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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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STRABAG subsidiary ZÜBLIN awarded €85m contract for Sonnenhöfe im Sternenviertel
STRABAG subsidiary ZÜBLIN awarded €85m contract for Sonnenhöfe im Sternenviertel Residential and office construction is booming around the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Schönefeld. Sonnenhöfe GmbH...
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Metso gears up production of new track-mounted crushing plants at Tampere factory
Metso gears up production of new track-mounted crushing plants at Tampere factory Metso is addressing the growing demand for mobile track-mounted crushing plants by commissioning a new, faster assembl...
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Heathrow Airport offers prize for green aviation ideas
Heathrow Airport offers prize for green aviation ideas UK businesses and organisations are being invited to apply for Heathrow’s first Sustainable Innovation Prize submitting ideas on how to address t...
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Liugong looks North with a new depot in Manchester England
Liugong looks North with a new depot in Manchester England Having recently established a new depot in Manchester to serve the area, UK Liugong dealership Construction Plant & Machinery Sales (CPMS...
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CEA renews partnership with Primary Engineer to educate future Engineers
CEA renews partnership with Primary Engineer to educate future Engineers The CEA (Construction Equipment Association) has for a second year teamed up with educational organisation Primary Engineer to...
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Metso the leading supplier of flotation equipment in Iberian Pyrite Belt
Metso the leading supplier of flotation equipment in Iberian Pyrite Belt During the last six months, Metso has received orders to install over 50 flotation cells in Spain and Portugal, ranging from sm...
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McCann proud to light the way for the Queen
McCann proud to light the way for the Queen McCann praised by The Royal Parks for successfully completing street lighting and re-cabling works for The Mall and Constitution Hill during one of the busi...
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Patersons Quarries takes delivery of first Volvo loading shovel
Patersons Quarries takes delivery of first Volvo loading shovel Making a break from tradition, Patersons Quarries Ltd has opted for a Volvo L110H loading shovel which has gone to work at the company’s...
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Arco de Visser remains loyal to Hitachi Construction Machines
Arco de Visser remains loyal to Hitachi Construction Machines A Hitachi ZX210LC-6 medium excavator is offering Arco de Visser BV the highest levels of versatility on a challenging project in the provi...
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Cyclists celebrate Highways England £1.1m junction improvements in Ellesmere Port
Cyclists celebrate Highways England £1.1m junction improvements in Ellesmere Port A £1.1 million scheme to improve safety and create a new cycle path at a busy junction near Ellesmere Port has been of...
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EIB provides €30m for renewal of Palma de Mallorca’s urban bus fleet
EIB provides €30m for renewal of Palma de Mallorca’s urban bus fleet Palma de Mallorca’s urban buses will start being replaced this year with new, more modern, safer, more comfortable and less polluti...
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TMT2 proving a real success for Clearview Intelligence
TMT2 proving a real success for Clearview Intelligence One year on from being awarded a place on the Crown Commercial Service’s Traffic Management Technology 2 (TMT2) framework Clearview Intelligence...
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North Midland Construction paves the way for IKEA Sheffield
North Midland Construction paves the way for IKEA Sheffield NM Group (North Midland Construction Plc) has successfully completed its first contract for IKEA, providing vital access to the new IKEA She...
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VolvoCE electric excavator prototype wins Intermat Innovation Award
VolvoCE electric excavator prototype wins Intermat Innovation Award Volvo Construction Equipment’s fully-electric compact excavator has won an Intermat Innovation Award for its revolutionary design. T...
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PERI celebrates expansion with plant ground-breaking ceremony in Guenzburg
PERI celebrates expansion with plant ground-breaking ceremony in Guenzburg The family-owned company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of formwork and scaffolding systems, i...
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Help prepare Britain’s Roads for the Future and driverless cars
Help prepare Britain’s Roads for the Future and driverless cars Britain’s leading lights from across industry have the chance to help ensure the country has roads fit for the future and ready for driv...
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INTERMAT Innovation Awards 2018 at the heart of technological challenges in construction
INTERMAT Innovation Awards 2018 at the heart of technological challenges in construction INTERMAT, the international trade show for construction and infrastructure, announced the winners of the INTERM...
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National Infrastructure Commission seeks evidence on future of Britain’s freight infrastructure
National Infrastructure Commission seeks evidence on future of Britain’s freight infrastructure A Call for Evidence is launched today to help shape a new study into improving the infrastructure...
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VolvoCE is Building Tomorrow at Intermat Paris 2018
VolvoCE is Building Tomorrow at Intermat Paris 2018 Under the theme ‘Building Tomorrow’, Volvo Construction Equipment will showcase its evolving approach to customer success, focusing on services, dea...
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Northern England leaders publish Strategic Transport Plan to transform the region
Northern England leaders publish Strategic Transport Plan to transform the region Civic and business leaders from across the North have come together to publish Transport for the North’s draft Strateg...
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Balfour Beatty awarded £124m UK Major Highways Programme
Balfour Beatty awarded £124m UK Major Highways Programme Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that it has been selected by Wokingham Borough Council to deliver their...
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Aebi MT750 ideally suited to the extreme conditions at Profen Mine in Germany
Aebi MT750 ideally suited to the extreme conditions at Profen Mine in Germany Need a vehicle to handle extreme inclines, water, mud, deep tracks and a deployment that will test any vehicle to its limi...
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Lightwater Quarries upgrades to Volvo L260H
Lightwater Quarries upgrades to Volvo L260H The first recently introduced Volvo L260H loading shovel to be sold in Great Britain has been delivered to Lightwater Quarries Ltd, North Stainley, near Rip...
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Manitou Group wins Equipment and Material Prize at the Intermat Innovation Awards
Manitou Group wins Equipment and Material Prize at the Intermat Innovation Awards The Manitou group, a world leader in rough-terrain handling, earned the “Equipment and Material” prize in...
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Shell and ITM Power to build Electrolysis plant at Rhineland Refinery
Shell and ITM Power to build Electrolysis plant at Rhineland Refinery Shell and ITM Power will build the world’s largest hydrogen electrolysis plant at Rhineland refinery, Germany. With a peak capacit...
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Costain and Tarmac first to win prestigious national collaboration award
Costain and Tarmac first to win prestigious national collaboration award Costain and Tarmac are celebrating after winning a prestigious national award recognising the success of their long-term partne...
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Moving Kiruna in Sweden – by the numbers
Moving Kiruna in Sweden – by the numbers Why the town of Kiruna is being moved and what makes it one of the most ambitious urban planning projects in the world. 1,3 billion euros The sum, in eur...
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How to make roads safer now and for the future
How to make roads safer now and for the future Operators across the road network from local authorities to national transport bodies, identify improving road safety as a top priority. With the number...
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