Featured Articles
Featured Articles brings together the top-performing and most talked-about articles published on Highways Today. Curated by our editorial team, this collection showcases standout stories that have captured industry attention — from groundbreaking projects and cutting-edge technologies to expert insights and global trends shaping the future of infrastructure.
Only the best Hyundai HX85A midi-excavator for N G Plant Hire
Only the best Hyundai HX85A midi-excavator for N G Plant Hire The first 8.5-tonne class Hyundai HX85A midi excavator in the UK has been delivered to a long-standing Hyundai customer, N G Plant based i...
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When it comes to building bridges Doka are the experts
When it comes to building bridges Doka are the experts People tend to cross bridges as quickly as possible; because you never know. Experts even have a term for this phenomenon: gephyrophobia or “brid...
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All new XCMG XE155ECR mid-sized Hydraulic Excavator features stage V engine
All new XCMG XE155ECR mid-sized Hydraulic Excavator features stage V engine The newly launched XCMG XE155ECR model hydraulic crawler excavator is the first generation of its short tail medium-sized ex...
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Finning hosting a brand-new FINROCK21 virtual event
Finning hosting a brand-new FINROCK21 virtual event On October 21 2021, Finning UK & Ireland, exclusive distributor of Cat® products, will be hosting a free-of-charge virtual event for plant opera...
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Doosan mini-excavators to be showcased at the Las Vegas Rental Show
Doosan mini-excavators to be showcased at the Las Vegas Rental Show Doosan Infracore North America, LLC, will display two mini excavators ideally suited for rental customers during the 2021 American R...
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Hitachi Construction Machinery UK opens support depot in Yorkshire
Hitachi Construction Machinery UK opens support depot in Yorkshire Hitachi Construction Machinery UK (HCMUK), a leading name in the construction, quarrying and demolition equipment market, has opened...
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Bobcat’s new 6 tonne Wheeled Excavators feature Stage V Engines
Bobcat’s new 6 tonne Wheeled Excavators feature Stage V Engines A new Stage V compliant version of the 6 tonne E57W wheeled excavator is now available from Bobcat. The E57W is powered by a Bobca...
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Ford E-Transits begin trials with fleet customers
Ford E-Transits begin trials with fleet customers Ford’s all-electric Transit is starting work on European roads as customer trials commence with a selection of major fleet operators ahead of the volu...
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Ringway puts their first zero emission 7.2 tonne commercial truck to work
Ringway puts their first zero emission 7.2 tonne commercial truck to work Ringway, a specialist highway services company, has received delivery of the UK’s first fully electric 7.2 tonne IVECO Daily c...
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SITECH brings Machine Control to Ground Developments
SITECH brings Machine Control to Ground Developments Specialist ground engineering contractor Ground Developments Ltd (GDL) was one of the first companies in Scotland to upgrade its fleet to machine c...
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Switzerland’s widest tunnel gets the VÖGELE WITOS Smart Paving treatment
Switzerland’s widest tunnel gets the VÖGELE WITOS Smart Paving treatment The 37 ft 9 in (11.5 m) width paving of the Gubrist Tunnel demanded optimal coordination and maximum efficiency. That’s w...
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John Deere and Hitachi Construction Machinery to end Joint Venture
John Deere and Hitachi Construction Machinery to end Joint Venture John Deere today announced it has agreed with Hitachi Construction Machinery to end the Deere-Hitachi joint venture manufacturing and...
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Doosan Infracore completes sale to Hyundai Heavy Industries
Doosan Infracore completes sale to Hyundai Heavy Industries Today is the official close and completion date of the Doosan Infracore sale to Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co.. Doosan Infracore will...
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JCB’s highest spec Site Dumper heads for Northern Ireland
JCB’s highest spec Site Dumper heads for Northern Ireland A leading agricultural and groundworks contractor has bought the highest specification JCB site dumper ever ordered in Northern Ireland....
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The Cones continue on their exciting and educational adventures
The Cones continue on their exciting and educational adventures The highly successful series of children’s books, written by author Chris Madeley, is going from strength to strength with increased sup...
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Smart ITS technology puts cyclists in the picture
Smart ITS technology puts cyclists in the picture Thanks to a link between advanced cycling radar and smart traffic control systems, cyclists in Utrecht (NL) can now ride faster and safer through gree...
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Highways England promotes Net Zero with drive for lower carbon asphalts
Highways England promotes Net Zero with drive for lower carbon asphalts Highways England is accelerating the use of warm mix asphalts as standard across its supply chain as part of a drive toward net...
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HAMM HP pneumatic-tyre rollers feature large water tanks for non-stop performance
HAMM HP pneumatic-tyre rollers feature large water tanks for non-stop performance The pneumatic-tire rollers from the HP series have been on the market across the world for several months and are show...
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Treescapes programme explores how trees and woodlands can help reach Net Zero
Treescapes programme explores how trees and woodlands can help reach Net Zero Six research teams from across the UK, including an academic from Robert Gordon University, will develop new tools to find...
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Mabey bridge lifting technique gets city centre transport project off the ground
Mabey bridge lifting technique gets city centre transport project off the ground By supplying a unique truss system to a major repair project at New Elvet Bridge in Durham, temporary works specialist,...
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Acklea introduces 7.2t Traffic Management Trucks with recycled plastic bodies
Acklea introduces 7.2t Traffic Management Trucks with recycled plastic bodies Traffic management vehicle specialist Acklea is increasing production of its plastic-bodied 7.2t commercial vehicles as de...
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Hitachi ZX130-7 Excavator delivers comfort and safety for MV Kelly
Hitachi ZX130-7 Excavator delivers comfort and safety for MV Kelly The first Hitachi ZX130-7 medium excavator in Europe has been purchased by the specialist groundworks and infrastructure contractor M...
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Compact SENNEBOGEN 613E telescopic crawler crane perfect for Pipeline construction
Compact SENNEBOGEN 613E telescopic crawler crane perfect for Pipeline construction The installation of the pipelines is carried out in several stages. In the first step, civil engineering prepares the...
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MirrorCam tech from Mercedes-Benz makes Econ Engineering Gritters even safer
MirrorCam tech from Mercedes-Benz makes Econ Engineering Gritters even safer Winter maintenance equipment specialist Econ Engineering has added the first MirrorCam-equipped Mercedes-Benz to the fleet...
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All Traffic Products starts-up with Santander UK funding
All Traffic Products starts-up with Santander UK funding All Traffic Products, based in Willenhall in the West Midlands, is a start-up business supplying steel tubes, brackets and road signage fitting...
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New look Bobcat S450 Loader charges ahead in the EMEA regions
New look Bobcat S450 Loader charges ahead in the MEA regions Bobcat has launched a new version of the company’s market-leading S450 radius lift path skid-steer loader, introducing Bobcat’s bold new br...
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Terex Trucks wins RoSPA health and safety Gold Award
Terex Trucks wins RoSPA health and safety Gold Award Terex Trucks works hard to ensure its staff, customers and contractors get home safely to their families at the end of every working day. After fou...
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ULMA launches GARAGE BEAM SYSTEM for cast-in-place multi-story parking structures
ULMA launches GARAGE BEAM SYSTEM for cast-in-place multi-story parking structures The recent addition of the GARAGE BEAM SYSTEM to ULMA Construction’s portfolio simplifies and reduces concrete c...
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GeoSLAM launches new Underground Mining technology solutions
GeoSLAM launches new Underground Mining technology solutions Global geospatial mapping specialist, GeoSLAM, has expanded its mining offering, building on its world-leading reputation in the sector to...
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Liebherr celebrates the sale of 2,000 34K fast-erecting cranes
Liebherr celebrates the sale of 2,000 34K fast-erecting cranes Liebherr has sold its 2000th 34 K fast-erecting crane to Mathis Bau AG. The Swiss construction and transport company is a long-standing c...
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VolvoCE look at small ways you can make a big impact
VolvoCE look at small ways you can make a big impact Connected solutions are getting smarter by the day. While you are working hard on the job site, hundreds of thousands of data points are doing thei...
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Paving and compacting with low temperature, low emissions asphalt
Paving and compacting with low temperature, low emissions asphalt The paving of a road tunnel under the Kriegstrasse in Karlsruhe was carried out under stringent constraints. To reduce emissions, the...
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ANYbotics equipped with Velodyne Puck Sensors automate industrial inspections
ANYbotics equipped with Velodyne Puck Sensors automate industrial inspections Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced ANYbotics is equipping its autonomous mobile robots with Velodyne’s Puck™ lida...
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Cat introduces six new Primary and Secondary Concrete Demolition Pulverizers
Cat introduces six new Primary and Secondary Concrete Demolition Pulverizers Caterpillar’s new generation of Primary and Secondary Pulverizers feature industry-leading technology to deliver up to 52%...
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Heavy-duty Doosan Excavator called in to repair Ebro Delta damage
Heavy-duty Doosan Excavator called in to repair Ebro Delta damage The impact of Storm Gloria from 17-25 January 2020 has left visible damage still to the Trabucador Bar on the coast of the Tarragona p...
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Walabot DIY 2 brings X-Ray Superpowers to your Smartphone
Walabot DIY 2 brings X-Ray Superpowers to your Smartphone Vayyar Imaging, the global leader in 4D imaging radar, today launched Walabot DIY 2, the next generation of its award-winning visual stud find...
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Komatsu creates customer alliance to drive Net Zero equipment solutions
Komatsu creates customer alliance to drive Net Zero equipment solutions Working together to rapidly innovate in support of carbon reduction targets, Komatsu and several of its customers have formed th...
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Balancing sustainability and performance with biodegradable lubricants
Balancing sustainability and performance with biodegradable lubricants With the construction industry under pressure to maximise its recovery and act on climate change, Shell has introduced its refres...
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World of Concrete Asia returns to Shanghai with over 700 exhibitors
World of Concrete Asia returns to Shanghai with over 700 exhibitors China continues to be the biggest Concrete market in the world and the trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon, the impl...
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Articulated haulers are the perfect choice for tough tunnelling projects
Articulated haulers are the perfect choice for tough tunnelling projects Europe is home to many rail, road, and canal tunnels. With rail travel being a greener mode of transport, the region will see m...
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Sany sells 98,705 excavators in 2020 to become top global excavator company
Sany sells 98,705 excavators in 2020 to become top global excavator company Sany, a leading manufacturer of the construction equipment and heavy machinery space, has become the world’s number one comp...
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Meet the new Doosan DX140W-7 and DX160W-7 Stage V Wheeled Excavators
Meet the new Doosan DX140W-7 and DX160W-7 Stage V Wheeled Excavators Doosan Infracore Europe has launched the new DX140W-7 and DX160W-7 Stage V compliant wheeled excavators. These new ‘7’ models provi...
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Doosan Bobcat charges ahead with $70m Manufacturing Campus in North Carolina
Doosan Bobcat charges ahead with $70m Manufacturing Campus in North Carolina Doosan Bobcat North America, a global leader in the compact equipment industry, today held a ground-breaking ceremony to co...
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MB Crusher equipment lends a hand in indoor construction sites
MB Crusher equipment lends a hand in indoor construction sites Everyone knows how working indoors presents multiple problems: it means facing everyday difficulties such as limited access, manoeuvring...
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Healthier Highways is leading the way to promote road worker health
Healthier Highways is leading the way to promote road worker health Article by Steve Perkins, Managing Director of Steve Perkins Associates, working with Elaine Gazzini, Programme & Technical Dire...
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Komatsu optimises CE series PC200-10M0 hydraulic excavator for Southeast Asia
Komatsu optimises CE series PC200-10M0 hydraulic excavator for Southeast Asia Komatsu Ltd. is set to launch the 20-ton PC200-10M0 hydraulic excavators under the CE series, designed for use in urban ci...
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Gaist and TRL partnership accelerates road network Digital Twins
Gaist and TRL partnership accelerates road network Digital Twins The development of a national ‘digital twin’ of our roads which could revolutionise how we plan and manage the road network, is set to...
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Department for Transport gives green light for the first Electric Motorway in the UK
Department for Transport gives green light for the first Electric Motorway in the UK The Department for Transport has awarded funding through Innovate UK to a consortium to lead the UK’s first ever st...
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Remote control Bobcat working on the cutting edge in Spain
Remote control Bobcat working on the cutting edge in Spain The main business area of Vitrac Obra Pública is earthmoving, from small excavations to large earthworks anywhere on the island of Mallorca...
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AUSA partners with Renta Group Oy to rent articulated dumpers in Poland
AUSA partners with Renta Group Oy to rent articulated dumpers in Poland To say that the rental sector is gaining more and more volume compared to traditional sales today no longer surprises anyone. It...
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