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Yanmar to showcase Carbon-Neutral Electrification Strategy at bauma 2022
Yanmar to showcase Carbon-Neutral Electrification Strategy at bauma 2022 Yanmar a world-leading provider of power solutions and industrial machinery, introduces its electrification strategy for off-ro...
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Ferrovial wins €245m Gdansk Port Terminal construction contract in Poland
Ferrovial wins €245m Gdansk Port Terminal construction contract in Poland Ferrovial, through its Polish construction subsidiary Budimex and in consortium with Dredging International, has been awarded...
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Two US Rokbak Dealers win Dealer of the Year accolade
Two US Rokbak Dealers win Dealer of the Year accolade Rokbak’s Dealer of the Year award has been presented to two companies, and, perhaps unsurprisingly, given the surge in North American demand for a...
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K31 Road Engineering expands eco-friendly approach into United Arab Emirates
K31 Road Engineering expands eco-friendly approach into United Arab Emirates K31 Road Engineering, the original manufacturer and global supplier of K31-APS acrylic co-polymer soil stabilizers for road...
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Ricardo wins $18.9m contract for ABS/ESC retrofit kits for US Army
Ricardo wins $18.9m contract for ABS/ESC retrofit kits for US Army The United States Army has awarded Ricardo’s Defense business unit, located in Michigan, over 18.9million USD to deliver additional A...
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Flowbird acquires leading Parking Technology provider YourParkingSpace
Flowbird acquires leading Parking Technology provider YourParkingSpace Today, the UK’s fastest growing parking technology provider, YourParkingSpace, has been acquired by the global leader in urban mo...
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JCB Generators to power the Silverstone F1 British Grand Prix
JCB Generators to power the Silverstone F1 British Grand Prix A leading supplier of temporary power and lighting solutions has bought 60 JCB generators in a deal totalling more than £750k. Purchased b...
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OptiFuel transitioning 400 Freight Locomotive Fleet in Argentina
OptiFuel transitioning 400 Freight Locomotive Fleet in Argentina OptiFuel Systems, a decarbonization solutions provider of products and systems for eliminating emissions in the rail, marine, and power...
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Miles Macadam completes Milepave™ Carbon Neutral Scheme in Cardiff
Miles Macadam completes Milepave™ Carbon Neutral Scheme in Cardiff Miles Macadam has announced the completion and certification of the Milepave™ Carbon Neutral Resurfacing Scheme in coll...
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Power Island Floating Storage Power project to be built in Papua New Guinea
Power Island Floating Storage Power project to be built in Papua New Guinea Twenty20 Energy, which delivers innovative energy solutions that accelerate the transition to a cleaner energy future, today...
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Kazakhstan Railway improves Safety and Efficiency with Hytera TETRA Communications
Kazakhstan Railway improves Safety and Efficiency with Hytera TETRA Communications JSC “NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy”, the national operator of the main railway network of the Republic of Kaz...
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TRL iROADS software upgrades Connectivity and Data Analysis capabilities
TRL iROADS software upgrades Connectivity and Data Analysis capabilities TRL Software’s Digital Asset Management Platform iROADS™ has been updated to work at a larger scale than previous iterat...
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Aggregate Industries and Coomtech champion Sustainable Cement with BEIS Grant
Aggregate Industries and Coomtech champion Sustainable Cement with BEIS Grant As it seeks to create a roadmap to net zero by 2030, leading construction materials supplier, Aggregate Industries, in par...
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Bobcat Loaders aid Firefighters Czech Republic
Bobcat Loaders aid Firefighters Czech Republic Bobcat loaders are iconic machines, especially in construction, but they also have an irreplaceable role to play in many other sectors. In 2022, it is 10...
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Caterpillar gearing up to promote “Let’s Do The Work™” theme at bauma 2022
Caterpillar gearing up to promote “Let’s Do The Work™” theme at bauma 2022 For bauma 2022 in Munich, Cat® construction equipment will be displayed by Cat dealer Zeppelin inside and...
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Marlborough Highways launches fully-funded Construction Training programme
Marlborough Highways launches fully-funded Construction Training programme Marlborough Highways has partnered with Ixion, part of Shaw Trust, to deliver a two-week construction programme for the resid...
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Tom Wilhelmsen AS invests in new CDE 250tph sustainable Waste Recycling Plant
Tom Wilhelmsen AS invests in new CDE 250tph sustainable Waste Recycling Plant A Norwegian sustainability pioneer has announced plans to commission a new contaminated soils wash plant, designed and eng...
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Multilayered Coating could herald Corrosion Resistant Steel
Multilayered Coating could herald Corrosion Resistant Steel Steel is one of the strongest materials found on earth and is widely used for construction. But on its own, the durability of steel is poor....
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Louth County Council protecting 1,000 miles of roads with a new JCB Pothole Pro
Louth County Council protecting 1,000 miles of roads with a new JCB Pothole Pro JCB’S revolutionary Pothole Pro has hit the road for the first time in Ireland to wage war on the country’s potholes. Lo...
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UK Mining warns Skills Shortage threatens Mining revival
UK Mining warns Skills Shortage threatens Mining revival A modern, high-tech mining industry is essential to the future of the UK as British industry shortens its supply chains and moves to a low carb...
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Metso Outotec expands into El Salvador with Cogesa
Metso Outotec expands into El Salvador with Cogesa Metso Outotec aggregates has expanded their distribution community into El Salvador with Cogesa (Compañía General de Equipos, SA de CV.) The first Me...
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Volvo, Daimler Truck and TRATON JV planning European charging infrastructure
Volvo, Daimler Truck and TRATON JV planning European charging infrastructure The Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and the TRATON GROUP completed the final step in forming the previously announced joint ven...
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Codelco to trial new Komatsu Mining Tunnel Boring Machine
Codelco to trial new Komatsu Mining Tunnel Boring Machine Komatsu Ltd., through its subsidiary, Komatsu Cummins Chile Ltda., has agreed with Codelco, a major state-owned mining company in Chile, to co...
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Dutch scientists discover liquid solution that turns into a Hydrogel when diluted
Dutch scientists discover liquid solution that turns into a Hydrogel when diluted In Science Magazine, TU/e researchers publish tier research on new phase transitions of solutions and gels in water, w...
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Trevi plays crucial role in Hong Kong Int’l Airport Runway Reclamation Works
Trevi plays crucial role in Hong Kong Int’l Airport Runway Reclamation Works TREVI Construction Co. Ltd., part of TREVI GROUP, a world leader in the field of underground engineering from A to Z...
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Doka expands scaffolding business in USA with AT-PAC majority stake acquisition
Doka expands scaffolding business in USA with AT-PAC majority stake acquisition Doka, a world-leading formwork, solutions and services provider for the construction sector, has strengthened its existi...
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Cenex LCV and CAM events celebrate 15th Anniversary in September
Cenex LCV and CAM events return for 15th Anniversary in September As the UK looks to be competitive in its motor industry supply chain as well as transitioning to net zero manufacture (amongst other e...
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Italian Rail Agency recognised by ESRI for Modernizing Infrastructure
Italian Rail Agency recognised by ESRI for Modernizing Infrastructure Last year, the Italian rail agency Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) built an application using geographic information system (GIS)...
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Granite wins $55m Alaskan road project
Granite wins $55m Alaskan road project Granite announced that it has secured the approximately $55 million Knik-Goose Bay Road Reconstruction Phase 1 project near Wasilla, Alaska. The contract was awa...
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Doosan set to highlight core innovation themes at Bauma 2022
Doosan set to highlight core innovation themes at Bauma 2022 Doosan is presenting an industry leading display of new state-of-the-art machine and digital technologies on the company’s Stand No FM.711/...
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CHAS launches Construction Materials Supplier Verification Service
CHAS launches Construction Materials Supplier Verification Service New from CHAS, the trusted expert in supply chain compliance, is Verified Supplier, a compliance verification service which enables c...
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Inland Surfing Complex makes waves thanks to Intelligent Design
Inland Surfing Complex makes waves thanks to Intelligent Design The Wave is an inland surf destination situated near Bristol, offering year-round consistent waves for people of all ages, background an...
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New National Highways Guide prioritises Sustainable Road Design
New National Highways Guide prioritises Sustainable Road Design National Highways has been challenged to prioritise high-quality and sustainable design as it delivers the biggest investment in the str...
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CIFA to promote the Sustainable Jobsite at Bauma 2022
CIFA to promote the Sustainable Jobsite at Bauma 2022 CIFA is on show at Bauma 2022 at the stand of its parent company Zoomlion, and at a stand dedicated to the “Underground” world with a...
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SMT GB celebrates 1,000th Volvo Machine sale to Chepstow Plant
SMT GB celebrates 1,000th Volvo Machine sale to Chepstow Plant The 1,000-machine milestone stems from a 20-year relationship of open communication and reciprocity to improve safety and environmental s...
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Yunex Traffic wins major traffic signal maintenance contract in Bristol
Yunex Traffic wins major traffic signal maintenance contract in Bristol Yunex Traffic has been awarded a five-year contract by Bristol City Council for the supply, installation and maintenance of traf...
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EN16803 European Geolocation Standard to Certify Mobility Solutions
EN16803 European Geolocation Standard to Certify Mobility Solutions In a perfect world, the positions calculated by trilateration using the signals transmitted by the satellites would always be accura...
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Collapsed Railway Bridge in Japan inspires Flood-Resistant Designs
Collapsed Railway Bridge in Japan inspires Flood-Resistant Designs Before record rainfall in July of 2018, the Misasa Railroad Bridge spanned a small river some nine miles inland from Japan’s western...
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Mathers’ St-Eustache Quarry and Asphalt Operations acquired by Lafarge Canada
Mathers’ St-Eustache Quarry and Asphalt Operations acquired by Lafarge Canada Lafarge Canada is proud to announce today the acquisition of the Mathers’ St-Eustache Quarry (Carrière St-Eustache L...
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CDE commissioning their largest UK Construction and Demolition Recycling Plant
CDE commissioning their largest UK Construction and Demolition Recycling Plant CDE, a leading supplier of sand and aggregate wet processing solutions for the waste recycling and natural processing sec...
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Idaho National Laboratory testing Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Idaho National Laboratory testing Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Imagine a future when electric vehicles can travel thousands of miles on a single charge, and cargo ships and passenger planes run on batteri...
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New research uncovers low-energy light can bend plastic
New research uncovers low-energy light can bend plastic A team of Florida State University researchers has uncovered a way to use low-energy light to manipulate photopolymers or plastic films — a find...
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Your checklist for servicing your vehicles yourself
Your checklist for servicing your vehicles yourself The cost of living is continuing to rise rapidly in the UK and businesses are tightening their purse-strings to scrimp and save wherever possible. W...
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Ferrovial wins €119m North Dallas Tollway expansion in Texas
Ferrovial wins €119m North Dallas Tollway expansion in Texas Ferrovial, through Webber, its US construction subsidiary, has been awarded the contract to widen a 15-kilometre section of the Dallas Nort...
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Cintec Anchoring System helps restore Terra-Cotta Columns in New York
Cintec Anchoring System helps restore Terra-Cotta Columns in New York The Helmsley Building, 230 Park Avenue, NYC is a “recognized iconic asset” to the New York City Skyline. Located in midtown Manhat...
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Wickes partners global product sourcing platform RangeMe
Wickes partners global product sourcing platform RangeMe Home improvement business Wickes has today partnered with RangeMe to support their product buying teams, ensuring they have access to the most...
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UK Government creating Investigation Branch focused on Road Safety
UK Government creating Investigation Branch focused on Road Safety The Government will recruit a specialised team of inspectors to join the country’s first ever Road Safety Investigation Branch, looki...
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Natural Gas Hypertruck ERX Powertrain heading for North America
Natural Gas Hypertruck ERX Powertrain heading for North America Hyliion Holdings Corp., a leader in electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 semi-trucks, and Cummins Inc., a global power solutions...
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How to Dispose of Car Accessories
How to Dispose of Car Accessories If your car is nearing the end of its life, then you might be tempted to simply take it to a scrap yard and invest in something new. If you’re concerned about minimis...
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Tadano set to deliver innovation and cutting-edge products at bauma 2022
Tadano set to deliver innovation and cutting-edge products at bauma 2022 In the run-up to bauma 2022, Tadano announced a broad innovation campaign with cutting-edge products and offerings, awakening t...
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