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Bridgend Quarry upgrades with 30 tonne Volvo EC300E Excavator

Bridgend Quarry upgrades with 30 tonne Volvo EC300E Excavator Bridgend Aggregates of King Edward, Northern Scotland, has taken delivery of its first VolvoCE excavator in the form of a thirty tonne EC3...
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Norwegian Berge Bygdeservice goes global with Hitachi and ABAX technology

Norwegian Berge Bygdeservice goes global with Hitachi and ABAX technology The 23-year-old Norwegian contractor, Simen Berge, has a high level of expertise beyond his years, driven by his company Berge...
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Cash retentions in Construction – Scottish Government Consultation Open

Cash retentions in Construction – Scottish Government Consultation Open Two years since Peter Aldous MP brought his private members bill to Westminster, some 26 years since the recommendations i...
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Go Plant Fleet Services cleaning up with new MAN TGM Sweeper

Go Plant Fleet Services cleaning up with new MAN TGM Sweeper UK provider of operated road sweepers and self-drive specialist vehicles, Go Plant Fleet Services, has just taken delivery of a new MAN TGM...
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UK Construction tax changes to the IR35 off-payroll working rules due 6 April 2020

UK Construction tax changes to the IR35 off-payroll working rules due 6 April 2020 Changes to the IR35 off-payroll working rules – which will impact on the construction industry by placing addit...
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Network Rail opening ground-breaking STEM learning facility to inspire young people

Network Rail opening ground-breaking STEM learning facility to inspire young people Network Rail has opened a dedicated STEM learning facility with the aim of inspiring the next generation to pursue c...
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14th Executive Hire Show hailed a runaway success

14th Executive Hire Show hailed a runaway success The 14th annual Executive Hire Show (5&6 February, Ricoh Arena Coventry) was a runaway success – the event was a hive of activity from the o...
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Northern UK road schemes awarded funding in local transport revolution

Northern UK road schemes awarded funding in local transport revolution Projects to enhance four economically important roads across the North have been awarded development funding this week as part of...
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Electric MK-Reform Boki implement carrier takes to the streets in Switzerland

Electric MK-Reform Boki implement carrier takes to the streets in Switzerland At the end of January 2020, representatives of the historic Aargau city of Kaiserstuhl, in Switzerland, were able to recei...
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New remediation guide for building on land previously used for mining

New remediation guide for building on land previously used for mining The UK Coal Authority and the Construction Industry Research and Information Association recently released a new 500-page guide (C...
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EIB invests €90 million for expansion of the Karavanke Tunnel in Slovenia

EIB invests €90 million for expansion of the Karavanke Tunnel in Slovenia Millions of passengers on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) will benefit from a safer, faster and more convenient r...
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UK construction tax changes and the IR35 off-payroll working rules

UK construction tax changes and the IR35 off-payroll working rules If you mentioned construction tax changes last year, the focus was mainly on the construction VAT reverse charge (which has been post...
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9th Edition of The Real Estate Development Summit set for March in Rome

9th Edition of The Real Estate Development Summit set for March in Rome The 9th Edition of The Real Estate Development Summit Europe is all set to take place in Sheraton Roma Hotel & Conference Ce...
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Yanmar crushing the competition with the SV60 midi excavator

Yanmar crushing the competition with the SV60 midi excavator Alutrade Ltd, one of the UK’s leading scrap aluminium recycling specialists, has invested in a Yanmar SV60 midi excavator to further improv...
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HERRENKNECHT 2020 Engineer’s Day gives students information at first hand

HERRENKNECHT 2020 Engineer’s Day gives students information at first hand The Max Planck High School in Lahr hosted the 2020 Engineer’s Day last Thursday, February 6, 2020, the tenth time...
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The importance of Legionella record keeping and monitoring on the railways

The importance of Legionella record keeping and monitoring on the railways Have you undertaken your Legionella risk assessment, and it is has identified all of the foreseeable risks posed by Legionell...
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Hitachi Zosen Inova to build Energy from Waste Plant in England

Hitachi Zosen Inova to build Energy from Waste Plant in England To deliver the Newhurst project, its twelfth overall in the UK, Hitachi Zosen Inova will be acting on behalf of a consortium of develope...
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When it comes to the HMRC R and D Tax Scheme your choice of advisor could be costly

When it comes to the HMRC R&D Tax Scheme your choice of advisor could be costly £4.3bn Has Been ‘Paid Out’ to Companies Using HMRC’s R&D Scheme You might be surprised to learn that the Governm...
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Miles Macadam commits to Carbon Neutral goal

Miles Macadam commits to Carbon Neutral goal North West based specialist surfacing company, Miles Macadam, is leading the way as an SME in the industry by gaining Carbon Assessed Organisation status a...
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VolvoCE Excavators venture out to the Outer Hebrides

VolvoCE Excavators venture out to the Outer Hebrides Macaulay Askernish Ltd, a privately owned civil engineering contractor headquartered on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, has taken d...
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Gordon Murray Design leads UK consortium launching autonomous mobility vehicle

Gordon Murray Design leads UK consortium launching autonomous mobility vehicle Gordon Murray Design and its consortium partners Delta Motorsport and itMoves are set to unveil ‘MOTIV®’, a unique and ex...
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Small Robot Company announces Tharsus will manufacture robot fleet

Small Robot Company announces Tharsus will manufacture robot fleet The Small Robot Company, a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, has announced industrial design and manufacture of its...
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AIIB makes first investment in Russia with US$500 million Transport Project

AIIB makes first investment in Russia with US$500 million Transport Project The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved its first investment in the Russian Federation to improve trans...
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Outset set for Conexpo with on-board weighing and tyre-pressure monitoring systems

Outset set for Conexpo with on-board weighing and tyre-pressure monitoring systems Outset Srl, based in Vicenza, North Italy has more than twenty years of experience in the most modern on-board weigh...
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IFC boosting modernization of Ukraine’s urban infrastructure

IFC boosting modernization of Ukraine’s urban infrastructure The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the Mayor’s Office of the city of Kryvyi Rih today...
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New Doosan products and innovation taking centre stage at Samoter

New Doosan products and innovation taking centre stage at Samoter Under the themes of product and innovation, there will be a strong presence for the Doosan range of excavators, wheel loaders, articul...
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Tracto-Technik GRUNDORAM rammer works its magic for AMS Trenchless

Tracto-Technik GRUNDORAM rammer works its magic for AMS Trenchless AMS Trenchless is the UK’s largest privately owned Horizontal Directional Drilling and Guided Auger Boring (Trenchless Pipe Installat...
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DB Group achieve 77 percent CO2 reduction using Cemfree concrete on M25 pilot project

DB Group achieve 77 percent CO2 reduction using Cemfree concrete on M25 pilot project Working on behalf of Connect Plus, a team from Jackson, DB Group and Axtell have achieved a 77% reduction in CO² b...
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Earn while you learn with Aggregate Industries 2020 Apprentice Programme

Earn while you learn with Aggregate Industries 2020 Apprentice Programme Ahead of this year’s National Apprenticeship Week (3-7 February), Aggregate Industries is committing to investing further in th...
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EIB funds €47m in Volán for eco-friendly buses

EIB funds €47m in Volán for eco-friendly buses Commuters in Hungary will enjoy new, faster, safer and more eco-friendly buses on regional and city lines across Hungary as a result of a €47m loan the E...
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Midlands UK showcasing huge investment opportunities at MIPIM in Cannes

Midlands UK showcasing huge investment opportunities at MIPIM in Cannes More than 85 private and public sector organisations from across the Midlands will showcase billions-of-pounds’ worth of investm...
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Transport for the North welcomes OLR franchise award replacing Northern

Transport for the North welcomes OLR franchise award replacing Northern Transport for the North has this week welcomed the news the Secretary of State for Transport is stripping Northern of its rail f...
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Intertraffic Amsterdam focusing on smart mobility, infrastructure and traffic management

Intertraffic Amsterdam focusing on smart mobility, infrastructure and traffic management Intertraffic Amsterdam is undisputedly considered the leading global trade & knowledge event on smart mobil...
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New Holland Agriculture UK partners with The Princes Countryside Fund

New Holland Agriculture UK partners with The Princes Countryside Fund The Prince’s Countryside Fund and New Holland Agriculture are launching their new ‘Up to Speed’ scheme, offering three lucky recip...
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Gold sustainability rating ranks Go Plant Fleet Services amongst the world’s best

Gold sustainability rating ranks Go Plant Fleet Services amongst the world’s best Go Plant Fleet Services has won the gold medal for its approach to Corporate Social Responsibility. The nationwi...
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Liebherr wins Innovation Award for their L586 XPower Wheel Loader at Samoter

Liebherr wins Innovation Award for their L586 XPower Wheel Loader at Samoter Liebherr will be presenting a total of four wheel loaders at Samoter. This includes the 32,600 kg L 586 XPower®, the larges...
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Nicol of Skene takes on 3 Volvo reduced swing excavators

Nicol of Skene takes on 3 Volvo reduced swing excavators Breaking with tradition, the Aberdeenshire-based civil engineering and groundworks contractor Nicol of Skene has added two new reduced swing Vo...
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Terex Trucks showcasing TA300 and TA400 Articulated Haulers at CONEXPO

Terex Trucks showcasing TA300 and TA400 Articulated Haulers at CONEXPO Articulated hauler specialist Terex Trucks is bringing both the TA300 and TA400 to CONEXPO, North America’s largest construction...
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UK can expect road charging, traffic free cities and not a self-driving car in sight?

UK can expect road charging, traffic free cities and not a self-driving car in sight? UK drivers should brace themselves for change: life on the roads is going to get harder and more expensive over th...
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Hyundai Construction Europe signs up for the CESAR Scheme

Hyundai Construction Europe signs up for the CESAR Scheme From 1st January 2020, Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe will fit CESAR to all its range of Hyundai excavators and wheeled loaders importe...
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Siemens Mobility supplying signals for M5 junction improvement programme

Siemens Mobility supplying signals for M5 junction improvement programme Siemens Mobility Limited has been awarded a contract by civil engineering contractor Alun Griffiths to supply, test and commiss...
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Hyundai wins Medium Wheel Loader Technical Innovation Award at Samoter

Hyundai wins Medium Wheel Loader Technical Innovation Award at Samoter Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe (HCEE) scoops Samoter Technical Innovation Award, in the ‘Medium Wheel Loaders’ category, f...
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Mecalac showcase their compact innovations at the Executive Hire Show

Mecalac showcase their compact innovations at the Executive Hire Show Mecalac Construction Equipment UK, a global leader in compact equipment design and manufacture, will showcase its latest product r...
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Lower Thames Crossing consultation plans refined

Lower Thames Crossing consultation plans refined Britain’s most ambitious roads project in a generation, the Lower Thames Crossing, will begin its next phase of public consultation next week, Highways...
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EIB funding €180m for new Heraklion airport in Greece

EIB funding €180m for new Heraklion airport in Greece The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide a €180 million loan to support construction of the New Heraklion International Airport on...
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Conference on new Asphalt Concrete Mixes for Russia set for 25 March 2020 in Moscow

Conference on new Asphalt Concrete Mixes for Russia set for 25 March 2020 in Moscow The international conference “Production and use of asphalt concrete mixes in Russia” is an annual event that brings...
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Triton to build new gear testing facility in Huddersfield for David Brown Santasalo

Triton to build new gear testing facility in Huddersfield for David Brown Santasalo Triton Construction has secured a £1.5 million contract to build a new testing facility for global gear manufacturer...
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Virtual planning using BIM proved successful on Gelbe Haide formwork project

Virtual planning using BIM proved successful on Gelbe Haide formwork project The experts at Doka created a virtual model based on building information modelling (BIM) for the construction of a reservo...
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First Yanmar V80 wheel loader in the UK heads for Yorkshire’s Masters Spreading

First Yanmar V80 wheel loader in the UK heads for Yorkshire’s Masters Spreading Masters Spreading Ltd, an agricultural contracting business covering Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, has purchased the...
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Britpave urges investment in guided busways to ease congestion

Britpave urges investment in guided busways to ease congestion Investment in busway networks could address the decline in bus passenger numbers and ease the congestion in Britain’s towns and cities be...
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