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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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Caterpillar and Kennametal announce cutting tool technology partnership
Caterpillar and Kennametal announce cutting tool technology partnership Caterpillar Inc. is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached with Kennametal Inc. to provide Caterpillar customers...
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WSP to support UK roll-out of connected and autonomous vehicles
WSP to support UK roll-out of connected and autonomous vehicles WSP has been commissioned by Highways England to drive forward its connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) programme over the next four...
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Aspin Group rebrands to support ambitious growth plans
Aspin Group rebrands to support ambitious growth plans Aspin Group has unveiled a new corporate identity as part of ambitious growth plans to double turnover to reach £85m by 2020. The changes will se...
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New Zealand opens consultation on 110 km/h speed limit proposal
New Zealand opens consultation on 110 km/h speed limit proposal The NZ Transport Agency is inviting people to have their say on a proposal to introduce 110 km/h speed limits on the tolled section of t...
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Highways England Strategic Design Panel vision and progress report published
Highways England Strategic Design Panel vision and progress report published The first report of a panel set up to put good design at the heart of England’s road improvement projects is published toda...
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PERI opens new scaffold production plant in Germany
PERI opens new scaffold production plant in Germany Germany based PERI GmbH has just completed new production to further their growth of their scaffolding division. As expansion possibilities at the m...
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Volvo Construction Equipment joins the battle to make zero the hero
Volvo Construction Equipment joins the battle to make zero the hero World Green Building Week may only happen once a year, but Volvo Construction Equipment dedicates every day to driving energy effici...
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EU Bank supports first tramway line in Tampere, Finland with €150m loan
EU Bank supports first tramway line in Tampere, Finland with €150m loan To meet the needs of the growing city and urban area, a modern tramline system has been designed for Tampere. Fostering sustaina...
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Bechtel signs contract for 473 km Nairobi to Mombasa Expressway in Kenya
Bechtel signs contract for 473 km Nairobi to Mombasa Expressway in Kenya The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) is set to roll out the construction of the 473 Kilometres Nairobi to Mombasa (A8)...
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Three ways that universities can improve their parking acumen with intelligence
Three ways that universities can improve their parking acumen with intelligence Across the Higher Education sector, universities are having to become increasingly streamlined, find new ways to exploit...
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Giant funnel bins to tackle North West England’s motorway litter problem
Giant funnel bins to tackle North West England’s motorway litter problem New giant funnel bins are being installed at motorway service areas across the North West in a bid to reduce the amount o...
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The Day Group in London relies on Volvo reliability and technology
The Day Group in London relies on Volvo reliability and technology “They’re a good tool for the job…” is the opinion of Stuart Holmes, plant manager for Day Group Ltd, as the company purchases m...
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Dreamliners flying high as Heathrow hits new low noise record
Dreamliners flying high as Heathrow hits new low noise record Heathrow’s new “Fly Quiet and Clean” report shows airlines are increasingly using the quietest, cleanest aircraft in their routes to Brit...
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MixIt in London expands with a fifth Rapid pan concrete mixer
MixIt in London expands with a fifth Rapid pan concrete mixer Rapid International Ltd, based in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, has recently supplied London concrete contractor, MixIt Ltd, with its f...
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Pre-construction planning software helps build Winery Visitor Centre
Pre-construction planning software helps build Winery Visitor Centre In the world of fine wine there was a time long ago when those with sophisticated palettes would harrumph and turn up their nose at...
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Mabey props up Ditherington Flax Mill in Shrewsbury – the grandparent of skyscrapers
Mabey props up Ditherington Flax Mill in Shrewsbury – the grandparent of skyscrapers The world’s first iron-framed building is set to be propped up by Mabey, as the bridge and engineering servic...
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HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed witnesses first Autonomous Air Taxi test flight in Dubai
HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed witnesses first Autonomous Air Taxi test flight in Dubai HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, attended the maiden concept flight of...
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McCann keeps the wheels in motion with the appointment of a new Fleet and Plant Manager
McCann keeps the wheels in motion with the appointment of a new Fleet and Plant Manager Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm, McCann, has continued to expand its team with the appoin...
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Balfour Beatty JV wins HKD $800m deluxe residential development project in Hong Kong
Balfour Beatty JV wins HKD $800m deluxe residential development project in Hong Kong Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that its 50:50 Far East joint venture, Gamm...
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SENNEBOGEN celebrates 65 years of growth
SENNEBOGEN celebrates 65 years of growth In 1952, company founder Erich Sennebogen Sr. put his heart and soul into founding a company that, today, could not be more innovative, more international, or...
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High-speed Grinding Technology deployed in France for the first time
High-speed Grinding Technology deployed in France for the first time The operating company Tisséo is commissioning Vossloh to carry out preventive maintenance on Toulouse’s tram network. The thr...
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Safety work begins on busy Waikato Highway in New Zealand
Safety work begins on busy Waikato Highway in New Zealand Work is about to begin to make State Highway 3, from SH37 to Te Kuiti, safer for everyone who uses it. Almost $6m will be spent adding side ba...
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Metsä Wood promotes top-down Timber as a solution for urbanisation
Metsä Wood promotes top-down Timber as a solution for urbanisation The urbanisation dynamic is driving ever greater demand for taller structures in increasingly dense cities. Whether architects and co...
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Historic London Courthouse beautifully brought back to order
Historic London Courthouse beautifully brought back to order The Old Sessions House in Clerkenwell, London, a grand, former courthouse that once had a reputation for dishing out some the harshest sent...
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RIDGWAY Rentals takes delivery of £9M worth of new Komatsu Machines
RIDGWAY Rentals takes delivery of £9M worth of new Komatsu Machines Based in Oswestry, Shropshire, third-generation family owned business RIDGWAY Rentals Ltd is all set to take delivery of 60 large ea...
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Burnside Plant and Piling Contractors switch to Volvo
Burnside Plant and Piling Contractors switch to Volvo Following his first impressions at Volvo’s ‘Live It Dig It’ event at Alloa, Scotland, this March and a successful demonstration, Ian Orr, Propriet...
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W Resources in Spain expands production by 75% with Metso technology
W Resources in Spain expands production by 75% with Metso technology W Resources has selected Metso to build a high-capacity crushing plant for their La Parrilla Project in the south of Spain. With th...
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Split the cost, share a lift – car sharing benefits business and car owners
Split the cost, share a lift – car sharing benefits business and car owners Did you know that a typical commuter in the UK who car shares every day saves on average, about £1,000 a year? Nationa...
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