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UK to boost infrastructure in the poorest countries with UK aid
UK to boost infrastructure in the poorest countries with UK aid The International Development Secretary, the Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP has announced a new Commission to bring together leading experts to t...
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At just 14 years old Lance Matheson is an excavator operator and demolition company owner
At just 14 years old Lance Matheson is an excavator operator and demolition company owner Fourteen-year-old Lance Matheson isn’t your typical teenager. He runs his own demolition company, Sage Demolit...
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2020 set to be the tipping point for digitisation in the UK construction industry
2020 set to be the tipping point for digitisation in the UK construction industry A survey of 200 UK decision makers in construction, as part of a new industry report, reveals 2020 to be a pivotal yea...
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British veterans produce commemorative road sign for Margaret Calvert OBE
British veterans produce commemorative road sign for Margaret Calvert OBE Injured veterans at Royal British Legion Industries have joined forces with computer company, Buchanan Computing, to produce a...
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Ritchie Bros. September auction sees 31 percent increase year over year
Ritchie Bros. September auction sees 31 percent increase year over year With 10,000+ items to sell—up 31% year over year—Ritchie Bros. has extended its September auction to five days. By the end of th...
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West Midlands Mayor Andy Street praises JCB for their spark of Imagination
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street praises JCB for their spark of Imagination The Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has hailed JCB as an innovative ‘world leader’ in engineering as it goes into full...
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MB Crusher turns a complex jobsite on Mayotte into a piece of cake
MB Crusher turns a complex jobsite on Mayotte into a piece of cake Mayotte is an island of 250,000 people that is part of the Comoros archipelago of islands off southeast Africa. With sandy beaches, c...
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Womble Bond Dickinson looks at the consultation paper for building safety reforms
Womble Bond Dickinson looks at the consultation paper for building safety reforms In June 2019 the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) issued a consultation paper entitled...
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Research reveals the best places in the UK to be a tradesperson
Research reveals the best places in the UK to be a tradesperson New research from comparethemarket.com has analysed various figures relating to the trade industry around the UK to find out where the b...
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Custom Sealcoating solution maximises productivity for Utah’s Morgan Pavement
Custom Sealcoating solution maximises productivity for Utah’s Morgan Pavement There aren’t enough hours in a day. Every sealcoat operator, manager, and company president has found themselves thi...
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CASE sell their first Stage V construction machine into Ireland
CASE sell their first Stage V construction machine into Ireland McCormack Demolition, based near Belfast, Northern Ireland, has just taken receipt of the first Stage V CASE machine sold in Ireland. Th...
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Go Plant Fleet extends wide-ranging deal with local authority in Lancashire
Go Plant Fleet extends wide-ranging deal with local authority in Lancashire A local authority has renewed a major partnership with one of the UK’s leading providers of commercial vehicle solutions. Go...
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Association for Project Management supporting Highways England for a golden future
Association for Project Management supporting Highways England for a golden future Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered body for the project profession, has today announced that it...
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Metsä Wood shows the Green way of construction and living in Norway
Metsä Wood shows the Green way of construction and living in Norway Verksbyen, a new green neighbourhood in Fredrikstad in Norway, showcases the future of sustainable living. As part of the project, c...
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Highways England to start £5 million works on the A585 junction in Lancashire
Highways England to start £5 million works on the A585 junction in Lancashire Highways England’s £5 million project to transform Norcross roundabout – one of the busiest junctions along the A585...
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Hounslow Highways improves customer experience with new FixMyStreet reporting App
Hounslow Highways improves customer experience with new FixMyStreet reporting App Ringway Hounslow Highways has launched an innovative new customer-focused reporting service with FixMyStreet. The new...
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Vodafone and IBM boost National Expresses Digital First approach with Hybrid Cloud
Vodafone and IBM boost National Expresses Digital First approach with Hybrid Cloud The Vodafone Business and IBM venture, which launched earlier this year, has today announced it has signed an eight-y...
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London Bridge passengers can escape the rush with a garden oasis at Stainer Street
London Bridge passengers can escape the rush with a garden oasis at Stainer Street Passengers at London Bridge station can now escape the hustle and bustle of their daily commutes after the Stainer St...
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Next generation of digital road message signs a UK first for Costain and SWARCO
Next generation of digital road message signs a UK first for Costain and SWARCO Marking an industry first, Costain and SWARCO have collaborated to develop and install the next generation of digital ro...
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Sri Lanka modernising Railways with ADB support
Sri Lanka modernising Railways with ADB support The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $160 million loan to modernize the operations and improve the efficiency of Sri Lanka Railways, the coun...
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CABEI promotes an integrated Central America and sustainable development goals
CABEI promotes an integrated Central America and sustainable development goals In order to present its role and relevance in the region, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) part...
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CESAR Emissions Compliance Verification project set to complete evaluation phase
CESAR Emissions Compliance Verification project set to complete evaluation phase The new CESAR initiative, helping site managers and others to identify the engine emissions stage compliance of individ...
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Highways England is building bridges with the next generation of repair teams
Highways England is building bridges with the next generation of repair teams Repair teams at M5 Oldbury swapped scaffolding and concrete repairs for the classroom in a series of special visits to hel...
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Expert advice on the Construction VAT reverse charge set to impact the UK
Expert advice on the Construction VAT reverse charge set to impact the UK You have probably heard about VAT changing for the construction industry later this year, but some of the information about th...
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EBRD supports Unigran to energise the construction industry in Ukraine
EBRD supports Unigran to energise the construction industry in Ukraine Increased availability of high-quality building materials for Ukraine’s construction industry will be secured following the expan...
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GAP Hire Solutions shortlisted for prestigious Construction News Talent Award
GAP Hire Solutions shortlisted for prestigious Construction News Talent Award GAP Hire Solutions has been shortlisted in the Health, Safety & Wellbeing Initiative of the Year category at the prest...
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Metso’s Shaorui launches new mobile aggregates equipment range in China
Metso’s Shaorui launches new mobile aggregates equipment range in China Metso Shaorui introduces their first range of mobile crushing and screening equipment especially designed for the price and qual...
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Highways England restoring historic mileposts in Yorkshire
Highways England restoring historic mileposts in Yorkshire Six stone and cast-iron mileposts across roadsides in Yorkshire have been restored, protecting a historical feature and enhancing cultural he...
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Network Rail partners with young engineers contest to help their inventions take-off
Network Rail partners with young engineers contest to help their inventions take-off Network Rail has become a national partner in a UK-wide competition to find the young engineers of the future, with...
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Eurovia UK introduces training programme for graduates and student placement drivers
Eurovia UK introduces training programme for graduates and student placement drivers As part of its ongoing commitment to road risk management, Eurovia UK began a review of the experiences of young gr...
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Clearview shortlisted for two Highways Awards
Clearview shortlisted for two Highways Awards Two road safety schemes delivered at opposite ends of the UK have each been named as finalists in the 2019 Highways Awards. Clearview Intelligence has bee...
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First Liebherr mobile construction crane arrives in New Zealand
First Liebherr mobile construction crane arrives in New Zealand The New Zealand crane operator Hi Lift Cranes has acquired an MK 88 Plus mobile construction crane, making it the first ever Liebherr mo...
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Millions of reasons why they came to Traffex 2019
Millions of reasons why they came to Traffex 2019 Millions of pounds worth of business was done, according to feedback from exhibitors and visitors to Traffex 2019 this year. Comments underline its in...
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Ferrovial to build and operate $910m extension to North Tarrant Express in Texas
Ferrovial to build and operate $910m extension to North Tarrant Express in Texas Ferrovial, through a consortium led by its toll road subsidiary Cintra Infraestructuras, is to build and operate a new...
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Cycling infrastructure strengthened by new bicycle bridge structure in the Netherlands
Cycling infrastructure strengthened by new bicycle bridge structure in the Netherlands The Hook of Holland in the Netherlands is close to the city of Rotterdam where 80% of people own a bicycle and ov...
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Scotland’s Black Isle Show a huge success for Chris Knight Plant Sales and Yanmar
Scotland’s Black Isle Show a huge success for Chris Knight Plant Sales and Yanmar This year’s Black Isle Show proved an unprecedented success for Highland-based Chris Knight Plant Sales. Exhibit...
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Wirtgen W150CF mills the way for new Bus Rapid Transit in Torreón, Mexico
Wirtgen W150CF mills the way for new Bus Rapid Transit in Torreón, Mexico A Wirtgen W150CF compact milling machine, equipped with new 1,800-mm milling drum assembly, mills the entire road pavement alo...
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JPG in Leeds launches strategic Land Engineering service
JPG in Leeds launches strategic Land Engineering service Leeds based civil and structural engineering consultancy JPG Group has launched a dedicated new division in Strategic Land Engineering (SLE). T...
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Network Rail upgrade work at Shrewsbury Station almost complete
Network Rail upgrade work at Shrewsbury Station almost complete Work to upgrade Shrewsbury Station continues with repairs and the renewal of station canopies almost complete and work progressing on th...
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Highways England holding biggest ever emergency exercise on the M62 this weekend
Highways England holding biggest ever emergency exercise on the M62 this weekend One of the biggest ever motorway emergency exercise will take place on the M62 this weekend to help improve responses t...
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Miles Macadam complete resurfacing project at the historic Circus in Bath
Miles Macadam complete resurfacing project at the historic Circus in Bath Specialist surfacing company, Miles Macadam, has completed resurfacing works for Bath & North East Somerset Council and Vo...
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Liebherr will unveil their latest Construction Machinery in Finland at the 2019 Maxpo
Liebherr will unveil their latest Construction Machinery in Finland at the 2019 Maxpo The Liebherr Group is present at Finland´s largest trade fair for construction machinery Maxpo, which is held from...
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Conwy Valley line hosts steam train to celebrate reopening
Conwy Valley line hosts steam train to celebrate reopening Network Rail and Transport for Wales Rail Services hosted a special steam train trip on Saturday 3 August to celebrate the reopening of the C...
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development promotes flight safety in Tajikistan
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development promotes flight safety in Tajikistan Almost 1.5 million passengers using key airports in Tajikistan every year will enjoy safer flights following air n...
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The Rio Tinto Resolution Copper project advances in US permitting process
The Rio Tinto Resolution Copper project advances in US permitting process Rio Tinto’s Resolution Copper project in the US has achieved a major permitting milestone with the release of an independently...
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Islamic Development Bank approves $325m for projects in member countries
Islamic Development Bank approves $325m for projects in member countries The Board of Executive Directors of Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved several projects worth US $325 million for Bur...
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AfDB and Ethiopia sign $98m grant for first phase of Ethiopia-Djibouti transport corridor
AfDB and Ethiopia sign $98m grant for first phase of Ethiopia-Djibouti transport corridor The government of Ethiopia and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) have signed a $98 million grant agree...
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MANN+HUMMEL completes acquisition of Hardy Filtration in Canada
MANN+HUMMEL completes acquisition of Hardy Filtration in Canada MANN+HUMMEL has announced that it has finalized the acquisition of Hardy Filtration, a Canada-based air filtration company. This will ex...
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CEA looking forward to Police support for the CESAR network
CEA looking forward to Police support for the CESAR network The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) confirms that it is looking forward to the formation of a new national police resource to co-or...
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Ritchie Bros. set for largest-ever auction in Manitoba August 15
Ritchie Bros. set for largest-ever auction in Manitoba August 15 Ritchie Bros. has been conducting auctions in Canada for more than 60 years. Next week the company will hold its largest-ever Manitoba...
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