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VolvoCE tests tele-operated high-lift wheel-loader using 5G
VolvoCE tests tele-operated high-lift wheel-loader using 5G Volvo Construction Equipment is the first in the world to trial a remote-controlled High-lift wheel loader over a 5G network in a complex fo...
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Construction Scrum looks at delivering projects easier, better and faster
Construction Scrum looks at delivering projects easier, better and faster Construction Scrum: How to Deliver Projects Easier, Better, and Faster is the first practical guide for construction professio...
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Watson-Marlow announces new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Massachusetts
Watson-Marlow announces new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Massachusetts Watson-Marlow has announced the ground breaking of its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Devens Massac...
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Behind the US Cooling Program for Construction Workers
Behind the US Cooling Program for Construction Workers Millions of workers who work outdoors are exposed to risks of heat stress, exhaustion, and other heat-related illnesses in their workplaces. Acco...
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New UK strategy to boost exports to £1 trillion – Made in the UK – Sold to the World
New UK strategy to boost exports to £1 trillion – Made in the UK – Sold to the World The Government today launches an ambitious new ‘Made in the UK, Sold to the World’ plan to help busines...
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Network Rail wins APM Innovation in Project Management Award
Network Rail wins APM Innovation in Project Management Award The winners of the annual Association for Project Management (APM) Awards have been announced at a live ceremony which took place at Old Bi...
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Egis and Cylus launch first Global Rail Cybersecurity Operations Center
Egis and Cylus launch first Global Rail Cybersecurity Operations Center Egis and Cylus will deliver the first Rail Security Operations Centre (SOC) through their joint cybersecurity Center of Excellen...
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Costain joins Antarctic Quest 21 climate change expedition
Costain joins Antarctic Quest 21 climate change expedition Costain consultant Phil Carrotte will be following in the footsteps of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton as he joins the Antarctic Quest 21 clim...
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Blackwood Plant Hire signs up to the Xwatch Safety Revolution in the UK
Blackwood Plant Hire signs up to the Xwatch Safety Revolution in the UK Blackwood Plant Hire, based in Kilmarnock, specialise in the hire of operated and self-drive excavators throughout Central Scotl...
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Swire Shipping steps onboard as major sponsor for Fijian Drua Rugby Team
Swire Shipping steps onboard as major sponsor for Fijian Drua Rugby Team As part of its commitment to developing young Fijian rugby talent for the global stage as well as to underscore its strong, his...
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Hitachi Construction Machinery UK and Balfour Beatty join forces for a sustainable future
Hitachi Construction Machinery UK and Balfour Beatty join forces for a sustainable future Hitachi Construction Machinery UK (HCMUK), a leading name in the construction, quarrying and demolition equipm...
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EBRD finances €150m construction of railway from Istanbul to Bulgaria
EBRD finances €150m construction of railway from Istanbul to Bulgaria The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a €150 million loan to the Turkish government for the con...
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Box structure flyover saves Network Rail £70m and six months
Box structure flyover saves Network Rail £70m and six months Engineers have saved £70m of taxpayers’ money by using creative new methods to build a railway flyover as part of the East West Rail projec...
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The UK Executive Hire Show back in business for 2022
The UK Executive Hire Show back in business for 2022 The Executive Hire Show team is delighted to confirm that the UK’s premier hire event is back and will be taking place between 9th and 10th Februar...
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Insights on the US Infrastructure Bill’s impact on the Highways Industry
Insights on the US Infrastructure Bill’s impact on the Highways Industry 2021 has been a year of widely variable business conditions, particularly for the heavy highway and civil contractor indu...
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Industry leaders comment on COP26
Industry leaders comment on COP26 As COP26 draws to a close, key industry leaders have shared their reactions and comments with Highways.Today: Nano One Nano One is a technology company with a patente...
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Business Basics – How To Get Quoting Right
Business Basics: How To Get Quoting Right Almost any business – from startups, to large corporations, contractors and freelancers – use price quotation. For some businesses, the quote for their produc...
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Reducing water, air and environmental pollution from Drain Sewer Cleaning operations
Reducing water, air and environmental pollution from Drain Sewer Cleaning operations The environmental benefits that could be achieved by avoiding the frequency of using Diesel powered HGV Drain clean...
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Global Construction Industry shows a real commitment to Sustainability
Global Construction Industry shows a real commitment to Sustainability The fourth edition of the World Green Building Trends SmartMarket Report makes a clear case that the design and construction indu...
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Giga Carbon Neutrality preparing to launch zero-emission Commercial Vehicles
Giga Carbon Neutrality preparing to launch zero-emission Commercial Vehicles Giga Carbon Neutrality will launch 21 different battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicles by the end of 2023...
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Vivacity Labs and Vaisala to improve travel sustainability with Data Insights
Vivacity Labs and Vaisala to improve travel sustainability with Data Insights Vivacity Labs, the London-based transport technology scaleup, and Vaisala, a global leader in weather, environmental, and...
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UK Construction Plastic Waste increased 45.72 percent in two years
UK Construction Plastic Waste increased 45.72 percent in two years Plastic waste from the UK’s construction industry has increased 45.72% in two years, according to analysis of recently published gove...
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Costain and Monotch announce strategic partnership
Costain and Monotch announce strategic partnership Dutch smart infrastructure specialist Monotch has selected Costain as UK deployment partner for its Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS)...
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Helion raises $500m to demonstrate Net Electricity from Fusion by 2024
Helion raises $500m to demonstrate Net Electricity from Fusion by 2024 Helion, a clean energy company committed to creating a new era of plentiful, zero-carbon electricity from fusion, today announced...
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DEME Offshore wins $1.1 Billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Farm construction contract
DEME Offshore wins $1.1 Billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Farm construction contract DEME Offshore US LLC, the world’s leading offshore wind farm contractor, today announced that it has secured a...
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Lower Thames Crossing plans to spend £1 in every £3 with SME’s
Lower Thames Crossing plans to spend £1 in every £3 with SME’s An innovative new database of more than 500 businesses, built by National Highways to help local firms win their share of work earm...
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Esh Construction completes £42.5m Strategic Transport Corridor in Sunderland
Esh Construction completes £42.5m Strategic Transport Corridor in Sunderland Esh Construction has marked the completion of its largest project in company history with Phase 3 of the Sunderland Strateg...
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Eurovia UK’s Employer Audit Scheme wins them a 5% Club Gold Award
Eurovia UK’s Employer Audit Scheme wins them a 5% Club Gold Award Eurovia UK was delighted to be recognised with The 5% Club Gold Award through its 2021 Employer Audit Scheme. This award recogni...
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More needs to be done on Cybersecurity in manufacturing and engineering
More needs to be done on Cybersecurity in manufacturing and engineering As the fourth industrial revolution gathers pace, cyber criminals are honing their craft. But what exactly are the risks and wha...
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Geotab Sustainability Report charts path to Net-Zero
Geotab Sustainability Report charts path to Net-Zero Acknowledging the pivotal role it plays as an enabler of low-carbon fleets and supporting infrastructure, Geotab Inc., a global leader in IoT and c...
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Australia releases $150 million Remote Roads Upgrade Pilot Program
Australia releases $150 million Remote Roads Upgrade Pilot Program The Australian Government today launched a new $150 million Remote Roads Upgrade Pilot Program. Acting Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce s...
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The environmental costs of a building destroyed by fire
The environmental costs of a building destroyed by fire In recent months, there have been a number of newsworthy industrial and commercial fires where we have seen a long distant shot of a large smoke...
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Honeywell and Sacyr to build innovative Plastics Recycling Plant in Andalucía
Honeywell and Sacyr to build innovative Plastics Recycling Plant in Andalucía Honeywell today announced the commercialization of UpCycle process technology, a revolutionary process that expands the ty...
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The CEA explores Climate issues at COP26
The CEA explores Climate issues at COP26 As world leaders gather for the crucial climate summit, COP26 in Glasgow, the CEA has committed to continue supporting its members on their journey to achievin...
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UK Roads Policing Chief urges joint effort to alter Road Danger mindsets
UK Roads Policing Chief urges joint effort to alter Road Danger mindsets The UK’s top roads policing officer is urging every force in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to support a major n...
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Siemens Energy to connect New York’s 1st Offshore Wind Farm to the Grid
Siemens Energy to connect New York’s 1st Offshore Wind Farm to the Grid Siemens Energy has been awarded its first offshore grid connection project in the United States. In a consortium with Aker...
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Dublin Link in Ohio named 2021 Project of the Year by American Society of Highway Engineers
Dublin Link in Ohio named 2021 Project of the Year by American Society of Highway Engineers T.Y. Lin International, a globally recognized full-service infrastructure consulting firm, announces that th...
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Ricardo agrees £2.3m Technical Oversight Contract for new Metro route in Taipei
Ricardo agrees £2.3m Technical Oversight Contract for new Metro route in Taipei Ricardo has announced it has been appointed by the Taipei City Government to provide Independent Verification and Valida...
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Barricade Services and Sales acquired by RoadSafe Traffic Systems
Barricade Services and Sales acquired by RoadSafe Traffic Systems RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc., the nation’s largest provider of traffic control and pavement marking services, announced today the ac...
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Bobcat partners with National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
Bobcat partners with National Disaster Search Dog Foundation Bobcat announced today a new partnership with the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthe...
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AECOM and Royal Commission for AlUla sign strategic partnership in Saudi Arabia
AECOM and Royal Commission for AlUla sign strategic partnership in Saudi Arabia AECOM, a leading infrastructure consulting firm, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Royal Commission...
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Balfour Beatty sells USA Track Solutions Operations to Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group
Balfour Beatty sells USA Track Solutions Operations to Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group Balfour Beatty today announces the sale of its U.S. Track Solutions operations to Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group (RSRG) for...
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SOLUTRANS Trade Show to focus on Eco-responsible Transport Technologies
SOLUTRANS Trade Show to focus on Eco-responsible Transport Technologies SOLUTRANS, the global hub for heavy and light commercial vehicles, will hold its 16th edition from 16 to 20 November 2021 in Lyo...
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Iteris awarded $1.46m for Federal Highway training and workforce Development
Iteris awarded $1.46m for Federal Highway training and workforce Development Iteris, Inc., a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded multi-y...
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Smart Eye’s iMotions acquisition to unlock multi-modal human behavioural research
Smart Eye’s iMotions acquisition to unlock multi-modal human behavioural research Today, Smart Eye and iMotions announced they have entered into an agreement in which Smart Eye will acquire iMot...
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Crafco appoints Gary Johnson as their new President
Crafco appoints Gary Johnson as their new President Crafco Inc., has announced that Gary Johnson is taking over as President of Crafco. Gary joined Crafco as Vice President of Sealant Operations in 20...
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The PPE Regulatory Landscape in the UK post Brexit
The PPE Regulatory Landscape in the UK post Brexit As in so many aspects of our lives, two seismic events have caused enormous change in the business of making and regulating PPE; the pandemic and Bre...
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Construction needs to work together with Education for MMC to thrive
Construction needs to work together with Education for MMC to thrive Moving to Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) isn’t just about reducing the labour requirements needed to meet UK house building t...
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The Automotive Industry putting customers first as they bounce back
The Automotive Industry putting customers first as they bounce back The consequences of the global pandemic have been profound. Like many other sectors, large swathes of the automotive industry had to...
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Bloom Energy and SK ecoplant expand Hydrogen Power Generation partnership
Bloom Energy and SK ecoplant expand Hydrogen Power Generation partnership Bloom Energy, a leading energy company, and SK ecoplant, an affiliate of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, today announced t...
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