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Sydney Build Expo 2022 program highlights Mental Health issues
Sydney Build Expo 2022 program highlights Mental Health issues With the national construction industry suffering further pandemic-related setbacks in recent months, Australia’s leading construct...
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The Intelligent Traffic Systems sector and Supply Chain strife
The Intelligent Traffic Systems sector and Supply Chain strife Just in time manufacturing has been the preference for many companies across the globe for decades – a system which relies on a steady in...
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The best Plastics Sustainability innovations to be decided at GRIPS
The best Plastics Sustainability innovations to be decided at GRIPS Innovators in plastics sustainability are invited to submit their work for the GRIPS Most Innovative Award, by 5.30pm GMT on Friday...
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Anderton Concrete looks at the UK infrastructure market and its future
Anderton Concrete looks at the UK infrastructure market and its future Tim Fields, Structural Projects Manager at Anderton Concrete, discusses the current challenges and opportunities facing the infra...
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Education is the key to solving the Construction Labour Shortage
Education is the key to solving the Construction Labour Shortage The construction industry, like many others, has struggled greatly throughout the past two years. While the challenges presented in 202...
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Artificial Intelligence enables hydropower smart planning across Amazon basin
Artificial Intelligence enables hydropower smart planning across Amazon basin An international team of researchers has for the first time demonstrated how artificial intelligence can be harnessed for...
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The Executive Hire Show celebrates a successful return
The Executive Hire Show celebrates a successful return The 15th annual Executive Hire Show took place on 9th & 10th February at the Coventry Building Society Arena. This year’s event comprised 155...
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Finnish Scientists use world’s largest indoor ice tank to test Wind Turbine design
Finnish Scientists use world’s largest indoor ice tank to test Wind Turbine design In the great outdoors, ice can form, break, melt and refreeze many times over a season. Add the realities of a...
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Yotta and Community Models aim to bring a social angle to highways maintenance
Yotta and Community Models aim to bring a social angle to highways maintenance Yotta, the leading global connected asset management and services provider, has joined forces with consultancy, Community...
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Holcomb Scientific Research unveils new Zero Emissions Energy source
Holcomb Scientific Research unveils new Zero Emissions Energy source Holcomb Scientific Research Ltd (HSR), a research and development company, has announced a scientific breakthrough in 100 percent c...
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SMT GB opens new Customer Support Centre
SMT GB opens new Customer Support Centre After over 40 years of occupancy at their Minworth site, SMT GB has moved the Birmingham team into a larger, more modern and strategically superior site in Bro...
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Fugro awarded geo-data contract to keep road infrastructure safe in Colorado
Fugro awarded geo-data contract to keep road infrastructure safe in Colorado The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has awarded Fugro a 4-year contract to perform pavement condition and righ...
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Point of Rental expands into Canada
Point of Rental expands into Canada Point of Rental is taking its relationship with its Canadian users to the next level: The company is establishing an official on-the-ground presence in Canada. Ben...
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Charity calls for passive sign posts and lighting columns to reduce road deaths
Charity calls for passive sign posts and lighting columns to reduce road deaths A national road victims’ charity has expressed its support for the use of passive sign posts and lighting columns in the...
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Modern Architecture vs Traditional Architecture
Modern Architecture vs Traditional Architecture Architecture has become a broad term, primarily focusing on building design. Architects play a significant role in design and project planning, and they...
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British HGV Operators can now go green with aerodynamic features and longer cabs
British HGV Operators can now go green with aerodynamic features and longer cabs More environmentally-friendly heavy goods vehicles are allowed on Britain’s roads, thanks to new Government regulations...
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EIB signs up to the One Ocean Summit in France for environmental-friendly ports
EIB signs up to the One Ocean Summit in France for environmental-friendly ports At the One Ocean Summit in Brest (France), a number of port authorities and stakeholders around the world signed a joint...
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Intertraffic Amsterdam 2022 set to feature a knowledge packed programme
Intertraffic Amsterdam 2022 set to feature a knowledge packed programme The Intertraffic Summit Programme 2022 has been announced and is fully focused on innovative solutions and best practices to spe...
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RPS wins spot on Crown Commercial Services Framework in the UK
RPS wins spot on Crown Commercial Services Framework in the UK RPS has been appointment by Crown Commercial Services (CCS) onto the Urban Regeneration Lot of the Construction Professional Services Fra...
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Power Grid Investment is the hot topic at Wire and Cable Guangzhou in June
Power Grid Investment is the hot topic at Wire and Cable Guangzhou in June Wherever there is investment, opportunities will inevitably follow. That is the thinking behind this year’s Wire & Cable...
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Vattenfall investing in Decarbonisation through Electrification
Vattenfall investing in Decarbonisation through Electrification Although climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our time, it holds immense opportunities for creative and innovative solutio...
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Esri’s new book helps Public Safety Agencies get started with GIS Technology
Esri’s new book helps Public Safety Agencies get started with GIS Technology When a winter storm battered a major city in the southwestern US and left millions in the community without power or...
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Kane County DoT selects Iteris for Smart Mobility, Safety and Sustainability
Kane County DoT selects Iteris for Smart Mobility, Safety and Sustainability Iteris, Inc., a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, has announced that it has been selected by the K...
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Snail Trails cast a dark shadow over Solar Panel efficiency
Snail Trails cast a dark shadow over Solar Panel efficiency Snail trails found on solar panels aren’t what you think they are. Instead of a slimy trail made by an actual snail, this description is act...
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Mobility analytics leader StreetLight Data acquired by Jacobs
Mobility analytics leader StreetLight Data acquired by Jacobs Jacobs announced today it has acquired StreetLight Data, Inc., a pioneer of mobility analytics who uses its vast data and machine learning...
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Siltbuster explores avoiding Water Pollution issues on Road Schemes
Siltbuster explores avoiding Water Pollution issues on Road Schemes Article by James Tucker, Business Development Manager (Construction) at Siltbuster. Across all sectors, there has been an acknowledg...
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Hyundai opens recruiting for start-ups for 2022 ZER01NE Accelerator
Hyundai opens recruiting for start-ups for 2022 ZER01NE Accelerator Hyundai Motor Group announced its 2022 first half ZER01NE Accelerator program, an open innovation platform to facilitate collaborati...
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Rokbak celebrates success at the Associated Equipment Distributors Summit
Rokbak celebrates success at the Associated Equipment Distributors Summit Rokbak was a major presence at this year’s Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Summit event, held in Florida in January. T...
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Intertraffic announces 2022 Award Nominee Shortlist
Intertraffic announces 2022 Award Nominee Shortlist The shortlist of nominees has been announced for the Intertraffic Awards 2022 – recognising, not two, but four year’s worth of excellence, following...
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Ramirent Alnabru empowers Green Machines in Norway
Ramirent empowering Green Machines in Norway Ramirent is now transforming the customer centre at Alnabru into the company’s green shift centre in Greater Oslo. All “green machines” i...
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Construction 4.0 technologies will drive sustainability
Construction 4.0 technologies will drive sustainability Technologies forming part of the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ can improve the economic and environmental sustainability of industries that con...
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Xwatch supports training at L Lynch Plant Hire and Haulage
Xwatch supports training at L Lynch Plant Hire and Haulage Lynch believes that the right training and familiarisation on all types of plant that the company supply is key to the company and the wider...
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GSSI PaveScan MDM Quality Control Tool to be showcased at World of Asphalt 2022
GSSI PaveScan MDM Quality Control Tool to be showcased at World of Asphalt 2022 GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be showcasing its PaveScan® Mix...
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Preparing the next generation of Sustainably Minded Engineers
Preparing the next generation of Sustainably Minded Engineers As world leaders gathered in the United Kingdom this fall to address the climate crisis, a team of researchers at the University of Delawa...
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Siemens Mobility modernising Exo Train Fleet With Sustainable Locomotives in Montreal
Siemens Mobility modernising Exo Train Fleet With Sustainable Locomotives in Montreal Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract by Montreal’s exo to design, manufacture, and commission 10 Charger l...
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Infinitum Electric introduces ultra-high-efficiency Air-core Motors in Canada
Infinitum Electric introduces ultra-high-efficiency Air-core Motors in Canada Infinitum Electric, creator of the breakthrough air-core motor, today announced at the 2022 AHR Expo a new product line sp...
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CEMEX and Synhelion develop fully solar powered Cement Plants
CEMEX and Synhelion develop fully solar powered Cement Plants CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. and Synhelion announce the successful production of the world’s first solar clinker, the key component of cement, a...
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Don’t miss out on the Infrastructure Boom
Don’t miss out on the Infrastructure Boom Infrastructure is the tantalizing word of the year in America, being one of the few topics that remains a universally agreed upon necessity. While the f...
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STIHL acquires stake in TinyMobileRobots in Denmark
STIHL acquires stake in TinyMobileRobots in Denmark German industrial group STIHL, the world’s leading manufacturer of chainsaw power tools, forestry machinery and robotic lawn mowers for prosumers an...
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University of Delaware technology could remove Carbon Dioxide from the air
University of Delaware technology could remove Carbon Dioxide from the air University of Delaware engineers have demonstrated a way to effectively capture 99% of carbon dioxide from air using a novel...
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Trimble Dimensions+ 2022 puts out a Call for Speakers
Trimble Dimensions+ 2022 puts out a Call for Speakers Trimble has opened its Call for Speakers for the Trimble Dimensions+ 2022 User Conference, which will be held November 7-9 at the Venetian Resort...
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Meta-Aramid Fibre shortage putting sustainable Asphalt production at risk
Meta-Aramid Fibre shortage putting sustainable Asphalt production at risk Asphalt Producers and Baghouse Manufacturers are forced to seek out alternative high-heat fabrics for particulate dust filtrat...
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Hydrogen is driving the Construction Industry forward
Hydrogen is driving the Construction Industry forward The construction industry and built environment plays a pivotal role in our everyday lives, and in the UK alone contributes £90 billion to the eco...
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Truck It In completes largest seed funding round in MENAP trucking space
Truck It In completes largest seed funding round in MENAP trucking space Homegrown logistics tech start-up Truck It In has closed a $13 million seed round jointly led by venture capital firms Global F...
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EIB invests €35m to finance Talgo’s digital transformation and innovation in Spain
EIB invests €35m to finance Talgo’s digital transformation and innovation in Spain The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Patentes Talgo have signed a €35 million green loan to finance the compa...
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GAP Group goes Green with Silver award from the Scottish Green Apple Awards
GAP Group goes Green with Silver award from the Scottish Green Apple Awards The largest independent hire company in the UK, GAP Hire Solutions, has achieved a Silver Level accolade at the 2021 Scottis...
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Automated Bus Consortium™ requests proposals to procure highly Automated Buses
Automated Bus Consortium™ requests proposals to procure highly Automated Buses The Automated Bus Consortium™, a collective of U.S. transit agencies and departments of transportation, ann...
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Topcon releases new GTL-1200 Scanning Robotic Total Station
Topcon releases new GTL-1200 Scanning Robotic Total Station Topcon Positioning Group has announced its latest scanning robotic total station — the GTL-1200. The GTL-1200 solution combines the power of...
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Iteris wins $1.7m Smart Mobility contract in San Bernardino
Iteris wins $1.7m Smart Mobility contract in San Bernardino Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, has announced that it has been awarded a $1.7 million contract...
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Rural Road upgrading and rehabilitation in developing countries
Rural Road upgrading and rehabilitation in developing countries Construction methodologies and materials properties as results of different financial, environmental, social and quality requirements: c...
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