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Urban Observatory monitors Newcastle with new generation of sensors
Urban Observatory monitors Newcastle with new generation of sensors Air Monitors is playing a key role in the UK’s first Urban Observatory which has been designed to provide a digital view of how our...
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Wirtgen KMA 220 mix-in-plant process recycling at Cologne Bonn Airport
Wirtgen KMA 220 mix-in-plant process recycling at Cologne Bonn Airport With the mobile KMA 220 mobile cold recycling mixing plant from Wirtgen, road construction materials can be recycled or upgraded...
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The longest tunnel of the Bar-Boljare Highway Project in Montenegro breaks through
The longest tunnel of the Bar-Boljare Highway Project in Montenegro breaks through After 694 days of hard work, Vjeternik Tunnel, the longest tunnel of Bar-Boljare Highway Project in Montenegro jointl...
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Yotta’s Horizons helps drive enhanced asset management for Cheshire East Highways
Yotta’s Horizons helps drive enhanced asset management for Cheshire East Highways Cheshire East Council is the local authority of Cheshire East in England. It is a unitary authority, having the...
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Warm-Mix Asphalt use grows in USA while recycled materials hold steady
Warm-Mix Asphalt use grows in USA while recycled materials hold steady Asphalt pavement mixture producers continue to apply technologies and innovations to make long-lasting asphalt pavements more ene...
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Radical overhaul of construction sector needed for UK to meet Infrastructure needs
Radical overhaul of construction sector needed for UK to meet Infrastructure needs The construction sector as it currently operates cannot meet the UK’s need for housing and may struggle to meet the n...
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UK Government support for NIC recommendations will transform Infrastructure Data
UK Government support for NIC recommendations will transform Infrastructure Data Sir John Armitt today welcomed plans from Ministers to adopt recommendations from the National Infrastructure Commissio...
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Yancey Bros in USA joins Metso’s Aggregates Distributor Network
Yancey Bros in USA joins Metso’s Aggregates Distributor Network Metso welcomes Yancey Bros. Co., the USA’s oldest Caterpillar dealer, to its North American distributor network. Georgia-bas...
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Galliford Try appointed to £500m UK Midlands Highways Framework
Galliford Try appointed to £500m UK Midlands Highways Framework Galliford Try has secured a place on the new edition of the Midlands Highways Alliance framework. The total value of the work is £500m o...
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RAM Tubulars orders Hyundai Forklift from new Hyundai distributor Bear Handling
RAM Tubulars orders Hyundai Forklift from new Hyundai distributor Bear Handling Aberdeen based, Bear Handling Ltd specialise in handling equipment across Scotland and the oil & gas industry – the...
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Tarmac moves to a regional transport model for cement hauliers
Tarmac moves to a regional transport model for cement hauliers Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business, is to restructure the distribution model for...
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Baron releases solution for Departments of Transportation
Baron releases solution for Departments of Transportation Enables live, statewide, real-time monitoring of roadway weather conditions Baron Services, the worldwide provider of critical weather intelli...
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sustainable drainage systems SuDS success celebrated at inaugural Awards
sustainable drainage systems SuDS success celebrated at inaugural Awards More than 100 guests gathered in London’s iconic City Hall Living Room last night to celebrate the inaugural susdrain SuDS Awar...
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Smart thinking could improve driver safety perception of Britain’s Smart Motorways
Smart thinking could improve driver safety perception of Britain’s Smart Motorways Smart Motorways were first introduced in 2006 to address increasing congestion and since then have been proven...
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Tenders called for more Bruce Highway safety works in Australia
Tenders called for more Bruce Highway safety works in Australia A major safety upgrade of a 4.7-kilometre stretch of the Bruce Highway at Chatsworth, north of Gympie, is one step closer after tenders...
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New seminar to focus on the development of Clean Air Zones
New seminar to focus on the development of Clean Air Zones The organisers of AQE 2018, the Air Quality & Emissions show, have announced a partnership with the Environmental Industries Commission (...
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GKD Technologies supports expansion with expanded team
GKD Technologies supports expansion with expanded team GKD Technologies is a leading provider of systems designed for safeguarding personnel and machines. Based in the South of England, the company de...
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Heathrow completes first stage of search for Innovation Partners
Heathrow completes first stage of search for Innovation Partners Today, Heathrow completed the first stage of its search for innovation partners. This initiative sets out to encourage fresh thinking a...
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From the military to the M1 motorway
From the military to the M1 motorway Nick Robinson, a former Artificer Telecommunications Engineer with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) (including a spell with the US Army as part...
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Parramatta Light Rail approved in Sydney
Parramatta Light Rail approved in Sydney Parramatta Light Rail is now full steam ahead with stage 1 of the project now receiving planning approval meaning construction will start within months. Premie...
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McCann helping to keep the midlands moving with M1 Smart Motorway junction works
McCann helping to keep the midlands moving with M1 Smart Motorway junction works Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann is playing a key part in the upgrade of a major midlands...
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Eurovia Surfacing adds new BOMAG roller to its fleet
Eurovia Surfacing adds new BOMAG roller to its fleet Eurovia Surfacing has added a new state-of-the-art roller that boasts some of the latest compaction technology to its fleet. The new BOMAG BW174AP...
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Balfour Beatty Far East JV wins HK$2.6 billion contract for Hong Kong Highways
Balfour Beatty Far East JV wins HK$2.6 billion contract for Hong Kong Highways Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces its 50:50 Far East joint venture, Gammon Construc...
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It’s coming home! So be safe and marvel at England’s two ‘World Cup’ motorways
It’s coming home! So be safe and marvel at England’s two ‘World Cup’ motorways Football mania is expected to leave England motorways with up to a third less traffic tomorrow ni...
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Parsons builds another Footbridge in Panama with Bridges to Prosperity
Parsons builds another Footbridge in Panama with Bridges to Prosperity Parsons, in partnership with Bridges to Prosperity (B2P), recently sent an 11-member team to Banacito, Panama, a small community...
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Green fingered railway volunteers support Wolverhampton community project
Green fingered railway volunteers support Wolverhampton community project A team from Network Rail has taken time out from managing and surveying lineside vegetation to support a local community proje...
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McCann teams up for essential East Midlands maintenance works
McCann teams up for essential East Midlands maintenance works Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann is helping to maintain the trunk roads of the East Midlands by collaborating...
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Volvo EC140E Excavator gets stuck in down on the farm
Volvo EC140E Excavator gets stuck in down on the farm A new Volvo EC140E excavator has been delivered to a large, family run dairy farm near Portpatrick, Stranraer, in Dumfries & Galloway thanks t...
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RSTA warns UK Local Councils will have even less money for road maintenance
RSTA warns UK Local Councils will have even less money for road maintenance The severe funding pressures being faced by local government will mean even less money for essential maintenance and repair...
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100 miles of extra lanes coming to North West England motorways
100 miles of extra lanes coming to North West England motorways Drivers in the North West are being promised over 100 miles of extra lanes on the region’s motorways to tackle congestion and improve jo...
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Belt and Road co-operation discussed at Ukraine China economic forum in Kiev
Belt and Road co-operation discussed at Ukraine China economic forum in Kiev A Ukrainian and Chinese economic forum focusing on the Belt and Road Initiative took place in Kiev on the 4th June, attract...
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EBRD Board approves €500 million for Trans Adriatic Pipeline
EBRD Board approves €500 million for Trans Adriatic Pipeline The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Board of Directors have approved a €500 million loan for the construction of th...
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Africa Road Infrastructure and Investment Congress
Africa Road Infrastructure & Investment Congress Date: 19 – 21 November 2018 Country: Kenya Location: Nairobi, Kenya Website: www.bitumenexchange.com/arc-nairobi2018 Details: The Sub-Saharan...
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NM Group launches ex-offender construction training initiative
NM Group launches ex-offender construction training initiative In a new initiative to address the industry’s skills gap, national construction and engineering firm NM Group (North Midland Construction...
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New Holland appoints Pat Smith as its new UK and ROI Business Director
New Holland appoints Pat Smith as its new UK and ROI Business Director Pat Smith has joined New Holland as Business Director UK & ROI upon the retirement of Andrew Watson, after 31 years with the...
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The Ride to Success – How a partnership led to growth for Chicago Trucking Company
The Ride to Success – How a partnership led to growth for Chicago Trucking Company From serving a few surrounding counties to spanning the entire Midwest, Catom Trucking has grown significantly...
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Geotab interactive infographic showcases the Evolution of America’s Interstate Highways
Geotab interactive infographic showcases the Evolution of America’s Interstate Highways Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, today announced the launch of its interactive...
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British buildings will be safer by Co-operation
British buildings will be safer by Co-operation A new agreement between the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and the Association for Project Safety (APS) will help ensure British bui...
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New SENNEBOGEN 624 E taxi duty cycle crane proves its worth in France
New SENNEBOGEN 624 E taxi duty cycle crane proves its worth in France Speyser, a family-run company from Bas-Rhin, France, is widely known in eastern France for its expertise in special large-diameter...
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Blakedale Traffic Management Vehicles featured at Traffex Seeing is Believing
Blakedale Traffic Management Vehicles featured at Traffex Seeing is Believing The latest Traffic Management (TM) Vehicles designed to support and protect maintenance crews on urban and rural roads wil...
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Balfour Beatty marches forward with Armed Forces Covenant commitment
Balfour Beatty marches forward with Armed Forces Covenant commitment Balfour Beatty today announces that it has re-signed the UK Armed Forces Covenant as part of its ongoing commitment to the Armed Fo...
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Innovate with Highways England and be a part of the fourth industrial revolution
Innovate with Highways England and be a part of the fourth industrial revolution Could you create a road surface that heals itself to make it more resilient for the future? Do you have an idea or prod...
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The deteriorating skid resistance of UK roads calls for greater use of High Friction Surfacing
The deteriorating skid resistance of UK roads calls for greater use of High Friction Surfacing With the skid resistance levels of over a quarter of the local road network reported to be questionable a...
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Network Rail prepares for UK’s soaring summer temperatures
Network Rail prepares for UK’s soaring summer temperatures With the extreme hot weather predicted this week, Network Rail has activated its ‘extreme weather action teams’ (EWATs) across the coun...
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British Parliament unlocks jobs and growth in landmark vote to expand Heathrow
British Parliament unlocks jobs and growth in landmark vote to expand Heathrow In a landmark vote today, Parliament unambiguously backed expanding Heathrow Airport – ending decades of political debate...
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Hyundai help Demolition South West build a new Cornish demolition business
Hyundai help Demolition South West build a new Cornish demolition business Following the demise of Cornish demolition firm DRS Demolition National in 2015, the area once again found itself without a d...
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Hydrema 912F 12 ton Dump Trucks arrive at Ridgway Rentals
Hydrema 912F 12 ton Dump Trucks arrive at Ridgway Rentals Ridgway Rentals Ltd. have taken delivery of their new Hydrema 912F Rear Tip Dump Trucks! These new additions to their dump truck range are per...
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Ammann Asphalt Plant driving UAE road construction forward
Ammann Asphalt Plant driving UAE road construction forward The needs are straightforward for a new road in the United Arab Emirates. “We need to produce quality asphalt, and high volumes of it,” said...
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ONE4ALL calls for Construction and Property Businesses to recognise staff in free awards
ONE4ALL calls for Construction and Property Businesses to recognise staff in free awards UK Construction and Property businesses have the opportunity to nominate, recognise and reward their exception...
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Mayor Sadiq Khan launches new hyperlocal street air monitoring system in London
Mayor Sadiq Khan launches new hyperlocal street air monitoring system in London London Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a new, street-by-street monitoring system that will help to improve that capital’s...
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