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Three finalists compete to win new John Deere G Series Loader
Three finalists compete to win new John Deere G Series Loader After receiving community project ideas from across the nation, John Deere has selected three finalists in its “Small Machines. Big Impact...
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Heathrow Airport helps SMEs take off into a World of Opportunity
Heathrow Airport helps SMEs take off into a World of Opportunity Airport partners with Department for International Trade’s (DIT) ‘Exporting is GREAT’ Campaign to award 20 SMEs with grants to fund tra...
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Briggs and Stratton builds on its decades long commitment to the Baja Collegiate Design Competition
Briggs and Stratton builds on its decades long commitment to the Baja Collegiate Design Competition Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power continues to strengthen its longstanding relationship with SA...
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Heathrow ranks airlines’ emissions and night noise performance
Heathrow ranks airlines’ emissions and night noise performance For the first time, airlines’ emissions performance, as well as their noise performance, is now tracked publicly in a quarterly league ta...
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Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline relies on Volvo Rotating Pipelayers
Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline relies on Volvo Rotating Pipelayers Turkish pipeline contractor FERNAS Construction employs Volvo PL4809D rotating pipelayers on the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pi...
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Calming the bumpy road to speed compliance
Calming the bumpy road to speed compliance Speed bumps have long been the default solution for local authorities wishing to facilitate a reduction in speeding vehicles on certain sections of road, par...
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Spain receives €217m loan from EIB for growth, transport and employment in the Junta de Andalucía region
Spain receives €217m loan from EIB for growth, transport and employment in the Junta de Andalucía region The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted the Junta de Andalucía a EUR 217 million loan fo...
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Timor-Leste: A safer highway means a better cup of coffee
Timor-Leste: A safer highway means a better cup of coffee Coffee is a central part of Timor-Leste’s economy and culture. Yet Timor-Leste’s coffee industry has been hampered by poor transport infrastru...
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20 million Africans benefit from transport and ICT projects financed by AfDB in 2016
20 million Africans benefit from transport and ICT projects financed by AfDB in 2016 Transport and information and communication technology (ICT) projects financed by the African Development Bank (AfD...
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HAMM celebrates more than 35 years of oscillation
HAMM celebrates more than 35 years of oscillation Part 1: Tried and tested solutions for asphalt and earthwork Over 35 years ago, HAMM became the first roller manufacturer to offer an oscillation drum...
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AGD Systems wins British Brazilian export award
AGD Systems wins British Brazilian export award AGD Systems, a leading UK manufacturer of ITS product solutions, including traffic radar, was listed as one of the top 20 export partners to Brazil in t...
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Volvo CE’s Building Tomorrow focuses on renewable energy
Volvo CE’s Building Tomorrow focuses on renewable energy Illustrating how construction is helping make the world a better place, the third episode of Volvo CE’s ground breaking brand campaign, ‘...
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Ethiopia releases procurement notice for expressway consultancy development support
Ethiopia releases procurement notice for expressway consultancy development support The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has applied for financing in the amount of US$355million equivalent from...
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Britain’s oldest digger driver gets a special birthday treat
Britain’s oldest digger driver gets a special birthday treat One of the UK’s oldest digger drivers is turning heads on building sites after his boss ordered him a brand new limited edition JCB t...
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First railless train unveiled in Zhuzhou, China
First railless train unveiled in Zhuzhou, China The world’s first railless train unveiled in Zhuzhou, Central China’s Hunan province on 2 June 2017. The 30-meter train, with three carriage...
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Austrian Doka Ventures starts with mobile 3D construction printing on an industrial scale
Austrian Doka Ventures starts with mobile 3D construction printing on an industrial scale Doka Ventures, a subsidiary of Austria’s Umdasch Group, is joining forces with inventor of deployable 3D...
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GSB-88 Gilsonite-based Emulsified Asphalt Seal Coat delivers 400% ROI
GSB-88 Gilsonite-based Emulsified Asphalt Seal Coat delivers 400% ROI GSB-88® Sealer/Binder Emulsion from Salt Lake City, Utah-based Asphalt Systems, Inc.® (ASI) is a gilsonite-based emulsified asphal...
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Rachel Contracting relies on Volvo excavators for tactical takedowns
Rachel Contracting relies on Volvo excavators for tactical takedowns Things are looking up for Minnesota-based Rachel Contracting, thanks to a Volvo EC700CHR high reach excavator that is hard at work...
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European Investment Bank signs €80m loan to finance research into environmentally friendly refuse lorries
European Investment Bank signs €80m loan to finance research into environmentally friendly refuse lorries The European Investment Bank (EIB) will grant EUR 80m in financing to Urbaser for its investme...
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Parsons’ I-80 SMART Corridor Project named operational efficiency project of the year
Parsons’ I-80 SMART Corridor Project named operational efficiency project of the year Parsons recently accepted the “Operational Efficiency Project of the Year” award from the California T...
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ProCon Partners on route for bumper year with a share of £2.4 billion Highways England contracts
ProCon Partners on route for bumper year with a share of £2.4 billion Highways England contracts ProCon Partners, the leading project controls consultancy, has won a series of projects with Highways E...
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Mabey celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Bailey Bridge
Mabey celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Bailey Bridge Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the iconic Bailey Bridge. As an original manu...
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How to get your road users out of a jam by reducing congestion around roadworks
How to get your road users out of a jam by reducing congestion around roadworks Roadworks, tailbacks, traffic jams, delays… all words that we hate to hear when we are planning a getaway during the ban...
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Oldcastle Precast bridge projects win design excellence awards
Oldcastle Precast bridge projects win design excellence awards Oldcastle Precast’s Skilton Road Bridge Rehabilitation and Interstate-10 Tex Wash Bridge Emergency Replacement Projects were recipients o...
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Hyperloop One reveals vision for Europe with 9 routes spanning the continent
Hyperloop One reveals vision for Europe with 9 routes spanning the continent Hyperloop One is offering Europe’s transport infrastructure an option that is more efficient, Greener, on-demand and faster...
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Tillicoultry Quarries in Scotland chooses flexibility and quality with a new Metso mobile jaw crusher
Tillicoultry Quarries in Scotland chooses flexibility and quality with a new Metso mobile jaw crusher Tillicoultry Quarries‘ Northfield quarry in Scotland recently received its Metso Lokotrack®...
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Volvo Construction Equipment helping to shape the future at Elmia Wood
Volvo Construction Equipment helping to shape the future at Elmia Wood Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Penta, and Volvo Trucks – are joining forces to show that they provide an all-round offer for...
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8 Free Geographic Information System (GIS) Readers
8 Free Geographic Information System (GIS) Readers The construction industry has been using Geographic information Systems for many years and in many countries is mandatory on Government projects. GIS...
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Mabey achieves BIM Level 2 Certification for Design and Construction
Mabey achieves BIM Level 2 Certification for Design and Construction Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey today announces that its UK Hire business has achieved BIM Level 2 certifi...
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Construction cleaning up its act for World Environment Day
Construction cleaning up its act for World Environment Day June 5th marks World Environment Day, the most globally recognized day for communal climate action. Coordinated by the United Nations (UN), t...
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African Development Bank funds US$829 Million for Songwe River Basin Program in Malawi and Tanzania
African Development Bank funds US$829 Million for Songwe River Basin Program in Malawi and Tanzania Malawi and Tanzania have agreed to work together for the development of the Songwe River Basin Progr...
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Balfour Beatty joint venture secures US$257 million water park project in Hong Kong
Balfour Beatty joint venture secures US$257 million water park project in Hong Kong Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that its joint venture, Gammon Construction,...
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Snøhetta Reimagines Willamette Falls in Oregon, USA
Snøhetta Reimagines Willamette Falls in Oregon USA Willamette Falls is the second largest waterfall by volume in the United States. For over a century, the breathtaking site has been cut off from publ...
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John Deere announces plans to acquire the Wirtgen Group
John Deere announces plans to acquire the Wirtgen Group Deere have just announced plans to acquire the Wirtgen Group, the global leader in road construction equipment. A conference call for investors...
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University of Twente studies enhanced paving quality delivered by Vögele’s Asphalt PowerFeeder in South Africa
University of Twente studies enhanced paving quality delivered by Vögele’s Asphalt PowerFeeder in South Africa A job site in South Africa has demonstrated that the VÖGELE MT 3000-2 Offset PowerF...
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Land reclamation in Dubai relies on precise sea wall positioning down to the nearest millimetre
Land reclamation in Dubai relies on precise sea wall positioning down to the nearest millimetre Dubai is growing and growing, so every meter counts as potential new building ground – land reclam...
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Suphanburi Quarry in Thailand goes high-tech with a complete aggregate processing plant from Metso
Suphanburi Quarry in Thailand goes high-tech with a complete aggregate processing plant from Metso Insee Aggregates has selected Metso to supply a full-scope, state-of-the-art quarry processing plant...
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Brexit Britain open for business as the first freight train loaded with exports departs from UK bound for China
Brexit Britain open for business as the first freight train loaded with exports departs from UK bound for China The first ever UK to China export train departed on 10 April 2017 laden with containers...
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From nuclear facilities to creating habitats for albatrosses, no corners are cut with Northwest Demolition & Dismantling
From nuclear facilities to creating habitats for albatrosses, no corners are cut with Northwest Demolition & Dismantling Safety with no compromises The year was 1954; President Eisenhower put forw...
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JCB Apprentices ecstatic at reaching finals for Apprentice Team of the Year
JCB Apprentices ecstatic at reaching finals for Apprentice Team of the Year A group of young JCB employees are jumping for joy after securing a place in the national finals of a competition to find th...
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Wirtgen introduces compact laboratory scale foamed bitumen plant
Wirtgen introduces compact laboratory-scale foamed bitumen plant Whether users of cold recycling equipment, a specialist laboratory for road construction or research institute: the WLB 10 S from Wirtg...
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Two Chinese companies to build US$1.3 billion 16 km Subway Line in Kiev, Ukraine
Two Chinese companies to build US$1.3 billion 16 km Subway Line in Kiev, Ukraine The China Railway International Group and China Pacific Construction Group have signed an agreement with the Kiev City...
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China pledges US$122 billion for China to UK Silk Road Rail Route
China pledges US$122 billion for China to UK Silk Road Rail Route Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged an extra $122bn for international infrastructure schemes as part of China’s grand “On...
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Volvo helps the iceman conquer the volcano
Volvo helps the iceman conquer the volcano What happens when some cool customers have to quarry some volcanic basalt? They call in Volvo, of course. Standing in the middle of Reykjavik, Iceland’s capi...
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JCB set sights on new markets with prescription safety glasses thanks to Specsavers
JCB set sights on new markets with prescription safety glasses thanks to Specsavers JCB has its sights set on a new market after launching a range of branded prescription safety glasses with leading h...
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Why does Afghanistan need a transport master plan?
Why does Afghanistan need a transport master plan? Article by Peter C. Darjes, Consultant, Central and West Asia Regional Department, Asian Development Blog. Afghanistan recently launched a 20-year ma...
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Works begin on transforming the Bruce Highway from Caloundra to Sunshine Motorway in Australia
Works begin on transforming the Bruce Highway from Caloundra to Sunshine Motorway in Australia Major construction has officially commenced on the $929.3 million Bruce Highway Upgrade – Caloundra Road...
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CPB Contractors wins upgrade for State Highway 2 from Baypark to Bayfair in New Zealand
CPB Contractors wins upgrade for State Highway 2 from Baypark to Bayfair in New Zealand CPB Contractors has won the contract for the second and final phase of a design and construct contract for the u...
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ASTALDI GROUP win €171 million railway contract in Poland
ASTALDI GROUP win €171 million railway contract in Poland The Astaldi Group has been awarded, in a joint venture, a contract to upgrade a section of the N-7 Warsaw Wschodnia Osobowa-Dorohusk railway l...
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HARDT Global Mobility creates partnership with BAM for Europe’s first Hyperloop test facility
HARDT Global Mobility creates partnership with BAM for Europe’s first Hyperloop test facility Bunnik, the Netherlands, 15 May 2017 – HARDT Global Mobility is forming a partnership with BAM. The aim of...
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