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South African SkyJacks and Point of Rental join forces
South African SkyJacks and Point of Rental join forces SkyJacks, South Africa’s premier suspended access and aerial work platforms provider, has implemented Point of Rental’s Syrinx software in all th...
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Don’t miss out on the unbeatable Mecalac Buy Now Pay Later finance package
Don’t miss out on the unbeatable Mecalac Buy Now Pay Later finance package Time is running out for construction professionals nationwide to take advantage of Mecalac’s Buy Now… Pay Later f...
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Siemens Mobility wins 10 year urban traffic control contract with Renfrewshire Council
Siemens Mobility wins 10 year urban traffic control contract with Renfrewshire Council Siemens Mobility has been awarded a 10-year contract by Renfrewshire Council to upgrade and expand the council’s...
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Altitude Angel working with Sagar Defence in India for UAV trial deployment
Altitude Angel working with Sagar Defence in India for UAV trial deployment Altitude Angel, the world’s leading UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, is partnering with Mumbai based S...
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Swormsco becomes Haver and Boecker Niagara dealer to service coal mines in USA
Swormsco becomes Haver and Boecker Niagara dealer to service coal mines in USA Haver & Boecker Niagara announces Swormsco Inc. as a new, full-line dealer in North America. The company will service...
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Royal Mail trialling new LEVC Electric Van
Royal Mail trialling new LEVC Electric Van Royal Mail is the latest household name to partner with LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) and take delivery of a prototype of its new electric van, the...
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13 Hitachi Premium Used excavators set for Romania to Moldova gas pipeline project
13 Hitachi Premium Used excavators set for Romania to Moldova gas pipeline project One of the first privately owned companies founded in Romania for gas pipeline construction services has purchased a...
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Geotab and Ford expand their integrated telematics into Europe
Geotab and Ford expand their integrated telematics into Europe Geotab, a global leader in connected and electrified transportation, today announced the availability of the Geotab Integrated Solution f...
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JCB wins £217m contact for US Military High Mobility Engineer Excavators
JCB wins £217m contact for US Military High Mobility Engineer Excavators JCB has been awarded a contract to supply the US military with a fleet of specialised high speed excavators over the next eight...
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Hyundai Xcient heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell truck set for Switzerland
Hyundai Xcient heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell truck set for Switzerland Hyundai Motor Company today shipped the first 10 units of the Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell, the world’s first mass-produced fuel cell...
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EICR Certificates – Five reasons they matter for your business and its properties
EICR Certificates – Five reasons they matter for your business and its properties Whether you’re the owner of a growing SME or an established larger company, it’s beneficial for you and your man...
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Mabey Hire awarded first industry COVID19 secure guideline verification
Mabey Hire awarded first industry COVID19 secure guideline verification Demonstrating its commitment to the safety of its customers and colleagues, Mabey Hire has recently received COVID SECURE Guidel...
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Inobat Auto secures €10m from CEZ Group for Electric Vehicle Battery development
Inobat Auto secures €10m from CEZ Group for Electric Vehicle Battery development Europe’s leading R&D and electric battery production company, InoBat Auto has secured additional €10m investment to...
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Ventia acquires Broadspectrum from Ferrovial for $465m
Ventia acquires Broadspectrum from Ferrovial for $465m Ferrovial has completed the sale of Broadspectrum to Ventia for $465 million (about €291 million). The deal is part of the divestment of Ferrovia...
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UK and CDB funding 40Km rehabilitation of highways in Saint Lucia
UK and CDB funding 40Km rehabilitation of highways in Saint Lucia The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) approved funding for the rehabilitation and upgrading of 40 kilometres...
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GKD expands in Ireland with Hanlon Rail
GKD expands in Ireland with Hanlon Rail Based near Dublin in County Kildare, Ireland, Hanlon Rail specialises in plant machinery sales with a focus on the rail and material handling sectors in Ireland...
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Australia invests $1 billion for infrastructure in New South Wales
Australia invests $1 billion for infrastructure in New South Wales The Federal and State Liberal and Nationals Governments will support nearly 5,500 jobs across New South Wales through a joint $1 bill...
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EBRD finances $7m flood-protection scheme in Erdenet, Mongolia
EBRD finances $7m flood-protection scheme in Erdenet, Mongolia More than 15,000 people will directly benefit from sustainable infrastructure designed to protect them from seasonal flooding, thanks to...
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Shell’s Drone Aerial Response Team relies on DJI for smarter and safer operations
Shell’s Drone Aerial Response Team relies on DJI for smarter and safer operations In the oil and gas industry, safety is the number one priority. From inspecting vast tank farms to the soaring t...
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When is an Energy from Waste Plant contract not a construction contract?
When is an Energy from Waste Plant contract not a construction contract? Energy from waste plants have been the subject of their fair share of disputes, one of the most recent being in relation to the...
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Doka Climbing Formwork at the core of Katara Towers
Doka Climbing Formwork at the core of Katara Towers Timed to be ready for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a new luxury hotel complex is emerging on Qatar’s coast: Katara Towers. In addition to hotel rooms, t...
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CEMEX launches LabExperts construction materials testing service
CEMEX launches LabExperts construction materials testing service CEMEX is capitalising on its expertise as a globally renowned manufacturer of building materials by launching a new testing service for...
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ADB and BOCFL finance $80m for Sustainable Urban Transport in China
ADB and BOCFL finance $80m for Sustainable Urban Transport in China The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an $80 million loan with Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co. Ltd. (BOCFL) to fu...
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Tatra Trucks celebrates 170 years as the oldest wheeled vehicle producer in the World
Tatra Trucks celebrates 170 years as the oldest wheeled vehicle producer in the World Tatra Trucks is one of the most famous Czech engineering companies and can be proud of the longest uninterrupted t...
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Norwegian Arctic SAR Unit chooses Atlas search and rescue Unmanned Aerial System
Norwegian Arctic SAR Unit chooses Atlas search and rescue Unmanned Aerial System Atlas Aerospace, a global leader in autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operating in the U.S., U.K. and EU, announ...
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Chalk quarry in France puts Wirtgen 220 SMi 3.8 Surface Miner to the test
Chalk quarry in France puts Wirtgen 220 SMi 3.8 Surface Miner to the test On behalf of the Heidelberg Cement Group, Wirtgen conducted a performance test with the 220 SMi 3.8 surface miner at a chalk q...
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CaseCE delivering 125 backhoes, excavators, dozers and graders to Angolan Military
CaseCE delivering 125 backhoes, excavators, dozers and graders to Angolan Military CASE Construction Equipment has recorded one of its largest deliveries for 2020 with an order for 125 units from the...
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CNH Industrial secures 360 unit order in Uzbekistan to support cotton harvest
CNH Industrial secures 360 unit order in Uzbekistan to support cotton harvest CNH Industrial’s global agriculture and construction equipment brands Case IH, CASE Construction Equipment and New Holland...
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VolvoCE wins prestigious ERA sustainability award
VolvoCE wins prestigious ERA sustainability award VolvoCE (Volvo Construction Equipment) has scooped the Best Sustainable Rental Project of the Year Award for its Energy management, at the 2020 Europe...
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Liebherr 53 K fast-erecting crane getting Mallorca set for 2021 holiday season
Liebherr 53 K fast-erecting crane getting Mallorca set for 2021 holiday season A Liebherr 53 K fast-erecting crane uses the almost tourist-free holiday season in Mallorca. The crane is hard at work in...
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Highways England warns about the dangers of unsecured loads
Highways England warns about the dangers of unsecured loads Shocking footage showing the moment a road worker is struck by metal on the motorway and images of items strewn across roads – Highway...
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Bring and Posten select Volta Electric Trucks for Parcel Services in Nordic countries
Bring and Posten select Volta Electric Trucks for Parcel Services in Nordic countries Bring and Posten, the Nordic region’s leading distributor of parcels, cargo, and mail, has chosen Volta Trucks for...
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Works start on $481 million Cairns Southern Access Corridor project
Works start on $481 million Cairns Southern Access Corridor project Works have started on Stage 3 of the Cairns Southern Access Corridor project between Edmonton and Gordonvale – the Far North’s bigge...
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Bussell Highway $85m duplication project gets green light in Western Australia
Bussell Highway $85m duplication project gets green light in Western Australia The McGowan Government has successfully secured Commonwealth funding to construct stage one and stage two of the much awa...
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Landmark deal for South Yorkshire unlocks funding to power economic renewal
Landmark deal for South Yorkshire unlocks funding to power economic renewal New powers and millions of pounds in new funding are coming to South Yorkshire this summer, as the region’s landmark devolut...
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NewMotion partners with Aldi to deliver electric vehicle charging points
NewMotion partners with Aldi to deliver electric vehicle charging points NewMotion, a leading European smart charging solutions provider, will partner with the UK’s fifth largest supermarket, Aldi, to...
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Zyfra testing 5G network to control autonomous haulers in Russia
Zyfra testing 5G network to control autonomous haulers in Russia A 5G pilot zone has been deployed for the first time at the SUEK coal company open-pit mine in Khakassia, Russia to test the potential...
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Dumberger goes up in the world with 6 Liebherr 125 K fast-erecting cranes
Dumberger goes up in the world with 6 Liebherr 125 K fast-erecting cranes The construction company M. Dumberger Bauunternehmung GmbH & Co. KG has ordered six Liebherr 125 K fast-erecting cranes in...
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EBRD supports seaport of Kherson as the first concession project in Ukraine
EBRD supports seaport of Kherson as the first concession project in Ukraine The first-ever concession project in Ukraine, structured in line with best international practice, was signed this week. The...
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Sacyr completes 84km’s of Puerta de Hierro to Cruz del Viso Highway in Colombia
Sacyr completes 84km’s of Puerta de Hierro to Cruz del Viso Highway in Colombia Sacyr continues to advance its fourth generation (4G) highway projects in Colombia as Sacyr Concesiones hands over...
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US DOE recognises Volvo North America for waste reduction efforts
US DOE recognises Volvo North America for waste reduction efforts Volvo Group North America recently received a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Better Plants Better Practice Award for preventing and r...
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Has the flaws in GDPR drained Europe’s digital economy?
Has the flaws in GDPR drained Europe’s digital economy? In response to the European Commission’s two-year review of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Center for Data Innovation...
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Will China dominate the construction equipment market?
Will China dominate the construction equipment market? Are Eastern manufacturers primed to be the new global superpowers of the industry? Global chief technology officer at Pullmann Global, Alan Berge...
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HyundaiCEE appoints new Western European Head of Sales for Material Handling
HyundaiCEE appoints new Western European Head of Sales for Material Handling Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe has announced the appointment of Christopher Thompson as the new Head of Sales, Mater...
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African Development Bank finances $1.2m study for Ethiopia to Sudan railway
African Development Bank finances $1.2m study for Ethiopia to Sudan railway The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $1.2 million grant to Ethiopia’s government to finance a fe...
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Robotic Research automating CDoT heavy-duty Transit Buses with CTfastrak
Robotic Research automating CDoT heavy-duty Transit Buses with CTfastrak Robotic Research LLC, one of the world’s leading autonomous technology providers, announced today that it is helping the Connec...
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NTT DATA awarded $17.5m US Department of Homeland Security contract
NTT DATA awarded $17.5m US Department of Homeland Security contract NTT DATA Services Federal Government, a public sector subsidiary of NTT DATA Services, today announced it has been competitively awa...
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Transport for the North wins CIHT Transport Planning Award
Transport for the North wins CIHT Transport Planning Award Transport for the North has scooped a prestigious industry award after setting out a 30-year vision for investment in the region. The statuto...
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Electric vehicle sales stay buoyant during lockdown
Electric vehicle sales stay buoyant during lockdown Despite a 97% drop in total vehicles sales the EV market has remained buoyant throughout the Covid-19. Battery electric vehicle sales dropped by jus...
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D2H working on electric Tuk-Tuk alternative
D2H working on electric Tuk-Tuk alternative A UK-based advanced engineering company is leading a consortium to design an innovative, low cost electric vehicle chassis that has the potential to provide...
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