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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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Svenska Maskinmässan in Sweden featured Liebherr’s exciting range
Svenska Maskinmässan in Sweden featured Liebherr’s exciting range Liebherr exhibited numerous earthmoving and material handling machines for a wide range of applications at the Svenska Maskinmäs...
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Bobcat transforms their Pontchateau Telehandler Plant
Bobcat transforms their Pontchateau Telehandler Plant Telehandlers have been part of the DNA of the Pontchateau site in Loire-Atlantique in France for more than half a century. Before the year 2000, t...
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Xbloc Wave Protection System to be showcased at the Flood and Coast Show
Xbloc Wave Protection System to be showcased at the Flood and Coast Show Aggregate Industries, in partnership with Holcim Coastal, will be showcasing its complete range of coastal protection solutions...
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STAR Index pushing the boundaries of Risk and ESG at RESET Connect
STAR Index pushing the boundaries of Risk and ESG at RESET Connect STAR Index will be attending Reset Connect on 28 & 29 June at ExCeL in London as part of London Climate Action week (LCAW). LCAW...
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Geo Connect Asia celebrates successful 2022 event
Geo Connect Asia celebrates successful 2022 event Geo Connect Asia, the second edition of Southeast Asia’s flagship geospatial and location intelligence technology trade event, came to a successful cl...
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Evidence-backed Decision Making for Road Authorities
Evidence-backed Decision Making for Road Authorities According to the Institute for Government report “How governments use evidence to make transport policy”, the Department for Transport (DfT) is pla...
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Perpetual Pavement Awards recognizes 14 superior long-life asphalt pavements
Perpetual Pavement Awards recognizes 14 superior long-life asphalt pavements Perpetual Pavement Awards (PPAs) celebrate long-life asphalt pavements. For 2021, a record number of 14 PPAs: By Performanc...
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Reset Connect explores incentivising Rural Drivers to go Green
Reset Connect explores incentivising Rural Drivers to go Green The number of vehicles on UK roads have been steadily increasing in recent years, with 39.2 million licensed vehicles recorded in 2021 al...
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Geo Connect Asia 2022 kicks off in Singapore
Geo Connect Asia 2022 kicks off in Singapore Geo Connect Asia (GCA) 2022, the second edition of Southeast Asia’s flagship geospatial and location intelligence industry trade show and conference, opens...
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Sleipner’s updated new DB product family attracts orders from Finland and Africa
Sleipner’s updated new DB product family attracts orders from Finland and Africa Sleipner updated its entire DB product family last year and has unveiled two new narrower models. The new DB80 an...
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Container experts Mobile Mini UK invests in Secure Water Storage solution
Container experts Mobile Mini UK invests in Secure Water Storage solution One of the leading worldwide providers of portable accommodation and secure storage containers, Mobile Mini UK, has introduced...
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Slope Stabilization Project in Georgia wrapped up by The Ray, GDoT and UGA
Slope Stabilization Project in Georgia wrapped up by The Ray, GDoT and UGA The Landscape Lab research team at The Ray has announced the completed installation of a slope stabilization research project...
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Liebherr showcases recycling innovations at IFAT 2022 in Munich
Liebherr showcases recycling innovations at IFAT 2022 in Munich The recycling industry is growing rapidly, and it is changing. In recent years, many waste disposal companies have developed from being...
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Digging in the British Construction Industry now safer than ever
Digging in the British Construction Industry now safer than ever The UK’s safe digging community has never been stronger, with 84 percent of all projects now preceded by a search for underground pipes...
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SRL launches scalable software for Traffic Management Hire Industry
SRL launches scalable software for Traffic Management Hire Industry SRL Traffic Systems has become the only mobile ITS (intelligent transport system) hire supplier to provide local authorities with a...
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Ford teams up with Lighthouse Charity for ‘Make it Visible’ suicide prevention campaign
Ford teams up with Lighthouse Charity for ‘Make it Visible’ suicide prevention campaign Ford has teamed up with the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to “Make it Visible” – a new hi...
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ABTECH in Québec partners with Xwatch for Technology Safety Solutions
ABTECH in Québec partners with Xwatch for Technology Safety Solutions Xwatch Safety Solutions announce a distribution partnership with the ABTECH which distributes technological solutions in the const...
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Sintering Solid Waste could reduce Excavated Soil and Rock
Sintering Solid Waste could reduce Excavated Soil and Rock Urban construction, especially the ongoing large-scale expansion and utilization of underground space, has resulted in massive excavated soil...
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Sicilian beaches gets the Bobcat Sand Cleaning Treatment
Sicilian beaches gets the Bobcat Sand Cleaning Treatment The Bobcat SC200 Sand Cleaner attachment, mounted on a new Bobcat T76 R-Series compact track loader, has proved to be an unparalleled combinati...
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Balfour Beatty wins £50m contract for London Underground upgrade works
Balfour Beatty wins £50m contract for London Underground upgrade works Balfour Beatty today announces that it has secured a c. £50 million contract to deliver essential upgrade works to London Undergr...
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Southampton reducing Air Pollution with Living Walls
Southampton reducing Air Pollution with Living Walls Air pollution from motor vehicles is an invisible danger that is a serious threat to our health and wellbeing. Richard Sabin, Managing Director of...
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North Carolina DoT develops Early Flood-Warning System for Roads
North Carolina DoT develops Early Flood-Warning System for Roads When the next hurricane strikes, the N.C. Department of Transportation will be armed with an advanced flood-warning system that relies...
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RISE Robotics wins US Air Force design contract for Ultra-Light Loading Machine
RISE Robotics wins US Air Force design contract for Ultra-Light Loading Machine RISE™Robotics, the Zero Emission heavy machinery company, announced today that it has been awarded a $1.25 Millio...
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Hytera USA launches compact and cost-effective Push-to-Talk Radio
Hytera USA launches compact and cost-effective Push-to-Talk Radio Hytera US Inc, the market-leading supplier of innovative two-way radio communications solutions, is unveiling the PNC360S Push-to-Talk...
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VolkerSmart Technologies sponsored the CIHT EV Charging Seminar
VolkerSmart Technologies sponsored the CIHT EV Charging Seminar On 19 May, VolkerSmart Technologies, one of the UK’s leading installers and maintainers of electric vehicle chargers, sponsored the CIHT...
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Collins Earthworks cuts emissions with Hybrid Volvo Excavators
Collins Earthworks cuts emissions with Hybrid Volvo Excavators Supplied by SMT GB, the HVO Volvo EC300E Hybrid excavators support Collins Earthworks’ long-term sustainability plans through 17% greater...
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Compact Tadano AC 7.450-1 All-Terrain Crane reaches the heights in Switzerland
Compact Tadano AC 7.450-1 All-Terrain Crane reaches the heights in Switzerland The job at a high-rise construction site in the Swiss municipality of Dübendorf (Zürich) not only required a crane with e...
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UK trials zero emission Automated Logistics HGV in the North East
UK trials zero emission Automated Logistics HGV in the North East The revolutionary 5G Connected and Automated Logistics (CAL) project progresses with autonomous driving testing of the UK’s first auto...
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Doosan announces their Top 2021 Performing Dealers in North American Dealers
Doosan announces their Top 2021 Performing Dealers in North American Dealers Doosan Infracore North America announces its top-performing dealers of 2021. The top 10 dealers are among more than 170 Doo...
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Davies Crane Hire invests in a new Tadano AC 7.450-1 All-Terrain Crane
Davies Crane Hire invests in a new Tadano AC 7.450-1 All-Terrain Crane Established more than 40 years ago, Davies Crane Hire Ltd, based in Wales, continues to invest in its mobile crane fleet with the...
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Sandvik empowers Rocksure in Ghana to compete with Multi-Nationals
Sandvik empowers Rocksure in Ghana to compete with Multi-Nationals Competition is healthy but forming exclusive relationships with equipment manufacturers can deliver tangible business benefits. Rapid...
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Plantworx Trade Show gearing up for big return in 2023
Plantworx Trade Show gearing up for big return in 2023 After a hiatus, due to the COVID pandemic and making way for the Hillhead show, the Construction Equipment Association (CEA) is delighted to conf...
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XCMG charges ahead in South America
XCMG charges ahead in South America XCMG, a leading construction machinery manufacturer, has reported continuous wins in the South American market. The latest one at the 27th Agrishow hosted from Apri...
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