SWECO awarded two big road upgrade contracts with Galliford Try Engineering consultancy Sweco is set to deliver two major road programme upgrades worth Β£435 million, in partnership with lead contractor Galliford Try. The contracts, which form part of Highways Englandβs Β£8.7 billion Regional Delivery Par...
SE England transport strategy to transform economy and hit net-zero carbon by 2050 An ambitious transport strategy plan to more than double the South Eastβs economy by 2050, create half a million new jobs, reduce congestion, cut carbon emissions and boost air quality has been published today β and peopl...
HYPER VR co-design platform enables clients to physically experience their visions HYPER, the London-based VR startup born from the EIT Digital-supported βHyperCRCβ innovation activity, has launched a spatial design platform that fuses virtual reality with real, motion-tracked models, enabling companies...
Belt and Road Initiative is the world’s largest infrastructure and investment project Volvo Construction Equipment (VolvoCE) takes on its most ambitious project yet: the development of Chinaβs vast New Silk Road, formally known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which spans three continents an...
NEBOSH launches Safety Simplified to shake up workplace safety training NEBOSH, one of the worldβs leading providers of health and safety qualifications, has launched Safety Simplified, a brand new approach to health and safety training. The three-day, practical course, which innovatively uses augmented...
MobileWorxs introduces 3D measuring software for pothole inspection MobileWorxs, a UK-based enterprise mobility specialist, has partnered with Swansea-based GPC Systems to implement their 3D pothole software solution designed to identify and measure the depth of potholes for the highways and road mainte...
EBRD road projects in Georgia and Tajikistan are highlighting drone potential Are we on the cusp of a new era for the transport sector, one driven by disruptive technologies, such as the aerial survey drone, which are about to revolutionise the countries where the European Bank for Reconstruction and De...
The Asphalt Institute Foundation receives $500K grant from ExxonMobil ExxonMobil and Imperial will join the Asphalt Institute (AI) in celebrating its 100-year anniversary at the Lexington, Kentucky headquarters. This milestone will be marked with several presentations along with a dedication of the Asph...
JCB helps London skills company deliver Electric Digger training The company has provided a JCB 19C-1E electric digger β the worldβs first electric mini excavator to go into full production β to the Southwark Construction Skills Centre (SCSC), based on the South London Elephant Park development. The lin...
CARL Software Augmented Maintenance is a revolutionary prototype for technicians CARL Software, of the Berger-Levrault group, presents a product innovation that is set to revolutionise the daily lives of maintenance technicians: an augmented reality headset that facilitates maintenance work using augmen...
Insolvency in the Construction Sector In the past five years, insolvency rates in the construction industry have increased more quickly than in other industries across the UK. This article considers the common causes of construction insolvency and how to protect your position if insolvency occurs. Recen...
Brexit and a non-existent summer put a damper on construction hiring in the UK This year, the annual increase in construction hiring in the UK over the summer didnβt happen, according to recruiter Randstad. The three summer months of June, July, and August usually see approximately 30% of all permanent...
Asphalt Recycling is all about the Perfect Process Chain In order to turn aggregates and bitumen into asphalt for road construction, a thermal mixing process is needed β this is what an asphalt mixing plant is used for. When it comes to the production of this βblack gold,β an increasing number of compan...
Bosch poised for e-mobility technology leap with Silicon Carbide semiconductors Nowadays, all cars feature semiconductors. There are more than 50 of them in every vehicle that rolls off the production line. The new microchips made of silicon carbide (SiC) that Bosch has developed will now help electromo...
Barcelona buys 42 high-tech trains to modernise metro with β¬268m EIB support A β¬268m operation to replace the 42 oldest trains running on the Barcelona metro was finalised with the signature of the contracts covering the supply of the new rolling stock to local operator TMB and financing by the European...
Canadian bridge installation accelerated with specialist support from ALE The Champlain Bridge stretches for over 3km over the Saint Lawrence River and is one of the busiest routes in Canada, connecting Montreal and the South Shore. As the condition of the original bridge began to deteriorate, plans for...
PHILCONSTRUCT set to highlight new technologies in construction for a 30th year Projections by industry experts indicate that the construction industry in the Philippines will further increase its contribution to the economy to P130 trillion by 2030 under its roadmap. The roadmap was crafted by the Depa...
Caterpillar announces RM400 Rotary Mixer for reclamation and soil stabilization Caterpillar Inc. announces the availability of the RM400 Rotary Mixer. The new RM400 replaces the RM300 Rotary Mixer and offers many new features and enhancements including 19% more power, an enhanced operating environment,...
VolvoCE front shovel excavator wins high praise in Slovakia In partnership with SNS, Volvo CE has supplied its first front shovel excavator in Europe to Slovakian dolomite mine operator Dolkam Ε uja, meeting the customerβs preference over wheel loaders and backhoes. For more than 40 years, Slovakian dolo...
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