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Sydney Metro $11 billion Western Sydney Airport project on track
Sydney Metro $11 billion Western Sydney Airport project on track Construction will start this year on the around $11 billion Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport rail, locking in thousands of jobs an...
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Iteris awarded $1m contract for Smart Mobility by City of Round Rock in Texas
Iteris awarded $1m contract for Smart Mobility by City of Round Rock in Texas Project Will Implement Mobility Intelligence Solutions and Update Detection Infrastructure to Improve Traffic Flow and Saf...
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Sheffield City Region announces plans for 1,000 kilometres of walking and cycling routes
Sheffield City Region announces plans for 1,000 kilometres of walking and cycling routes The Sheffield City Region has published an ambitious plan to create a network of more than 620 miles of accessi...
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Monitoring active volcanoes in Guatemala with the help of drones
Monitoring active volcanoes in Guatemala with the help of drones Drones have become a critical tool for professionals working in a large variety of different sectors such as public safety, search and...
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Teenager Hannah makes an impression on Balfour Beatty
Teenager Hannah makes an impression on Balfour Beatty Teenager Hannah Mayatt has landed her dream job after work experience in Ebbsfleet Garden City led to a full time offer. Hannah, 18, has been take...
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CASE celebrates 125 Construction Equipment deal with the Ministry of Transport in Angola
CASE celebrates 125 Construction Equipment deal with the Ministry of Transport in Angola CASE Construction Equipment, has recorded one of its largest deliveries for 2020 with an order for 125 units fr...
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Scientists from NUST MISIS have developed the most heat-resistant material
Scientists from NUST MISIS have developed the most heat-resistant material A group of scientists from NUST MISIS in Russia have developed a ceramic material with the highest melting point among curren...
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Gammon awarded major tunnel project for Hong Kong International Airport
Gammon awarded major tunnel project for Hong Kong International Airport Gammon Engineering & Construction Limited has been awarded a HK$7.2 billion contract by the Airport Authority in Hong Kong t...
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Zeleros raises €7m to lead the development of hyperloop in Europe
Zeleros raises €7m to lead the development of hyperloop in Europe Zeleros Hyperloop has completed a financing round worth more than €7 million. The company starts a new and important phase in the deve...
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Integrated Skills joins forces with Yotta to help councils drive down costs and build trust
Integrated Skills joins forces with Yotta to help councils drive down costs and build trust Route optimisation provider, Integrated Skills Ltd (ISL) has signed a partnership agreement with asset manag...
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Highways England searching for archaeologists for A303 upgrade near Stonehenge
Highways England searching for archaeologists for A303 upgrade near Stonehenge Highways England is today launching its search to find archaeological specialists to carry out excavation work ahead of t...
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VolvoCE donates $290,000 to two nonprofits from Gold Rush excavator auction
VolvoCE donates $290,000 to two nonprofits from Gold Rush excavator auction Voters in Discovery’s Give Big Giveaway determined the amounts Building Homes for Heroes and Habitat for Humanity each recei...
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KfW IPEX-Bank financing the eco-friendly expansion of Schiphol Airport
KfW IPEX-Bank financing the eco-friendly expansion of Schiphol Airport The project includes a new passenger terminal, a new aircraft pier and additional infrastructure. Construction of the new pier is...
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Welsh Water uses Siltbuster wastewater treatment solution for Visitor Centre Refurb
Welsh Water uses Siltbuster wastewater treatment solution for Visitor Centre Refurb Siltbuster Process Solutions, the water treatment specialist, has provided a temporary wastewater treatment solution...
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The British cities that could benefit most from £500m EV Rapid Charging Fund
The British cities that could benefit most from £500m EV Rapid Charging Fund According to new research from Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service, Stoke-on-Trent, Southend and Birmingham a...
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Ferrovial wins contract to build control tower at new Lima airport
Ferrovial wins contract to build control tower at new Lima airport A consortium formed by Ferrovial Construction, Acciona and local construction company JJC has been selected by LAP (Lima Airport Part...
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Transport for the North welcomes £355m road scheme in Hull
Transport for the North welcomes £355m road scheme in Hull The Department for Transport has this week given final approval to the A63 Castle Street improvement scheme in Hull. Set to cost £355 million...
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CHAS issues guidance to makes it easy to find COVID-19 secure contractors in the UK
CHAS issues guidance to makes it easy to find COVID-19 secure contractors in the UK The Contractors’ Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) the supply chain risk management experts, have added a S...
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SGL reaches I-4 milestone in Orlando with Interchange Ramps opening 3 months early
SGL reaches I-4 milestone in Orlando with Interchange Ramps opening 3 months early The joint venture of Skanska-Granite-Lane (SGL Constructors) has announced the opening of five new ramps, including t...
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Aggregate Industries completes major A14 works ahead of schedule
Aggregate Industries completes major A14 works ahead of schedule Leading construction and infrastructure player Aggregate Industries, working in collaboration with the A14 Integrated Delivery Team, ha...
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National Infrastructure Commission reports vital infrastructure must be ready for the future
National Infrastructure Commission reports vital infrastructure must be ready for the future The past is not always the best guide to the future and proactive steps are needed to ensure the UK’s infra...
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East Midlands HS2 links to be revolutionised with £2.7bn hub station at Toton
East Midlands HS2 links to be revolutionised with £2.7bn hub station at Toton A £2.7 billion transport plan to guarantee fast, frequent connections to the HS2 East Midlands Hub station at Toton has be...
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BS7903 2020 – Ensuring a safe and durable Ironwork Installation
BS7903 2020 – Ensuring a safe and durable Ironwork Installation BS7903:2020 provides guidance for the selection and installation of manhole tops and gully tops conforming to BS EN 124:2015, as w...
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UK businesses now looking globally to secure positive future post Brexit and COVID-19
UK businesses now looking globally to secure positive future post Brexit and COVID-19 One World Express has commissioned an independent survey among over 900 decision-makers within UK businesses to ex...
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Ringway Hertfordshire is using AI to tackle COVID-19 social distancing challenges
Ringway Hertfordshire is using AI to tackle COVID-19 social distancing challenges Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used by the Ringway Hertfordshire team during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow ess...
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VolvoCE helping to restore the Florida Everglades to its former glory
VolvoCE helping to restore the Florida Everglades to its former glory The construction of the C-43 water reservoir is part of the giant hydrological restoration project taking place in the Everglades....
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Redline secures 4 year HS2 security consultancy contract to support Align JV
Redline secures 4 year HS2 security consultancy contract to support Align JV Redline, an Air Partner company and a leading provider of global security solutions has announced it has secured a four-yea...
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Doosan North America recognizes their top dealers of 2019
Doosan North America recognizes their top dealers of 2019 Doosan Infracore North America, LLC announces its top- performing dealers of 2019. Doosan annually recognizes its dealers that have demonstrat...
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Glastonbury supplier Live Trakway calls on Siltbuster Process Solutions
Glastonbury supplier Live Trakway calls on Siltbuster Process Solutions Siltbuster Process Solutions (SPS), the water treatment specialist, is helping Live Trakway, the company which supplies temporar...
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Granite takes charge of the Cosumnes Bridge Child Project 4 section in California
Granite takes charge of the Cosumnes Bridge Child Project 4 section in California Granite Construction announced today that it has been awarded the Child Project 4 (CP4) portion of the Construction Ma...
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Leading Danish companies form partnership for ambitious Green Energy fuel project
Leading Danish companies form partnership for ambitious Green Energy fuel project Copenhagen Airports, A.P. Moller – Maersk, DSV Panalpina, DFDS, SAS and Ørsted have formed a partnership to deve...
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ADB grant to improve transport services in Ger areas of Mongolia
ADB grant to improve transport services in Ger areas of Mongolia The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Mongolia signed a $2 million grant to improve the accessibility, safety, securit...
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Yanmar expands in UK with new dealer Taylor and Braithwaite
Yanmar expands in UK with new dealer Taylor and Braithwaite Yanmar Compact Equipment EMEA has appointed Taylor & Braithwaite to its UK dealer network. The construction, quarrying and recycling spe...
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Western Australia calls for design and construction proposals for $93m highway project
Western Australia calls for design and construction proposals for $93m highway project Proposals for the design and construction of the $93 million Leach Highway and Welshpool Road Interchange projec...
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Worldsensing builds on Sisgeo partnership with automated readings from digital sensors
Worldsensing builds on Sisgeo partnership with automated readings from digital sensors Worldsensing has announced a new firmware release as part of its growing partnership with the leading geotechnica...
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McCann expands with new hires to support civil and electrical engineering projects
McCann expands with new hires to support civil and electrical engineering projects Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann has added four new members to its team as it continues...
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Peab awarded rehabilitation of E20 highway outside of Gothenburg
Peab awarded rehabilitation of E20 highway outside of Gothenburg Peab has been commissioned to rebuild four kilometers of the existing stretch of E20 between Tollered and Ingared outside of Gothenburg...
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Prantl invests in new generation Liebherr excavators
Prantl invests in new generation Liebherr excavators Three ruby-red Liebherr excavators have been used for several months in construction projects in Tirol and southern Germany – Two Generation 8 R 92...
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Five Liebherr 542 HC-L 18-36 tower cranes join the high rollers at Las Vegas project
Five Liebherr 542 HC-L 18-36 tower cranes join the high rollers at Las Vegas project Five Liebherr 542 HC-L 18/36 tower cranes were instrumental in helping Las Vegas’s newest landmark take shape from...
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HS2 adopts CESAR ECV plant emissions scheme to promote clean air
HS2 adopts CESAR ECV plant emissions scheme to promote clean air As part of its bid to create ‘greener’ construction sites, by reducing emissions and controlling air quality, HS2 is the first infrastr...
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Ferrovial Agroman rebrands as Ferrovial Construction
Ferrovial Agroman rebrands as Ferrovial Construction Ferrovial Agroman, one of the construction business units of Ferrovial, has taken the decision to change of its corporate name to Ferrovial Constru...
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New South Wales $600m rail upgrades to create 550 new jobs in Australia
New South Wales $600m rail upgrades to create 550 new jobs in Australia The NSW Government has signed two construction contracts worth about $600 million to modernise and upgrade infrastructure on the...
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A66 route announced for £1 billion Trans-Pennine dualling transformation
A66 route announced for £1 billion Trans-Pennine dualling transformation Major upgrades to a northern Trans-Pennine route are a step closer today with the official preferred route announced for the £1...
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Granite awarded $10m California Highway 1 paving contract
Granite awarded $10m California Highway 1 paving contract Granite has been awarded a contract in Mendocino County, California for the Highway 1 Overlay near Gualala by the California Department of Tra...
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Designing the Kinnet Tunnel to last a century
Designing the Kinnet Tunnel to last a century The Kinnet tunnel was designed to collect flood water from the entire Arava region and the city of Eilat, Israel. It is being constructed in a highly agg...
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Mecalac announces unbeatable finance package for UK customers
Mecalac announces unbeatable finance package for UK customers Working in conjunction with Mecalac Financial Solutions, Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has launched an unbeatable Buy Now… Pay L...
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AMTE Power and Britishvolt look to create landmark battery Giga Factory in the UK
AMTE Power and Britishvolt look to create landmark battery Giga Factory in the UK AMTE Power and Britishvolt are pleased to announce plans to investigate collaborating to build the UK’s first full cyc...
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HELMA SA signs up as a new Hitachi Equipment dealer in Greece
HELMA SA signs up as a new Hitachi Equipment dealer in Greece Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) has announced the appointment of a new dealer for customers in Greece. As of 1 May 2020,...
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Siemens Mobility wins major traffic signal and intelligent transport systems contract
Siemens Mobility wins major traffic signal and intelligent transport systems contract Siemens Mobility Limited has been awarded a significant traffic signal maintenance contract by a consortium of thr...
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Fluor awarded Engineering and Design for Carbon Capture Project in North Dakota
Fluor awarded Engineering and Design for Carbon Capture Project in North Dakota Fluor Corporation announced today that it was awarded the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for Minnkota Power Coo...
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