Minerals Matter brings the latest VR technology to Wainwright & Co’s Outreach Programme When HR Director at John Wainwright & Co, Lisa Saunders realised that her company’s outreach to young people needed a boost, Minerals Matter, an initiative tasked with encouraging people into the sector...
Severn Trent is looking for a robotic water infrastructure assessment partner Water and waste company, Severn Trent, is on the lookout for new and innovative ways to manage its water pipe network, and is now looking to the innovation and technology sector to help provide solutions to some very specific...
ALE’s bespoke bracket design ensures safe gantry move over UK Rail line ALE has used its internal engineering expertise to create a special solution that could move a gantry crane, weighing 290t, over live rail lines in the safest way possible. ALE was contracted by the Costain Skanska joint ventu...
Ritchie Bros hits US$297+ million in the world’s largest equipment auction A sea of equipment stretched over the 220-acre Ritchie Bros. auction site in Orlando, FL last week as the company hosted its largest auction ever. Over six days the company sold a staggering 13,350+ assets for a record US$2...
Major Highways England milestone for A14 as huge new bridge completed Better journeys on the A14 are one big step closer now that construction has been completed on the biggest bridge in the Highways England £1.5 billion A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon upgrade. The River Great Ouse Viaduct stretches for hal...
PLANTWORX all set to take off with the COMIT Drone Zone The use of Drones in construction has grown dramatically in recent years and there is an aerial revolution happening across the entire industry. These flying cameras or UAV’s (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are transforming the way we work – from...
St Austell’s Victorian footbridge finds new home at Helston heritage railway The Victorian era footbridge at St Austell station in Cornwall was removed this weekend before being transported 30 miles to its new home at Helston heritage railway. The footbridge, which dates from 1882, is no longer re...
New Volvo Loaders arrive at Sheephill Quarry in Scotland Breaking with its traditional brand of loading shovel, Thompson Quarries, a division of William Thompson & Son (Dumbarton) Ltd has opted for a brace of Volvo L180H wheeled loaders for its quarrying activities for the first time. “Moving to the...
Chorley Council appoints WYG to produce Highways and Transport Strategy Chorley Council has appointed professional services firm WYG to produce a highways and transport strategy to address future challenges associated with congestion, travel choice, and sustainability. To create the strategy, WYG will r...
HS2 – a better connected Britain or a financial folly? There has been a lot of talk about HS2 and about how, once completed, it will help to shrink the north-south divide and provide a much-needed transport spine across the country. However, if recent reports are to be believed government sources...
New Crafco program for Asphalt Manufacturers creates opportunities and revenue Pavement preservation specialist Crafco has just released a new program for asphalt manufacturers. The Crafco HP Asphalt Cold Patch Producer Partner Program lets qualified companies produce and market bulk Crafco HP Asphalt C...
IQ Webinar focuses on workforce engagement Bringing a fresh perspective on workforce engagement to this month’s Institute of Quarrying (IQ) Academy ‘Lunch & Learn’ webinar is Viv Russell, Managing Director of Longcliffe Group Limited, the UK’s leading independent supplier of pure limestone pow...
Massive Tunnel Boring Machine is taking shape in Brisbane for West Gate Tunnel Assembly is underway on the first of the two massive tunnel boring machines (TBM) that will build the West Gate Tunnel. Premier Daniel Andrews joined the Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan at the project’s no...
Traffic Group Signals to launch at Traffex 2019 Traffic Group Signals, a new division of The Traffic Group, will launch at Traffex 2019 on 2-4 April at the NEC Birmingham. The Traffic Group has a portfolio of market-leading businesses focused on product solutions designed to help create safer, greener a...
Iconic clocktower in Cardiff Central is being revamped as part of rail station refurbishment Network Rail Wales & Borders engineers have revealed some of Cardiff Central station’s long-lost secrets as they deliver essential refurbishment work. The work to the Grade II listed art deco station, origin...
Next generation Cat mini-excavators designed for optimum customer value Five new models in the Cat mini-excavator line-up, engineered and manufactured by Caterpillar, are designed to provide users the best performance, versatility, safety, operator convenience—and affordability— in the smallest possible...
NIC recommendations could ensure the UK benefits from world class infrastructure Ministers have a real and exciting chance to set the course for the UK to have world-leading infrastructure, Sir John Armitt said today. The chairman of the NIC (National Infrastructure Commission) pointed to the action tak...
UK commuters losing the plot over congestion and pothole damage on route to work More than a quarter of UK adults who commute across a city or town by car (27%) say that on average they spend more than 20 minutes of that commute in slow-moving traffic. That’s according to new research commissioned by te...
Rapid to exhibit innovative Track-Mounted Mobile Continuous Mixing Plant at Bauma From 8-14 April, Rapid will offer a unique opportunity to experience its latest innovation, Trakmix, track-mounted mobile continuous mixing plant at Bauma, Munich, 2019. The machine will be on display at Rapid’s stand, loc...
John Holland expands rail and transport expertise in Australia Australian infrastructure and property company John Holland has enhanced its transport capability and capacity with the acquisition of RCR O’Donnell Griffin’s rail and transport business. John Holland CEO Joe Barr said he was delighted to we...
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