Transport Systems Catapult seeks innovators for major Highways England contract The Transport Systems Catapult is looking for innovative developers and organisations to support Highways England’s incident management and operational planning of the strategic road network, in a significant tender opportun...
Computer vision gadget CarVi detects potholes in San Francisco pilot Game-changing intelligent ADAS technology combines sensor data with computer vision to learn specific road conditions and predict pothole locations CarVi, the company behind a new AI-powered video driving assistant device, today announ...
Relief for Central Sulawesi roads thanks to Volvo Pavers Road contractor PT Sapta Unggul is relying on a ABG5820 paver from Volvo Construction Equipment to make the roads safer and more accessible in Palu, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Since 2016, the ABG5820 has paved 124 kilometers of roads in the region. On S...
Transport in lower income countries and the Fourth Industrial Revolution What is the main challenge (and attendant opportunity) of transport? It is the phenomenon called the fourth industrial revolution, a social and technological wave that merges the two effects of high-rate digital networks and a jolt...
Meet the husband and wife team keeping Britain’s motorways moving this winter When it comes to keeping motorways moving this winter, look no further than the Smith-Storer family. Karen Smith-Storer and her husband Neil work for Highways England as gritter drivers in Worcestershire. The pair...
The Brokk 200 packs the punch of a 3 ton demolition robot in a 2 ton package Brokk, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, introduced the Brokk 200, a new weight class of machine. The new model packs the power of a 3-ton Brokk machine into a 2-ton package. The Brokk 2...
Is Brexit making construction workers leave or are they leaving their options open? Results from a survey of over 10,500 construction workers carried out by world leading recruiter Randstad, has revealed that one in three EU nationals have considered leaving the UK because of the Brexit referendum. The...
Liebherr crawler excavators playing a key role at South African coal mine With an existing fleet of more than 130 machines, the Liviero Group purchased two R 976 crawler excavators, as well as other machines, for overburden, coal mining and loading dumper trucks in the Keaton Energy coal mine in Middleb...
STRABAG’s ZÜBLIN extends mining contract in Chile STRABAG Group’s Züblin International GmbH Chile SpA has been awarded an extension to its contract with Mina Candelaria Subterránea for another four years. The contract value amounts to €65 million. Located in Copiapó, in the Atacama region, 650 km...
MB Crusher plans big reveal for Bauma 2019 According to MB Crushers, if you want to know how to figure out the Italians, just speak about food – it works every time, even at MB Crusher attachments. Their construction equipment is like a well executed recipe – by mixing the prime ingredients...
New research shows Construction Industry failing to attract young people Less than one in ten young people would consider a career in construction, even though more than half are interested in subjects that qualify them for the industry, new research by L&Q has revealed. L&Q, one of the UK’s lar...
New Holland announces winners of 2018 Dealer of The Year Awards Winners of New Holland’s 2018 Dealer of The Year Awards in UK and Ireland have been announced: Overall dealer of the year: Agricar Ltd of Forfar Large tractor and harvester dealer of the year: Ravenhill of Elgin Medium tractor and harvester...
Diamond based Micro-trenching Nextec System AB is a provider of diamond micro trenching equipment company specializing on fibre deployment solutions with machines, equipment, materials, tools and knowledge for fibre optic network construction. Nextec developed one of the most advanced machines in the in...
A complete system for Ground Penetrating Radar surveys of utilities Challenge To bring their latest industry-leading Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) systems to market, Geophysical Survey Systems Inc. (GSSI) needed a capable, flexible controller platform for use with their highly specialized devices. Afte...
Shell and MachineMax launch digital service for customers to maximise profitability Shell and MachineMax have launched a new digital service that will help construction and mining companies to maximise the profitability of their off-highway fleets using smart sensors and next-generation analytics. Toget...
CIRIA releases new Eurocode compliant Tower crane guidance CIRIA’s highly anticipated new guide Tower crane foundation and tie design (C761) aims to bring together important practical and design issues that affect health and safety and to present a current understanding of good practice based on the exp...
ALE expands with new team and strategy in the USA As part of their expansion in the USA, ALE has set up a permanent branch by moving offices to the Houston, I-10 Energy Corridor, and expanded their US operational capability by recruiting additional experienced personnel and investing in the latest heavy...
SENNEBOGEN celebrates 60th year at bauma The World-trade fair bauma’s success story started in 1954 with just 58 exhibitors at Theresienwiese in Munich. Fast forward to today and the exhibition space and the number of exhibitors have increased 50-fold. SENNEBOGEN, as one of the first exhibitors, h...
JCB powers ahead with the launch of the 19C-1E electric excavator JCB has launched its first ever full electric mini excavator, the 19C-1E – a powerful compact model with zero exhaust emissions and one that is considerably quieter than a standard machine. Utilising leading-edge automotive battery...
GSSI showcases latest ground penetrating radar technology at Canadian Concrete Expo GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be highlighting its latest GPR technology at the 2019 Canadian Concrete Expo, to be held February 6-7, 2019 at The International Ce...
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