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TRACTO UK expands into Saudi Arabia with GRUNDODRILL 18ACS deal
TRACTO UK expands into Saudi Arabia with GRUNDODRILL 18ACS deal Pioneering German trenchless technology company, TRACTO, has a fully-fledged subsidiary for the UK market. TRACTO UK not only has the Br...
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Mecalac REVOTRUCK concept to be showcased at Plantworx
Mecalac REVOTRUCK concept to be showcased at Plantworx On stand B-EA1 at this year’s Plantworx exhibition, Mecalac will showcase its industry-defining REVOTRUCK concept to the UK market. The culminati...
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smartmicro expands into UK with Smart Video and Sensing acquisition
smartmicro expands into UK with Smart Video and Sensing acquisition smartmicro, a global leader in traffic radar sensors and solutions, announced the acquisition of Smart Video and Sensing Ltd., a UK-...
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Spillard Human Detection System debuts at Plantworx
Spillard Human Detection System debuts at Plantworx Spillard Safety Systems, an authoritative figure in the People Plant Interface (PPI) conversation, will be showcasing its AI Human Detection System...
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New Edinburgh Tram Line Continuation completed by Sacyr
New Edinburgh Tram Line Continuation completed by Sacyr Today, the Council of Edinburgh has opened the continuation of the tram line connecting the city center to Newhaven district. The project was de...
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Ferrovial sells €42m stake in the Azores Toll Road in Portugal
Ferrovial sells €42m stake in the Azores Toll Road in Portugal Ferrovial, through its Toll Roads subsidiary, has reached an agreement to sell 89.2% of the Azores toll road, in Portugal, to infrastruct...
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Restoring Skid Resistance in Cyngor Gwynedd
Restoring Skid Resistance in Cyngor Gwynedd When multiple roads in the Dwyfor area of Cyngor Gwynedd were identified to have skid resistance below the required levels, a solution was required to resto...
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Aggregate Industries wins Highways Repair Contract with East Midlands Councils
Aggregate Industries wins Highways Repair Contract with East Midlands Councils Aggregate Industries has been chosen to deliver a five-year £47m road repair and maintenance contract across 3,000 miles...
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Historic church renovated with the help of Liebherr 250 EC-B Gantry Crane
Historic church renovated with the help of Liebherr 250 EC-B Gantry Crane How and where should the top-slewing crane be placed to ensure optimal progress at the parish church site? These questions pre...
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Hitachi Connected Technology automating Carmac in the UK
Hitachi Connected Technology automating Carmac in the UK Carmac Building and Civil Engineering Ltd has opted to have every new Hitachi Zaxis-7 excavator fitted with market-leading 3D machine control a...
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Jacksons Fencing expands Certified High-Security Perimeter Solutions
Jacksons Fencing expands Certified High-Security Perimeter Solutions Jacksons Fencing, a leading British manufacturer of high-security perimeter security solutions, has extended its line of tested and...
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Symposium to explore Concrete Roads for a Green World
Symposium to explore Concrete Roads for a Green World Research findings from all around the world show that concrete roads have an important role to play in tackling the challenges of mobility and roa...
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Aggregate Industries launches ambitious Net Zero Strategy
Aggregate Industries launches ambitious Net Zero Strategy Leading construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has today published its ambitious journey to net zero. The strategy follows the l...
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New DEVELON brand showcased ‘Powered by Innovation’ at SaMoTer
New DEVELON brand showcased ‘Powered by Innovation’ at SaMoTer DEVELON, formerly known as Doosan Construction Equipment, is exhibited for the first time in Italy at SaMoTer 2023 in Verona, the most im...
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Four ATLAS Short-tail Excavators join the Fröttmaning Team
Four ATLAS Short-tail Excavators join the Fröttmaning Team Four ATLAS mobile excavators 175 WSR in team operation at a school construction in Fröttmaning – the short-tail mobile excavators easil...
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Putting measurement at the heart of UK domestic retrofit
Putting measurement at the heart of UK domestic retrofit The PAS2035 building standard encourages a whole-house approach to retrofit and places assessment, design and evaluation of a joined-up solutio...
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Liebherr flat-top crane assembled by helicopter on Mont Blanc
Liebherr flat-top crane assembled by helicopter on Mont Blanc A new educational centre focused on climate change, complete with cable car, is currently being built on France’s largest glacier, the “Me...
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Flat-top cranes from Liebherr prove their flexibility for Hüffermann Krandienst
Flat-top cranes from Liebherr prove their flexibility for Hüffermann Krandienst Hüffermann Krandienst GmbH has built up a comprehensive rental fleet with new Liebherr tower cranes and further expanded...
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AutoPASS Tolling Technology set for Car Ferries in Norway
AutoPASS Tolling Technology set for Car Ferries in Norway Starting on December 1st, 2023, a multi-lane free-flow automated classification and payment solution (AutoPASS) from Kapsch TrafficCom will go...
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INRIX Traffic IQ Signal Analytics now available in the UK
INRIX Traffic IQ Signal Analytics now available in the UK INRIX UK, a leader in connected car services and transportation analytics, announced INRIX® IQ Signal Analytics is now available in the United...
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Liebherr XPower Wheel Loaders dominate at RGS Nordic
Liebherr XPower Wheel Loaders dominate at RGS Nordic RGS Nordic specialises in recycling construction and demolition waste materials and is the market leader in Denmark. It operates a fleet of around...
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Volta Trucks wins European Approval for their all-electric Volta Zero
Volta Trucks wins European Approval for their all-electric Volta Zero Volta Trucks, the leading and disruptive all-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has announced another...
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Rock Solid future for University of Derby Minerals Products Course Graduates
Rock Solid future for University of Derby Minerals Products Course Graduates The Class of ‘23 on the BSc (Hons) Mineral Products Management course at the University of Derby’s Centre for Mineral...
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Balfour Beatty VINCI saves £5 million on HS2 development using DJI Drones
Balfour Beatty VINCI saves £5 million on HS2 development using DJI Drones HS2 is the largest infrastructure project in Europe. The £106Bn development will create high-speed rail links between London,...
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Devon-based Martin Parish Contracting puts versatile Yanmar Equipment to the test
Devon-based Martin Parish Contracting puts versatile Yanmar Equipment to the test If there is one thing that Yanmar Compact Equipment EMEA ViO38 mini excavator is guaranteed to offer, it’s versatility...
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Wasel fuels growth with two new Liebherr Mobile Construction Cranes
Wasel fuels growth with two new Liebherr Mobile Construction Cranes Liebherr has delivered two new mobile construction cranes to Wasel GmbH: an MK 88-4.1 and an MK 140 Plus. Based in Bergheim near Col...
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John Deere to introduce E-Drive and E-Power Equipment at Conexpo
John Deere to introduce E-Drive and E-Power Equipment at Conexpo Delivering purpose-built machines and technologies to customers around the globe, John Deere will showcase a variety of productivity an...
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Bobcat heading to Verona for SaMoTer 2023
Bobcat heading to Verona for SaMoTer 2023 Bobcat Is exhibiting at SaMoTer 2023, the most important exhibition in Italy for the construction machinery sector, presenting several recently launched produ...
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National Highways Innovation Competition winners announced
National Highways Innovation Competition winners announced Ten winners of a National Highways innovation competition launched to help improve people’s experiences of roadworks have been revealed. Each...
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New AGD Traffic Detector boosts safety with AI
New AGD Traffic Detector boosts safety with AI The first ever AGD650s manufactured by AGD Systems were sent to local authorities so they could trial the dual zone stop line detector, which makes use o...
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SRL brings solar technology to Mobile Traffic Signals
SRL brings solar technology to Mobile Traffic Signals SRL Traffic Systems has become one of the first companies to offer UK and RoI traffic managers solar technology for mobile traffic signals, enabli...
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WJ solutions preventing skidding related incidents in Cheshire East
WJ solutions preventing skidding related incidents in Cheshire East When multiple roundabouts on sections of the A34 in Wilmslow, Cheshire East were identified to have skid resistance below investigat...
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Plantworx to provide platform for Engineering Start-ups of the future
Plantworx to provide platform for Engineering Start-ups of the future Plantworx 2023 will be held 13th to 15th June 2023 at the East of England Arena in Peterborough, UK, and will provide a platform f...
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Sleipner Product Line now available exclusively in Canada through Brandt
Sleipner Product Line now available exclusively in Canada through Brandt The Brandt Group of Companies has announce that they have been named the exclusive Canadian distributor for the complete range...
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Traffic Group Signals adds custom Command Centre Vehicle to their fleet
Traffic Group Signals adds custom Command Centre Vehicle to their fleet Reimagining what it means to deliver best-in-class traffic management solutions, Traffic Group Signals has welcomed a custom-bui...
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Esri to provide Malta with GIS Technology and Training
Esri to provide Malta with GIS Technology and Training In 1990, the government of Malta formed the Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA) with a mission to manage the implementation of public IT p...
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Ferrovial and RWE to construct and operate Wind Projects off the Spanish coast
Ferrovial and RWE to construct and operate Wind Projects off the Spanish coast Ferrovial, the sustainable infrastructure and mobility company, and RWE, a world-leading renewables player, have agreed o...
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BMW in talks with UK Government for £75 million EV grant
BMW in talks with UK Government for £75 million EV grant It recently came to light that the British government is in talks with German automotive giant BMW, over a funding package that would be worth...
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Algeco appointed by Galliford Try as strategic Building Hire partner
Algeco appointed by Galliford Try as strategic Building Hire partner Algeco, Europe’s leading modular building solutions brand, has been appointed as a strategic partner by Galliford Try for the suppl...
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Atlas Copco begins Electric Portable Air Compressor production in Antwerp
Atlas Copco begins Electric Portable Air Compressor production in Antwerp Leading the shift to a more sustainable society, Atlas Copco is investing in the future by inaugurating its first production l...
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Thomas Plant Hire boosts safety with 65 Xwatch Safety Systems
Thomas Plant Hire boosts safety with 65 Xwatch Safety Systems Thomas Plant Hire began its journey a quarter of a century ago in 1998 when MD Wyn Thomas founded a contracting business in Holywell in No...
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Tatra Trucks celebrates a successful 2022
Tatra Trucks celebrates a successful 2022 Tatra Trucks, one of Europe’s leading truck makers is celebrating a successful 2022, which was reflected in the number of 1,326 vehicles produced and so...
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Aggregate Industries launches 2023 Apprenticeship Scheme
Aggregate Industries launches 2023 Apprenticeship Scheme The leading construction materials supplier, which has its headquarters at Coalville in Leicestershire and sites across the country, is seeking...
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ICC Digital expands Industrial Computers expertise into Europe
ICC Digital expands Industrial Computers expertise into Europe ICC Dijital Endüstriyel Teknolojiler Ltd. Şti. (ICC Digital) is a well-known company in Turkey specialising in industrial computers. Focu...
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Balfour Beatty wins £1.2 billion Highways Contract for Lower Thames Crossing
Balfour Beatty wins £1.2 billion Highways Contract for Lower Thames Crossing Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that it has been awarded a £1.2 billion contract by...
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VivaCity and Nottingham City Council reducing congestion and emissions
VivaCity and Nottingham City Council reducing congestion and emissions VivaCity, the transport technology scaleup transforming cities into smarter and more efficient places to live and work, has today...
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Historic Zagreb Cathedral preserved with MCI CorrVerter Technology
Historic Zagreb Cathedral preserved with MCI CorrVerter Technology The famous Zagreb Cathedral is the tallest and one of the most beautiful buildings in Croatia that attracts thousands of tourists wor...
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Last Crane climbs down after successful construction of Spin Tower in Frankfurt
Last Crane climbs down after successful construction of Spin Tower in Frankfurt When Liebherr’s Tower Crane Solutions project department started planning crane operations almost five years ago,...
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EIB investing €50m to modernise and expand rail transport in Valencia
EIB investing €50m to modernise and expand rail transport in Valencia The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the region of Valencia have signed a €50 million finance contract for Ferrocarrils de la Ge...
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JCB to unveil its smallest ever Loadall at the Executive Hire Show
JCB to unveil its smallest ever Loadall at the Executive Hire Show JCB will unveil its smallest ever Loadall telescopic handler at the Executive Hire Show – where it will star alongside a series of pr...
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