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SENNEBOGEN telescopic crane to the rescue of derailed train in Switzerland
SENNEBOGEN telescopic crane to the rescue of derailed train in Switzerland In early January, winter storm Eleanor battered the village of Lenk in Switzerland, pushing a 19-tonne Montreux Oberland Bern...
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PMC Civil Engineering goes all out for Hyundai
PMC Civil Engineering goes all out for Hyundai Based in the idyllic market town of Wimbourne Minster in Dorset, PMC Civil Engineering are continuing to invest in the latest high-tech plant and machine...
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Ammann Asphalt Mixing Plant plays major role in Turkish Highway project
Ammann Asphalt Mixing Plant plays major role in Turkish Highway project An Ammann asphalt mixing plant production and ability to utilise fibres is playing a crucial role in the construction of the Nor...
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Unlocking Community Benefits in Scotland
Unlocking Community Benefits in Scotland The ground breaking Procurement Reform Act (Scotland) has undoubtedly delivered significant benefits since its introduction in 2014. While the act was visionar...
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Romania’s new national cathedral transformed with Doka Formwork
Romania’s new national cathedral transformed with Doka Formwork In the heart of Romania’s capital, a new Orthodox cathedral of impressive dimensions is now under construction. Measuring 12...
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Network Rail commissions new signalling system for North Wales
Network Rail commissions new signalling system for North Wales Passengers in North Wales are benefitting from a newly commissioned, state of the art signalling system between Shotton and Colwyn Bay wh...
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Volvo Electric articulated buses being tested in Sweden
Volvo Electric articulated buses being tested in Sweden In June, regular traffic with electrified buses will expand in Gothenburg. Two prototype all-electric articulated buses will be tested on part o...
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SIKA launches new Mortar Production in Vietnam
SIKA launches new Mortar Production in Vietnam Sika is pushing ahead with the significant expansion of its plant in Bac Ninh in northern Vietnam, underscoring its commitment to dynamic growth in the c...
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British Builders Merchants report 8.4 percent growth for 1st quarter 2018
British Builders Merchants report 8.4% growth for 1st quarter 2018 Builders merchants have reported an increase in sales of 8.4% in January (compared to January 2017) lifted by one additional trading...
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Milton Keynes takes part in autonomous vehicle trial on public roads
Milton Keynes takes part in autonomous vehicle trial on public roads A team from Ringway East Midlands Milton Keynes contract has taken part in the groundbreaking trial of autonomous vehicles on publi...
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Heathrow Terminal 2 named Best in the World
Heathrow Terminal 2 named Best in the World Passengers from around the world have once again voted for Heathrow to win major accolades at the 2018 Skytrax World Airport Awards, held yesterday evening...
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Highways England hails concrete repair project for boosting diversity in construction
Highways England hails concrete repair project for boosting diversity in construction A team carrying out Britain’s largest concrete repair project is targeting local schools to drive up the number of...
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Morris-Perry add a new Volvo A45G Hauler to the quarry fleet
Morris & Perry add a new Volvo A45G Hauler to the quarry fleet Independent quarrying company, Morris & Perry Quarries Ltd, has taken delivery of a new Volvo A45G articulated hauler for its Gur...
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Actibump goes live in Australia
Actibump goes live in Australia Curtin University in Perth, Australia, has now activated two Actibump systems to welcome their students returning from summer break. “We’re looking forward to the...
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Hill Engineering wins Ireland’s Best Managed Companies Award again
Hill Engineering wins Ireland’s Best Managed Companies Award again Newry based attachment manufacturer, Hill Engineering has been named as one of Ireland’s ‘Best Managed’ companies for the fourth-year...
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Wirtgen featuring exciting road construction solutions at Intermat 2018
Wirtgen featuring exciting road construction solutions at Intermat 2018 Exciting product innovations, some 30 exhibits, experienced application specialists and an extensive range of services: The Wirt...
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Japanese funding the first subway in Manila
Japanese funding the first subway in Manila The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a loan agreement with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines in Manila to provide a...
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AfDB funds 208 km road rehabilitation and widening project in Rwanda
AfDB funds 208 km road rehabilitation and widening project in Rwanda The Government of Rwanda in partnership with African Development Bank (AfDB) through the African Development Fund (AfDF), the Japan...
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EnviroBuild named Ethical and Green Business of the Year at FSB London Awards
EnviroBuild named Ethical and Green Business of the Year at FSB London Awards EnviroBuild, the Southwark-based sustainable construction company, has been awarded the Federation of Small Business Londo...
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BIRAL returns to Intermet Asia in Singapore
BIRAL returns to Intermet Asia in Singapore Meteorological specialists, Biral is attending the InterMet Asia show in Singapore next month to showcase its new and popular meteorological products. Biral...
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Balfour Beatty will ‘Open Doors’ to projects and potential career opportunities
Balfour Beatty will ‘Open Doors’ to projects and potential career opportunities This week, Balfour Beatty welcomes members of the public to its construction sites across the UK to support Build UK’s O...
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Road survey confirms impact of decades of under investment in UK road maintenance
Road survey confirms impact of decades of under investment in UK road maintenance The negative impact of decades of under-investment in road maintenance has been confirmed by the latest Annual Local A...
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KwaMhlanga doubles roadwork production with Rapidmix Mobile Continuous Concrete Plant
KwaMhlanga doubles roadwork production with Rapidmix Mobile Continuous Concrete Plant Rapid International Ltd based in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, has recently supplied KwaMhlanga Group in Gauten...
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STRABAG building €39m office tower in central Bucharest
STRABAG building €39m office tower in central Bucharest The European-based construction group STRABAG SE, through its Romanian subsidiary, has been awarded the contract to build a 110 m tall office to...
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Ringway sponsors CIHT Innovative Women in Transport and Engineering exhibition
Ringway sponsors CIHT Innovative Women in Transport and Engineering exhibition A new exhibition that aims to encourage future generations of women to consider careers in transport and engineering is b...
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Danish Rijkswaterstaat awards Project Afsluitdijk to Levvel consortium
Danish Rijkswaterstaat awards Project Afsluitdijk to Levvel consortium Rijkswaterstaat (part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment and responsible for the design, construction, m...
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Samsung C-T awarded 1,760 Megawatt Combined Cycle Gas Plant Project in Indonesia
Samsung C&T awarded 1,760 Megawatt Combined Cycle Gas Plant Project in Indonesia Samsung C&T Corporation has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build a...
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Highways England encourages young people into engineering
Highways England encourages young people into engineering Highways England is giving young people a fun taste of engineering as it builds on its ambition to recruit road builders of the future. The co...
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Metso signs landmark mining services agreement in Brazil
Metso signs landmark mining services agreement in Brazil Metso has signed a significant service agreement including refurbishment services for screening equipment used in mining applications, related...
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Britain pushes for new UK spaceports to join the commercial space race
Britain pushes for new UK spaceports to join the commercial space race New British laws have been given Royal Assent to unlock an exciting era of British space innovation, exploration and investment....
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Ammann Plant plays key role in construction of Turkish Highway
Ammann Plant plays key role in construction of Turkish Highway An Ammann asphalt-mixing plant’s production and ability to utilise fibres is playing a crucial role in the construction of the Northern M...
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SENNEBOGEN material handler feeds LZR concrete plant in Bavaria
SENNEBOGEN material handler feeds LZR concrete plant in Bavaria The founding of sand and gravel excavating company “Lenz & Co” in 1906 laid the cornerstone for today’s LZR...
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Hinowa showcasing award winning Lightlift at Intermat 2018
Hinowa showcasing award winning Lightlift at Intermat 2018 The Italian company will attend in Paris with its own first-rate brand-truck: it also brings along the recent winner of the Intermat Innovati...
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Fifteen-foot icicles block UK Railway Line
Fifteen-foot icicles block UK Railway Line Network Rail engineers are working to remove 15ft-long icicles which have formed in a railway tunnel between Manchester and Buxton. The icicles, in Eaves Tun...
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Skills shortage in the UK construction sector
Skills shortage in the UK construction sector Article by Solicitors Kara Price and Sarah Wales from law firm Womble Bond Dickinson The construction sector is in the grips of a skills shortage which is...
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World class photography exhibition embarks on journey of UK stations
World class photography exhibition embarks on journey of UK stations Visitors to four of the Network Rail managed stations will soon be able to view some of the most breath-taking images of landscapes...
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Aurecon appoints new Roads leader ahead of times of significant change
Aurecon appoints new Roads leader ahead of times of significant change Recognising the increasing pressure on road infrastructure from growing populations and transformative technologies, global engin...
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City law firm launches service to help protect sub-contractors from unfair construction contracts
City law firm launches service to help protect sub-contractors from unfair construction contracts UK commercial law firm, Al Bawardi Critchlow, today launched a range of legal services specifically de...
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Schmidt Sweeper keeps the Kenyan Air Force clean
Schmidt Sweeper keeps the Kenyan Air Force clean Runways, taxiways and aprons are at the heart of any airport operation, and that includes the airfields operated by the Kenya Air Force (KAF). Absolute...
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New alliances to be formed as £5bn railway track work tender issued
New alliances to be formed as £5bn railway track work tender issued Network Rail has issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) via The Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) process for its tende...
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See behind Highways England’s roadwork projects with Open Doors
See behind Highways England’s roadwork projects with Open Doors Do you ever wonder what it’s like to work on the biggest road building sites or are you considering a career in construction? Highways E...
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CSL’s new Volvo EC220E Excavator delivered with Volvo Gold
CSL’s new Volvo EC220E Excavator delivered with Volvo Gold Groundworks and demolition contractor Clearance Services Ltd (CSL) of Maidenhead, Berkshire, has taken delivery of yet another Volvo excavato...
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STRABAG starts €167m construction of 20km section of M85 expressway in Hungary
STRABAG starts €167m construction of 20km section of M85 expressway in Hungary The European construction group STRABAG SE has started work on the 20.5 km long section of the M85 expressway between Cso...
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Eurovia UK and Ringway Jacobs first business to achieve new safety standard ISO 45001
Eurovia UK and Ringway Jacobs first business to achieve new safety standard ISO 45001 Eurovia UK group and Ringway Jacobs, its joint venture company, have become one of the first businesses to success...
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Skyjack in the midst of UAE modern urbanization
Skyjack in the midst of UAE modern urbanization Skyjack is continuing to expand their presence in the United Arab Emirates with an order from AJI Heavy Equipment Rentals. Skyjack is pleased to see mor...
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British Tradespeople are some of the happiest
British Tradespeople are some of the happiest Tradespeople – including those working in construction, are some of the UK’s happiest workers, according to new research. A survey of 1,024 UK worke...
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Construction site camera system scoops Highways England Safety award
Construction site camera system scoops Highways England Safety award An innovative dual camera system which can spot both road workers speeding through construction sites and road users who illegally...
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MSU developing high-strength Concrete to save Montana time and money
MSU developing high-strength Concrete to save Montana time and money In a lab at Montana State University, researchers use massive hydraulic pistons to crush samples of concrete in order to determine...
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Brace of Volvo A30G articulated haulers heads for Argyll
Brace of Volvo A30G articulated haulers heads for Argyll Breaking with tradition, the Argyll based, family-run civil engineering and contracting business A&L McCrae, headed up by proprietors and f...
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Ringway Hounslow Highways unveils Road Sweeper Fleet with designs by local children
Ringway Hounslow Highways unveils Road Sweeper Fleet with designs by local children Ringway Hounslow Highways has launched six new mechanical sweepers onto the borough’s roads, featuring designs by lo...
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