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When is a pothole not a pothole and if it is a pothole?
When is a pothole not a pothole and if it is a pothole? A new analysis of the different times taken by councils to repair potholes has underlined the need for a national pothole definition. The analys...
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Plantworx 2019 to take a trip down memory lane with Classic Plant display
Plantworx 2019 to take a trip down memory lane with Classic Plant display Plantworx Construction Machinery Exhibition (11-13 June 2019 at the East of England Arena, Peterborough) will be digging up th...
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Students in Architecture, Building and Planning have Fallen 19 percent in the last decade
Students in Architecture, Building and Planning have Fallen 19% in the last decade According to the report Patterns and Trends in UK Higher Education (Universities UK), in 2016-17 there were 1,012,425...
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Mabey propped up damaged bridge in rapid time to reopen road in Llangefni
Mabey propped up damaged bridge in rapid time to reopen road in Llangefni Last October leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey worked with Alun Griffiths to provide a bespoke propping...
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SACYR Engineering and Infrastructure wins €65m Madrid building projects
SACYR Engineering and Infrastructure wins €65m Madrid building projects Sacyr Ingeniería e Infraestructuras has won several building projects in Madrid totalling €65 million, including the constructio...
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London welcomes the world’s most sophisticated air quality monitoring network
London welcomes the world’s most sophisticated air quality monitoring network The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched the world’s most advanced and comprehensive network of air quality mon...
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Traffic Management division growing at rapid rate at ETM group
Traffic Management division growing at rapid rate at ETM group The Traffic Management division of a Bristol highways maintenance and recycling company has seen big growth since its inception just over...
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Merseyside motorway junction upgrade completed six weeks early
Merseyside motorway junction upgrade completed six weeks early A £5 million project to improve journeys and safety at a major motorway junction in Merseyside has been completed six weeks ahead of sche...
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Major acquisition boosts Go Plant Fleet Services’ nationwide fleet
Major acquisition boosts Go Plant Fleet Services’ nationwide fleet One of the UK’s leading providers of specialist commercial vehicles has completed a major deal to extend its growing nationwide...
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EJ Civils takes on Hyundai for value, efficiency and high specs
EJ Civils takes on Hyundai for value, efficiency and high specs E J Civils is a groundworks company based in Lincolnshire – the company’s main source of business is groundworks for major housebuilding...
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TRAFFEX 2019: Technology Driving Change
TRAFFEX 2019: Technology Driving Change In early April, more than 10,000 of the world’s leading authorities on highways and transport will converge at the NEC for Traffex 2019 and Parkex 2019 where 35...
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Doosan Excavator learns to swim in Germany
Doosan Excavator learns to swim in Germany To allow the company, Sven Jacobs Tief-, Garten- und Landschaftsbau, based in Tating (Schleswig-Holstein) in Germany, to carry out a series of projects in th...
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New Holland shows off updated telehandlers and new implement range at FTMTA 2019
New Holland shows off updated telehandlers and new implement range at FTMTA 2019 New Holland Agriculture will showcase updates to its telehandler range, and present its new range of implements at FTMT...
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Boris Johnson MP chooses the JCB factory for his keynote speech
Boris Johnson MP chooses the JCB factory for his keynote speech Boris Johnson MP, former Mayor of London and former Foreign Secretary visited JCB’s World HQ on Friday to deliver a keynote speech. He s...
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Extra lanes open on M6 in Cheshire as major upgrade nears completion
Extra lanes open on M6 in Cheshire as major upgrade nears completion Drivers heading towards Manchester on the M6 through Cheshire can use an extra lane from today – increasing capacity on one of Engl...
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Survey proves overwhelming success of scheme using Clearview SolarLite Active Road Studs
Survey proves overwhelming success of scheme using Clearview SolarLite Active Road Studs Drivers have called for a road improvement scheme to be replicated across all UK highways, with 91% citing impr...
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First ERI grant funds 30km motorway between Peja and Kijeveto in Kosovo
First ERI grant funds 30km motorway between Peja and Kijeveto in Kosovo The European Investment Bank (EIB) supports the preparation and the implementation of the project for the construction of a new...
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Network Rail uses Amateur Boxing to spread railway safety message
Network Rail uses Amateur Boxing to spread railway safety message Network Rail has teamed up with a school in Hertfordshire to teach pupils about railway safety. The partnership at the John Warner sch...
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Experts warn business to prepare for customs declaration complications post-Brexit
Experts warn business to prepare for customs declaration complications post-Brexit EU and British businesses of all sizes that import and export between the EU and the UK are urged to put plans in pla...
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MB Crushers don’t retire and collaborate with newer models
MB Crushers don’t retire and collaborate with newer models In a world oriented to the development of new models – that make the existing model obsolete -, there is an exception that brings...
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A-Plant Lux support helped London celebrate the New Year
A-Plant Lux support helped London celebrate the New Year A-Plant Lux, the UK’s largest hirer of portable traffic signals, helped to ensure The Mayor of London’s New Year celebrations went off with a b...
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Grit Expectations as Councils and Road Authorities get set for ice and snow
Grit Expectations as Councils and Road Authorities get set for ice and snow With icy weather set to hit the UK later this week and into next week, and temperatures forecast to be well below zero, Tran...
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Ringway secures Bracknell Forest highway term services contract extension
Ringway secures Bracknell Forest highway term services contract extension Ringway has been awarded a fourth years’ contract extension by Bracknell Forest Council to provide highway term services acros...
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Wirtgen slipform pavers and TCM 180i texture curing machine perform on the A7
Wirtgen slipform pavers and TCM 180i texture curing machine perform on the A7 When placing dual-layer concrete on the A7, the Wirtgen paving train, comprising two SP 1500 slipform pavers and the TCM 1...
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World leading JCB Cabs Factory forges ahead
World leading JCB Cabs Factory forges ahead Construction work on the new £50 million JCB Cab Systems factory is forging ahead as it targets a summer opening. The shell of the 350,000 sq ft plant next...
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Scotland’s Agritrac Exports joins the Hyundai construction equipment dealer network
Scotland’s Agritrac Exports joins the Hyundai construction equipment dealer network Hyundai has announced that Agritrac Exports has been appointed as the new Hyundai Construction Equipment deale...
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A commitment to fix the system – the government’s response to the Grenfell Tower Report
A commitment to fix the system – the government’s response to the Grenfell Tower Report Following on from the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017, where the fire breached co...
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Success for the Small Robot Company with £1.2 million Crowdcube campaign
Success for the Small Robot Company with £1.2 million Crowdcube campaign Small Robot Company, a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, today announced that it has raised £1.2 million on Cr...
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Finnish companies to collaborate to design a sustainable urban area in Nepal
Finnish companies to collaborate to design a sustainable urban area in Nepal Finnish companies will collaborate to design a new urban area for more than half a million inhabitants of Kathmandu Valley...
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Hitachi’s support chain makes all the difference for Finland’s Maanrakennus Lassi Kaiponen
Hitachi’s support chain makes all the difference for Finland’s Maanrakennus Lassi Kaiponen A Finnish contractor relies on the consistency and quality of the Hitachi Support Chain after-sal...
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Clearaway expands with SENNEBOGEN 821 E in waste recycling
Clearaway expands with SENNEBOGEN 821 E in waste recycling In Essex, England, recycling company Clearaway Ltd. has recently been working very successfully with a new SENNEBOGEN material handler 821 E...
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Snow and ice treatment trains all set to keep Network Rail on track this winter
Snow and ice treatment trains all set to keep Network Rail on track this winter Network Rail’s fleet of snow and ice treatment trains are ready to keep passengers moving this winter and minimise disru...
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Manchester city centre bridges to be restored to Victorian splendour
Manchester city centre bridges to be restored to Victorian splendour A project to refurbish three historic railway bridges over streets in Manchester city centre will begin this week. The three Grade...
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Network Rail awards billion-£ contracts on some of Britain’s busiest routes
Network Rail awards billion-£ contracts on some of Britain’s busiest routes Network Rail has announced the award of three multi-billion-pound contracts for the South of England, worth up to £7bn...
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Highways England reopens A404 near Marlow following bridge installation
Highways England reopens A404 near Marlow following bridge installation The A404 in Buckinghamshire has reopened by Highways England in both directions between the Bisham and Westhorpe interchanges ne...
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Boschung fixed automated ice spray technology upgraded on the A4 in France
Boschung fixed automated ice spray technology upgraded on the A4 in France In 2002, the first BOSCHUNG fixed automated spray technology (FAST) system was installed on some sections of the A4 in France...
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Salt might be bad for your health, but it keeps you safe in winter
Salt might be bad for your health, but it keeps you safe in winter Salt is more than something to sprinkle on to your fish and chips, this common household ingredient helps Highways England keep your...
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Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) completes €3.9bn project financing
Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) completes €3.9bn project financing The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) is announcing financial close today, with €3.9 billion secured from public and private lenders. The E...
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UK M6 Toll marks 15 year milestone with 15 interesting facts
UK M6 Toll marks 15 year milestone with 15 interesting facts Since opening in December 2003, the M6toll has been a driving force in alleviating congestion and pollution in the Midlands, taking thousan...
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EIB approves €3.8 billion in financing for transport, energy, business and water supply
EIB approves €3.8 billion in financing for transport, energy, business and water supply During the COP24 global climate conference in Katowice, the Board of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has appr...
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London’s busiest toilets closed for £4m revamp
London’s busiest toilets closed for £4m revamp The capital’s busiest toilets closed on Christmas Eve and will be open again in April 2019 as Network Rail undertakes a major redesign and refurbis...
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Nottinghamshire residents among 40,000 benefitting from quieter roads
Nottinghamshire residents among 40,000 benefitting from quieter roads People living near the busy A1 in Nottinghamshire are among 40,000 roadside residents getting used to a quieter life thanks to a m...
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Positive feedback prompts Wordingham Plant Hire to opt for Volvo compact excavators
Positive feedback prompts Wordingham Plant Hire to opt for Volvo compact excavators Wordingham Plant Hire Ltd of Binham, near Fakenham, Norfolk, has opted for a package of Volvo compact excavators for...
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Liebherr to present “Together. Now and Tomorrow.” at Bauma 2019
Liebherr to present “Together. Now and Tomorrow.” at Bauma 2019 From 8-14 April, Liebherr will give attendees of Bauma 2019 a unique chance to experience its latest innovations first-hand,...
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UK workers are risking GDPR penalties by forwarding work emails to personal accounts
UK workers are risking GDPR penalties by forwarding work emails to personal accounts A survey of 1,002 UK workers in full or part-time employment, carried out by technology services provider Probrand....
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STRABAG receives contract for modernisation of D1 motorway in Czechia
STRABAG receives contract for modernisation of D1 motorway in Czechia A consortium including STRABAG a.s., a subsidiary of European construction group STRABAG, has been awarded the contract for the mo...
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BAM planting 150,000 trees to celebrate their 150th anniversary
BAM planting 150,000 trees to celebrate their 150th anniversary In 2019 Royal BAM Group nv turns 150. To underline the Group’s commitment to sustainability, the European construction company wil...
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City dwellers are demanding smart traffic measures to cut commute times
City dwellers are demanding smart traffic measures to cut commute times The UK is among the most congested countries in the world, with a reported 37.5 million vehicles registered for use on UK roads...
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The first Tivoli Cinema designed by Run For The Hills opens in Bath
The first Tivoli Cinema designed by Run For The Hills opens in Bath London-based consultancy Run For The Hills is delighted to finally unveil its design for Tivoli Cinema, a new breed of boutique cine...
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Hitachi Excavator and GET the ideal combination for SC Agremin Transcom in Romania
Hitachi Excavator and GET the ideal combination for SC Agremin Transcom in Romania A Romanian construction firm has equipped its new ZX250LC-6 medium excavator with a Hitachi bucket and Genuine GET (g...
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