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Ford Experimenting with 4-legged Boston Dynamics robots to 3D Scout factories
Ford Experimenting with 4-legged Boston Dynamics robots to 3D Scout factories These four-legged dog-like robots can sit, shake hands and roll over. They also can perform 360-degree camera scans, handl...
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A new £70m Automotive Powertrain Research Centre is to be built in the UK
A new £70m Automotive Powertrain Research Centre is to be built in the UK A new £70 million research and development centre is to be established in the UK with the ambition of becoming one of the lead...
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APM announces Engineering, Construction and Infrastructure Project of the Year finalists
APM announces Engineering, Construction and Infrastructure Project of the Year finalists The finalists of the annual Association for Project Management (APM) Awards have been announced ahead of the li...
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10 Liebherr 1000 EC-H 40 High-Top crane rise to the Grand Paris Express challenge
10 Liebherr 1000 EC-H 40 High-Top crane rise to the Grand Paris Express challenge Since May 2018, there have been ten 1000 EC-H 40 High-Top tower cranes with very high lifting capacities on the constr...
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Ferrovial awarded €288m contract to expand Porto Metro in Portugal
Ferrovial awarded €288m contract to expand Porto Metro in Portugal Ferrovial, through a consortium involving its subsidiary Ferrovial Construction and Portuguese construction company Alberto Couto Alv...
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Australia announces tender for $550m Beerburrum to Nambour rail upgrade in Queensland
Australia announces tender for $550m Beerburrum to Nambour rail upgrade in Queensland Tenders will be sought next month for the design and construction of Stage 1 of the Beerburrum to Nambour Rail Upg...
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New guidance from Highways England allows 60mph traffic through roadworks
New guidance from Highways England allows 60mph traffic through roadworks Highways England issued new guidance for its supply chain today, to support them using 60mph more often within roadworks, wher...
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VolvoCE L45H and L50H wheel loaders now offered with high-speed driveline
VolvoCE L45H and L50H wheel loaders now offered with high-speed driveline Volvo CE adds a new high-speed driveline option for two of its compact wheel loader models, L45H and L50H, with speeds of up t...
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Satellite telemetry technology supporting flood protection in Scotland
Satellite telemetry technology supporting flood protection in Scotland In recent years the development of flood warning systems has benefited from advances in sensor, datalogger and communications tec...
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Herrenknecht hosts a special 2020 Training Day
Herrenknecht hosts a special 2020 Training Day Last Saturday, the plant gates were opened to young people from the company’s home region with a diverse range of insights into around a dozen appr...
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LEVC Electric Van trial begins with Octopus Energy
LEVC Electric Van trial begins with Octopus Energy LEVC’s real-world testing and trial phase for VN5, its new electric van, has added a new partner: the UK entech company Octopus Energy, an energy ret...
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Trevi rises to the complex FOUR Frankfurt foundation challenge
Trevi rises to the complex FOUR Frankfurt foundation challenge “FOUR Frankfurt” is a unique high-rise building in the heart of Frankfurt city centre. Thanks to its purchase in 2015, “Groß...
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Hyperloop Transportation Technologies receives US DOT Official Classification
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies receives US DOT Official Classification Following a live press conference organized by the United States Department of Transportation (US DOT), Hyperloop Transpor...
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Doka special formwork perfect for tunnel system construction at CERN
Doka special formwork perfect for tunnel system construction at CERN The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN is the biggest particle accelerator in the world – and growing: to equip the LHC for new, m...
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SpaceTime Labs and Small Robot Company work on robot farming swarms in Latin America
SpaceTime Labs and Small Robot Company work on robot farming swarms in Latin America SpaceTime Labs and Small Robot Company have announced their agreement to co-develop swarms of fourth generation aut...
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MTX awarded theatre construction project at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital
MTX awarded theatre construction project at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Following a competitive tender, MTX has been awarded a multi-million pound construction scheme to deliver a twin ope...
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Construction, COVID19 and managing workplace safety
Construction, COVID19 and managing workplace safety The construction industry has been hit hard by COVID-19, with large numbers of sites shutting and many workers being furloughed – but over recent we...
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Highways England announce Dipesh J Shah OBE as new chair responsible for RIS2
Highways England announce Dipesh J Shah OBE as new chair responsible for RIS2 Dipesh J Shah OBE has been announced as Highways England’s new chair to lead the government’s ambitious plans to level up...
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World Bank invests $100m for climate-resilient roads in Colombia
World Bank invests $100m for climate-resilient roads in Colombia The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $100 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA)...
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North American Development Bank finances Mexican border-wide transportation project
North American Development Bank finances Mexican border-wide transportation project The North American Development Bank (NADB) signed an initial loan agreement for up to $155.4 million pesos with Valu...
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EU invests over €2 billion in 140 key transport projects to jump-start the economy
EU invests over €2 billion in 140 key transport projects to jump-start the economy The EU is supporting the economic recovery in all Member States by injecting almost €2.2 billion into 140 key transpo...
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Herrenknecht celebrates breakthrough of 7.5km tunnel in Italy
Herrenknecht celebrates breakthrough of 7.5km tunnel in Italy In Italy, the largest tunnel boring machine ever used in Europe successfully completed its drive in June. The supersize borer (Earth Press...
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Mason Bros appointed Mecalac Construction Equipment dealer in South and central Wales
Mason Bros appointed Mecalac Construction Equipment dealer in South and central Wales Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has appointed Mason Bros to its national dealer network. From two sites in Lampe...
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Queensland announces $30m tender for Diverging Diamond Interchange
Queensland announces $30m tender for Diverging Diamond Interchange Tenders to build Brisbane’s first diverging diamond interchange are now out to market. The $30 million jointly funded project is expe...
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BAE Systems working on US Army CATV Program and Hybrid Electric Drives
BAE Systems working on US Army CATV Program and Hybrid Electric Drives BAE Systems has been awarded a $32 million prototype agreement by the U.S. Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Of...
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GPRS using Ground Penetrating Radar to expand business
GPRS using Ground Penetrating Radar to expand business Many early adopters of ground penetrating radar (GPR) technology found concrete scanning to be the effective application. Those anchoring, saw cu...
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UK tyre safety initiative could see ban on fitting older tyres
UK tyre safety initiative could see ban on fitting older tyres TyreSafe has welcomed the outcomes and initiatives of the ‘Government response to the consultation to ban tyres aged 10 years or older’....
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Red Stag Materials awarded position on ESPO Road Repair Materials Framework
Red Stag Materials awarded position on ESPO Road Repair Materials Framework Red Stag Materials have been awarded a position on the ESPO 250_20 Road Repair Materials Framework, allowing them to further...
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Liebherr R 930 G8 excavator heads to Palma de Majorca
Liebherr R 930 G8 excavator heads to Palma de Majorca For operators who need a versatile and efficient crawler excavator, the Liebherr R 930 G8 (Stage V) meets all requirements. The Dos Mas Group, bas...
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San Luis Obispo Airport trials their first-ever Construction Manager at Risk Project
San Luis Obispo Airport trials their first-ever Construction Manager at Risk Project The San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)in California, USA, has awarded its first contract for a Construct...
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Singapore researchers explore Intel Neuromorphic Computing to bring touch to robots
Singapore researchers explore Intel Neuromorphic Computing to bring touch to robots Today, two researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS), who are members of the Intel Neuromorphic Re...
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Quanergy unveils 3D LiDAR for smart city solutions
Quanergy unveils 3D LiDAR for smart city solutions Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors and smart perception solutions, today unveiled the MQ-8 sol...
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Employers legal obligations for employees returning to the workplace
Employers legal obligations for employees returning to the workplace As the phased return to normality is likely to be rolled out over a few months, employers are going to have different needs and req...
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Britain relaxing planning rules for battery storage Gigafactories
Britain relaxing planning rules for battery storage Gigafactories The British government has announced it will relax planning legislation to make it easier to construct large batteries to store renewa...
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RSP Suction Excavators look to the Future
RSP Suction Excavators look to the Future RSP UK launched in 2016 by Charlie & Lloyd Gardener and is going from strength to strength. The husband and wife team are passionate about bringing leadin...
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NIC calls for broad view on rail benefits to assess rail options for North and Midlands
NIC calls for broad view on rail benefits to assess rail options for North and Midlands Decisions on future rail investment in the North and Midlands should consider factors that capture the wide rang...
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Ordnance Survey protecting the world beneath our feet
Ordnance Survey protecting the world beneath our feet Accidental strikes on the myriad of underground pipes and cables in the UK cost the economy £1.2 billion a year. Workers who strike gas pipes and...
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Iteris awarded US Federal Highway Administration contract for training and development
Iteris awarded US Federal Highway Administration contract for training and development Iteris a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded an i...
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Kingsheath Construction invest in a fleet of LiuGong excavators
Kingsheath Construction invest in a fleet of LiuGong excavators Kent based Kingsheath Construction are the latest business to invest in a fleet of LiuGong excavators which have been supplied by LiuGon...
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ClearSpan Structures expands into Commercial Building Rental Solutions
ClearSpan Structures expands into Commercial Building Rental Solutions ClearSpan Structures unveiled their new commercial building rental offering today. Previously, the company’s structures were only...
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AECOM wins ground investigations contract for next stage of Lower Thames Crossing
AECOM wins ground investigations contract for next stage of Lower Thames Crossing AECOM is delivering the next stage of Highways England’s Lower Thames Crossing ground investigation program after bein...
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Tubi Mobile Extrusion HDPE Pipe Production Plants in Florida start up production
Tubi Mobile Extrusion HDPE Pipe Production Plants in Florida start up production Tubi USA has announced the first commercial production run at the Company’s newly commissioned plants in Bartow, Florid...
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Liz Truss catches a glimpse of the Aston Martin DBX as they get set to sail to the US
Liz Truss catches a glimpse of the Aston Martin DBX as they get set to sail to the US International Trade secretary Liz Truss visited the Port of Southampton to see Aston Martin’s first luxury SUV, th...
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Granite wins $63m contract for Cosumnes Bridge Child Project 6 in California
Granite wins $63m contract for Cosumnes Bridge Child Project 6 in California Granite has announced that it has been awarded the Child Project 6 (CP6) portion of the Construction Manager/General Contra...
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Rygor Commercials and Mercedes-Benz Econic a winning combination for Amey
Rygor Commercials and Mercedes-Benz Econic a winning combination for Amey Amey’s latest order for 15 Mercedes-Benz trucks includes a dozen low-entry Econic 18-tonners, chosen primarily for their unriv...
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Compact Fork Trucks signs up with Hyundai and secures big Besblock deal
Compact Fork Trucks signs up with Hyundai and secures big Besblock deal Midlands-based forklift truck sales and service provider, Compact Fork Trucks, are no strangers to the Hyundai brand and already...
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NEBOSH announces open book health, safety and environmental examinations
NEBOSH announces open book health, safety and environmental examinations NEBOSH, one of the world’s leading providers of health, safety and environmental qualifications and courses, has announced a tr...
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CASE Construction donates skid steer loader to Habitat for Humanity
CASE Construction donates skid steer loader to Habitat for Humanity CASE Construction Equipment has donated a skid steer to Wichita Habitat for Humanity, expanding the manufacturer’s relationship with...
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LEVC launches the VN5 Electric Light Commercial Van
LEVC launches the VN5 Electric Light Commercial Van LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) is revolutionising the commercial vehicle segment with the launch of their VN5 electric light commercial van....
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4 in 5 energy professionals in the UK call for resilient green recovery
4 in 5 energy professionals in the UK call for resilient green recovery Britain’s energy professionals have added their voices to growing calls to ‘build back better’ post COVID-19, according to the E...
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