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Three reasons your Crisis Management Plan may fail
Three reasons your Crisis Management Plan may fail The COVID-19 pandemic has understandably spurred renewed conversation around business crisis management. This, pertaining to how to better plan for a...
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Research shows the best tools to improve older driver safety
Research shows the best tools to improve older driver safety A newly-published systematic review and meta-analysis identifies the training activities that have been shown to be effective in improving...
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On Computer Awareness Day we look at the most common Cybersecurity mistakes
On Computer Awareness Day we look at the most common Cybersecurity mistakes Today is Computer Awareness Day, and with more businesses operating a work from home policy than ever, paired with a rise in...
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Worldsensing Connectivity Management Tool strengthens infrastructure monitoring
Worldsensing Connectivity Management Tool strengthens infrastructure monitoring The industrial monitoring leader Worldsensing today officially launched Connectivity Management Tool (CMT), the latest a...
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Essential PPE for Road Workers
Essential PPE for Road Workers As time has progressed, the list of PPE protective equipment needed in the construction industry has increased. Consider, for example, that just under 20% of total fatal...
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Unique stainless steel and concrete bridge built in Cumbria to combat flooding risk
Unique stainless steel and concrete bridge built in Cumbria to combat flooding risk A new stainless steel and concrete bridge, the first of its kind in the UK, has opened to pedestrians and vehicles i...
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Kuwait awards Siemens Energy major service contract to bolster power grid reliability
Kuwait awards Siemens Energy major service contract to bolster power grid reliability Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water has awarded Siemens Energy a contract to provide maintenance of 116 hig...
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Advanced Technology Research Council creates ASPIRE to drive future technologies
Advanced Technology Research Council creates ASPIRE to drive future technologies The newly established Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) in Abu Dhabi has announced its plans to drive the cre...
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Experts discuss and debate the Future of Smart Cities in a Post-Pandemic World
Experts discuss and debate the Future of Smart Cities in a Post-Pandemic World Doha, Singapore, and Amsterdam are represented in a virtual summit hosted by Msheireb Downtown Doha, one of world’s smart...
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Siemens Energy developing the first emissions free Clean Air Circuit Switcher
Siemens Energy developing the first emissions free Clean Air Circuit Switcher Siemens Energy and Traverse City Light and Power (TCL&P) have installed the first circuit switcher that utilizes clean...
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Doka partners with AT-PAC to offer scaffolding as well as formwork
Doka partners with AT-PAC to offer scaffolding as well as formwork A strategic partnership with AT-PAC combines the global presence of Doka with longstanding scaffolding experience. Doka now offers fo...
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Point of Rental ventures into eCommerce with RentItOnline acquisition
Point of Rental ventures into eCommerce with RentItOnline acquisition Point of Rental has acquired RentItOnline, a Slovakia-based online booking engine and customer app for the equipment hire industry...
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Vodafone UK expands services to remove barriers to IoT adoption
Vodafone UK expands services to remove barriers to IoT adoption Vodafone UK is launching a new range of IoT services that will remove barriers to IoT adoption for UK businesses. By partnering with IoT...
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Network Rail’s new road-to-rail vehicle can reach emergencies faster
Network Rail’s new road-to-rail vehicle can reach emergencies faster Emergency services will have a better chance of saving lives when responding to incidents in the Severn Tunnel thanks to a ne...
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Fugro contract in Romania supports World Bank’s flood hazard and risk mapping
Fugro contract in Romania supports World Bank’s flood hazard and risk mapping Fugro has been awarded a Geo-data acquisition contract to support the World Bank in its efforts to support the Gover...
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Snøhetta designs landmark building in Hong Kong at former Kai Tak Airport
Snøhetta designs landmark building in Hong Kong at former Kai Tak Airport Commissioned by Nan Fung Group, Snøhetta has designed a mixed-use building in Hong Kong, named Airside. Situated in the centre...
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Worksport launches Regulation-A Investment Opportunity
Worksport launches Regulation-A Investment Opportunity Worksport Ltd has qualified its Regulation A offering with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, which enables securities to be issued b...
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Tachyum joins I4DI to develop the world’s fastest AI Supercomputer in Slovakia
Tachyum joins I4DI to develop the world’s fastest AI Supercomputer in Slovakia Tachyum has announced the formation of I4DI (Innovations for Digital Infrastructure), a partnership of innovative E...
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Aggregate Industries launches its Career Kickstart Programme 2020
Aggregate Industries launches its Career Kickstart Programme 2020 Committed to supporting the government’s pledge to provide skills and training for young people, Aggregate Industries has launched its...
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The future of Civil Engineering
The future of Civil Engineering The future is approaching us at an accelerating pace, with technology and innovations shaping the way we think, act, and interact with the world around us. We’re becomi...
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VINCI Energies acquires Eltek Systems to expand automation and process control
VINCI Energies acquires Eltek Systems to expand automation and process control Electrical, Automation and ICT engineering services provider, VINCI Energies UK & RoI has strengthened its industrial...
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Abseiling and diving all part of the job for Highways England engineers and inspectors
Abseiling and diving all part of the job for Highways England engineers and inspectors A two-year routine maintenance programme on a bridge used by around 23,000 drivers a day has recently completed –...
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Finning apprenticeship training scheme wins UK recognition
Finning apprenticeship training scheme wins UK recognition Finning UK and Ireland has been awarded a national accolade for its outstanding apprenticeship programmes, scooping a place in the government...
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OptiFuel natural gas Freight Locomotives aim to decarbonize the Rail Industry
OptiFuel natural gas Freight Locomotives aim to decarbonize the Rail Industry OptiFuel Systems, a solution provider of zero emission rail, marine and generator products, is now taking orders for a new...
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Windover Construction launches IDEA consulting platform for evolving technologies
Windover Construction launches IDEA consulting platform for evolving technologies Windover Construction, a global leader in construction management and innovation has announced the launch of Innovatio...
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Combat industrial cyber threats with Rockwell Automation
Combat industrial cyber threats with Rockwell Automation Companies continue to need help securing their industrial operations as they connect production and IT systems and contend with cyberthreats ta...
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NAWA America launched to industrialise advanced composite materials
NAWA America launched to industrialise advanced composite materials NAWA Technologies, a pioneer of next-generation energy storage systems has launched NAWA America, a new US-based company focused on...
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Speed warning signs installed by SWARCO Traffic for Melsonby Parish Council
Speed warning signs installed by SWARCO Traffic for Melsonby Parish Council An intelligent and reliable Vehicle Activated Sign (VAS) specified and installed by SWARCO Traffic, the traffic technology s...
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Ten Development Banks increase their commitment to road safety
Ten Development Banks increase their commitment to road safety In a virtual meeting, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and nine other multilateral development banks signed a high-level joint statemen...
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Fetch.ai and Datarella announce Smart City Infrastructure Trials In Munich
Fetch.ai and Datarella announce Smart City Infrastructure Trials In Munich Fetch.ai, a Cambridge-based artificial intelligence lab building an open-access decentralized machine learning network for sm...
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John Holland awarded critical part of Inland Rail project in Australia
John Holland awarded critical part of Inland Rail project in Australia John Holland has been awarded a major contract by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) to deliver a vital stage of the na...
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voxeljet new High-Speed 3D Printer VJET X heads for premium German Car Maker
voxeljet new High-Speed 3D Printer VJET X heads for premium German Car Maker voxeljet is a leading provider of high-speed, large-format 3D printers and on-demand parts services to industrial and comme...
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Highways England gets the go ahead for A303 bypass around Stonehenge
Highways England gets the go ahead for A303 bypass around Stonehenge Here’s how future journeys past Stonehenge could look after Highways England’s plans to unlock congestion and transform journeys fo...
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Panasonic and Yotta partner to deliver the future of Connected Asset Management
Panasonic and Yotta partner to deliver the future of Connected Asset Management Panasonic today announced a partnership with YOTTA, the leading connected asset management software and services provide...
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Fugro wins Caltrans contract for automated pavement condition surveys
Fugro wins Caltrans contract for automated pavement condition surveys Fugro has been awarded a multi-year contract by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to perform automated paveme...
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STRABAG wins 55 km railway line upgrade contract in Hungary
STRABAG wins 55 km railway line upgrade contract in Hungary STRABAG, the European-based technology partner for construction services, has been awarded the contract to upgrade an approximately 55 km lo...
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John Holland and Seymour Whyte to deliver Sydney’s new Gateway Motorway
John Holland and Seymour Whyte to deliver Sydney’s new Gateway Motorway John Holland and Seymour Whyte will deliver the toll-free Sydney Gateway motorway, a project that will transform how peopl...
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Atkins secures 9 year procurement contract for PTA Metronet Rolling Stock in Australia
Atkins secures 9 year procurement contract for PTA Metronet Rolling Stock in Australia SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business has been appointed by the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia (PTA) and...
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STRABAG awarded contracts for flood protection dams in Oman
STRABAG awarded contracts for flood protection dams in Oman STRABAG, the publicly listed European-based construction group, has been awarded two major contracts in the Sultanate of Oman. The Ministry...
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sees.ai wins UK Government drone funding to protect workers in highway infrastructure
sees.ai wins UK Government drone funding to protect workers in highway infrastructure Advance drone system sees.ai, leading a consortium of eight partners that includes Atkins, has won a share of £30...
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Hyundai selects NVIDIA DRIVE Infotainment and AI future models
Hyundai selects NVIDIA DRIVE Infotainment and AI future models NVIDIA and Hyundai Motor Group have announced that the automaker’s entire line-up of Hyundai, Kia and Genesis models will come standard w...
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Network Rail begins work on second section of new Dawlish sea wall
Network Rail begins work on second section of new Dawlish sea wall Network Rail has started work on the second section of the new, bigger sea wall at Dawlish, in Devon, which will provide greater prot...
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DJI introduces AGRAS T20 Drone for Agricultural Spraying
DJI introduces AGRAS T20 Drone for Agricultural Spraying DJI, the global leader in drone and camera technology, is again transforming farming with its latest agriculture drone, the DJI AGRAS T20. This...
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Precision technology investments help smaller farms make savings
Precision technology investments help smaller farms make savings With the growing availability of modestly priced yet highly accurate precision farming technology, including auto-steering/guidance sys...
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The Construction Waste Challenge – How to Do It Green?
The Construction Waste Challenge – How to Do It Green? Although the ongoing pandemic has affected the construction industry in the short term, long-term demand will not be affected so easily. By...
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Wirtgen W-220-Fi and Mill Assist remove road surface to 46 cm depth in two passes
Wirtgen W-220-Fi and Mill Assist remove road surface to 46 cm depth in two passes In Illinois, USA, a Wirtgen W 220 Fi large milling machine is being used to remove an entire road surface in just two...
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Pioneering fluid analysis lab keeps construction machines up and running
Pioneering fluid analysis lab keeps construction machines up and running Fluid analysis reveals a lot about the health of a machine. Finning UK & Ireland, official distributor for Caterpillar® equ...
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New book by Northampton University expert encourages teens to take up engineering
New book by Northampton University expert encourages teens to take up engineering An expert from the University of Northampton has co-authored a book to support a major national engineering vocational...
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EMEC-Prototyping celebrates 10 year anniversary with new HQ and larger test lab
EMEC-Prototyping celebrates 10 year anniversary with new HQ and larger test lab EMEC-Prototyping’s history started 10 years ago with Powertools development for the company Bosch. Test benches and proc...
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Southampton University process for turning carbon emissions into plastics
Southampton University process for turning carbon emissions into plastics Scientists from the University of Southampton have invented a hybrid catalyst platform that can efficiently and sustainably c...
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