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MP Skills creates Stepping Stone to get quarries back to work safely
MP Skills creates Stepping Stone to get quarries back to work safely With the world starting to resume a certain degree some of normality, thoughts may be turning to how best to bring a workforce back...
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Highways England trials automated cone laying vehicle
Highways England trials automated cone laying vehicle Motorists have been able to snatch a first glimpse on the roads of a pioneering cone-laying vehicle that will eliminate the need for roadworkers t...
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OilQuick expands into the UK to meet demand for Quick Couplers and Tiltrotators
OilQuick expands into the UK to meet demand for Quick Couplers and Tiltrotators Interest in OilQuick’s quick couplers has grown steadily over the last few decades. With the new OQTR-E tiltrotato...
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LKAB fossil-free industrial park will recycle mine waste into critical raw materials
LKAB fossil-free industrial park will recycle mine waste into critical raw materials The ReeMAP project aims to develop technology for recycling mine waste. LKAB also plans to produce input materials,...
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Institute of Quarrying formalises collaboration with Institute of Asphalt Technology
Institute of Quarrying formalises collaboration with Institute of Asphalt Technology The Institute of Quarrying (IQ) and the Institute of Asphalt Technology (IAT) have signed a memorandum of understan...
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IVECO wins order for 100 natural gas trucks in Argentina
IVECO wins order for 100 natural gas trucks in Argentina IVECO, a pioneer in the commercialization and manufacture of vehicles powered by alternative fuels, has won a record order to deliver 100 Stral...
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Transport for the North hails region as a pioneer of hydrogen transport technologies
Transport for the North hails region as a pioneer of hydrogen transport technologies The Government has named Tees Valley in England as the first Hydrogen Transport Hub has been welcomed by Transport...
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Covid19 and Capital Expenditure Investments
Covid19 and Capital Expenditure Investments Cancelled projects, interrupted supply chains, employee health and safety concerns — this is the reality for many construction companies following the coron...
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Highways England wins top honours at ICE Civil Engineering Awards
Highways England wins top honours at ICE Civil Engineering Awards A Highways England project to protect a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Devon has won two prestigious civil engineering awards....
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Iteris wins $4.7m traffic signal contract from Orange County Transportation Authority
Iteris wins $4.7m traffic signal contract from Orange County Transportation Authority Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, has announced that it has executed the final...
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GHH and German Technology help deliver Alto Maipo Hydropower Plant
GHH and German Technology help deliver Alto Maipo Hydropower Plant For Chile, the Rio Maipo is a stroke of luck to supply the nearby capital Santiago with energy: In the mighty “Alto Maipo...
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NAO looks at improving local bus services in England
NAO looks at improving local bus services in England A new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) finds that, despite the Department for Transport’s long stated aim to increase bus use, passenger...
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KNR Walayar Tollways in India acquired by Cube Highways
KNR Walayar Tollways in India acquired by Cube Highways Cube Highways III, a portfolio company of I Squared Capital through its ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund II, has acquired 100 percent of KNR Walay...
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TfL appoints GHD to support future Cycle Route 15 to transform London travel
TfL appoints GHD to support future Cycle Route 15 to transform London travel GHD has announced that it has been appointed by Transport for London (TfL) as its Traffic Engineering Support Partner to su...
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Highways England tests Vehicle Incursion Airbag to protect road workers
Highways England tests Vehicle Incursion Airbag to protect road workers An inflatable safety barrier that can be put up in a matter of minutes is to help protect road workers on Highways England’s roa...
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Grúas Alhambra adds to their Liebherr mobile construction crane fleet in Andalusia
Grúas Alhambra adds to their Liebherr mobile construction crane fleet in Andalusia “This crane allows us to offer outstanding individual solutions. As a mobile and tower crane rental service, we are c...
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Car Vending Machine shifts Car Sales up a gear in Detroit
Car Vending Machine shifts Car Sales up a gear in Detroit Today Carvana, a leading e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, launched its newest Car Vending Machine in Detroit. The brick a...
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US Transportation Agencies announce first-ever Automated Bus Specification
US Transportation Agencies announce first-ever Automated Bus Specification The Automated Bus Consortium, a collective of U.S. transit and transportation agencies formed to investigate the feasibility...
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Fluor Freeway Project in Arizona a finalist in America Transportation Awards
Fluor Freeway Project in Arizona a finalist in America Transportation Awards Fluor has announced that the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway project in the Phoenix metropolitan area—the largest project e...
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MB Crushers attachments cut raw materials costs on Ushant Island project
MB Crushers attachments cut raw materials costs on Ushant Island project Ushant Island is 6 square miles of rocky island located at the south-western of the English Channel, marking the north-western...
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Highways England prepares for winter with 93 new state of the art gritters
Highways England prepares for winter with 93 new state of the art gritters Ninety-three new state of the art gritters will be patrolling England’s motorways and major A roads this winter as part of a...
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Mecalac welcomes new dealer Gordons Construction Equipment in Scotland
Mecalac welcomes new dealer Gordons Construction Equipment in Scotland Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has appointed Gordons Construction Equipment to its national dealer network. The Castle Douglas...
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Korea Eximbank and IFC promoting sustainable recovery in developing countries
Korea Eximbank and IFC promoting sustainable recovery in developing countries IFC and the Export and Import Bank of Korea have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) which will expand their co...
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Trombia Technologies unveils high power autonomous street sweeper in Finland
Trombia Technologies unveils high power autonomous street sweeper in Finland Finnish street maintenance technology developer Trombia Technologies launches the world’s first full-power autonomous stree...
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Hitachi ZX490LCH-7 Excavator delights operator and dealer in Norway
Hitachi ZX490LCH-7 Excavator delights operator and dealer in Norway Construction company Dobloug Entreprenør AS has taken delivery of the first Hitachi ZX490LCH-7 large excavator in Europe. The 52-ton...
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PERI 3d prints the first residential building in Germany
PERI 3d prints the first residential building in Germany PERI GmbH is building Germany’s first 3D-printed residential building in Beckum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The two-storey detached house with app...
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Balfour Beatty completes work on $429m North Metro Rail Line in Denver
Balfour Beatty completes work on $429m North Metro Rail Line in Denver Balfour Beatty, a part of the Regional Rail Partners (RRP) joint venture team, completes the first phase of design, construction...
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SVV takes manufacturing to a new level in Shenzhen
SVV takes manufacturing to a new level in Shenzhen SVV’s new manufacturing facility is China’s first tier-1 facility on the 9th floor of a skyscraper. Creating the most impressionable manufacturing fa...
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Parramatta works with Yotta and PMS on rapidly-expanding infrastructure solutions
Parramatta works with Yotta and PMS on rapidly-expanding infrastructure solutions City of Parramatta Council is a local government area situated west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Austra...
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Responsive comes to the rescue in Manchester with vital NDT testing on a ship
Responsive comes to the rescue in Manchester with vital NDT testing on a ship When a shipping company needed fast overnight action to ensure the integrity of new welds in time for its vessel to depart...
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Queensland invests $755m for second M1 – Coomera Connector
Queensland invests $755m for second M1 – Coomera Connector The Palaszczuk Government’s economic recovery plan will be significantly boosted with a $755 million commitment to build the 16-kilomet...
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AfroChampions and Esri join forces to encourage GIS across Africa
AfroChampions and Esri join forces to encourage GIS across Africa Esri, a global leader in location intelligence, today announced a joint initiative with AfroChampions, a Pan-African non-profit that a...
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Modern Methods of Construction and the new insolvency laws
Modern Methods of Construction and the new insolvency laws The focus on Modern Methods of Construction, or MMC, sharpened throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with many wondering whether the outbreak and...
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Centurion and the Headway brain injury association promote Hard Hat Awareness Week
Centurion and the Headway brain injury association promote Hard Hat Awareness Week Construction sites without the correct protection can potentially be very dangerous places, especially when it comes...
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Suicide rate for construction workers in the UK is over three times the national average
Suicide rate for construction workers in the UK is over three times the national average Working in the construction industry is one of the deadliest professions in the UK, but not because of the dang...
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Wirtgen W 380 CRi recycling train goes full-depth in South Carolina
Wirtgen W 380 CRi recycling train goes full-depth in South Carolina In the United States, a Wirtgen recycling train rehabilitated a highway at a depth of 20 cm in a single pass and without blocking th...
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RSTA encouraging adoption of a well-trained and competent highways workforce
RSTA encouraging adoption of a well-trained and competent highways workforce The need for a well-trained and competent highways workforce has never been higher as the impact of budgetary cutbacks, mai...
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Ferrovial sells stakes in two Portuguese PPP roads to DIF Capital Partners for €171m
Ferrovial sells stakes in two Portuguese PPP roads to DIF Capital Partners for €171m Ferrovial has reached an agreement, through its toll-road subsidiary Cintra, to sell its 49% stake in the Norte Lit...
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Hyundai accelerating Urban Air Mobility test flights at Incheon Airport
Hyundai accelerating Urban Air Mobility test flights at Incheon Airport Hyundai Motor Company is partnering with Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC), Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co....
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Headway urging cyclists to wear a helmet as UK Government kickstarts a cycling revolution
Headway urging cyclists to wear a helmet as UK Government kickstarts a cycling revolution Headway, the brain injury association has relaunched its campaign to encourage people to wear cycle helmets af...
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one.network launches Traffic Management Platform in US
one.network launches Traffic Management Platform in US one.network, a leading software company specializing in traffic disruption and mapping technologies, announced today that it is launching in the...
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Team Penske and Stratasys delivering 3D Printing to NASCAR and INDYCAR Racing
Team Penske and Stratasys delivering 3D Printing to NASCAR and INDYCAR Racing In Team Penske’s 53-year history, over 500 victories have proven that speed doesn’t just matter when the green flag drops....
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Sir Robert McAlpine revealing Underground Highway Assets with MGISS Technology
Sir Robert McAlpine revealing Underground Highway Assets with MGISS Technology The latest surveying technology from Mobile GIS Services (MGISS) is helping Sir Robert McAlpine (SRM) transform the manag...
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Leading property consultancy launches DCW Insights app for project identification
Leading property consultancy launches DCW Insights app for project identification Dean Ward, Managing Director of the DCW Group has launched DCW Insights, an innovative and automated project identific...
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The British Construction Industry – opportunity and optimism
The British Construction Industry – opportunity and optimism Large business failures, the uncertainty of Brexit, and a global pandemic – it’s not been an easy time for the construction industry...
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Helsinki co-hosts immersive virtual conference using cutting edge gaming technology
Helsinki co-hosts immersive virtual conference using cutting edge gaming technology The cities of Helsinki and Tallinn are hosting the third World Summit on Digital Built Environment, WDBE, for expert...
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Western Sydney International Airport releases contractor shortlist
Western Sydney International Airport releases contractor shortlist The vision for Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport is a step closer to reality with three parties shortlisted to...
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Commercial Recycling upgrades with a Volvo EW240E Material Handler
Commercial Recycling upgrades with a Volvo EW240E Material Handler As part of its ongoing replacement regime, Commercial Recycling (Southern) Ltd has updated most of its VolvoCE equipment for new mode...
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World Bank funds $130.8m road infrastructure upgrade in Uganda’s West Nile sub-region
World Bank funds $130.8m road infrastructure upgrade in Uganda’s West Nile sub-region The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a grant of $130.8 million from the International Developmen...
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AECOM secures Saudi Arabia backbone infrastructure design role for visionary NEOM region
AECOM secures Saudi Arabia backbone infrastructure design role for visionary NEOM region AECOM, a world leading infrastructure consulting firm, has been appointed to design transport and utilities bac...
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