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Intertraffic Amsterdam focusing on smart mobility, infrastructure and traffic management
Intertraffic Amsterdam focusing on smart mobility, infrastructure and traffic management Intertraffic Amsterdam is undisputedly considered the leading global trade & knowledge event on smart mobil...
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First section of Adelaide Airport Terminal Expansion set to open
First section of Adelaide Airport Terminal Expansion set to open The first section of the expanded Adelaide Airport terminal will open to customers from next month with six retailers opening their new...
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New Holland Agriculture UK partners with The Princes Countryside Fund
New Holland Agriculture UK partners with The Princes Countryside Fund The Prince’s Countryside Fund and New Holland Agriculture are launching their new ‘Up to Speed’ scheme, offering three lucky recip...
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Gold sustainability rating ranks Go Plant Fleet Services amongst the world’s best
Gold sustainability rating ranks Go Plant Fleet Services amongst the world’s best Go Plant Fleet Services has won the gold medal for its approach to Corporate Social Responsibility. The nationwi...
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Liebherr wins Innovation Award for their L586 XPower Wheel Loader at Samoter
Liebherr wins Innovation Award for their L586 XPower Wheel Loader at Samoter Liebherr will be presenting a total of four wheel loaders at Samoter. This includes the 32,600 kg L 586 XPower®, the larges...
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Nicol of Skene takes on 3 Volvo reduced swing excavators
Nicol of Skene takes on 3 Volvo reduced swing excavators Breaking with tradition, the Aberdeenshire-based civil engineering and groundworks contractor Nicol of Skene has added two new reduced swing Vo...
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Terex Trucks showcasing TA300 and TA400 Articulated Haulers at CONEXPO
Terex Trucks showcasing TA300 and TA400 Articulated Haulers at CONEXPO Articulated hauler specialist Terex Trucks is bringing both the TA300 and TA400 to CONEXPO, North America’s largest construction...
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Herrenknecht prestigious Golden Beaver awarded to Jack Brockway
Herrenknecht prestigious Golden Beaver awarded to Jack Brockway Jack Brockway, President of Herrenknecht Tunnelling Systems USA, received the prestigious Golden Beaver Award 2020 in Los Angeles on Fri...
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UK can expect road charging, traffic free cities and not a self-driving car in sight?
UK can expect road charging, traffic free cities and not a self-driving car in sight? UK drivers should brace themselves for change: life on the roads is going to get harder and more expensive over th...
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Ritchie Bros. holding auction in Las Vegas during CONEXPO CONAGG
Ritchie Bros. holding auction in Las Vegas during CONEXPO CONAGG On March 12 – 13, 2020—during the week of CONEXPO, Ritchie Bros will sell thousands of items through an unreserved public auction at it...
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Hyundai Construction Europe signs up for the CESAR Scheme
Hyundai Construction Europe signs up for the CESAR Scheme From 1st January 2020, Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe will fit CESAR to all its range of Hyundai excavators and wheeled loaders importe...
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Siemens Mobility supplying signals for M5 junction improvement programme
Siemens Mobility supplying signals for M5 junction improvement programme Siemens Mobility Limited has been awarded a contract by civil engineering contractor Alun Griffiths to supply, test and commiss...
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How one Trailer manufacturer evolved Heavy-Haul Trailers
How one Trailer manufacturer evolved Heavy-Haul Trailers Heavy-haul trailers have come miles since the introduction of their design. After all, they’ve had to keep up with the ever-changing needs of t...
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Hyundai wins Medium Wheel Loader Technical Innovation Award at Samoter
Hyundai wins Medium Wheel Loader Technical Innovation Award at Samoter Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe (HCEE) scoops Samoter Technical Innovation Award, in the ‘Medium Wheel Loaders’ category, f...
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World Bank invests US$66m for transport projects in Vanuatu
World Bank invests US$66m for transport projects in Vanuatu The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$35.5 million credit and a US$30.5 million grant in support for a resilient t...
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Mecalac showcase their compact innovations at the Executive Hire Show
Mecalac showcase their compact innovations at the Executive Hire Show Mecalac Construction Equipment UK, a global leader in compact equipment design and manufacture, will showcase its latest product r...
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Lower Thames Crossing consultation plans refined
Lower Thames Crossing consultation plans refined Britain’s most ambitious roads project in a generation, the Lower Thames Crossing, will begin its next phase of public consultation next week, Highways...
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EIB funding €180m for new Heraklion airport in Greece
EIB funding €180m for new Heraklion airport in Greece The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide a €180 million loan to support construction of the New Heraklion International Airport on...
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Auckland opts for Yotta and PiP IoT
Auckland opts for Yotta and PiP IoT In New Zealand, Auckland System Management is working with asset software provider Yotta and sensor manufacturer PiP IoT to manage motorway maintenance and repairs....
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Conference on new Asphalt Concrete Mixes for Russia set for 25 March 2020 in Moscow
Conference on new Asphalt Concrete Mixes for Russia set for 25 March 2020 in Moscow The international conference “Production and use of asphalt concrete mixes in Russia” is an annual event that brings...
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Triton to build new gear testing facility in Huddersfield for David Brown Santasalo
Triton to build new gear testing facility in Huddersfield for David Brown Santasalo Triton Construction has secured a £1.5 million contract to build a new testing facility for global gear manufacturer...
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Virtual planning using BIM proved successful on Gelbe Haide formwork project
Virtual planning using BIM proved successful on Gelbe Haide formwork project The experts at Doka created a virtual model based on building information modelling (BIM) for the construction of a reservo...
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First Yanmar V80 wheel loader in the UK heads for Yorkshire’s Masters Spreading
First Yanmar V80 wheel loader in the UK heads for Yorkshire’s Masters Spreading Masters Spreading Ltd, an agricultural contracting business covering Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, has purchased the...
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Britpave urges investment in guided busways to ease congestion
Britpave urges investment in guided busways to ease congestion Investment in busway networks could address the decline in bus passenger numbers and ease the congestion in Britain’s towns and cities be...
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Rolls Royce and UK Government champion compact nuclear power stations
Rolls Royce and UK Government champion compact nuclear power stations UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has provided match funding to the consortium of companies designing a new type of compact nuclea...
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UK Aid pledges support for Africa Green Cities of the future on Kenya visit
UK Aid pledges support for Africa Green Cities of the future on Kenya visit The International Development Secretary has pledged UK aid support to build the African cities of the future, so the contine...
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World Bank financing new Bus Rapid Transit Corridor in Ho Chi Minh City
World Bank financing new Bus Rapid Transit Corridor in Ho Chi Minh City The World Bank and the Ministry of Finance today signed a financing agreement for a grant worth US$10.5 million to promote integ...
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Air Monitors AQMesh technology essential to Breathe London SMART 50 Award
Air Monitors AQMesh technology essential to Breathe London SMART 50 Award The Breathe London project has been announced as the winner of a SMART 50 Award by Smart Cities Connect, within the Digital Tr...
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Scania depot in Newcastle expertly resurfaced by Miles Macadam
Scania depot in Newcastle expertly resurfaced by Miles Macadam Miles Macadam has recently completed a drainage and resurfacing scheme at Scania’s service depot in Newcastle, on behalf of Grattan Devel...
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Roads and Traffic Expo Thailand to explore sustainable transportation systems
Roads and Traffic Expo Thailand to explore sustainable transportation systems Held on 12-13 February 2020 at BITEC, The Roads and Traffic Expo Thailand will gather over 2,000 attendees from key govern...
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Midlands Connect warns any delay or downgrade of HS2 is a serious concern
Midlands Connect warns any delay or downgrade of HS2 is a serious concern Midlands Connect Chairman Sir John Peace has today written to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, urging him to publish the Oake...
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Volvo Construction Equipment showcasing ambitious future at ConExpo 2020
Volvo Construction Equipment showcasing ambitious future at ConExpo 2020 Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is set to build tomorrow with an interactive customer experience at North America’s lar...
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Andrew Sinclair Contractors opt for more reliable Volvo Excavators
Andrew Sinclair Contractors opt for more reliable Volvo Excavators Andrew Sinclair Contractors of Kirkwall, Orkney, has opted for two new Volvo excavators in the form of an EC140E and an EC200E for it...
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Highways England holding information events for major Knutsford M6 junction works
Highways England holding information events for major Knutsford M6 junction works Motorway users and people living around the M6 at Knutsford in Cheshire can find out more about the £43 million juncti...
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Ingenious invests in 3D Repo cloud-based digital platform design pioneers
Ingenious invests in 3D Repo cloud-based digital platform design pioneers Ingenious has announced that its Infrastructure Ventures EIS Service has led a £2.3m A-series investment round in 3D Repo, the...
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Royal British Legion Industries commemorative centenary award presented to McCann
Royal British Legion Industries commemorative centenary award presented to McCann Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann has been presented with an award by Royal British Legion...
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Doka climbing formwork enables speedy construction of Kömürhan Bridge in Turkey
Doka climbing formwork enables speedy construction of Kömürhan Bridge in Turkey Constructed over the Karakaya Dam Lake, the Kömürhan Bridge will soon forge part of the Malatya-Elazig State highway in...
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Hyundai and Kia invest €100m in UK electric vehicle start-up Arrival
Hyundai and Kia invest €100m in UK electric vehicle start-up Arrival Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation announce today a €100M investment in UK based electric vehicle company Arrival. Th...
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Ridgway Rentals invest in 200 new JCB Machines
Ridgway Rentals invest in 200 new JCB Machines Ridgway Rentals plant hire are adding 200 new JCB machines as part of their ongoing fleet investment programme. Both tracked and wheeled excavators featu...
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Sungwoo Lee named Managing Director for Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe
Sungwoo Lee named Managing Director for Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe has announced the appointment of Sungwoo Lee as the new Managing Director with immed...
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VINCI Energies looks at 5 ways smart industry will boost manufacturing
VINCI Energies looks at 5 ways smart industry will boost manufacturing Contrary to perception, the UK manufacturing sector is already on the rise thanks to increased investments in skills and technolo...
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First annual index ranks climate impact of transportation for largest 100 US Metro areas
First annual index ranks climate impact of transportation for largest 100 US Metro areas StreetLight Data, Inc, the leader in Big Data analytics for mobility, recognizes that managing transportation i...
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Small Robot Company is now fundraising on Crowdcube
Small Robot Company is now fundraising on Crowdcube The Small Robot Company (SRC), a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, today announced the launch of its latest Crowdcube equity crowdf...
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On National Pothole Day TRL calls for engineers to solve the causes not just the symptoms
On National Pothole Day TRL calls for engineers to solve the causes not just the symptoms Today marks National Pothole Day 2020 – an event that aims to raise awareness of the condition of the nation’s...
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It’s National Pothole Day in Britain – The Vital Statistics
It’s National Pothole Day in Britain – The Vital Statistics As part of National Pothole Day (15th January) the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has published an updated compendiu...
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Wirtgen highlighting new large Milling Machines at Conexpo ConAgg 2020
Wirtgen highlighting new large Milling Machines at Conexpo ConAgg 2020 More than 30 exhibits, including 10 world and North American premieres and Wirtgen’s new large milling machines leading the...
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Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology to showcase next gen equipment at CONEXPO CONAGG
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology to showcase next gen equipment at CONEXPO CONAGG Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology will showcase several innovative solutions at CONEXPO-CON/AGG, which takes place...
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Mitrefinch research shows British construction workers rank 4th in turning up for work
Mitrefinch research shows British construction workers rank 4th in turning up for work British workers took the fourth lowest amount of sick days in Europe last year, according to new research by Mitr...
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New Wildlife Trusts report reveals exorbitant HS2 costs to nature
New Wildlife Trusts report reveals exorbitant HS2 costs to nature A new report published by The Wildlife Trusts today reveals, for the first time, the vast scale of the destruction and impact that HS2...
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EIB finances new trains for Naples Circumvesuviana network
EIB finances new trains for Naples Circumvesuviana network A new fleet of 40 electric trains for the railway network serving Naples and the province of Naples, the Circumvesuviana, to help significant...
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