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John Holland powering-up Australia’s Gold Coast Light Rail
John Holland powering-up Australia’s Gold Coast Light Rail Australia’s most prolific rail company John Holland is set to commence early works for Stage 3 of the Gold Coast’s largest ever infrast...
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ARC Industry Forum Asia looks at Accelerating Digital Transformation post-COVID
ARC Industry Forum Asia looks at Accelerating Digital Transformation post-COVID The annual ARC Industry Forum Asia titled Accelerating Digital Transformation in a Post-COVID World, from July 13-15, 20...
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Siemens Intelligent Traffic Systems evolves into Yunex Traffic
Siemens Intelligent Traffic Systems evolves into Yunex Traffic Former Siemens Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) launches its new brand Yunex Traffic and starts operating as a new company of Siemens Mo...
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First sustainability design and construction showroom opens in London
First sustainability design and construction showroom opens in London On the 8th of July 2021, EDGE, a sustainability-focused design and construction showroom, will launch its London resource centre i...
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Turkmenistan Investment and Development Forum 2021
Turkmenistan Investment and Development Forum 2021 This year Turkmenistan celebrates their 30th anniversary of independence. To mark the occasion they will be bringing together leading international c...
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Robert Hauser takes over as chairman and CEO at Doka
Robert Hauser takes over as chairman and CEO at Doka The international formwork and scaffolding company Doka has welcomed a new CEO. On 1 July, Robert Hauser took over as chairman of the Executive Boa...
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Septentrio and XenomatiX partner for accurate LiDAR 3D mapping solutions
Septentrio and XenomatiX partner for accurate LiDAR 3D mapping solutions Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS/INS positioning solutions, and XenomatiX, provider of true-solid-state-LiDAR techno...
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Massive Analytic invest £1m to build AI and Machine Learning Centre in New Delhi
Massive Analytic invest £1m to build AI and Machine Learning Centre in New Delhi Massive Analytic, the London based precognition AI company, is announcing a £1 million investment into its existing ope...
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John Deere announces master supply agreement with Mobile Track Solutions
John Deere announces master supply agreement with Mobile Track Solutions John Deere announces a master supply agreement with Mobile Track Solutions, L.L.C., an Elkader, Iowa-based manufacturer of towe...
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Hardstaff Barriers now protecting Scottish drivers after M8 bridge upgrades
Hardstaff Barriers now protecting Scottish drivers after M8 bridge upgrades A major bridge upgrade project on Scotland’s busiest motorway has been completed ensuring maximum protection for all road us...
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New innovative Hitch-System from SIWI delivers efficiency and safety for farmers
New innovative Hitch-System from SIWI delivers efficiency and safety for farmers Newly launched in the UK, Danish company SIWI has developed the hitch system of the future. A hitch system that lets yo...
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Ritchie Bros. prepares for largest pipeline construction auction in New Mexico
Ritchie Bros. prepares for largest pipeline construction auction in New Mexico On August 10 – 11, Ritchie Bros. will conduct its largest-ever, single-owner auction for Barrilleaux Inc., an oilfield pi...
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Finning celebrates winning internationally recognised RoSPA safety award
Finning celebrates winning internationally recognised RoSPA safety award Finning UK & Ireland, the exclusive distributor for Caterpillar® products, is celebrating after landing an internationally...
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Generation Bitcoin demands new construction equipment ownership models
Generation Bitcoin demands new construction equipment ownership models With new ways of doing business, features-as-a-service and a more direct relationship with manufacturers all in the mix, a once-s...
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Fuel use shows that the UK construction industry has recovered from the pandemic
Fuel use shows that the UK construction industry has recovered from the pandemic With the UK preparing for a new normal we can look back over the last 12 months to see what effect the pandemic had on...
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Network Rail trials Recycled Plastic Railway Sleepers
Network Rail trials Recycled Plastic Railway Sleepers Trains in Wiltshire are now running on top of old bottles, food packaging and other unwanted plastics, with the introduction of the first composit...
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Manchester Simister M60, M66 and M62 interchange £138m project awarded
Manchester Simister M60, M66 and M62 interchange £138m project awarded Smoother, safer journeys through one of the region’s busiest motorway-to-motorway junctions are a step nearer after the award of...
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Gammon Construction partners with Guildhawk to bring old buildings into the future
Gammon Construction partners with Guildhawk to bring old buildings into the future Gammon Construction Limited is partnering with Guildhawk, a tech-led language services consultancy, to bring built en...
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Aggregate Industries promotes Sustainable Materials in line with new UK Net Zero rules
Aggregate Industries promotes Sustainable Materials in line with new UK Net Zero rules Leading construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has welcomed the news that firms looking to bid for...
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Suction Excavator Solutions transforms into an Employee Owned Trust
Suction Excavator Solutions transforms into an Employee Owned Trust Suction Excavator Solutions, otherwise known as SES, is the first suction excavator hire company to turn into an Employee Owned Trus...
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EZ Street Asphalt meets Net Zero targets
EZ Street Asphalt meets Net Zero targets For Aberdeenshire-based Red Stag Materials, meeting statutory Net Zero targets while improving the nation’s infrastructure represents a huge challenge – but al...
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How to protect from Lightning Strikes on Construction Sites
How to protect from Lightning Strikes on Construction Sites In the United States, cloud-to-ground lightning strikes occur around 20 to 25 million times a year. These strikes cause 30 deaths annually o...
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Scholarships for Civil Engineering Students
Scholarships for Civil Engineering Students Engineering is one of the most in-demand programs among incoming college students. From mechanical to electronics, it has various fields that you can choose...
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How to choose the right College Engineering Program
How to choose the right College Engineering Program Have you graduated successfully from high school with Maths and Physics as your electives? Are you now looking for the right degree program in engin...
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Aggregate Industries Contracting Division expands site testing with UKAS-accredited Lab
Aggregate Industries Contracting Division expands site testing with UKAS-accredited Lab As part of its pledge to become a leading sustainable business, including the improvement of resource efficiency...
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DCW Insights looks at the future of property forecasting
DCW Insights looks at the future of property forecasting The history of property forecasting is certainly complex; until the 1980s, it’s been said that this was largely based on intuition and instinct...
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Local apprentices set to work at £15m Loftus Housing Development
Local apprentices set to work at £15m Loftus Housing Development A team of four local apprentices have been recruited to support the £15m Hummersea Hills development in Loftus, where 128 new homes wil...
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The rise of sustainability in the construction industry
The rise of sustainability in the construction industry RHC, a leading industrial construction contractor, has announced plans to offer solar energy construction services that will cater to oil and ga...
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Hyundai completes acquisition of Boston Dynamics
Hyundai completes acquisition of Boston Dynamics Hyundai Motor Group, Boston Dynamics, Inc. and SoftBank Group Corp., have announced the completion of the Group’s acquisition of a controlling interest...
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Collaboration benefits for the Construction Industry
Collaboration benefits for the Construction Industry When it comes to collaborative industries, the construction sector is amongst the most interconnected out there. The number of stakeholders, involv...
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GSSI looks at using Ground Penetrating Radar for Cemetery Mapping
GSSI looks at using Ground Penetrating Radar for Cemetery Mapping Across the United States, a large amount of forgotten burials of unmarked and lost graves exist. Geophysical techniques, including gro...
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Total initiates strategic rebrand to TotalEnergies
Total initiates strategic rebrand to TotalEnergies At the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, shareholders, almost unanimously approved the resolution to change the company’s name from T...
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Scotland’s iconic Forth Road Bridge enters the digital era
Scotland’s iconic Forth Road Bridge enters the digital era Scotland’s iconic Forth Road Bridge is set for a new lease of life – carrying ultrafast internet traffic for the historic town which li...
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New environmentally friendly resurfacing material trialled on M3 Motorway
New environmentally friendly resurfacing material trialled on M3 Motorway A section of the M3 motorway in Hampshire is becoming the first stretch of motorway to use a resurfacing material which contai...
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Hydrogen-reduced iron sponge developed by HYBRIT: SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall
Hydrogen-reduced iron sponge developed by HYBRIT: SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall have now produced the world’s first hydrogen-reduced iron sponge on a pilot scale. The techn...
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Five things you need to know about the UK Environment Bill
Five things you need to know about the UK Environment Bill After several COVID-related setbacks, the Environment Bill, which provides a post-Brexit framework for environmental governance in England, i...
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Ferrovial reinforces SDG commitments with new projects in Latin America and Africa
Ferrovial reinforces SDG commitments with new projects in Latin America and Africa Ferrovial has taken a new step in its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals, integrated into the company...
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ADB loans $150m for Solomon Islands Land and Maritime Connectivity Project
ADB loans $150m for Solomon Islands Land and Maritime Connectivity Project The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved support of almost $150 million to boost land and maritime connectivity in Solom...
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ADB finances $100m Bangladesh Rural Road Network expansion
ADB finances $100m Bangladesh Rural Road Network expansion The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan to expand the coverage of an ongoing rural road network improvement project...
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AIIB finances $260m for high-tech Bridge Construction in Bangladesh
AIIB finances $260m for high-tech Bridge Construction in Bangladesh The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a USD260-million loan to Bangladesh for the construction of a bridge th...
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How can developers use data to their advantage?
How can developers use data to their advantage? In an industry that’s intrinsically traditional, the notion of utilising data more widely is often met with apprehension. After all, technology is large...
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VolvoCE commits to approved Carbon reduction using science based targets
VolvoCE commits to approved Carbon reduction using science based targets In a pledge to reduce its carbon impact and help meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE)...
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Intel identifies key industries to harness tech and slash emissions to reach Net-zero
Intel identifies key industries to harness tech and slash emissions to reach Net-zero Resilience First in partnership with Intel have today published a new white paper on ‘Decarbonisation and the role...
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Albania launches first tender for utility-scale onshore wind power plants
Albania launches first tender for utility-scale onshore wind power plants Albania has launched its first tender for utility-scale onshore wind power plants today. Individual projects with a capacity o...
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CHAS and British Lung Foundation initiative looks at dealing with deadly dust
CHAS and British Lung Foundation initiative looks at dealing with deadly dust June 21 – 27 marks Love your Lungs Week, a British Lung Foundation initiative to promote better lung health. Alex Mi...
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Mio launches the MioWORK A500s Android series for professionals
Mio launches the MioWORK A500s Android series for professionals MiTAC Digital Technology Corporation (MDT), a subsidiary of MiTAC Holdings Corporation (MHC, TWSE: 3706), announces the global release o...
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Doka invests in the future with new powder coating plant
Doka invests in the future with new powder coating plant The new Doka powder coating plant is one of the most modern plants of its kind in Europe and one of the largest production investments Doka has...
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MB Crusher explores the environmental aspects of soils, excavated rocks and sand
MB Crusher explores the environmental aspects of soils, excavated rocks and sand The problem with excavated earth and rocks is, from an economic, regulatory, and an environmental perspective. However,...
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Green issues facing the building, construction and infrastructure industries
Green issues facing the building, construction and infrastructure industries The construction industry is known for its heavy use of natural resources, which is often an unavoidable part of the proces...
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Post-pandemic construction surge driving demand for worker-friendly on-site storage
Post-pandemic construction surge driving demand for worker-friendly on-site storage New research highlights that the construction industry has grown nearly 6% in early spring 2021, meaning that new wo...
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