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Gordon Murray Design leads UK consortium launching autonomous mobility vehicle
Gordon Murray Design leads UK consortium launching autonomous mobility vehicle Gordon Murray Design and its consortium partners Delta Motorsport and itMoves are set to unveil ‘MOTIV®’, a unique and ex...
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CASE releases the new PT240D Pneumatic Tyred Roller
CASE releases the new PT240D Pneumatic Tyred Roller CASE Construction Equipment has announced the all-new Tier 4 Final PT240D pneumatic tyred roller. With an operating weight of 21,380 pounds (52,910...
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Ford develops 3d-printed locking wheel nuts to stop tyre thieves
Ford develops 3d-printed locking wheel nuts to stop tyre thieves As car security systems become increasingly more sophisticated, thieves are targeting car parts instead, including alloy wheels. One me...
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DB Group achieve 77 percent CO2 reduction using Cemfree concrete on M25 pilot project
DB Group achieve 77 percent CO2 reduction using Cemfree concrete on M25 pilot project Working on behalf of Connect Plus, a team from Jackson, DB Group and Axtell have achieved a 77% reduction in CO² b...
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Earn while you learn with Aggregate Industries 2020 Apprentice Programme
Earn while you learn with Aggregate Industries 2020 Apprentice Programme Ahead of this year’s National Apprenticeship Week (3-7 February), Aggregate Industries is committing to investing further in th...
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AA Diesel Truck Bodies now with Hardox wear plating
AA Diesel Truck Bodies now with Hardox wear plating For 20 years, family company AA Diesel Truck Bodies has supplied custom-made truck bodies to the demanding Australian transport industry. Hardox® st...
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Magway passes £1 million in crowdfunding campaign
Magway passes £1 million in crowdfunding campaign Magway, the British engineering start-up which plans to revolutionise the UK’s freight delivery market with its sustainable network of underground pip...
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Liebherr wins Innovation Award for their L586 XPower Wheel Loader at Samoter
Liebherr wins Innovation Award for their L586 XPower Wheel Loader at Samoter Liebherr will be presenting a total of four wheel loaders at Samoter. This includes the 32,600 kg L 586 XPower®, the larges...
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Nicol of Skene takes on 3 Volvo reduced swing excavators
Nicol of Skene takes on 3 Volvo reduced swing excavators Breaking with tradition, the Aberdeenshire-based civil engineering and groundworks contractor Nicol of Skene has added two new reduced swing Vo...
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Herrenknecht prestigious Golden Beaver awarded to Jack Brockway
Herrenknecht prestigious Golden Beaver awarded to Jack Brockway Jack Brockway, President of Herrenknecht Tunnelling Systems USA, received the prestigious Golden Beaver Award 2020 in Los Angeles on Fri...
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Hyundai Construction Europe signs up for the CESAR Scheme
Hyundai Construction Europe signs up for the CESAR Scheme From 1st January 2020, Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe will fit CESAR to all its range of Hyundai excavators and wheeled loaders importe...
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Hyundai wins Medium Wheel Loader Technical Innovation Award at Samoter
Hyundai wins Medium Wheel Loader Technical Innovation Award at Samoter Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe (HCEE) scoops Samoter Technical Innovation Award, in the ‘Medium Wheel Loaders’ category, f...
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Rapid re-enter the Truck Mixer market with the launch of Rapid Tumbler
Rapid re-enter the Truck Mixer market with the launch of Rapid Tumbler Rapid International Ltd has re-entered the concrete truck mixer market with the launch of their sister company Rapid Tumbler – su...
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Innovative TA3SH Power Swivel Site Dumper introduced by Mecalac
Innovative TA3SH Power Swivel Site Dumper introduced by Mecalac Mecalac, a leading global designer, manufacturer and distributor of compact construction equipment for urban environments, introduces th...
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JCB makes CESAR Emissions Compliance Verification standard on their equipment
JCB makes CESAR Emissions Compliance Verification standard on their equipment CESAR Emissions Compliance Verification (ECV) will be standard on every JCB EU Stage V and electric machine for the UK mar...
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Virtual planning using BIM proved successful on Gelbe Haide formwork project
Virtual planning using BIM proved successful on Gelbe Haide formwork project The experts at Doka created a virtual model based on building information modelling (BIM) for the construction of a reservo...
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Volvo Construction Equipment makes paving easy with the P6870D ABG Paver
Volvo Construction Equipment makes paving easy with the P6870D ABG Paver Volvo customers can experience the ultimate in paving versatility with the P6870D ABG Paver, combining compact design, outstand...
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First Yanmar V80 wheel loader in the UK heads for Yorkshire’s Masters Spreading
First Yanmar V80 wheel loader in the UK heads for Yorkshire’s Masters Spreading Masters Spreading Ltd, an agricultural contracting business covering Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, has purchased the...
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Air Monitors AQMesh technology essential to Breathe London SMART 50 Award
Air Monitors AQMesh technology essential to Breathe London SMART 50 Award The Breathe London project has been announced as the winner of a SMART 50 Award by Smart Cities Connect, within the Digital Tr...
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Volvo Construction Equipment showcasing ambitious future at ConExpo 2020
Volvo Construction Equipment showcasing ambitious future at ConExpo 2020 Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is set to build tomorrow with an interactive customer experience at North America’s lar...
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Highways England holding information events for major Knutsford M6 junction works
Highways England holding information events for major Knutsford M6 junction works Motorway users and people living around the M6 at Knutsford in Cheshire can find out more about the £43 million juncti...
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Royal British Legion Industries commemorative centenary award presented to McCann
Royal British Legion Industries commemorative centenary award presented to McCann Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann has been presented with an award by Royal British Legion...
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Ridgway Rentals invest in 200 new JCB Machines
Ridgway Rentals invest in 200 new JCB Machines Ridgway Rentals plant hire are adding 200 new JCB machines as part of their ongoing fleet investment programme. Both tracked and wheeled excavators featu...
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Small Robot Company is now fundraising on Crowdcube
Small Robot Company is now fundraising on Crowdcube The Small Robot Company (SRC), a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, today announced the launch of its latest Crowdcube equity crowdf...
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On National Pothole Day TRL calls for engineers to solve the causes not just the symptoms
On National Pothole Day TRL calls for engineers to solve the causes not just the symptoms Today marks National Pothole Day 2020 – an event that aims to raise awareness of the condition of the nation’s...
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Doosan Infracore champions unmanned and automated construction site solutions
Doosan Infracore champions unmanned and automated construction site solutions Last November Doosan Infracore unveiled ‘Concept-X’ at its Proving Grounds in Boryeong City, Korea, with more than 200 peo...
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It’s National Pothole Day in Britain – The Vital Statistics
It’s National Pothole Day in Britain – The Vital Statistics As part of National Pothole Day (15th January) the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has published an updated compendiu...
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Wirtgen highlighting new large Milling Machines at Conexpo ConAgg 2020
Wirtgen highlighting new large Milling Machines at Conexpo ConAgg 2020 More than 30 exhibits, including 10 world and North American premieres and Wirtgen’s new large milling machines leading the...
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Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology to showcase next gen equipment at CONEXPO CONAGG
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology to showcase next gen equipment at CONEXPO CONAGG Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology will showcase several innovative solutions at CONEXPO-CON/AGG, which takes place...
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APM projects the future of mobility and transport
APM projects the future of mobility and transport There will be enormous challenges in delivering mobility and transport for the future. Regulatory, political, technological, environmental, and commer...
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Caterpillar Conexpo CON-AGG experience to highlight new equipment and tech
Caterpillar Conexpo CON-AGG experience to highlight new equipment and tech Paying tribute to those building the world’s infrastructure, the Caterpillar CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 experience includes a mix o...
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Kier Highways’ gritters hit the road thanks to A1 Training
Kier Highways’ gritters hit the road thanks to A1 Training A 20-year partnership between one of the country’s largest highways service providers and a leading Birmingham driver training company...
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CAT Footwear launches Kinetic ICE+ Boot to prevent workplace injuries in winter conditions
CAT Footwear launches Kinetic ICE+ Boot to prevent workplace injuries in winter conditions During any time of the year, the number one cause of workplace injuries are slips, trips and falls. Workplace...
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Hyundai unveils their vision for human-centered mobility at CES2020
Hyundai unveils their vision for human-centered mobility at CES2020 Hyundai Motor Company has unveiled at CES2020 its innovative vision for urban mobility to help vitalize human-centered future cities...
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Sarcos Robotics partners with Delta to demo Guardian XO Exoskeleton Robot at CES 2020
Sarcos Robotics partners with Delta to demo Guardian XO Exoskeleton Robot at CES 2020 Delta Air Lines is partnering with Sarcos Robotics to explore new employee technology fit for a superhero – a mobi...
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Mammoet and ALE merge to create largest engineered heavy lifting and transport service
Mammoet and ALE merge to create largest engineered heavy lifting and transport service Mammoet is happy to confirm that as of January 8, 2020, the acquisition of ALE has been completed, and the busine...
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VolvoCE to roll out new map feature for Haul Assist at ConExpo
VolvoCE to roll out new map feature for Haul Assist at ConExpo VolvoCE (Volvo Construction Equipment) is rolling out a new Map feature on the Haul Assist application at CONEXPO that will allow operato...
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Uber and Hyundai announce flying rideshare partnership at CES2020
Uber and Hyundai announce flying rideshare partnership at CES2020 Uber and Hyundai Motor Company have today announced a new partnership to develop Uber Air Taxis for a future aerial ride share network...
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Portsmouth recycling centre brings in the Volvo specialists
Portsmouth recycling centre brings in the Volvo specialists Hampshire based L & S Waste Management Ltd has just added two new Volvo excavators to its fleet of mobile equipment that take up residen...
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Plantforce Rentals and Hyundai go nuclear at Hinkley Point C
Plantforce Rentals and Hyundai go nuclear at Hinkley Point C Hinkley Point C is the UK’s first new nuclear power station in a generation – it’s currently under construction and is one of Europe’s larg...
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CASE wheel loaders battling the snow in the Arctic Circle
CASE wheel loaders battling the snow in the Arctic Circle In the coldest and least populated region of Norway, CASE Construction Equipment customers fight the elements to keep the roads clear of snow....
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Caterpillar showcasing new equipment, technologies and services at CONEXPO-CON/AGG
Caterpillar showcasing new equipment, technologies and services at CONEXPO-CON/AGG Paying tribute to those building the world’s infrastructure, the Caterpillar CONEXPO – CON/AGG 2020 experience...
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Ardent adds to £2m Hitachi Construction Equipment investment for Christmas
Ardent adds to £2m Hitachi Construction Equipment investment for Christmas Hitachi Construction Machinery (UK) has announced that Ardent hire solutions have invested a further two-million pounds in ma...
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Volvo leads the electrifying rise of compact construction equipment
Volvo leads the electrifying rise of compact construction equipment At the centre of some of the most influential technological transformations in recent years, compact construction equipment has prov...
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Herrenknecht’s Suse, Sibylle, Wanda and Käthchen set a fast pace in Swabia
Herrenknecht’s Suse, Sibylle, Wanda and Käthchen from Baden set a fast pace in Swabia All the machine-driven tunnels for the Stuttgart-Ulm rail project were quickly and quietly excavated in just...
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DOKA Formwork enables Sweden’s biggest road and tunnel project
DOKA Formwork enables Sweden’s biggest road and tunnel project A 21 km motorway bypass is being constructed to relieve traffic in Stockholm: E4 Bypass Stockholm, or in Swedish “E4 Förbifart Stoc...
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Caterpillar celebrating 90 years on the New York Stock Exchange
Caterpillar celebrating 90 years on the New York Stock Exchange Caterpillar Inc. Chairman and CEO Jim Umpleby rang the opening bell on Monday at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to mark the 90th ann...
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Texas Demolition Contractor uses tech to solve challenging bridge project
Texas Demolition Contractor uses tech to solve challenging bridge project If there’s one thing most people can agree on, it’s that being stuck in traffic is incredibly annoying. It was a problem the T...
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CaseCE wins Good Design Award for ProjectTETRA methane-powered wheel loader concept
CaseCE wins Good Design Award for ProjectTETRA methane-powered wheel loader concept CASE Construction Equipment received the prestigious Good Design® Award for ProjectTETRA, the methane-powered wheel...
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Volvo P6870C paves the way for Coatstone Surfacing
Volvo P6870C paves the way for Coatstone Surfacing Coatstone Surfacing Ltd of Swindon, Wiltshire, has broken with tradition and purchased its very first Volvo P6870C wheeled paver for its fleet of roa...
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