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 โ from groundbreaking projects and cutting-edge technologies to expert insights and global trends shaping the future of infrastructure.
Highways England Archaeologists expose jails, bombs and mapping mysteries in Hull
Highways England Archaeologists expose jails, bombs and mapping mysteries in Hull A 235-year-old prison, a suspected Second World War bomb explosion and mysterious buildings that donโt appear on any m...
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Gammon Construction and Converge create worlds first digital twin of site concreting
Gammon Construction and Converge create worlds first digital twin of site concreting Gammon Construction in collaboration with Converge has created the worldโs first digital twin of site concreting, t...
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Reston Waste Management expands with Hyundai Equipment
Reston Waste Management expands with Hyundai Equipment Reston Waste Management is a South West London skip hire and waste collection business who rose from humble beginnings. Back in 2001 Andrew Resto...
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Mecalac introduces Telehander Loader AS900tele to optimize logistics
Mecalac introduces Telehander Loader AS900tele to optimize logistics Mecalac, a leading global designer, manufacturer and distributor of compact construction equipment for urban environments, introduc...
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Hyundai Material Handling introduces new 9V diesel Smart Forklift Trucks
Hyundai Material Handling introduces new 9V diesel Smart Forklift Trucks The new range of Hyundai Material Handlers boasts a lot of โsmartโ features while complying with European Stage V emission leve...
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GKD helps protect construction machinery with height limiting systems
GKD helps protect construction machinery with height limiting systems UK based, GKD Technologies design, develop and produce height, slew and load safety control systems for general construction equip...
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Aggregate Industries introduces range of new asphalt products
Aggregate Industries introduces range of new asphalt products Leading construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has launched four new products, further bolstering its asphalt offering. The...
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54 years of Volvo Articulated Haulers celebrated in Lego Technic
54 years of Volvo Articulated Haulers celebrated in Lego Technic 54 years after launching the articulated hauler concept Volvo CE continues to lead the field. Even the co-developed LEGOยฎ Technic...
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Aggregate Industries launches its Career Kickstart Programme 2020
Aggregate Industries launches its Career Kickstart Programme 2020 Committed to supporting the governmentโs pledge to provide skills and training for young people, Aggregate Industries has launched its...
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The future of Civil Engineering
The future of Civil Engineering The future is approaching us at an accelerating pace, with technology and innovations shaping the way we think, act, and interact with the world around us. Weโre becomi...
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Finning apprenticeship training scheme wins UK recognition
Finning apprenticeship training scheme wins UK recognition Finning UK and Ireland has been awarded a national accolade for its outstanding apprenticeship programmes, scooping a place in the government...
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Compact Hyundai HX85A midi excavator delivers exceptional power
Compact Hyundai HX85A midi excavator delivers exceptional power As an extension of Hyundaiโs range of medium-size excavators – and in response to requests from Hyundai customers โ the all-new HX...
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Doka makes an impression with their fair-faced concrete
Doka makes an impression with their fair-faced concrete The new headquarters of Banca Transilvania, situated in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, is an office building, which covers an area of more than 40,000 mยฒ...
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Two SENNEBOGEN 355 E Telehandlers replace three wheel loaders in Austria
Two SENNEBOGEN 355 E Telehandlers replace three wheel loaders in Austria For over 40 years AWV Liezen has been the central location for waste management in the Liezen district. Using state-of-the-art...
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Unloading steel wire in Belgium made easy with SENNEBOGEN 870 Port Material Handler
Unloading steel wire in Belgium made easy with SENNEBOGEN 870 Port Material Handler DD Shipping NV, member of the Square Group, is a stevedoring company for dry bulk goods and general cargo.ย The compa...
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CIRIA launches new guidance for Grouted Anchors and Soil Nails
CIRIA launches new guidance for Grouted Anchors and Soil Nails CIRIA is pleased to announce the launch of new guidance Grouted anchors and soil nails: inspection, condition assessment and remediation...
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AUSA launches the C201H urban forklift
AUSA launches the C201H urban forklift AUSA has launched the new C201H forklift with a 2000 kg payload, designed entirely for urban use; it is extremely compact in size so that it can enter and operat...
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SENNEBOGEN 640 E dragline crane digs in for Adam Frรจres in France
SENNEBOGEN 640 E dragline crane digs in for Adam Frรจres in France For three generations, the family company ADAM Frรจres has specialized in the extraction, distribution and transport of aggregates and...
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John Deere adds exclusive technology to Grade Pro Motor Graders
John Deere adds exclusive technology to Grade Pro Motor Graders John Deere expands the capabilities of its popular Grade Pro (GP)-Series of motor graders with new technology, including two industry-ex...
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Soilmec’s great SR-65 Drilling Machine gets a Blue Tech upgrade
Soilmec’s great SR-65 Drilling Machine gets a Blue Tech upgrade The Soilmec SR-65, introduced for the first time in 2018 in the EVO version, has quickly become one of the most desired LDP drilli...
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Meet the all-electric Ford E-Transit Van
Meet the all-electric Ford E-Transit Van Ford, the worldโs cargo van leader introduces the 2022 E-Transit van, a smart workhorse that will offer customers enhanced productivity enabled by its fully el...
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Wirtgen W-220-Fi and Mill Assist remove road surface to 46 cm depth in two passes
Wirtgen W-220-Fi and Mill Assist remove road surface to 46 cm depth in two passes In Illinois, USA, a Wirtgen W 220 Fi large milling machine is being used to remove an entire road surface in just two...
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Pioneering fluid analysis lab keeps construction machines up and running
Pioneering fluid analysis lab keeps construction machines up and running Fluid analysis reveals a lot about the health of a machine. Finning UK & Ireland, official distributor for Caterpillarยฎ equ...
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Aebi Schmidt pushes ahead with autonomous solutions for airports
Aebi Schmidt pushes ahead with autonomous solutions for airports In order to push ahead with future technologies that are ground breaking for autonomous operations at the airport, Aebi Schmidt has int...
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ANKER Foundations launches new precast technology for wind turbines
ANKER Foundations launches new precast technology for wind turbines The Hamburg start-up company ANKER Foundations GmbH has developed a new type of technology for building foundations for wind turbine...
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Terex Trucks TA400 Articulated Hauler gets tough in Australia
Terex Trucks TA400 Articulated Hauler gets tough in Australia Landfill operations can be tough, but thatโs exactly when Terex Trucksโ articulated haulers excel. Civil and demolition company DECC recen...
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DOKA Citygate project highlights the potential of BIM andย 3D
DOKA Citygate project highlights the potential of BIM andย 3D One of Northern Europe’s tallest office buildings is rising into the sky in the Gรฅrda district in Gรถteborg. The 144 metre high buildi...
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Komatsu introduces new jumbo mining drill and bolter on common carrier
Komatsu introduces new jumbo mining drill and bolter on common carrier Komatsu is excited to introduce a new jumbo drill and bolter that utilize a ground-breaking common carrier and control system for...
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Standard Plant Hire expands fleet with VolvoCE Excavators
Standard Plant Hire expands fleet with VolvoCE Excavators Since purchasing its first Volvo excavators in the spring of 2019, Bromley based Standard Plant Hire Ltd has added a further four, twenty tonn...
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Introducing the new Volvo F generation ECR50 Compact Excavator
Introducing the new Volvo F generation ECR50 Compact Excavator The new ECR50 F generation compact excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is the ultimate all-rounder, ready to take on a...
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Liebherr premieres a new generation of articulated dump trucks
Liebherr premieres a new generation of articulated dump trucks Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH has unveiled the first representative of the new generation of articulated dump trucks within the framework...
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Geotechnical drilling for roads and highways
Geotechnical drilling for roads and highways Planes, trains and ships all have their own undeniable benefits – namely their ability to quickly transport a significant amount of people, goods and...
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DJI Mini 2 drone packs new features and performance in an ultra-light package
DJI Mini 2 drone packs new features and performance in an ultra-light package Today, DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, launched DJI Mini 2, a high-performance c...
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Robotic Pothole Innovation plans to revolutionise road repairs
Robotic Pothole Innovation plans to revolutionise road repairs University spin out, Robotiz3d, is to begin developing the worldโs first autonomous robot to patrol the streets in search of potholes, fo...
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Nokian extends all-season capabilities of compact tractors with six new tyre sizes
Nokian extends all-season capabilities of compact tractors with six new tyre sizes Since its introduction some five years ago, the block-patterned Nokian Hakkapeliitta TRI tractor tyre has gained a re...
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The mining industry calls for increased STEM subjects to revive the British economy
The mining industry calls for increased STEM subjects to revive the British economy If it canโt be grown (or fished) it has to be mined, and almost everything we use in everyday life has been mined. M...
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Highways England celebrates 50 years of Cumbria’s M6 motorway
Highways England celebrates 50 years of Cumbria’s M6 motorway Itโs one of the highest and most beautiful stretches of motorway in the country – part of a post-war motorway construction jig...
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Paragon Bank supports start-up FinniGroup to create a family plant hire business
Paragon Bank supports start-up FinniGroup to create a family plant hire business Paragon Bank is enabling three Leicestershire-based sisters to follow in the footsteps of their father by providing fun...
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Kar-go Delivery Bot approved for use on British roads
Kar-go Delivery Bot approved for use on British roads Britainโs first custom-built vehicle, designed for autonomous delivery on the roads took a giant leap forward as the Driver and Vehicle Standards...
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Lynch expands in the UK with 34 Caterpillar machines including an electric dozer
Lynch expands in the UK with 34 Caterpillar machines including an electric dozer UK nationwide plant hire and haulage specialist Lynch has added 34 new Caterpillarยฎ machines to its commercial fleet, a...
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Willowbrook Plant doubles its sales territory in the UK with Hyundai Equipment
Willowbrook Plant doubles its sales territory in the UK with Hyundai Equipment Hyundai is pleased to announce that Hyundai distributor, Willowbrook Plant Ltd, based in Corby in Northamptonshire, has e...
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Hitachi buckets and quick couplers make impact in Norwegian market
Hitachi buckets and quick couplers make impact in Norwegian market Hitachi buckets and quick couplers, specifically designed for the companyโs ZW wheel loader range, are rising in popularity in the co...
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Rotating Pipelayer Conversion Kits now available for VolvoCE 14 ton Excavators
Rotating Pipelayer Conversion Kits now available for VolvoCE 14 ton Excavators VolvoCE has developed a rotating pipelayer attachment kit that allows an excavator to also work as a pipelayer. Volvo Con...
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Eave raises ยฃ2m to raise hearing protection standard for construction workersย
Eave raises ยฃ2m to raise hearing protection standard for construction workers Eave, a UK-based tech start-up which has developed a unique hearing protection system for construction workers, has secure...
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Mecalac launches hydraulic thumb attachments for 6MCR and 7MWR Excavators
Mecalac launches hydraulic thumb attachments for 6MCR and 7MWR Excavators Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has launched a factory-designed hydraulic thumb attachment, suitable for its 6MCR crawler-sk...
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Construct Maharashtra : An Optimistic Perspective on the Indian Construction Industry
Construct Maharashtra : An Optimistic Perspective on the Indian Construction Industry The Construct Maharashtra Expo and Summit, which is to be held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, between 20-22 Janu...
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Blue IoT and Yotta partner to deliver Asset Management Services worldwideย ย
Blue IoT and Yotta partner to deliver Asset Management Services worldwide Australia-based IoT smart cities integration services firm, Blue IoT has signed a collaborative partnership agreement with UK-...
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Powell Groundworks opts for reliability with purchase of fifteenth Volvo excavator
Powell Groundworks opts for reliability with purchase of fifteenth Volvo excavator A long-standing user of Volvo reduced swing excavators, Powell Groundworks has opted for the latest E series ECR145,...
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Esri UK partners with Heliguy for end-to-end drone solution for AEC industry
Esri UK partners with Heliguy for end-to-end drone solution for AEC industry Esri UK today announced a new partnership with drone specialists Heliguy to complete its end-to-end drone solution designed...
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MIPS Finite Element Analysis Tool enables the future of Hardhat development
MIPS Finite Element Analysis Tool enables the future of Hardhat development In the ongoing pursuit to make helmets safer, MIPS AB, the global leader in helmet-based safety systems, has unveiled its in...
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