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Smart insoles could identify Workplace Trip Hazards
Smart insoles could identify Workplace Trip Hazards Slips, trips and falls (STFs) remain the top causes of major injuries in the workplace. According to the International Labour Organization, more tha...
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Smart Sensors could prevent metal thieves running off with the rails
Smart Sensors could prevent metal thieves running off with the rails Cable theft costs the UK taxpayer millions of pounds each year—and that’s just for infrastructure repairs. The total cost to the ec...
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Metso Outotec to showcase latest innovations at Conexpo
Metso Outotec to showcase latest innovations at Conexpo Metso Outotec will present its latest innovations, technologies and offering for the aggregates industry at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 internation...
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New ASTM Standard to evaluate Fatigue Cracking in Roads
New ASTM Standard to evaluate Fatigue Cracking in Roads ASTM International’s road and pavement committee (D04) has approved a new standard that will allow those in the road construction industry to ex...
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UK National Apprenticeship Week promotes Skills for Life
UK National Apprenticeship Week promotes Skills for Life This week, 6-12 February, is National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) and the theme for 2023 is ‘Skills for Life’. Run by the Department for Educatio...
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Caterpillar to showcase Innovations and Technology at Conexpo
Caterpillar to showcase Innovations and Technology at Conexpo The stage is set for Caterpillar’s largest exhibit to date at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 where the company will highlight its latest products, s...
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Tatra Trucks celebrates a successful 2022
Tatra Trucks celebrates a successful 2022 Tatra Trucks, one of Europe’s leading truck makers is celebrating a successful 2022, which was reflected in the number of 1,326 vehicles produced and so...
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B2W Software to showcase enhanced Construction Management at CONEXPO
B2W Software to showcase enhanced Construction Management at CONEXPO B2W Software, a Trimble company providing estimating and operations software for heavy construction, today announced plans to demon...
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Aggregate Industries launches 2023 Apprenticeship Scheme
Aggregate Industries launches 2023 Apprenticeship Scheme The leading construction materials supplier, which has its headquarters at Coalville in Leicestershire and sites across the country, is seeking...
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Effective steps to get a Construction Line of Credit in 2023
Effective steps to get a Construction Line of Credit in 2023 Business lines of credit are a flexible capital source you can draw from on an as-needed basis for expenses and opportunities that come you...
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Equipping American Road Builders for the next Generation of Roads
Equipping American Road Builders for the next Generation of Roads America has a love affair with the car, and its road networks are some of the most highly developed and extensive in the world. Despit...
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Defensive driving and how it can help to keep you safe
Defensive driving and how it can help to keep you safe Whether it be speeding, moving into another lane without indicating or following behind too closely, car accidents can occur in the blink of an e...
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Factors that can affect driving test pass rates
Factors that can affect driving test pass rates If you’ve got a driving test coming up, then you might feel a little bit apprehensive. Ideally, you want to come away with a pass – or at least, to unde...
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Mastenbroek to launch the Bulldog Utility Trencher at Conexpo
Mastenbroek to launch the Bulldog Utility Trencher at Conexpo Mastenbroek will unveil its first-ever utility trencher designed specifically for North America at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 in March. The lead...
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VolvoCE invests in production of Electric Wheel Loaders in Sweden
VolvoCE invests in production of Electric Wheel Loaders in Sweden As part of its ambition towards industry transformation through sustainable solutions, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has ann...
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ADEPT Live Labs 2 announce projects to start in 2023
ADEPT Live Labs 2 announce projects to start in 2023 The winning bidders who will take their projects forward as part of the £30 million ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads programme have bee...
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The 50 most Disruptive Contech Start-ups of 2023 announced by Cemex Ventures
The 50 most Disruptive Contech Start-ups of 2023 announced by Cemex Ventures CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX’s corporate venture capital and open innovation unit, launches its annual TOP 50 list of construction...
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Balfour Beatty wins £1.2 billion Highways Contract for Lower Thames Crossing
Balfour Beatty wins £1.2 billion Highways Contract for Lower Thames Crossing Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that it has been awarded a £1.2 billion contract by...
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Bobcat’s Compact Loader creators inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
Bobcat’s Compact Loader creators inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame Cyril and Louis Keller, the brothers who invented the world’s first compact loader (later named the Bobcat® skid-st...
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Australia’s first Prototype Battery designed for Electric Mining Hauler Trucks
Australia’s first Prototype Battery designed for Electric Mining Hauler Trucks Fortescue’s decarbonisation journey has taken a major step forward today, with WAE Technologies completing and delivering...
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VivaCity and Nottingham City Council reducing congestion and emissions
VivaCity and Nottingham City Council reducing congestion and emissions VivaCity, the transport technology scaleup transforming cities into smarter and more efficient places to live and work, has today...
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Kapsch barrier-free Toll System gets traffic flowing in Brazil
Kapsch barrier-free Toll System gets traffic flowing in Brazil With a total of more than 60 million inhabitants, the highway connects the country’s most populous states. The barrier–free...
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EIB investing €50m to modernise and expand rail transport in Valencia
EIB investing €50m to modernise and expand rail transport in Valencia The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the region of Valencia have signed a €50 million finance contract for Ferrocarrils de la Ge...
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Superior wins Jacksonville Arlington Expressway revamp
Superior wins Jacksonville Arlington Expressway revamp Superior Construction, an American family-owned infrastructure contractor, has been selected by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) a...
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JCB to unveil its smallest ever Loadall at the Executive Hire Show
JCB to unveil its smallest ever Loadall at the Executive Hire Show JCB will unveil its smallest ever Loadall telescopic handler at the Executive Hire Show – where it will star alongside a series of pr...
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Rokbak celebrated 2022 at Associated Equipment Distributors Summit
Rokbak celebrated 2022 at Associated Equipment Distributors Summit Motherwell-based Rokbak swapped one windy city in Scotland for the United States’ Windy City to meet with equipment distributors and...
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JCB Hydrogen Technology to debut at Conexpo
JCB Hydrogen Technology to debut at Conexpo JCB is set to showcase its super-efficient hydrogen combustion technology on the international stage for the first time ever with a debut in North America....
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New Electric Excavator and Portable Compressor set for Executive Hire Show
New Electric Excavator and Portable Compressor set for Executive Hire Show Doosan Bobcat will be showing the company’s new E19e two-tonne electric mini-excavator for the first time in the UK on Stand...
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Things to think about before learning to drive
Things to think about before learning to drive Learning to drive is by no means a necessity in today’s world, but remains a rite of passage for many – and can be an extremely useful life skill to atta...
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VolvoCE to feature “Change Starts Here” theme at Conexpo 2023
VolvoCE to feature “Change Starts Here” theme at Conexpo 2023 Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is building a one-of-a-kind booth experience at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 tradeshow to...
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Doosan Construction Equipment rebrands as DEVELON
Doosan Construction Equipment rebrands as DEVELON The familiar brand of orange construction equipment known as Doosan will now be called DEVELON throughout the world. Under the new brand name, the com...
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Kubota and Oeneo invest in Bloomfield Robotics
Kubota and Oeneo invest in Bloomfield Robotics Bloomfield Robotics, a Pittsburgh-based company that develops AI-driven plant imaging technology for use in specialty crops, announces investments from K...
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Skyjack opens new manufacturing plant in Mexico
Skyjack opens new manufacturing plant in Mexico Skyjack has celebrated the opening of its new manufacturing facility in Mexico on 12 January 2023 in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. The ceremony was attended by...
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Circular use of Aggregates could reduce emissions and save Europe €6B per year
Circular use of Aggregates could reduce emissions and save Europe €6B per year A new report by Sweco found it possible to reduce costs for raw material by approximately EUR 6 billion per year in Europ...
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EIB supports Sustainable Development of Public Transport in Krakow
EIB supports Sustainable Development of Public Transport in Krakow The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the City of Krakow are expanding their long-term cooperation, this time with a public-private...
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Kebony calls for Sustainable Timber to be the new normal
Kebony calls for Sustainable Timber to be the new normal Norman Willemsen, Chief Executive Officer of Kebony, a global leader in the production of sustainable wood, today spoke out in support of Europ...
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Curb Roller Manufacturing showcasing Curb Tools at World of Concrete
Curb Roller Manufacturing showcasing Curb Tools at World of Concrete Curb Roller Manufacturing, the world leader in shaped concrete roller screeds, offers curb tools that pair seamlessly with the comp...
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Czech Railway to use Ness Digital Maps built on Hexagon technology
Czech Railway to use Ness Digital Maps built on Hexagon technology Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division announced Ness Czech, a leading Czech system integrator and supplier of IT...
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Trimble has acquired Ryvit to accelerate Connected Construction Workflows
Trimble has acquired Ryvit to accelerate Connected Construction Workflows Trimble has acquired Ryvit, an integration Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS) provider for the construction industry. Launched in 2...
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Women’s Workwear Market growing at a rapid rate
Women’s Workwear Market growing at a rapid rate More and more industries are expanding to embrace women workers, from more heavy-duty and construction sectors to transport, and higher corporate...
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New Holland expands into the metaverse with Microsoft and Touchcast
New Holland expands into the metaverse with Microsoft and Touchcast New Holland Agriculture, a brand of global capital goods company CNH Industrial, reached beyond its core farming audience to show th...
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John Deere debuted Planting Technology and Electric Excavator at CES
John Deere debuted Planting Technology and Electric Excavator at CES During John Deere’s CES 2023 keynote address, the company revealed two new technologies, ExactShot™ and an electric excavato...
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CHAS acquired by Veriforce
CHAS acquired by Veriforce CHAS 2013 Limited based in London has announced receipt of all customary regulatory approvals that confirms that its acquisition by Thoma Bravo-backed Veriforce, LLC, the su...
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RSK Group acquires WysePower Construction Site Solutions Company
RSK Group acquires WysePower Construction Site Solutions Company The market-leading temporary site service company WysePower, which emphasises the use of carbon-neutral building solutions, has been ac...
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Major changes in UK Building Safety for 2023
Major changes in UK Building Safety for 2023 The construction industry will see major changes this year as the new building safety regime comes into play. The Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) has laid t...
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Iteris wins $2.8m I-10 Express Lane Initiative in California
Iteris wins $2.8m I-10 Express Lane Initiative in California Iteris, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded a $2.8 million contract from the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCT...
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Regulating Systems in a Portable Compressor
Regulating Systems in a Portable Compressor Why are regulation systems so vital in a portable compressor, and how do they differ to those suitable for a stationary machine? Guy Laps, Technology and In...
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Digger Girl signs up as a Brand Ambassador for Hyundai CEE in 2023
Digger Girl signs up as a Brand Ambassador for Hyundai CEE in 2023 Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe (HCEE) has announced its official partnership with Amy Underwood – The Digger Girl, who w...
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Technisches Hilfswerk supports emergencies with ATLAS Excavator
Technisches Hilfswerk supports emergencies with ATLAS Excavator Quick support in emergencies – flexible and extremely agile ATLAS 140W blue mobile excavator – 15 t power and effectiveness in operation...
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Five of the most common Road Traffic Injuries
Five of the most common Road Traffic Injuries Car accidents still occur despite traffic rules and regulations, law enforcement, speed bumps, and speed cameras. Unfortunately, the inconvenience and tra...
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