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Ebonyi State road in Nigeria upgrade to get US$167.6m funding
Ebonyi State road in Nigeria upgrade to get US$167.6m funding The African Development Bank Group approved a US$70 million loan for a road project in Nigeria’s South Eastern Ebonyi State. The Bank will...
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Modernisation of Tamale Airport in Ghana financed by KfW IPEX-Bank
Modernisation of Tamale Airport in Ghana financed by KfW IPEX-Bank KfW IPEX-Bank is supporting the expansion of Tamale Airport in northern Ghana with a loan of US$80 million. The loan is covered by go...
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Shortlisted road safety schemes give drivers a clear view of approaching hazards
Shortlisted road safety schemes give drivers a clear view of approaching hazards Innovative road safety solutions which use Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS) to warn drivers of approaching hazards have co...
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Network Rail partnership launched to tackle increasing numbers of railway risk takers
Network Rail partnership launched to tackle increasing numbers of railway risk takers Network Rail and the British Transport Police (BTP) have today launched a new partnership with the English Footbal...
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Asphalt Pavement Alliance announces 2018 perpetual Pavement Award Winners
Asphalt Pavement Alliance announces 2018 perpetual Pavement Award Winners Six departments of transportation were named as winners of 2018 Perpetual Pavement Awards by Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA)....
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USCO SpA purchases Midland Steel Traders Parts Group
USCO SpA purchases Midland Steel Traders Parts Group The UK’s leading undercarriage and wear parts specialist Midland Steel Traders Ltd (MST) has recently been purchased by their Italian supplier and...
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Plantworx 2019 features New Machines and Tech
Plantworx 2019 features New Machines and Tech Hot on the heels of Bauma Munich, the Plantworx Construction Machinery Exhibition hosted by the Construction Equipment Association (CEA) is almost upon us...
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Boomtime for Australian Infrastructure Investors
Boomtime for Australian Infrastructure Investors The Australian Government intends to invest AUD$100 billion over ten years from 2019-2020 in Australian Infrastructure around the nation. Both major pa...
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Material Handler with electric travel drive developed by SENNEBOGEN
Material Handler with electric travel drive developed by SENNEBOGEN At ligna 2019, in Hanover, SENNEBOGEN will showcase a new electric drive version of the diesel hydraulic Pick & Carry Material H...
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Gatic Slotdrain joins the Alumasc WMS Drainage Centre of Excellence
Gatic Slotdrain joins the Alumasc WMS Drainage Centre of Excellence The Alumasc WMS Drainage Centre of Excellence will add Gatic Slotdrain to its portfolio from July 2019. The strategic move will mean...
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NAO report looks at the challenges of completing Crossrail
NAO report looks at the challenges of completing Crossrail In a report, published today, the National Audit Office (NAO) states that Crossrail is past the point of no return; nearly £16 billion has be...
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National Audit Office reports on Network Rail’s sale of railway arches
National Audit Office reports on Network Rail’s sale of railway arches The sale in February 2019 by Network Rail of a commercial property portfolio, comprising primarily of railway arches, raise...
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Volvo Financial Services iLABX program draws to a close with a Demo Day
Volvo Financial Services iLABX program draws to a close with a Demo Day Volvo Financial Services’ iLABX program draws to a close with a Demo Day showcase event this week, featuring some of the brighte...
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Anglo American a founding sponsor of the World Bank Climate Smart Mining Fund
Anglo American a founding sponsor of the World Bank Climate Smart Mining Fund Anglo American has today committed to the World Bank’s Climate Smart Mining Fund initiative, by becoming a founding donor...
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Clearview looks at lack of free parking driving jobseekers away
Clearview looks at lack of free parking driving jobseekers away A survey by Clearview Intelligence has revealed the importance of free parking at the workplace, with a lack of spaces, car park charges...
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Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge to find the world’s best Operators
Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge to find the world’s best Operators Caterpillar is proud to announce the launch of the 2019/2020 Global Operator Challenge Competition. Operators will test t...
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The UK APM Project Management Awards 2019 are open for entries
The UK APM Project Management Awards 2019 are open for entries With an exciting new category line-up and a prestigious judging panel in place, the Association for Project Management (APM) has announce...
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FCA announce EnergiMine participation in the Green Fintech Challenge
FCA announce EnergiMine participation in the Green Fintech Challenge The FCA has today announced the participants of the Green FinTech Challenge. EnergiMine, a start-up based in Manchester, has succes...
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Chicago O’Hare Airport keeps snow at bay with 65 Boschung Jetbrooms
Chicago O’Hare Airport keeps snow at bay with 65 Boschung Jetbrooms Boschung has announced that Chicago O’Hare International Airport has acquired another 36 Jetbrooms, adding to their exis...
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UK National College for High Speed Rail consults on name change
UK National College for High Speed Rail consults on name change The National College for High Speed Rail has launched a formal consultation to change its name, reflecting a growing demand for higher t...
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Doka Campus introduced the multi-faceted world of formwork to bauma 2019
Doka Campus introduced the multi-faceted world of formwork to bauma 2019 From April 8 through to April 14, Munich was once again the largest international meeting place of the construction sector. Wit...
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CEA and HMG Report reveals UK Construction ranked top in Europe
CEA and HMG Report reveals UK Construction ranked top in Europe At PLANTWORX 2019 (11-13 June, East of England Arena & Events Centre, Peterborough) the construction machinery manufacturers will de...
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Network Rail announces £750m contract awards for nationwide signalling
Network Rail announces £750m contract awards for nationwide signalling Network Rail has announced the award of six multi-million-pound framework contracts to deliver signalling and telecoms across the...
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Minster Surfacing shortlisted for five UK National Recycling Awards
Minster Surfacing shortlisted for five UK National Recycling Awards Minster Surfacing, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, is a finalist for three BusinessGreen Leaders Awards and for two...
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SWARCO Traffic signs framework agreement in Northern Ireland
SWARCO Traffic signs framework agreement in Northern Ireland SWARCO Traffic Ltd has signed a new framework agreement with the Department for Infrastructure (DfI Roads) in Northern Ireland, to provide...
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McCann wins fourth consecutive RoSPA Gold Award
McCann wins fourth consecutive RoSPA Gold Award Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann has been named as a winner of the RoSPA Gold Award for a fourth consecutive year for succe...
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Tokyo features Finnish wooden architecture with the elegant Metsä Pavilion
Tokyo features Finnish wooden architecture with the elegant Metsä Pavilion The wooden Metsä Pavilion is to be used by Finnish athletes and companies during the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2020. The build...
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STRABAG SE confirms record earnings for 2018
STRABAG SE confirms record earnings for 2018 The publicly listed construction group STRABAG SE posted several records in 2018 again: Not only did the output volume and the order backlog – as reported...
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Young UK Professionals urge next generation to share their vision for infrastructure
Young UK Professionals urge next generation to share their vision for infrastructure The UK National Infrastructure Commission’s Young Professionals Panel (YPP) today invite young people to share thei...
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Which countries are investing the most in construction?
Which countries are investing the most in construction? Around the world, business is booming for the construction industry. Not only are countries looking to house an ever-growing population, but the...
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Coastal drivers see the benefits of SolarLite road safety scheme in Guernsey
Coastal drivers see the benefits of SolarLite road safety scheme in Guernsey The number of drivers feeling safe travelling along two of Guernsey’s key roads has more than doubled following the install...
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Sweco looks at reusing energy to reduce carbon emissions
Sweco looks at reusing energy to reduce carbon emissions Energy production is a major source of global greenhouse gas emissions. We can reduce these emissions by using energy in smarter ways and reusi...
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City regeneration to drive UK investment and infrastructure
City regeneration to drive UK investment and infrastructure UK High Streets have reached a ‘tipping point’. That was the view of a recently published parliamentary inquiry report on UK high streets. T...
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JCB Finance has one billion reasons to celebrate
JCB Finance has one billion reasons to celebrate One of the biggest lenders to the construction and agricultural industry in the UK, JCB Finance, is celebrating the milestone news that total lending h...
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Franki Africa’s expertise is bridging communities in Botswana
Franki Africa’s expertise is bridging communities in Botswana A magnificent bridge over the Okavango River in the Mohembo Village area which is being piled by Keller’s Franki Africa for main con...
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ULEZ scheme set to favour motorcycles in London
ULEZ scheme set to favour motorcycles in London A survey of 1,000 Londoners to find out if they will make any changes due to the new regulations being introduced for the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ...
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Measuring runway friction before and after shotblasting at San Antonio Airport
Measuring runway friction before and after shotblasting at San Antonio Airport When planes land at airports, small amounts of rubber wear off the tires leaving a rubber residue behind on the runway. R...
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1 in 12 work in Project Management and contribute £156bn to the UK economy
1 in 12 work in Project Management and contribute £156bn to the UK economy New research, commissioned by the Association for Project Management (APM) and conducted by PwC UK, has for the first time re...
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Prolectric acquires the Solatainer Solar Generator
Prolectric acquires the Solatainer Solar Generator Prolectric, the UK’s fast-growing supplier of temporary solar lighting and off-grid power for highways, rail & infrastructure projects, has acqui...
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GSSI launches Ground Penetrating Radar video training series
GSSI launches Ground Penetrating Radar video training series Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc (GSSI) a world leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment has, launched a new video s...
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EIB invests €4 billion for transport, business, clean energy and climate resilience
EIB invests €4 billion for transport, business, clean energy and climate resilience The EIB (European Investment Bank) approved today a total of €4 billion of new financing to facilitate private secto...
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Metso launches compact mobile screen for entry-level businesses at bauma
Metso launches compact mobile screen for entry-level businesses at bauma Metso is introducing a completely new mobile screen unit enabling new business opportunities in screening. The world premiere o...
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Caterpillar launches Global Operator Challenge to find the World’s Best Operators
Caterpillar launches Global Operator Challenge to find the World’s Best Operators Caterpillar is proud to announce the launch of the 2019/2020 Global Operator Challenge Competition. Operators wi...
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Updated Trimble Earthworks supports full Automatics for Tiltrotators and Graders
Updated Trimble Earthworks supports full Automatics for Tiltrotators and Graders Trimble today announced the release of Trimble® Earthworks Grade Control Platform version 1.9 with support for fully au...
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Huge range of Cat Equipment, Technology and Services on display at bauma
Huge range of Cat Equipment, Technology and Services on display at Bauma Caterpillar is showcasing more equipment, technology and services than ever before at bauma 2019, the world’s largest construct...
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World first as all-in-one wet processing system unveiled at bauma
World first as all-in-one wet processing system unveiled at bauma CDE has launched the Combo™ in a move set to revolutionise the wet processing industry. The patented Combo™ – the...
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Manitou presents handling solutions for today and tomorrow at bauma
Manitou presents handling solutions for today and tomorrow at bauma The Manitou group, leader in rough-terrain handling, has presented a wide range of connected, sustainable solutions dedicated to con...
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GKD Technologies and Kobelco team up at Bauma
GKD Technologies and Kobelco team up at Bauma It’s safety first at Bauma, and with this firmly in mind, GKD Technologies have teamed up with Kobelco Construction Machinery Europe, and have installed a...
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INTERMAT Paris set for April 2021
INTERMAT Paris set for April 2021 Every three years, INTERMAT Paris is the global meeting place for professionals working in equipment, machinery, technology and materials for construction and infrast...
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D8239 ASTM Specification will help grade performance of Road Pavement Materials
D8239 ASTM Specification will help grade performance of Road Pavement Materials A new international standard announced by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) will help grade the perf...
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