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Walki’s upgraded insulation production unit boosts safety and efficiency
Walki’s upgraded insulation production unit boosts safety and efficiency Walki’s revamped multi-layer insulation line responds to the increasing demand from the insulation industry. The up...
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The Grand Paris Project shows how Volvo can support the world’s largest projects
The Grand Paris Project shows how Volvo can support the world’s largest projects The Volvo Group is working together in order to meet the demands of the Grand Paris project – Europe’s largest co...
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McCann exhibiting alongside EMAD at Nottinghamshire County Show
McCann exhibiting alongside EMAD at Nottinghamshire County Show Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann, will be exhibiting alongside the East Midlands Asset Delivery team for Hi...
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Time Lapse video shows Network Rail completing Ashton-under-Lyne works
Time Lapse video shows Network Rail completing Ashton-under-Lyne works Ashton-under-Lyne station reopened by Network Rail today after the work to provide passengers with better journeys between Manche...
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Volvo premiers ECR18E 1.8 tonne compact excavator at Intermat
Volvo premiers ECR18E 1.8 tonne compact excavator at Intermat The ECR18E from Volvo Construction Equipment features an ultra-short swing radius, making it super agile and safer when working in confine...
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The advantages of professional soft strip demolition
The advantages of professional soft strip demolition For a building that is scheduled for redevelopment and renovation it is crucial to detach the non-structural elements, so that you can protect the...
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Volvo demonstrates their strengths and successes at Intermat Paris 2018
Volvo demonstrates their strengths and successes at Intermat Paris 2018 Large technical, social and climate forces are driving the global economy. The Volvo Group comes to Intermat with a package of m...
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Highways England offers specialist motorway training for commercial drivers
Highways England offers specialist motorway training for commercial drivers Hauliers up and down the country are being urged to get ‘smart’ with Highways England’s specialist motorway training. In a p...
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Volvo introduces Excavator Attachments as standard options at Intermat
Volvo introduces Excavator Attachments as standard options at Intermat Tiltrotators are now available as factory fit on 15 excavator models and the new tiltable bucket expands the large excavator buck...
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Hitachi unveils ZX210LC-6 Telescopic Arm Excavator at Intermat
Hitachi unveils ZX210LC-6 Telescopic Arm Excavator at Intermat The new telescopic arm excavator from Hitachi is the optimum solution for complex below-ground construction projects. As the smallest mod...
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McCann wins RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award for third consecutive year
McCann wins RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award for third consecutive year Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann, has completed a hat trick of successive award wins after being...
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3 steps to better construction safety
3 steps to better construction safety Modern machines have more safety features than ever before – so why do accidents still happen? Brian O’Sullivan considers the relationship between work site traff...
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Gate 7 wins a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade
Gate 7 wins a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade Multi-award-winning company Gate 7, based in the North East of England, is an innovative company specialising in the supply of...
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Bartco UK promotes research integration to benefit worldwide traffic management innovation
Bartco UK promotes research integration to benefit worldwide traffic management innovation Closer integration of the research and development operations of two intelligent transport system (ITS) firms...
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Fluvial Innovations scoops a Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Fluvial Innovations scoops a Queen’s Award for Enterprise Poole-based Fluvial Innovations has announced that Her Majesty The Queen has selected the firm as winner of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise f...
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ALE Engineers launch major bridge over highway in Spain
ALE Engineers launch major bridge over highway in Spain ALE has successfully completed a bridge launch in Spain using time and cost-effective methodology. The steel arch bridge, weighing 2,100 tonnes...
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Metso features high performing recycling solutions at USA Waste Expo
Metso features high performing recycling solutions at USA Waste Expo Metso will present its extensive waste recycling equipment and services offering at Waste Expo 2018, taking place April 24-26 at th...
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Construction PR Agency SE10 wins prestigious Queen’s Award
Construction PR Agency SE10 wins prestigious Queen’s Award International PR agency SE10 is one of a handful of British businesses to be bestowed The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade...
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High-speed passenger trains now run from Ashford International to Paris
High-speed passenger trains now run from Ashford International to Paris The first in the fleet of brand new high-speed passenger trains to call at Ashford International was met on the platform on the...
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China’s Shanghai-Nantong Yangtze River Bridge built using Doka automatic climbing formwork
China’s Shanghai-Nantong Yangtze River Bridge built using Doka automatic climbing formwork In China’s Jiangsu Province, north of Shanghai, work is in progress on what will be the world...
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Liam Fox launches awards for Best Business Partnership of the Future
Liam Fox launches awards for Best Business Partnership of the Future International Trade Secretary, Dr Liam Fox MP, today launched the GREAT Innovation in Action Awards to find the best partnerships b...
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Mordialloc Freeway to be upgraded in Australia
Mordialloc Freeway to be upgraded in Australia People in Melbourne’s south-east will get home faster and spend less time stuck in traffic when the new Mordialloc Freeway bypass is upgraded. The Victor...
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What would you do if a member of your team had a cardiac arrest?
What would you do if a member of your team had a cardiac arrest? In England, only 8% of people survive a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). A major contributor behind this statistic is that only 30 –...
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Hill Engineering’s new TEFRA coupler for mini Excavators set for Hillhead launch
Hill Engineering’s new TEFRA coupler for mini Excavators set for Hillhead launch Hill Engineering has been designing and manufacturing pioneering excavator attachments since 1994. Up until now t...
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Association of Equipment Manufacturers wants more Millennials on the Jobsite
Association of Equipment Manufacturers wants more Millennials on the Jobsite Construction has often been considered one of the last industries to embrace technology. That is starting to change, howeve...
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Keyline team uses pedal power to cycle Scotland in aid of Prostate Cancer UK
Keyline team uses pedal power to cycle Scotland in aid of Prostate Cancer UK A group of staff, suppliers and customers from heavy building materials supplier Keyline are gearing up to take on the chal...
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ALE bespoke lifting system saves time and money on Thames Tideway Project
ALE bespoke lifting system saves time and money on Thames Tideway Project ALE has completed the second phase of work on the Thames Tideway project in London, UK with the use of a time and cost-saving...
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Ancient Maori comb fragments found during New Zealand road construction
Ancient Maori comb fragments found during New Zealand road construction The teeth of a pre-European ceremonial wooden comb, a Maori heru, have been discovered during earthworks on the Huntly section o...
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Galliford Try sets to work upgrading Rugby with signalisation and roadworks
Galliford Try sets to work upgrading Rugby with signalisation and roadworks Galliford Try has secured a £3.7m contract to improve the Coton Arches roundabout in Rugby, Warwickshire. The scheme will in...
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Ammann Australia expands
Ammann Australia expands Solid growth has led Ammann Australia to relocate its headquarters, warehouse and training centre to better serve its customers in the region. The facility was moved from Nara...
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STRABAG awarded tunnelling contract for Sirius Minerals Yorkshire Polyhalite Project
STRABAG awarded tunnelling contract for Sirius Minerals Yorkshire Polyhalite Project Sirius Minerals Plc. has hired the European construction group STRABAG SE to build an approx. 13 km tunnel section...
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Sacyr Mutu-Ya-Kevela School project opened by President of Angola
Sacyr Mutu-Ya-Kevela School project opened by President of Angola The President of the Republic of Angola, Joao Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, has inaugurated the Liceo Mutu-Ya-Kevela School in Luanda fol...
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Archaeology on Highways England project shines light on 6000 years of history
Archaeology on Highways England project shines light on 6000 years of history A Roman trade distribution centre, an abandoned medieval village and three prehistoric monuments are among nationally sign...
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Balfour Beatty awarded £47m overhead line works in Scotland
Balfour Beatty awarded £47m overhead line works in Scotland Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been awarded two contracts worth c. £47m for the Fort Augustus to Fort William 1...
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Ringway secures 10 year maintenance services contract across the Bracknell Forest
Ringway secures 10 year maintenance services contract across the Bracknell Forest Ringway has been awarded a one-year extension to its term service contract in Bracknell Forest. The yearly extension i...
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Police HGV on final patrol after catching over 5,000 careless drivers
Police HGV on final patrol after catching over 5,000 careless drivers An unmarked HGV cab is taking to the road for the final time after catching over 5,000 careless drivers in the past three years. T...
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Highways England student challenge turns into Wacky Races
Highways England student challenge turns into Wacky Races A team of Highways England staff is supporting the Brimsham Green School students as part of a programme focused on turning the students’ fund...
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Innovation is Here Conference explored the 4th industrial revolution
Innovation is Here Conference explored the 4th industrial revolution The recent CEA Annual conference (One Great George Street London) was attended by over 190 delegates from the Construction Equipmen...
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SENNEBOGEN telescopic crane to the rescue of derailed train in Switzerland
SENNEBOGEN telescopic crane to the rescue of derailed train in Switzerland In early January, winter storm Eleanor battered the village of Lenk in Switzerland, pushing a 19-tonne Montreux Oberland Bern...
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Unlocking Community Benefits in Scotland
Unlocking Community Benefits in Scotland The ground breaking Procurement Reform Act (Scotland) has undoubtedly delivered significant benefits since its introduction in 2014. While the act was visionar...
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Romania’s new national cathedral transformed with Doka Formwork
Romania’s new national cathedral transformed with Doka Formwork In the heart of Romania’s capital, a new Orthodox cathedral of impressive dimensions is now under construction. Measuring 12...
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Network Rail commissions new signalling system for North Wales
Network Rail commissions new signalling system for North Wales Passengers in North Wales are benefitting from a newly commissioned, state of the art signalling system between Shotton and Colwyn Bay wh...
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Society of British International Design opens for entries in their 2018 Awards
Society of British International Design opens for entries in their 2018 Awards The 2018 edition of the SBID International Design Awards is now open. As ever, this year’s edition promises to bring toge...
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SIKA launches new Mortar Production in Vietnam
SIKA launches new Mortar Production in Vietnam Sika is pushing ahead with the significant expansion of its plant in Bac Ninh in northern Vietnam, underscoring its commitment to dynamic growth in the c...
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British Builders Merchants report 8.4 percent growth for 1st quarter 2018
British Builders Merchants report 8.4% growth for 1st quarter 2018 Builders merchants have reported an increase in sales of 8.4% in January (compared to January 2017) lifted by one additional trading...
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British workers demand more automation
British workers demand more automation A new report suggests that fear of automation among British workers is not as prevalent as people assume. Findings indicate that in many cases, employees would a...
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SCRAPER for remote control of construction machines via augmented reality at Intermat
SCRAPER for remote control of construction machines via augmented reality at Intermat DIGGER DTR has designed and produced machines for use in the most dangerous and exposed areas of the world for the...
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Network Rail taps into drive to reduce plastic
Network Rail taps into drive to reduce plastic Network Rail today launched its first free drinking water fountain at London Charing Cross station. Thousands of station users and passengers are set to...
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Sustainable building is driving down costs and reducing emissions
Sustainable building is driving down costs and reducing emissions Is it really possible to ‘green up’ the construction industry while keeping costs at a minimum? Terri Wills, CEO of WorldGBC, makes th...
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Trace Software will be showcasing their engineering software at NAPEC in Algeria
Trace Software will be showcasing their engineering software at NAPEC in Algeria Trace Software International, the innovative company committed to the development of software solutions for the enginee...
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