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Hyundai finds disability solution for Patrik’s excavator in Sweden
Hyundai finds disability solution for Patrik’s excavator in Sweden Swedish machine operator Patrik Ketti was left paralysed from the chest down as a result of a terrible accident in 2011. Patri...
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Engineering and Ethics to maintain society’s trust
Engineering and Ethics to maintain society’s trust A new report, ‘Engineering Ethics: maintaining society’s trust in the engineering profession‘, has been published today to ensure t...
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Sydney Build Expo 2022 program highlights Mental Health issues
Sydney Build Expo 2022 program highlights Mental Health issues With the national construction industry suffering further pandemic-related setbacks in recent months, Australia’s leading construct...
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Anderton Concrete looks at the UK infrastructure market and its future
Anderton Concrete looks at the UK infrastructure market and its future Tim Fields, Structural Projects Manager at Anderton Concrete, discusses the current challenges and opportunities facing the infra...
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ACO’s patented blue roof attenuation system to be showcased at Futurebuild
ACO’s patented blue roof attenuation system to be showcased at Futurebuild A blue roof attenuation system to be showcased by ACO Building Drainage at this year’s Futurebuild will help increase b...
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Artificial Intelligence enables hydropower smart planning across Amazon basin
Artificial Intelligence enables hydropower smart planning across Amazon basin An international team of researchers has for the first time demonstrated how artificial intelligence can be harnessed for...
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The Executive Hire Show celebrates a successful return
The Executive Hire Show celebrates a successful return The 15th annual Executive Hire Show took place on 9th & 10th February at the Coventry Building Society Arena. This year’s event comprised 155...
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Yotta and Community Models aim to bring a social angle to highways maintenance
Yotta and Community Models aim to bring a social angle to highways maintenance Yotta, the leading global connected asset management and services provider, has joined forces with consultancy, Community...
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British Antarctic Survey puts Geotab Telematics Fleet Management solution to work
British Antarctic Survey puts Geotab Telematics Fleet Management solution to work Geotab Inc., a global leader in IoT and connected transportation today announced it is implementing a fleet management...
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Coventry City Council prioritises road maintenance with JCB PotholePro investment
Coventry City Council prioritises road maintenance with JCB PotholePro investment Coventry City Council has become the latest local authority to invest in a JCB PotholePro following a successful trial...
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SMT GB opens new Customer Support Centre
SMT GB opens new Customer Support Centre After over 40 years of occupancy at their Minworth site, SMT GB has moved the Birmingham team into a larger, more modern and strategically superior site in Bro...
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Fugro awarded geo-data contract to keep road infrastructure safe in Colorado
Fugro awarded geo-data contract to keep road infrastructure safe in Colorado The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has awarded Fugro a 4-year contract to perform pavement condition and righ...
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Point of Rental expands into Canada
Point of Rental expands into Canada Point of Rental is taking its relationship with its Canadian users to the next level: The company is establishing an official on-the-ground presence in Canada. Ben...
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Charity calls for passive sign posts and lighting columns to reduce road deaths
Charity calls for passive sign posts and lighting columns to reduce road deaths A national road victims’ charity has expressed its support for the use of passive sign posts and lighting columns in the...
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Billericay Operator Training Company back on track with a Hyundai HX140LC Excavator
Billericay Operator Training Company back on track with a Hyundai HX140LC Excavator Hyundai Construction Equipment paid a visit to Industrial Training Services, operator training site in Billericay Es...
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British HGV Operators can now go green with aerodynamic features and longer cabs
British HGV Operators can now go green with aerodynamic features and longer cabs More environmentally-friendly heavy goods vehicles are allowed on Britain’s roads, thanks to new Government regulations...
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EIB signs up to the One Ocean Summit in France for environmental-friendly ports
EIB signs up to the One Ocean Summit in France for environmental-friendly ports At the One Ocean Summit in Brest (France), a number of port authorities and stakeholders around the world signed a joint...
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Intertraffic Amsterdam 2022 set to feature a knowledge packed programme
Intertraffic Amsterdam 2022 set to feature a knowledge packed programme The Intertraffic Summit Programme 2022 has been announced and is fully focused on innovative solutions and best practices to spe...
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RPS wins spot on Crown Commercial Services Framework in the UK
RPS wins spot on Crown Commercial Services Framework in the UK RPS has been appointment by Crown Commercial Services (CCS) onto the Urban Regeneration Lot of the Construction Professional Services Fra...
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Power Grid Investment is the hot topic at Wire and Cable Guangzhou in June
Power Grid Investment is the hot topic at Wire and Cable Guangzhou in June Wherever there is investment, opportunities will inevitably follow. That is the thinking behind this year’s Wire & Cable...
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Acklea recycled plastic-bodied Traffic Management Vehicles now include Tail-Lift version
Acklea recycled plastic-bodied Traffic Management Vehicles now include Tail-Lift version Traffic management vehicle specialist Acklea has extended its range of recyclable plastic-bodied 7.2t commercia...
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Wooldridge takes delivery of the first four brand new JCB 245XR tracked excavators
Wooldridge takes delivery of the first four brand new JCB 245XR tracked excavators A leading demolition and groundworks specialist has bought four of the first of JCB’s brand new Stage V 245XR tracked...
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Tracked Crawler Carrier unveiled at the Executive Hire Show by GGR Group
Tracked Crawler Carrier unveiled at the Executive Hire Show by GGR Group GGR Group, the leading provider of lifting solutions in the UK, have unveiled the latest addition to their unrivalled range of...
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Skanska trials low carbon reinforced concrete on National Highways M42 project
Skanska trials low carbon reinforced concrete on National Highways M42 project An industry-first low carbon reinforced concrete solution is being trialled on National Highways M42 Junction 6 improveme...
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Keysight and LG demonstrate 6G Radio at Korea Science and Technology Exhibition
Keysight and LG demonstrate 6G Radio at Korea Science and Technology Exhibition Keysight Technologies, Inc., a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help...
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Innovative Particulator being showcased by BISAF at the Equipment Hire Show
Innovative Particulator being showcased by BISAF at the Equipment Hire Show BISAF’s innovative and industry leading Particulator® has been awarded ‘Highly Commended’ in the category of Hire Indu...
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Australian Avass looks to manufacture Electric Vehicles and Batteries in Saudi Arabia
Australian Avass looks to manufacture Electric Vehicles and Batteries in Saudi Arabia Australia-based Avass Group recently announced that they have signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia to jointly man...
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On the tiles with Bobcat’s new L85 Wheel Loader in Spain
On the tiles with Bobcat’s new L85 Wheel Loader in Spain Mosaics Ubasart is the first company in Spain to purchase a new Bobcat L85 compact wheel loader. Originally formed in 1950 in Moià (Barce...
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Intertraffic announces 2022 Award Nominee Shortlist
Intertraffic announces 2022 Award Nominee Shortlist The shortlist of nominees has been announced for the Intertraffic Awards 2022 – recognising, not two, but four year’s worth of excellence, following...
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Ramirent Alnabru empowers Green Machines in Norway
Ramirent empowering Green Machines in Norway Ramirent is now transforming the customer centre at Alnabru into the company’s green shift centre in Greater Oslo. All “green machines” i...
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Xwatch supports training at L Lynch Plant Hire and Haulage
Xwatch supports training at L Lynch Plant Hire and Haulage Lynch believes that the right training and familiarisation on all types of plant that the company supply is key to the company and the wider...
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Fisker Ocean all-electric SUV debuts at Mobile World Congress
Fisker Ocean all-electric SUV debuts at Mobile World Congress Fisker are a passionate creator of the world’s most sustainable electric vehicles and advanced mobility solutions. They will be debu...
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Siemens Mobility modernising Exo Train Fleet With Sustainable Locomotives in Montreal
Siemens Mobility modernising Exo Train Fleet With Sustainable Locomotives in Montreal Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract by Montreal’s exo to design, manufacture, and commission 10 Charger l...
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Infinitum Electric introduces ultra-high-efficiency Air-core Motors in Canada
Infinitum Electric introduces ultra-high-efficiency Air-core Motors in Canada Infinitum Electric, creator of the breakthrough air-core motor, today announced at the 2022 AHR Expo a new product line sp...
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STIHL acquires stake in TinyMobileRobots in Denmark
STIHL acquires stake in TinyMobileRobots in Denmark German industrial group STIHL, the world’s leading manufacturer of chainsaw power tools, forestry machinery and robotic lawn mowers for prosumers an...
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Trimble Dimensions+ 2022 puts out a Call for Speakers
Trimble Dimensions+ 2022 puts out a Call for Speakers Trimble has opened its Call for Speakers for the Trimble Dimensions+ 2022 User Conference, which will be held November 7-9 at the Venetian Resort...
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Truck It In completes largest seed funding round in MENAP trucking space
Truck It In completes largest seed funding round in MENAP trucking space Homegrown logistics tech start-up Truck It In has closed a $13 million seed round jointly led by venture capital firms Global F...
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EIB invests €35m to finance Talgo’s digital transformation and innovation in Spain
EIB invests €35m to finance Talgo’s digital transformation and innovation in Spain The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Patentes Talgo have signed a €35 million green loan to finance the compa...
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Stoke celebrate Pothole milestone thanks to the JCB Pothole Pro
Stoke celebrate Pothole milestone thanks to the JCB Pothole Pro Stoke-on-Trent City Council is celebrating a major milestone in its mission to fix potholes quickly and permanently – after completing a...
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GAP Group goes Green with Silver award from the Scottish Green Apple Awards
GAP Group goes Green with Silver award from the Scottish Green Apple Awards The largest independent hire company in the UK, GAP Hire Solutions, has achieved a Silver Level accolade at the 2021 Scottis...
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Automated Bus Consortium™ requests proposals to procure highly Automated Buses
Automated Bus Consortium™ requests proposals to procure highly Automated Buses The Automated Bus Consortium™, a collective of U.S. transit agencies and departments of transportation, ann...
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Iteris wins $1.7m Smart Mobility contract in San Bernardino
Iteris wins $1.7m Smart Mobility contract in San Bernardino Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, has announced that it has been awarded a $1.7 million contract...
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Elite Utilities and Trenching assets in Idaho acquired by Revive Infrastructure Group
Elite Utilities and Trenching assets in Idaho acquired by Revive Infrastructure Group Revive Infrastructure Group, a leading provider of critical infrastructure services, announced today that it has a...
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Li-Cycle and Partners to build Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Facility in Norway
Li-Cycle and Partners to build Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Facility in Norway Li-Cycle Holdings Corp., an industry leader in lithium-ion battery resource recovery and the leading lithium-ion battery...
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Fluor JV starts reconstruction of Chicago Transit Authority’s North Main Curve
Fluor JV starts reconstruction of Chicago Transit Authority’s North Main Curve Fluor Corporation and its joint venture partner Walsh Construction Company broke ground today to rebuild and straig...
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National Highways delivering Connected Autonomous Plant Project at Futureworx 2022
National Highways delivering Connected Autonomous Plant Project at Futureworx 2022 National Highways have expressed that the organisation is “delighted to confirm participation at this year’s Futurewo...
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EIB supports new rail cargo services across Portugal and Spain
EIB supports new rail cargo services across Portugal and Spain The European Investment Bank has signed a €45 million agreement with Medway ROSCO, a subsidiary of Medway Operador Ferroviário de Mercado...
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Acrow Bridge restores Emergency Access to Fraser Canyon in British Columbia
Acrow Bridge restores Emergency Access to Fraser Canyon in British Columbia Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, has announced that one of its modular steel bridges ha...
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Decoding the Highway Code changes with Data Insights
Decoding the Highway Code changes with Data Insights Back in 2018 it was announced that a review of the Highway Code would take place. Following a three month stakeholder consultation process in 2020,...
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FVB expands water and sewage experience to include pipe networks
FVB expands water and sewage experience to include pipe networks FVB has substantial knowledge in water purification and water supply but has thus far focused on plants and pumps. Now they are expandi...
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