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Highways England praises drivers after A66 weekend closures
Highways England praises drivers after A66 weekend closures Highways England has praised drivers and residents for their support as its £5 million package of carriageway improvements along the A66 in...
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Greywacke extraction specialist Günter Jung relies on Liebherr XPower
Greywacke extraction specialist Günter Jung relies on Liebherr XPower Rugged American lorries for bulk material transportation are pairing up with high-performance Liebherr equipment for the greywacke...
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Volvo excavator completes the NC500 500 mile race around Scotland
Volvo excavator completes the NC500 500 mile race around Scotland Thurso-based Gow Groundworks has taken delivery of the first reduced swing radius Volvo EWR170E wheeled excavator to arrive in Great B...
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Urban Vision swops streetlights for a Totem Pole
Urban Vision swops streetlights for a Totem Pole What’s the difference between a streetlight and totem pole? Not a great deal if you work for Urban Vision, the joint venture between Galliford Try, Sal...
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Bridge on the move in 24-hour M6 Motorway operation this weekend
Bridge on the move in 24-hour M6 Motorway operation this weekend Motorists are reminded that work to remove an 800 tonne, 250ft long bridge over the M6 in Staffordshire takes place this weekend. The b...
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Migration Advisory Committee recommendations would cripple UK construction, says FMB
Migration Advisory Committee recommendations would cripple UK construction, says FMB The UK Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report, which sets out a series of recommendations for the new immigratio...
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Bonnybridge’s Central Demolition expands with VolvoCE
Bonnybridge’s Central Demolition expands with VolvoCE Central Demolition Ltd of Bonnybridge has invested in another package of Volvo excavators and loading shovels, including their largest shove...
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Chicago Smart Mobility Project wins ITS Midwest Project of the Year
Chicago Smart Mobility Project wins ITS Midwest Project of the Year The Chicago Smart Mobility (CSM) Project, Phase 1, recently won the ITS Midwest 2018 Project of Year Award. The project supports the...
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Trade can transform the Middle East
Trade can transform the Middle East During a visit to Muscat this week, Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General of IRU, turns his thoughts to history and the role that transport might play in lifting the...
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How people are transforming the connected car
How people are transforming the connected car The past decade has seen a radical transformation sweep the motor industry as global electric vehicle sales continue to gather pace. The British plug-in f...
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Network Rail and JCDecaux £280m advertising deal to transform passenger experience
Network Rail and JCDecaux £280m advertising deal to transform passenger experience JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC) and Network Rail have signed a deal that will see the number one outdoor advertisin...
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Meet the 2018 Biodiversity BIGAwards winners
Meet the 2018 Biodiversity #BIGAwards winners The 2018 BIG Biodiversity Challenge Awards #BIGAwards reached a thrilling finale last night unveiling this year’s worthy winners across eight hotly...
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Is the ELD Mandate in the US Working?
Is the ELD Mandate in the US Working? The answer to the above question is yes – but not without some repercussions. The ELD Mandate is the most recent, widely encompassing directive laid down by the F...
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Volvo Construction inaugurates new headquarters
Volvo Construction inaugurates new headquarters Volvo Construction Equipment has moved into its new headquarters on the same site as other Volvo business areas at Campus Lundby in Gothenburg. To mark...
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Parsons awarded Nevada Traffic Safety Engineering Design Contract
Parsons awarded Nevada Traffic Safety Engineering Design Contract Parsons was recently awarded a 2-year services agreement to provide traffic safety engineering design services to the Nevada Departmen...
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Surface miners dig up extra savings for coal mining
Surface miners dig up extra savings for coal mining Mine operators for some time now have been increasingly turning to an alternative to conventional rip-and-stack or drill-and-blast coal mining: the...
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APA Pacific Coast Regional Council Blog highlights US Asphalt Pavement Industry
APA Pacific Coast Regional Council Blog highlights US Asphalt Pavement Industry The asphalt industry has a new resource for information from the West Coast and Pacific region: The PacCoast Smooth Ride...
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BAM awarded €60 million citydev.brussels multifunctional projects
BAM awarded €60 million citydev.brussels multifunctional projects citydev.brussels, the public body responsible for the urban development of the Brussels-Capital Region, has awarded BAM the contracts...
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A19 triple decker roundabout finished off with a time capsule
A19 triple decker roundabout finished off with a time capsule Work to create the North East’s first triple decker roundabout is coming to an end as 80,000 cubic metres of soil is removed, enough to fi...
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Metso recognized again as a leader in the Chilean mining industry
Metso recognized again as a leader in the Chilean mining industry For the seventh consecutive year, Metso was listed as the leading supplier in the Chilean Mining Suppliers’ Ranking conducted by...
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Falcon Tower Crane Services invests in JCB Generators
Falcon Tower Crane Services invests in JCB Generators The UK’s largest tower crane supplier has invested in a fleet of JCB diesel generators with an order for 18 units. Falcon Tower Crane Services Ltd...
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Covers’ Help for Hospices aiming to raise £30,000 for charity
Covers’ Help for Hospices aiming to raise £30,000 for charity Covers Timber & Builders Merchant will once again be hosting its hugely successful charity initiative Covers’ Help for Hospices in Sep...
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JB Construction 1 stocks up on new equipment for nationwide Aldi foundations
JB Construction 1 stocks up on new equipment for nationwide Aldi foundations Birmingham based JB Construction 1 has recently taken delivery of a host of new excavators; dumpers and rollers as they con...
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VINCI Construction Grands Projets delivers the new Assiut Dam in Egypt
VINCI Construction Grands Projets delivers the new Assiut Dam in Egypt On August 12, 2018, VINCI Construction Grands Projets delivered the new Assiut Dam, located midway between Cairo and Luxor, in an...
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World Road Congress set for 6 October 2019 in Abu Dhabi
World Road Congress set for 6 October 2019 in Abu Dhabi The United Arab Emirates, steered by its nations’ capital, Abu Dhabi, has one of the most advanced and developed infrastructure in the region. A...
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Balfour Beatty to deliver first stages of East Leeds Orbital Route
Balfour Beatty to deliver first stages of East Leeds Orbital Route Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that it has been awarded a £5 million contract by Leeds City...
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Sunshine Coast pilots Smart Street Lighting with Telensa in Australia
Sunshine Coast pilots Smart Street Lighting with Telensa in Australia Telensa, the market leader in connected street lighting and smart city applications, announced that it has been selected by Sunshi...
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Atkins explores the benefits of 5G connectivity for British roads
Atkins explores the benefits of 5G connectivity for British roads Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, will be carrying out a 5G feasibility study to explore the benefits of increased investment...
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Velocity invests in capacity to meet increasing demand for UK pothole repairs
Velocity invests in capacity to meet increasing demand for UK pothole repairs Road repair specialists Velocity have invested in new machines to meet the increasing demand for their services from local...
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Australian asphalt experts impressed with Ammann factory in China
Australian asphalt experts impressed with Ammann factory in China A group of Australian asphalt experts visited Ammann China during a recent information gathering tour and came away impressed with the...
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Rail safety warning issued after motorist level crossing misuse in Anglesey
Rail safety warning issued after motorist level crossing misuse in Anglesey Network Rail in Wales and Borders, British Transport Police and Arriva Trains Wales are calling for motorists in Anglesey to...
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Nominations announced for this years Highways Awards
Nominations announced for this years Highways Awards The shortlist for this year’s Highways Awards (formerly Highways Magazine Excellence Awards) has been announced, ahead of the ceremony on Wednesday...
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Ringway Engineers Leadership Programme culminates in Antarctica Expedition
Ringway Engineers Leadership Programme culminates in Antarctica Expedition A Ringway engineer will take part in a three-week expedition to Antarctica at the culmination of a prestigious 12-month leade...
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Siemens Mobility supports UK CITE live testing for connected cars
Siemens Mobility supports UK CITE live testing for connected cars Following an extensive programme of laboratory and test-track testing, UK CITE, the project to create an advanced environment for conn...
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Construction starts on Adelaide Airport terminal expansion
Construction starts on Adelaide Airport terminal expansion Construction has officially started at Adelaide Airport on their A$165 million terminal expansion, which will significantly upgrade internati...
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Luoyang Metro project in China gets $300m financing
Luoyang Metro project in China gets $300m financing On 16 August 2018, Project and Loan Agreements for the New Development Bank’s Luoyang Metro Project were signed in Zhengzhou, the capital city of He...
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Wirtgen W200 rehabilitates Brazil’s congested road network
Wirtgen W200 rehabilitates Brazil’s congested road network With precision milling results and flexible deployment options, the Wirtgen large milling machine put in a convincing performance in th...
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ABMEC announces first Environment Health and Safety Day at HSL Laboratories in Buxton
ABMEC announces first Environment Health & Safety Day at HSL Laboratories in Buxton The Association of British Mining Equipment Companies ABMEC has announced their first Environment, Health &...
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Nairobi to Addis Ababa road boosting trade the Horn of Africa
Nairobi to Addis Ababa road boosting trade the Horn of Africa The 895-km highway corridor linking Kenya and Ethiopia has not only eased cross-border traffic between the two countries, but is a major p...
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Eye in the sky set to provide a better railway for passengers in Southern England
Eye in the sky set to provide a better railway for passengers in Southern England Network Rail are now using a helicopter across the south western rail network as part of the drive to provide better j...
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Britpave offers new Concrete Road Pavements Course
Britpave offers new Concrete Road Pavements Course A new course ‘Concrete Road Pavements: a technical introduction’ is to be held by Britpave, the British Cementitious Paving Association on Wednesday...
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European Investment Bank supports The Great North Road for Zambians
European Investment Bank supports The Great North Road for Zambians The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €110 million (ZMK 1.27 billion) concessional loan with the Zambian Ministry of Finan...
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Weighing in to support the industry with apprenticeships
Weighing in to support the industry with apprenticeships MP Skills are proud to launch the new Weighbridge Operator apprenticeship, a versatile apprenticeship which is applicable to all levels of busi...
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Balfour Beatty VINCI announces new Managing Director for HS2 Joint Venture
Balfour Beatty VINCI announces new Managing Director for HS2 Joint Venture Balfour Beatty VINCI announces the appointment of Mark Davies as Managing Director for its HS2 Joint Venture. Mark Davies wil...
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Volvo L90H is the loading shovel of choice for Robins of Herstmonceux Chalk Pit
Volvo L90H is the loading shovel of choice for Robins of Herstmonceux Chalk Pit Robins of Herstmonceux, Hailsham, East Sussex has opted for a new Volvo L90H loading shovel which joins existing Volvo L...
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UK Construction Equipment sales show further growth in Q2 2018
UK Construction Equipment sales show further growth in Q2 2018 Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market grew by 3.8% in the second quarter of 2018, compared with the sam...
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Estonia measures the road marking reflectivity of their road network
Estonia measures the road marking reflectivity of their road network Easily noticeable road markings improve road users’ safety, especially in low-light places and when it’s dark outside. During the l...
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Smart motorway work set to increase Britain’s M62 capacity by a third
Smart motorway work set to increase Britain’s M62 capacity by a third Construction work to increase the capacity of one of the M62, the North West’s busiest stretches of motorway by a third star...
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Highways England volunteers pitch in to help Cornwall villagers with recreation ground project
Highways England volunteers pitch in to help Cornwall villagers with recreation ground project The Highways England team behind a proposed A30 upgrade in Cornwall are not only concentrating their effo...
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Street artist and sign writer Lionel Stanhope transforms London’s railway bridges with art
Street artist and sign writer Lionel Stanhope transforms London’s railway bridges with art London’s historic railway bridges are being transformed into stunning pieces of art thanks to Network R...
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