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RAM Tubulars orders Hyundai Forklift from new Hyundai distributor Bear Handling
RAM Tubulars orders Hyundai Forklift from new Hyundai distributor Bear Handling Aberdeen based, Bear Handling Ltd specialise in handling equipment across Scotland and the oil & gas industry – the...
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Tarmac moves to a regional transport model for cement hauliers
Tarmac moves to a regional transport model for cement hauliers Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business, is to restructure the distribution model for...
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sustainable drainage systems SuDS success celebrated at inaugural Awards
sustainable drainage systems SuDS success celebrated at inaugural Awards More than 100 guests gathered in London’s iconic City Hall Living Room last night to celebrate the inaugural susdrain SuDS Awar...
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Smart thinking could improve driver safety perception of Britain’s Smart Motorways
Smart thinking could improve driver safety perception of Britain’s Smart Motorways Smart Motorways were first introduced in 2006 to address increasing congestion and since then have been proven...
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New seminar to focus on the development of Clean Air Zones
New seminar to focus on the development of Clean Air Zones The organisers of AQE 2018, the Air Quality & Emissions show, have announced a partnership with the Environmental Industries Commission (...
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GKD Technologies supports expansion with expanded team
GKD Technologies supports expansion with expanded team GKD Technologies is a leading provider of systems designed for safeguarding personnel and machines. Based in the South of England, the company de...
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Heathrow completes first stage of search for Innovation Partners
Heathrow completes first stage of search for Innovation Partners Today, Heathrow completed the first stage of its search for innovation partners. This initiative sets out to encourage fresh thinking a...
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From the military to the M1 motorway
From the military to the M1 motorway Nick Robinson, a former Artificer Telecommunications Engineer with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) (including a spell with the US Army as part...
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McCann helping to keep the midlands moving with M1 Smart Motorway junction works
McCann helping to keep the midlands moving with M1 Smart Motorway junction works Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann is playing a key part in the upgrade of a major midlands...
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Eurovia Surfacing adds new BOMAG roller to its fleet
Eurovia Surfacing adds new BOMAG roller to its fleet Eurovia Surfacing has added a new state-of-the-art roller that boasts some of the latest compaction technology to its fleet. The new BOMAG BW174AP...
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It’s coming home! So be safe and marvel at England’s two ‘World Cup’ motorways
It’s coming home! So be safe and marvel at England’s two ‘World Cup’ motorways Football mania is expected to leave England motorways with up to a third less traffic tomorrow ni...
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Green fingered railway volunteers support Wolverhampton community project
Green fingered railway volunteers support Wolverhampton community project A team from Network Rail has taken time out from managing and surveying lineside vegetation to support a local community proje...
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McCann teams up for essential East Midlands maintenance works
McCann teams up for essential East Midlands maintenance works Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann is helping to maintain the trunk roads of the East Midlands by collaborating...
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Volvo EC140E Excavator gets stuck in down on the farm
Volvo EC140E Excavator gets stuck in down on the farm A new Volvo EC140E excavator has been delivered to a large, family run dairy farm near Portpatrick, Stranraer, in Dumfries & Galloway thanks t...
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RSTA warns UK Local Councils will have even less money for road maintenance
RSTA warns UK Local Councils will have even less money for road maintenance The severe funding pressures being faced by local government will mean even less money for essential maintenance and repair...
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100 miles of extra lanes coming to North West England motorways
100 miles of extra lanes coming to North West England motorways Drivers in the North West are being promised over 100 miles of extra lanes on the region’s motorways to tackle congestion and improve jo...
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Belt and Road co-operation discussed at Ukraine China economic forum in Kiev
Belt and Road co-operation discussed at Ukraine China economic forum in Kiev A Ukrainian and Chinese economic forum focusing on the Belt and Road Initiative took place in Kiev on the 4th June, attract...
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EBRD Board approves €500 million for Trans Adriatic Pipeline
EBRD Board approves €500 million for Trans Adriatic Pipeline The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Board of Directors have approved a €500 million loan for the construction of th...
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NM Group launches ex-offender construction training initiative
NM Group launches ex-offender construction training initiative In a new initiative to address the industry’s skills gap, national construction and engineering firm NM Group (North Midland Construction...
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New Holland appoints Pat Smith as its new UK and ROI Business Director
New Holland appoints Pat Smith as its new UK and ROI Business Director Pat Smith has joined New Holland as Business Director UK & ROI upon the retirement of Andrew Watson, after 31 years with the...
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Geotab interactive infographic showcases the Evolution of America’s Interstate Highways
Geotab interactive infographic showcases the Evolution of America’s Interstate Highways Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, today announced the launch of its interactive...
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British buildings will be safer by Co-operation
British buildings will be safer by Co-operation A new agreement between the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and the Association for Project Safety (APS) will help ensure British bui...
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New SENNEBOGEN 624 E taxi duty cycle crane proves its worth in France
New SENNEBOGEN 624 E taxi duty cycle crane proves its worth in France Speyser, a family-run company from Bas-Rhin, France, is widely known in eastern France for its expertise in special large-diameter...
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Blakedale Traffic Management Vehicles featured at Traffex Seeing is Believing
Blakedale Traffic Management Vehicles featured at Traffex Seeing is Believing The latest Traffic Management (TM) Vehicles designed to support and protect maintenance crews on urban and rural roads wil...
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Balfour Beatty marches forward with Armed Forces Covenant commitment
Balfour Beatty marches forward with Armed Forces Covenant commitment Balfour Beatty today announces that it has re-signed the UK Armed Forces Covenant as part of its ongoing commitment to the Armed Fo...
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Innovate with Highways England and be a part of the fourth industrial revolution
Innovate with Highways England and be a part of the fourth industrial revolution Could you create a road surface that heals itself to make it more resilient for the future? Do you have an idea or prod...
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The deteriorating skid resistance of UK roads calls for greater use of High Friction Surfacing
The deteriorating skid resistance of UK roads calls for greater use of High Friction Surfacing With the skid resistance levels of over a quarter of the local road network reported to be questionable a...
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Network Rail prepares for UK’s soaring summer temperatures
Network Rail prepares for UK’s soaring summer temperatures With the extreme hot weather predicted this week, Network Rail has activated its ‘extreme weather action teams’ (EWATs) across the coun...
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British Parliament unlocks jobs and growth in landmark vote to expand Heathrow
British Parliament unlocks jobs and growth in landmark vote to expand Heathrow In a landmark vote today, Parliament unambiguously backed expanding Heathrow Airport – ending decades of political debate...
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Hyundai help Demolition South West build a new Cornish demolition business
Hyundai help Demolition South West build a new Cornish demolition business Following the demise of Cornish demolition firm DRS Demolition National in 2015, the area once again found itself without a d...
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Hydrema 912F 12 ton Dump Trucks arrive at Ridgway Rentals
Hydrema 912F 12 ton Dump Trucks arrive at Ridgway Rentals Ridgway Rentals Ltd. have taken delivery of their new Hydrema 912F Rear Tip Dump Trucks! These new additions to their dump truck range are per...
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ONE4ALL calls for Construction and Property Businesses to recognise staff in free awards
ONE4ALL calls for Construction and Property Businesses to recognise staff in free awards UK Construction and Property businesses have the opportunity to nominate, recognise and reward their exception...
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Mayor Sadiq Khan launches new hyperlocal street air monitoring system in London
Mayor Sadiq Khan launches new hyperlocal street air monitoring system in London London Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a new, street-by-street monitoring system that will help to improve that capital’s...
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40 metre electronic sign gantry to span M6 Smart Motorway in England
40 metre superspan electronic sign gantry to span M6 Smart Motorway in England A giant 40-metre-wide superspan gantry structure will be lifted into place over the M6 in Cheshire next week to help impr...
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Liebherr breaks ground on new logistics centre to increase production
Liebherr breaks ground on new logistics centre to increase production Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH starts a new investment in the future in Kirchdorf an der Iller, thus strengthening the development...
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Network Rail launches tender for new 5 billion pound railway track alliances
Network Rail launches tender for new £5bn railway track alliances Network Rail is inviting suppliers to bid for the next generation of track work contracts, the largest of its kind being undertaken fo...
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The Crucial Role of Asphalt Plant Control Systems
The Crucial Role of Asphalt Plant Control Systems As a production manager at Aggregate Industries, Richard Stott’s job is to ensure that asphalt is made – and lots of it, but that’s only the start. Th...
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Zublin Scandinavia to build Lovo Interchange as part of the Stockholm Bypass Project
Züblin Scandinavia to build Lovö Interchange as part of the Stockholm Bypass Project Züblin Scandinavia AB, a Swedish subsidiary of publicly listed STRABAG SE, has been awarded the contract by the Swe...
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Metro de Madrid to upgrade and improve its network with EIB financing
Metro de Madrid to upgrade and improve its network with EIB financing The Madrid metro is set to offer improved levels of efficiency, safety and comfort. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provide...
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Eurovia Contracting wins two Institution of Civil Engineering Awards
Eurovia Contracting wins two Institution of Civil Engineering Awards Eurovia Contracting North has won two prestigious Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Awards in recognition of successful partners...
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Scotland’s G A Milven Plant Hire reunites with Volvo and the impressive Volvo EC140E excavator
Scotland’s G A Milven Plant Hire reunites with Volvo and the impressive Volvo EC140E excavator Taking delivery of his new fourteen-tonne charge reunites Gavin Milven with the Volvo brand. “It wa...
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Network Rail is streamlining their procurement process to encourage SME’s
Network Rail is streamlining their procurement process to encourage SME’s Network Rail has launched its new technology Supplier Qualification System (SQS), designed to improve market engagement,...
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Costain moves their technology centre to North Somerset
Costain moves their technology centre to North Somerset Costain, the smart infrastructure solutions company, is expanding its technology centre with a move to new accommodation on the Weston Gateway B...
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The Halo comes to Britain to protect construction workers
The Halo comes to Britain to protect construction workers The Illumagear Halo task light, a personal active safety system designed to illuminate people at risk in any environment or industry is now be...
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National Road Planing debuts high performance planer on M54 project
National Road Planing debuts high performance planer on M54 project National Road Planing (NRP), Tarmac’s industry-leading road planing contractor, is driving improved productivity on a major highways...
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SENNEBOGEN compact pick and carry material handler showcased in Westerwald Forest
SENNEBOGEN compact pick & carry material handler showcased in Westerwald Forest “A key piece of equipment in our sawmill and in the log yard,” is the glowing review given by Managing Director Bern...
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NEXT architects wins competition with their Belgian wooden watchtower
NEXT architects wins competition with their Belgian wooden watchtower How do you create a touristic landmark that catches people’s attention whilst fluidly merging with the surroundings? Connecting la...
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Additional pothole repair funding too little too late according to the RSTA
Additional pothole repair funding too little too late according to the RSTA Whilst welcoming the additional £100million pothole funding to help repair roads suffering from this year’s severe winter, t...
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Glaston is participating in Finland’s first industry oriented machine learning project
Glaston is participating in Finland’s first industry oriented machine learning project Launched within the framework of DIMECC Oy’s LIFEX programme, the MIDAS project, which focuses on artificia...
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Estonian project measures the retroreflectivity their road markings
Estonian project measures the retroreflectivity their road markings In 2017, the Estonian Road Administration (ERA) carried out a pilot project measuring the retroreflectivity of road markings on all...
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