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Lynch Plant leads the Way in Telehandler Safety with GKD Technologies
Lynch Plant leads the Way in Telehandler Safety with GKD Technologies GKD Technologies design, develop and produce height, slew and load safety control systems for general construction equipment and a...
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Sacyr starts operations of Rota de Santa María highway P3 Concession in Brazil
Sacyr starts operations of Rota de Santa María highway P3 Concession in Brazil Today Sacyr has started the operation of Rota de Santa María highway (RSC-287) in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil....
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Ramirent wins Charity Auction for Bobcat L28 Loader to Support Child Cancer Patients
Ramirent wins Charity Auction for Bobcat L28 Loader to Support Child Cancer Patients With a bid of SEK 357,000 (€34,930), Ramirent AB, a leading rental company, was the winner in a charity auction for...
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CASE acquires Sampierana to expand mini and midi excavator range
CASE acquires Sampierana to expand mini and midi excavator range CASE Construction Equipment is set to enhance its product offering, as CNH Industrial N.V. announced the execution of an agreement to i...
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Cenex-LCV2021 and Cenex-CAM2021 announces extensive seminar programme
Cenex-LCV2021 and Cenex-CAM2021 announces extensive seminar programme Cenex has announced the seminar programme for this year’s Cenex-Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV2021) and Cenex-Connected Automated Mobilit...
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Influence the future of AEC at Graphisoft’s Building Together 2021 Digital Event
Influence the future of AEC at Graphisoft’s Building Together 2021 Digital Event Graphisoft, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solution developer for architecture, announc...
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Cost saving benefits of a Sustainable Supply Chain
Cost saving benefits of a Sustainable Supply Chain Back in 2016, a report from McKinsey showed that a typical company’s supply chain accounted for 80 per cent of its greenhouse-gas emissions. But not...
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New alliance calls for UK to adopt Safe Roads for All
New alliance calls for UK to adopt Safe Roads for All Government leadership, through a robust and new Road Safety Strategy, policies and investment to make our roads and urban spaces safe and healthy,...
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Should we use Rubble Soakaways to manage excess water
Should we use Rubble Soakaways to manage excess water With notoriously wet weather and endless rainy forecasts, England is no stranger to the odd downpour. This rainfall is mostly manageable, but some...
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Tufftalk steps up hearing protection and communication solutions
Tufftalk steps up hearing protection and communication solutions Sena Industrial, the leader in advanced wireless communication solutions, introduces the new Tufftalk M headset, which incorporates Sen...
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Move Asia all set to re-imagine the future of Smart Mobility across Asia
Move Asia all set to re-imagine the future of Smart Mobility across Asia On 7-9 September 2021, MOVE Asia brings together those driving change in urban mobility across Asia to explore the opportunitie...
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Alfi and Lemma collaborate on DOOH network advertising business
Alfi and Lemma collaborate on DOOH network advertising business Alfi, Inc., an AI enterprise SaaS platform company, today announced the signing of a letter of intent with Lemma, one of the largest and...
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Tritium pioneers fast chargers for the Mining Industry
Tritium pioneers fast chargers for the Mining Industry Tritium, a global developer and manufacturer of direct current fast chargers for electric vehicles, and Miller Technology, a leading supplier of...
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Granite REIT announces C$330.7m acquisitions in Canada and Texas
Granite REIT announces C$330.7m acquisitions in Canada and Texas Granite Real Estate Investment Trust announced today that it has acquired one development property in Canada and has agreed to acquire...
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When it comes to building bridges Doka are the experts
When it comes to building bridges Doka are the experts People tend to cross bridges as quickly as possible; because you never know. Experts even have a term for this phenomenon: gephyrophobia or “brid...
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Sika sells European coatings business to Sherwin-Williams for $82m
Sika sells European coatings business to Sherwin-Williams for $82m Sika has agreed to sell its European industrial coatings business, based in Germany, to The Sherwin-Williams Company, the US-based gl...
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Finning hosting a brand-new FINROCK21 virtual event
Finning hosting a brand-new FINROCK21 virtual event On October 21 2021, Finning UK & Ireland, exclusive distributor of Cat® products, will be hosting a free-of-charge virtual event for plant opera...
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DOLL wind blade transport system approved by all the major wind turbine manufacturers
DOLL wind blade transport system approved by all the major wind turbine manufacturers Following the success of a trial loading operation performed in Denmark in mid-July, the DOLL wind blade transport...
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Balfour Beatty JV successfully delivers Whitechapel Elizabeth Line station
Balfour Beatty JV successfully delivers Whitechapel Elizabeth Line station Following the successful delivery by Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall and VINCI Construction (BBMV), Crossrail has handed over...
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Over 60 US companies earn Awards for Safety and Project Outcomes
Over 60 US companies earn Awards for Safety and Project Outcomes At the recent Construction Awards Banquet, that notion was on full display as many of the region’s top builders earned recognition for...
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ACO Webinar series focuses on tackling Habitat Destruction
ACO Webinar series focuses on tackling Habitat Destruction ACO Water Management has announced a new series of webinars and podcasts discussing the ways in which the construction industry can better pr...
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Rural Roads in India to get $300m upgrade
Rural Roads in India to get $300m upgrade The Asian Development Bank has approved a $300 million loan as additional financing for the ongoing Maharashtra Rural Connectivity Improvement Project that i...
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Bengaluru Metro Rail Network in India set for 56Km $500m expansion
Bengaluru Metro Rail Network in India set for 56Km $500m expansion The Asian Development Bank and the Government of India on 19 November signed a $500 million loan to expand the metro rail network in...
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ADB funds $235m expansion of 222km Pakistan National Highway 55
ADB funds $235m expansion of 222km Pakistan National Highway 55 The Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of $235 million to further upgrade National Highway 55 in Pakistan, which is crucial to t...
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Granite awarded $25.7m Tucson International Airport Airfield Safety Project
Granite awarded $25.7m Tucson International Airport Airfield Safety Project Granite announced it has been awarded the DBB1 contract by the Tucson Airport Authority (TAA) as part of their Airfield Safe...
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Avoid the Headache of Construction Delays with Good Project Management
Avoid the Headache of Construction Delays with Good Project Management When compared with other industries, construction has been slow to adopt digital technology. However, contractors and clients ali...
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John Deere and Hitachi Construction Machinery to end Joint Venture
John Deere and Hitachi Construction Machinery to end Joint Venture John Deere today announced it has agreed with Hitachi Construction Machinery to end the Deere-Hitachi joint venture manufacturing and...
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Doosan Infracore completes sale to Hyundai Heavy Industries
Doosan Infracore completes sale to Hyundai Heavy Industries Today is the official close and completion date of the Doosan Infracore sale to Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co.. Doosan Infracore will...
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The Cones continue on their exciting and educational adventures
The Cones continue on their exciting and educational adventures The highly successful series of children’s books, written by author Chris Madeley, is going from strength to strength with increased sup...
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Highways England promotes Net Zero with drive for lower carbon asphalts
Highways England promotes Net Zero with drive for lower carbon asphalts Highways England is accelerating the use of warm mix asphalts as standard across its supply chain as part of a drive toward net...
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Treescapes programme explores how trees and woodlands can help reach Net Zero
Treescapes programme explores how trees and woodlands can help reach Net Zero Six research teams from across the UK, including an academic from Robert Gordon University, will develop new tools to find...
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Business must take environmental matters into their own hands
Business must take environmental matters into their own hands With net zero deadlines looming closer, more emphasis is being put on businesses to pull their weight when it comes to cutting their carbo...
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Boingo and AWS accelerate Digital Transformation at Major Airports
Boingo and AWS accelerate Digital Transformation at Major Airports Boingo Wireless, a leading distributed antenna system (DAS), Wi-Fi and private network provider, today announced an expanded collabor...
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Esri and National Geographic launch Storytelling Challenge to inspire Ocean Conservation
Esri and National Geographic launch Storytelling Challenge to inspire Ocean Conservation Covering 70 percent of the planet’s surface, the ocean drives weather, provides sustenance, regulates tem...
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Councils in England awarded £15m for repair and upgrade of traffic signals
Councils in England awarded £15m for repair and upgrade of traffic signals 39 councils in England have been awarded a share of £15 million additional funding to upgrade and repair of traffic signals,...
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Mabey bridge lifting technique gets city centre transport project off the ground
Mabey bridge lifting technique gets city centre transport project off the ground By supplying a unique truss system to a major repair project at New Elvet Bridge in Durham, temporary works specialist,...
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Acklea introduces 7.2t Traffic Management Trucks with recycled plastic bodies
Acklea introduces 7.2t Traffic Management Trucks with recycled plastic bodies Traffic management vehicle specialist Acklea is increasing production of its plastic-bodied 7.2t commercial vehicles as de...
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Building fire-proofing safety and quality assurance solutions
Building fire-proofing safety and quality assurance solutions The price of fire damage is high. Without sufficient preventative measures and protective solutions in place, the tiniest flame or spark c...
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Hardstaff Barriers maximises city bridge safety during reconstruction project
Hardstaff Barriers maximises city bridge safety during reconstruction project Hardstaff Barriers is playing a major role in a two-year motorway bridge reconstruction project in Leeds which aims to imp...
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All Traffic Products starts-up with Santander UK funding
All Traffic Products starts-up with Santander UK funding All Traffic Products, based in Willenhall in the West Midlands, is a start-up business supplying steel tubes, brackets and road signage fitting...
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Subsidence and maintaining a heritage site
Subsidence and maintaining a heritage site Caring for the long-term health of any heritage building brings unique challenges. Buildings that have stood for hundreds of years, have their own cultural a...
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Cenex-CAM2021 session will unlock the potential of 5G
Cenex-CAM2021 session will unlock the potential of 5G Cenex has announced that the Connected Automated Mobility (CAM2021) event will kick-off on 20 September 2021 with a special online session dedicat...
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SNC-Lavalin Global Technology Center team wins the MERIT 2021 competition
SNC-Lavalin Global Technology Center team wins the MERIT 2021 competition SNC-Lavalin is pleased to announce that its Global Technology Center (GTC) team in India has won the top two spots at the MERI...
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UK backs technology start-ups as sector set to bloom
UK backs technology start-ups as sector set to bloom The launch of a new £375m scheme to drive investment in the UK’s most high growth, innovative and R&D intensive firms by the UK government, is...
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Cortical.io launches Contract Intelligence 4.5 document processing software
Cortical.io launches Contract Intelligence 4.5 document processing software Cortical.io today announced the release of Contract Intelligence 4.5, an artificial intelligence software that automatically...
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SOCOTEC explores the management of Asbestos Risks in the Railway Industry
SOCOTEC explores the management of Asbestos Risks in the Railway Industry Asbestos containing materials (ACMs) have been in widespread use in the rail network in the past, within buildings, rolling st...
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Terex Trucks wins RoSPA health and safety Gold Award
Terex Trucks wins RoSPA health and safety Gold Award Terex Trucks works hard to ensure its staff, customers and contractors get home safely to their families at the end of every working day. After fou...
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Hytera collaborates with Specialized by stc for critical communications for the 1442 Hajj
Hytera collaborates with Specialized by stc for critical communications for the 1442 Hajj Hytera, the global trusted provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, has collaborate...
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STRABAG wins six lane A8 motorway contract in Baden-Württemberg
STRABAG wins six lane A8 motorway contract in Baden-Württemberg The STRABAG Group has been awarded a new large-scale contract in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg. Germany’s federal m...
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Choose the right safety technology for off-road vehicles
Choose the right safety technology for off-road vehicles Worksites can be dangerous places. The potential for deaths and injuries caused by moving plant machinery and equipment should not be underesti...
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