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Scotland’s G A Milven Plant Hire reunites with Volvo and the impressive Volvo EC140E excavator
Scotland’s G A Milven Plant Hire reunites with Volvo and the impressive Volvo EC140E excavator Taking delivery of his new fourteen-tonne charge reunites Gavin Milven with the Volvo brand. “It wa...
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Domino’s is so fed up with Potholes, they’ve started repairing them – Paving for Pizza
Domino’s is so fed up with Potholes, they’ve started repairing them – Paving for Pizza Domino’s Pizza, the largest pizza company in the world based on global retail sales, is s...
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Network Rail is streamlining their procurement process to encourage SME’s
Network Rail is streamlining their procurement process to encourage SME’s Network Rail has launched its new technology Supplier Qualification System (SQS), designed to improve market engagement,...
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Costain moves their technology centre to North Somerset
Costain moves their technology centre to North Somerset Costain, the smart infrastructure solutions company, is expanding its technology centre with a move to new accommodation on the Weston Gateway B...
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The Halo comes to Britain to protect construction workers
The Halo comes to Britain to protect construction workers The Illumagear Halo task light, a personal active safety system designed to illuminate people at risk in any environment or industry is now be...
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Green light for Adelaide Airport terminal expansion
Green light for Adelaide Airport terminal expansion Adelaide Airport has today announced a $165 million expansion of its main terminal to significantly upgrade international arrivals and departures, a...
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National Road Planing debuts high performance planer on M54 project
National Road Planing debuts high performance planer on M54 project National Road Planing (NRP), Tarmac’s industry-leading road planing contractor, is driving improved productivity on a major highways...
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SENNEBOGEN compact pick and carry material handler showcased in Westerwald Forest
SENNEBOGEN compact pick & carry material handler showcased in Westerwald Forest “A key piece of equipment in our sawmill and in the log yard,” is the glowing review given by Managing Director Bern...
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NEXT architects wins competition with their Belgian wooden watchtower
NEXT architects wins competition with their Belgian wooden watchtower How do you create a touristic landmark that catches people’s attention whilst fluidly merging with the surroundings? Connecting la...
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Additional pothole repair funding too little too late according to the RSTA
Additional pothole repair funding too little too late according to the RSTA Whilst welcoming the additional £100million pothole funding to help repair roads suffering from this year’s severe winter, t...
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Glaston is participating in Finland’s first industry oriented machine learning project
Glaston is participating in Finland’s first industry oriented machine learning project Launched within the framework of DIMECC Oy’s LIFEX programme, the MIDAS project, which focuses on artificia...
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Estonian project measures the retroreflectivity their road markings
Estonian project measures the retroreflectivity their road markings In 2017, the Estonian Road Administration (ERA) carried out a pilot project measuring the retroreflectivity of road markings on all...
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CEMEX UK chooses another Rapidmix Mobile Continuous Concrete Mixing Plant
CEMEX UK chooses another Rapidmix Mobile Continuous Concrete Mixing Plant Rapid International Ltd (County Armagh, Northern Ireland) has recently supplied CEMEX UK with a new Rapidmix 600CW mobile cont...
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Parsons wins supervision contract for the April 25th Suspension Bridge in Portugal
Parsons wins supervision contract for the April 25th Suspension Bridge in Portugal Parsons was recently awarded an engineering and construction support services contract from the Portuguese Directorat...
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Eurovia UK wins RoSPA Order of Distinction and Gold Fleet Safety Awards
Eurovia UK wins RoSPA Order of Distinction and Gold Fleet Safety Awards Eurovia UK has been handed a prestigious award in recognition of its practices and achievements in helping its staff get home sa...
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Hong Kong Highways Department selects Telensa for Yuen Long Smart Street Lighting pilot
Hong Kong Highways Department selects Telensa for Yuen Long Smart Street Lighting pilot Telensa, the market leader the leader in connected street lighting and smart city applications, today announced...
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Traffex Seeing Is Believing aims to make roads safer, smarter and smoother
Traffex Seeing Is Believing aims to make roads safer, smarter and smoother The hazards of working next to 40-tonne lorries doing 60mph, having to cross a busy carriageway, or handling hot materials wh...
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The Wildlife Trusts host the first ever Big Wild Weekend
The Wildlife Trusts host the first ever Big Wild Weekend UK-wide fun-filled wild festival celebrates nature 16th – 17th June Experience the magic of sitting in your own bird’s nest, take an exhilarati...
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Aquajet Systems introduces specialized Training Academy to North America
Aquajet Systems introduces specialized Training Academy to North America Aquajet Systems AB, a global leader in hydrodemolition machine manufacturing, provides North American operators advanced traini...
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Midlands Connect UK unveils bold 20-year vision to relieve congestion on the region’s motorways
Midlands Connect UK unveils bold 20-year vision to relieve congestion on the region’s motorways A bold, long-term vision to significantly reduce congestion on the Midlands’ motorways has been unveiled...
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New Holland appointed official partner to the Goodwood Estate
New Holland appointed official partner to the Goodwood Estate New Holland Agriculture, as part of the CNH Industrial group, is an Official Partner to the Goodwood Estate, the unique sporting estate in...
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Network Rail Stations to get even greener for World Environment Day
Network Rail Stations to get even greener for World Environment Day Network Rail has announced plans to tackle three significant environmental issues in the country’s biggest and busiest rail stations...
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Wastemasters Hire opts for JCB Yellow with latest equipment procurement
Wastemasters Hire opts for JCB Yellow with latest equipment procurement A Coventry company has turned its waste and materials handling fleet completely JCB yellow with its latest order of four new mac...
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Super sized milling and paving equipment speeding up resurfacing on the M62 in Yorkshire
Super sized milling and paving equipment speeding up resurfacing on the M62 in Yorkshire A new type of resurfacing machine the first of its kind on England’s motorways – has been used to conside...
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Parsons Rouchleau Mine Bridge project wins Diamond Partnering Award
Parsons Rouchleau Mine Bridge project wins Diamond Partnering Award Parsons Corporation recently won the International Partnering Institute’s (IPI) 2018 John L. Martin Partnered Project of the Year Aw...
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World Bank supports Ulaanbaatar City on Municipal Transport Asset Management
World Bank supports Ulaanbaatar City on Municipal Transport Asset Management A memorandum of understanding between the World Bank and Ulaanbaatar city was signed today to facilitate cooperation on the...
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India and World Bank sign $500m deal for all-weather rural roads using green technologies
India and World Bank sign $500m deal for all-weather rural roads using green technologies The Government of India and the World Bank today signed a $500 million loan agreement to provide additional fi...
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Smart Police speed and traffic enforcement coming to the UK
Smart Police speed and traffic enforcement coming to the UK A new-style Smart Police Camera will be on UK roads later this year. LASERcam 4, a mobile speed enforcement camera from Truvelo, will combin...
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Hyundai delivers first HX130LCR Excavator in the UK
Hyundai delivers first HX130LCR Excavator in the UK Taylor and Braithwaite, European dealers for Hyundai Construction Equipment have delivered the first Hyundai HX130LCR excavator in the UK. Trevor Ke...
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European Commission Vice-President visits Talgo EIB-financed innovation project
European Commission Vice-President visits Talgo EIB-financed innovation project Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commission Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue, today visited the innovative pr...
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Productivity records set at Ukrainian Port with the help of Volvo
Productivity records set at Ukrainian Port with the help of Volvo A fleet of Volvo L180 and L220 wheel loaders is helping TIS Group, Ukraine’s largest stevedore and port operator, set new standards fo...
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Abergele in North Wales gets a £50m track upgrade
Abergele in North Wales gets a £50m track upgrade Network Rail engineers have completed track upgrade work in Abergele as part of the £50m North Wales railway upgrade project, providing a more reliabl...
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Scotlands William Hamilton and Sons kick-off with a Volvo loading shovel
Scotland’s William Hamilton and Sons kick-off with a Volvo loading shovel William Hamilton & Sons Ltd of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, has taken delivery of a Volvo L150H loading shovel as it...
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Bulgarian quarry proves value of Hitachi construction machinery with increased efficiency
Bulgarian quarry proves value of Hitachi construction machinery with increased efficiency A Bulgarian quarry is continuing to run efficiently thanks to the addition of two Hitachi Construction Zaxis-6...
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Australia’s Infrastructure budget for 2018 to 2019 connects regions and creates jobs
Australia’s Infrastructure budget for 2018 to 2019 connects regions and creates jobs The Australian Government will invest more than $75 billion in nationally significant transport infrastructur...
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Britain’s great motorist rip-off
Britain’s great motorist rip-off Motorists provide the Treasury with over £50 billion every year in taxation yet only £2 billion of that is invested in maintaining the local road network. The im...
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Bouygues UK to build Cardiff University’s Magnet for Innovation campus
Bouygues UK to build Cardiff University’s Magnet for Innovation campus Bouygues UK Limited, a leading construction company with a track record in urban regeneration, will develop a disused railw...
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Mack Trucks plan to have a fully electric refuse vehicle in 2019
Mack Trucks plan to have a fully electric refuse vehicle in 2019 Mack Trucks, a part of Volvo Group, plans to have a fully electric Mack LR refuse model equipped with an integrated Mack electric drive...
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Balfour Beatty completes £63m Rossall Coastal Defence Scheme in UK
Balfour Beatty completes £63m Rossall Coastal Defence Scheme in UK Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that it has successfully completed the £63 million Rossall co...
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The Volvo Ocean Race signals the start for electric articulated buses in Gothenburg
The Volvo Ocean Race signals the start for electric articulated buses in Gothenburg When Gothenburg, Sweden, welcomes the Volvo Ocean Race on June 14–21, the city will also welcome two concept all-ele...
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M56 Smart Motorway £67m contract awarded to Galliford Try
M56 Smart Motorway £67m contract awarded to Galliford Try Galliford Try has been awarded a £67m contract by Highways England to design and construct an M56 Smart Motorway scheme on the M56 between jun...
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Dutch demolition experts AC Stolwerk Sloopwerken buy first Hitachi Premium Used Excavator
Dutch demolition experts AC Stolwerk Sloopwerken buy first Hitachi Premium Used Excavator AC Stolwerk Sloopwerken BV has purchased the first Hitachi Premium Used excavator to work on a wide range of p...
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Balfour Beatty awarded £43.5 m Beauly to Keith overhead line and cabling works
Balfour Beatty awarded £43.5 m Beauly to Keith overhead line and cabling works Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been awarded two contracts worth c. £43.5 million for the Bea...
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Timber rafting in northern Russia revitalised with modified Volvo Construction Equipment
Timber rafting in northern Russia revitalised with modified Volvo Construction Equipment The introduction of a modified Volvo EC250 crawler excavator and L120 wheel loader into Arkhsplav’s timber raft...
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Hyundai machines rolling off at Tilbury Docks
Hyundai machines rolling off at Tilbury Docks Over 800 Hyundai construction machines came into the UK last year, including crawler excavators, wheeled excavators and wheeled loaders. The machines are...
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A first in Pavement Striping Assessment for the USA
A first in Pavement Striping Assessment for the USA Striping Service and Supply, Inc. (SSS) is the first USA striping contractor certified by TxDOT to operate the RetroTek-MU road striping Retro-refle...
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Heathrow boosts international trade with new routes to Chinese cities
Heathrow boosts international trade with new routes to Chinese cities Heathrow today welcomed the arrival of two new direct routes to the Chinese cities: Wuhan and Sanya. Both destinations are a first...
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Bold new designs unveiled for Melbourne Metro Tunnel Stations
Bold new designs unveiled for Melbourne Metro Tunnel Stations Melbourne will boast five new stunning landmarks when the underground stations for the Metro Tunnel open in 2025. Minister for Public Tran...
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Lessons from Carillion might lead to retention reform in the UK construction industry
Lessons from Carillion might lead to retention reform in the UK construction industry The UK Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill 2017-19 (the “Aldous Bill”) was introduced as a Private Membe...
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Construction Advances in Scotland with Volvo Excavators
Construction Advances in Scotland with Volvo Excavators Blantyre based Advance Construction Scotland Ltd has purchased another package of Volvo excavators which are all incremental to the company’s al...
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