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.
Highways England trials Graphene solutions to transform road construction materials
Highways England trials Graphene solutions to transform road construction materials Graphene, a material only one atom thick, could be used to prolong the life of roads across the country. If successf...
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Magid launches a one-of-a-kind Heat Safety Event
Magid launches a one-of-a-kind Heat Safety Event Every day in the United States, 11 workers are seriously injured or die from a 100% preventable injury—heat stress. The World Bank estimates that annua...
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Fuel use shows that the UK construction industry has recovered from the pandemic
Fuel use shows that the UK construction industry has recovered from the pandemic With the UK preparing for a new normal we can look back over the last 12 months to see what effect the pandemic had on...
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Aggregate Industries promotes Sustainable Materials in line with new UK Net Zero rules
Aggregate Industries promotes Sustainable Materials in line with new UK Net Zero rules Leading construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has welcomed the news that firms looking to bid for...
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Hitachi puts operators in control of its latest range of Zaxis-7 medium excavators
Hitachi puts operators in control of its latest range of Zaxis-7 medium excavators The new Hitachi ZX130-7 and ZX135US-7 Stage-V compliant models provide owners with opportunities to increase profits...
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Caterpillar introduces new 8-tonne 308 CR Fixed Boom Mini-Excavator
Caterpillar introduces new 8-tonne 308 CR Fixed Boom Mini-Excavator The new Cat® 308 CR Fixed Boom hydraulic mini excavator delivers maximum power and performance to efficiently complete work in a wid...
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Stevens Equipment Rental renews and expands hire fleet with 37 VolvoCE machines
Stevens Equipment Rental renews and expands hire fleet with 37 VolvoCE machines With a working relationship reaching as far back as the 80s, Stevens Equipment Rental reaffirms its commitment to SMT GB...
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SENNEBOGEN Rail Gantry Electric Material Handler sorts the wood at German sawmill
SENNEBOGEN Rail Gantry Electric Material Handler sorts the wood at German sawmill One of Germany’s largest wood processing companies, GELO Holzwerke, therefore decided last year to make a far-re...
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Createc to provide sensor integrations for Boston Dynamics Spot robot
Createc to provide sensor integrations for Boston Dynamics Spot robot Createc, a pioneering UK robotics and computer vision company that provides solutions to the civil nuclear, defence, rail, marine...
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VÖGELE paves the way for Digital Road Construction
VÖGELE paves the way for Digital Road Construction Paving temperatures in real time on the smartphone, automatically generated paving and logistics concepts and other supplementary functions: JOSEPH V...
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New environmentally friendly resurfacing material trialled on M3 Motorway
New environmentally friendly resurfacing material trialled on M3 Motorway A section of the M3 motorway in Hampshire is becoming the first stretch of motorway to use a resurfacing material which contai...
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Canteras de Santullán upgrades with Doosan at Bilbo Quarry in Spain
Canteras de Santullán upgrades with Doosan at Bilbo Quarry in Spain Canteras de Santullán, a family-owned, independent quarrying company, has purchased new Doosan equipment for the company’s operation...
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Aggregate Industries expands with new Coleshill RMX plant in West Midlands
Aggregate Industries expands with new Coleshill RMX plant in West Midlands As part of ongoing plans to expand its concrete offering across the West Midlands, Aggregate Industries has opened a new read...
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Europe’s largest Salt Mine gets safer with SENNEBOGEN 613 E 16 T Telescopic Crane
Europe’s largest Salt Mine gets safer with SENNEBOGEN 613 E 16 T Telescopic Crane This time the traditional German miners‘ greeting “Glückauf” (“Good luck”) is the motto for the 16 t telescopic...
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Genesee County uses Substrata’s Perma-Zyme to construct limestone unpaved road
Genesee County uses Substrata’s Perma-Zyme to construct limestone unpaved road Today Michigan’s Genesee County and biochemical enzyme manufacturer Substrata announced the successful construction...
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Doosan Excavators in the US now feature Trimble factory-installed Machine Controls
Doosan Excavators in the US now feature Trimble factory-installed Machine Controls Trimble and Doosan Infracore North America announced today that Doosan will offer the Trimble® Earthworks Grade Contr...
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CHAS and British Lung Foundation initiative looks at dealing with deadly dust
CHAS and British Lung Foundation initiative looks at dealing with deadly dust June 21 – 27 marks Love your Lungs Week, a British Lung Foundation initiative to promote better lung health. Alex Mi...
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MB Crusher explores the environmental aspects of soils, excavated rocks and sand
MB Crusher explores the environmental aspects of soils, excavated rocks and sand The problem with excavated earth and rocks is, from an economic, regulatory, and an environmental perspective. However,...
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Communication in a High-Noise Construction Environment
Communication in a High-Noise Construction Environment Noise can have a negative effect on the everyday worker’s health. It can lead to all sorts of complications, including permanent hearing loss. Fu...
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Electrical Testing switches entire van fleet to Mercedes-Benz
Electrical Testing switches entire van fleet to Mercedes-Benz A winning combination of fixed costs, product reliability and good honest customer service means highways services specialist Electrical T...
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China experiences quality mobile crushing and screening with Sandvik solutions
China experiences quality mobile crushing and screening with Sandvik solutions Hunan Yan Run construction engineering Ltd. has in recent years found a successful niche specializing in real estate grou...
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JCB launches £70k NSPCC fundraising drive to mark the Queen’s historic 70-year reign
JCB launches £70k NSPCC fundraising drive to mark the Queen’s historic 70-year reign JCB employees are embarking on a major fundraising drive for children’s charity the NSPCC with the launch of a £70,...
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Coinford Plant to replace their fleet with 95 Hitachi Excavators
Coinford Plant to replace their fleet with 95 Hitachi Excavators Coinford Plant kick started the year with an extensive order of 95 excavators, supplied by HCMUK throughout 2021. Coinford Director Lee...
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Sacyr wins €3,700 million 320 kilometre highway contract in Italy
Sacyr wins €3,700 million 320 kilometre highway contract in Italy SIS consortium, formed by Fininc and Sacyr, has won the contract for the operation rights of the Italian highways A21 Turin-Alexandria...
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AUSA excited to be back at the World of Concrete
AUSA excited to be back at the World of Concrete Over a year after the start of the global pandemic, thanks to the positive progress made in some regions, the first large-scale events are starting to...
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Komatsu to sell UK based Conveying and Projects businesses
Komatsu to sell UK based Conveying and Projects businesses With two opportunities selected for the future of its UK-based conveying businesses, Komatsu announced plans for a management buyout of its i...
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Bobcat dealer in Sweden supporting Child Cancer Patients
Bobcat dealer in Sweden supporting Child Cancer Patients Minutdagen in cooperation with AjaBajaCancer foundation has teamed up with Bobcat Sverige AB, the exclusive dealer for the Bobcat range in Swed...
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Ritchie Bros. experiencing one of the strongest equipment demand trends in years
Ritchie Bros. experiencing one of the strongest equipment demand trends in years Long lead times on new equipment and exceptionally high productivity in key industries have pushed heavy machinery dema...
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Buckland Newton Hire fuels growth with Cat excavator fleet
Buckland Newton Hire fuels growth with Cat excavator fleet Buckland Newton Hire is a family run plant hire and waste disposal company based in Dorset. To expand its long-term hire capabilities and sup...
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Honda and Komatsu announce development of Micro Electric Excavators
Honda and Komatsu announce development of Micro Electric Excavators Komatsu and Honda today announced that they have reached a basic joint-development agreement to electrify Komatsu’s micro excavators...
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TomTom launches the ultimate 7-Inch HD satnav for professional drivers
TomTom launches the ultimate 7-Inch HD satnav for professional drivers TomTom (TOM2), the map maker and location technology specialist, today announced the launch of the TomTom GO Expert – the ultimat...
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VolvoCE wins EquipmentWatch Highest Retained Value and Lowest Cost of Ownership Awards
VolvoCE wins EquipmentWatch Highest Retained Value and Lowest Cost of Ownership Awards For the sixth year in a row, Volvo CE products have received awards from EquipmentWatch. EquipmentWatch, the lead...
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Skyjack Telescopic Booms win Lowest Cost of Ownership prize
Skyjack Telescopic Booms win Lowest Cost of Ownership prize Skyjack won EquipmentWatch’s 2021 Lowest Cost of Ownership award for its telescopic boom range. Using current marketplace data to project lo...
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Doosan celebrates 221 orders from all over Africa, Asia, Latin America and Middle East
Doosan celebrates 221 orders from all over Africa, Asia, Latin America and Middle East Doosan Infracore has announced that it has signed contracts to deliver a total of 221 construction machines in co...
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Komatsu selected as a Digital Transformation Brand for 2021
Komatsu selected as a Digital Transformation Brand for 2021 Komatsu has been selected as a “Digital Transformation Brand” jointly selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry an...
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Implications of privacy laws and connected cars
Implications of privacy laws and connected cars New research shows that there are major privacy implications in today’s connected vehicles. Here, Garikayi Madzudzo, Advanced Cybersecurity Research Sci...
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Highways England to create largest community woodland alongside Lower Thames Crossing
Highways England to create largest community woodland alongside Lower Thames Crossing Highways England has announced a new woodland the size of 135 football pitches will be planted in partnership with...
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FARO expands Digital Twin product suite with acquisition of HoloBuilder
FARO expands Digital Twin product suite with acquisition of HoloBuilder FARO® Technologies, Inc., a leader of 3D measurement, imaging, and realization solutions for the 3D Metrology, AEC (Architecture...
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Hexagone takes over Liebherr tower crane rental business in Paris and Northern France
Hexagone takes over Liebherr tower crane rental business in Paris and Northern France On 1 September 2021 Liebherr will hand over its rental business of tower cranes in the French region Ile-de-France...
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Bobcat dominates the Equipment Rental Market in the Czech Republic
Bobcat dominates the Equipment Rental Market in the Czech Republic The exclusive dealer for the Bobcat range in the Czech Republic, Bobcat CZ a.s., has announced it has won a new order comprising 71 m...
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Skydio releases 3D Scan and partners with Bentley Systems for Photogrammetry
Skydio releases 3D Scan and partners with Bentley Systems for Photogrammetry Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight technology, today announced the general a...
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Rural road connectivity in Sri Lanka supported by ADB
Rural road connectivity in Sri Lanka supported by ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Sri Lanka today signed a $200 million loan agreement for the Second Integrated Road Investm...
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ADB agrees $173m green loan financing for 144MW Wind Farms in Vietnam
ADB agrees $116m green loan financing for 144MW Wind Farms in Vietnam The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $116 million green loan with Lien Lap Wind Power Joint Stock Company (Lien Lap), Phong H...
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Hyundai Construction Equipment launches new A-Series Excavators
Hyundai Construction Equipment launches new A-Series Excavators Hyundai Construction Equipment has unveiled a completely new line of A-Series wheeled excavators, powered by EU Stage V diesel engines....
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Liebherr introduces 305 tonne T 274 Mining Truck
Liebherr introduces 305 tonne T 274 Mining Truck Designed and adapted from years of experience in mining truck development, the T 274 is a true 305 tonne machine that provides fast cycle times, higher...
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Bobcat launches new generation of R-Series Telehandlers
Bobcat launches new generation of R-Series Telehandlers Bobcat is launching the company’s new generation R-Series telehandler range, providing a choice of 12 models with Stage V engines. The new...
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Largest Cheshire infrastructure project paved with specialist Tarmac Asphalt
Largest Cheshire infrastructure project paved with specialist Tarmac Asphalt Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable construction solutions and building materials company, has successfully supplied and i...
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Scotland’s TA400 Terex Trucks perfect for US large-scale projects
Scotland’s TA400 Terex Trucks perfect for US large-scale projects As the US construction sector is recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, President Biden is working on a major infrastructure bil...
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Zurich commits to staying green with VolvoCE Electric Construction Equipment
Zurich commits to staying green with VolvoCE Electric Construction Equipment Small but mighty electric compact machines from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) are being put through their paces b...
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Zutec QA and defect management software to streamline Thames Tideway Tunnel project
Zutec QA and defect management software to streamline Thames Tideway Tunnel project Construction technology company Zutec Holding AB, has announced that it will supply the BAM Nuttall, Morgan Sindall...
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