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Clearview cat’s eyes will improve safety on UK roads
Clearview cat’s eyes will improve safety on UK roads Clearview cat’s eyes, which light up in response to changing traffic lights, are to be used for the first time at a motorway junction to improve sa...
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Hot-In-Place Recycling for Beijing’s Chang’An Avenue
Hot-In-Place Recycling for Beijing’s Chang’An Avenue Chang’an Avenue, literally translated as “Eternal Peace Street”, links the most important political and cultural landmarks in Bei...
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RTA awards contract for Phase 1 and 2 of Dubai 2020 Expo roads improvement project
RTA awards contract for Phase 1 and 2 of Dubai 2020 Expo roads improvement project As directed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and...
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Swiss recycling plant relies on Hitachi workhorse
Swiss recycling plant relies on Hitachi workhorse TIB Recycla SA (TIB) has selected a new Hitachi ZW310-6 wheel loader to be its main workhorse at the company’s new recycling centre in the district of...
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W L Straughan and Son see the wood for the trees with Hyundai fleet
W L Straughan and Son see the wood for the trees with Hyundai fleet W L Straughan & Son is a family run business, headed up by Phil and Denise Straughan, based in Bedlington, South East Northumber...
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Retentions: has the construction industry had enough following the Carillion disaster?
Retentions: has the construction industry had enough following the Carillion disaster? Jonathan Hyndman, Partner at Rosling King looks at the common place use of cash retentions in the construction in...
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SMT Africa supplies Sennebogen Green Line to Northern, Western and Central Africa
SMT Africa supplies Sennebogen Green Line to Northern, Western and Central Africa SMT Africa signed a dealership agreement with Sennebogen to cover Northern, Western and Central Africa. The deal, sign...
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STRABAG subsidiary ZÜBLIN awarded €85m contract for Sonnenhöfe im Sternenviertel
STRABAG subsidiary ZÜBLIN awarded €85m contract for Sonnenhöfe im Sternenviertel Residential and office construction is booming around the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Schönefeld. Sonnenhöfe GmbH...
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Metso gears up production of new track-mounted crushing plants at Tampere factory
Metso gears up production of new track-mounted crushing plants at Tampere factory Metso is addressing the growing demand for mobile track-mounted crushing plants by commissioning a new, faster assembl...
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Minnich introduces M-Box Vibration Control Solution at World of Concrete
Minnich introduces M-Box Vibration Control Solution at World of Concrete Minnich Manufacturing, the leading manufacturer of concrete dowel pin drills, concrete vibrators and vibrator monitoring system...
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Agnico Eagle selects Metso Hydrocyclones for its gold project in Northern Canada
Agnico Eagle selects Metso Hydrocyclones for its gold project in Northern Canada Metso sold one hydrocyclone cluster with three MHCTM 250 Hydrocyclones and a VTM 500 Vertimill® grinding mill to Agnico...
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Heathrow Airport offers prize for green aviation ideas
Heathrow Airport offers prize for green aviation ideas UK businesses and organisations are being invited to apply for Heathrow’s first Sustainable Innovation Prize submitting ideas on how to address t...
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Metso Chile Life Cycle Services case wins Mining Magazine Service and Support award
Metso Chile Life Cycle Services case wins Mining Magazine Service and Support award A Metso Chile Life Cycle Services case has received the 2017 Mining Magazine Award for “Service and support....
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Liugong looks North with a new depot in Manchester England
Liugong looks North with a new depot in Manchester England Having recently established a new depot in Manchester to serve the area, UK Liugong dealership Construction Plant & Machinery Sales (CPMS...
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Lagos Wooden Tower introduces green construction to Africa’s largest city
Lagos Wooden Tower introduces green construction to Africa’s largest city Hermann Kamte, young Cameroonian architect and the founder of company Hermann Kamte & Associates (HKA), is the driving for...
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CEA renews partnership with Primary Engineer to educate future Engineers
CEA renews partnership with Primary Engineer to educate future Engineers The CEA (Construction Equipment Association) has for a second year teamed up with educational organisation Primary Engineer to...
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Metso the leading supplier of flotation equipment in Iberian Pyrite Belt
Metso the leading supplier of flotation equipment in Iberian Pyrite Belt During the last six months, Metso has received orders to install over 50 flotation cells in Spain and Portugal, ranging from sm...
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McCann proud to light the way for the Queen
McCann proud to light the way for the Queen McCann praised by The Royal Parks for successfully completing street lighting and re-cabling works for The Mall and Constitution Hill during one of the busi...
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Patersons Quarries takes delivery of first Volvo loading shovel
Patersons Quarries takes delivery of first Volvo loading shovel Making a break from tradition, Patersons Quarries Ltd has opted for a Volvo L110H loading shovel which has gone to work at the company’s...
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Balfour Beatty Far East jv awarded two contracts worth HK$7.7 billion
Balfour Beatty Far East jv awarded two contracts worth HK$7.7 billion Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces its 50:50 Far East joint venture, Gammon Construction, has...
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KINSHOFER acquires Doherty Group in New Zealand
KINSHOFER acquires Doherty Group in New Zealand KINSHOFER, one of the world’s leading sources of high-quality excavator and loader crane attachments, announces the acquisition of Doherty Group, a New...
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Small Machines. Big Impact: John Deere launches 2nd Community Enhancement Contest
Small Machines. Big Impact: John Deere launches 2nd Community Enhancement Contest Building upon the success of last year’s contest, John Deere today launched its second “Small Machines. Big Impact.” c...
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Arco de Visser remains loyal to Hitachi Construction Machines
Arco de Visser remains loyal to Hitachi Construction Machines A Hitachi ZX210LC-6 medium excavator is offering Arco de Visser BV the highest levels of versatility on a challenging project in the provi...
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Cyclists celebrate Highways England £1.1m junction improvements in Ellesmere Port
Cyclists celebrate Highways England £1.1m junction improvements in Ellesmere Port A £1.1 million scheme to improve safety and create a new cycle path at a busy junction near Ellesmere Port has been of...
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EIB provides €30m for renewal of Palma de Mallorca’s urban bus fleet
EIB provides €30m for renewal of Palma de Mallorca’s urban bus fleet Palma de Mallorca’s urban buses will start being replaced this year with new, more modern, safer, more comfortable and less polluti...
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TMT2 proving a real success for Clearview Intelligence
TMT2 proving a real success for Clearview Intelligence One year on from being awarded a place on the Crown Commercial Service’s Traffic Management Technology 2 (TMT2) framework Clearview Intelligence...
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BAM celebrates great safety performance at Museum of the Future in Dubai
BAM celebrates great safety performance at Museum of the Future in Dubai BAM employees are celebrating two million hours worked lost time injury free at the building site for the Museum of the Future...
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North Midland Construction paves the way for IKEA Sheffield
North Midland Construction paves the way for IKEA Sheffield NM Group (North Midland Construction Plc) has successfully completed its first contract for IKEA, providing vital access to the new IKEA She...
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Run off the road crashes are the biggest killer on Australia’s country roads
Run off the road crashes are the biggest killer on Australia’s country roads Run-off-road crashes remain the single biggest cause of deaths I Australia’s country roads in Victoria State, n...
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VolvoCE electric excavator prototype wins Intermat Innovation Award
VolvoCE electric excavator prototype wins Intermat Innovation Award Volvo Construction Equipment’s fully-electric compact excavator has won an Intermat Innovation Award for its revolutionary design. T...
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PERI celebrates expansion with plant ground-breaking ceremony in Guenzburg
PERI celebrates expansion with plant ground-breaking ceremony in Guenzburg The family-owned company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of formwork and scaffolding systems, i...
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Help prepare Britain’s Roads for the Future and driverless cars
Help prepare Britain’s Roads for the Future and driverless cars Britain’s leading lights from across industry have the chance to help ensure the country has roads fit for the future and ready for driv...
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Parsons’ work recognized on 19 of Canada’s largest Infrastructure Projects
Parsons’ work recognized on 19 of Canada’s largest Infrastructure Projects Parsons has received a platinum ranking in ReNew Canada’s 2018 Top 100 Infrastructure Projects report for the corporation’s w...
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INTERMAT Innovation Awards 2018 at the heart of technological challenges in construction
INTERMAT Innovation Awards 2018 at the heart of technological challenges in construction INTERMAT, the international trade show for construction and infrastructure, announced the winners of the INTERM...
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Rehabilitation of Camps Bay Drive in Cape Town relies on Wirtgen Cold Recycling
Rehabilitation of Camps Bay Drive in Cape Town relies on Wirtgen Cold Recycling Camps Bay Drive is a major scenic route within the City of Cape Town and provides access to Camps Bay and Hout Bay. Base...
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National Infrastructure Commission seeks evidence on future of Britain’s freight infrastructure
National Infrastructure Commission seeks evidence on future of Britain’s freight infrastructure A Call for Evidence is launched today to help shape a new study into improving the infrastructure...
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VolvoCE is Building Tomorrow at Intermat Paris 2018
VolvoCE is Building Tomorrow at Intermat Paris 2018 Under the theme ‘Building Tomorrow’, Volvo Construction Equipment will showcase its evolving approach to customer success, focusing on services, dea...
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Metropolitan Adelaide gets A$22 million road safety upgrades
Metropolitan Adelaide gets A$22 million road safety upgrades Nine metropolitan blackspots, including the intersection of Main North Road, Dalkeith Road and Smith Road will be upgraded as part of the S...
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Northern England leaders publish Strategic Transport Plan to transform the region
Northern England leaders publish Strategic Transport Plan to transform the region Civic and business leaders from across the North have come together to publish Transport for the North’s draft Strateg...
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Balfour Beatty awarded £124m UK Major Highways Programme
Balfour Beatty awarded £124m UK Major Highways Programme Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that it has been selected by Wokingham Borough Council to deliver their...
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Aebi MT750 ideally suited to the extreme conditions at Profen Mine in Germany
Aebi MT750 ideally suited to the extreme conditions at Profen Mine in Germany Need a vehicle to handle extreme inclines, water, mud, deep tracks and a deployment that will test any vehicle to its limi...
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Virginia DoT selects StreetLight Data for On-Demand Traffic Intelligence
Virginia DoT selects StreetLight Data for On-Demand Traffic Intelligence StreetLight Data, Inc., the mobility analytics company that brings real-world travel patterns to light, today announced the com...
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Lightwater Quarries upgrades to Volvo L260H
Lightwater Quarries upgrades to Volvo L260H The first recently introduced Volvo L260H loading shovel to be sold in Great Britain has been delivered to Lightwater Quarries Ltd, North Stainley, near Rip...
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It’s a smooth finish for huge multi-contract road project in New Hampshire
It’s a smooth finish for huge multi-contract road project in New Hampshire New Hampshire I-93 rehab benefits from gravity-fed asphalt paver It may sound a bit over-the-top dramatic, but the New...
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Expressions of Interest open to complete Australia’s M80 Ring Road
Expressions of Interest open to complete Australia’s M80 Ring Road The M80 Ring Road upgrade has reached another important project milestone, with Expressions of Interest now open to complete th...
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Manitou Group wins Equipment and Material Prize at the Intermat Innovation Awards
Manitou Group wins Equipment and Material Prize at the Intermat Innovation Awards The Manitou group, a world leader in rough-terrain handling, earned the “Equipment and Material” prize in...
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Shell and ITM Power to build Electrolysis plant at Rhineland Refinery
Shell and ITM Power to build Electrolysis plant at Rhineland Refinery Shell and ITM Power will build the world’s largest hydrogen electrolysis plant at Rhineland refinery, Germany. With a peak capacit...
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Costain and Tarmac first to win prestigious national collaboration award
Costain and Tarmac first to win prestigious national collaboration award Costain and Tarmac are celebrating after winning a prestigious national award recognising the success of their long-term partne...
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Moving Kiruna in Sweden – by the numbers
Moving Kiruna in Sweden – by the numbers Why the town of Kiruna is being moved and what makes it one of the most ambitious urban planning projects in the world. 1,3 billion euros The sum, in eur...
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How to make roads safer now and for the future
How to make roads safer now and for the future Operators across the road network from local authorities to national transport bodies, identify improving road safety as a top priority. With the number...
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