Ardent adds to £2m Hitachi Construction Equipment investment for Christmas Hitachi Construction Machinery (UK) has announced that Ardent hire solutions have invested a further two-million pounds in machinery in the final quarter of this year. The deal, for twenty-five large machines takes the hire compa...
Conlon invests in a batch of new Volvo reduced swing excavators In the market to replace part of their existing fleet of excavators, the Wiltshire based ground working, civil engineering and demolition contracting company, Conlon Ltd., opted for six new Volvo reduced swing excavators, following a visit...
Siemens Mobility launches first mobile bus lane enforcement solution in New York Siemens Mobility has successfully launched an Automatic Bus Lane Enforcement (ABLE) solution in New York City, representing the first-ever application of this technology to be mounted on buses. The ABLE systems are installe...
Washington State Transportation Commission adopts road charging recommendations The Washington State Transportation Commission has adopted recommendations today on how Washington can begin a transition away from the state gas tax and toward a road charging system. The commission based its recommendation...
VolvoCE tips to increase machinery resale value High resale value is an important contributor to the low total cost of ownership (TCO) of construction equipment. Here are Volvo Construction Equipment’s five simple tips to increase the profitability of your machine even further. 1: Keep a complete...
Hitachi Construction Machinery expands operations into Tyne Dock in South Shields Hitachi Construction Machinery (UK) has expanded its business operations by acquiring a new building to support its after sales division. HCMUK have moved its Product Support Department into a new 22,800sq. ft. facility at...
Meet the sustainable alternative to concrete Sustainability is the hot topic for every UK industry. So, what action can the construction industry take to put sustainability at the top of the agenda in 2020? Phil Sutton, founder and managing director of Econpro explains. There’s a growing realisation tha...
CIRIA publish new Culvert, screen and outfall manual The design, operation and maintenance of a culvert is critical to effective flood risk management, channelling waste water, accommodating wildlife and contributing to the prevention of plastics flowing into the sea. With over a million existing culver...
STRABAG using BIM 5D on Austrian CAPE 10 social project STRABAG, the largest Austrian construction group will be utilising BIM 5D for their new contract to design and build CAPE 10, a modern social and health services centre that will serve as a beacon of cooperation between business and civil society....
Quanta Services selects RB Asset Solutions to help manage and redeploy 61,000+ assets Quanta Services, Inc., a leading contractor operating in the utility, pipeline, energy, and communication industries, has the largest skilled labor force in North America—and the equipment fleet to match. With 61,000 p...
Volvo leads the electrifying rise of compact construction equipment At the centre of some of the most influential technological transformations in recent years, compact construction equipment has proved to be a breeding ground for innovation and application versatility. The product experts at Volvo Cons...
AfDB funds $272m for construction of Msalato International Airport in Tanzania The Board of Directors of the AfDB (African Development Bank) has approved a $272.12 million loan to Tanzania for the construction of a new international airport in the capital Dodoma. The funding package, approved on Wednesd...
The IFC invests $225m in Mauritania Gold Mine The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a $225 million debt investment in Tasiast Mauritanie Limited S.A. (TMLSA) and its Tasiast gold mine in Mauritania, supporting one of the country’s largest employers and biggest private sector contribut...
Case IH and New Holland Agriculture receive ASABE 2020 Innovation Awards ASABE – The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers have included three innovative technologies from Case IH and from New Holland respectively, in their annual AE50 Awards. The awards honor the year’s most i...
Herrenknecht’s Suse, Sibylle, Wanda and Käthchen from Baden set a fast pace in Swabia All the machine-driven tunnels for the Stuttgart-Ulm rail project were quickly and quietly excavated in just five years of tunnelling. The final act in the major project was a ceremonious breakthrough in the Albv...
EU financing €45m for development of Port of Trieste The European Union is supporting the development of the Port of Trieste with new funding worth €45.5m. The EIB today signed a €39m loan with the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority, which will also receive €6.5m in EU funding via the CEF (Connecting E...
Hyundai shows future vision for cities with Smart Mobility at CES 2020 Hyundai Motor will take to the stage at CES 2020 to present its vision for smart mobility and cities of the future. Hyundai will unveil its first concept Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) as part of the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) landscape. T...
DOKA Formwork enables Sweden’s biggest road and tunnel project A 21 km motorway bypass is being constructed to relieve traffic in Stockholm: E4 Bypass Stockholm, or in Swedish “E4 Förbifart Stockholm.” The bypass, scheduled for completion by 2030 doesn’t just stand out as one of Sweden’s biggest i...
Levenseat ProPitch sand provides the new base for Aberdeen FC development Leading supplier of building and infrastructure materials Aggregate Industries has supplied Aberdeen Football Club’s state-of-the-art training facilities and academy with its Levenseat ProPitch range of specialist sands and rootzo...
Wearable tech is a $54 billion opportunity for the construction industry by 2023 Wearable tech has the potential to transform the construction industry through the ability to improve safety and efficiency for workers. Safety is being spearheaded by innovations such as gyroscopes, emergency alerts, and t...
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