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Shorts Group adds fourth short radius ECR235 Excavator to its fleet
Shorts Group adds fourth short radius ECR235 Excavator to its fleet Berkshire-based Shorts Group has added yet another Volvo ECR235 excavator to its growing machinery fleet. This latest model takes th...
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Driving efficiency into road planning
Driving efficiency into road planning In the highways industry, there is, quite rightly, a well-worn path of using Consultants to advise on best practice. There is nothing wrong with this approach as...
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Rapids bespoke mixing technology facilitates Collier Group’s entrance into concrete industry
Rapids bespoke mixing technology facilitates Collier Group’s entrance into concrete industry Rapid International Ltd based in County Armagh, Northern Ireland has supplied Collier Group of Fife, Scotla...
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Volvo CE backs high-speed revolution heading North
Volvo CE backs high-speed revolution heading North Britain’s new high-speed rail project, HS2 is on track to provide a swift and low-carbon alternative mode of transport from London to the Midlands an...
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Metsä Wood sees new living space potential for German cities
Metsä Wood sees new living space potential for German cities Due to advancing urbanization, there is an acute lack of living space in many metropolitan cities. An attractive solution to create new liv...
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PORR wins €97m contract to modernise 40km railway line in south of Poland
PORR wins €97m contract to modernise 40km railway line in south of Poland At the end of last week PORR S.A. and PKP PLK S.A signed an agreement to modernise the railway line E30 on the section Kędzier...
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Three’s not necessarily a crowd at Collier Quarrying & Recycling
Three’s not necessarily a crowd at Collier Quarrying & Recycling Another Volvo L220H loading shovel has been delivered to Collier Quarrying & Recycling, a division of the Collier Group,...
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Hitachi indispensable for Queen Silvia’s Children’s Hospital project in Sweden
Hitachi indispensable for Queen Silvia’s Children’s Hospital project in Sweden The first Hitachi ZX350LC-6 with clamshell telescopic arm (CTA) in Europe has made a huge impact on a high-profile...
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JCB Hydradig versatility fits the bill at Hadley Recycling
JCB Hydradig versatility fits the bill at Hadley Recycling Hadley Recycling and Waste Management seeks to divert as much waste from landfill and into recycling and renewable energy as possible. At its...
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WSP to support UK roll-out of connected and autonomous vehicles
WSP to support UK roll-out of connected and autonomous vehicles WSP has been commissioned by Highways England to drive forward its connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) programme over the next four...
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Highways England Strategic Design Panel vision and progress report published
Highways England Strategic Design Panel vision and progress report published The first report of a panel set up to put good design at the heart of England’s road improvement projects is published toda...
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PERI opens new scaffold production plant in Germany
PERI opens new scaffold production plant in Germany Germany based PERI GmbH has just completed new production to further their growth of their scaffolding division. As expansion possibilities at the m...
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EU Bank supports first tramway line in Tampere, Finland with €150m loan
EU Bank supports first tramway line in Tampere, Finland with €150m loan To meet the needs of the growing city and urban area, a modern tramline system has been designed for Tampere. Fostering sustaina...
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Giant funnel bins to tackle North West England’s motorway litter problem
Giant funnel bins to tackle North West England’s motorway litter problem New giant funnel bins are being installed at motorway service areas across the North West in a bid to reduce the amount o...
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The Day Group in London relies on Volvo reliability and technology
The Day Group in London relies on Volvo reliability and technology “They’re a good tool for the job…” is the opinion of Stuart Holmes, plant manager for Day Group Ltd, as the company purchases m...
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Dreamliners flying high as Heathrow hits new low noise record
Dreamliners flying high as Heathrow hits new low noise record Heathrow’s new “Fly Quiet and Clean” report shows airlines are increasingly using the quietest, cleanest aircraft in their routes to Brit...
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MixIt in London expands with a fifth Rapid pan concrete mixer
MixIt in London expands with a fifth Rapid pan concrete mixer Rapid International Ltd, based in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, has recently supplied London concrete contractor, MixIt Ltd, with its f...
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Mabey props up Ditherington Flax Mill in Shrewsbury – the grandparent of skyscrapers
Mabey props up Ditherington Flax Mill in Shrewsbury – the grandparent of skyscrapers The world’s first iron-framed building is set to be propped up by Mabey, as the bridge and engineering servic...
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McCann keeps the wheels in motion with the appointment of a new Fleet and Plant Manager
McCann keeps the wheels in motion with the appointment of a new Fleet and Plant Manager Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm, McCann, has continued to expand its team with the appoin...
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High-speed Grinding Technology deployed in France for the first time
High-speed Grinding Technology deployed in France for the first time The operating company Tisséo is commissioning Vossloh to carry out preventive maintenance on Toulouse’s tram network. The thr...
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Rock-solid Hitachi reliability for Réné Apprin and Cie SAS
Rock-solid Hitachi reliability for Réné Apprin and Cie SAS Réné Apprin & Cie SAS has invested in two large Hitachi excavators for its quarry near Saint Jean de Maurienne in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpe...
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Historic London Courthouse beautifully brought back to order
Historic London Courthouse beautifully brought back to order The Old Sessions House in Clerkenwell, London, a grand, former courthouse that once had a reputation for dishing out some the harshest sent...
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RIDGWAY Rentals takes delivery of £9M worth of new Komatsu Machines
RIDGWAY Rentals takes delivery of £9M worth of new Komatsu Machines Based in Oswestry, Shropshire, third-generation family owned business RIDGWAY Rentals Ltd is all set to take delivery of 60 large ea...
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Burnside Plant and Piling Contractors switch to Volvo
Burnside Plant and Piling Contractors switch to Volvo Following his first impressions at Volvo’s ‘Live It Dig It’ event at Alloa, Scotland, this March and a successful demonstration, Ian Orr, Propriet...
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W Resources in Spain expands production by 75% with Metso technology
W Resources in Spain expands production by 75% with Metso technology W Resources has selected Metso to build a high-capacity crushing plant for their La Parrilla Project in the south of Spain. With th...
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Split the cost, share a lift – car sharing benefits business and car owners
Split the cost, share a lift – car sharing benefits business and car owners Did you know that a typical commuter in the UK who car shares every day saves on average, about £1,000 a year? Nationa...
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Major A21 upgrade in UK completed
Major A21 upgrade in UK completed 35,000 drivers a day are benefiting from a major upgrade on the A21 connecting Hastings and London, between Tonbridge and Pembury in Kent, which was officially opened...
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Alternative fuels investment anxiety revealed in new UK report
Alternative fuels investment anxiety revealed in new UK report A report jointly commissioned by the AA and BT’s Fleet Solutions reveals business and SME anxiety about the investment required into the...
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Mabey helps deliver bypass in the UK’s third most congested city
Mabey helps deliver bypass in the UK’s third most congested city The new Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route will cut journey times, reduce pollution costs and improve safety. Leading bridge and enginee...
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McCann wins £1.2m contract for Street Furniture Electrical Services to Swindon Council, UK
McCann wins £1.2m contract for Street Furniture Electrical Services to Swindon Council, UK Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm, McCann, has won an estimated £1.2m contract to provid...
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Signalling the way forward for traffic controls
Signalling the way forward for traffic controls The JCT Symposium always signals the start of the next round of events for Clearview Intelligence. JCT takes place at the University of Warwick every Se...
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ALE’s largest and smallest cranes operate in London at the same time
ALE’s largest and smallest cranes operate in London at the same time As part of ALE’s largest crane fleet, the AL.SK190 was working for specialist contractor Keltbray on the Earls Court project, whils...
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London Underground Elizabeth line track installation is complete
London Underground Elizabeth line track installation is complete A significant milestone has been marked today with the official completion of the permanent track for the Elizabeth line – London’s new...
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Major new ITS contract awarded to Siemens in Northern Ireland
Major new ITS contract awarded to Siemens in Northern Ireland A new long-term contract to maintain traffic management equipment throughout Northern Ireland (NI) for a minimum period of four years has...
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Clearview Intelligence shortlisted for two Highways Awards
Clearview Intelligence shortlisted for two Highways Awards Clearview Intelligence solutions feature in not one, but two shortlisted submissions in the recently announced Highways Awards 2017. Clearvie...
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Balfour Beatty wins £36m extension to operate and maintain UK M1-A1 Link Road
Balfour Beatty wins £36m extension to operate and maintain UK M1-A1 Link Road Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been awarded a £36 million contract extension to its existing...
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Hyperloop One announces 10 winners for Hyperloop One Global Challenge
Hyperloop One announces 10 winners for Hyperloop One Global Challenge Hyperloop One, the only company in the world that has built a full-scale Hyperloop system, today announced the winners of its Hype...
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Volvo keeps their staff on their toes – helping construction with exercise
Volvo keeps their staff on their toes – helping construction with exercise Working in the construction industry can be tough, strenuous and at times, stressful. It’s a manual industry where inju...
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Winners announced at the Biodiversity Challenge Awards 2017
Winners announced at the Biodiversity Challenge Awards 2017 Last night’s BIG Biodiversity Challenge Awards saw a thrilling finale to this year’s competition, with eight well deserved winning entries r...
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Major boost for south-west England as plans published for £1.6 billion A303 Stonehenge upgrade
Major boost for south-west England as plans published for £1.6 billion A303 Stonehenge upgrade The route for the £1.6 billion A303 upgrade near Stonehenge, a key part of the ‘South West expressway’, h...
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Shell plans project with ITM Power for bulk hydrogen production through electrolysis
Shell plans project with ITM Power for bulk hydrogen production through electrolysis Shell, together with ITM Power, plans a project to install a large scale electrolyser to produce hydrogen at the We...
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ALE reaches first milestone launching bridge in Serbia
ALE reaches first milestone launching bridge in Serbia ALE Heavy Lift has reached the first project milestone of the Zezelj bridge launch in Novi Sad, Serbia, and has completed the launch of the first...
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Construction INNOVATION FACTORY to be launched in Scotland with industry event
Construction INNOVATION FACTORY to be launched in Scotland with industry event Construction Scotland Innovation Centre’s pioneering Innovation Factory will be officially launched at an industry event...
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BAM JV to build new €753m lock at Terneuzen between the Netherlands and Belgium
BAM JV to build new €753m lock at Terneuzen between the Netherlands and Belgium The Flemish-Dutch Scheldt Commission (Vlaams-Nederlandse Scheldecommissie, VNSC, a partnership between the Netherlands a...
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A Perry and Co invest £4 million to drive growth and UK Midlands Engine success
A Perry & Co invest £4 million to drive growth and UK Midlands Engine success His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent is officially opening the new modern 100,000 sq ft warehouse and manufacturing fac...
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Dynamic speed bumps crossing the ocean from Sweden to Australia
Dynamic speed bumps crossing the ocean from Sweden to Australia The tech company Edeva from Sweden has developed a dynamic speed bump, called the Actibump, that has proven its efficiency through years...
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Politicians unite across party divide as Heathrow pushes regional growth
Politicians unite across party divide as Heathrow pushes regional growth Aviation Minister and Shadow Transport Secretary celebrate Heathrow as a ‘jobs booster’ for the North East. Best of the North E...
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STRABAG JV helps with €122m expansion of Dubrovnik Airport
STRABAG JV helps with €122m expansion of Dubrovnik Airport The European-based construction group STRABAG is helping to modernise and expand Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia. The € 122 million contract wil...
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Mabey secures £1.7m contract to provide ten bridges for National Grid project in the UK
Mabey secures £1.7m contract to provide ten bridges for National Grid project in the UK Leading international bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has secured a contract worth £1.7 million...
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Ground Remediation Contractor Deep Soil Mixing Ltd opens new office in Belfast
Ground Remediation Contractor Deep Soil Mixing Ltd opens new office in Belfast The unveiling of a new office this September marks continued growth for Deep Soil Mixing Ltd, the specialist ground remed...
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