construction machines up and running Fluid analysis reveals a lot about the health of a machine. Finning UK & Ireland, official distributor for Caterpillar® equ...
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EMEC-Prototyping celebrates 10 year anniversary with new HQ and larger test lab
EMEC-Prototyping celebrates 10 year anniversary with new HQ and larger test lab EMEC-Prototyping’s history started 10 years ago with Powertools development for the company Bosch. Test benches and proc...
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Southampton University process for turning carbon emissions into plastics
Southampton University process for turning carbon emissions into plastics Scientists from the University of Southampton have invented a hybrid catalyst platform that can efficiently and sustainably c...
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Sika expanding production in France
Sika expanding production in France Sika has started production of shotcrete admixtures at its main plant at Gournay-en-Bray, north west of Paris. The set accelerator marketed under the Sigunit® brand...
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Cadent the first utility company to join the UK’s Local Council Roads Innovation Group
Cadent the first utility company to join the UK’s Local Council Roads Innovation Group Cadent, the UK’s largest gas distribution network, has become the first utility company to join the Local C...
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Kar-go Delivery Bot begins contactless delivery trials to care homes in the UK
Kar-go Delivery Bot begins contactless delivery trials to care homes in the UK Kar-go, an autonomous delivery vehicle designed by British start-up, Academy of Robotics, becomes the first custom-built...
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Highways England announces M6 Motorway roadworks set to finish six months early
Highways England announces M6 Motorway roadworks set to finish six months early Major roadworks on the M6 in Staffordshire are set to finish six months ahead of schedule thanks to the introduction of...
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Eurovia UK investing in creating opportunities for young people in highways
Eurovia UK investing in creating opportunities for young people in highways As recent government announcements have highlighted, the need for transformational investment in training and skills, has ne...
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Middlesbrough Council completes the A66 throughabout
Middlesbrough Council completes the A66 throughabout WORKS to introduce a major improvement scheme at one of the busiest junctions in Middlesbrough are now complete. The A66/A171 Cargo Fleet Junction...
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DOKA Citygate project highlights the potential of BIM and 3D
DOKA Citygate project highlights the potential of BIM and 3D One of Northern Europe’s tallest office buildings is rising into the sky in the Gårda district in Göteborg. The 144 metre high buildi...
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Standard Plant Hire expands fleet with VolvoCE Excavators
Standard Plant Hire expands fleet with VolvoCE Excavators Since purchasing its first Volvo excavators in the spring of 2019, Bromley based Standard Plant Hire Ltd has added a further four, twenty tonn...
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UK construction companies urged to act quickly to take advantage of tax relief benefits
UK construction companies urged to act quickly to take advantage of tax relief benefits Companies are being urged to act quickly to ensure they take full advantage of tax relief for the purchase of pl...
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Vivacity Labs to deploy AI-controlled road junctions in Greater Manchester
Vivacity Labs to deploy AI-controlled road junctions in Greater Manchester Vivacity Labs and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) have announced the roll out of AI-controlled ‘smart’ traffic juncti...
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Tomorrow’s Engineers Week reveals online plans to inspire future Engineers
Tomorrow’s Engineers Week reveals online plans to inspire future Engineers Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, now in its eighth year, has come to a close with the announcement of a new online hub to pro...
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M56 Motorway upgrade starts near Manchester
M56 Motorway upgrade starts near Manchester The main construction work on the region’s latest motorway upgrade, along the M56 in Greater Manchester and Cheshire, will get underway this month. The four...
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Volkswagen and Greece to establish ground-breaking mobility system on Astypalea
Volkswagen and Greece to establish ground-breaking mobility system on Astypalea The Volkswagen Group and Greece have agreed to establish a ground-breaking mobility system on the Mediterranean island o...
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Italian Army assess Milrem Robotics autonomous THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle
Italian Army assess Milrem Robotics autonomous THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle The European leading robotics and autonomous systems developer Milrem Robotics demonstrated their autonomous THeMIS unmann...
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Robotic Pothole Innovation plans to revolutionise road repairs
Robotic Pothole Innovation plans to revolutionise road repairs University spin out, Robotiz3d, is to begin developing the world’s first autonomous robot to patrol the streets in search of potholes, fo...
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Six pilot PPP projects could attract $2 Billion for Ukraine’s roads
Six pilot PPP projects could attract $2 Billion for Ukraine’s roads A new study reveals that properly structured public-private partnership (PPP) projects can help Ukraine attract potential inve...
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Highways England spots ten thousand tailgaters in just two weeks
Highways England spots ten thousand tailgaters in just two weeks Almost 10,000 vehicles were caught tailgating in the first two weeks of new cameras being tested to clamp down on the offence. Highways...
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Econ Engineering and Safecote’s merge winter de-icer Services
Econ Engineering and Safecote’s merge winter de-icer Services Keeping the nation’s cycleways and pathways clear and ice-free this winter has just got easier with the announcement of an exciting...
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The mining industry calls for increased STEM subjects to revive the British economy
The mining industry calls for increased STEM subjects to revive the British economy If it can’t be grown (or fished) it has to be mined, and almost everything we use in everyday life has been mined. M...
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Highways England celebrates 50 years of Cumbria’s M6 motorway
Highways England celebrates 50 years of Cumbria’s M6 motorway It’s one of the highest and most beautiful stretches of motorway in the country – part of a post-war motorway construction jig...
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BPH Plant expands machine hire fleet to meet increasing demand
BPH Plant expands machine hire fleet to meet increasing demand Sussex-based plant hire company BPH Plant has invested £600,000 in expanding its range of machinery available for hire following increase...
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New Framework for delivering highway maintenance launched in England
New Framework for delivering highway maintenance launched in England Ten councils in the east of England have launched a framework for delivering highway maintenance and improvement schemes that could...
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Paragon Bank supports start-up FinniGroup to create a family plant hire business
Paragon Bank supports start-up FinniGroup to create a family plant hire business Paragon Bank is enabling three Leicestershire-based sisters to follow in the footsteps of their father by providing fun...
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Triton Construction transfers ownership to Employee Ownership Trust
Triton Construction transfers ownership to Employee Ownership Trust Triton Construction has announced that the business is now owned by its employees after the board of directors transferred ownership...
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Kar-go Delivery Bot approved for use on British roads
Kar-go Delivery Bot approved for use on British roads Britain’s first custom-built vehicle, designed for autonomous delivery on the roads took a giant leap forward as the Driver and Vehicle Standards...
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State of the art Underwater Survey Robot completes successful trials
State of the art Underwater Survey Robot completes successful trials A State of the art underwater survey robot being developed by a collaboration of companies from across the UK is on schedule for co...
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Lynch expands in the UK with 34 Caterpillar machines including an electric dozer
Lynch expands in the UK with 34 Caterpillar machines including an electric dozer UK nationwide plant hire and haulage specialist Lynch has added 34 new Caterpillar® machines to its commercial fleet, a...
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Willowbrook Plant doubles its sales territory in the UK with Hyundai Equipment
Willowbrook Plant doubles its sales territory in the UK with Hyundai Equipment Hyundai is pleased to announce that Hyundai distributor, Willowbrook Plant Ltd, based in Corby in Northamptonshire, has e...
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Hitachi buckets and quick couplers make impact in Norwegian market
Hitachi buckets and quick couplers make impact in Norwegian market Hitachi buckets and quick couplers, specifically designed for the company’s ZW wheel loader range, are rising in popularity in the co...
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Createc developing new radar system for the marine industry
Createc developing new radar system for the marine industry A NEW radar system to help the marine industry safely navigate is being developed by a pioneering business. Createc, which has a worldwide r...
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Siemens Mobility supports ADEPT SMART Places programme with air quality sensors
Siemens Mobility supports ADEPT SMART Places programme with air quality sensors Siemens Mobility has successfully installed the first ZephyrS air quality sensors for the Association of Directors of En...
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How construction can embrace mobile technology without breaking the bank
How construction can embrace mobile technology without breaking the bank Construction businesses need to embrace mobile technology but expensive failures are blighting the industry. Luke Mead of LMS G...
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As traffic levels rise, Tarmac calls for new thinking to reduce roadworks disruption
As traffic levels rise, Tarmac calls for new thinking to reduce roadworks disruption Tarmac has called for new thinking in road construction and greater use of warm mix asphalt to reduce disruption fr...
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AirCar passes flight tests in Slovakia
AirCar passes flight tests in Slovakia AirCar is the latest generation flying car that transforms from road vehicle into air vehicle in less than 3-minutes. Useful for leisure and self-driving journey...
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Health and safety regulations and the RIBA Plan of Work
Health and safety regulations and the RIBA Plan of Work It’s safe to say that the construction industry operates under a considerable amount of health and safety legislation – and for good reason. Bef...
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Granite wins two Airport projects in Anchorage and Inyokern, California
Granite wins two Airport projects in Anchorage and Inyokern, California Granite announced that it has been awarded two airport projects totalling $15 million, one in Inyokern, California, and one in A...
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Eave raises £2m to raise hearing protection standard for construction workers
Eave raises £2m to raise hearing protection standard for construction workers Eave, a UK-based tech start-up which has developed a unique hearing protection system for construction workers, has secure...
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Mecalac launches hydraulic thumb attachments for 6MCR and 7MWR Excavators
Mecalac launches hydraulic thumb attachments for 6MCR and 7MWR Excavators Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has launched a factory-designed hydraulic thumb attachment, suitable for its 6MCR crawler-sk...
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Highways England install new safety measures after A556 platform work in Cheshire
Highways England install new safety measures after A556 platform work in Cheshire Drivers using the motorway network and other roads in Cheshire and Greater Manchester will benefit from safer journeys...
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EBRD finances almost 400 trolleybuses for 12 Ukraine cities
EBRD finances almost 400 trolleybuses for 12 Ukraine cities Over six million inhabitants of 12 cities in Ukraine are benefiting from better and more comfortable public transport thanks to the introduc...
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Transport Technology Forum issues cyber security standards and guidelines
Transport Technology Forum issues cyber security standards and guidelines The Transport Technology Forum has issued new guidance to help organisations to keep up to date with the vast amount of inform...
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TRB develops high-volume manufacturing solution for composite components
TRB develops high-volume manufacturing solution for composite components TRB Lightweight Structures (TRB) has created a new production process to deliver continuous-fibre thermoset composite parts at...
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Powell Groundworks opts for reliability with purchase of fifteenth Volvo excavator
Powell Groundworks opts for reliability with purchase of fifteenth Volvo excavator A long-standing user of Volvo reduced swing excavators, Powell Groundworks has opted for the latest E series ECR145,...
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Four Liebherr cranes support bridge construction in North West Germany
Four Liebherr cranes support bridge construction in North West Germany Great teamwork by four Liebherr K series tower cranes in the centre of the Emsland region in North West Germany: two 81 K.1 and...
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Esri UK partners with Heliguy for end-to-end drone solution for AEC industry
Esri UK partners with Heliguy for end-to-end drone solution for AEC industry Esri UK today announced a new partnership with drone specialists Heliguy to complete its end-to-end drone solution designed...
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University of Birmingham studies smartphones for collecting highway data
University of Birmingham studies smartphones for collecting highway data Motorists with smartphones could help highway chiefs maintain road quality by sending ‘crowdsourced’ data from their mobiles th...
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