Mabey develops new bridge lifting technique for Network Rail Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has today unveiled a new bridge lifting technique β the first of its kind in the UK. Developed with Alun Griffiths Ltd, Cass Hayward and Network Rail IP Engineering, the new system has b...
Volvoβs Building Tomorrow vision for a better future The Spanish seaside town of Alicante recently played host to the start of the Volvo Ocean Race, a 9-month yacht race around the world that is held every three years. Formerly known as the Whitbread race, Volvo took over sponsorship in 2005, and this y...
Grayhill touch encoder enhances machine control user experience The Grayhill touch encoder is an exciting concept, which helps construction equipment and vehicle product development engineers simplify designs for equipment controls by combining touchscreens, pushbuttons, trackballs and rotary switches i...
NASA 3D Printed Habitat Challenge won by Foster + Partners technology In a competition to advance the fundamental construction technologies necessary to create off-world habitats, NASA awarded first prize to team Foster + Partners. Out of 77 registered teams, five teams qualified to compete in the final...
Bituchemβs Airpatch perfect solution for potholes and surface deformations AirPatch is an engineered, sprayed application from BituChem that provides an excellent βbreakβ and quality pothole repair solution that fixes potholes and other surface deformations. AirPatch is designed to repair potholes and o...
New Operation Stack options set out by Highways England Measures that will help improve the road networkβs resilience when there are interruptions to services across the English Channel were set out by Highways England on15 November. The steps include a fresh look at options for holding large numbers of...
GSSI showcases their latest GPR technology at World of Concrete 2018 GSSI, the worldβs leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be highlighting its latest GPR technology at the 2018 World of Concrete conference, to be held January 23-26, 2018, at the Las Vegas Convention Ce...
Roads for a modern Britain, a review of this yearβs Highways UK event Last week Clearview Intelligence joined the great and good of the highways industry at the NEC for the Highways UK show. Hosted by Highways England the show is growing in size each year and is clearly becoming a major annual event on...
VolvoCE ECR88D Excavator keeps the home fires burning A new Volvo ECR88D reduced swing compact excavator has been supplied to WoodForFuel.com, located near Balfron in Stirlingshire and is the companyβs prime mover in processing firewood and woodchip. The new nine-tonne ECR88D replaces a competitive mode...
Β£1.5bn A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon upgrade marks its first year of construction The UKβs biggest road construction project is marking its first full year of work.Β 21 miles of the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon are being upgraded to three lanes in each direction including a brand new 17-mile bypass...
Wave energy company SINN Power celebrates their 3rd anniversary In the 3 years since the founding of SINN Power in 2014, the team put a full-scale wave energy converter prototype in the ocean, filed 7 patents and patent applications, and drank more than 20,000 cups of coffee. To celebrate those mileston...
Volvo Trucks unveils new innovative transport solution to drive safety and productivity The self-driving truck, driving autonomously from one hub to another, is part of a development project exploring how automation can contribute to increased productivity, enhanced safety and lower environmental impact...
Total Blasting water jetting solutions critical for South African refinery shutdown South Africaβs leading water jetting solutions provider, Total Blasting, has supplied its specialised high-pressure pumps and associated tooling for the cleaning of plant and equipment at Sasolβs Secunda refinery during...
MIT comes up with a new way to store thermal energy MIT researchers create material for a chemical heat βbatteryβ that could release its energy on demand. In large parts of the developing world, people have abundant heat from the sun during the day, but most cooking takes place later in the evening when...
First time Volvo for Mike Taylor Plant Hire Mike Taylor Plant Hire of Blairgowrie, Perth & Kinross has opted for a Volvo reduced swing ECR58D for the first time The new six-tonne machine has been supplied by SMT GBβs utility dealer for the north of Scotland,CSM Sales Ltd, replacing a competitive mac...
How incorrectly marking your Car Park could cost you Car Parks are a very importantΒ part of the UK’s road network – and are often forgotten about when it comes to marking to high specifications. With around 20,000 public car parksΒ in the United Kingdom to date – it is vital to ensure t...
SIKA gears up for high performance concrete reinforcing fibre production for EMEA Sika has started producing high-performance concrete reinforcing fibre for clients in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region at its manufacturing facility in Troisdorf, Germany, where a new production line has been comm...
EIB supports modernisation in Poland with β¬650 million for the Railways From GdaΕsk to Katowice, over 1,000 kilometres of Polish railways will be modernized and upgraded with the help of a EUR 650-million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced today. EIB funds will help finance 15 differ...
Salini Impregilo with Lane wins a $134.6m contract to build a new highway section in Florida Salini Impregiloβs U.S. subsidiary, The Lane Construction Corporation, has won a $134.6 million contract to build a section of Suncoast Parkway 2, a new highway leading north of Tampa, Florida. The contract conf...
Councils in UK forced to ransack their Highway budget to fund social care The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has reacted with concern at the findings of new analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) that by 2020 almost 60p in every Β£1 that people pay in council tax may have to be sp...
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