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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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JCB rebounds with 700 new permanent placements
JCB rebounds with 700 new permanent placements JCB today launched a fresh recruitment drive for hundreds more shop floor employees and announced plans to give hundreds more agency employees permanent...
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Ford Dagenham to provide advanced technology diesel engines for Ford Transits
Ford Dagenham to provide advanced technology diesel engines for Ford Transits Ford announced today that Ford Dagenham Engine Plant to the east of London will manufacture the latest advanced technology...
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Siltbuster helping to protect Aquatic Ecosystems on £200m M55 motorway project
Siltbuster helping to protect Aquatic Ecosystems on £200m M55 motorway project Siltbuster, the leading water treatment specialist, has provided Costain with four modular treatment solutions, to be use...
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Next Generation Electric Ford Transit to be built in Turkey
Next Generation Electric Ford Transit to be built in Turkey Ford today confirmed that the next generation Ford Transit Custom range will include an all-electric model in addition to plug-in hybrid, mi...
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Wirtgen SP 154(i) Concrete Slipform Paving Train connects Prague and Brno
Wirtgen SP 154(i) Concrete Slipform Paving Train connects Prague and Brno During the modernization of the D1 freeway between the Czech Republic’s two largest cities, two slipform pavers and a texture...
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Carnell expanding renewable fuel use after 90 percent emissions cut in Speedy trial
Carnell expanding renewable fuel use after 90 percent emissions cut in Speedy trial Highways maintenance contractor Carnell plan to expand its use of renewable fuel to power its projects after cutting...
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Liebherr puts 25 tower cranes to work on the Überseequartier project in Hamburg
Liebherr puts 25 tower cranes to work on the Überseequartier project in Hamburg 25 Liebherr tower cranes are involved in the construction of the Überseequartier, a new district in Hamburg. This is par...
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SENNEBOGEN Material Handler 870 Hybrid crawls in to action for BUS Bendorf
SENNEBOGEN Material Handler 870 Hybrid crawls in to action for BUS Bendorf With over 6,000 operating hours, the SENNEBOGEN 870 Hybrid has already moved a lot in the inland port of Bendorf: Since 2017,...
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