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Doosan’s rock solid DX350LC-7 Excavator gets to work in Czech Quarry
Doosan’s rock solid DX350LC-7 Excavator gets to work in Czech Quarry A new Doosan DX350LC-7 Stage V compliant excavator has added increased power and fuel efficiency for working with heavy block...
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Black and Veatch appointed for Wind Farm Engineering services in Vietnam
Black and Veatch appointed for Wind Farm Engineering services in Vietnam Vietnam is expanding its power generation capacity as it balances its generation portfolio and meets the soaring energy demand...
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The new Cat D5 Dozer sets the pace in Wales
The new Cat D5 Dozer sets the pace in Wales The rollout of the Next Generation Cat® D5 Dozer has well and truly begun, with customers in Wales setting the pace. Plant hire and construction firms inclu...
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PlasticRoad and Orbia launch first PlasticRoad bicycle path trial in Mexico City
PlasticRoad and Orbia launch first PlasticRoad bicycle path trial in Mexico City PlasticRoad and Orbia in collaboration with the Mexico City Mobility Secretariat (SEMOVI) and the Mexico City Environme...
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Iteris continues Midwest expansion With New Illinois DoT Smart Highway contract
Iteris continues Midwest expansion With New Illinois DoT Smart Highway contract Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a $500,000...
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Sterling Construction wins $40m Pali Highway project in Oahu
Sterling Construction wins $40m Pali Highway project in Oahu Sterling Construction Company, Inc., today announced that its subsidiary, Road and Highway Builders, LLC has been awarded a $40 million hea...
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Centurion unveils Nexus Extreme Mips safety helmet
Centurion unveils Nexus Extreme Mips safety helmet Working in partnership with Swedish helmet safety technology company, Mips, Centurion Safety Products has unveiled the next generation of above the n...
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HORIBA MIRA welcomes British MoD promise of £6.6 billion innovation spending
HORIBA MIRA welcomes British MoD promise of £6.6 billion innovation spending Responding to the recently published Integrated Review and Defence Command Papers, vehicle engineering specialist HORIBA MI...
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Highways England ground investigations shaping £228m Mottram bypass build
Highways England ground investigations shaping £228m Mottram bypass build Highways England has started ground and archaeological investigations for the new, £228 million bypass which will take traffic...
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Lafarge Canada kicks off 2021 with critical roadworks improvements in Alberta
Lafarge Canada kicks off 2021 with critical roadworks improvements in Alberta Lafarge Canada’s Northern Alberta construction team is kicking off 2021 with road redesign and upgrades west of Edmonton,...
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SIKA acquires DriTac flooring adhesive business in the US
SIKA acquires DriTac flooring adhesive business in the US Sika has acquired the flooring adhesives business of DriTac, a US-based floor covering adhesives company with an especially strong position in...
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Fugro completes geotechnical investigation works on the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel
Fugro completes geotechnical investigation works on the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Fugro has completed a nearshore geotechnical investigation for the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, the world’s longest immersed tunnel th...
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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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