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Aggregate Industries recognised for commitment to British Armed Forces
Aggregate Industries recognised for commitment to British Armed Forces Leading construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has been given the prestigious Silver Employment Recognition Scheme...
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Civil Engineering Contractor EKFB award Trimble and Totalmobile HS2 Contract
Civil Engineering Contractor EKFB award Trimble and Totalmobile HS2 Contract Trimble and Totalmobile, a field service management software specialist, announced today that they have been awarded a cont...
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EIB finances €15m for smart charging technology at The Mobility House in Germany
EIB finances €15m for smart charging technology at The Mobility House in Germany The European Investment Bank (EIB) and The Mobility House, a leading technology company and solution provider for charg...
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StreetWise trial reveals high consumer confidence in autonomous vehicles
StreetWise trial reveals high consumer confidence in autonomous vehicles Consumer confidence in autonomous driving technologies is high – this was the major result from a commuter research trial in Lo...
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Perth road project protected with Highway Care Barrier System
Perth road project protected with Highway Care Barrier System A temporary steel barrier system from Highway Care has recently been deployed in a major highways project in Western Australia to ensure v...
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StreetDrone secures UK funding for 5G connected and autonomous truck project
StreetDrone secures UK funding for 5G connected and autonomous truck project StreetDrone, the full-stack autonomous technology company, have won UK Government funding as part of a consortium tasked wi...
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Network Rail awards Soham Railway Station contract to J Murphy and Sons
Network Rail awards Soham Railway Station contract to J Murphy and Sons Network Rail has awarded the contract to build Soham’s new railway station to J Murphy and Sons Ltd. Having been without a rail...
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British MP urges parents to make sure their children are Road Safety Aware
British MP urges parents to make sure their children are Road Safety Aware Most parents do not think their children understand road dangers or concentrate properly when near roads, a new survey reveal...
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306 km LoRa based network deployed for South Korean Expressways by Semtech
306 km LoRa based network deployed for South Korean Expressways by Semtech Semtech Corporation, a supplier of high performance analogue and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announc...
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Austria’s Tyrol mountains no match for the VÖGELE SUPER 1803-3i Paver
Austria’s Tyrol mountains no match for the VÖGELE SUPER 1803-3i Paver Many people consider building mountain roads one of the royal disciplines: the steep terrain puts far more demands on techno...
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Brutal Digger puts Hyundai to the test in Russia
Brutal Digger puts Hyundai to the test in Russia Evgeny Akhtyrtsev is a heavy machine operator working for a small independent construction company based in Kaliningrad, Russia. Evgeny is also an Inst...
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TfN calls for Northern Infrastructure Pipeline to transform Britain’s Northern economy
TfN calls for Northern Infrastructure Pipeline to transform Britain’s Northern economy Transport for the North has today set out its initial plans for a Northern Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), a...
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Iteris awarded $5.4m contract extension by San Francisco BART
Iteris awarded $5.4m contract extension by San Francisco BART Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has...
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Asian Development Bank invests $31m to improve roads in Papua New Guinea
Asian Development Bank invests $31m to improve roads in Papua New Guinea The Asian Development Bank has approved a $31 million loan to expand and improve the road network in Papua New Guinea. The Tran...
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UNOPS and UN helping Mexico to deliver 1500km railway in Yucatán Peninsula
UNOPS and UN helping Mexico to deliver 1500km railway in Yucatán Peninsula UNOPS has committed to help support the Mayan Train project, a new 1,500 kilometre intercity railway in south-eastern Mexico’...
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Aquajet expanding aftersales support in North America
Aquajet expanding aftersales support in North America Aquajet, a global leader in Hydrodemolition machine manufacturing, provides increased equipment inventory, enhanced parts availability and high-ca...
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TRACTO‐TECHNIK UK gearing up to resume trenchless technology courses
TRACTO‐TECHNIK UK gearing up to resume trenchless technology courses The construction sector is bouncing back and one sure sign of this is the resumption of industry training courses and trenchless te...
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Highways England awards Amey major SW bridges contract
Highways England awards Amey major SW bridges contract Highways England has announced a £240 million contract with Amey to maintain its major structures in the south-west – the M4 Prince of Wales Brid...
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Doosan introduces new DX42-5K and DX50-5K mini excavators in North America
Doosan introduces new DX42-5K and DX50-5K mini excavators in North America Doosan Infracore North America, LLC, introduces the new DX42-5K and the DX50-5K mini excavators. The excavators are updates t...
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Brenner Base Tunnel reaches new milestone with Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine
Brenner Base Tunnel reaches new milestone with Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine With the completion of the 16.7 km long exploratory tunnel, proud tunnellers at the Brenner Base Tunnel celebrated the...
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Highways England encouraging British road users to get pedalling
Highways England encouraging British road users to get pedalling Get pedalling! That’s the message from Highways England as Cycle to Work Day takes on a new meaning in 2020. With home working, staycat...
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Metso Outotec supplying two primary crushing stations for a Russian mining company
Metso Outotec supplying two primary crushing stations for a Russian mining company Metso Outotec will deliver two primary crushing stations for a mine located in the Russian Far East. The €23 million...
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EBRD and KfW IPEX-Bank invest in electric car industry in Poland
EBRD and KfW IPEX-Bank invest in electric car industry in Poland Two leading European banks are promoting the electric car industry with an investment in a new plant in central Poland run by global ch...
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Texas celebrates 40 years of Peterbilt truck manufacturing
Texas celebrates 40 years of Peterbilt truck manufacturing Peterbilt’s Denton manufacturing plant in Texas is proudly celebrate its 40th year of truck manufacturing excellence. From its earliest begin...
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Finning UK recognised for support of armed forces with Gold standard award
Finning UK recognised for support of armed forces with Gold standard award Finning UK Ltd, exclusive dealer of Cat® equipment, has been awarded a prestigious gold standard employer award in acknowledg...
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Highways England using Virtual Reality to train control room operators
Highways England using Virtual Reality to train control room operators One of the great strengths of virtual reality (VR) is its ability to allow users to experience real-world training scenarios, wit...
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VolvoCE electric machines available online in North America starting 19th August
VolvoCE electric machines available online in North America starting 19th August Customers who sign up will be among the first to have the opportunity to get one of Volvo’s new electric compact machin...
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WBD looks at the Green Homes Grant and implications for homeowners and landlords
WBD looks at the Green Homes Grant and implications for homeowners and landlords Last month Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a circa £3 billion green investment plan, including the Green Homes Grant,...
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LSBUD report 17 percent increase in UK Highways Projects in 2019
LSBUD report 17 percent increase in UK Highways Projects in 2019 There was a 17 percent jump in the amount of digging work on the UK’s highways last year, according to Digging Up Britain 2020. The rep...
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Bentley Motors explores an electric drive future
Bentley Motors explores an electric drive future Bentley Motors today announces a three-year research study that promises to transform electric vehicle powertrains, utilising a fully integrated, free...
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SRL Traffic Systems expands into high-speed VMS solutions
SRL Traffic Systems expands into high-speed VMS solutions The UK and Republic of Ireland’s leading manufacturer and supplier of mobile intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions, SRL Traffic Systems...
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Aggregate Industries launches ProLay System for tailored asphalts solutions
Aggregate Industries launches ProLay System for tailored asphalts solutions Leading construction and infrastructure player, Aggregate Industries has launched its new ProLay System™, a new gener...
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Skanska wins $70.5m contract for reconstruction of Interstate 4 Interchange in Florida
Skanska wins $70.5m contract for reconstruction of Interstate 4 Interchange in Florida Skanska, a global construction and development firm, has announced it was selected to lead the reconstruction of...
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T and W Civil Engineering switch back to Hitachi with ten ZX33U-6 Excavators
T & W Civil Engineering switch back to Hitachi with ten ZX33U-6 Excavators T & W Civil Engineering have invested in ten Hitachi ZX33U-6 Excavators after switching back from another equipment b...
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Reference Point and Mitie launch Passport System for the highways workforce
Reference Point and Mitie launch Passport System for the highways workforce Reference Point and Mitie are delighted to announce the launch of the Passport System (powered by Validate) on 1 August 2020...
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Network Rail investing in 25,000 volt overhead electric lines in Lancashire and Cumbria
Network Rail investing in 25,000 volt overhead electric lines in Lancashire and Cumbria Passenger and freight journeys are being made more reliable in Lancashire and Cumbria with a multi-million-pound...
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Ringway Jacobs win prestigious Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award
Ringway Jacobs win prestigious Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award Ringway Jacobs is delighted to have achieved the highly prestigious Gold Award in the UK Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, for their...
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Leading construction technology expert calls for UK Taskforce to drive tech revolution
Leading construction technology expert calls for UK Taskforce to drive tech revolution Leading construction technology expert, Paul Cuatrecasas, has urged the Government to form a specialist taskforce...
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Wirtgen F Series Milling Machine takes Pole Position at Alabama Racetrack
Wirtgen F Series Milling Machine takes Pole Position at Alabama Racetrack Two W 210 Fi milling machines from Wirtgen have claimed a wire-to-wire victory at the famous Barber Motorsports Park in Birmin...
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EIB funding €40m reconstruction of major roads in Montenegro
EIB funding €40m reconstruction of major roads in Montenegro The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a second tranche worth €40 million for the rehabilitation of 180 kilometres of road along the fiv...
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GHH supplies maintenance vehicles to Codelco for Chilean copper mine
GHH supplies maintenance vehicles to Codelco for Chilean copper mine With several vehicles, the machine manufacturer GHH now also supports the world’s largest copper producer Codelco, which is c...
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Mecalac Construction Equipment UK appoints Juergen Kreienbaum new GM
Mecalac Construction Equipment UK appoints Juergen Kreienbaum new GM Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has announced the appointment of Juergen Kreienbaum as General Manager. Joining the business with...
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McCann wins part of M27 smart motorway upgrade project
McCann wins part of M27 smart motorway upgrade project Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann has recently been commissioned to deliver substantial works as part of Highways Eng...
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LafargeHolcim introduces ECOPact Low-Carbon Concrete in the United States
LafargeHolcim introduces ECOPact Low-Carbon Concrete in the United States Building on the success of its recent launch in Europe, Aggregate Industries, a member of the LafargeHolcim family of companie...
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New York City Transit Authority upgrades fleet with 50 Allison Electric-hybrid Flyer Buses
New York City Transit Authority upgrades fleet with 50 Allison Electric-hybrid Flyer Buses New Flyer and Allison Transmission, the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic...
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OC 405 Partners managing traffic on I-405 Project in California with Iteris ClearGuide
OC 405 Partners managing traffic on I-405 Project in California with Iteris ClearGuide Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that OC 405 Partners is upgr...
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Balfour Beatty ranked top Education Contractor in Southeast USA
Balfour Beatty ranked top Education Contractor in Southeast USA Engineering News-Record (ENR) has named Balfour Beatty the Southeast USA’s No. 1 contractor in the education market sector for 2020. The...
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Terex Trucks TA300 gets a high grade at Texas high school construction projects
Terex Trucks TA300 gets a high grade at Texas high school construction projects It’s back to school for Franco Builders as the family-owned contractor takes on two major new high school projects in th...
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EBRD financing municipal infrastructure modernisation in Bakuriani, Georgia
EBRD financing municipal infrastructure modernisation in Bakuriani, Georgia The population of Bakuriani, a city in the Borjomi municipality of Georgia, will benefit from improved public transport and...
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Hitachi’s cab comfort a big hit with UK’s first Zaxis-7 Excavator operators
Hitachi’s cab comfort a big hit with UK’s first Zaxis-7 Excavator operators The first machines from the new generation of Hitachi Zaxis-7 excavators have arrived in England and been delive...
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