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SENNEBOGEN 830E quick change helps dismantle trucks at FW Thomas
SENNEBOGEN 830E quick change helps dismantle trucks at FW Thomas The right tool for every job – that’s what workers dream of. At scrap dealers F.W. Thomas they have been using a multi-func...
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SANRAL erects fence to protect world’s smallest desert in South Africa
SANRAL erects fence to protect world’s smallest desert in South Africa One of South Africa’s best-kept conservation secrets lies 170 kilometres south of Durban and is considered to be the smalle...
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Volvo Trucks delivers autonomous transport solution to limestone quarry in Norway
Volvo Trucks delivers autonomous transport solution to limestone quarry in Norway Volvo Trucks has just signed a landmark agreement with Brønnøy Kalk AS in Norway to provide its first commercial auton...
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Network Rail seeks major digital railway transformation programme partner
Network Rail seeks major digital railway transformation programme partner Network Rail is seeking a private sector partner to deliver a major digital railway transformation programme on the East Coast...
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Two of Western Australia’s biggest infrastructure projects get a priority boost
Two of Western Australia’s biggest infrastructure projects get a priority boost Two of Western Australia’s biggest infrastructure projects—the Thornlie–Cockburn Link and Yanchep Rail Exten...
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Beard Equipment and John Deere donate backhoes to aid hurricane recovery
Beard Equipment and John Deere donate backhoes to aid hurricane recovery Following the devastation of Hurricane Michael, Beard Equipment and John Deere donated the use of a John Deere backhoe to four...
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Ridgway Rentals adds the new JCB 457 Wastemaster to their hire fleet
Ridgway Rentals adds the new JCB 457 Wastemaster to their hire fleet The brand new JCB 457 Wastemaster was added to Ridgway’s Loading Shovel Hire fleet this week. With the success of the JCB 437 alrea...
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Taylor and Braithwaite partner up to go UK wide with TBS Plant Ltd
Taylor & Braithwaite partner up to go UK wide with TBS Plant Ltd Taylor & Braithwaite directors, Paul Taylor and Ian Burton have joined forces with Steve Corner and Brian Conn to form sister c...
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Network Rail confirms £2 billion for better railways in Wales and Borders
Network Rail confirms £2 billion for better railways in Wales and Borders Network Rail in Wales and Borders is set to benefit from a record £2billion to provide a safer and more reliable railway for p...
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Latin America Bitumen Market share to exceed US$5.7 billion by 2024
Latin America Bitumen Market share to exceed US$5.7 billion by 2024 According to a new research report by the market research and strategy consulting firm, Graphical Research, Latin America Bitumen Ma...
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British Council budgets are on a road to nowhere
British Council budgets are on a road to nowhere The financial pressure on local authorities is soaring and across the UK, local government reform is hitting the headlines as councils react to growing...
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SENNEBOGEN telescopic crane continues to impress at Grand Paris Express construction site
SENNEBOGEN telescopic crane continues to impress at Grand Paris Express construction site The Grand Paris Express, a large-scale project to construct a new super metro, is Europe’s largest infra...
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Ammann asphalt plant retrofit protects the environment
Ammann asphalt plant retrofit protects the environment Four years ago, Fiegl GmbH of Bavaria invested in the retrofit of an asphalt-mixing plant tower, as well as the replacement of the baghouse. The...
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Volvo takes over as Yorkshire Quarry’s prime mover as production is ramped up
Volvo takes over as Yorkshire Quarry’s prime mover as production is ramped up Featured at this year’s Hillhead exhibition was a 34-tonne L260H loading shovel destined for Ashcourt Group’s Partri...
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Yotta signs 7 year deal with CGI for Asset Management and Solutions to Glasgow CC
Yotta signs 7 year deal with CGI for Asset Management and Solutions to Glasgow CC Technology company, Yotta has won a seven-year contract with CGI, a leading independent IT and business process servic...
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Defensibility of claims under the new Well-managed UK Highway Infrastructure Guidance
Defensibility of claims under the new Well-managed UK Highway Infrastructure Guidance The Well-managed Highway Infrastructure Code (WMHI) was published in October 2016, but its two year transition per...
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Austria’s Latschau Reservoir refurbished with Shell Bitumen
Austria’s Latschau Reservoir refurbished with Shell Bitumen The Latschau reservoir is a hub for the hydroelectric power facilities of Vorarlberger Illwerke at Montafon in western Austria. The se...
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The Transtec Group awarded Gordie Howe International Bridge engineering works
The Transtec Group awarded Gordie Howe International Bridge engineering works Pavement engineering firm The Transtec Group is part of the Bridging North America team which was awarded the Gordie Howe...
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Highways England goes back to school to inspire engineers of the future
Highways England goes back to school to inspire engineers of the future Highways England is building bridges to inspire the next generation of engineers through a variety of educational activities acr...
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Volvo digs in at the Ceannacroc Estates in Scotland
Volvo digs in at the Ceannacroc Estates in Scotland Ceannacroc Estates, located to the north west of Fort Augustus in the Highlands of Scotland, has just taken delivery of a new Volvo ECR88D reduced-s...
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Ringway secures 8 year £16m extension to A417 and A419 maintenance contract
Ringway secures 8 year £16m extension to A417 and A419 maintenance contract Ringway West Unitaries has secured an eight-year extension to the Highway maintenance and services contract for the A417/A41...
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UK Road Industry welcomes proposals for 5 year local road settlement
UK Road Industry welcomes proposals for 5 year local road settlement The Road Surface Treatment Association (RSTA) has welcomed proposals to develop a five-year funding settlement for local roads simi...
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Highways England warns drivers to give gritters space to work
Highways England warns drivers to give gritters space to work They have attention grabbing flashing amber beacons, are 2.5 metres wide and are painted bright orange, but last year 36 Highways England...
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Clearview traffic innovations improve safety and traffic flow at hospital junction
Clearview traffic innovations improve safety and traffic flow at hospital junction An innovative scheme integrating wireless vehicle detection traffic signals, vehicle activated signs (VAS) and a hurr...
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Highways England invests in high-tech gritters take to combat snow and ice
Highways England invests in high-tech gritters take to combat snow and ice A fleet of new look gritters, using state of the art technology are on the road this winter following a multi-million pound i...
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What we can learn from Scotland’s road safety success
What we can learn from Scotland’s road safety success Fatalities in Scotland reduced by 24 percent in 2017, according to last month’s Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain. This was the bigg...
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New triple decker roundabout project uncovers WWII unexploded bombs
New triple decker roundabout project uncovers WWII unexploded bombs Highways experts aiming to transform journeys on a vital part of the road network in North Tyneside had to go back to the classroom...
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Portsmouth based AJ and MJ Plant Sales goes all out for Volvo Excavators
Portsmouth based AJ and MJ Plant Sales goes all out for Volvo Excavators Established family-run plant hire and plant sales company, AJ & MJ Plant Sales Ltd of Portsmouth, has broken with tradition...
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Amey Consulting wins multi-million pound design contract for North West UK roads
Amey Consulting wins multi-million pound design contract for North West UK roads A multi-million pound contract which will help shape the future of roads across the North West has been awarded by High...
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Small Robot Company unveils Harry the prototype farming robot
Small Robot Company unveils Harry the prototype farming robot The Small Robot Company, a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, has announced the official unveiling of its Harry digital pl...
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Bristol City Council wins Best Smart City Award with help from Siemens Mobility
Bristol City Council wins Best Smart City Award with help from Siemens Mobility Bristol City Council was named winner of the ‘Best Smart City Project’ at this year’s Smarter Travel Awards, receiving t...
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Mineral Products Qualifications Council to host inaugural BIG Event at MP House
Mineral Products Qualifications Council to host inaugural BIG Event at MP House The Mineral Products Qualifications Council is hosting their inaugural BIG Event at MP House on Thursday the 29th Novemb...
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ADB provides $78m to improve regional road links in Kyrgyz Republic
ADB provides $78m to improve regional road links in Kyrgyz Republic The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a total of $78 million to complete the rehabilitation of a road t...
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Volvo to deliver 700 city buses to Bogotá Colombia
Volvo to deliver 700 city buses to Bogotá Colombia Volvo Buses has in a public tender with Fanalca/Transdev and Somos K been awarded 700 city buses to Bogotá in Colombia. The buses will operate in Tra...
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Driver shortages in the trucking industry – an India perspective
Driver shortages in the trucking industry – an India perspective Rajesh Neelakanta from BVC Logistics offers insights into India’s trucking industry driver shortage and the developments which ar...
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Technology and automation to define the future of road transportation
Technology and automation to define the future of road transportation In the face of geopolitical and economic uncertainty, technology-driven innovation will be key to meeting the challenges of tomorr...
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Skyjack will showcase their fleet favourites at Bauma China
Skyjack will showcase their fleet favourites at Bauma China Skyjack is heading to Shanghai for Bauma China, China’s leading trade fair in the construction, building material, and machine industr...
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Innovative architecture for all as Calgary’s new Central Library opens to the public
Innovative architecture for all as Calgary’s new Central Library opens to the public On November 1 the new Central Library in Calgary, designed by Snøhetta and DIALOG, opened its doors to the pu...
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20 tonne Volvo EC220E Excavator for Michael Henry
20 tonne Volvo EC220E Excavator for Michael Henry Ickenham based plant hire and civil engineering contractor has opted for a new Volvo EC220E to coincide with a move to raise its profile in the Greate...
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MUJI and Sensible 4 create first Autonomous Shuttle Bus for all-weather conditions
MUJI and Sensible 4 create first Autonomous Shuttle Bus for all-weather conditions MUJI and Finnish autonomous driving company Sensible 4 have combined their expertise to create an elegant robotbus, f...
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Highways England innovates to tackle road noise in Wakefield
Highways England innovates to tackle road noise in Wakefield An innovative noise barrier which will reduce the level of noise for residents living close to the M1 is being used in the UK for the first...
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Komatsu at Forest · Forestry · Environmental Machine Exhibition Demonstration in Japan
Komatsu at Forest · Forestry · Environmental Machine Exhibition Demonstration in Japan Toru Ohashi, President of Komatsu will be hosting the 2018 Forest · Forestry · Environmental Machinery Exhibition...
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Liebherr showcasing their Construction Equipment at Bauma China 2018
Liebherr showcasing their Construction Equipment at Bauma China 2018 During Bauma China 2018, Liebherr presents a selection of its construction equipment and its component’s product ranges. The Liebhe...
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Revolutionary Stirling Engine converts residual gas into electricity
Revolutionary Stirling Engine converts residual gas into electricity With a groundbreaking Stirling engine from the Swedish environmental technology company Ripasso Energy, the largest “waste-to...
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Mabey champions engineering innovation at Bridges Scotland 2018
Mabey champions engineering innovation at Bridges Scotland 2018 Exhibiting at Stand B65, attendees can look forward to VR and AR demos alongside a live bridge configurator tool Today marks the first d...
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PERI Group acquires stake in 3D Concrete Printing company COBOD International
PERI Group acquires stake in 3D Concrete Printing company COBOD International Strategic Partnership with Danish technology leader in 3D concrete printing, Weissenhorn/Copenhagen The PERI Group, one of...
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Institute of Quarrying Student Awards presented at the Tower of London
Institute of Quarrying Student Awards presented at the Tower of London Winners of the 2018 Institute of Quarrying (IQ) Student Awards were presented with their awards at this year’s Fellows Lunch agai...
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ALE’s world beating onshore wind tower heightening a boost for engineering innovation
ALE’s world beating onshore wind tower heightening a boost for engineering innovation ALE has achieved another world first and provided a bespoke engineering solution to heighten the prototype of one...
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Cleverciti Systems and FoxNet announce distribution partnership in Canada
Cleverciti Systems and FoxNet announce distribution partnership in Canada Cleverciti Systems Corp., a leader in comprehensive, high-tech solutions for outdoor and on-street parking detection, monitori...
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Mabey expertise enables efficient development of flood monitoring station on River Nidd
Mabey expertise enables efficient development of flood monitoring station on River Nidd Mabey’s unique Frami solution facilitates the construction of a flow gauging system on the River Nidd to monitor...
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