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Network Rail unveils innovative railway footbridge design
Network Rail unveils innovative railway footbridge design A new design of bridge that could transform rail crossings across Britain will be unveiled by Network Rail at Rail Live today (June 16). The i...
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B2W Estimating and Operations Software now available to College Construction Programs
B2W Estimating and Operations Software now available to College Construction Programs B2W Software, a leading provider of heavy construction management software, is extending its B2W College Program f...
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Midlands Connect releases plans for £800m alternative fuels network
Midlands Connect releases plans for £800m alternative fuels network Regional transport body Midlands Connect has outlined plans for an £800million alternative fuels network, which if installed could c...
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Third of UK businesses scrapped tech projects during pandemic
Third of UK businesses scrapped tech projects during pandemic A new survey of 750 UK business leaders has revealed the successes and failures of business’ digital transformation journey during the pan...
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JCB launches £70k NSPCC fundraising drive to mark the Queen’s historic 70-year reign
JCB launches £70k NSPCC fundraising drive to mark the Queen’s historic 70-year reign JCB employees are embarking on a major fundraising drive for children’s charity the NSPCC with the launch of a £70,...
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Coinford Plant to replace their fleet with 95 Hitachi Excavators
Coinford Plant to replace their fleet with 95 Hitachi Excavators Coinford Plant kick started the year with an extensive order of 95 excavators, supplied by HCMUK throughout 2021. Coinford Director Lee...
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Should your business switch and hire Electric Vans
Should your business switch and hire Electric Vans The van leasing market is changing. Innovation and development in infrastructure and competitive pricing are making electric vans the next big step i...
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Cross River Partnership and Vivacity Labs partner on Clean-air interventions in London
Cross River Partnership and Vivacity Labs partner on Clean-air interventions in London Cross River Partnership (CRP), a non-profit and impartial partnership organisation that delivers positive change...
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Altuity wins grant to fund development of 3D scanning from West of England Authority
Altuity wins grant to fund development of 3D scanning from West of England Authority Altuity Solutions Ltd, a UK-based developer of facilities management (FM) and underground asset management software...
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Sacyr wins €3,700 million 320 kilometre highway contract in Italy
Sacyr wins €3,700 million 320 kilometre highway contract in Italy SIS consortium, formed by Fininc and Sacyr, has won the contract for the operation rights of the Italian highways A21 Turin-Alexandria...
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AUSA excited to be back at the World of Concrete
AUSA excited to be back at the World of Concrete Over a year after the start of the global pandemic, thanks to the positive progress made in some regions, the first large-scale events are starting to...
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Komatsu to sell UK based Conveying and Projects businesses
Komatsu to sell UK based Conveying and Projects businesses With two opportunities selected for the future of its UK-based conveying businesses, Komatsu announced plans for a management buyout of its i...
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Bobcat dealer in Sweden supporting Child Cancer Patients
Bobcat dealer in Sweden supporting Child Cancer Patients Minutdagen in cooperation with AjaBajaCancer foundation has teamed up with Bobcat Sverige AB, the exclusive dealer for the Bobcat range in Swed...
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Weldsafe expands with launch of new website
Weldsafe expands with launch of new website Family-run business Weldsafe were really excited to announce the launch of their brand new website. Based in Scotstoun in the West End of Glasgow, Weldsafe...
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Construction is the route to Economic Recovery
Construction is the route to Economic Recovery In the words of the British Prime Minister: “Build, build, build.” At least, that is the plan being mounted by Westminster to escape the looming recessio...
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Buckland Newton Hire fuels growth with Cat excavator fleet
Buckland Newton Hire fuels growth with Cat excavator fleet Buckland Newton Hire is a family run plant hire and waste disposal company based in Dorset. To expand its long-term hire capabilities and sup...
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GKD Technologies featuring new Safety Control Solutions at Rail Live
GKD Technologies featuring new Safety Control Solutions at Rail Live GKD Technologies has announced that it will be exhibiting at the much-anticipated Rail Live exhibition 16 – 17 June 2021, Quinton R...
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Granite awarded $12m CMAR Runway Rehabilitation contract in Central California
Granite awarded $12m CMAR Runway Rehabilitation contract in Central California Granite announced that it has been awarded a contract by the County of San Luis Obispo for the construction phase of the...
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Goldacre Ventures open up for applications for RElab 2021 scale-up programme
Goldacre Ventures open up for applications for RElab 2021 scale-up programme Goldacre Ventures (Goldacre), a VC firm based in London focusing on the Smart Built Environment, is excited to announce tha...
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Is it time to incentivise Modern Methods of Construction
Is it time to incentivise Modern Methods of Construction It’s widely accepted that Modern Methods of Construction represent the future of volume housebuilding and are a key part of the solution...
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WJ Group reinforces market leading position in UK with Bellstan acquisition
WJ Group reinforces market leading position in UK with Bellstan acquisition WJ Group, the market-leading highway marking and safety business, has acquired Bellstan Ltd, a long-standing road marking co...
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INTECH NDE partners with Sarcos Robotics for Remote Inspection Robot in Canada
INTECH NDE partners with Sarcos Robotics for Remote Inspection Robot in Canada Sarcos Robotics, a leader in the development of robots that augment humans to enhance productivity and safety, and INTECH...
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Texas-based right of way valuation firm focuses on transportation and utilities
Texas-based right of way valuation firm focuses on transportation and utilities O’Brien Right of Way Valuation, formerly known as O’Brien Realty Advisors, today announced its strategic expansion and r...
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Doosan celebrates 221 orders from all over Africa, Asia, Latin America and Middle East
Doosan celebrates 221 orders from all over Africa, Asia, Latin America and Middle East Doosan Infracore has announced that it has signed contracts to deliver a total of 221 construction machines in co...
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Wessex Water sewage and food waste powered trucks set to hit the road
Wessex Water sewage and food waste powered trucks set to hit the road Wessex Water trucks powered by sewage and food waste are hitting the roads this summer, a transport revolution that could potentia...
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JCT Symposium exhibition nearly sold out with Signals firms giving it the green light
JCT Symposium exhibition nearly sold out with Signals firms giving it the green light Organisers of this year’s JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham say the industry is showing enthusiasm to ge...
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Greentech Festival using MANN+HUMMEL antiviral air purifiers
Greentech Festival using MANN+HUMMEL antiviral air purifiers What do trade fairs and conferences, festivals and large events across Germany have in common? They have all been severely limited in their...
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Ouster LiDAR selected for PARIFEX Speed Enforcement in France
Ouster LiDAR selected for PARIFEX Speed Enforcement in France Ouster, Inc., a leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar sensors for the industrial automation, smart infrastructure, robotics, a...
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Peterbilt delivers first New Model 579 to Smith Transport in Pennsylvania
Peterbilt delivers first New Model 579 to Smith Transport in Pennsylvania Peterbilt Motors Company has announced the delivery of the first production New Model 579 to Smith Transport. Based in Roaring...
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Investment fund awards £1.6m to robotic train guides and transformative transport projects
Investment fund awards £1.6m to robotic train guides and transformative transport projects Six innovative and pioneering projects exploring the benefits and applications of 5G technology in the transp...
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Unite manhole covers prove their metal on M27 project
Unite manhole covers prove their metal on M27 project LEADING ironwork designer and manufacturer Wrekin Products has completed an intensive consultation process to secure the opportunity to supply its...
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Network Rail celebrates 3,000th apprentice taking station at Suffolk signal box
Network Rail celebrates 3,000th apprentice taking station at Suffolk signal box Signalling apprentice, Thomas Briggs, based at Saxmundham in Suffolk, has become Network Rail’s 3000th apprentice since...
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Komatsu selected as a Digital Transformation Brand for 2021
Komatsu selected as a Digital Transformation Brand for 2021 Komatsu has been selected as a “Digital Transformation Brand” jointly selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry an...
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Highways England to create largest community woodland alongside Lower Thames Crossing
Highways England to create largest community woodland alongside Lower Thames Crossing Highways England has announced a new woodland the size of 135 football pitches will be planted in partnership with...
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Hexagone takes over Liebherr tower crane rental business in Paris and Northern France
Hexagone takes over Liebherr tower crane rental business in Paris and Northern France On 1 September 2021 Liebherr will hand over its rental business of tower cranes in the French region Ile-de-France...
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Bobcat dominates the Equipment Rental Market in the Czech Republic
Bobcat dominates the Equipment Rental Market in the Czech Republic The exclusive dealer for the Bobcat range in the Czech Republic, Bobcat CZ a.s., has announced it has won a new order comprising 71 m...
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Tilbury Douglas appoints new Highways Director for Infrastructure
Tilbury Douglas appoints new Highways Director for Infrastructure Tilbury Douglas has announced the appointment of Catherine Brookes as Highways Sector Director for their infrastructure business. Cath...
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ADB funds US$300m Balakot Hydropower Project in Pakistan
ADB funds US$300m Balakot Hydropower Project in Pakistan The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Pakistan signed a $300 million loan to finance the construction of a 300-megawatt hydrop...
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Rural road connectivity in Sri Lanka supported by ADB
Rural road connectivity in Sri Lanka supported by ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Sri Lanka today signed a $200 million loan agreement for the Second Integrated Road Investm...
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Granite highway project wins 2021 Construction Risk Partners Build America Award
Granite highway project wins 2021 Construction Risk Partners Build America Award Granite has received the 2021 Construction Risk Partners Build America Award in the Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellen...
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ADB agrees $173m green loan financing for 144MW Wind Farms in Vietnam
ADB agrees $116m green loan financing for 144MW Wind Farms in Vietnam The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $116 million green loan with Lien Lap Wind Power Joint Stock Company (Lien Lap), Phong H...
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Lafarge Sustainability focuses on Clean Air
Lafarge Sustainability focuses on Clean Air As a long-standing industry member of the Calgary Region Airshed Zone non-profit organization, Lafarge Canada Inc. continues to demonstrate unwavering commi...
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Japan Business Conference to host NET ZERO Leaders Summit
Japan Business Conference to host NET ZERO Leaders Summit The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) has announced the jointly organized “NET ZER...
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Aggregate Industries wins pavement contract for £200m scheme in Preston
Aggregate Industries wins pavement contract for £200m scheme in Preston The contracting division of Aggregate Industries has announced that it has won and started working on the prestigious contract t...
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Scientists call for policy changes to reduce Europe’s emissions from buildings
Scientists call for policy changes to reduce Europe’s emissions from buildings To live up to their climate pledge under the Paris agreement, EU lawmakers must ensure all 250 million existing as...
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UK Cladding contractors need expert advice on professional indemnity insurance
UK Cladding contractors need expert advice on professional indemnity insurance Construction professionals are being urged to get expert advice when buying professional indemnity insurance in the face...
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Gold mines in Liberia and Burkina Faso order Metso Outotec Premier and Vertimill mills
Gold mines in Liberia and Burkina Faso order Metso Outotec Premier and Vertimill mills The Turkish conglomerate Mapa Group has awarded Metso Outotec a contract for the delivery of key grinding technol...
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Scotland’s TA400 Terex Trucks perfect for US large-scale projects
Scotland’s TA400 Terex Trucks perfect for US large-scale projects As the US construction sector is recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, President Biden is working on a major infrastructure bil...
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Zurich commits to staying green with VolvoCE Electric Construction Equipment
Zurich commits to staying green with VolvoCE Electric Construction Equipment Small but mighty electric compact machines from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) are being put through their paces b...
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British Safety Council welcomes new Building a Safer Future Charter
British Safety Council welcomes new Building a Safer Future Charter The Building a Safer Future (BSF) Charter has launched its ‘Charter Champion’ initiative to help companies drive the systemic cultur...
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