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VolvoCE wins back The Malcolm Group with 6 brand new excavators
VolvoCE wins back The Malcolm Group with 6 brand new excavators Returning to Volvo after nearly 20 years, The Malcolm Group has recently purchased 6 new excavators, ranging from 22 to 50 tonnes in ope...
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New Mercedes-Benz Econic impact protection vehicles drive safety at Cardiff Council
New Mercedes-Benz Econic impact protection vehicles drive safety at Cardiff Council The safety of motorists and members of their own highways team was uppermost in the minds of Cardiff Council procure...
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Auric Network starts work on $1.5 billion Korean Gold Mine Project
Auric Network starts work on $1.5 billion Korean Gold Mine Project Auric Network Limited, the Hong Kong based blockchain innovation group, is pleased to announce the commencement of on site safety wor...
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Sterling awarded $122.7m project featuring accelerated bridge construction in Utah
Sterling awarded $122.7m project featuring accelerated bridge construction in Utah Sterling Construction today announced its subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC, has been selected...
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SF Express selects Plus for China’s first self-driving Commercial Freight Pilot
SF Express selects Plus for China’s first self-driving Commercial Freight Pilot Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a leading company in self-driving truck technology, announced today that SF Express has s...
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Ritchie Bros takes the US online market by storm with $55m regional auction
Ritchie Bros takes the US online market by storm with $55m regional auction Since moving its auctions to 100% online bidding, Ritchie Bros. has taken advantage of the digital world by bringing smaller...
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Astutis celebrates a decade of workplace health, safety and environmental training
Astutis celebrates a decade of workplace health, safety and environmental training Astutis, an industry-leader in workplace health, safety and environmental training, is celebrating its 10-year anni...
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Puma Energy opening Bitumen Terminal to support infrastructure growth in India
Puma Energy opening Bitumen Terminal to support infrastructure growth in India Puma Energy’s Bitumen business, Puma Bitumen, today announced the opening of its latest bitumen terminal in India. The ne...
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SME’s urged to reap rewards of Teesside Freeport by Construction Alliance
SME’s urged to reap rewards of Teesside Freeport by Construction Alliance Construction Alliance North East (CAN) chair Ken Parkin has urged regional SMEs to grab their share of the investment pi...
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GAP Group concentrating on enhancing their technical and environmental services
GAP Group concentrating on enhancing their technical and environmental services GAP Hire Solutions, the largest independent hire company in the UK, is made up of ten different divisions with 146 locat...
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Mecalac unveils the all-new TLB880 Backhoe Loader
Mecalac unveils the all-new TLB880 Backhoe Loader Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has launched a new product addition to its backhoe loader portfolio – the TLB880. Combining impressive power, effici...
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Frankfurt Airport tests Blickfeld LiDAR Technology to detect passenger flows
Frankfurt Airport tests Blickfeld LiDAR Technology to detect passenger flows LiDAR sensors and perception software provider Blickfeld announces the implementation of a first project phase of a people...
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IAM RoadSmart study finds motorists consider autonomous vehicles dangerous
IAM RoadSmart study finds motorists consider autonomous vehicles dangerous A study from the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has revealed that 60 percent of motorists consi...
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XPeng aims for 3,675 km Autonomous Driving Expedition in China
XPeng aims for 3,675 km Autonomous Driving Expedition in China XPeng Inc., a Chinese smart electric vehicle company, has kicked off the autonomous driving expedition with a fleet of XPeng P7s, coverin...
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Murata introduces LiDAR Data to Traffic Monitoring Service in Indonesia
Murata introduces LiDAR Data to Traffic Monitoring Service in Indonesia In April, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., will begin a service in Indonesia that will provide data from a traffic counter system...
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Hirst Brothers go for versatility with new Bobcat Excavators
Hirst Brothers go for versatility with new Bobcat Excavators Hirst Brothers Contractors Ltd of York has taken delivery of new Bobcat E27 and E85 mini-excavators. Jointly run by Directors, Edd and Tom...
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Highways England awards Skanska £507m A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet project
Highways England awards Skanska £507m A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet project Skanska and Highways England agree £507 million A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements contract. This major project...
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EIB invests €40m for urban transport improvements in the Canton of Sarajevo
EIB invests €40m for urban transport improvements in the Canton of Sarajevo To support the transition to more sustainable transport modes, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €40 million f...
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Doosan announces top 10 dealers for 2020 in North America
Doosan announces top 10 dealers for 2020 in North America Doosan Infracore North America, LLC announces its top-performing dealers of 2020. The top 10 dealers are among more than 160 Doosan® equipment...
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JCB scores big deal for X-Series Excavators for Chasetown Civil Engineering
JCB scores big deal for X-Series Excavators for Chasetown Civil Engineering JCB has secured one of the biggest deals of the year for its X-Series range of tracked excavators after an investment by one...
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Iteris wins $3.5m contract on Arizona DoT I10 Broadway Curve Project
Iteris wins $3.5m contract on Arizona DoT I10 Broadway Curve Project Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded contracts for...
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Tarmac helping Leicestershire County Council to deliver greener roads
Tarmac helping Leicestershire County Council to deliver greener roads Tarmac is helping Leicestershire County Council to deliver greener roads with the biggest supply to date of a new rubberised aspha...
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Canton Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion starts up in Georgia
Canton Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion starts up in Georgia Clark Construction Group and their joint venture partner Reeves Young joined Canton city officials to begin construction of the Canton...
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AECOM partners with Houston METRO to automate zero emissions transit technology
AECOM partners with Houston METRO to automate zero emissions transit technology AECOM, the world’s premier infrastructure consulting firm, has partnered with Houston METRO, the region’s largest public...
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Made in Britain brand adds £3.5 billion a year to UK exports
Made in Britain brand adds £3.5 billion a year to UK exports As the UK government negotiates new trade deals in markets across the globe, research1 from Barclays Corporate Banking released today revea...
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Construction companies set to see a rise in adjudications
Construction companies set to see a rise in adjudications Organisations in the construction sector are being warned to expect a rise in the number of adjudications around contracts as government suppo...
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Norwest Plant agrees multi-million pound site dumper deal with Mecalac
Norwest Plant agrees multi-million pound site dumper deal with Mecalac Norwest Plant, Mecalac’s official dealer for North Wales and the North West of England, has agreed a multi-million pound deal wit...
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Mott MacDonald develops masterplan for first hydrogen transport hub in UK
Mott MacDonald develops masterplan for first hydrogen transport hub in UK Mott MacDonald has developed a masterplan for the UK’s first ever multi-modal hydrogen transport hub for the UK Department for...
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Kaman K-MAX gets to work with Black Tusk Helicopter in Canada
Kaman K-MAX gets to work with Black Tusk Helicopter in Canada Kaman Air Vehicles announced they have delivered a new medium-to-heavy lift K-MAX® helicopter to Black Tusk Helicopter Inc. of Squamish, B...
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Granite JV awarded $42m US Air Force Base project in Guam
Granite JV awarded $42m US Air Force Base project in Guam The joint venture team comprised of Granite and Obayashi Corporation has been awarded the P3001 Standoff Weapons Complex at Andersen Air Force...
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Innovyze and Técnicas de Ingeniería y Software bringing Smart Water to Madrid
Innovyze and Técnicas de Ingeniería y Software bringing Smart Water to Madrid Innovyze, the global leader in water software solutions, and their partners Técnicas de Ingeniería y Software, have announ...
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5 tips for sufficient land research in 2021
5 tips for sufficient land research in 2021 When it comes to getting a profitable project off the ground, establishing a suitable plot is of paramount importance. This forms the very foundation of you...
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SPIE UK puts safety first with maintenance contract at Calor Gas Port Clarence facility
SPIE UK puts safety first with maintenance contract at Calor Gas Port Clarence facility SPIE UK, the British subsidiary of SPIE, the independent European leader for multi-technical services in the are...
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Romal Capital £100m waterfront development to bring Sydney to Liverpool
Romal Capital £100m waterfront development to bring Sydney to Liverpool Global property developer Romal Capital has reinforced its commitment to Liverpool’s Central Docks by committing £100m to transf...
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JCB rebounds with 700 new permanent placements
JCB rebounds with 700 new permanent placements JCB today launched a fresh recruitment drive for hundreds more shop floor employees and announced plans to give hundreds more agency employees permanent...
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O’Hare International Airport Terminal 5 to get high-tech View Smart Windows
O’Hare International Airport Terminal 5 to get high-tech View Smart Windows View, Inc., a market leader in smart glass, announced its smart windows will be installed in the new 350,000-square-fo...
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Iteris awarded $1.2m Texas DOT IDIQ Contract for Smart Mobility and Traffic Engineering
Iteris awarded $1.2m Texas DOT IDIQ Contract for Smart Mobility and Traffic Engineering Iteris, Inc., a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awar...
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I Squared Capital awarded Asia Pacific Transport Investor of the Year
I Squared Capital awarded Asia Pacific Transport Investor of the Year I Squared Capital has been awarded the 2020 Asia Pacific Transport Investor of the Year Award for its investment in Cube Highways...
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Ford Dagenham to provide advanced technology diesel engines for Ford Transits
Ford Dagenham to provide advanced technology diesel engines for Ford Transits Ford announced today that Ford Dagenham Engine Plant to the east of London will manufacture the latest advanced technology...
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Siltbuster helping to protect Aquatic Ecosystems on £200m M55 motorway project
Siltbuster helping to protect Aquatic Ecosystems on £200m M55 motorway project Siltbuster, the leading water treatment specialist, has provided Costain with four modular treatment solutions, to be use...
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Next Generation Electric Ford Transit to be built in Turkey
Next Generation Electric Ford Transit to be built in Turkey Ford today confirmed that the next generation Ford Transit Custom range will include an all-electric model in addition to plug-in hybrid, mi...
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IRENA and IDB accelerate sustainable energy for Latin America and the Caribbean
IRENA and IDB accelerate sustainable energy for Latin America and the Caribbean On March 9 the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) signed a part...
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Wirtgen SP 154(i) Concrete Slipform Paving Train connects Prague and Brno
Wirtgen SP 154(i) Concrete Slipform Paving Train connects Prague and Brno During the modernization of the D1 freeway between the Czech Republic’s two largest cities, two slipform pavers and a texture...
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Carnell expanding renewable fuel use after 90 percent emissions cut in Speedy trial
Carnell expanding renewable fuel use after 90 percent emissions cut in Speedy trial Highways maintenance contractor Carnell plan to expand its use of renewable fuel to power its projects after cutting...
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Liebherr puts 25 tower cranes to work on the Überseequartier project in Hamburg
Liebherr puts 25 tower cranes to work on the Überseequartier project in Hamburg 25 Liebherr tower cranes are involved in the construction of the Überseequartier, a new district in Hamburg. This is par...
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Construction of M+ museum in Hong Kong completed
Construction of M+ museum in Hong Kong completed M+ has reached the important milestone marking the completion of construction of the museum building. With the Occupation Permit for the museum buildin...
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SENNEBOGEN Material Handler 870 Hybrid crawls in to action for BUS Bendorf
SENNEBOGEN Material Handler 870 Hybrid crawls in to action for BUS Bendorf With over 6,000 operating hours, the SENNEBOGEN 870 Hybrid has already moved a lot in the inland port of Bendorf: Since 2017,...
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Ritchie Bros extends support for US DoD with new surplus term sale contracts
Ritchie Bros extends support for US DoD with new surplus term sale contracts Ritchie Bros.’ GovPlanet marketplace has been helping the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Logistics...
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Albertsons and Tortoise launch remote-controlled delivery cart trials in California
Albertsons and Tortoise launch remote-controlled delivery cart trials in California Albertsons Companies announced today that it has partnered with Tortoise, an automated logistics company focused on...
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Thales set to digitize Deutsche Bahn Stuttgart Signalling System
Thales set to digitize Deutsche Bahn Stuttgart Signalling System As a part of the initial “Digital railways Germany” package, Deutsche Bahn is equipping the Stuttgart region with a digital signalling...
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