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First Smart Motorway is fully-operational in Manchester
First Smart Motorway is fully-operational in Manchester Drivers using the M60 in Greater Manchester are now enjoying the benefits of the region’s first smart motorway. The technology went live on Tues...
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National Transport Industry Award shines the spotlight on LED road stud scheme
National Transport Industry Award shines the spotlight on LED road stud scheme A route safety scheme which uses SolarLite Active LED Road Stud technology to “revolutionise” safety on a major trunk roa...
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Volvo Construction Equipment Road Institute 2018/2019 courses announced
Volvo Construction Equipment Road Institute 2018/2019 courses announced Registration is now open for Volvo’s 2018-2019 Road Institute, the paving industry’s premier training program. Offering a mix of...
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The UK heatwave puts the spotlight on the Construction Industry’s legal obligations
The UK heatwave puts the spotlight on the Construction Industry’s legal obligations The UK Met office issues an Amber weather warning and tells Britons to “stay out of the sun” during this summe...
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The remodelled Liverpool Lime Street station
The remodelled Liverpool Lime Street station A video released by Network Rail gave train passengers a glimpse of what the newly remodelled Liverpool Lime Street station looks like. The 3D virtual vide...
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Mabey designs and installs two new bridges for The British Open at Carnoustie
Mabey designs and installs two new bridges for The British Open at Carnoustie Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has announced the design and installation of two new bridges, pro...
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NM Group begins final phase of million pound flooding project in East Yorkshire
NM Group begins final phase of million pound flooding project in East Yorkshire NM Group (North Midland Construction Plc) has announced the final phase of the far-reaching Anlaby and East Ella Flood A...
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Construction leaders launch charity to transform cancer support and fundraising
Construction leaders launch charity to transform cancer support and fundraising Building industry leaders have come together to launch a new cancer charity aiming to transform cancer advice and suppor...
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ASPIN bolsters Executive Team to support developments to grow the business
ASPIN bolsters Executive Team to support developments to grow the business Aspin, a leading provider of engineered solutions for the UK’s infrastructure sectors, has strengthened its executive team wi...
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BAM Nuttall delivers UK training for Sierra Leone Water Rehabilitation Project
BAM Nuttall delivers UK training for Sierra Leone Water Rehabilitation Project Leading construction and engineering company BAM Nuttall has brought seven local operatives, from its Freetown Water Reha...
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Regen 2018 – 5th Annual UK Regeneration Exhibition and Conference
Regen 2018 – 5th Annual UK Regeneration Exhibition and Conference Date: 7 – 8 November 2018 Location: St. Georges Hall, St George’s Place, Liverpool, L1 1JJ, UK Details: Regen 2018 i...
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We are at a tipping point for bitumen
We are at a tipping point for bitumen We live in rapidly changing times, especially for bitumen trading businesses. Refiners are concerned about the impact that the International Maritime Organisation...
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Cleverciti Systems Americas gets a high-flying General Manager
Cleverciti Systems Americas gets a high-flying General Manager Cleverciti Systems delivers high-tech solutions for outdoor and on-street parking detection, monitoring and guidance. They have just anno...
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McCann reduces their carbon footprint with fleet of hybrid electric vehicles
McCann reduces their carbon footprint with fleet of hybrid electric vehicles Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann has made a substantial commitment to protecting the environme...
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Penfold Verrall add some Volvo muscle to their excavator fleet
Penfold Verrall add some Volvo muscle to their excavator fleet Following its initial purchase of Volvo excavators three years ago, haulage and muck shifting contractors Penfold Verrall of Dial Post ne...
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Eurovia Contracting appointed to £450m Midlands Highways Alliance framework
Eurovia Contracting appointed to £450m Midlands Highways Alliance framework Eurovia Contracting has been appointed onto the new £450m Midlands Highways Alliance (MHA) framework that will cover works c...
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Quarrying Industry First for University of Derby Minerals Course
Quarrying Industry First for University of Derby Minerals Course A student at the University of Derby’s Centre for Mineral Products has become the first person in the mineral extractives and quarrying...
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Ertech and Georgiou Group win Sydney Northern Road Upgrade contract
Ertech and Georgiou Group win Sydney Northern Road Upgrade contract The $1.6 billion upgrade of The Northern Road in Western Sydney has reached a major milestone with a contract being awarded to a joi...
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Highways England looks at making it easier to drive through roadworks
Highways England looks at making it easier to drive through roadworks Drivers could be allowed to travel at increased speed through motorway roadworks depending on what day of the week they are travel...
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Construction of A$8-13 billion Melbourne Airport Rail Link promised
Construction of A$8-13 billion Melbourne Airport Rail Link promised Australian Premier Daniel Andrews today announced that a re-elected Labour Government would provide up to $5 billion towards the Mel...
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NIC calls Ofgem proposals a good step to preparing UK for Electric Vehicles
NIC calls Ofgem proposals a good step to preparing UK for Electric Vehicles Sir John Armitt, Chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), today welcomed moves by energy regulator Ofgem to...
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Ziegler Group focuses on flexible Sawmill and logistics solutions
Ziegler Group focuses on flexible Sawmill and logistics solutions With its headquarters in Bavaria, the Ziegler Group is well established in the timber and sawmill sector, not only because it operates...
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TBF Construction Machinery becomes the Hitachi Construction Machinery dealer in Ireland
TBF Construction Machinery becomes the Hitachi Construction Machinery dealer in Ireland TBF Construction Machinery (TBF) has extended its territory to become the official dealer for Hitachi Constructi...
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Ofgem proposes electricity reforms to support electric vehicle revolution
Ofgem proposes electricity reforms to support electric vehicle revolution Ofgem has set out proposals to take forward reforms to support millions of new electric vehicles forecast on Britain’s roads i...
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McCann wins coveted RoSPA Gold Award
McCann wins coveted RoSPA Gold Award Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann recently collected its third consecutive RoSPA Gold Award for its ongoing commitment to health and sa...
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Prichards of Llantrisant prefer long lasting Volvo Construction Equipment
Prichards of Llantrisant prefer long lasting Volvo Construction Equipment Prichards of Llantrisant, South Wales, has added a range of Volvo excavators and a new A30G articulated hauler to its extensiv...
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Telensa Smart Streetlight deployed in Edinburgh’s 64,000 light Energy Efficiency Program
Telensa Smart Streetlight deployed in Edinburgh’s 64,000 light Energy Efficiency Program Telensa, the global leader in connected street lighting and smart city applications, today announced that...
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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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