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Portuguese Clay exporter Leca delighted with their Hitachi ZW220-6 loaders
Portuguese Clay exporter Leca delighted with their Hitachi ZW220-6 loaders A new Hitachi ZW220-6 wheel loader has been delivered to Leca to support its operations near the community of Avelar, where t...
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Italian Cruise ship lengthened with support from ALE Heavylift
Italian Cruise ship lengthened with support from ALE Heavylift ALE Heavylift has used its skidding and heavy transportation expertise to successfully lengthen a cruise ship in Palermo, Italy. The crui...
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New research reveals the extent of the UK and London’s pothole crisis
New research reveals the extent of the UK and London’s pothole crisis EFFORTS to encourage commuters to shun their cars in favour of bikes is putting lives at risk, with new research revealing t...
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Highways England consultation on A66 improvements to start in May
Highways England consultation on A66 improvements to start in May Investment of more than a billion pounds in the A66 from Cumbria, through County Durham and into North Yorkshire will move a step clos...
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McCann continues investing in the next generation of civil and electrical engineering talent
McCann continues investing in the next generation of civil and electrical engineering talent Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann is continuing to invest in the next generatio...
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New Wildlife mobile app helps identify signs of protected species on construction sites
New Wildlife mobile app helps identify signs of protected species on construction sites CIRIA and The Ecology Consultancy have announced the launch of their new Working with Wildlife mobile app to ide...
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Eurovia UK invests £7m in PolyBitumens plant to enhance the UK highway network
Eurovia UK invests £7m in PolyBitumens plant to enhance the UK highway network The Member of Parliament for Thurrock, Jackie Doyle-Price, has today officially opened PolyBitumens, the new state-of-the...
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All-wheel steering for Construction Machines enabled by EHLA PLUS
All-wheel steering for Construction Machines enabled by EHLA PLUS Electro-hydraulic steering systems for rear axles have been standard in commercial vehicles and complex construction machinery for man...
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Get your career on track with the Network Rail apprenticeship scheme
Get your career on track with the Network Rail apprenticeship scheme This National Apprenticeship Week (4-8 March), Network Rail Wales and Borders is calling for people to join its award-winning appre...
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Wirtgen W 220 cuts milling time in half at the foot of Mont Blanc in Italy
Wirtgen W 220 cuts milling time in half at the foot of Mont Blanc in Italy Somewhat surprisingly, the Wirtgen W 220 large milling machine’s first job in Italy did not take the high-performance m...
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SIKA acquires leading Concrete Repair manufacturer in Canada
SIKA acquires leading Concrete Repair manufacturer in Canada Sika has agreed to acquire King Packaged Materials Company, a large independent Canadian manufacturer of dry shotcrete and mortars for conc...
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Awards and honours at the Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association annual meeting
Awards and honours at the Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association annual meeting Awards, honours and professional recognition were the highlight of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Asphalt Emulsion M...
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Morris Site Machinery awarded trusted supplier status
Morris Site Machinery awarded trusted supplier status Leading equipment manufacturer Morris Site Machinery has been awarded ‘Trusted Supplier’ status in recognition of its quality and commitment to be...
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Move over Lord Sugar, Network Rail is looking for engine-eous apprentices
Move over Lord Sugar, Network Rail is looking for engine-eous apprentices Are you excited about engineering, passionate about learning and want to work as part of a team to transform Britain’s rail ne...
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MPQC are revolutionising Apprenticeships in Extractives
MPQC are revolutionising Apprenticeships in Extractives MPQC are not only apprenticeship experts in the Mineral Extractives industry but the organisation also uses apprenticeships itself to recruit ne...
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Liebherr-France SAS unveils their 60,000th crawler excavator in Colmar
Liebherr-France SAS unveils their 60,000th crawler excavator in Colmar On Friday, Liebherr-France SAS presented the 60,000th crawler excavator to all its staff. The R 922 from the Liebherr Group...
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Stechford rail station to get step-free access with £3.9 million revamp
Stechford rail station to get step-free access with £3.9 million revamp Work will start later this month to install new lifts, ramps and a footbridge at Stechford station to ensure step-free access ac...
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Association for Project Safety launches annual CDM and Student Designer Awards
Association for Project Safety launches annual CDM and Student Designer Awards The national search is now on for champions in design and construction health and safety risk management. The annual awar...
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Skyjack steals the show with international remote self-checking technology
Skyjack steals the show with international remote self-checking technology Skyjack has astounded audiences in Anaheim at The ARA Show by activating an automated self-check from Australia. The new SJ32...
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British drivers urged to clean up their act as part of a national litter campaign
British drivers urged to clean up their act as part of a national litter campaign Highways England has called on drivers to join them in doing their bit to reduce littering levels on the nation’...
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Clearview will be installing knowledge with free CPD training courses
Clearview will be installing knowledge with free CPD training courses Roadside engineers tasked with installing wireless vehicle detection can now benefit from free CPD-accredited training. Clearview...
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PERI solution keeps cantilever bridge project on schedule in Northern Macedonia
PERI solution keeps cantilever bridge project on schedule in Northern Macedonia Upon completion, a new, almost 65 km long motorway will connect the cities of Kičevo and Ohrid in the south west of the...
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Ritchie Bros. sells over 2,600 items for €37 million in The Netherlands
Ritchie Bros. sells over 2,600 items for €37 million in The Netherlands Last week Ritchie Bros. conducted its first Moerdijk, The Netherlands auction of 2019, selling more than 2,600 equipment items a...
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ADB and India sign record US$926m loan for two new Mumbai Metro Lines
ADB and India sign record US$926m loan for two new Mumbai Metro Lines The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have signed a $926 million loan to operationalize two lines for the M...
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Kenya prioritising non-motorized transport to enhance road safety
Kenya prioritising non-motorized transport to enhance road safety A majority of trips in Kenya are made by walking and cycling, with only 15% made by private cars, most of which take place in the capi...
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British customs expert advises Transitional Simplified Procedures for Brexit
British customs expert advises Transitional Simplified Procedures for Brexit British businesses importing goods from the EU should consider applying for and using Transitional Simplified Procedures (T...
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Competition winners announced for to drive automated rail infrastructure design
Competition winners announced for to drive automated rail infrastructure design Network Rail and Innovate UK are pleased to announce Costain Limited, Graffica Limited, PEAN Technologies Limited and Pl...
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ALE completes offshore project while optimising yard space in Mexico
ALE completes offshore project while optimising yard space in Mexico ALE has delivered an integrated solution to help complete a phase of a major offshore project in Mexico – the largest in terms of s...
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Australia investing A$112 million for safety upgrades on nine high risk Queensland roads
Australia investing A$112 million for safety upgrades on nine high risk Queensland roads The Palaszczuk Government is investing $112 million for safety upgrades on nine high risk Queensland roads. Tra...
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The I in BIM – Who actually owns the data and the database holding it?
The I in BIM – Who actually owns the data and the database holding it? Data is big business. An article from May 2017 in The Economist described the dependency of the global economy on data flow...
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Safety and more convenient PERI climbing technology at bauma 2019
Safety and more convenient PERI climbing technology at bauma 2019 The PERI climbing technology has become even safer and more convenient to use. The solutions presented by PERI at bauma 2019 follow a...
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KLEEMANN presents innovative and environmentally-friendly solutions at bauma
KLEEMANN presents innovative and environmentally-friendly solutions at bauma At this year’s bauma, Kleemann presents a comprehensive cross-section of its innovative product portfolio with a tota...
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Liebherr to launch a new era of machine communication at bauma with INTUSI
Liebherr to launch a new era of machine communication at bauma with INTUSI At bauma 2019, Liebherr will unveil INTUSI, its INTeractive USer Interface, to the public for the first time. This innovative...
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Germany’s largest lifting bridge pushes formwork technology forward
Germany’s largest lifting bridge pushes formwork technology forward The Hamburg Port Authority (HAP), the agency responsible for the infrastructure of the Port of Hamburg, wants to improve the flow of...
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ALE’s offshore engineering expertise proves itself on world’s biggest offshore windfarm project
ALE’s offshore engineering expertise proves itself on world’s biggest offshore windfarm project ALE has used their offshore engineering expertise to complete their full scope of work on on...
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Diggerland Theme Parks order 24 JCB Skid Steer Loaders
Diggerland Theme Parks order 24 JCB Skid Steer Loaders A fleet of 24 JCB skid steers is destined for a unique working life – as the stars of a children’s theme park. The JCB135 skid steer loaders are...
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Construction Technology advances are driving a whole new Traffex
Construction Technology advances are driving a whole new Traffex Bigger and better than any highways and transport event in its 40 year history, Traffex 2019 at the NEC in Birmingham is all about the...
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Lusail City an eco-city for the future is all set to rise in Qatar
Lusail City an eco-city for the future is all set to rise in Qatar With 90% of the infrastructure now completed, the eco-friendly Lusail City is starting to blossom in the desert of Qatar – just like...
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UK Construction Equipment sales showed modest growth in 2018
UK Construction Equipment sales showed modest growth in 2018 Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market grew by 2% in 2018, after experiencing a fall in the last quarter o...
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Minerals Matter brings the latest VR technology to Wainwright and Co’s Outreach Programme
Minerals Matter brings the latest VR technology to Wainwright & Co’s Outreach Programme When HR Director at John Wainwright & Co, Lisa Saunders realised that her company’s outreach to yo...
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Severn Trent is looking for a robotic water infrastructure assessment partner
Severn Trent is looking for a robotic water infrastructure assessment partner Water and waste company, Severn Trent, is on the lookout for new and innovative ways to manage its water pipe network, and...
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ALE’s bespoke bracket design ensures safe gantry move over UK Rail line
ALE’s bespoke bracket design ensures safe gantry move over UK Rail line ALE has used its internal engineering expertise to create a special solution that could move a gantry crane, weighing 290t...
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Major Highways England milestone for A14 as huge new bridge completed
Major Highways England milestone for A14 as huge new bridge completed Better journeys on the A14 are one big step closer now that construction has been completed on the biggest bridge in the Highways...
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PLANTWORX all set to take off with the COMIT Drone Zone
PLANTWORX all set to take off with the COMIT Drone Zone The use of Drones in construction has grown dramatically in recent years and there is an aerial revolution happening across the entire industry....
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St Austell’s Victorian footbridge finds new home at Helston heritage railway
St Austell’s Victorian footbridge finds new home at Helston heritage railway The Victorian era footbridge at St Austell station in Cornwall was removed this weekend before being transported 30 m...
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New Volvo Loaders arrive at Sheephill Quarry in Scotland
New Volvo Loaders arrive at Sheephill Quarry in Scotland Breaking with its traditional brand of loading shovel, Thompson Quarries, a division of William Thompson & Son (Dumbarton) Ltd has opted fo...
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Chorley Council appoints WYG to produce Highways and Transport Strategy
Chorley Council appoints WYG to produce Highways and Transport Strategy Chorley Council has appointed professional services firm WYG to produce a highways and transport strategy to address future chal...
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HS2 – a better connected Britain or a financial folly?
HS2 – a better connected Britain or a financial folly? There has been a lot of talk about HS2 and about how, once completed, it will help to shrink the north-south divide and provide a much-need...
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Massive Tunnel Boring Machine is taking shape in Brisbane for West Gate Tunnel
Massive Tunnel Boring Machine is taking shape in Brisbane for West Gate Tunnel Assembly is underway on the first of the two massive tunnel boring machines (TBM) that will build the West Gate Tunnel. P...
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Traffic Group Signals to launch at Traffex 2019
Traffic Group Signals to launch at Traffex 2019 Traffic Group Signals, a new division of The Traffic Group, will launch at Traffex 2019 on 2-4 April at the NEC Birmingham. The Traffic Group has a port...
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