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Britain’s great motorist rip-off
Britain’s great motorist rip-off Motorists provide the Treasury with over £50 billion every year in taxation yet only £2 billion of that is invested in maintaining the local road network. The im...
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Bouygues UK to build Cardiff University’s Magnet for Innovation campus
Bouygues UK to build Cardiff University’s Magnet for Innovation campus Bouygues UK Limited, a leading construction company with a track record in urban regeneration, will develop a disused railw...
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Balfour Beatty completes £63m Rossall Coastal Defence Scheme in UK
Balfour Beatty completes £63m Rossall Coastal Defence Scheme in UK Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that it has successfully completed the £63 million Rossall co...
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M56 Smart Motorway £67m contract awarded to Galliford Try
M56 Smart Motorway £67m contract awarded to Galliford Try Galliford Try has been awarded a £67m contract by Highways England to design and construct an M56 Smart Motorway scheme on the M56 between jun...
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Balfour Beatty awarded £43.5 m Beauly to Keith overhead line and cabling works
Balfour Beatty awarded £43.5 m Beauly to Keith overhead line and cabling works Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been awarded two contracts worth c. £43.5 million for the Bea...
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A first in Pavement Striping Assessment for the USA
A first in Pavement Striping Assessment for the USA Striping Service and Supply, Inc. (SSS) is the first USA striping contractor certified by TxDOT to operate the RetroTek-MU road striping Retro-refle...
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Improving road worker health, safety and wellbeing
Improving road worker health, safety and wellbeing One of Highways England’s three core aims is that no one should be harmed when travelling or working on the Strategic Road Network (SRN). Clearview I...
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Heathrow boosts international trade with new routes to Chinese cities
Heathrow boosts international trade with new routes to Chinese cities Heathrow today welcomed the arrival of two new direct routes to the Chinese cities: Wuhan and Sanya. Both destinations are a first...
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Bold new designs unveiled for Melbourne Metro Tunnel Stations
Bold new designs unveiled for Melbourne Metro Tunnel Stations Melbourne will boast five new stunning landmarks when the underground stations for the Metro Tunnel open in 2025. Minister for Public Tran...
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Lessons from Carillion might lead to retention reform in the UK construction industry
Lessons from Carillion might lead to retention reform in the UK construction industry The UK Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill 2017-19 (the “Aldous Bill”) was introduced as a Private Membe...
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Putting a price on delivering a good driving experience
Putting a price on delivering a good driving experience When considering new schemes, be they route safety, congestion management or capacity improvement schemes, it is easy to get consumed by the tec...
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Institute of Quarrying Academy webinar focuses on Landscape and Restoration
Institute of Quarrying Academy webinar focuses on Landscape and Restoration With 500 attendees to date, the fifth in the Institute of Quarrying’s IQ Academy series of popular 30 minute ‘Lunch and Lear...
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Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge wins Parsons an APWA award
Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge wins Parsons an APWA award Parsons was recently presented with the 2018 Public Works Project of the Year Award by the American Public Works Association (APWA), Il...
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Do not use the motorway hard shoulder as a naughty step
Do not use the motorway hard shoulder as a naughty step It’s a familiar scene for most parents driving on a motorway – children misbehaving. But the answer is not to do as one set of parents did and u...
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European Investment Bank supports upgrade of energy and road infrastructure in Ukraine
European Investment Bank supports upgrade of energy and road infrastructure in Ukraine The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €136m to Ukraine’s National Power Company Ukrenergo in support of a...
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Wider lanes for drivers on UK’s busy M60 ahead of May Bank Holiday weekend
Wider lanes for drivers on UK’s busy M60 ahead of May Bank Holiday weekend Drivers on the M60 will be able to benefit from wider lanes in time for the bank holiday weekend, helping to improve th...
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E-Z Drill expanding their dealer network with Mid Country Machinery
E-Z Drill expanding their dealer network with Mid Country Machinery E-Z Drill, a leading manufacturer of concrete drilling and doweling equipment, has added Mid Country Machinery to its dealer network...
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Volvo Construction explores the future of Mining with Off-Highway Research
Volvo Construction explores the future of Mining with Off-Highway Research Is the global mining industry ripe for an equipment recovery – or still suffering the hangover of the boom years? Here Chris...
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Eurovia hails their Dementia Friends in Dementia Action Week
Eurovia hails their Dementia Friends in Dementia Action Week Eurovia is marking Dementia Awareness Week by hailing our own Dementia Friends who are making a positive difference to the lives of people...
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KINSHOFER acquires Atlas Transverse Cutter business
KINSHOFER acquires Atlas Transverse Cutter business KINSHOFER, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality excavator and loader crane attachments, has acquired the Atlas Transverse Cutter...
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Majority of UK drivers are concerned about Smart Motorway safety
Majority of UK drivers are concerned about Smart Motorway safety A SURVEY by road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist has shown that two thirds of motorists are concerned about safet...
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Record production and factory expansion marks HAMM’s 140th year
Record production and factory expansion marks HAMM’s 140th year HAMM, the oldest manufacturer of road building machines in the world, is celebrating the 140th anniversary of its foundation. Fitt...
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Highways England Traffic Officer looks at avoiding Bank Holiday breakdowns
Highways England Traffic Officer looks at avoiding Bank Holiday breakdowns Highways England traffic officers work around the clock to help people who get into difficulty – and one has taken to YouTube...
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Midlands motorway network vital to UK economic growth
Midlands motorway network vital to UK economic growth Linking the north to the south and vice versa, the M5 provides a key arterial route to the south west for tourism and popular holiday destinations...
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Green light for wildlife project which puts Cumbria’s Bees on the road to recovery
Green light for wildlife project which puts Cumbria’s Bees on the road to recovery A ground breaking new project to boost the number of bumblebees and other wild pollinators in Cumbria, has been award...
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GKD Technologies featuring the SensorSafe Rail Range at Rail Live
GKD Technologies featuring the SensorSafe Rail Range at Rail Live GKD Technologies design, develop and produce height, slew and load safety control systems for Road Rail vehicles (RRV’s) and general c...
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UK’s biggest road upgrade first project to commit to Armed Forces Covenant
UK’s biggest road upgrade first project to commit to Armed Forces Covenant The A14 Integrated Delivery Team, which is delivering the UK’s biggest road project on behalf of Highways England, has...
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Intelligent Road Solutions deliver positive impact on project costs and sustainability
Intelligent Road Solutions deliver positive impact on project costs and sustainability Intelligent Road Solutions is a completely new approach to road construction and road improvements that provides...
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EIB provides €150m for pan-European motorway through Bosnia and Herzegovina
EIB provides €150m for pan-European motorway through Bosnia and Herzegovina During an official visit by the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the EIB today sig...
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PLANTWORX and RAILWORX on track for 2019
PLANTWORX and RAILWORX on track for 2019 The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has confirmed the venue and dates for their 4th PLANTWORX trade show, which will incorporate the brand new RAILWOR...
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European Investment Bank funds Seychelles main harbour expansion
European Investment Bank funds Seychelles main harbour expansion During a public ceremony held in the presence of H.E. Danny Faure, President of the Republic of the Seychelles, agreements were signed...
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High-tech headgear helps promote safer driving
High-tech headgear helps promote safer driving Highways England is using virtual reality to reduce the risk of commercial vehicle drivers being involved in incidents as they travel up and down the cou...
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New bridge takes shape at Thorpe Park, Leeds
New bridge takes shape at Thorpe Park, Leeds A road over rail bridge in Leeds under construction by Galliford Try is rapidly taking shape. Located at Thorpe Park just off the M1, the bridge is a sing...
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Womble Bond Dickinson explores the second edition of the CIC BIM Protocols
Womble Bond Dickinson explores the second edition of the CIC BIM Protocols The second edition of the CIC BIM protocol was published in April. It is intended to reflect current practices and standards...
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Network Rail appeals to young people across Britain to take their safety seriously
Network Rail appeals to young people across Britain to take their safety seriously New research from Network Rail reveals only 36% of 18 to 24 year olds believe going on the railway track is extremely...
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The timeline of construction safety solutions
The timeline of construction safety solutions According to OSHA 6.5 million people work on construction sites every day in the US alone making construction safety a top priority. The fatal accident ra...
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Cairo to Cape Town road links Tanzania to the rest of Africa
Cairo to Cape Town road links Tanzania to the rest of Africa Rehema Tukai grew up in Kondoa and works in Dodoma, Tanzania’s capital city. Until now, visiting her family in Kondoa involved a five-hour...
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Virtual Reality Developers designing a new breed of cars at Volkswagen
Virtual Reality Developers designing a new breed of cars at Volkswagen Virtual reality (VR) is not just game-playing. At Volkswagen, VR is contributing to faster and more efficient development of vehi...
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ADM promotes US Manufacturing Industry during I Make America event
ADM promotes US Manufacturing Industry during I Make America event Asphalt Drum Mixers, Inc. talked with its U.S. House representative about issues important to the manufacturing industry during an I...
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Chartered Association of Building Engineers votes in favour of Chartered Engineer Status
Chartered Association of Building Engineers votes in favour of Chartered Engineer Status The Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) has today announced it will go ahead with its applicatio...
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McCann leading the way on Highways England Health and Safety Passport scheme
McCann leading the way on Highways England Health and Safety Passport scheme Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann is playing a crucial role in educating fellow highway profess...
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ProwESS allows container terminals to capture, store and reuse energy from handling equipment
ProwESS allows container terminals to capture, store and reuse energy from handling equipment Following a successful proof of concept trial at the UK Port of Felixstowe, Cress Systems is pleased to an...
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The top five mines in the world
The top five mines in the world Many necessities of modern life rely on mined materials – but where are these minerals coming from and what exactly makes them so impressive? 1. AS GOOD AS GOLD – KALGO...
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telent Technology playing an important part of Britain’s railway technology transformation
telent Technology playing an important part of Britain’s railway technology transformation A technological transformation across more than 70% of the UK rail network is on its way, delivering fa...
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Highways England £400m A1 upgrade brings safer, faster journeys for drivers
Highways England £400m A1 upgrade brings safer, faster journeys for drivers The £400m Highways England upgrade – the biggest road building project in the north of England – means there are now motorwa...
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Reaching for the sky at the University of Manchester’s Engineering Campus
Reaching for the sky at the University of Manchester’s Engineering Campus Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has reached a key milestone on The University of Manchester’s £2...
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Tarmac supports a new protocol to prevent labour exploitation
Tarmac supports a new protocol to prevent labour exploitation Tarmac has strengthened its commitment to safeguarding employees within its business and the construction industry by becoming the first o...
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2018 proves a promising year for Biral
2018 proves a promising year for Biral Following a strong start to 2018, leading meteorological specialist Biral has been busy showcasing its popular products at exhibitions around the world and featu...
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ELE launches new geotechnical testing software
ELE launches new geotechnical testing software ELE International has launched a new version of its dedicated software for soils testing to BS, ASTM and AASTHO standards. Designed specifically for geot...
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Paddington Station 24/7 features Network Rail’s aerial survey team
Paddington Station 24/7 features Network Rail’s aerial survey team The second series of the behind the scenes documentary Paddington Station 24/7 aired on Monday 14 May with the programme taking...
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