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Volvo P6870D ABG Paver with heated VB79 Screed sets a new standard in paving
Volvo P6870D ABG Paver with heated VB79 Screed sets a new standard in paving After exploring competitor offerings, MAC Surfacing have returned to Volvo and recently taken delivery of a new P6870D ABG...
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Accuracy reports UK’s electric bus fleet will be the largest in Europe by 2024
Accuracy reports UK’s electric bus fleet will be the largest in Europe by 2024 The UK is set to have the largest electric bus fleet in Europe by 2024, with the number of buses projected to grow...
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Mammoet transports massive modules for Gulf Coast Growth Ventures in Texas
Mammoet transports massive modules for Gulf Coast Growth Ventures in Texas Mammoet crews at the Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (GCGV) site in San Patricio County, Texas have recently completed the heavy h...
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Asphaltica and Oil-Non-Oil team up for 24-26 November 2021 event
Asphaltica and Oil-Non-Oil team up for 24-26 November 2021 event “Smart roads to the future” – For the first time, Veronafiere brings together the entire supply chain dedicated to the world of r...
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KaarbonTech Asset Management expands across the UK
KaarbonTech Asset Management expands across the UK In a year like no other, where job losses and organisational downsizing has been prevalent around the world, KaarbonTech Asset Management has bucked...
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Company Voluntary Arrangements still in fashion in the UK
Company Voluntary Arrangements still in fashion in the UK In the hotly anticipated judgment of Mr Justice Zacaroli in the case of Lazari Properties 2 Limited and Ors and New Look Retailers Limited [20...
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More Battery Gigafactories needed in Britain to meet 2040 140GWh capacity
More Battery Gigafactories needed in Britain to meet 2040 140GWh capacity The UK must rapidly accelerate the establishment of Gigafactories and new battery technology development, or risk losing domes...
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Roadways is investing in a new research, development and innovation centre in Brighton
Roadways is investing in a new research, development and innovation centre in Brighton Roadways is investing in a new research, development and innovation centre at Plus X Brighton on Lewes Road. Jame...
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VolvoCE electric construction equipment put to the test in the Californian desert
VolvoCE electric construction equipment put to the test in the Californian desert Volvo Construction Equipment is partnering with Baltic Sands Inc. out of Yucca Valley, California, to pilot two of its...
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Total UK launches Work Well safety training portal for the Bitumen Industry
Total UK launches Work Well safety training portal for the Bitumen Industry Total UK’s bitumen division, has launched a dedicated health and safety training platform designed to enable industry...
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CIRIA annual debate looks at Construction’s race to Net Zero
CIRIA annual debate looks at Construction’s race to Net Zero CIRIA are thrilled to announce this year’s virtual Annual Debate Construction’s race to net zero: fact or fiction will be hoste...
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British Safety Council responds to new Fire Safety Act
British Safety Council responds to new Fire Safety Act Four years on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, there are many thousands of people still living in high rise residential buildings clad in flammab...
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TandM combats dusty construction sites with Dust Suppression fleet
T&M combats dusty construction sites with Dust Suppression fleet Horsham-based T&M Bowser Solutions’ (T&M) entire fleet of dust suppression tankers has been deployed, on the cusp of the UK...
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Begbies Traynor Group acquires leading finance broker MAF Finance Group
Begbies Traynor Group acquires leading finance broker MAF Finance Group National professional services consultancy, Begbies Traynor Group has acquired leading finance broker, MAF Finance Group, an exp...
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Tactile Data gathering project aims to collect road data in real-time
Tactile Data gathering project aims to collect road data in real-time Tactile Mobility, the leading tactile data and virtual sensing technology company for the automotive industry, municipalities and...
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CASE excavators rectify landslide damage at Bocca Trabaria in Italy
CASE excavators rectify landslide damage at Bocca Trabaria in Italy Two CASE excavators work to rebuild and strengthen a site in the aftermath of a landslide at Bocca Trabaria, the highest pass betwee...
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Iteris wins $1.1m San Antonio contract for Traffic Signal optimization
Iteris wins $1.1m San Antonio contract for Traffic Signal optimization Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a three-yea...
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Pouch launches a smarter alternative for Commercial Auto Insurance
Pouch launches a smarter alternative for Commercial Auto Insurance Pouch today launched a simple, no-hassle commercial auto insurance that rewards small businesses for safe driving. Aimed at contracto...
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Ambitious carbon project by WJ Group scoops Highways England sustainability award
Ambitious carbon project by WJ Group scoops Highways England sustainability award An ambitious carbon reduction project has picked up a top award from Highways England for its work transforming the ro...
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Lafarge Canada now offers reclaimed asphalt as a high quality construction solution
Lafarge Canada now offers reclaimed asphalt as a high quality construction solution Asphalt is widely recognized as one of the most recyclable construction materials in use on the planet today –...
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US National Infrastructure Week kicks off as Project 11 begins Construction
US National Infrastructure Week kicks off as Project 11 begins Construction Port Houston marks National Infrastructure Week by highlighting the ground-breaking for the start of construction work to su...
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Autonomous mobile EffiBOTs rolled out at SEAT factory in Barcelona
Autonomous mobile EffiBOTs rolled out at SEAT factory in Barcelona SEAT has introduced new autonomous robots to work collaboratively with its staff at the Martorell factory. The autonomous mobile robo...
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Black Iron selects Cargill for Ukrainian iron-ore business
Black Iron selects Cargill for Ukrainian iron-ore business Black Iron Inc., has announced that it has selected Cargill Inc., for offtake rights on the initial four million tonnes per year of productio...
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Velodyne Lidar launches AI Intelligent Infrastructure solution with Bluecity
Velodyne Lidar launches AI Intelligent Infrastructure solution with Bluecity Velodyne Lidar today launched its Intelligent Infrastructure Solution designed to solve some of the most challenging and pe...
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DJI helps Paradise rebuild in California
DJI helps Paradise rebuild in California Charles Brooks slung his pick-axe into the soil. It was a simple job, levelling some ground for landscaping. (He’s also pretty handy with an Enterprise drone,...
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SENNEBOGEN electric material handler gets sorted with ceiling power and diesel powerpack
SENNEBOGEN electric material handler gets sorted with ceiling power and diesel powerpack It is the ultimate package for recycling applications that makes the hearts of electric machine fans beat faste...
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ASHBROOK excited to be the first UK company to receive Cat 315 GC Excavators
ASHBROOK excited to be the first UK company to receive Cat 315 GC Excavators Finning UK & Ireland, exclusive distributor of Cat® products, has supplied leading plant, access equipment and tractor...
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Mecalac launches new site dumpers in the UK
Mecalac launches new site dumpers in the UK Earlier this month, Mecalac Construction Equipment UK launched a suite of new site dumper models at an exclusive event at its Warwickshire demo ground. The...
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Hitachi Zosen Inova wins contract for second Kompogas Plant in the Peloponnese
Hitachi Zosen Inova wins contract for second Kompogas Plant in the Peloponnese The new biogas plant in Kalamata is the second of its type being built on the Greek peninsula of Peloponnese in quick suc...
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Xerotech and Agder partner to electrify mining and construction fleets in Scandinavia
Xerotech and Agder partner to electrify mining and construction fleets in Scandinavia Xerotech, a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion battery systems, and Agder, a total supplier to the construction a...
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Two more compact Volvo excavators head for Tilsley Plant Hire
Two more compact Volvo excavators head for Tilsley Plant Hire Following the impressive performance of a previously purchased ECR58D, Tilsley Plant Hire has recently taken delivery of a brand new Volvo...
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Paving the longest rail tunnels in Germany needs VÖGELE Super Paver power
Paving the longest rail tunnels in Germany needs VÖGELE Super Paver power Road construction projects in rail tunnels are particularly demanding. On the one hand, the cramped job site situation require...
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Construction Alliance North East looks at Northumberland Rail Line Concerns
Construction Alliance North East looks at Northumberland Rail Line Concerns Regional lobbying organisation Construction Alliance North East (CAN) says it has been buoyed by talks with Northumberland C...
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Iteris awarded $3.3m Smart Mobility contract by City of Modesto in California
Iteris awarded $3.3m Smart Mobility contract by City of Modesto in California Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a co...
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Saietta partners with Padmini VNA for electric motor sales in India
Saietta partners with Padmini VNA for electric motor sales in India Saietta Group, a specialist in Axial Flux Technology (AFT) electric motors, has today announced a landmark partnership agreement wit...
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Ridgway Rentals now offer a splash of Doosan orange
Ridgway Rentals now offer a splash of Doosan orange Ridgway Rentals adds a splash of Doosan orange to their fleet with the addition of Doosan DA30 Dump trucks this month. The DA30 offers best-in-class...
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D4 motorway project in the Czech Republic PPP finance includes KfW IPEX-Bank
D4 motorway project in the Czech Republic PPP finance includes KfW IPEX-Bank The consortium consisting of VINCI Highways and Meridiam (50/50) achieved successful financial close on the PPP project for...
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Doosan Bobcat invests $70m to expand manufacturing and jobs in North Carolina
Doosan Bobcat invests $70m to expand manufacturing and jobs in North Carolina Doosan Bobcat North America, a global leader in the compact equipment industry, announced today plans for a $70 million ex...
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VolvoCE North America names 2020 Dealer of the Year and Uptime Dealer of the Year
VolvoCE North America names 2020 Dealer of the Year and Uptime Dealer of the Year Volvo Construction Equipment has named Alta Equipment Company its 2020 Dealer of the Year in North America. It also re...
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Kaiden Ashun wins Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2021 competition
Kaiden Ashun wins Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2021 competition An electrotechnical installations apprentice from Cardiff has been crowned this year’s winner of the Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2021 competi...
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Business booming for Besblock in Shropshire
Business booming for Besblock in Shropshire Shropshire firm Besblock, one of the biggest names in construction in the Midlands, today reported orders were ‘flying through the roof’ as the easing of lo...
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Granite Construction wins $160m Leon Hurse Dam Project in Texas
Granite Construction wins $160m Leon Hurse Dam Project in Texas Granite has been awarded the Leon Hurse Dam project in Ladonia, Texas by Upper Trinity Regional Water District. The $160 million contrac...
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Britain looks to the 4th Industrial Revolution to lead the world in manufacturing
Britain looks to the 4th Industrial Revolution to lead the world in manufacturing Whilst the UK has been an industrial leader for decades, shifting trends in manufacturing has meant that the UK’s tota...
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HERRENKNECHT pushing forward at the Brenner Base Tunnel
HERRENKNECHT pushing forward at the Brenner Base Tunnel The miners in the Brenner Base Tunnel are pushing ahead rapidly with the major rail project. On Wednesday, March 31, 2021, they achieved a new r...
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XAIS and EyeVi partner to deliver unique digital asset management to the UK
XAIS and EyeVi partner to deliver unique digital asset management to the UK XAIS Asset Management has joined forces with EyeVi Technologies to bring a unique digital asset management capability to UK-...
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JCB PotholePro proves itself on M6 fast lane night shift
JCB PotholePro proves itself on M6 fast lane night shift JCB’s brand new pothole fixer put in a night shift on the fast lane of the M6 – mending road defects in double quick time. The JCB Pothol...
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Ferrovial awarded $81m I-35 reconstruction contract in Texas
Ferrovial awarded $81m I-35 reconstruction contract in Texas Ferrovial, via its US construction subsidiary Webber, was awarded the reconstruction contract for a portion of I-35 in San Marcos, Texas (U...
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Eurovia drives towards net zero with all-electric site team
Eurovia drives towards net zero with all-electric site team As set out in the Government’s Construction Playbook, the construction sector needs to make strides towards the 2050 net zero commitment; ta...
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Orange Business Services IoT solutions chosen for Mine vehicle unloading and quality monitoring
Orange Business Services IoT solutions chosen for Mine vehicle unloading and quality monitoring Raspadskaya, a Russian coal mining company partly owned by British steel making and mining group EVRAZ,...
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Contech wins six US Corrugated Steel Pipe Association Project of the Year awards
Contech wins six US Corrugated Steel Pipe Association Project of the Year awards Contech® Engineered Solutions recently earned six National Corrugated Steel Pipe Association (NCSPA) Project of the Yea...
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