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Volvo Excavators and Haulers heading for Cornwall’s Champion Groundworks
Volvo Excavators and Haulers heading for Cornwall’s Champion Groundworks Champion Groundworks Ltd of Doublebois, Liskeard, in Cornwall continues its association with Volvo Construction Equipment...
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Green light for wildlife project which puts Cumbria’s Bees on the road to recovery
Green light for wildlife project which puts Cumbria’s Bees on the road to recovery A ground breaking new project to boost the number of bumblebees and other wild pollinators in Cumbria, has been award...
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GKD Technologies featuring the SensorSafe Rail Range at Rail Live
GKD Technologies featuring the SensorSafe Rail Range at Rail Live GKD Technologies design, develop and produce height, slew and load safety control systems for Road Rail vehicles (RRV’s) and general c...
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UK’s biggest road upgrade first project to commit to Armed Forces Covenant
UK’s biggest road upgrade first project to commit to Armed Forces Covenant The A14 Integrated Delivery Team, which is delivering the UK’s biggest road project on behalf of Highways England, has...
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EIB provides €150m for pan-European motorway through Bosnia and Herzegovina
EIB provides €150m for pan-European motorway through Bosnia and Herzegovina During an official visit by the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the EIB today sig...
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PLANTWORX and RAILWORX on track for 2019
PLANTWORX and RAILWORX on track for 2019 The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has confirmed the venue and dates for their 4th PLANTWORX trade show, which will incorporate the brand new RAILWOR...
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High-tech headgear helps promote safer driving
High-tech headgear helps promote safer driving Highways England is using virtual reality to reduce the risk of commercial vehicle drivers being involved in incidents as they travel up and down the cou...
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New bridge takes shape at Thorpe Park, Leeds
New bridge takes shape at Thorpe Park, Leeds A road over rail bridge in Leeds under construction by Galliford Try is rapidly taking shape. Located at Thorpe Park just off the M1, the bridge is a sing...
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Shipping company Scotline gets a lift with 20 new Hyundai Forklifts
Shipping company Scotline gets a lift with 20 new Hyundai Forklifts Shipping company Scotline, located in the south east of England, came from humble beginnings, where the business started by carrying...
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Network Rail appeals to young people across Britain to take their safety seriously
Network Rail appeals to young people across Britain to take their safety seriously New research from Network Rail reveals only 36% of 18 to 24 year olds believe going on the railway track is extremely...
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Ridgway Rentals adds a bit of colour with brand new Hitachi Excavators
Ridgway Rentals adds a bit of colour with brand new Hitachi Excavators Ridgway Rentals has expanded their hire fleet with a bit more colour with brand new Hitachi Plant Equipment. After many years of...
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Bobcat Compact Loaders for Oliver Pöllmann in Germany
Bobcat Compact Loaders for Oliver Pöllmann in Germany Bobcat Bensheim, the company owned store for Bobcat in Germany, has delivered two new Bobcat S450 compact loaders to Oliver Pöllmann GmbH, based i...
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Chartered Association of Building Engineers votes in favour of Chartered Engineer Status
Chartered Association of Building Engineers votes in favour of Chartered Engineer Status The Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) has today announced it will go ahead with its applicatio...
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McCann leading the way on Highways England Health and Safety Passport scheme
McCann leading the way on Highways England Health and Safety Passport scheme Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann is playing a crucial role in educating fellow highway profess...
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telent Technology playing an important part of Britain’s railway technology transformation
telent Technology playing an important part of Britain’s railway technology transformation A technological transformation across more than 70% of the UK rail network is on its way, delivering fa...
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Highways England £400m A1 upgrade brings safer, faster journeys for drivers
Highways England £400m A1 upgrade brings safer, faster journeys for drivers The £400m Highways England upgrade – the biggest road building project in the north of England – means there are now motorwa...
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Reaching for the sky at the University of Manchester’s Engineering Campus
Reaching for the sky at the University of Manchester’s Engineering Campus Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has reached a key milestone on The University of Manchester’s £2...
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Tarmac supports a new protocol to prevent labour exploitation
Tarmac supports a new protocol to prevent labour exploitation Tarmac has strengthened its commitment to safeguarding employees within its business and the construction industry by becoming the first o...
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Paddington Station 24/7 features Network Rail’s aerial survey team
Paddington Station 24/7 features Network Rail’s aerial survey team The second series of the behind the scenes documentary Paddington Station 24/7 aired on Monday 14 May with the programme taking...
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Eurovia Surfacing appointed to Highways England SE and Midlands Pavement Framework
Eurovia Surfacing appointed to Highways England SE and Midlands Pavement Framework Eurovia Surfacing has been appointed onto the Highways England Pavement Framework after being named lead minor lot co...
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New Holland to showcase Tractors, Combines, Foragers and Balers at FTMTA
New Holland to showcase Tractors, Combines, Foragers and Balers at FTMTA Visitors to the FTMTA Grass & Muck show in Ireland will be able to see demonstrations of a wide range of New Holland machin...
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Construction equipment sales in the UK show nearly 6 percent growth in Q1 2018
Construction equipment sales in the UK show nearly 6% growth in Q1 2018 Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market grew by 5.7% in the first quarter of 2018, compared with...
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Triple decker junction enters final stages in Tyneside
Triple decker junction enters final stages in Tyneside Work to reduce congestion by creating the North East’s first triple decker junction in North Tyneside is entering its final stage as work starts...
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Royal opening for London Bridge Station offers ‘Transformation in Passenger Experience’
Royal opening for London Bridge Station offers ‘Transformation in Passenger Experience’ The country’s fourth busiest railway station, London Bridge, was officially reopened on the 9th May by The Duke...
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Mercedes-Benz Arocs keep Manchester Airport flying
Mercedes-Benz Arocs keep Manchester Airport flying A pair of new Mercedes-Benz trucks played a key role in helping Manchester Airport chiefs to beat the big chill, as wintry weather gripped the UK. Th...
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Highways England warns thousands of road workers’ lives are being put at risk
Highways England warns thousands of road workers’ lives are being put at risk Highways England today released video footage of a reckless motorist mounting the pavement and placing road workers’ lives...
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Ten shiny new 14 tonne Volvo Excavators for Thomas Plant in Wales
Ten shiny new 14 tonne Volvo Excavators for Thomas Plant in Wales Thomas Plant Hire Ltd of Holywell, Flintshire, has opted for ten new Volvo EC140E crawler excavators, thanks to the performance of two...
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Eurovia Infrastructure wins major resurfacing contract in Kent
Eurovia Infrastructure wins major resurfacing contract in Kent Eurovia Infrastructure has won Kent County Council’s Road Asset Renewal Framework Contract to resurface the rural and urban network throu...
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Highways England signs deal with contractors to improve road construction times
Highways England signs deal with contractors to improve road construction times Highways England has signed a deal with contractors across the country to enable the company to respond more quickly whe...
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Millions set to benefit as British railway technology transformation takes off
Millions set to benefit as British railway technology transformation takes off By the time HS2 arrives in Manchester, the majority of the UK network – covering some 70% of journeys – will have undergo...
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Crashing cars into poles at Traffex Seeing Is Believing
Crashing cars into poles at Traffex Seeing Is Believing Four live demonstrations will show, for the first time in public, the effects of crashing into a traditional, rigid lamp-post at high speed vs t...
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Walters Group diversify and expand with support from Volvo
Walters Group diversify and expand with support from Volvo Diversification and fleet expansion have been key to the continued success of The Walters Group this year which has invested heavily in new p...
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Tarmac Innovation Challenge celebrates supplier collaboration
Tarmac Innovation Challenge celebrates supplier collaboration Drone technology, cutting-edge pumping systems and state-of-the-art data monitoring software are among the exciting innovations set to be...
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Frankfurt’s OMNITURM tower is rising skyward
Frankfurt’s OMNITURM tower is rising skyward The almost rectilinear glass tower will bring action to the city’s skyline, because at about half-height the tower describes what could be call...
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Heathrow signs landmark deal to host the UK’s largest Electric Vehicle Fleets
Heathrow signs landmark deal to host the UK’s largest Electric Vehicle Fleets Heathrow, Jaguar and travel services company WeKnowGroup have signed a landmark deal that will see a fleet of up to...
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SWARCO leads the way in Tour de Yorkshire
SWARCO leads the way in Tour de Yorkshire SWARCO Traffic is helping local authorities during the Tour de Yorkshire 2018 with its innovative mobile Variable Message Signs (VMS). The mobile VMS incorpor...
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Snøhetta designs planetarium for Solobservatoriet, Norway’s largest astronomical facility
Snøhetta designs planetarium for Solobservatoriet, Norway’s largest astronomical facility Snøhetta’s design comprises a brand new 1,500 m² planetarium as well as scattered interstellar cabins, each sh...
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Grundon achieves IQ PRIME – Professional Recognition in Mineral Extraction status
Grundon achieves IQ PRIME – Professional Recognition in Mineral Extraction status Three mineral extraction sites operated by one of the UK’s leading suppliers of sands and aggregates have been r...
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UK Highways Industry and Road Safety Groups call for cut in road works
UK Highways Industry and Road Safety Groups call for cut in road works Pedestrian, road safety and disability campaign groups as well as experts across the highways sector have responded to news that...
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Ethical business certification for Mabey, a leading UK construction services company
Ethical business certification for Mabey, a leading UK construction services company Mabey Group’s UK construction services business announced today that it has become one of the first companies in th...
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New proposals for a wilder Britain – A critical moment to reverse the decline of nature
New proposals for a wilder Britain – A critical moment to reverse the decline of nature Today the Wildlife Trusts are publishing “Towards a wilder Britain – creating a Nature Recovery Netw...
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Heathrow’s Export Café is Open for Business
Heathrow’s Export Café is Open for Business Heathrow is treating delegates at this year’s Multimodal cargo conference with samples of the most popular British food items exported from the airpor...
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Download a detailed guide to the new GDRP Legislation and Camera Recording Systems
Download a detailed guide to the new GDRP Legislation and Camera Recording Systems Brigade Electronics has created a pack that customers can download from their website to provide a detailed guide to...
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Built in Britain by JCB celebrates the best of British Engineering at the London Motor Show
Built in Britain by JCB celebrates the best of British Engineering at the London Motor Show The Confused.com London Motor Show has partnered with JCB, which will see three of its vehicles headlining o...
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Mabey marks rail infrastructure success at Infrarail 2018
Mabey marks rail infrastructure success at Infrarail 2018 As Infrarail 2018 opens its doors, leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey is joining thousands of attendees to celebrate the...
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McCann exhibiting alongside EMAD at Nottinghamshire County Show
McCann exhibiting alongside EMAD at Nottinghamshire County Show Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann, will be exhibiting alongside the East Midlands Asset Delivery team for Hi...
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Time Lapse video shows Network Rail completing Ashton-under-Lyne works
Time Lapse video shows Network Rail completing Ashton-under-Lyne works Ashton-under-Lyne station reopened by Network Rail today after the work to provide passengers with better journeys between Manche...
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Highways England offers specialist motorway training for commercial drivers
Highways England offers specialist motorway training for commercial drivers Hauliers up and down the country are being urged to get ‘smart’ with Highways England’s specialist motorway training. In a p...
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Hyundai appoints new material handling equipment dealer in Scotland
Hyundai appoints new material handling equipment dealer in Scotland Euro Mechanical Handling Ltd (EMH), based at Bellshill in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, is an independent Scottish Material Handling...
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McCann wins RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award for third consecutive year
McCann wins RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award for third consecutive year Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann, has completed a hat trick of successive award wins after being...
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