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Rio Tinto partnership receives accreditation for Australian-first qualification in Remote Operation
Rio Tinto partnership receives accreditation for Australian-first qualification in Remote Operation Current and future workers in the resources industry will be able to gain formal qualifications in r...
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EU Commission approves €22m to promote rail transport operability in the Netherlands
EU Commission approves €22m to promote rail transport operability in the Netherlands The European Commission has approved €22.2 million of public support to upgrade the traffic management equipment on...
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Construction in China up 3.9 percent in Q3 2019
Construction in China up 3.9% in Q3 2019 China’s construction & real estate industry saw a rise of 3.9% in overall deal activity during Q3 2019, when compared with the last four-quarter aver...
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EIB funds €140m expansion for Port of Piraeus transformation in Greece
EIB funds €140m expansion for Port of Piraeus transformation in Greece The European Investment Bank (EIB) today formally agreed to provide €140 million to support expansion and upgrading of the Port o...
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TRL launches road monitoring device to speed up maintenance and repair initiatives
TRL launches road monitoring device to speed up maintenance and repair initiatives At the Highways UK event at the NEC in Birmingham this week, TRL presented its cost-effective, easy to use, road cond...
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Texas contractor wins 2019 Vermeer MINI 500 Sweepstakes
Texas contractor wins 2019 Vermeer MINI 500 Sweepstakes Douglas Bonilla from Dallas, Texas, is the winner of the 2019 Vermeer Mini 500 Sweepstakes. Bonilla will receive a free one-year membership with...
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Miles Macadam resurfaces England’s oldest and largest Salt Mine
Miles Macadam resurfaces England’s oldest and largest Salt Mine North West based specialist surfacing company, Miles Macadam has completed resurfacing works at Winsford rock salt mine – Br...
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Mozambique receives $110m grant for Rural Roads from The World Bank
Mozambique receives $110m grant for Rural Roads from The World Bank The World Bank approved today an International Development Association (IDA) grant of $110 million as additional financing to suppor...
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CABEI and INCOFER agree to modernize Costa Rica’s rail network
CABEI and INCOFER agree to modernize Costa Rica’s rail network The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Costa Rican Railway Instit...
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EIB invests €100 million for environmentally friendly transport in Graz, Austria
EIB invests €100 million for environmentally friendly transport in Graz, Austria The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €100 million to the City of Graz to finance the modernisation and expansi...
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ADB finances $490m in India to Upgrade Madhya Pradesh Roads
ADB finances $490m in India to Upgrade Madhya Pradesh Roads The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $490 million loan as part of a $904 million public–private partnership (PPP) project to impr...
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ATG Access revolutionary Bridge Protection System delivers safety and security
ATG Access revolutionary Bridge Protection System delivers safety and security An innovative bridge protection system, which can withstand the force of a 7,500kg truck travelling at 30mph, is now avai...
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Yotta’s Horizons to deliver Highways Asset performance reporting and valuation for Kent CC
Yotta’s Horizons to deliver Highways Asset performance reporting and valuation for Kent CC Yotta has announced it is delivering its visualised highways asset management software solution, Horizo...
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SWARCO Traffic maintains quality standards with ISO certification
SWARCO Traffic maintains quality standards with ISO certification SWARCO Traffic Ltd, the traffic technology specialist, has achieved ISO 45001 accreditation for Occupational Health and Safety. The pr...
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Medico Industries supporting Team Rubicon Flood Mitigation in Pennsylvania
Medico Industries supporting Team Rubicon Flood Mitigation in Pennsylvania CASE Construction Equipment dealer Medico Industries supported veteran-led disaster response organization Team Rubicon with e...
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CPI Euromix eliminates mortar failure and wastage with Silo Mixing Station
CPI Euromix eliminates mortar failure and wastage with Silo Mixing Station With contractors under pressure to get the job done well, on budget and on time, boosting efficiencies on site is never going...
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IRENA supports Luxembourg meeting to take Electromobility to the next level
IRENA supports Luxembourg meeting to take Electromobility to the next level The challenges and the opportunities of electrified transport systems were discussed at a Ministerial Conference on Electrom...
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ADB funds $195m for improvements to trade corridors in Nepal
ADB funds $195m for improvements to trade corridors in Nepal The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $195 million loan to improve the highway between Pokhara and Mugling in Nepal, which links...
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South China Connected Auto and Smart Transport Expo – Castex 2020 announced
South China Connected Auto and Smart Transport Expo – Castex 2020 announced Today, at the Organizers Strategic Cooperation Agreement Signing Ceremony in Guangzhou, China, after months of intense...
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New EBRD Transport Strategy to promote sustainable and connected systems
New EBRD Transport Strategy to promote sustainable and connected systems The EBRD’s Board of Directors has approved a new Transport Strategy for the five years 2019-2024, refining the previous period’...
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Peterbilt Motors showcases a full line-up of Electric Trucks at the NACV Show
Peterbilt Motors showcases a full line-up of Electric Trucks at the NACV Show PACCAR is showcasing zero-emissions vehicles at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show (NACVS) that runs Oct. 28-31 in...
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New Cat D5 Dozer delivers next gen performance and productivity-boosting tech
New Cat D5 Dozer delivers next gen performance and productivity-boosting tech The new Cat D5 Dozer offers superior performance and the broadest choice of easy-to-use technology features to help you ge...
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Manitou acquires majority stake in British equipment dealer Mawsley Machinery
Manitou acquires majority stake in British equipment dealer Mawsley Machinery The Manitou group, world leader in all-terrain material handling, announces the take over of a majority stake in its UK de...
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German tree farm putting Volvo’s first electric compact wheel loader to the test
German tree farm putting Volvo’s first electric compact wheel loader to the test Leick Baumschulen is testing the first L25 Electric compact wheel loader from Volvo Construction Equipment, findi...
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Hitachi forestry excavator offers speed and stability for Mivois Environment in France
Hitachi forestry excavator offers speed and stability for Mivois Environment in France French contractor Schmitt TP has invested in a Hitachi ZX135USL-6 forestry machine for environmental activities c...
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Bath and NE Somerset Council turns to Yotta Alloy for street lighting maintenance
Bath and NE Somerset Council turns to Yotta Alloy for street lighting maintenance Technology company, Yotta has entered a three-year agreement to deliver its flagship connected asset management softwa...
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EBRD and EU promote modern and ecologically friendly public transport in Ukraine
EBRD and EU promote modern and ecologically friendly public transport in Ukraine The city of Kherson in southern Ukraine with a population of approximately 300,000 is replacing its ageing fleet of tro...
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Liebherr Betomat-type mixing tower covers the entire concrete logistics chain
Liebherr Betomat-type mixing tower covers the entire concrete logistics chain One of Austria’s most modern concrete mixing plants has been proving its worth since spring 2019. The Liebherr Betom...
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SOCOTEC undertakes works for major Welsh road improvement scheme
SOCOTEC undertakes works for major Welsh road improvement scheme SOCOTEC has taken on the role of principal contractor for ground investigation works along part of the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road S...
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CABEI signs agreement with Korea Eximbank to promote electric mobility in Costa Rica
CABEI signs agreement with Korea Eximbank to promote electric mobility in Costa Rica The commitment between CABEI and Korea Eximbank involves joint work for the promotion of the Fast Passenger Train o...
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Africa Investment Forum is transforming the approach to infrastructure projects
Africa Investment Forum is transforming the approach to infrastructure projects Thanks to the Africa Investment Forum, for the first time in over half a century, traders and everyday commuters could t...
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Costain awarded new contracts across the UK Highways sector
Costain awarded new contracts across the UK Highways sector Costain, the smart infrastructure solutions company, has been awarded a range of new highways contracts in the last quarter, totalling over...
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Sydney Metro proves to be Doka’s largest tunnelling civil works project
Sydney Metro proves to be Doka’s largest tunnelling civil works project The new Sydney Metro standalone railway will deliver 31 metro stations and more than 66 kilometres of new metro rail, revo...
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48 years in the recycled aggregates business
48 years in the recycled aggregates business In October 1970, a 17-year-old Mike Broad, fresh out of education at Wigan Grammar School, secured his first job with local, family-owned quarrying and agg...
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ERA reports Europe’s equipment rental market continues to grow
ERA reports Europe’s equipment rental market continues to grow The European Rental Association (ERA) has launched the ERA Market Report 2019 and reveals for the year 2018, in the EU-28 and EFTA...
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Clearview to launch first of its kind pedestrian and cycle counter at Highways UK
Clearview to launch first of its kind pedestrian and cycle counter at Highways UK With the Highways UK show fast approaching, Clearview Intelligence have been gearing up to showcase their new first of...
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British Construction firms fined £36m for breaking competition law
British Construction firms fined £36m for breaking competition law The British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued three firms with fines totalling more than £36m for breaking competiti...
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Boels Rental invests €29 million for Europe wide JCB Hire Fleet
Boels Rental invests €29 million for Europe wide JCB Hire Fleet Leading European plant and tool hire company Boels Rental has placed its biggest ever order with JCB as it invests in a new machine flee...
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Gordon Bow Plant Hire invests in the future with Volvo Construction Equipment
Gordon Bow Plant Hire invests in the future with Volvo Construction Equipment Gordon Bow Plant Hire Ltd of Broxburn, West Lothian, has added ten new Volvo EC140E excavators for the very first time, as...
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BigChange mobile technology streamlining and protecting GAP Hire equipment
BigChange mobile technology streamlining and protecting GAP Hire equipment GAP Hire Solutions, the UK’s largest independent equipment hire company, has deployed a cloud-based mobile resource managemen...
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Are we doing enough to combat construction waste?
Are we doing enough to combat construction waste? As the effects on the world become too great to deny, we’re seeing more and more focus turning towards the level of waste produced globally. A widespr...
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Modular construction can help to solve the UK housing crisis
Modular construction can help to solve the UK housing crisis Modular Construction is not a new concept, but has been used all around the world for decades. In the UK this method of construction has re...
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KB Group expands loader fleet with Hitachi Premium Rental in Amsterdam
KB Group expands loader fleet with Hitachi Premium Rental in Amsterdam The KB Group has expanded its fleet of Hitachi construction machinery with the delivery of two new wheel loaders – a medium ZW310...
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Hyundai CE Europe unveils a trio of Stage V compliant HL900 wheel loaders
Hyundai CE Europe unveils a trio of Stage V compliant HL900 wheel loaders Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe (HCEE) kick starts the HL900 A-series with three Stage V compliant wheel loaders: the HL...
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The Executive Hire Show gearing up for a great 2020 event
The Executive Hire Show gearing up for a great 2020 event The tool, equipment and compact plant hire industry continues to go from strength to strength according to reports from the organisers of the...
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JCB wins a major order for their new electric mini excavator from A-Plant
JCB wins a major order for their new electric mini excavator from A-Plant JCB has announced it has secured its biggest fleet deal to date for its brand new electric mini excavator – just weeks after g...
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StripesnSigns on the fast track in East and Central Africa
StripesnSigns on the fast track in East and Central Africa StripesnSigns by Edgepoint Company Ltd, a construction company in Tanzania that began their operations in 2011 has won all 6 major Tanzanian...
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Ashcourt Group upgrade with new Volvo excavators, loaders and a paver
Ashcourt Group upgrade with new Volvo excavators, loaders and a paver The Hull-based Ashcourt Group has added more Volvo excavators and loading shovels to its plant fleet, together with a P6870C wheel...
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Soil Handling Steering Group to establish new guidelines
Soil Handling Steering Group to establish new guidelines A new partnership, the between the Institute of Quarrying (IQ) and Natural England has been created to update the Department for Food, Environm...
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Network Rail offering epic career choice with Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeships
Network Rail offering epic career choice with Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeships Network Rail are recruiting for the next batch of future rail leaders through the Engineering Apprenticeships scheme....
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