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The Woods Waste Group achieve sustainability goals thanks to Case efficiency
The Woods Waste Group achieve sustainability goals thanks to Case efficiency The Woods Waste Group, a waste management solutions provider in Blackpool, north-west England, uses its fleet of CASE Const...
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ClearSpan Structures streamlines manufacturing facility and boosts customer satisfaction
ClearSpan Structures streamlines manufacturing facility and boosts customer satisfaction ClearSpan Structures, the leading manufacturer of metal and fabric building solutions, announced that it has co...
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Operation Pennine patrolling the M62 to improve road safety
Operation Pennine patrolling the M62 to improve road safety A month of action to improve safety called Operation Pennine will patrol on one of the most important routes across England starting on Mond...
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Galliford Try wins major road upgrade Highways England contracts
Galliford Try wins major road upgrade Highways England contracts The latest in a series of Highways England contracts to carry out up to £8.7 billion of work on England’s motorways and major roads has...
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Liverpool Lime Street crowned UK Station of the Year at the National Rail Awards
Liverpool Lime Street crowned UK Station of the Year at the National Rail Awards Liverpool Lime Street has been named as major station of the year at the 2019 National Rail Awards. The Network Rail ma...
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North Macedonia motorway improvements get green light with EBRD €13m loan
North Macedonia motorway improvements get green light with EBRD €13m loan The citizens of North Macedonia will benefit from a more efficient and greener highway network thanks to a €13 million Europea...
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Topcon machine control enables Contractor to meet challenges in Saskatoon
Topcon machine control enables Contractor to meet challenges in Saskatoon Many are attracted to the yin and yang lifestyle of having a cozy country home with easy access to the excitement of a vibrant...
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Kryton International buys into Sensohive Concrete Sensor Solutions
Kryton International buys into Sensohive Concrete Sensor Solutions Vancouver, Canada based Kryton International Inc. has partially acquired the fast-growing concrete sensor company Sensohive. The conc...
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2,500+ experts to assemble to assess transportation and infrastructure in the Philippines
2,500+ experts to assemble to assess transportation and infrastructure in the Philippines On 1 & 2 October at SMX Convention Center, Manila, the inaugural Roads & Traffic Expo Philippines will...
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Bevan’s stubby road maintenance truck proves a capital asset for Priority TM
Bevan’s stubby road maintenance truck proves a capital asset for Priority TM Less was definitely more for traffic management specialist Priority TM when it came to specify its latest impact prot...
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Highways projects still putting the UK’s underground infrastructure at risk
Highways projects still putting the UK’s underground infrastructure at risk A record 62% of all UK excavation work, including highways projects, is now preceded by a thorough search for undergro...
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Telensa joins Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program
Telensa joins Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program Telensa, the leading provider of connected street lighting and smart city data applications, today announced that it has joined the Qualcomm Sma...
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NAPA reports Recycled Asphalt use reaches a new high
NAPA reports Recycled Asphalt use reaches a new high Asphalt pavements are the most consistently recycled material in the United States. Every day as part of maintenance and improvement projects, old...
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Australia forging ahead with three new train stations on the Gold Coast
Australia forging ahead with three new train stations on the Gold Coast The Queensland State Government has revealed the preferred location for the first of three Gold Coast train stations that will b...
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IQ Excellence Awards shortlist revealed for North of England
IQ Excellence Awards shortlist revealed for North of England The Institute of Quarrying (IQ) has today announced the northern regional shortlist for the IQ Excellence Awards. The high volume of applic...
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UK’s Summer disruption highlighted resilience issues of connected infrastructure systems
UK’s Summer disruption highlighted resilience issues of connected infrastructure systems The National Infrastructure Commission is looking to address gaps in understanding of the resilience of c...
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Valoriza Medioambiente wins €142m contract for road cleaning and waste collection in Tenerife
Valoriza Medioambiente wins €142m contract for road cleaning and waste collection in Tenerife Valoriza Medioambiente has won a contract to provide, from this December, the urban cleaning and waste col...
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How the construction sector will be affected by Brexit
How the construction sector will be affected by Brexit It is undeniable that construction industry, in much the same way as the nation as a whole, will be faced with both challenges and opportunities...
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British athlete jumping for joy after landing JCB sponsorship
British athlete jumping for joy after landing JCB sponsorship A British athlete who triple jumps further than the fully extended boom on one of JCB’s biggest Loadalls has an extra spring in his step t...
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Manchester is the UK city with the most micromobility potential
Manchester is the UK city with the most micromobility potential Manchester in the UK leads the UK ranking of cities that stand to benefit the most from micromobility services, including shared bikes,...
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BigChange is afoot at GAP Hire Solutions
BigChange is afoot at GAP Hire Solutions Following the announcement last year that GAP Hire Solutions had transformed its business with a BigChange to mobile operations, GAP has now completed the BigC...
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EIB investments support Poland’s trains of the future
EIB investments support Poland’s trains of the future Better trains on better railways for a better travel experience. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an agreement with PKP Interci...
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Highways England introduces hydraulic piling rigs for quieter roadworks
Highways England introduces hydraulic piling rigs for quieter roadworks People living near a major Highways England roads project have benefitted from new quieter roadworks as hydraulic piling equipme...
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Savoy Stewart reveals how a smart contract can impact property transactions
Savoy Stewart reveals how a smart contract can impact property transactions One of the biggest developments underpinned by blockchain technology has been that of smart contracts. A smart contract is e...
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Australia’s first Road Safety Technology Trial gets the green light
Australia’s first Road Safety Technology Trial gets the green light Minister for Roads, Roads Safety and the TAC Jaala Pulford today announced a new road safety technology trial with connected a...
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SWARCO Traffic to help Cambridgeshire CC reduce congestion and improve air quality
SWARCO Traffic to help Cambridgeshire CC reduce congestion and improve air quality SWARCO Traffic Ltd has signed a new agreement with Cambridgeshire County Council to replace existing traffic technolo...
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Hedgehogs Ahead Signage launched by Spectrum Industrial
Hedgehogs Ahead Signage launched by Spectrum Industrial Safety Signage and Products manufacturer Spectrum Industrial have introduced a new Hedgehogs Ahead sign as part of their road safety signs range...
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New StreetLight Data machine learning tech delivers US granular traffic metrics
New StreetLight Data machine learning tech delivers US granular traffic metrics StreetLight Data, Inc, the leader in Big Data analytics for mobility, has long offered Annual Average Daily Traffic (AAD...
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New bridge installation improves infrastructure over Burguillo reservoir near Toledo
New bridge installation improves infrastructure over Burguillo reservoir near Toledo Within central Spain, the N-403 highway stretches for 178km from Adanero in the north to Toledo in the south. At th...
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Sweco sets out their vision for mobility and transport in Belgium
Sweco sets out their vision for mobility and transport in Belgium As part of a consortium, Sweco will provide process guidance and set out the mobility vision for several transport regions in Belgium....
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ADB funds 58km of the Baucau – Venilale – Viqueque road corridor in Timor-Leste
ADB funds 58km of the Baucau – Venilale – Viqueque road corridor in Timor-Leste The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Timor-Leste participated in a groundbreaking ceremony...
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ADB President pledges $12 Billion for new flagship initiatives in India
ADB President pledges $12 Billion for new flagship initiatives in India Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Mr. Takehiko Nakao met with India’s Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi for the third time s...
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Monash Freeway upgrade gets extra 36km of new lanes in Australia
Monash Freeway upgrade gets extra 36km of new lanes in Australia An extra 36 kilometers of new lanes will be added to the Monash Freeway under a joint Australian and Victorian Government plan to bust...
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India signs $350m ADB loan for road improvements in Chhattisgarh
India signs $350m ADB loan for road improvements in Chhattisgarh The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India on Tuesday signed a $350 million loan to rehabilitate and upgrade about 85...
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AfDB signs $28.8m grant with Somalia for road and water projects
AfDB signs $28.8m grant with Somalia for road and water projects The African Development Bank Group on 27 August 2019 signed two grants for $28.8 million for road and water supply projects to improve...
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ADB supports sustainable transport and mobility in Guizhou China
ADB supports sustainable transport and mobility in Guizhou China The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $199.46 million loan to support the development of an innovative intelligent transport...
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NEBOSH unveils updated new-look General Certificate
NEBOSH unveils updated new-look General Certificate The most trusted health and safety qualifications in the world – the NEBOSH National and International General Certificate in Occupational Health an...
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Liebherr tower crane is the centrepiece of a climate research project in Basel
Liebherr tower crane is the centrepiece of a climate research project in Basel A 150 EC-B 8 Litronic PT Flat-Top crane is the centrepiece of a climate research project in Hölstein near Basel: Currentl...
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Delta Motorsport launches autonomous electric vehicle platform at Cenex
Delta Motorsport launches autonomous electric vehicle platform at Cenex Silverstone-based Delta Motorsport has launched its autonomous-capable electric vehicle test best known as the Delta S2 flexible...
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New Beijing International Airport gets precision aprons with Wirtgen Slipform Pavers
New Beijing International Airport gets precision aprons with Wirtgen Slipform Pavers Four Wirtgen slipform pavers are playing an important part in the construction of the apron area for the new Beijin...
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London Liverpool Street tunnel has almost a mile of track replaced
London Liverpool Street tunnel has almost a mile of track replaced Almost a mile of track has been replaced on the approach to London Liverpool Street, the third busiest station in the UK, to provide...
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MTS Plant expanding territory in Scotland with Yanmar Construction Equipment
MTS Plant expanding territory in Scotland with Yanmar Construction Equipment Following a successful six-months as part of the Yanmar Compact Equipment Europe (CEE) UK and Ireland dealer network, MTS P...
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Siemens Mobility wins Clean Air Zone contract in Birmingham
Siemens Mobility wins Clean Air Zone contract in Birmingham Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract to design, supply and install a clean air zone (CAZ) ANPR camera monitoring and enforcement sol...
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Metso develops global Minerals Consumables business and EMEA capabilities
Metso develops global Minerals Consumables business and EMEA capabilities Metso is continuing to develop their global production footprint in the Minerals Consumables business area and is reviewing th...
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Extra Smart Motorway lanes are saving drivers 40 minutes each week
Extra Smart Motorway lanes are saving drivers 40 minutes each week Extra lanes and new technology on one of England’s busiest stretches of smart motorway are saving commuters up to 40 minutes each wee...
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SDS Aqua-Xchange protects vulnerable Cheshire stream near M56 motorway
SDS Aqua-Xchange protects vulnerable Cheshire stream near M56 motorway The first installation of SDS Aqua-Xchange ™, the sustainable drainage innovation which turns roadside filter drains into...
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New Trimley St Martin bridleway bridge delivering safer access across railway
New Trimley St Martin bridleway bridge delivering safer access across railway A new, safe, step-free route across the Felixstowe branch line has been opened at Trimley St Martin, providing access to t...
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Tonic Construction breaks with tradition with six new Volvo excavators
Tonic Construction breaks with tradition with six new Volvo excavators “The proof of the pudding will be in the eating,” says Tony Iles, Managing Director of Tonic Construction as the company chooses...
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Doka signs exclusive partnership with WECON in Israel
Doka signs exclusive partnership with WECON in Israel Doka GmbH has signed an agreement with WECON Engineering Ltd. for the exclusive distribution of the wide range of Doka products and systems across...
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ADB supports $150m infrastructure development in 2 Growing Bangladesh cities
ADB supports $150m infrastructure development in 2 Growing Bangladesh cities The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved loans totaling $150 million to finance crucial infrastructure such as roads a...
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