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Meet the new version of the award-winning Ironhand 2.0 exoskeleton glove
Meet the new version of the award-winning Ironhand 2.0 exoskeleton glove Medtech company Bioservo Technologies is releasing an updated version of the groundbreaking exoskeleton glove – Ironhand® 2.0,...
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Updated NEBOSH Environmental Management Certificate unlocks your sustainable future
Updated NEBOSH Environmental Management Certificate unlocks your sustainable future Environmental management is key to a successful and sustainable future, so NEBOSH has released a new specification N...
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Investment fund awards £1.6m to robotic train guides and transformative transport projects
Investment fund awards £1.6m to robotic train guides and transformative transport projects Six innovative and pioneering projects exploring the benefits and applications of 5G technology in the transp...
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Network Rail celebrates 3,000th apprentice taking station at Suffolk signal box
Network Rail celebrates 3,000th apprentice taking station at Suffolk signal box Signalling apprentice, Thomas Briggs, based at Saxmundham in Suffolk, has become Network Rail’s 3000th apprentice since...
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Komatsu selected as a Digital Transformation Brand for 2021
Komatsu selected as a Digital Transformation Brand for 2021 Komatsu has been selected as a “Digital Transformation Brand” jointly selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry an...
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Is the Project Profession ready to tackle Climate Challenge
Is the Project Profession ready to tackle Climate Challenge Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered body for the project profession, has launched a new report Future Trends: Tackling C...
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Highways England to create largest community woodland alongside Lower Thames Crossing
Highways England to create largest community woodland alongside Lower Thames Crossing Highways England has announced a new woodland the size of 135 football pitches will be planted in partnership with...
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FARO expands Digital Twin product suite with acquisition of HoloBuilder
FARO expands Digital Twin product suite with acquisition of HoloBuilder FARO® Technologies, Inc., a leader of 3D measurement, imaging, and realization solutions for the 3D Metrology, AEC (Architecture...
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Concrete Society and Rapid Int’l to host Roller Compacted Concrete seminar
Concrete Society and Rapid Int’l to host Roller Compacted Concrete seminar In partnership with The Concrete Society, Rapid International Ltd, will deliver an online technical seminar on the grow...
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Staff retention is key to success in haulage and logistics
Staff retention is key to success in haulage and logistics The coronavirus pandemic has had an unparalleled impact on businesses across all sectors, but it has had a particularly huge and varied impac...
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Tilbury Douglas appoints new Highways Director for Infrastructure
Tilbury Douglas appoints new Highways Director for Infrastructure Tilbury Douglas has announced the appointment of Catherine Brookes as Highways Sector Director for their infrastructure business. Cath...
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EIB looks at public-private infrastructure investment to accelerate sustainable recovery
EIB looks at public-private infrastructure investment to accelerate sustainable recovery Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank and chair of the D20 Long-Term Investors Club (D20-LTIC...
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ADB funds US$300m Balakot Hydropower Project in Pakistan
ADB funds US$300m Balakot Hydropower Project in Pakistan The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Pakistan signed a $300 million loan to finance the construction of a 300-megawatt hydrop...
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Rural road connectivity in Sri Lanka supported by ADB
Rural road connectivity in Sri Lanka supported by ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Sri Lanka today signed a $200 million loan agreement for the Second Integrated Road Investm...
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Granite highway project wins 2021 Construction Risk Partners Build America Award
Granite highway project wins 2021 Construction Risk Partners Build America Award Granite has received the 2021 Construction Risk Partners Build America Award in the Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellen...
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ADB agrees $173m green loan financing for 144MW Wind Farms in Vietnam
ADB agrees $116m green loan financing for 144MW Wind Farms in Vietnam The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $116 million green loan with Lien Lap Wind Power Joint Stock Company (Lien Lap), Phong H...
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Lafarge Sustainability focuses on Clean Air
Lafarge Sustainability focuses on Clean Air As a long-standing industry member of the Calgary Region Airshed Zone non-profit organization, Lafarge Canada Inc. continues to demonstrate unwavering commi...
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Japan Business Conference to host NET ZERO Leaders Summit
Japan Business Conference to host NET ZERO Leaders Summit The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) has announced the jointly organized “NET ZER...
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Aggregate Industries wins pavement contract for £200m scheme in Preston
Aggregate Industries wins pavement contract for £200m scheme in Preston The contracting division of Aggregate Industries has announced that it has won and started working on the prestigious contract t...
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Scientists call for policy changes to reduce Europe’s emissions from buildings
Scientists call for policy changes to reduce Europe’s emissions from buildings To live up to their climate pledge under the Paris agreement, EU lawmakers must ensure all 250 million existing as...
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UK Cladding contractors need expert advice on professional indemnity insurance
UK Cladding contractors need expert advice on professional indemnity insurance Construction professionals are being urged to get expert advice when buying professional indemnity insurance in the face...
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Thermal Recycling pioneers Calmag Asbestos Roof Sheet substitute
Thermal Recycling pioneers Calmag Asbestos Roof Sheet substitute Calmag, the sustainable asbestos-free construction product produced by Thermal Recycling at its pioneering demonstration facility in Wo...
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British Safety Council welcomes new Building a Safer Future Charter
British Safety Council welcomes new Building a Safer Future Charter The Building a Safer Future (BSF) Charter has launched its ‘Charter Champion’ initiative to help companies drive the systemic cultur...
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Gammon Construction partners with 3D Repo to Boost Safety and Productivity
Gammon Construction partners with 3D Repo to Boost Safety and Productivity Gammon Construction Limited has formed a strategic partnership with 3D Repo, a multi-award winning cloud-based platform for B...
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Malaysian runway rehabilitated with Wirtgen Cold Milling Machines
Malaysian runway rehabilitated with Wirtgen Cold Milling Machines On the basis of positive past experience, the contractor opted for high-performance Wirtgen cold milling machines as well as pavers fr...
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Improving on-site ergonomics reduces injuries
Improving on-site ergonomics reduces injuries As well as being exposed to a high risk of injury from accidents, construction workers report 20% more back pain than employees in any other industry. Alt...
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Sacyr iChallenges open 4th innovation and co-creation program
Sacyr iChallenges open 4th innovation and co-creation program Today, Sacyr announced the launch of the fourth edition of Sacyr iChallenges, Sacyr’s open innovation and co-creation program target...
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Ferrovial Airports appoints new CEO Luke Bugeja
Ferrovial Airports appoints new CEO Luke Bugeja The Board of Directors of Ferrovial today appointed Luke Bugeja as CEO of Ferrovial Airports, in place of Jorge Gil, who has held that position since De...
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UK’s Spring Heatwave sparks heat safety warnings
UK’s Spring Heatwave sparks heat safety warnings We all love a bask in the sun from time to time — especially if it’s on a warm beach or in your garden on a summer’s day. But when yo...
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Heat Safety takes centre stage on Heat Awareness Day
Heat Safety takes centre stage on Heat Awareness Day May 31st is National Heat Awareness Day. New innovations, tools, and education from Magid are revolutionizing heat safety! According to the Bureau...
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10 safety and maintenance tips for heavy equipment
10 safety and maintenance tips for heavy equipment More than 20,000 workers are injured on road construction project sites every year. A little over a third of these workers were injured from contact...
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Sacyr and Fininc opens 35km section of new Pedemontana-Veneta Highway in Italy
Sacyr and Fininc opens 35km section of new Pedemontana-Veneta Highway in Italy Today, the SIS consortium, consisting of Fininc (51%) and Sacyr (49%), has put the fourth section of the Pedemontana-Vene...
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CPI Euromix gets educated on Sustainability Leadership and Corporate Responsibility
CPI Euromix gets educated on Sustainability Leadership and Corporate Responsibility CPI EuroMix Chief Operating Officer Tony O’Sullivan recently completed a Sustainability Leadership and Corporate Res...
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Improving air quality at construction sites
Improving air quality at construction sites One of the challenges of inner-city construction is the pollution and compromised air quality it can cause. With almost 39 percent of the U.S. population li...
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Brokk expands and streamlines with move to new HQ in Washington State
Brokk expands and streamlines with move to new HQ in Washington State Brokk, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, relocates its Monroe, Washington headquarters,...
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Quartz featuring Concrete Deck Analysis platform at World of Concrete 2021
Quartz featuring Concrete Deck Analysis platform at World of Concrete 2021 Quartz, a construction technology company leveraging advanced perception systems to see and understand everything on a constr...
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Hill and Smith Ltd consolidates to create new Vehicle Restraint business
Hill & Smith Ltd consolidates to create new Vehicle Restraint business A new business group has been formed combining the strength and expertise of four leading UK road safety barrier firms. The n...
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Enhance Site Safety with Active Channel Management
Enhance Site Safety with Active Channel Management Reliable communications are at the heart of safe, modern day traffic management. But with the radio spectrum filling, communications congestion can h...
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RH Commercial Vehicles opens 2nd Isuzu Truck dealership in England
RH Commercial Vehicles opens 2nd Isuzu Truck dealership in England Following the successful appointment of RH Commercial Vehicles as its truck dealer in Northampton in the autumn of 2020, commercial...
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Fawkes and Reece expand with acquisition of Recruitment Specialist Bromak Ltd
Fawkes and Reece expand with acquisition of Recruitment Specialist Bromak Ltd Leading UK Southern Based construction recruiter Fawkes & Reece further expands its recruitment coverage in the UK by...
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SITECH looks at investing in Construction Training
SITECH looks at investing in Construction Training Operator training can save on costs, increase productivity and maximise site safety, all for less than one per cent of the cost of the equipment. So,...
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RICS launches new global best practice for Land Measurement guidance
RICS launches new global best practice for Land Measurement guidance New guidance on the measurement of land for development projects such as new housing and commercial development have been published...
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Top 8 challenges with Inner City Construction
Top 8 challenges with Inner City Construction Construction can be a complex and challenging process no matter where the work site is. With so many stakeholders, building codes, and unpredictable facto...
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CCC Waste Recycling partners with CDE to deliver UK’s largest waste recycling plant
CCC Waste Recycling partners with CDE to deliver UK’s largest waste recycling plant CCC, a family-owned business based in Liverpool, has announced a major investment in a new waste recycling pla...
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UK Power Networks creates Virtual power station
UK Power Networks creates Virtual power station A ‘virtual power station’ equivalent to the electricity generation of a gas-fired power station, is being created by UK Power Networks. New contracts fo...
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Sustainable Financing and Fintech could boost ESG activity
Sustainable Financing and Fintech could boost ESG activity An increasing number of businesses are focusing on how to embed ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) goals into their strategies. As the...
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GSSI announces training dates for GPR equipment operation
GSSI announces training dates for GPR equipment operation GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announces a comprehensive training program for new and exi...
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Teledyne Technologies completes acquisition of FLIR Systems Inc
Teledyne Technologies completes acquisition of FLIR Systems Inc Teledyne Technologies Incorporated has announced the successful completion of the acquisition of FLIR Systems, Inc. At each of the respe...
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5 innovative uses for Shipping Containers
5 innovative uses for Shipping Containers You’ve probably come across the word ‘cargotecture’ and wondered what it means. Well, this is a branch of architecture where shipping containers are use...
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PlasticRoad made from plastic waste will deliver a circular infrastructure
PlasticRoad made from plastic waste will deliver a circular infrastructure According to a new study published by McKinsey (2021), over the next few years, the traditional road construction sector will...
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