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Roadways is investing in a new research, development and innovation centre in Brighton
Roadways is investing in a new research, development and innovation centre in Brighton Roadways is investing in a new research, development and innovation centre at Plus X Brighton on Lewes Road. Jame...
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Total UK launches Work Well safety training portal for the Bitumen Industry
Total UK launches Work Well safety training portal for the Bitumen Industry Total UK’s bitumen division, has launched a dedicated health and safety training platform designed to enable industry...
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CIRIA annual debate looks at Construction’s race to Net Zero
CIRIA annual debate looks at Construction’s race to Net Zero CIRIA are thrilled to announce this year’s virtual Annual Debate Construction’s race to net zero: fact or fiction will be hoste...
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British Safety Council responds to new Fire Safety Act
British Safety Council responds to new Fire Safety Act Four years on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, there are many thousands of people still living in high rise residential buildings clad in flammab...
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JCB Teletruk all-electric telescopic forklift wins Environment Award
JCB Teletruk all-electric telescopic forklift wins Environment Award JCB has lifted a top award honouring the environmental benefits of its new all-electric telescopic forklift. The JCB Teletruk was l...
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Begbies Traynor Group acquires leading finance broker MAF Finance Group
Begbies Traynor Group acquires leading finance broker MAF Finance Group National professional services consultancy, Begbies Traynor Group has acquired leading finance broker, MAF Finance Group, an exp...
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Iteris wins $1.1m San Antonio contract for Traffic Signal optimization
Iteris wins $1.1m San Antonio contract for Traffic Signal optimization Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a three-yea...
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Pouch launches a smarter alternative for Commercial Auto Insurance
Pouch launches a smarter alternative for Commercial Auto Insurance Pouch today launched a simple, no-hassle commercial auto insurance that rewards small businesses for safe driving. Aimed at contracto...
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Ambitious carbon project by WJ Group scoops Highways England sustainability award
Ambitious carbon project by WJ Group scoops Highways England sustainability award An ambitious carbon reduction project has picked up a top award from Highways England for its work transforming the ro...
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Ingersoll Rand and Engineers Without Borders partner to build a better World
Ingersoll Rand and Engineers Without Borders partner to build a better World In its latest release of environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts, Ingersoll Rand Inc., has partnered with Engine...
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US National Infrastructure Week kicks off as Project 11 begins Construction
US National Infrastructure Week kicks off as Project 11 begins Construction Port Houston marks National Infrastructure Week by highlighting the ground-breaking for the start of construction work to su...
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Bolina trials high-strength debris boom to protect critical infrastructure
Bolina trials high-strength debris boom to protect critical infrastructure With over 20 years of experience in protecting waterways around the world, Bolina, an Ecocoast company, is launching a new de...
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The Fields Companies enter foundation equipment market with JDF Equipment
The Fields Companies enter foundation equipment market with JDF Equipment The Fields Companies announced its latest business venture this week, continuing its evolutionary path of becoming a verticall...
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Black Iron selects Cargill for Ukrainian iron-ore business
Black Iron selects Cargill for Ukrainian iron-ore business Black Iron Inc., has announced that it has selected Cargill Inc., for offtake rights on the initial four million tonnes per year of productio...
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Total Eren Solar Power Plant starts €87.4m construction in Uzbekistan
Total Eren Solar Power Plant starts €87.4m construction in Uzbekistan The government of Uzbekistan’s plans to develop 8 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2030 have received a major boost following the...
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DJI helps Paradise rebuild in California
DJI helps Paradise rebuild in California Charles Brooks slung his pick-axe into the soil. It was a simple job, levelling some ground for landscaping. (He’s also pretty handy with an Enterprise drone,...
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SENNEBOGEN electric material handler gets sorted with ceiling power and diesel powerpack
SENNEBOGEN electric material handler gets sorted with ceiling power and diesel powerpack It is the ultimate package for recycling applications that makes the hearts of electric machine fans beat faste...
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Hitachi Zosen Inova wins contract for second Kompogas Plant in the Peloponnese
Hitachi Zosen Inova wins contract for second Kompogas Plant in the Peloponnese The new biogas plant in Kalamata is the second of its type being built on the Greek peninsula of Peloponnese in quick suc...
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Magid AeroDex Gloves win best in show at the NSC Safety Conference
Magid AeroDex Gloves win best in show at the NSC Safety Conference Magid’s D-ROC® AeroDex® GPD482 won the Best in Show award voted on by attendees of this year’s virtual NSC Safety Conference, proving...
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The cities defined by their bridges
The cities defined by their bridges Cities are defined by a variety of factors. People, culture, and architecture all play a role in making one location recognisable from others. Engineering monuments...
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Paving the longest rail tunnels in Germany needs VÖGELE Super Paver power
Paving the longest rail tunnels in Germany needs VÖGELE Super Paver power Road construction projects in rail tunnels are particularly demanding. On the one hand, the cramped job site situation require...
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Construction Alliance North East looks at Northumberland Rail Line Concerns
Construction Alliance North East looks at Northumberland Rail Line Concerns Regional lobbying organisation Construction Alliance North East (CAN) says it has been buoyed by talks with Northumberland C...
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Will start-ups disrupt the construction equipment industry?
Will start-ups disrupt the construction equipment industry? With digitalization, electrification and autonomy all set to change the industry, could construction’s established players be wrongfooted by...
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Iteris awarded $3.3m Smart Mobility contract by City of Modesto in California
Iteris awarded $3.3m Smart Mobility contract by City of Modesto in California Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a co...
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Procore acquires INDUS.AI for construction Artificial Intelligence
Procore acquires INDUS.AI for construction Artificial Intelligence Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software, today announced it has acquired INDUS.AI, makers...
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Valmont acquiring Agritech AI and Machine Learning company Prospera Technologies
Valmont acquiring Agritech AI and Machine Learning company Prospera Technologies Valmont Industries, Inc., a leading global provider of engineered products and services for infrastructure and irrigati...
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D4 motorway project in the Czech Republic PPP finance includes KfW IPEX-Bank
D4 motorway project in the Czech Republic PPP finance includes KfW IPEX-Bank The consortium consisting of VINCI Highways and Meridiam (50/50) achieved successful financial close on the PPP project for...
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Doosan Bobcat invests $70m to expand manufacturing and jobs in North Carolina
Doosan Bobcat invests $70m to expand manufacturing and jobs in North Carolina Doosan Bobcat North America, a global leader in the compact equipment industry, announced today plans for a $70 million ex...
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British Safety Council announces winners of the International Safety Awards 2021
British Safety Council announces winners of the International Safety Awards 2021 The British Safety Council has today announced the individuals, teams, initiatives, and organisations who have won awar...
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Hyundai deploys Workspot Enterprise Desktop Cloud for a secure supply chain
Hyundai deploys Workspot Enterprise Desktop Cloud for a secure supply chain Workspot, the Desktop Cloud company, today announced that Hyundai Motor Group has successfully implemented Workspot’s SaaS p...
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Kaiden Ashun wins Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2021 competition
Kaiden Ashun wins Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2021 competition An electrotechnical installations apprentice from Cardiff has been crowned this year’s winner of the Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2021 competi...
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Business booming for Besblock in Shropshire
Business booming for Besblock in Shropshire Shropshire firm Besblock, one of the biggest names in construction in the Midlands, today reported orders were ‘flying through the roof’ as the easing of lo...
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Granite Construction wins $160m Leon Hurse Dam Project in Texas
Granite Construction wins $160m Leon Hurse Dam Project in Texas Granite has been awarded the Leon Hurse Dam project in Ladonia, Texas by Upper Trinity Regional Water District. The $160 million contrac...
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Britain looks to the 4th Industrial Revolution to lead the world in manufacturing
Britain looks to the 4th Industrial Revolution to lead the world in manufacturing Whilst the UK has been an industrial leader for decades, shifting trends in manufacturing has meant that the UK’s tota...
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HERRENKNECHT pushing forward at the Brenner Base Tunnel
HERRENKNECHT pushing forward at the Brenner Base Tunnel The miners in the Brenner Base Tunnel are pushing ahead rapidly with the major rail project. On Wednesday, March 31, 2021, they achieved a new r...
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Bosch, Shell, and Volkswagen develop gasoline with 20 percent lower CO² emissions
Bosch, Shell, and Volkswagen develop gasoline with 20 percent lower CO² emissions The available range of renewable low-carbon fuels is growing. Following on from R33 Blue Diesel, Bosch, Shell, and Vol...
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Ferrovial awarded $81m I-35 reconstruction contract in Texas
Ferrovial awarded $81m I-35 reconstruction contract in Texas Ferrovial, via its US construction subsidiary Webber, was awarded the reconstruction contract for a portion of I-35 in San Marcos, Texas (U...
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Demand for Digital Services drive expansion for Yotta
Demand for Digital Services drive expansion for Yotta Yotta, the leading global connected asset management and services provider, today announces 12 new hires across its marketing, support, sales, dev...
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Eurovia drives towards net zero with all-electric site team
Eurovia drives towards net zero with all-electric site team As set out in the Government’s Construction Playbook, the construction sector needs to make strides towards the 2050 net zero commitment; ta...
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Bouygues and Dassault Systèmes expand partnership for Construction Digital Transformation
Bouygues and Dassault Systèmes expand partnership for Construction Digital Transformation Dassault Systèmes and Bouygues Construction today announced the renewal of their strategic partnership seeking...
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Contech wins six US Corrugated Steel Pipe Association Project of the Year awards
Contech wins six US Corrugated Steel Pipe Association Project of the Year awards Contech® Engineered Solutions recently earned six National Corrugated Steel Pipe Association (NCSPA) Project of the Yea...
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NEBOSH and Health and Safety Executive launch new risk management qualification
NEBOSH and Health and Safety Executive launch new risk management qualification NEBOSH has partnered with Great Britain’s regulator, the Health and Safety Executive, to launch an introductory qualific...
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Zero emission bus funding to help UK minimise carbon from local public transport
Zero emission bus funding to help UK minimise carbon from local public transport In order to achieve the long-term objective of reducing the carbon footprint in the United Kingdom, the government has...
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Recycling waste materials in highway construction
Recycling waste materials in highway construction Chinese recycling processors imported 95% of plastics from the European Union and 70% from the United States for recycling. China’s decision in...
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Managing surface water and drainage crucial to prevent potholes
Managing surface water and drainage crucial to prevent potholes In response to the spiralling cost of fixing potholes across the UK road network, ACO Water Management has stressed the key role of effe...
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Green projects in developing countries scaled-up by European financing
Green projects in developing countries scaled-up by European financing Three EDFI members (FMO – Netherlands, OeEB – Austria and Swedfund – Sweden) reinforce the DFI´s collaboration...
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Outer Hebrides islands get permanent link thanks to Mabey Bridge
Outer Hebrides islands get permanent link thanks to Mabey Bridge Mabey Bridge, a leading international modular bridging specialist has been selected to design and install a 99 metre span bridge to lin...
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Business Environment Council welcomes 20 new signatories in Hong Kong
Business Environment Council welcomes 20 new signatories in Hong Kong The Business Environment Council (BEC) organised a virtual ceremony to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the BEC Low Carbon Charter...
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Will Brexit increase or reduce the cost of construction?
Will Brexit increase or reduce the cost of construction? The United Kingdom is the first and only nation to part ways with the European Union since it joined the European Communities -the predecessor...
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Bentley Systems and AASHTO host student TRAC Bridge virtual event
Bentley Systems and AASHTO host student TRAC Bridge virtual event Bentley Systems the infrastructure engineering software company, and the American Association of State Highway Transportation Official...
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