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.
Anderton Concrete looks at the UK infrastructure market and its future
Anderton Concrete looks at the UK infrastructure market and its future Tim Fields, Structural Projects Manager at Anderton Concrete, discusses the current challenges and opportunities facing the infra...
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The Executive Hire Show celebrates a successful return
The Executive Hire Show celebrates a successful return The 15th annual Executive Hire Show took place on 9th & 10th February at the Coventry Building Society Arena. This year’s event comprised 155...
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British Antarctic Survey puts Geotab Telematics Fleet Management solution to work
British Antarctic Survey puts Geotab Telematics Fleet Management solution to work Geotab Inc., a global leader in IoT and connected transportation today announced it is implementing a fleet management...
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Coventry City Council prioritises road maintenance with JCB PotholePro investment
Coventry City Council prioritises road maintenance with JCB PotholePro investment Coventry City Council has become the latest local authority to invest in a JCB PotholePro following a successful trial...
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Holcomb Scientific Research unveils new Zero Emissions Energy source
Holcomb Scientific Research unveils new Zero Emissions Energy source Holcomb Scientific Research Ltd (HSR), a research and development company, has announced a scientific breakthrough in 100 percent c...
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New Cat D1 Mulcher improves visibility and adds high-performance powertrain
New Cat D1 Mulcher improves visibility and adds high-performance powertrain Complete with its high-performance powertrain, closed-loop hydraulics and upgraded screening, the new Cat® D1 Mulcher is spe...
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Charity calls for passive sign posts and lighting columns to reduce road deaths
Charity calls for passive sign posts and lighting columns to reduce road deaths A national road victims’ charity has expressed its support for the use of passive sign posts and lighting columns in the...
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Billericay Operator Training Company back on track with a Hyundai HX140LC Excavator
Billericay Operator Training Company back on track with a Hyundai HX140LC Excavator Hyundai Construction Equipment paid a visit to Industrial Training Services, operator training site in Billericay Es...
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British HGV Operators can now go green with aerodynamic features and longer cabs
British HGV Operators can now go green with aerodynamic features and longer cabs More environmentally-friendly heavy goods vehicles are allowed on Britain’s roads, thanks to new Government regulations...
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New Holland ups the stakes with new D Series Backhoe Loader
New Holland ups the stakes with new D Series Backhoe Loader New Holland Agriculture has taken a further significant step in the renewal of its light equipment range with their new backhoe loader range...
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Vattenfall investing in Decarbonisation through Electrification
Vattenfall investing in Decarbonisation through Electrification Although climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our time, it holds immense opportunities for creative and innovative solutio...
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Wooldridge takes delivery of the first four brand new JCB 245XR tracked excavators
Wooldridge takes delivery of the first four brand new JCB 245XR tracked excavators A leading demolition and groundworks specialist has bought four of the first of JCB’s brand new Stage V 245XR tracked...
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Tracked Crawler Carrier unveiled at the Executive Hire Show by GGR Group
Tracked Crawler Carrier unveiled at the Executive Hire Show by GGR Group GGR Group, the leading provider of lifting solutions in the UK, have unveiled the latest addition to their unrivalled range of...
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On the tiles with Bobcat’s new L85 Wheel Loader in Spain
On the tiles with Bobcat’s new L85 Wheel Loader in Spain Mosaics Ubasart is the first company in Spain to purchase a new Bobcat L85 compact wheel loader. Originally formed in 1950 in Moià (Barce...
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Construction 4.0 technologies will drive sustainability
Construction 4.0 technologies will drive sustainability Technologies forming part of the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ can improve the economic and environmental sustainability of industries that con...
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SENNEBOGEN reaches further with the 6103 E 100t Telescopic Crawler Crane
SENNEBOGEN reaches further with the 6103 E 100t Telescopic Crawler Crane The SENNEBOGEN telescopic crawler crane concept has been successfully established with customers worldwide for many years and i...
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CEMEX and Synhelion develop fully solar powered Cement Plants
CEMEX and Synhelion develop fully solar powered Cement Plants CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. and Synhelion announce the successful production of the world’s first solar clinker, the key component of cement, a...
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Don’t miss out on the Infrastructure Boom
Don’t miss out on the Infrastructure Boom Infrastructure is the tantalizing word of the year in America, being one of the few topics that remains a universally agreed upon necessity. While the f...
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Cessna SkyCourier large-utility turboprop starts production
Cessna SkyCourier large-utility turboprop starts production Textron Aviation today announced the rollout of the first production unit of the twin-engine, large-utility turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier...
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STIHL acquires stake in TinyMobileRobots in Denmark
STIHL acquires stake in TinyMobileRobots in Denmark German industrial group STIHL, the world’s leading manufacturer of chainsaw power tools, forestry machinery and robotic lawn mowers for prosumers an...
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Trimble Dimensions+ 2022 puts out a Call for Speakers
Trimble Dimensions+ 2022 puts out a Call for Speakers Trimble has opened its Call for Speakers for the Trimble Dimensions+ 2022 User Conference, which will be held November 7-9 at the Venetian Resort...
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Stoke celebrate Pothole milestone thanks to the JCB Pothole Pro
Stoke celebrate Pothole milestone thanks to the JCB Pothole Pro Stoke-on-Trent City Council is celebrating a major milestone in its mission to fix potholes quickly and permanently – after completing a...
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GAP Group goes Green with Silver award from the Scottish Green Apple Awards
GAP Group goes Green with Silver award from the Scottish Green Apple Awards The largest independent hire company in the UK, GAP Hire Solutions, has achieved a Silver Level accolade at the 2021 Scottis...
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Rural Road upgrading and rehabilitation in developing countries
Rural Road upgrading and rehabilitation in developing countries Construction methodologies and materials properties as results of different financial, environmental, social and quality requirements: c...
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New 100 tonne class Doosan DX1000LC-7 Excavator delivers on performance
New 100 tonne class Doosan DX1000LC-7 Excavator delivers on performance Doosan has launched the new DX1000LC-7 Stage V compliant 100 tonne crawler excavator, the largest excavator model ever manufactu...
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Teck and Caterpillar deploy thirty zero-emissions Cat Mining Haul Trucks
Teck and Caterpillar deploy thirty zero-emissions Cat Mining Haul Trucks Teck Resources has announced an agreement with Caterpillar Inc., to work towards deploying 30 of Caterpillar’s zero-emissions l...
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National Highways delivering Connected Autonomous Plant Project at Futureworx 2022
National Highways delivering Connected Autonomous Plant Project at Futureworx 2022 National Highways have expressed that the organisation is “delighted to confirm participation at this year’s Futurewo...
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Liebherr introduces the largest 470 EC-B Flat-Top Tough-One Crane
Liebherr introduces the largest 470 EC-B Flat-Top Tough-One Crane The flagship crane with intelligent assistance systems offers a jib length of 80 metres. This reach can be increased to 83 metres by m...
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Hitachi ZW310-7 Wheel Loader puts operators in control
Hitachi ZW310-7 Wheel Loader puts operators in control Hitachi is introducing a larger next-generation model from its Stage V-compliant wheel loader range. The ZW310-7 has been designed to put operato...
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Global Load Out Solutions AB launched by VolvoCE
Global Load Out Solutions AB launched by VolvoCE A new business entity, Global Load Out Solutions AB, has been launched by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) to expand the market for its load out...
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Wirtgen compact Milling Machines deliver on cost-efficiency and sustainability
Wirtgen compact Milling Machines deliver on cost-efficiency and sustainability With the European market launch of the W 100 Fi, W 120 Fi and W 130 Fi, the cold milling machine specialist Wirtgen now p...
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New Doosan products featured at World of Concrete
New Doosan products featured at World of Concrete For the first time at an international trade exhibition, Doosan showed the company’s new DX140LCR-7 Crawler Excavator and DL250-7 Wheel Loader toge...
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Yanmar unveils their next-generation ViO17 Mini-Excavator
Yanmar unveils their next-generation ViO17 Mini-Excavator Yanmar Compact Equipment EMEA has launched the latest marque of its globally-acclaimed ViO17 zero tail swing mini-excavator. Compact, versatil...
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Breedon invests in economical Hitachi large excavators
Breedon invests in economical Hitachi large excavators The leading construction materials group Breedon has invested in two new Hitachi large excavators for its Cloud Hill and Dowlow quarries in Derby...
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Sandvik Endurance Packages maximize uptime and lower total cost of ownership
Sandvik Endurance Packages maximize uptime and lower total cost of ownership Sandvik knows that time is critical, and keeping your equipment operating at all times is the most important part of your o...
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MCD Developments reviews their choice of the XWatch system installed by SmartTech
MCD Developments reviews their choice of the XWatch system installed by SmartTech MCD Developments Civil Excavations engaged SmartTech Australia to install XWatch XW4 height and slew limiting systems...
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Trimble announces Horizontal Steering Control for Soil Compactors
Trimble announces Horizontal Steering Control for Soil Compactors Trimble announced Horizontal Steering Control functionality on the Trimble® Earthworks Grade Control Platform for Soil Compactors, the...
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B20 Biodiesel now approved for all CASE G Series Wheel Loaders
B20 Biodiesel now approved for all CASE G Series Wheel Loaders FPT Industrial announced at the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo that it has approved B20 biodiesel for use in its NEF4, NEF 6 an...
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Topcon SmoothRide helps meet tight deadlines and navigate tricky working conditions
Topcon SmoothRide helps meet tight deadlines and navigate tricky working conditions When construction company Matthäi was hired to complete the resurfacing of the busy B420 road around Fürfeld in Rhin...
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CDE HYDRO:TIP tech recovers valuable by-products from hydro-excavation for Posillico
CDE HYDRO:TIP tech recovers valuable by-products from hydro-excavation for Posillico In an effort to accelerate the pace of change in the waste recycling sector, Long Island, New York-based Posillico...
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Topcon unleashes MC-Mobile Portable Machine Control for Compact Equipment
Topcon unleashes MC-Mobile Portable Machine Control for Compact Equipment Topcon Positioning Group has announced its all-new MC-Mobile portable machine control solution for compact equipment. Based on...
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Cat announces New Smart Creep for D3 Skid Steer and Compact Track Loaders
Cat announces New Smart Creep for D3 Skid Steer and Compact Track Loaders Caterpillar will soon launch a new smart creep feature for the full range of Cat® D3 Skid Steer Loaders (SSL) and Compact Trac...
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Electric Cat D6 XE Dozer powering sustainability for FCC Environment
Electric Cat D6 XE Dozer powering sustainability for FCC Environment One of the UK’s leading waste and resource management companies, FCC Environment, has taken another step towards its ambitious targ...
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Toyota now taking orders for the Corolla Commercial Hybrid Electric Van
Toyota now taking orders for the Corolla Commercial Hybrid Electric Van The new model extends the Toyota Professional range of light commercial vehicles with a powertrain option that offers an ideal s...
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Construction industry gearing up for bauma 2022
Construction industry gearing up for bauma 2022 More than 10 months before bauma opens its doors in Munich from October 24–30, the world’s leading trade fair for construction machinery, building mater...
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Volvo Penta powers the Metso Lokotrack LT330D – The biggest cone crusher ever
Volvo Penta powers the Metso Lokotrack LT330D – The biggest cone crusher ever When Swedish crushing, construction, and contractor ABBEMA acquired its biggest-ever cone crusher to meet growing de...
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Ricardo RapidAir Software delivers faster Air Quality Mapping
Ricardo RapidAir Software delivers faster Air Quality Mapping RapidAir®, developed by the global air quality, energy and environment specialists, is the next generation dispersion modelling and policy...
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Doosan’s new DX100W-7 Wheeled Excavator delivers compactness and agility
Doosan’s new DX100W-7 Wheeled Excavator delivers compactness and agility Featuring a new look design, the DX100W-7 10.7 tonne wheeled excavator has been launched by Doosan. The 10 tonne weight c...
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Hyundai launches 3 new EU Stage V 13-15 Tonne A-Series Excavators
Hyundai launches 3 new EU Stage V 13-15 Tonne A-Series Excavators Hyundai Construction Equipment is launching three EU Stage V compliant A-Series crawler excavators in the popular 13-15 tonne sector,...
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French Railway Authority SNCF Réseau relying on Trimble Collaboration Software
French Railway Authority SNCF Réseau relying on Trimble Collaboration Software Trimble announced today that SNCF Réseau, the French railway authority, has selected an integrated solution of Trimble® Q...
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