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Highways England prepares for winter with 93 new state of the art gritters
Highways England prepares for winter with 93 new state of the art gritters Ninety-three new state of the art gritters will be patrolling England’s motorways and major A roads this winter as part of a...
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Mecalac welcomes new dealer Gordons Construction Equipment in Scotland
Mecalac welcomes new dealer Gordons Construction Equipment in Scotland Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has appointed Gordons Construction Equipment to its national dealer network. The Castle Douglas...
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Trombia Technologies unveils high power autonomous street sweeper in Finland
Trombia Technologies unveils high power autonomous street sweeper in Finland Finnish street maintenance technology developer Trombia Technologies launches the world’s first full-power autonomous stree...
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Hitachi ZX490LCH-7 Excavator delights operator and dealer in Norway
Hitachi ZX490LCH-7 Excavator delights operator and dealer in Norway Construction company Dobloug Entreprenør AS has taken delivery of the first Hitachi ZX490LCH-7 large excavator in Europe. The 52-ton...
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PERI 3d prints the first residential building in Germany
PERI 3d prints the first residential building in Germany PERI GmbH is building Germany’s first 3D-printed residential building in Beckum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The two-storey detached house with app...
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Responsive comes to the rescue in Manchester with vital NDT testing on a ship
Responsive comes to the rescue in Manchester with vital NDT testing on a ship When a shipping company needed fast overnight action to ensure the integrity of new welds in time for its vessel to depart...
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Modern Methods of Construction and the new insolvency laws
Modern Methods of Construction and the new insolvency laws The focus on Modern Methods of Construction, or MMC, sharpened throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with many wondering whether the outbreak and...
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Centurion and the Headway brain injury association promote Hard Hat Awareness Week
Centurion and the Headway brain injury association promote Hard Hat Awareness Week Construction sites without the correct protection can potentially be very dangerous places, especially when it comes...
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Suicide rate for construction workers in the UK is over three times the national average
Suicide rate for construction workers in the UK is over three times the national average Working in the construction industry is one of the deadliest professions in the UK, but not because of the dang...
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RSTA encouraging adoption of a well-trained and competent highways workforce
RSTA encouraging adoption of a well-trained and competent highways workforce The need for a well-trained and competent highways workforce has never been higher as the impact of budgetary cutbacks, mai...
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Ferrovial sells stakes in two Portuguese PPP roads to DIF Capital Partners for €171m
Ferrovial sells stakes in two Portuguese PPP roads to DIF Capital Partners for €171m Ferrovial has reached an agreement, through its toll-road subsidiary Cintra, to sell its 49% stake in the Norte Lit...
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Headway urging cyclists to wear a helmet as UK Government kickstarts a cycling revolution
Headway urging cyclists to wear a helmet as UK Government kickstarts a cycling revolution Headway, the brain injury association has relaunched its campaign to encourage people to wear cycle helmets af...
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Sir Robert McAlpine revealing Underground Highway Assets with MGISS Technology
Sir Robert McAlpine revealing Underground Highway Assets with MGISS Technology The latest surveying technology from Mobile GIS Services (MGISS) is helping Sir Robert McAlpine (SRM) transform the manag...
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Leading property consultancy launches DCW Insights app for project identification
Leading property consultancy launches DCW Insights app for project identification Dean Ward, Managing Director of the DCW Group has launched DCW Insights, an innovative and automated project identific...
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The British Construction Industry – opportunity and optimism
The British Construction Industry – opportunity and optimism Large business failures, the uncertainty of Brexit, and a global pandemic – it’s not been an easy time for the construction industry...
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Helsinki co-hosts immersive virtual conference using cutting edge gaming technology
Helsinki co-hosts immersive virtual conference using cutting edge gaming technology The cities of Helsinki and Tallinn are hosting the third World Summit on Digital Built Environment, WDBE, for expert...
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Commercial Recycling upgrades with a Volvo EW240E Material Handler
Commercial Recycling upgrades with a Volvo EW240E Material Handler As part of its ongoing replacement regime, Commercial Recycling (Southern) Ltd has updated most of its VolvoCE equipment for new mode...
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Highways England restores milestones in £5.2m environment improvements
Highways England restores milestones in £5.2m environment improvements Highways England has reached a major milestone in a £5.2 million programme of environmental improvements across the North West...
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Herbst Tiefbau switches to Hyundai with a new HL955A wheel loader
Herbst Tiefbau switches to Hyundai with a new HL955A wheel loader Herbst Tiefbau is a civil engineering business run by Christian Herbst and his six-man professional team – the company operates in Epf...
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Sandvik and Macleod Construction celebrating 20 year partnership
Sandvik and Macleod Construction celebrating 20 year partnership MacLeod Construction Ltd may have been founded on traditional house building values, but it has successfully embedded modern constructi...
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British businesses are potentially missing out on over £70k of innovation credits
British businesses are potentially missing out on over £70k of innovation credits Evidence suggests that more awareness is needed of the range of applications for R&D tax credits in the UK logisti...
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British Government levy pays for University of Northampton engineering apprenticeships
British Government levy pays for University of Northampton engineering apprenticeships The newly launched Manufacturing Engineering Degree Apprenticeship, which is run by the University’s team of indu...
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SENNEBOGEN 100-tonne Clamshell Crane digs deep on Kiel Canal project
SENNEBOGEN 100-tonne Clamshell Crane digs deep on Kiel Canal project The Kiel Canal is one of the world’s busiest artificial shipping lanes and connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea over a...
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SWARCO Traffic expands into new facilities
SWARCO Traffic expands into new facilities SWARCO Traffic, the traffic technology group, has moved into a new, larger premises to accommodate the company’s continued growth and provide additional spac...
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Cullimore Group urges UK hauliers to support petition for improved HGV driver facilities
Cullimore Group urges UK hauliers to support petition for improved HGV driver facilities Moreton Cullimore is calling on fellow haulage firm owners and their drivers to back a petition to make HGV dri...
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Yotta starts Recruitment Drive after winning 16 new contracts
Yotta starts Recruitment Drive after winning 16 new contracts Connected asset management software and services provider Yotta has achieved significant business growth over the past few months, securin...
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Planning fast-tracked for UK Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre
Planning fast-tracked for UK Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre Harwell, Oxfordshire: Vale of White Horse District Council has granted planning permission for the highly specialist facility...
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TRL asks how many road deaths are acceptable?
TRL asks how many road deaths are acceptable? In this article Dr Neale Kinnear, Head of Behavioural Science at TRL examines our acceptance of road deaths. “In the video above from Western Austra...
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Volvo Construction Equipment showcased in SMT GB virtual exhibition
Volvo Construction Equipment showcased in SMT GB virtual exhibition With COVID-19 leading to the cancellation of all major events, SMT GB has teamed up with The 360 View to bring a virtual exhibition...
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SpecifiedBy reports online demand for building products rises by 125 percent
SpecifiedBy reports online demand for building products rises by 125 percent Specification-led marketing and product data specialist, SpecifiedBy, has reported substantial quarterly growth in its onli...
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Have we missed the moment to reinvent mass transport?
Have we missed the moment to reinvent mass transport? The danger from COVID-19 is far from over – some places fear a ‘second wave’, some places are very much still in the ‘first wave’ and local lockdo...
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Soilmec SR-125 HIT drilling rig delivers solid foundations in Frankfurt
Soilmec SR-125 HIT drilling rig delivers solid foundations in Frankfurt The drilling rig SR-125 HIT is currently the flagship of the Soilmec range. Engineered to be multifunctional and technology-adap...
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Mineral Products Qualifications Council introduces MP Connect card for drivers
Mineral Products Qualifications Council introduces MP Connect card for drivers The Mineral Products Qualifications Council (MPQC) have been working with the industry, to bring new technology to the ex...
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CBI calls for private sector to help deliver an infrastructure revolution in the UK
CBI calls for private sector to help deliver an infrastructure revolution in the UK Private sector investment can be a major driver of the UK’s ‘infrastructure revolution’, according to the Confederat...
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Galliford Try appoints GHD for highway design at Monk Bridge development in Leeds
Galliford Try appoints GHD for highway design at Monk Bridge development in Leeds GHD, a world leading professional services companies, has been appointed by Galliford Try, the leading UK construction...
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Global demand for Saietta electric motors drives expansion with new plant in the UK
Global demand for Saietta electric motors drives expansion with new plant in the UK Oxfordshire based tech company Saietta announces plans to expand production facilities. Bringing 150-250 jobs in the...
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UK experts call for £1b of investment for start-ups developing future mobility solutions
UK experts call for £1b of investment for start-ups developing future mobility solutions Prospedia Capital and Beauhurst have studied the investment flowing into early and growth-stage companies servi...
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Holzer Tiefbau invest in new Hyundai HX220AL Excavator in Germany
Holzer Tiefbau invest in new Hyundai HX220AL Excavator in Germany Holzer Erdbau- und Baggerbetrieb from Oberhausen near Weilheim is a family-owned and run company operating in the south of Bavaria, in...
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University of Derby launches Diploma in Road Surface Treatments
University of Derby launches Diploma in Road Surface Treatments The University of Derby has launched its 2020-2021 Diploma in Road Surface Treatments. The diploma course is the first university level...
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Aggregate Industries hails collaboration for successful early completion of M23 project
Aggregate Industries hails collaboration for successful early completion of M23 project Through a number of evening and weekend closures and successful collaborative arrangements, leading construction...
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JCB thanks loyal customers by restoring their cherished 1964 JCB 1 backhoe
JCB thanks loyal customers by restoring their cherished 1964 JCB 1 backhoe One of JCB’s longest-standing customers has unwrapped a unique present – a vintage backhoe loader restored to its forme...
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Caulfield upgrades 22 new Volvo Excavators with GKD RCi’s for Smart Motorway project
Caulfield upgrades 22 new Volvo Excavators with GKD RCi’s for Smart Motorway project Caulfield Contractors has its headquarters in Braintree in Essex. The company, which forms part of the Link G...
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Centurion looks into face screen standards for construction use
Centurion looks into face screen standards for construction use Centurion, the trusted PPE manufacturer is encouraging anyone buying face screens, also marketed as visors, cough guards, face guards an...
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BPH Plant Hire invests in their digital presence
BPH Plant Hire invests in their digital presence BPH Plant Hire, an independently-owned plant hire company based in the South East, has launched a new website to coincide with the recent rebrand, foll...
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SRL Traffic expands VMS operations with LCVT transporter solutions
SRL Traffic expands VMS operations with LCVT transporter solutions To support SRL’s expansion into VMS signage boards for the high speed sector, and the opening of their largest ITS depot in Romford,...
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Yanmar Compact Equipment offers extended warranty programme in UK and Ireland
Yanmar Compact Equipment offers extended warranty programme in UK and Ireland Yanmar Compact Equipment EMEA is offering construction professionals across the UK and Ireland lasting peace-of-mind throu...
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SWARCO Traffic installs intelligent Prism signs along the M6 for Highways England
SWARCO Traffic installs intelligent Prism signs along the M6 for Highways England A series of reliable and intelligent Prism signs installed by SWARCO Traffic, the traffic technology specialist, is he...
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Highways England’s largest micro-surfacing paving operation delivered by EST
Highways England’s largest micro-surfacing paving operation delivered by EST EST has recently completed the largest Micro-surfacing operation ever undertaken on the country’s Strategic Road Netw...
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Biral celebrates 45 years as the leading manufacturers of meteorological instruments
Biral celebrates 45 years as the leading manufacturers of meteorological instruments This month sees the 45th anniversary of Biral, one of the World’s leading manufacturers of specialist meteorologica...
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Golf European Tour to trial Aurrigo driverless shuttle at Celtic Manor
Golf European Tour to trial Aurrigo driverless shuttle at Celtic Manor Golfers and their caddies appearing at The ISPS Handa Wales Open will today be taken out to the opening tee in a driverless shutt...
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