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Switzerland’s widest tunnel gets the VÖGELE WITOS Smart Paving treatment
Switzerland’s widest tunnel gets the VÖGELE WITOS Smart Paving treatment The 37 ft 9 in (11.5 m) width paving of the Gubrist Tunnel demanded optimal coordination and maximum efficiency. That’s w...
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JCB’s highest spec Site Dumper heads for Northern Ireland
JCB’s highest spec Site Dumper heads for Northern Ireland A leading agricultural and groundworks contractor has bought the highest specification JCB site dumper ever ordered in Northern Ireland....
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The Cones continue on their exciting and educational adventures
The Cones continue on their exciting and educational adventures The highly successful series of children’s books, written by author Chris Madeley, is going from strength to strength with increased sup...
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Komatsu’s new Swedish Eco-Friendly Manufacturing Plant starts production
Komatsu’s new Swedish Eco-Friendly Manufacturing Plant starts production Komatsu Ltd., today announced that Komatsu Forest AB, Komatsu’s wholly owned subsidiary, engaging in manufacture and sale...
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Smart ITS technology puts cyclists in the picture
Smart ITS technology puts cyclists in the picture Thanks to a link between advanced cycling radar and smart traffic control systems, cyclists in Utrecht (NL) can now ride faster and safer through gree...
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Highways England promotes Net Zero with drive for lower carbon asphalts
Highways England promotes Net Zero with drive for lower carbon asphalts Highways England is accelerating the use of warm mix asphalts as standard across its supply chain as part of a drive toward net...
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Canadian Shaw Group celebrates 160 years as they prepare for the future with Procore
Canadian Shaw Group celebrates 160 years as they prepare for the future with Procore Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software, today announced that The Shaw G...
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Evolution Mining mitigates unplanned downtime with Aspen Technology software
Evolution Mining mitigates unplanned downtime with Aspen Technology software Aspen Technology, Inc., a global leader in asset optimization software, today announced that a leading Australian gold mine...
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Iteris expands across Eastern US with Delaware Valley Traffic Signal contract
Iteris expands across Eastern US with Delaware Valley Traffic Signal contract Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a co...
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Treescapes programme explores how trees and woodlands can help reach Net Zero
Treescapes programme explores how trees and woodlands can help reach Net Zero Six research teams from across the UK, including an academic from Robert Gordon University, will develop new tools to find...
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Gammon and Sensat speed up digitalisation of Hong Kong’s infrastructure
Gammon and Sensat speed up digitalisation of Hong Kong’s infrastructure Gammon Construction Limited announces strategic partnership with Sensat, a leading UK digital twin technology company, to...
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NTT DATA awarded $15.4m contract for IT Services at Argonne National Laboratory
NTT DATA awarded $15.4m contract for IT Services at Argonne National Laboratory NTT DATA a digital business and IT services leader, today announced it has won a $15.4 million contract to deliver super...
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Councils in England awarded £15m for repair and upgrade of traffic signals
Councils in England awarded £15m for repair and upgrade of traffic signals 39 councils in England have been awarded a share of £15 million additional funding to upgrade and repair of traffic signals,...
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Mabey bridge lifting technique gets city centre transport project off the ground
Mabey bridge lifting technique gets city centre transport project off the ground By supplying a unique truss system to a major repair project at New Elvet Bridge in Durham, temporary works specialist,...
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Bespoke Electronic Signalling System bases help with smart motorway conversion
Bespoke Electronic Signalling System bases help with smart motorway conversion Bespoke precast ESS (Electronic Signalling System) base units from Marshalls Civils & Drainage are helping to speed t...
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Hitachi ZX130-7 Excavator delivers comfort and safety for MV Kelly
Hitachi ZX130-7 Excavator delivers comfort and safety for MV Kelly The first Hitachi ZX130-7 medium excavator in Europe has been purchased by the specialist groundworks and infrastructure contractor M...
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Ritchie Bros. sells over $99m of equipment at largest-ever pipeline construction auction
Ritchie Bros. sells over $99m of equipment at largest-ever pipeline construction auction Last week Ritchie Bros. sold US$99+ million of pipeline construction equipment in its largest-ever single-owner...
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Building fire-proofing safety and quality assurance solutions
Building fire-proofing safety and quality assurance solutions The price of fire damage is high. Without sufficient preventative measures and protective solutions in place, the tiniest flame or spark c...
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All Traffic Products starts-up with Santander UK funding
All Traffic Products starts-up with Santander UK funding All Traffic Products, based in Willenhall in the West Midlands, is a start-up business supplying steel tubes, brackets and road signage fitting...
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Tallest building in Rotterdam gets a lift from a Liebherr fast-erecting 34K crane
Tallest building in Rotterdam gets a lift from a Liebherr fast-erecting 34K crane The Liebherr 34 K crane, part of the rental fleet of Netherlands-based crane specialist Van der Spek Vianen B.V., had...
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Quanergy deploys LiDAR technology to count tourists in South Korea
Quanergy deploys LiDAR technology to count tourists in South Korea Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of OPA-based solid state LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions for automotive and IoT, toda...
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UK backs technology start-ups as sector set to bloom
UK backs technology start-ups as sector set to bloom The launch of a new £375m scheme to drive investment in the UK’s most high growth, innovative and R&D intensive firms by the UK government, is...
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UK’s leading driver safety software heads for Australia
UK’s leading driver safety software heads for Australia Praiso is a cloud-based platform that combines evidence-based machine learning and its unique algorithms to tailor continuous digital driv...
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New look Bobcat S450 Loader charges ahead in the EMEA regions
New look Bobcat S450 Loader charges ahead in the MEA regions Bobcat has launched a new version of the company’s market-leading S450 radius lift path skid-steer loader, introducing Bobcat’s bold new br...
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Hytera collaborates with Specialized by stc for critical communications for the 1442 Hajj
Hytera collaborates with Specialized by stc for critical communications for the 1442 Hajj Hytera, the global trusted provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, has collaborate...
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STRABAG wins six lane A8 motorway contract in Baden-Württemberg
STRABAG wins six lane A8 motorway contract in Baden-Württemberg The STRABAG Group has been awarded a new large-scale contract in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg. Germany’s federal m...
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Screwfix launches 2021 Top Tradesperson competition
Screwfix launches 2021 Top Tradesperson competition Screwfix has announced the return of its annual UK national search for the very best tradesperson in the nation. The annual competition, Screwfix To...
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Peri Tunnel Formwork enables Werrington Grade Separation tunnel
Peri Tunnel Formwork enables Werrington Grade Separation tunnel For the construction of the Werrington Grade Separation tunnel, the VARIOKIT VTC Tunnel Formwork Carriage and other PERI standard compon...
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Liebherr celebrates the sale of 2,000 34K fast-erecting cranes
Liebherr celebrates the sale of 2,000 34K fast-erecting cranes Liebherr has sold its 2000th 34 K fast-erecting crane to Mathis Bau AG. The Swiss construction and transport company is a long-standing c...
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JCT Traffic Signals Symposium gets green light for September
JCT Traffic Signals Symposium gets green light for September Officials at Nottingham Trent University have officially approved JCT’s plans for running a successful and safe Traffic Signals Symposium a...
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EVC pick up award for Best Commercial EV Charging Provider in the UK
EVC pick up award for Best Commercial EV Charging Provider in the UK Named Best Commercial EV Charging Solutions Provider 2021 – UK, EVC is one of the fastest growing providers of free EV charge point...
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Paving and compacting with low temperature, low emissions asphalt
Paving and compacting with low temperature, low emissions asphalt The paving of a road tunnel under the Kriegstrasse in Karlsruhe was carried out under stringent constraints. To reduce emissions, the...
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Ardmore Industrial Airpark in Oklahoma set for $124m transformation
Ardmore Industrial Airpark in Oklahoma set for $124m transformation Under a $124 million development plan announced today, a significant portion of the Ardmore Industrial Airpark will become an intern...
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Esri helps Matanuska manage 10,000 square mile broadband network in Alaska
Esri helps Matanuska manage 10,000 square mile broadband network in Alaska When a broadband network stretches across a 10,000-square-mile area that includes the rugged, rural terrain of Alaska, it can...
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Granite wins $64m road separation contract in Southern California
Granite wins $64m road separation contract in Southern California Granite has been awarded a $64 million contract for the Jurupa Road Grade Separation project by the Riverside County Transportation De...
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Thales and DAS partner to support Hong Kong International Airport expansion
Thales and DAS partner to support Hong Kong International Airport expansion Thales and Dah Chong Hong – Dragonair Airport GSE Service Ltd. (DAS) announced that they have been selected by the Civil Avi...
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Heavy-duty Doosan Excavator called in to repair Ebro Delta damage
Heavy-duty Doosan Excavator called in to repair Ebro Delta damage The impact of Storm Gloria from 17-25 January 2020 has left visible damage still to the Trabucador Bar on the coast of the Tarragona p...
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Project funds 200 solar-powered water desalination units in Kenya
Project funds 200 solar-powered water desalination units in Kenya Climate Fund Managers (CFM) has agreed to co-finance and co-develop a portfolio of solar-powered desalination installations, turning b...
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Detmar Logistics orders 300 Hyliion ERX Hypertrucks
Detmar Logistics orders 300 Hyliion ERX Hypertrucks Hyliion Holdings Corp., a leader in electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 semi-trucks, today announced that Detmar Logistics LLC has executed...
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Fluor wins Phase 2 of Texas Interstate 35E contract in Dallas
Fluor wins Phase 2 of Texas Interstate 35E contract in Dallas Fluor Corporation announced today that its joint venture with Austin Bridge & Road was selected by the Texas Department of Transportat...
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CAF approves $175m to modernize Transport Infrastructure in Trinidad and Tobago
CAF approves $175m to modernize Transport Infrastructure in Trinidad and Tobago The Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) has approved a loan for $175 million in favour of Trinidad and Tobago to mod...
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Komatsu creates customer alliance to drive Net Zero equipment solutions
Komatsu creates customer alliance to drive Net Zero equipment solutions Working together to rapidly innovate in support of carbon reduction targets, Komatsu and several of its customers have formed th...
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Econ expands with new £7m Engineering facility to manufacture Gritters
Econ expands with new £7m Engineering facility to manufacture Gritters Gritter manufacturer, Econ, is to expand its North Yorkshire operation further with the development of a new £7m engineering faci...
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GSSI to highlight UtilityScan Compact GPR at INTERGEO 2021
GSSI to highlight UtilityScan Compact GPR at INTERGEO 2021 GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be showcasing its UtilityScan® compact GPR unit at I...
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Colas drives fleet safety innovation with Samsara dashcams
Colas drives fleet safety innovation with Samsara dashcams Colas Ltd, today announced it will partner with Samsara, the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, to improve fleet safety. With Samsara...
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UK keen on gigabit broadband but not Internet of Things
UK keen on gigabit broadband but not Internet of Things A total of 363 smart cities information and communications technology (ICT)-related procurements were made by UK local authorities in the six fi...
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World of Concrete Asia returns to Shanghai with over 700 exhibitors
World of Concrete Asia returns to Shanghai with over 700 exhibitors China continues to be the biggest Concrete market in the world and the trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon, the impl...
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How haulage companies can drive more efficiencies as HGV driver numbers decline
How haulage companies can drive more efficiencies as HGV driver numbers decline As a result of both COVID and Brexit, the number of HGV drivers on UK roads has dropped by 100,000 and could lead to a s...
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Geotab surpasses more than 100K telematics subscriptions in Europe
Geotab surpasses more than 100K telematics subscriptions in Europe As telematics technology continues to become an essential part of commercial fleet management across the globe, Geotab, a global lead...
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STRABAG acquires two metro modernisation projects in Prague
STRABAG acquires two metro modernisation projects in Prague A consortium consisting of STRABAG a.s. and AŽD Praha s.r.o. was awarded the contract for the modernisation of the Jiřího z Poděbrad station...
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