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Carillion’s UK Network Rail contracts acquired by Amey Rail
Carillion’s UK Network Rail contracts acquired by Amey Rail A significant number of Carillion’s Network Rail contracts have today been acquired by Amey Rail Limited, after the company went into...
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SENNEBOGEN 870 E the perfect pipe handler for Mülheim Pipecoatings
SENNEBOGEN 870 E the perfect pipe handler for Mülheim Pipecoatings A total of seven SENNEBOGEN 870 material handlers are now successfully in operation as specialist equipment for pipe handling at the...
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Cycling funding in UK fails to address fundamental safety issues
Cycling funding in UK fails to address fundamental safety issues New Government proposals of £7million funding for new bike-friendly areas fail to address a fundamental issue of cycling road safety: p...
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SWECO scoops Scotland Excel Award for Edinburgh Workplace Travel Planning Programme
SWECO scoops Scotland Excel Award for Edinburgh Workplace Travel Planning Programme Engineering, environment and design consultancy firm Sweco has been recognised for developing a workplace travel pla...
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Innovation is Here at the CEA Annual Conference
Innovation is Here at the CEA Annual Conference Data is knowledge, knowledge is power, but how do you harness it? Artificial intelligence (AI), Big Data, the Industrial Internet of Things, collectivel...
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Eurovia wins contract to transform London’s busy Tottenham Court Road
Eurovia wins contract to transform London’s busy Tottenham Court Road Eurovia UK will play a vital part in the transformation of one of the busiest parts of central London after submitting a winning b...
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Progress races forward on £68m Network Rail upgrade in East Anglia, UK
Progress races forward on £68m Network Rail upgrade in East Anglia, UK Key rail works were completed last week on the Kings Lynn to Ely line and Norwich, Yarmouth, Lowestoft (Wherry lines) as part of...
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Network Rail completes £1m bridge strengthening works
Network Rail completes £1m bridge strengthening works Network Rail carried out a £1m package of strengthening work to a six–span railway bridge between Ely and Littleport last week to enable the smoot...
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Bardem leads the way with new 25 ton Volvo Excavator
Bardem leads the way with new 25 ton Volvo Excavator Bardem Ltd of Paisley has opted for a twenty-five tonne Volvo EC250E to be its flagship excavator for its growing portfolio of demolition contracts...
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Eurovia Contracting delivers major project supported by brand new JCB Hydradig kit
Eurovia Contracting delivers major project supported by brand new JCB Hydradig kit Eurovia Contracting has completed a major roadbuilding contract three months ahead of schedule, in Holbeach, Lincolns...
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Engineering, environment and design consultancy SWECO set for Irish expansion
Engineering, environment and design consultancy SWECO set for Irish expansion Engineering, environment and design consultancy firm Sweco is set to grow its operations in Ireland following appointment...
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Heros ‘Urban Mining’ operation in Netherlands relies on Hitachi
Heros ‘Urban Mining’ operation in Netherlands relies on Hitachi A fleet of Hitachi wheel loaders and excavators is providing crucial support to Heros Sluiskil BV (Heros), a facility in The Netherlands...
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Scotland hit by 20 percent drop in Road Maintenance Funding
Scotland hit by 20 percent drop in Road Maintenance Funding A new report on Scottish local authority finances has found that continued budget restriction has resulted in 20% reduction in spending on r...
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Nijs BVBA and Borum keep Belgium in line
Nijs BVBA and Borum keep Belgium in line Nijs BVBA is a road maintenance company based in Messelbroek, Belgium, run by Kris Nijs, who has been involved in the road marking industry ever since he finis...
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BAM-PGGM / HABAU JV awarded €650m A10/A24 upgrades in Germany
BAM-PGGM / HABAU JV awarded €650m A10/A24 upgrades in Germany The consortium consisting of BAM-PGGM and HABAU has reached financial close on the Availability Model A10 / A24 AS Neuruppin to AD Pankow...
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Carillion’s demise: what lessons can we learn?
Carillion’s demise: what lessons can we learn? Angus Dent, CEO of ArchOver looks at the lessons we can learn from the downfall of Carillion As the dust begins settling on the collapse of Carillion, we...
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Highways England explores A417 ‘Missing Link’ options
Highways England explores A417 ‘Missing Link’ options Known locally as the ‘missing link’ at Air Balloon roundabout, this stretch of single carriageway road between the Brockworth b...
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A14 bridge opened and old bridge to be demolished in the same week
A14 bridge opened and old bridge to be demolished in the same week The A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon road upgrade is hitting two milestones this week, with a new bridge opening to traffic just days befo...
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Visit Traffex Seeing is believing this June for your chance to win a four ball at The Belfry
Visit Traffex Seeing is believing this June for your chance to win a four ball at The Belfry Traffex Seeing is believing, part of Transport Network, is set to return to Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire...
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Dates and venues announced for PLANTWORX 2019
Dates and venues announced for PLANTWORX 2019 The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has announced the venue and dates for their next PLANTWORX trade show. It will be held at the East of England...
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Birmingham technology company solves £23m ‘Bridge Strikes’ question
Birmingham technology company solves £23m ‘Bridge Strikes’ question A Birmingham technology company could save lives and taxpayers more than £23m a year by protecting crucial tunnels, bridges and over...
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Only the best loading shovel for Central Demolition
Only the best loading shovel for Central Demolition “It’s the best loading shovel we’ve had…” Is the verdict of Murray Brodie, Fleet & Plant Service Manager for Centr...
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New Police Supercab trucks to tackle dangerous driving on England’s motorways
New Police Supercab trucks to tackle dangerous driving on England’s motorways Three new HGV ‘supercab’ turcks are to take to the roads as part of a unique initiative to tackle dangerous driving on Eng...
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Snøhetta designs World’s first Powerhouse Hotel concept above the Arctic Circle
Snøhetta designs World’s first Powerhouse Hotel concept above the Arctic Circle In collaboration with Arctic Adventure of Norway, Asplan Viak and Skanska, Snøhetta has designed “Svart” the world’s fir...
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Highways England awards Daisy IT Support Services contract
Highways England awards Daisy IT Support Services contract Daisy Group has further consolidated its growing presence at the heart of the nation’s critical infrastructure – by winning a £2.6m deal to p...
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Swiss Army deploys ten Schmidt Supra’s to combat snow
Swiss Army deploys ten Schmidt Supra’s to combat snow It combines supreme performance, precision and elegance. The Schmidt Supra 4002 belongs to a very special class of powerhouse. With its 435...
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Old road surface paves the way for local park upgrades
Old road surface paves the way for local park upgrades Highways England is turning waste from a major road improvement into new footpaths for walkers at a nearby park. Around 250 tonnes of the old sur...
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SENNEBOGEN 825 handles long-range timber handling with comfort at Holzwerk Obermeier
SENNEBOGEN 825 handles long-range timber handling with comfort at Holzwerk Obermeier ‘We need a material handler!’ has long been something that they’ve agreed about at the Holzwerk...
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Highways England record investment in South West England will achieve big milestones
Highways England record investment in South West England will achieve big milestones Plans for the tunnel set to be built as part of the £1.6 billion upgrade of the A303 near Stonehenge will go on pub...
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Mercedes-Benz’s first Polish engine plant to be built by STRABAG
Mercedes-Benz’s first Polish engine plant to be built by STRABAG The publicly listed European construction group STRABAG SE builds a new engine plant for Mercedes-Benz in Poland. The order for the con...
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VÖGELE PowerFeeder technology pays off
VÖGELE PowerFeeder technology pays off Decoupled material transfer from the feed vehicle to the road paver is one of the major drivers in road construction. After all, this process is a critical facto...
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10,000 new trees to boost roadside wildlife habitat in South West England
10,000 new trees to boost roadside wildlife habitat in South West England Highways England is starting a major programme of tree and shrub planting along the A30 and A38 in a bid to connect a 105 mile...
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New way of working brings opportunities for suppliers across the North West UK
New way of working brings opportunities for suppliers across the North West UK Suppliers from across the North West region have had the opportunity to understand how they can get involved in future Hi...
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Balfour Beatty wins £40m Network Rail Stoneblower contract
Balfour Beatty wins £40m Network Rail Stoneblower contract Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been awarded a four-year contract worth more than £40m for the operations and mai...
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Hyundai dealer celebrates top Construction Salesman’s 44 year career
Hyundai dealer celebrates top Construction Salesman’s 44 year career Andy Parnham has been selling construction equipment since 1979. He joined Ernest Doe as a 16-year old workshop apprentice in...
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ABB and City of Davos drive sustainable mobility with e-vehicle innovation
ABB and City of Davos drive sustainable mobility with e-vehicle innovation For this year’s annual World Economic Forum, the city of Davos and ABB teamed up in a long-term partnership to provide e-infr...
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Scottish Highlands Council relies on Schmidt Gritters for winter maintenance
Scottish Highlands Council relies on Schmidt Gritters for winter maintenance With an area covering 4,200 square miles, the largest municipal area managed by any council in Europe and including all dif...
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Flybe best in noise and emissions at Heathrow Airport
Flybe best in noise and emissions at Heathrow Airport Less than a year into its operations at Heathrow, Flybe has distinguished itself in its noise and emissions performance, achieving the top ranking...
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Wolverhampton City Council partners with local business in wake of Carillion debacle
Wolverhampton City Council partners with local business in wake of Carillion debacle Two leading independent Midlands construction firms, Jessup Brothers and Besblock, have formed a partnership with W...
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IAM RoadSmart hails wider use of Mobile Safety Cameras is good for Road Safety
IAM RoadSmart hails wider use of Mobile Safety Cameras is good for Road Safety An investigation by IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s biggest independent road safety charity, has found that more than a third-of...
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Meet Martin Oja, a Volvo Excavator Operator in Kiruna
Meet Martin Oja, a Volvo Excavator Operator in Kiruna Excavator operator Martin Oja has been working on the city transformation project in Kiruna for almost ten years. He’s looking forward to the day...
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Earthline opts for reliability and performance with Volvo Construction Equipment
Earthline opts for reliability and performance with Volvo Construction Equipment Earthline Ltd of Ogbourne St George, near Marlborough, Wiltshire has taken delivery of Volvo’s flagship excavator, the...
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Detailed plans to upgrade A303 at Stonehenge to go on show
Detailed plans to upgrade A303 at Stonehenge to go on show Refined plans for major improvements to journeys on the A303 near Stonehenge will go on show next week. Highways England has been working har...
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Air Monitors wins contract for national Particulate Matter monitoring network
Air Monitors wins contract for UK Particulate Matter monitoring network Air Monitors Limited is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a contract by the Environment Agency to supply real-time...
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Building world class Universities
Building world class Universities Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has today published its paper “Universities Fit for the Future: How to thrive in a skills economy”. Universiti...
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Study reveals Heathrow routes to China add £510 million per year to UK GDP
Study reveals Heathrow routes to China add £510 million per year to UK GDP As Prime Minister Theresa May sets off on a trade mission to China, research out today underscores the value of frequent, dir...
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Clearview cat’s eyes will improve safety on UK roads
Clearview cat’s eyes will improve safety on UK roads Clearview cat’s eyes, which light up in response to changing traffic lights, are to be used for the first time at a motorway junction to improve sa...
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Swiss recycling plant relies on Hitachi workhorse
Swiss recycling plant relies on Hitachi workhorse TIB Recycla SA (TIB) has selected a new Hitachi ZW310-6 wheel loader to be its main workhorse at the company’s new recycling centre in the district of...
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W L Straughan and Son see the wood for the trees with Hyundai fleet
W L Straughan and Son see the wood for the trees with Hyundai fleet W L Straughan & Son is a family run business, headed up by Phil and Denise Straughan, based in Bedlington, South East Northumber...
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Retentions: has the construction industry had enough following the Carillion disaster?
Retentions: has the construction industry had enough following the Carillion disaster? Jonathan Hyndman, Partner at Rosling King looks at the common place use of cash retentions in the construction in...
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