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RetroTek-MU is the first dynamic mobile retro-reflectometer to be certified to ASTM E 1710
RetroTek-MU is the first dynamic mobile retro-reflectometer to be certified to ASTM E 1710 The RetroTek-MU is the first dynamic mobile retro-reflectometer to be certified to ASTM E 1710 capable of mea...
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Car park management and visual guidance for drivers improves hospitals
Car park management and visual guidance for drivers improves hospitals Anyone who has ever had to attend a hospital out-patient appointment knows the feeling of frustration at having to wait an extra...
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Johnsons Wellfield in Yorkshire calls on Volvo Excavators to mine Yorkstone
Johnsons Wellfield in Yorkshire calls on Volvo Excavators to mine Yorkstone Johnsons Wellfield of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, has made a significant investment in purchasing a brace of seventy-five...
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Higgins awarded East Waikato highways maintenance contract in New Zealand
Higgins awarded East Waikato highways maintenance contract in New Zealand The NZ Transport Agency has awarded the contract for the management and maintenance of state highways in East Waikato to the n...
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BAM wins €14.5 m road infrastructure contract for Jebel Ali Port and Free Zone in Dubai
BAM wins €14.5 m road infrastructure contract for Jebel Ali Port and Free Zone in Dubai BAM International BV, the operating company of Royal BAM Group nv, active outside Europe – has been awarded a de...
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Will the end of petrol and diesel vehicles pose new challenges for the construction industry?
Will the end of petrol and diesel vehicles pose new challenges for the construction industry? Governments and manufacturers envisioning a diesel-free future for on-road vehicles hit the headlines rece...
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Snøhetta completes the Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design in Bergen
Snøhetta completes the Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design in Bergen Snøhetta has completed the new Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design (KMD) of the University of Bergen, Norway. This open, robust...
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From desktop designs to actual projects – join the Open Source Wood
From desktop designs to actual projects – join the Open Source Wood Metsä Wood is calling on all architects and engineers to share their innovations in wood construction. The objective is to share kno...
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South West traffic officers’ 24-hour bike challenge is a real spin-off for charity
South West traffic officers’ 24-hour bike challenge is a real spin-off for charity The South West-based traffic officers had set a target of covering 350 miles in a 24-hour spin bike challenge,...
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Arabian Supply Center joins Metso aggregates distributor network in Qatar
Arabian Supply Center joins Metso aggregates distributor network in Qatar Metso and Arabian Supply Center (ASC) strengthen their cooperation by signing a new distribution contract. ASC will offer the...
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Heathrow will reduce freight emissions and still increase cargo capacity
Heathrow will reduce freight emissions and still increase cargo capacity Speaking at the BCC International Trade Summit today, Heathrow’s Non-Executive Chairman Lord Deighton announced a new ten step...
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Phoenix LiDAR and JOUAV launch TerraHawk CW-30 for VTOL/UAV aerial mapping
Phoenix LiDAR and JOUAV launch TerraHawk CW-30 for VTOL/UAV aerial mapping At the InterGeo tradeshow in Berlin, JOUAV and Phoenix LiDAR Systems unveiled the TerraHawk CW-30, a custom LiDAR equipped ve...
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Drivers warned to look out for Deer crossing roads at dawn and dusk this autumn
Drivers warned to look out for Deer crossing roads at dawn and dusk this autumn For the second year running, Highways England and DeerAware – The Deer Initiative have joined forces to warn motor...
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Indonesian PT Pyramida Raya Persada relies on quality Ammann Asphalt Plant
Indonesian PT Pyramida Raya Persada relies on quality Ammann Asphalt Plant The commitment PT Pyramida Raya Persada showed to their customers of all sizes, big and small, helped its business boom, but...
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BAM Nuttall and Strathclyde Uni study how bacteria can solidify soil to replace concrete
BAM Nuttall and Strathclyde Uni study how bacteria can solidify soil to replace concrete Professor Rebecca Lunn MBE of the University of Strathclyde has extended her well-established partnership with...
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Balfour Beatty builds for the future with new £55m contract award
Balfour Beatty builds for the future with new £55m contract award Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been appointed by Forth Valley College to deliver the final phase of const...
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£61.4m roads package to keep drivers moving in the East of England
£61.4m roads package to keep drivers moving in the East of England A co-ordinated £61.4m package of essential maintenance and improvement work is underway on motorways and major A-roads across the Eas...
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Contractors invited to meet Cardiff University Campus bidders
Contractors invited to meet Cardiff University Campus bidders Construction companies, contractors and suppliers interested in working on Cardiff University £300m Innovation Campus are being invited to...
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Pessimistic construction workers think Brexit will hit infrastructure projects
Pessimistic construction workers think Brexit will hit infrastructure projects A new study suggests that more than 80% of construction workers believe Brexit will damage the UK’s industry and prevent...
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AGD Systems brings next-generation ITS solutions to Traffex Road Expo Scotland
AGD Systems brings next-generation ITS solutions to Traffex Road Expo Scotland AGD Systems, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of ITS product solutions, will be exhibiting at this year’s Traffex Ro...
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Super stable, earthquake resistant formwork design for the tallest cooling tower in Greece
Super stable, earthquake resistant formwork design for the tallest cooling tower in Greece On site at one of the biggest projects in Greece in recent years, construction of the lignite-fired power pla...
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Minnesota DoT taps StreetLight Data for Traffic Intelligence
Minnesota DoT taps StreetLight Data for Traffic Intelligence StreetLight Data, Inc., the mobility analytics company that brings real-world travel patterns to light, today announced the company has bee...
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Smart and responsive Pedestrian Crossing unveiled in London
Smart and responsive Pedestrian Crossing unveiled in London The world’s first responsive road crossing is being showcased in London as a prototype solution, aimed at tackling the 7,000+ incidents reco...
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Bomag showcased their product portfolio and new technologies at Innovation Days
Bomag showcased their product portfolio and new technologies at Innovation Days Bomag has hosted its biennial customer show and conference, “Innovation Days”, at its headquarters in Boppard. Some 1,20...
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Scottish SMEs to lay the foundations for Heathrow expansion
Scottish SMEs to lay the foundations for Heathrow expansion Businesses across Scotland are marking their diaries for a second Heathrow Business Summit Scotland, set for 18th October in Edinburgh. The...
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Environmental and social impact of expanding Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Kenya
Environmental and social impact of expanding Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Kenya Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is Kenya’s largest aviation facility, and the busiest airport in ea...
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President of Ecuador marks construction of US$1B deep water port in Posorja
President of Ecuador marks construction of US$1B deep water port in Posorja The President of Ecuador Lenín Moreno and DP World Group Chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem today performed a ground...
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Envirobuild gears up for growth with new board directors
Envirobuild gears up for growth with new board directors Envirobuild, supplier of sustainable building products, is marking the next stage in its development with the appointment of two non executive...
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Driving efficiency into road planning
Driving efficiency into road planning In the highways industry, there is, quite rightly, a well-worn path of using Consultants to advise on best practice. There is nothing wrong with this approach as...
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Prolectric launches reliable year round Mobile Solar Lighting
Prolectric launches reliable year round Mobile Solar Lighting Solar lighting specialist manufacturer Prolectric has launched its ProLight and ProTemp temporary solar lighting for construction, highway...
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Record €500m EIB loan for India’s Bangalore Metro
Record €500m EIB loan for India’s Bangalore Metro The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide EUR 500 million to support the construction of a new 18 station Rapid Transit line in Bangalore...
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Rapids bespoke mixing technology facilitates Collier Group’s entrance into concrete industry
Rapids bespoke mixing technology facilitates Collier Group’s entrance into concrete industry Rapid International Ltd based in County Armagh, Northern Ireland has supplied Collier Group of Fife, Scotla...
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Trimble begins construction on campus expansion in Westminster, Colorado
Trimble begins construction on campus expansion in Westminster, Colorado Trimble has announced that it has begun construction on a second building in Westminster, Colorado. With the capacity to accomm...
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Harnessing the potential of a gender balanced construction industry
Harnessing the potential of a gender balanced construction industry Balfour Beatty publishes its latest paper “Inspiring Change: Attracting women into construction” Balfour Beatty, the international i...
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GM outlines possibilities for flexible, autonomous Fuel Cell Electric Platform
GM outlines possibilities for flexible, autonomous Fuel Cell Electric Platform General Motors aims to solve some of the toughest transportation challenges created by natural disasters, complex logisti...
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Deere expands hurricane relief support with $1m donation to Habitat for Humanity
Deere expands hurricane relief support with $1m donation to Habitat for Humanity Deere & Company will make a $1 million cash donation to support Habitat Hammers Back, a long-term recovery initiati...
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MIT puts cement under microscope to make stronger and more sustainable concrete
MIT puts cement under microscope to make stronger and more sustainable concrete Cement materials, including cement paste, mortar, and concrete, are the most widely manufactured materials in the world....
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Volvo CE backs high-speed revolution heading North
Volvo CE backs high-speed revolution heading North Britain’s new high-speed rail project, HS2 is on track to provide a swift and low-carbon alternative mode of transport from London to the Midlands an...
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Fayat completes acquisition of Dynapac
Fayat completes acquisition of Dynapac Fayat acquired the Road Construction Equipment Division of Atlas Copco, which manufactures rollers for asphalt and soil applications, pavers and planers. These p...
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CityAirbus demonstrator passes major propulsion testing milestone
CityAirbus demonstrator passes major propulsion testing milestone Airbus Helicopters has recently completed the first full-scale testing for the propulsion system of the CityAirbus demonstrator – a mu...
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HZI Consortium wins tender for 20 year waste services contract in Perth, Australia
HZI Consortium wins tender for 20 year waste services contract in Perth, Australia A Perth Regional Council awarded a 20-year municipal waste service contract to a consortium led by Swiss company Hita...
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Metsä Wood sees new living space potential for German cities
Metsä Wood sees new living space potential for German cities Due to advancing urbanization, there is an acute lack of living space in many metropolitan cities. An attractive solution to create new liv...
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Atkins and Moovit partner to help shape future transit systems and smart cities
Atkins and Moovit partner to help shape future transit systems and smart cities Design, engineering and project management consultancy, Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, and Moovit, the world...
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PORR wins €97m contract to modernise 40km railway line in south of Poland
PORR wins €97m contract to modernise 40km railway line in south of Poland At the end of last week PORR S.A. and PKP PLK S.A signed an agreement to modernise the railway line E30 on the section Kędzier...
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US Corps of Engineers prove effectiveness of Tensar TriAx geogrid
US Corps of Engineers prove effectiveness of Tensar TriAx geogrid The latest research by the US Corps of Engineers has demonstrated aggregate layers stabilised with Tensar TriAx geogrid deliver signif...
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Volvo CE debuts L20H and L25H compact wheel loaders at ICUEE 2017 in US
Volvo CE debuts L20H and L25H compact wheel loaders at ICUEE 2017 in US The new Volvo H-Series compact wheel loaders offer 5 percent greater fuel efficiency than their predecessors, smart features, al...
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International launches new HV Series Trucks at USA Commercial Vehicle Show
International launches new HV Series Trucks at USA Commercial Vehicle Show International Trucks today launched the International® HV™ Series at the inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle Show. HV...
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ADB provides US$900 Million financing to upgrade Sri Lanka’s rural road network
ADB provides US$900 Million financing to upgrade Sri Lanka’s rural road network The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved financing of up to US$900 million for a program...
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Hitachi indispensable for Queen Silvia’s Children’s Hospital project in Sweden
Hitachi indispensable for Queen Silvia’s Children’s Hospital project in Sweden The first Hitachi ZX350LC-6 with clamshell telescopic arm (CTA) in Europe has made a huge impact on a high-profile...
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Resurfacing McDill Air Force Base Runway
Resurfacing McDill Air Force Base Runway MacDill Air Force Base, located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida, is the base for the U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Co...
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