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Electric vehicle battery production in Poland boosted with €480m EIB loan
Electric vehicle battery production in Poland boosted with €480m EIB loan The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €480 million loan agreement with LG Chem Wroclaw Energy, the Polish subsidiary...
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World Bank funds $500m for green and safe highways in India
World Bank funds $500m for green and safe highways in India The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a $500 million project to build safe and green national highway corridors in the...
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BITA and FLTA release Covid-19 notice for Materials Handling and Plant Equipment owners
BITA and FLTA release Covid-19 notice for Materials Handling and Plant Equipment owners The British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) and The Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) have issued a joint s...
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Zappshelter industrial strength air-beam tents perfect for the NHS front-line
Zappshelter industrial strength air-beam tents perfect for the NHS front-line Specialist shelter provider Zappshelter have come up with an innovative product to assist the NHS, emergency services, ess...
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STRABAG gradually resumes work on construction sites in Austria
STRABAG gradually resumes work on construction sites in Austria Around ten days after STRABAG announced the temporary halt of work on its construction sites in Austria, the largest Austrian constructi...
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McCann crowned with 5th consecutive RoSPA Gold Medal
McCann crowned with 5th consecutive RoSPA Gold Medal Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann has been awarded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Medal...
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Nordic Investment Bank finances new tram line for Helsinki
Nordic Investment Bank finances new tram line for Helsinki The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the City of Espoo have signed a 25-year loan of EUR 65.6 million to finance the construction of the new...
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ADB Transport Forum 2020 scheduled for 24 – 28 August
ADB Transport Forum 2020 scheduled for 24 – 28 August For more than a decade, ADB has hosted the Transport Forum as a premiere gathering of experts, government counterparts, and stakeholders to...
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Hyundai 90-tonne HX900L Excavator digging deep in Ireland
Hyundai 90-tonne HX900L Excavator digging deep in Ireland Having run Hyundai excavators since 2005, Irish plant and dredging contractors, Mill Road Plant Ltd, are familiar with the positive long-term...
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Gas Safety Trust launches 2020 small grant call for CO poisoning research
Gas Safety Trust launches 2020 small grant call for CO poisoning research The Gas Safety Trust (GST) today launched their 2020 Small Grants call. This Spring the Trust is looking to fund smaller, shor...
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JCB halts production as Coronavirus impact impacts global demand
JCB halts production as Coronavirus impact impacts global demand JCB is today stopping production at all of its UK manufacturing plants as disruption resulting from the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic...
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Jaus Neigum crowned Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge Champion at ConExpo 2020
Jaus Neigum crowned Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge Champion at ConExpo 2020 It was an event a year in the making, with over 10,000 operators from 30 countries participated in local operator cha...
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Motorcycle theft numbers on the rise – here is what you should do
Motorcycle theft numbers on the rise: Here is what you should do Did you know that over one single day, 130 motorcycles will be stolen in the UK, the same number in the US and over 150 will disappear...
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Wirtgen Large Milling Machines impressed at Conexpo 2020
Wirtgen Large Milling Machines impressed at Conexpo 2020 With more than 30 exhibits, including 10 world and North American premieres, as well as an interactive technology exhibition, the Wirtgen Group...
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Bergkamp acquires leading laboratory products manufacturer Benedict Slurry Seal
Bergkamp acquires leading laboratory products manufacturer Benedict Slurry Seal Bergkamp Inc., based in Salina, Kansas, announces the acquisition of Benedict Slurry Seal, a leading manufacturer of lab...
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AfDB funds $34m road project in Sierra Leone
AfDB funds $34m road project in Sierra Leone For truck driver Joseph Turay, navigating the 120 km Matotoka-Sefadu road in northeastern Sierra Leone used to be a nightmare. On average, he spent between...
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Are vehicle infotainment systems a road safety hazard?
Are vehicle infotainment systems a road safety hazard? Worrying results from a new study released today show that the latest in-vehicle infotainment systems, designed to improve road safety, are faili...
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Mendix app speeds up Parking Registration for 2.5m visitors to Rotterdam
Mendix app speeds up Parking Registration for 2.5m visitors to Rotterdam Mendix, a Siemens business and the global leader in enterprise low-code, today announced that the Municipality of Rotterdam has...
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Hyper Poland smashes funding goal in 10 days to demonstrate prototype Magrail system
Hyper Poland smashes funding goal in 10 days to demonstrate prototype Magrail system Just ten days after their launch on investment platform Seedrs, Hyper Poland has achieved its €451,000 investment t...
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Circuit Zandvoort opened prior to Dutch Grand Prix aided by Mammoet
Circuit Zandvoort opened prior to Dutch Grand Prix aided by Mammoet Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen has opened Circuit Zandvoort near Amsterdam – the venue for this...
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Metso launched NW Rapid crusher range for the North American market at CONEXPO
Metso launched NW Rapid crusher range for the North American market at CONEXPO Metso is extending their NW Rapid™ series of transportable wheel-mounted crushing plants with a range developed sp...
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UK Government announces further changes to the IR35 construction tax changes
UK Government announces further changes to the IR35 construction tax changes Changes to the off-payroll working rules – which will impact on the construction industry by placing additional oblig...
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MANN+HUMMEL showcased new technologies for construction machines at ConExpo
MANN+HUMMEL showcased new technologies for construction machines at ConExpo Predictive service, protection of valuable components and space-optimized use – these are just a few advantages of the...
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Nomad Digital to deploy train WiFi with Öresund in Denmark and Sweden
Nomad Digital to deploy train WiFi with Öresund in Denmark and Sweden Nomad Digital has won a multi-million-pound contract to execute their Nomad Connect WiFi solution for 111 trains, securing more ma...
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JCB sponsors British canoeist Adam Burgess as he paddles for Olympic gold
JCB sponsors British canoeist Adam Burgess as he paddles for Olympic gold BRITISH canoeing medallist Adam Burgess has some extra power in his paddle as he goes for gold this summer – after landi...
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CDE launches new wet-processing 500tph ComboTM X900 at CONEXPO
CDE launches new wet-processing 500tph ComboTM X900 at CONEXPO CDE, an industry-leading manufacturer of wet processing equipment for materials processors, has unveiled its new 500 tonnes per hour (tph...
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Cold Comfort calls for open minds to tackle winter roads
Cold Comfort calls for open minds to tackle winter roads The UK’s highways leaders could look to Canada, Russia and even over their nearest county boundary to find new ways to tackle winter conditions...
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CASE debuts DL550B Compact Dozer Loader at ConExpo
CASE debuts DL550B Compact Dozer Loader at ConExpo CASE Construction Equipment debuted the all-new DL550B — the industry’s first fully integrated compact dozer loader. Unveiled at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017...
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CDE hailed as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies
CDE hailed as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies CDE has been named as one of Ireland’s Best Managed companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards programme, in association with B...
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Metso introduces large-capacity Lokotrack ST4.10 mobile screen at ConExpo
Metso introduces large-capacity Lokotrack ST4.10 mobile screen at ConExpo Metso has showcased their latest addition to its mobile screens range, the Lokotrack® ST4.10™, at the Metso booth C3153...
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Colas introduces the French Exopush rake Exoskeleton to the UK
Colas introduces the French Exopush rake Exoskeleton to the UK Colas has launched the Exopush in its UK business. Exopush is an exoskeleton designed to give power assistance to operatives working on l...
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CASE unveils the 580EV Project Zeus – the first fully electric Backhoe Loader
CASE unveils the 580EV Project Zeus – the first fully electric Backhoe Loader CASE Construction Equipment introduces “Project Zeus” — the 580 EV (Electric Vehicle), the construction industry’s f...
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ADB financing $42m for critical transport infrastructure in Bangladesh
ADB financing $42m for critical transport infrastructure in Bangladesh The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $42 million in project readiness financing (PRF) for a facility to help improve tra...
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EBRD Green Cities Action Plan to transform public transport in Sarajevo
EBRD Green Cities Action Plan to transform public transport in Sarajevo The EBRD is financing major investments to improve public transport in Sarajevo, with CO² emission reductions likely to exceed 3...
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World Bank report safer roads will add over $1 Trillion to South Asian Economies
World Bank report safer roads will add over $1 Trillion to South Asian Economies South Asia’s eastern subregion, comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal, needs to invest an estimated extra $11...
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INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard finds congestion cost Britain £6.9 billion in 2019
INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard finds congestion cost Britain £6.9 billion in 2019 INRIX, a global leader in transportation analytics and connected car services, has published the 2019 INRIX Global Tra...
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COVID-19 and the Construction Industry
COVID-19 and the Construction Industry The construction industry has had a particularly difficult few years, with uncertainty around Brexit, high numbers of insolvencies, high-profile building safety...
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Tenstar Simulations showcasing their World of Simulation at CONEXPO 2020
Tenstar Simulations showcasing their World of Simulation at CONEXPO 2020 Tenstar Simulation, a specialist in the simulator industry that offers a wide range of professional machine education simulator...
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TU Wien unveils the Unfoldable Bridge in Austria
TU Wien unveils the Unfoldable Bridge in Austria There are many different methods for erecting bridges – but the new technique developed by TU Wien, the balanced lowering method, is quite spectacular:...
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Nottingham-based McCann named as a finalist at the 2020 Highways England Awards
Nottingham-based McCann named as a finalist at the 2020 Highways England Awards Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann has been announced as a finalist in the 2020 Highways Engl...
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Special edition Metso Lokotrack LT4MX mobile cone crusher debuts at CONEXPO CONAGG
Special edition Metso Lokotrack LT4MX mobile cone crusher debuts at CONEXPO CONAGG Metso will showcase a special edition Lokotrack® LT4MXTM for visitors at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 construction show i...
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Five raises $41 million to tackle the biggest challenges in self-driving vehicles
Five raises $41 million to tackle the biggest challenges in self-driving vehicles Five, the UK self-driving company, has raised $41M in a Series B round of equity funding. New investors are Trustbridg...
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Equipmake and HiETA create the most power dense electric motor
Equipmake and HiETA create the most power dense electric motor The world’s most power dense permanent magnet electric motor is under development in the UK. Expert electrification company, Equipmake, h...
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New John Deere Motor Grader with Premium Circle option reduces operating costs
New John Deere Motor Grader with Premium Circle option reduces operating costs John Deere unveils a new factory-installed Premium Circle option for all G-Series, GP-Series and SmartGrade™ motor...
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Utility excavation searches on the rise for highways projects in the UK
Utility excavation searches on the rise for highways projects in the UK Richard Broome, Managing Director at Linesearch BeforeUdig (LSBUD), the nation’s leading online asset search facility, discusses...
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Czech firefighters get specialist vehicles on TATRA truck chassis
Czech firefighters get specialist vehicles on TATRA truck chassis On February 18, the special firefighting unit from the Czech town of Hlučín was handed over two special fire-fighting vehicles built o...
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Ringway Jacobs secures 5-year extension to Essex CC Integrated Highway Partnership
Ringway Jacobs secures 5-year extension to Essex CC Integrated Highway Partnership Ringway Jacobs, the leading integrated highways service provider to UK local authorities, secures the maximum five-ye...
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Roadmender UK promotes mastic asphalt as the new pothole hero
Roadmender UK promotes mastic asphalt as the new pothole hero In the aftermath of storm Jorge, widespread flooding and strong winds has compounded the extensive damage caused by Storm’s Ciara an...
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ADEPT calls for a national strategy for the future of British aviation
ADEPT calls for a national strategy for the future of British aviation In the wake of the Appeal Court’s decision that plans for the third runway at Heathrow were unlawful, the Association of Director...
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Clearview Intelligence strengthens the team to drive the future of traffic solutions
Clearview Intelligence strengthens the team to drive the future of traffic solutions Clearview Intelligence strengthens its senior management team with internal promotions ready to push on into 2020 a...
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