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The UK economy, housing and modern construction methods post COVID-19
The UK economy, housing and modern construction methods post COVID-19 The construction sector is fundamentally important to the UK economy. Often cited as the barometer of economic conditions, it cont...
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Highways England shows-off M6 £43m junction improvement in Cheshire
Highways England shows-off M6 £43m junction improvement in Cheshire New aerial photographs of the M6 in Cheshire show how much progress Highways England has been making since it started a £43 million...
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Bribie Island Road $30.4m upgrade agreed in Queensland
Bribie Island Road $30.4m upgrade agreed in Queensland The Australian and Queensland Governments have locked in a $30.4 million, jointly-funded agreement to upgrade Bribie Island Road. Deputy Prime Mi...
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Sterling wins $97m construction contracts for Salt Lake City International Airport
Sterling wins $97m construction contracts for Salt Lake City International Airport Sterling Construction Company, Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction, LLC was awa...
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Bridges Israel raises $5m to build resilient coastlines with ECOncrete
Bridges Israel raises $5m to build resilient coastlines with ECOncrete ECOncrete, an Israeli startup delivering high-performance bio-enhancing concrete technologies, announced today it is raising 5 mi...
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How to make sure your website doesn’t annoy potential customers
How to make sure your website doesn’t annoy potential customers Any business owner knows how choosy and picky clients can be. And as clients go online they become even more demanding and impatient. Th...
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SIKA acquires Modern Waterproofing Group in Egypt
SIKA acquires Modern Waterproofing Group in Egypt Sika has acquired Modern Waterproofing Group, a leading manufacturer of roofing and waterproofing systems in Egypt. The acquisition supplements and ro...
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Hitachi Zosen Inova supporting Moscow Waste Management with Technology
Hitachi Zosen Inova supporting Moscow Waste Management with Technology Technology company Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) and Russian consortium partner ZiO-Podolsk are to supply the entire technology for t...
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Shiftec retools to manufacture COVID-19 safety equipment
Shiftec retools to manufacture COVID-19 safety equipment Shiftec, a part of Liberty Engineering, has re-tooled machinery at its plant in Willenhall, West Midlands, to produce safety equipment for soci...
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Highways England keeps M6 open with contraflows as huge gantries installed
Highways England keeps M6 open with contraflows as huge gantries installed Six motorway gantries which will house up-to-date technology to improve safety have been put up on a section of the M6 withou...
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Geprüfte Sicherheit certificate guarantee KITO product safety
Geprüfte Sicherheit certificate guarantee KITO product safety The Geprüfte Sicherheit certificate (GS), which translates as “Tested Safety” has been recognized worldwide as a safety mark....
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STRABAG awarded follow-up contract for A3 motorway in Romania
STRABAG awarded follow-up contract for A3 motorway in Romania The European-based construction company STRABAG has been commissioned to build another section of the A3 motorway in Romania. The new orde...
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Expert study warns about microplastics pollution from tyres
Expert study warns about microplastics pollution from tyres A new Government-backed study pointing to the huge volumes of tyre microplastics being shed all along the UK’s motorways and trunk roads mus...
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Why are we still talking about the Hydrogen Economy and Fuel Cells?
Why are we still talking about the Hydrogen Economy and Fuel Cells? Hydrogen over the years has had several periods of hypes, which have always turned out to be hot air, but why are we still talking a...
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Cortec details guidelines for laying-up Offshore Drilling Rigs in uncertain times
Cortec details guidelines for laying-up Offshore Drilling Rigs in uncertain times With uncertainty and mounting challenges on the horizon for the oil industry, many rig owners are already or will soon...
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New Holland celebrates 40 years of the Noria basket system for Braud harvesters
New Holland celebrates 40 years of the Noria basket system for Braud harvesters The Noria basket enables the collection and transport of the vines and fruit without ground losses and with no maceratio...
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Plant management – When an inspector calls
Plant management – When an inspector calls Controls around construction plant and machinery are getting stricter, but implementing the right plant management processes can help construction site...
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Why is Human Induced Vibration so important to engineers
Why is Human Induced Vibration so important to engineers An extremely important consideration for engineers when creating structures is human induced vibration i.e. vibrations caused by human footfall...
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Einride launches Intelligent Freight Mobility Platform to deliver sustainable transport
Einride launches Intelligent Freight Mobility Platform to deliver sustainable transport After beta testing with select customers since the start of the year, Swedish technology company Einride is laun...
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Sydney Metro $11 billion Western Sydney Airport project on track
Sydney Metro $11 billion Western Sydney Airport project on track Construction will start this year on the around $11 billion Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport rail, locking in thousands of jobs an...
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Iteris awarded $1m contract for Smart Mobility by City of Round Rock in Texas
Iteris awarded $1m contract for Smart Mobility by City of Round Rock in Texas Project Will Implement Mobility Intelligence Solutions and Update Detection Infrastructure to Improve Traffic Flow and Saf...
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Sheffield City Region announces plans for 1,000 kilometres of walking and cycling routes
Sheffield City Region announces plans for 1,000 kilometres of walking and cycling routes The Sheffield City Region has published an ambitious plan to create a network of more than 620 miles of accessi...
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Monitoring active volcanoes in Guatemala with the help of drones
Monitoring active volcanoes in Guatemala with the help of drones Drones have become a critical tool for professionals working in a large variety of different sectors such as public safety, search and...
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RetroTek-D transforms road marking surveys with innovative Retroreflectometer
RetroTek-D transforms road marking surveys with innovative Retroreflectometer Reflective Measurement Systems Ltd has launched the new RetroTek-D: the first full lane width RL assessment vehicle mounte...
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Teenager Hannah makes an impression on Balfour Beatty
Teenager Hannah makes an impression on Balfour Beatty Teenager Hannah Mayatt has landed her dream job after work experience in Ebbsfleet Garden City led to a full time offer. Hannah, 18, has been take...
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Esri publishes second edition of their GIS Analysis Guide
Esri publishes second edition of their GIS Analysis Guide Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced the publication of The Esri Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume 1: Geographic Patt...
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New ideas in cycling infrastructure
New ideas in cycling infrastructure With the current coronavirus situation making its mark on the world, many governments and authorities have had to rethink their entire approach in terms of alternat...
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Ryder rolls out digital platform for connected and collaborative supply chain
Ryder rolls out digital platform for connected and collaborative supply chain Ryder Systems, a leader in supply chain, dedicated transportation, and commercial fleet management solutions, announces th...
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Gammon awarded major tunnel project for Hong Kong International Airport
Gammon awarded major tunnel project for Hong Kong International Airport Gammon Engineering & Construction Limited has been awarded a HK$7.2 billion contract by the Airport Authority in Hong Kong t...
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Zeleros raises €7m to lead the development of hyperloop in Europe
Zeleros raises €7m to lead the development of hyperloop in Europe Zeleros Hyperloop has completed a financing round worth more than €7 million. The company starts a new and important phase in the deve...
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Integrated Skills joins forces with Yotta to help councils drive down costs and build trust
Integrated Skills joins forces with Yotta to help councils drive down costs and build trust Route optimisation provider, Integrated Skills Ltd (ISL) has signed a partnership agreement with asset manag...
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Highways England searching for archaeologists for A303 upgrade near Stonehenge
Highways England searching for archaeologists for A303 upgrade near Stonehenge Highways England is today launching its search to find archaeological specialists to carry out excavation work ahead of t...
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Ardent Maschinfabrik partners with Strassmayr to develop a new line of asphalt plants
Ardent Maschinfabrik partners with Strassmayr to develop a new line of asphalt plants Ardent Maschinfabrik has collaborated with Strassmayr, a European producer of road repairing and road maintaining...
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KfW IPEX-Bank financing the eco-friendly expansion of Schiphol Airport
KfW IPEX-Bank financing the eco-friendly expansion of Schiphol Airport The project includes a new passenger terminal, a new aircraft pier and additional infrastructure. Construction of the new pier is...
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Welsh Water uses Siltbuster wastewater treatment solution for Visitor Centre Refurb
Welsh Water uses Siltbuster wastewater treatment solution for Visitor Centre Refurb Siltbuster Process Solutions, the water treatment specialist, has provided a temporary wastewater treatment solution...
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Download CIRIA’s new guide to preventing beach erosion – Groynes in coastal engineering
Download CIRIA’s new guide to preventing beach erosion – Groynes in coastal engineering CIRIA is delighted to announce the much anticipated Groynes in coastal engineering (C793) guidance i...
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Ferrovial wins contract to build control tower at new Lima airport
Ferrovial wins contract to build control tower at new Lima airport A consortium formed by Ferrovial Construction, Acciona and local construction company JJC has been selected by LAP (Lima Airport Part...
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Transport for the North welcomes £355m road scheme in Hull
Transport for the North welcomes £355m road scheme in Hull The Department for Transport has this week given final approval to the A63 Castle Street improvement scheme in Hull. Set to cost £355 million...
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CHAS issues guidance to makes it easy to find COVID-19 secure contractors in the UK
CHAS issues guidance to makes it easy to find COVID-19 secure contractors in the UK The Contractors’ Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) the supply chain risk management experts, have added a S...
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SGL reaches I-4 milestone in Orlando with Interchange Ramps opening 3 months early
SGL reaches I-4 milestone in Orlando with Interchange Ramps opening 3 months early The joint venture of Skanska-Granite-Lane (SGL Constructors) has announced the opening of five new ramps, including t...
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Aggregate Industries completes major A14 works ahead of schedule
Aggregate Industries completes major A14 works ahead of schedule Leading construction and infrastructure player Aggregate Industries, working in collaboration with the A14 Integrated Delivery Team, ha...
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National Infrastructure Commission reports vital infrastructure must be ready for the future
National Infrastructure Commission reports vital infrastructure must be ready for the future The past is not always the best guide to the future and proactive steps are needed to ensure the UK’s infra...
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East Midlands HS2 links to be revolutionised with £2.7bn hub station at Toton
East Midlands HS2 links to be revolutionised with £2.7bn hub station at Toton A £2.7 billion transport plan to guarantee fast, frequent connections to the HS2 East Midlands Hub station at Toton has be...
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BS7903 2020 – Ensuring a safe and durable Ironwork Installation
BS7903 2020 – Ensuring a safe and durable Ironwork Installation BS7903:2020 provides guidance for the selection and installation of manhole tops and gully tops conforming to BS EN 124:2015, as w...
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AECOM launches third annual global report looking at the Future of Infrastructure
AECOM launches third annual global report looking at the Future of Infrastructure AECOM, the world’s premier infrastructure firm, today released its third annual global infrastructure report The Futur...
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UK businesses now looking globally to secure positive future post Brexit and COVID-19
UK businesses now looking globally to secure positive future post Brexit and COVID-19 One World Express has commissioned an independent survey among over 900 decision-makers within UK businesses to ex...
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Ringway Hertfordshire is using AI to tackle COVID-19 social distancing challenges
Ringway Hertfordshire is using AI to tackle COVID-19 social distancing challenges Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used by the Ringway Hertfordshire team during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow ess...
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VolvoCE helping to restore the Florida Everglades to its former glory
VolvoCE helping to restore the Florida Everglades to its former glory The construction of the C-43 water reservoir is part of the giant hydrological restoration project taking place in the Everglades....
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Using a CMMS for heavy machinery lubrication work
Using a CMMS for heavy machinery lubrication work Talmage Wagstaff is co-founder and CEO of Redlist. Raised in a construction environment, Talmage has been involved in heavy equipment since he was a t...
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Redline secures 4 year HS2 security consultancy contract to support Align JV
Redline secures 4 year HS2 security consultancy contract to support Align JV Redline, an Air Partner company and a leading provider of global security solutions has announced it has secured a four-yea...
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