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Fixing potholes is essential work for now and the future
Fixing potholes is essential work for now and the future Vehicle repairs cost due to pothole damage are huge with UK drivers spending £4.09 billion a year on car damage caused by potholes and it’s est...
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Highways England completes Britain’s biggest A14 project eight months early
Highways England completes Britain’s biggest A14 project eight months early Britain’s biggest road-building project, the A14 is opening for traffic eight months ahead of schedule, Highways Engla...
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New partner bolsters Womble Bond Dickinson’s Construction and Engineering Team
New partner bolsters Womble Bond Dickinson’s Construction and Engineering Team Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has strengthened its construction and engineering practice in th...
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Nordic Investment Bank finances €70m for hydropower in Sweden and Finland
Nordic Investment Bank finances €70m for hydropower in Sweden and Finland NIB has signed a ten-year loan agreement of €70 million with Fortum Oyj to finance the refurbishment of two hydropower plants...
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Per Person Per Night improves accommodation booking for travelling contractors
Per Person Per Night improves accommodation booking for travelling contractors While many industries in the UK are struggling under the challenges of Covid-19, the construction industry is still going...
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Dennis Automotive launches £1 million campaign to GetBritainMovingAgain
Dennis Automotive launches £1 million campaign to #GetBritainMovingAgain Dennis Automotive, publishers of Auto Express, evo, Car Throttle, Octane, Carbuyer and DrivingElectric, has announced a million...
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M56 Manchester to Wales motorway set for £12 million improvements
M56 Manchester to Wales motorway set for £12 million improvements The motorway which links Manchester to North Wales is getting £12 million worth of improvements to provide better journeys for drivers...
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How Council Highways departments can break down data silos for digital transformation
How Council Highways departments can break down data silos for digital transformation Local authorities put in a great deal of investment and planning time every year in maintaining and developing the...
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Portsmouth based Parchow Groundworks invest in twenty LiuGong Excavators
Portsmouth based Parchow Groundworks invest in twenty LiuGong Excavators Based in Waterlooville near Portsmouth, UK, Parchow Groundworks Ltd have become the latest business to invest in LiuGong excava...
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Keele University experts advise policymakers on road safety during and after lockdown
Keele University experts advise policymakers on road safety during and after lockdown Criminology experts from Keele University are studying the impact of the coronavirus lockdown on Britain’s road n...
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Yanmar launches Buy Now Pay Later sales initiative in the UK
Yanmar launches Buy Now Pay Later sales initiative in the UK Yanmar Compact Equipment EMEA has announced a limited-time sales initiative across the UK and Ireland, to make purchasing state-of-the-art...
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Northern Asphalt Surfacing moves into their first premises in Leigh
Northern Asphalt Surfacing moves into their first premises in Leigh A road surfacing business, set up just four months ago, is celebrating after moving in to its very first premises at Moss Industrial...
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Downtime servicing and refurbishments keeping TRACTO-TECHNIK busy
Downtime servicing and refurbishments keeping TRACTO-TECHNIK busy The utility sector has continued to provide essential services during the lockdown, whilst the wider building community is now gradual...
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TY Cushion Tyres outperform all expectations at Harsco scrap yards
TY Cushion Tyres outperform all expectations at Harsco scrap yards Machines working in the arduous environment of a steel manufacturing plant must be robust, durable and capable of working long days w...
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MPQC introduction to Site Safety Awareness e-learning module is now live
MPQC introduction to Site Safety Awareness e-learning module is now live The current Covid-19 pandemic has thrown us all into a period of uncertainty but the team at MP Skills have been following the...
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CEA Coronavirus impact survey reveals mixed impact on the industry
CEA Coronavirus impact survey reveals mixed impact on the industry Last week the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) conducted a “snapshot survey” of its members to establish how the current cris...
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Aggregate Industries supports multiple NHS Projects
Aggregate Industries supports multiple NHS Projects Committed to meeting the complex challenge of providing critical construction supplies amid an unprecedented time for industry, Aggregate Industries...
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EIB and European Startup Prize join forces to help smaller mobility companies
EIB and European Startup Prize join forces to help smaller mobility companies Following the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Startup Prize (EUSP) and the European Investment Bank...
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Vision announced to bring 3,000 hydrogen buses to the streets of Britain
Vision announced to bring 3,000 hydrogen buses to the streets of Britain Plans for a UK-built, 3,000-strong hydrogen bus fleet across the country, have been revealed by JCB heir Jo Bamford in a move h...
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JCB sponsored athletes Ben and Adam smash NHS charity target with marathon effort
JCB sponsored athletes Ben and Adam smash NHS charity target with marathon effort Staffordshire athletes Adam Burgess and Ben Williams have joined their sponsors JCB in supporting the community during...
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VolvoCE reduced swing Volvo Excavators a hit in Somerset
VolvoCE reduced swing Excavators a hit in Somerset J D Pope and Sons Ltd has owned and operated a succession of Volvo wheeled and tracked excavators since purchasing their first machine, an EC210B, ba...
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Network Rail uses state-of-the-art testing to keep Bridge open in Oxfordshire
Network Rail uses state-of-the-art testing to keep Bridge open in Oxfordshire A Grade II listed bridge in Steventon, Oxfordshire, has been saved after innovative testing and the introduction of a new...
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Hyundai High-Walkers perfect for tough forestry tasks and for Carron Valley Plant
Hyundai High-Walkers perfect for tough forestry tasks and for Carron Valley Plant Carron Valley Plant Ltd is a forestry ground preparation business based in Dumfries in Scotland. Established some 30-y...
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The Road Safety Trust awards £120K in funding for six local organisations
The Road Safety Trust awards £120K in funding for six local organisations The Road Safety Trust, a charity dedicated to making the UK’s roads the safest in the world, has awarded £120,000 funding to...
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Survey finds 65 percent of Londoners changed vehicles due to the Ultra Low Emission Zone
Survey finds 65 percent of Londoners changed vehicles due to the Ultra Low Emission Zone A recent survey undertaken by Motorbike insurer Bikesure of 1,000 commuters in London set out to find how the U...
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Fugro wins A9 motorway widening contract in the Netherlands
Fugro wins A9 motorway widening contract in the Netherlands Fugro has been awarded a 3-year contract for an extensive geotechnical campaign and subsequent design work as part of the A9 motorway upgrad...
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Tatra Trucks keeps production going during pandemic
Tatra Trucks keeps production going during pandemic The coronavirus pandemic in Europe has temporarily shut down production in many factories of European and overseas automakers. Only a few of them di...
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Campbell Contracts in Northern Ireland doubles material wet processing with CDE
Campbell Contracts in Northern Ireland doubles material wet processing with CDE Campbell Contracts Ltd, a family-owned and managed business headquartered in Tempo, a small village on the outskirts of...
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JCB steps up food aid programme for homeless people in North Staffordshire
JCB steps up food aid programme for homeless people in North Staffordshire Since the launch of the JCB ‘Food for our Communities’ programme – the idea of Lady Bamford, wife of JCB Chairman Lord Bamfor...
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Construction of Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre fast tracked in Oxford
Construction of Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre fast tracked in Oxford Construction of the UK’s New Vaccines Centre by Glencar Construction Starts Well Ahead of Schedule as Timelines are F...
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Poor facilities and welfare are harming the haulage sector
Poor facilities and welfare are harming the haulage sector The Covid-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented upheaval and turmoil to the global community. In the UK, haulage is one of the sectors under...
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KfW IPEX-Bank and MEAG financing A3 motorway expansion in northern Bavaria
KfW IPEX-Bank and MEAG financing A3 motorway expansion in northern Bavaria As part of an international consortium, KfW IPEX-Bank and MEAG are financing the six-lane expansion of federal motorway 3 (A3...
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STRABAG awarded 640m long bridge in Romania
STRABAG awarded 640m long bridge in Romania The European-based construction company STRABAG has been commissioned to build a 640 m cable-stayed bridge across the river Someș in the western Romanian ci...
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Colas wins three major RoSPA awards
Colas wins three major RoSPA awards The winners of the prestigious RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) awards for 2019 have been announced and Colas Ltd have collected three major aw...
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Association for Project Management looks at the Future of Work and Skills
Association for Project Management looks at the Future of Work and Skills Association for Project Management (APM) has launched the final paper in its Projecting the Future series titled The Future of...
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HS2 contracts confirmed for STRABAG, Skanska and Costain Joint Venture
HS2 contracts confirmed for STRABAG, Skanska and Costain Joint Venture HS2, the planned high-speed rail line in Britain linking London and Birmingham over a length of 225 km in Phase One, continues to...
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Registration for the Helsinki Energy Challenge extended
Registration for the Helsinki Energy Challenge extended The coronavirus does not stop Helsinki’s climate work. The schedule for the international Helsinki Energy Challenge has been altered due t...
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Hitachi’s remote monitoring system ConSite proves a hit in Norway
Hitachi’s remote monitoring system ConSite proves a hit in Norway Norwegian company H&K Sandnes is an active user of Hitachi’s remote monitoring system, Global e-Service, for a wide range of...
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Midlands Connect comments on HS2 Notice to Proceed
Midlands Connect comments on HS2 Notice to Proceed Midlands Connect has responded to the announcement that the Department for Transport has given approval for HS2 Ltd to issue Notice to Proceed the ma...
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JCB Joe responds to Coronavirus loss with PPE manufacturing initiative
JCB Joe responds to Coronavirus with PPE manufacturing initiative JCB and a team of volunteer employees have set up mini-production lines to come to the aid of the nation’s NHS heroes in need of perso...
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Red Stag Materials paving the potholes away for EZ Street
Red Stag Materials paving the potholes away for EZ Street Red Stag Materials is run by of a dedicated team of industry professionals with over 90 years of experience in UK infrastructure and the highw...
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Remondis recycling site goes CO2 neutral electric SENNEBOGEN 817E materials handler
Remondis recycling site goes CO2 neutral electric SENNEBOGEN 817E materials handler An exciting project with the potential to be replicated at other branches: Remondis’ dismantling center in Lün...
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Hyundai CE HX10A digs in under the Knibbeler building near Valenciennes
Hyundai CE HX10A digs in under the Knibbeler building near Valenciennes Manufor Fondations is underpinning the foundations of the “Knibbeler” apartment block at Saint-Saulve near Valencien...
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ISO 9001: 2015 success for Tyre Boss
ISO 9001: 2015 success for Tyre Boss For the second year in a row, specialist tyre supplier, Tyre Boss, has successfully achieved ISO 9001: 2015 accreditation. This achievement is more akin to larger...
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EKO software app helping transport and logistics employees work safely and efficiently
EKO software app helping transport and logistics employees work safely and efficiently As cases of COVID-19 continue to soar, the pressure on logistics and transport businesses providing vital frontli...
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Meet the drilling group working day and night to support the NHS
Meet the drilling group working day and night to support the NHS With tens of thousands of jobs on the line, a worrying lack of essential supplies, and the necessity to stay isolated from your nearest...
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bbits and Yotta partner to improve citizen engagement and connected asset management
bbits and Yotta partner to improve citizen engagement and connected asset management Mobile app and cloud services provider, bbits has announced it is working in partnership with asset management prov...
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Council of Europe issues human rights guidelines for algorithms and automation
Council of Europe issues human rights guidelines for algorithms and automation The Council of Europe today called on its 47 member States to take a precautionary approach to the development and use of...
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NIB finances €68m port of Klaipėda expansion in Lithuania
NIB finances €68m port of Klaipėda expansion in Lithuania The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the Klaipėda State Seaport Authority have signed a 19-year credit facility agreement for infrastructure i...
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COINS offering free online Wellbeing Workshops for Construction Workers
COINS offering free online Wellbeing Workshops for Construction Workers Calls to the UK’s ‘Construction Industry Helpline’ have increased 25% over the past 10 days which reflect the rising levels of a...
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