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Electrogenic introduces Drop-in Electric Drive Kit for Land Rover Defenders
Electrogenic introduces Drop-in Electric Drive Kit for Land Rover Defenders Electrogenic has announced the launch of a revolutionary ‘drop in’ kit to convert working Land Rover Defenders to fully-elec...
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Hyundai reveals two new Articulated Haulers at Hillhead
Hyundai reveals two new Articulated Haulers at Hillhead Hyundai Construction Equipment has introduced two articulated dump truck models to its rapidly expanding line of heavy construction and earthmov...
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Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri opens their most Technologically Advanced Mine
Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri opens their most Technologically Advanced Mine Pilbara Traditional Owners, the Banjima People, and Western Australia’s Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Energy, Hon. Bill...
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Hydropower project in Pakistan relies on electric Air Compressors
Hydropower project in Pakistan relies on electric Air Compressors Once completed, the Suki Kinari Hydropower project will deliver a much-needed 3 gigawatts of renewable power to Pakistan’s electrical...
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Efficient Bridge Section installation in Germany gets traffic moving again on time
Efficient Bridge Section installation in Germany gets traffic moving again on time The Rhine Bridge in Leverkusen is a heavily frequented section of Germany’s A1 highway. In order to adapt the b...
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Highways Engineers must take lead in tackling waterway pollution
Highways Engineers must take lead in tackling waterway pollution Highways engineers are being urged to increase the focus on surface water treatment at the design stage following the recent World Envi...
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Tarmac driving Net Zero with switch to Low-Temperature Asphalt
Tarmac driving Net Zero with switch to Low-Temperature Asphalt Low carbon asphalt is set to become a feature of UK roads as Tarmac makes the most significant sustainable improvement to its range of as...
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Veolia ANZ selects StaySafe App to help protect Lone Workers
Veolia ANZ selects StaySafe App to help protect Lone Workers Veolia’s Water Division, situated across Australia and New Zealand, now uses StaySafe technology to adhere to Section 48 of the NSW W...
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Bobcat Demo Days preview new tech in the in the Czech Republic
Bobcat Demo Days preview new tech in the in the Czech Republic The Doosan Bobcat Campus at Dobris in the Czech Republic has just hosted the first face-to-face Bobcat Demo Days event in nearly three ye...
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Ferrovial wins €1,400 million Coffs Harbour Bypass in New South Wales
Ferrovial wins €1,400 million Coffs Harbour Bypass in New South Wales Ferrovial, through its Construction subsidiary and in consortium with Gamuda Australia, has been awarded the contract to build the...
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Allan J Hargreaves Plant Engineers discusses Xwatch Safety Solutions
Allan J Hargreaves Plant Engineers discusses Xwatch Safety Solutions Allan J Hargreaves Plant Engineers has been working with Xwatch Safety Solutions just over two years ago and to date the company ha...
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INSTABOOM Site developed to secure job sites
INSTABOOM Site developed to secure job sites Work sites in the highways sector are set to become even safer and more sustainable after the launch of new innovation from Solar Gates UK. The development...
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Volvo Energy invests in UK Connected Energy for battery sustainability
Volvo Energy invests in UK Connected Energy for battery sustainability Volvo Energy invests in the UK-based, second-life battery energy storage specialist Connected Energy in order to further accelera...
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Komatsu to acquire Swedish Attachments manufacturer
Komatsu to acquire Swedish Attachments manufacturer Through Komatsu Forest AB, a wholly owned subsidiary in Sweden, Komatsu Ltd., is going to acquire Bracke Forest AB, headquartered in Bräcke , Sweden...
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CDE partners with Nordic Bulk to maximise productivity and minimise waste
CDE partners with Nordic Bulk to maximise productivity and minimise waste CDE, a leading global provider of wet processing solutions for the natural processing and waste recycling sectors, has announc...
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VolkerFitzpatrick awarded £59m Tame Valley Viaduct upgrade
VolkerFitzpatrick awarded £59m Tame Valley Viaduct upgrade VolkerFitzpatrick has recently won a £59 million contract from Birmingham City Council to provide strengthening and refurbishment works to th...
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North East consortium completes UK’s first autonomous 5G HGV pilot
North East consortium completes UK’s first autonomous 5G HGV pilot The pioneering 5G Connected and Automated Logistics (5G CAL) pilot has succeeded in its mission to prove the potential of next...
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United Cement Group striving to improve energy efficiency in Central Asia
United Cement Group striving to improve energy efficiency in Central Asia Today, countries of all over the world strive for even higher efficiency of electricity consumption by adopting advanced mecha...
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Finance and business professionals to unite at Reset Connect London
Finance and business professionals to unite at Reset Connect London Thousands of financial and business professionals are set to showcase the valuable role the finance and investment sector can play i...
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Iteris wins Baton Rouge Smart Mobility Initiative
Iteris wins Baton Rouge Smart Mobility Initiative Iteris, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded a $3.2 million-contract by the City of Baton Rouge for a smart mobility, safety and sustainabili...
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Liebherr gearing up for Bauma 2022
Liebherr gearing up for Bauma 2022 At Bauma 2022 in October, Liebherr will offer visitors a unique opportunity to discover first hand the latest developments from the areas construction machines, cran...
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Komatsu acquiring Mine Site Technologies for Underground Mining Connectivity
Komatsu acquiring Mine Site Technologies for Underground Mining Connectivity Developing safe, highly productive, smart and clean workplaces of the future, together with customers Komatsu Ltd., through...
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Wrekin explores kicking costly Highway Ironwork failings to the kerb
Wrekin explores kicking costly Highway Ironwork failings to the kerb Failure to install the correct compliant highways ironwork in the right locations can lead to costly repair bills and potentially c...
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JCB driving an Electric Future for Construction on the Isle of Wight
JCB driving an Electric Future for Construction on the Isle of Wight Isle of Wight-based MCM Construction has bought three new electric JCB machines – adding to a three-strong existing electric JCB fl...
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Electric Vehicle Workplace Transition accelerated by strategic partnership
Electric Vehicle Workplace Transition accelerated by strategic partnership Durham-based, Anglo Scottish Asset Finance, is partnering with Diode, an electric vehicle (EV) suitability assessment softwar...
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Elliott’s Quarry in Cheltenham puts a new Doosan Excavator and Loader to work
Elliott’s Quarry in Cheltenham puts a new Doosan Excavator and Loader to work Elliotts (Cheltenham) Ltd., based in Bishops Cleeve, near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire in the UK, has been providin...
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Mammoet innovation enables Accelerated Bridge Construction in Portland
Mammoet innovation enables Accelerated Bridge Construction in Portland After more than 60 years in operation, Portland, Maine’s Veranda Street Bridge on I-295 was due for a replacement. The bridge, on...
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Maxi-Métal in Canada acquired by Oshkosh Corporation
Maxi-Métal in Canada acquired by Oshkosh Corporation Oshkosh Corporation, a leading innovator of mission-critical vehicles and essential equipment, announced today that it has completed the acquisitio...
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University of Birmingham and RazorSecure partner to address rail cyber security
University of Birmingham and RazorSecure partner to address rail cyber security The University of Birmingham’s Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) have signed a Memorandum of...
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Chulalongkorn University develops Rocking Traffic Poles from Natural Rubber
Chulalongkorn University develops Rocking Traffic Poles from Natural Rubber A lecturer from the Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University has developed rocking traffic poles made of natural rubber...
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Mammoet’s Barge Crane innovation enables Red Sea Bridge Project
Mammoet’s Barge Crane innovation enables Red Sea Bridge Project Mammoet’s MTC 15 on a barge creates 500t capacity containerised sheerleg for the Red Sea Project’s Shurayrah island bridge install...
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Jenoptik to demonstrate Yellow Box Enforcement Solution at Traffex
Jenoptik to demonstrate Yellow Box Enforcement Solution at Traffex Visitors to Traffex at Birmingham’s NEC this week will be able to try out for themselves a traffic monitoring solution for yellow box...
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Septentrio and CompoTEK announce GNSS collaboration in Europe
Septentrio and CompoTEK announce GNSS collaboration in Europe CompoTEK to distribute Septentrio’s mosaic™ multi-frequency GPS/GNSS modules, which deliver high-accuracy RTK positioning in a smal...
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Australian Scientists discover Superworms that can munch through Plastic Waste
Australian Scientists discover Superworms that can munch through Plastic Waste Researchers at the University of Queensland have found a species of worm with an appetite for polystyrene could be the ke...
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Traffic Group Signals introduces EVO 1 Crossover Portable Traffic Signal
Traffic Group Signals introduces EVO 1 Crossover Portable Traffic Signal Bringing together a series of unique features into one sophisticated, wireless solution, Traffic Group Signals is gearing up to...
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BNSF Railway improves Track Efficiency in San Bernardino
BNSF Railway improves Track Efficiency in San Bernardino At its meeting last week, the San Bernardino City Council voted to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for BNSF’s proposed gap...
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Fluor wins Interstate 35 Capital Express South Project in Austin
Fluor wins Interstate 35 Capital Express South Project in Austin Fluor Corporation announced today that it has been awarded a construction contract for the Interstate 35 (I-35) Capital Express South p...
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Energy Dome launches world’s first CO2 Battery long-duration Energy Storage Plant
Energy Dome launches world’s first CO2 Battery long-duration Energy Storage Plant Energy Dome, a leading provider of utility-scale long-duration energy storage, today announced the successful la...
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RealWear AR Wearables saves MAN Romania 2,700 litres of fuel per month
RealWear AR Wearables saves MAN Romania 2,700 litres of fuel per month Demand for commercial vehicles such as trucks, buses and vans is high in south-eastern Europe, as there are many regionally based...
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HVO fuelled JCB X-Series Equipment helps Luddon go Green
HVO fuelled JCB X-Series Equipment helps Luddon go Green One of the UK’s leading construction firms has bought six new JCB machines including a brand-new Stage V 220X which runs on innovative green HV...
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Tarmac fuel innovation trial driving down HGV Emissions
Tarmac fuel innovation trial driving down HGV Emissions Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business, has begun a trial of a ground-breaking fuel conditi...
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National Highways first to use new Biogenic Asphalt
National Highways first to use new Biogenic Asphalt The UK’s first commercially available biogenic asphalt has been contracted on a National Highways scheme in Ulverston, Cumbria, as the national road...
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Traffex returns to bring together the UK Traffic and Transport Industry
Traffex returns to bring together the UK Traffic and Transport Industry With just days to go before the traffic and transport industry gets together for Traffex Parkex 2022 at Birmingham’s NEC (14-16...
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COWI celebrates completion of tunnels in New York City
COWI celebrates completion of tunnels in New York City COWI in joint venture with CHA Consulting, Inc. as the owner’s engineer, provided quality oversight to support the Triborough Bridge and Tu...
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EIB Western Balkans Road Summit to shape the future of Sustainable Roads
EIB Western Balkans Road Summit to shape the future of Sustainable Roads Development of the indicative extension of the TEN-T Road Network to the Western Balkans will bring our region closer together...
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Wrekin and Ringway trial sustainable solutions for failing manhole covers
Wrekin and Ringway trial sustainable solutions for failing manhole covers THE safety and longevity of all major roads in Bracknell has been improved, thanks to a solution provided by Wrekin Products. ...
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JCT Symposium exhibition and conference set to be bigger and better than ever
JCT Symposium exhibition and conference set to be bigger and better than ever After last year’s highly successful JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham reintroduced the industry to in-person con...
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Hyundai HW210A Wheeled Excavator cleans up for PMG Services
Hyundai HW210A Wheeled Excavator cleans up for PMG Services With environmental concerns at the top of the agenda, a leading provider of operated vehicle hire for the waste management sector has turned...
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Liebherr luffing jib cranes raise Singapore Skyscraper from the inside out
Liebherr luffing jib cranes raise Singapore Skyscraper from the inside out Limited space, lifts weighing several tonnes and a world first: Two new Liebherr luffing jib cranes are currently raising a 4...
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GSSI Summer Tour to feature PaveScan RDM 2.0 technology
GSSI Summer Tour to feature PaveScan RDM 2.0 technology GSSI will continue the success of last year’s ‘Hitting the Asphalt’ tour with its 2022 Summer Tour. In this tour, GSSI will travel across the US...
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