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Doka automatic Xclimb system used to demolish Deutsche Welle building
Doka automatic Xclimb system used to demolish Deutsche Welle building One of Cologne’s landmarks will be gone by 2021. Originally, the towers of the former “Deutsche Welle” studio were to be blasted i...
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Detective Constable Piggott wins first CEA CESAR Champion Award
Detective Constable Piggott wins first CEA CESAR Champion Award Earlier this year the CEA launched its CESAR Champion initiative to recognise the efforts of any police officer who uses the CESAR techn...
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Enevo and Yotta partner to help UK councils optimise waste management resources
Enevo and Yotta partner to help UK councils optimise waste management resources Smart waste technology company, Enevo has signed a partnership agreement with asset management provider, Yotta. The two...
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Hyundai HX520L Excavator fells Kullaa College of Forestry in Finland
Hyundai HX520L Excavator fells Kullaa College of Forestry in Finland Finnish construction contractor, Maanrakennus Mykrä Oy, has recently added a Hyundai HX520L, 52-tonne excavator to the company’s gr...
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MP Skills creates Stepping Stone to get quarries back to work safely
MP Skills creates Stepping Stone to get quarries back to work safely With the world starting to resume a certain degree some of normality, thoughts may be turning to how best to bring a workforce back...
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Highways England trials automated cone laying vehicle
Highways England trials automated cone laying vehicle Motorists have been able to snatch a first glimpse on the roads of a pioneering cone-laying vehicle that will eliminate the need for roadworkers t...
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OilQuick expands into the UK to meet demand for Quick Couplers and Tiltrotators
OilQuick expands into the UK to meet demand for Quick Couplers and Tiltrotators Interest in OilQuick’s quick couplers has grown steadily over the last few decades. With the new OQTR-E tiltrotato...
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LKAB fossil-free industrial park will recycle mine waste into critical raw materials
LKAB fossil-free industrial park will recycle mine waste into critical raw materials The ReeMAP project aims to develop technology for recycling mine waste. LKAB also plans to produce input materials,...
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Institute of Quarrying formalises collaboration with Institute of Asphalt Technology
Institute of Quarrying formalises collaboration with Institute of Asphalt Technology The Institute of Quarrying (IQ) and the Institute of Asphalt Technology (IAT) have signed a memorandum of understan...
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Transport for the North hails region as a pioneer of hydrogen transport technologies
Transport for the North hails region as a pioneer of hydrogen transport technologies The Government has named Tees Valley in England as the first Hydrogen Transport Hub has been welcomed by Transport...
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Covid19 and Capital Expenditure Investments
Covid19 and Capital Expenditure Investments Cancelled projects, interrupted supply chains, employee health and safety concerns — this is the reality for many construction companies following the coron...
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Highways England wins top honours at ICE Civil Engineering Awards
Highways England wins top honours at ICE Civil Engineering Awards A Highways England project to protect a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Devon has won two prestigious civil engineering awards....
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NAO looks at improving local bus services in England
NAO looks at improving local bus services in England A new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) finds that, despite the Department for Transport’s long stated aim to increase bus use, passenger...
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TfL appoints GHD to support future Cycle Route 15 to transform London travel
TfL appoints GHD to support future Cycle Route 15 to transform London travel GHD has announced that it has been appointed by Transport for London (TfL) as its Traffic Engineering Support Partner to su...
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Highways England tests Vehicle Incursion Airbag to protect road workers
Highways England tests Vehicle Incursion Airbag to protect road workers An inflatable safety barrier that can be put up in a matter of minutes is to help protect road workers on Highways England’s roa...
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Grúas Alhambra adds to their Liebherr mobile construction crane fleet in Andalusia
Grúas Alhambra adds to their Liebherr mobile construction crane fleet in Andalusia “This crane allows us to offer outstanding individual solutions. As a mobile and tower crane rental service, we are c...
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MB Crushers attachments cut raw materials costs on Ushant Island project
MB Crushers attachments cut raw materials costs on Ushant Island project Ushant Island is 6 square miles of rocky island located at the south-western of the English Channel, marking the north-western...
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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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