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Honda hybrid and EV batteries feature in new recycling initiative
Honda hybrid and EV batteries feature in new recycling initiative Honda Motor Europe is expanding its battery recycling partnership with SNAM (Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux) to advance the su...
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Haver and Boecker Niagara F-Class Portable Plant increases production by 25 percent
Haver and Boecker Niagara F-Class Portable Plant increases production by 25 percent Haver & Boecker Niagara, Haver & Boecker’s new mineral processing brand, offers the Niagara F-Class Portable...
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Betonstar Concrete Pumps reaching new heights with lighter weight Strenx steel
Betonstar Concrete Pumps reaching new heights with lighter weight Strenx steel Concrete pumps used in the construction of tall buildings need a boom structure that is strong and reliable while also st...
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COVID-19 brings out the best in manufacturers
COVID-19 brings out the best in manufacturers Dusty Alexander, CEO & President of Global Shop Solutions ERP/MRP Software takes a look at the current situation: “We’re in a different kind of...
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HS2 contracts confirmed for STRABAG, Skanska and Costain Joint Venture
HS2 contracts confirmed for STRABAG, Skanska and Costain Joint Venture HS2, the planned high-speed rail line in Britain linking London and Birmingham over a length of 225 km in Phase One, continues to...
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Hitachi’s remote monitoring system ConSite proves a hit in Norway
Hitachi’s remote monitoring system ConSite proves a hit in Norway Norwegian company H&K Sandnes is an active user of Hitachi’s remote monitoring system, Global e-Service, for a wide range of...
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JCB Joe responds to Coronavirus loss with PPE manufacturing initiative
JCB Joe responds to Coronavirus with PPE manufacturing initiative JCB and a team of volunteer employees have set up mini-production lines to come to the aid of the nation’s NHS heroes in need of perso...
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Caterpillar introduces the M314 and M318 next-generation Wheeled Excavators
Caterpillar introduces the M314 and M318 next-generation Wheeled Excavators Two new Cat Next Generation wheeled excavators, the Cat M314 and the M318 feature multiple design updates that boost machine...
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Red Stag Materials paving the potholes away for EZ Street
Red Stag Materials paving the potholes away for EZ Street Red Stag Materials is run by of a dedicated team of industry professionals with over 90 years of experience in UK infrastructure and the highw...
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Remondis recycling site goes CO2 neutral electric SENNEBOGEN 817E materials handler
Remondis recycling site goes CO2 neutral electric SENNEBOGEN 817E materials handler An exciting project with the potential to be replicated at other branches: Remondis’ dismantling center in Lün...
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Hyundai CE HX10A digs in under the Knibbeler building near Valenciennes
Hyundai CE HX10A digs in under the Knibbeler building near Valenciennes Manufor Fondations is underpinning the foundations of the “Knibbeler” apartment block at Saint-Saulve near Valencien...
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Kubota Corporation celebrating their 130th anniversary
Kubota Corporation celebrating their 130th anniversary Kubota’s journey started in 1890, by manufacturing Japan’s first iron pipelines for waterworks. Its founder, Gonshiro Kubota, laid th...
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VolvoCE wins Highest Retained Value and Lowest Cost of Ownership EquipmentWatch Awards
VolvoCE wins Highest Retained Value and Lowest Cost of Ownership EquipmentWatch Awards For the fifth year in a row, construction industry insights provider EquipmentWatch has recognized Volvo Construc...
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CAT 725 Articulated Truck delivers performance with 50 percent less operator input
CAT 725 Articulated Truck delivers performance with 50 percent less operator input Built with the next generation cab, powerful engine meeting the current emissions standards and automatic features to...
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Highway wind turbines are generating energy from passing cars
Highway wind turbines are generating energy from passing cars The average wind turbine generates 6 million kilowatts of energy in a year. That’s enough to power 1,500 households. Entrepreneurs Kerem D...
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Liebherr and Designwerk announce first fully electric Concrete Truck Mixers
Liebherr and Designwerk announce first fully electric Concrete Truck Mixers Liebherr and Designwerk have developed the first fully electric truck mixers with 10 and 12 m³ drums on a 5-axle chassis. Th...
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UNESCO launches CodeTheCurve Hackathon to develop digital solutions to COVID-19
UNESCO launches CodeTheCurve Hackathon to develop digital solutions to COVID-19 UNESCO, in partnership with IBM and SAP, has launched the CodeTheCurve Hackathon to support young innovators, data scien...
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Caterpillar’s new small dozers deliver better visibility, grade control and fuel economy
Caterpillar’s new small dozers deliver better visibility, grade control and fuel economy Building on the same base machine platform as their successful predecessors, the new Caterpillar D1, D2 a...
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JCB re-starts production at their factory to manufacture ventilators for the NHS
JCB re-starts production at their factory to manufacture ventilators for the NHS JCB is re-starting production at a factory closed as a result of the Coronavirus crisis in order to join the national e...
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Zeelo stepped up with transport services for critical NHS workers
Zeelo stepped up with transport services for critical NHS workers Zeelo, an innovative transport firm which provides personalised bus services for commuters at companies such as Jaguar Land Rover and...
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Volvo L45H and L50H loaders now available with high-speed driveline
Volvo L45H and L50H loaders now available with high-speed driveline Offering speeds of up to 50km per hour where conditions allow, a new high-speed driveline option for Volvo’s popular utility wheel l...
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Oakley Plant hails new Volvo Excavator the right package and an even better product
Oakley Plant hails new Volvo Excavator the right package and an even better product “The package was right – the product is even better!” is the sentiment of Stuart Oakley, Proprietor of family run bu...
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Tarmac is supporting the NHS with a national PPE donation campaign
Tarmac is supporting the NHS with a national PPE donation campaign Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable constructions solutions business, has launched an employee led campaign to donate personal prote...
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The emerging Cyber Security landscape of Connected Cars
The emerging Cyber Security landscape of Connected Cars Within the next four years, over 70% of all cars sold worldwide will possess internet connectivity. The connected car revolution shows no sign o...
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Millwood and Mid-TN strike mass distributor agreement in the US
Millwood and Mid-TN strike mass distributor agreement in the US Millwood, Inc. has signed a mass distributor agreement with Mid-TN, one of the leading erosion control and stormwater management service...
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Cat next generation 395 Excavator delivers on production and durability
Cat next generation 395 Excavator delivers on production and durability The Next Generation Cat® 395 excavator offers contractors up to 10 percent more production, two times more structural durability...
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BITA and FLTA release Covid-19 notice for Materials Handling and Plant Equipment owners
BITA and FLTA release Covid-19 notice for Materials Handling and Plant Equipment owners The British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) and The Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) have issued a joint s...
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Zappshelter industrial strength air-beam tents perfect for the NHS front-line
Zappshelter industrial strength air-beam tents perfect for the NHS front-line Specialist shelter provider Zappshelter have come up with an innovative product to assist the NHS, emergency services, ess...
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Hyundai Exoskeleton wearable robot wins Red Dot Innovation Design Award
Hyundai Exoskeleton wearable robot wins Red Dot Innovation Design Award Hyundai Motor Group’s latest exoskeleton wearable robot, Vest Exoskeleton (VEX), has won the Product Design category (Innovative...
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Hyundai 90-tonne HX900L Excavator digging deep in Ireland
Hyundai 90-tonne HX900L Excavator digging deep in Ireland Having run Hyundai excavators since 2005, Irish plant and dredging contractors, Mill Road Plant Ltd, are familiar with the positive long-term...
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Jaus Neigum crowned Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge Champion at ConExpo 2020
Jaus Neigum crowned Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge Champion at ConExpo 2020 It was an event a year in the making, with over 10,000 operators from 30 countries participated in local operator cha...
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Wirtgen Large Milling Machines impressed at Conexpo 2020
Wirtgen Large Milling Machines impressed at Conexpo 2020 With more than 30 exhibits, including 10 world and North American premieres, as well as an interactive technology exhibition, the Wirtgen Group...
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Bergkamp acquires leading laboratory products manufacturer Benedict Slurry Seal
Bergkamp acquires leading laboratory products manufacturer Benedict Slurry Seal Bergkamp Inc., based in Salina, Kansas, announces the acquisition of Benedict Slurry Seal, a leading manufacturer of lab...
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The first Solar Road may have failed, but they still have a bright future
The first Solar Road may have failed, but they still have a bright future Just three years after it was built, Normandy’s 0.6 mile solar-powered road was deemed a total failure. Consisting of 30,000 s...
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Hyundai Construction Equipment and Hyundai Motors developing Hydrogen Fuel Excavators
Hyundai Construction Equipment and Hyundai Motors developing Hydrogen Fuel Excavators Hyundai Construction Equipment has recently joined forces with Hyundai Motor Group to develop the world’s first hy...
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Groundbreaking new features take Trimble machine control to the next level
Groundbreaking new features take Trimble machine control to the next level Trimble has announced Trimble® Earthworks Grade Control Platform version 2.0 with groundbreaking new features for all machine...
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VolvoCE Active Control cuts grading time by up to 45 percent
VolvoCE Active Control cuts grading time by up to 45 percent With automated boom and bucket movements, Volvo Active Control creates a semi-autonomous excavator that hits target grades to within one in...
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CASE debuts DL550B Compact Dozer Loader at ConExpo
CASE debuts DL550B Compact Dozer Loader at ConExpo CASE Construction Equipment debuted the all-new DL550B — the industry’s first fully integrated compact dozer loader. Unveiled at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017...
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Colas introduces the French Exopush rake Exoskeleton to the UK
Colas introduces the French Exopush rake Exoskeleton to the UK Colas has launched the Exopush in its UK business. Exopush is an exoskeleton designed to give power assistance to operatives working on l...
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CASE unveils the 580EV Project Zeus – the first fully electric Backhoe Loader
CASE unveils the 580EV Project Zeus – the first fully electric Backhoe Loader CASE Construction Equipment introduces “Project Zeus” — the 580 EV (Electric Vehicle), the construction industry’s f...
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Industry thought leaders share advice in new NEBOSH Health and Safety Career Guide
Industry thought leaders share advice in new NEBOSH Health and Safety Career Guide NEBOSH, one of the world’s leading providers of health and safety qualifications and courses, has created Do Somethin...
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COVID-19 and the Construction Industry
COVID-19 and the Construction Industry The construction industry has had a particularly difficult few years, with uncertainty around Brexit, high numbers of insolvencies, high-profile building safety...
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TU Wien unveils the Unfoldable Bridge in Austria
TU Wien unveils the Unfoldable Bridge in Austria There are many different methods for erecting bridges – but the new technique developed by TU Wien, the balanced lowering method, is quite spectacular:...
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GM unveils Ultium electric vehicle batteries and Platform with their new EV Global strategy
GM unveils Ultium electric vehicle batteries and Platform with their new EV Global strategy General Motors is gathering hundreds of employees, dealers, investors, analysts, media and policymakers to s...
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CASE unveils all new E Series single-drum Vibratory Rollers
CASE unveils all new E Series single-drum Vibratory Rollers CASE Construction Equipment has introduced the new E Series single drum vibratory soil compactors — three new models ranging in max operatin...
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Special edition Metso Lokotrack LT4MX mobile cone crusher debuts at CONEXPO CONAGG
Special edition Metso Lokotrack LT4MX mobile cone crusher debuts at CONEXPO CONAGG Metso will showcase a special edition Lokotrack® LT4MXTM for visitors at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 construction show i...
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New John Deere Motor Grader with Premium Circle option reduces operating costs
New John Deere Motor Grader with Premium Circle option reduces operating costs John Deere unveils a new factory-installed Premium Circle option for all G-Series, GP-Series and SmartGrade™ motor...
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Utility excavation searches on the rise for highways projects in the UK
Utility excavation searches on the rise for highways projects in the UK Richard Broome, Managing Director at Linesearch BeforeUdig (LSBUD), the nation’s leading online asset search facility, discusses...
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Roadmender UK promotes mastic asphalt as the new pothole hero
Roadmender UK promotes mastic asphalt as the new pothole hero In the aftermath of storm Jorge, widespread flooding and strong winds has compounded the extensive damage caused by Storm’s Ciara an...
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The case for a Common Data Environment in construction projects
The case for a Common Data Environment in construction projects It is reported that in 2019 a contractor entered into administration almost once every fortnight. Scunthorpe-based contractor Clugston,...
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