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Venice Airport receives €150 million from EIB to finance expansion
Venice Airport receives €150 million from EIB to finance expansion With a €150 million loan, the European Investment Bank (EIB) supports the development of the Venice Airport, the third busiest intern...
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Ringway Wiltshire replaces lighting on Grade I listed Bradford on Avon town bridge
Ringway Wiltshire replaces lighting on Grade I listed Bradford on Avon town bridge Ringway Wiltshire has restored the streetlighting on a historic Grade I listed bridge to its former glory after succe...
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Galliford Try digs in to get new roundabout over the M49 in Bristol built ASAP
Galliford Try digs in to get new roundabout over the M49 in Bristol built ASAP Work for a new junction on the M49 at Avonmouth near Bristol being carried out by Galliford Try for Highways England is p...
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Heathrow expansion gathers pace as next phase of public consultation takes off
Heathrow expansion gathers pace as next phase of public consultation takes off Today Heathrow launches its Airspace and Future Operations consultation and is asking local communities to help shape the...
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Network Rail delivers 330 projects worth over £148m on time
Network Rail delivers 330 projects worth over £148m on time Passengers returning to work are benefiting from more reliable infrastructure, improved facilities and services after a £148m Network Rail C...
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The first 16 Volvo EC18Es in Great Britain heading for Nixon Hire
The first 16 Volvo EC18Es in Great Britain heading for Nixon Hire Tyneside based Nixon Hire has taken delivery of the very first E-series variant of the highly popular Volvo 1.8 tonne compact excavato...
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140 year old Drewitt Construction expands into construction services in West Midlands
140 year old Drewitt Construction expands into construction services in West Midlands Drewitt Construction, a family-run business with over 140 years of history has branched out to offer construction...
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Talent in Logistics Awards are now open
Talent in Logistics Awards are now open Entries are open for the Talent in Logistics Awards 2019. Talent in Logistics supports and celebrates the 2.2million+ logistics, transport and warehousing emplo...
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IFC invests in Belgrade Airport to boost development of Serbia’s infrastructure
IFC invests in Belgrade Airport to boost development of Serbia’s infrastructure IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a €182 million financing package to the new private concession...
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German approval of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel ready to be signed
German approval of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel ready to be signed The Ministry of Transport of Schleswig-Holstein announced today that the plan approval of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel is ready to be signed. In...
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Five week upgrade starts for Manchester M56 motorway link
Five week upgrade starts for Manchester M56 motorway link The M56, one of Manchester’s key motorway link roads is in line for a new year upgrade to make journeys smoother and safer for the 90,000 driv...
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Government traffic statistics underline need for greater UK road maintenance investment
Government traffic statistics underline need for greater UK road maintenance investment New government statistics underline the pressures that the poorly maintained local road network is facing and th...
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First Cohort complete Institute of Quarrying Level 3 SHE Certificate
First Cohort complete Institute of Quarrying Level 3 SHE Certificate Six employees at Salop Sand & Gravel Supply Co. Ltd are celebrating becoming the first cohort of delegates to complete the Leve...
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Clearview ends 2018 on a high way
Clearview ends 2018 on a high way A road safety initiative implemented by Clearview Intelligence along a major trunk road in Scotland has contributed to an international road safety award. Scotland Tr...
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DriveTribe confirmed as lead sponsor at 2019 London Motor and Tech Show
DriveTribe confirmed as lead sponsor at 2019 London Motor and Tech Show DriveTribe, the automotive social media platform founded by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have been confirmed a...
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Holmes Plant and Construction invests in seven new easy to use Volvo compact excavators
Holmes Plant and Construction invests in seven new easy to use Volvo compact excavators Is the verdict of Holmes Plant and Construction Ltd as a further seven Volvo compact excavators are delivered fo...
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Liebherr concrete mixing plant operating at high altitude on the Eiger Glacier in Switzerland
Liebherr concrete mixing plant operating at high altitude on the Eiger Glacier in Switzerland A Liebherr Compactmix 1.0 is supplying the construction site for the “V-cableway” (or “V-Bahn”) project in...
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Ridgway reaches new heights with Komatsu elevated cabs
Ridgway reaches up to new heights Shropshire based Ridgway Rentals have added Komatsu PC210LCD-11 crawler excavators with elevating cabs to their fleet. The conversion of these standard PC210LCD-11’s...
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Cubis Systems chooses Rapid International to future-proof Concrete output and quality
Cubis Systems chooses Rapid International to future-proof Concrete output and quality Cubis Systems, an operating division of one of Europe’s leading building materials companies, is the global...
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Bunce wins their first Council Tender in Nottingham for electric road sweepers
Bunce wins their first Council Tender in Nottingham for electric road sweepers Bunce, the exclusive supplier of Boschung products in the United Kingdom, wins its very first Council tender in the Unite...
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Howley Park Quarry opts for the flexibility of a Volvo Construction package
Howley Park Quarry opts for the flexibility of a Volvo Construction package The addition of another Volvo L180H loading shovel, a fifty-tonne EC480E excavator and an A45G articulated hauler coincides...
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Highways England previews new Lower Thames Crossing route
Highways England previews new Lower Thames Crossing route With a major consultation into a new Lower Thames Crossing entering its final week, Highways England is offering a preview of the route and an...
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Berlin €80 million residential construction contract won by ZÜBLIN
Berlin €80 million residential construction contract won by ZÜBLIN The STRABAG subsidiary Ed. Züblin AG has received the turnkey construction contract for a residential complex in Berlin-Schöneberg. T...
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EU enhances support for transport connectivity in Ukraine through EIB agreements
EU enhances support for transport connectivity in Ukraine through EIB agreements At the EU-Ukraine Association Council meeting held today in Brussels, the European Investment Bank (EIB) agreed with th...
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The Executive Hire Show all set to be the UK rental event of 2019
The Executive Hire Show all set to be the UK rental event of 2019 With 190 exhibitors, including 36 companies making their Show debut, there is no better opportunity than the 2019 Executive Hire Show,...
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Taylor Lindsey invests in performance with their first Hyundai Excavator
Taylor Lindsey invests in performance with their first Hyundai Excavator Taylor Lindsey is an award-winning property development and construction company based in the historic City of Lincoln. Establi...
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Investment Plan for Europe supports expansion of Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport
Investment Plan for Europe supports expansion of Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport Continued expansion and upgrades of Hungary`s main international airport are at the core of the €200 millio...
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Flannery Plant Hire choose GKD Technologies Rated Capacity indicator system
Flannery Plant Hire choose GKD Technologies Rated Capacity indicator system Flannery Plant Hire is the largest provider of operated plant and heavy equipment in the UK, with a turnover of £82 million...
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EBRD partners with EU for Macedonian Railway Corridor VIII
EBRD partners with EU for Macedonian Railway Corridor VIII The modernisation of FYR Macedonia’s railway infrastructure is progressing, with the signing in Skopje today of a grant agreement for a furth...
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McCann invests in future success with the next wave of industry experts
McCann invests in future success with the next wave of industry experts Investment in the next generation of civil and electrical engineering specialists is vital for Nottingham-based McCann in order...
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Heathrow Cargo stockings full to the brim
Heathrow Cargo stockings full to the brim Heathrow data reveals the role the UK’s only hub airport and biggest port by value plays in transporting essential ingredients for Christmas celebrations acro...
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BAM Construction wins ambitious development at Kings Cross
BAM Construction wins ambitious development at Kings Cross The spectacular transformation of King’s Cross led by the King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership (KCCLP) has taken yet another forwards ste...
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New partnership programme will help cities to plan for the future
New partnership programme will help cities to plan for the future The National Infrastructure Commission today launched a partnership programme for cities and city regions across the country, to help...
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Winner announced in the Network Rail Footbridge Design Ideas Competition
Winner announced in the Network Rail Footbridge Design Ideas Competition Network Rail and RIBA Competitions are delighted to announce the winner and highly commended entry in the competition seeking n...
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First Volvo Excavators arrive at Active Plant
First Volvo Excavators arrive at Active Plant Looking to purchase new excavators for their plant hire fleet, Operations Director John Deeble and Managing Director, Jerry O’Donovan, of Active Plant Hir...
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£1,000 Christmas BONUS tops off a strong year for JCB
£1,000 Christmas BONUS tops off a strong year for JCB JCB today delivered some festive cheer to thousands of UK employees – the company’s biggest Christmas bonus for more than a decade. Around 7,200 e...
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Wood transport enters a new dimension with SENNEBOGEN 830 E and trailer
Wood transport enters a new dimension with SENNEBOGEN 830 E and trailer A view over the log yard at Fiberboard in Baruth in the German province of Brandenburg provides optimism for the future. Giganti...
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EIB supports transport infrastructure in Slovakia
EIB supports transport infrastructure in Slovakia The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 320m to the Slovak government for transport infrastructure in Slovakia. The EIB funds will co-financ...
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New platforms open at Britain’s busiest railway station after £800 million investment
New platforms open at Britain’s busiest railway station after £800 million investment The former Eurostar terminal at Waterloo station reopened permanently this morning (10 December) for the first tim...
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House of Lords to debate report on off-site manufacture for construction
House of Lords to debate report on off-site manufacture for construction Today, the House of Lords will debate the Science and Technology Committee’s report “Off-site manufacture for constructio...
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Highways England reaches milestone for A585 bypass plan
Highways England reaches milestone for A585 bypass plan A congestion-busting new A585 bypass, dual carriageway, between Windy Harbour and Skippool near Poulton-le-Fylde in Lancashire is a step closer...
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Expert engineers work with Liebherr mobile construction cranes to tackle building retrofit
Expert engineers work with Liebherr mobile construction cranes to tackle building retrofit Three Liebherr mobile construction cranes have been in action as part of an administrative building retrofit...
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UK Autodrive pilot proves Siemens Mobility intelligent roadside infrastructure
UK Autodrive pilot proves Siemens Mobility intelligent roadside infrastructure Following the successful conclusion of the UK Autodrive pilot in Coventry and Milton Keynes, a series of demonstration da...
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Shannon Valley invests in Hitachi to cope with growth in Irish construction
Shannon Valley invests in Hitachi to cope with growth in Irish construction Shannon Valley has expanded its fleet of Hitachi machinery to keep pace with the growth of the construction market in the Re...
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Bigger and better Plantworx 2019 already 75 percent full
Bigger and better Plantworx 2019 already 75 percent full The Plantworx team announced yesterday that the 2019 event is over 75% sold out overall. This percentage takes into account that the show, at i...
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Ritchie Bros. sells €42 million of equipment at December Netherlands auction
Ritchie Bros. sells €42 million of equipment at December Netherlands auction Ritchie Bros. sold €42+ million (US$48+ million) of heavy equipment, trucks, and other industrial assets during its two-day...
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Plantworx Innovation Awards looks for winners
Plantworx Innovation Awards looks for winners Plantworx Innovation Awards 2019 held in association with Railworx – submissions from Plantworx exhibitors invited. Winning an award can have incredible b...
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EIB supports the upgrading and expansion of the Ports of Rome and Lazio in Italy
EIB supports the upgrading and expansion of the Ports of Rome and Lazio in Italy The European Investment Bank (EIB) is supporting the development of the Ports of Rome and Lazio (Civitavecchia, Fiumici...
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Industry leaders give mandate for autonomous vehicles to deliver benefits beyond safety
Industry leaders give mandate for autonomous vehicles to deliver benefits beyond safety New research from the Smart Mobility Living Lab: London (SMLL) has found that almost two-thirds (65%) of senior...
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Highways England looking for smart alliances for England’s busiest motorways
Highways England looking for smart alliances for England’s busiest motorways Highways England has today invited companies to join a £4.5bn alliance to improve motorway journeys and continue work to co...
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