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Ferrovial sells its Environmental Services business in Spain and Portugal to PreZero
Ferrovial sells its Environmental Services business in Spain and Portugal to PreZero Ferrovial has reached an agreement to sell its Environmental Services business in Spain and Portugal to PreZero, an...
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Cenex-LCV2021 and Cenex-CAM2021 open for visitor registration
Cenex-LCV2021 and Cenex-CAM2021 open for visitor registration Registration is now open for visitors to attend the annual Cenex-Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV2021) and Cenex-Connected Automated Mobility (CAM2...
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Department for Transport gives green light for the first Electric Motorway in the UK
Department for Transport gives green light for the first Electric Motorway in the UK The Department for Transport has awarded funding through Innovate UK to a consortium to lead the UK’s first ever st...
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Rio Tinto signs renewable energy agreement in Madagascar
Rio Tinto signs renewable energy agreement in Madagascar Rio Tinto has signed a power purchasing agreement for a new renewable energy plant to power the operations of its QMM ilmenite mine in Fort Dau...
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GSSI showcasing the UtilityScan Compact GPR System at Utility Expo 2021
GSSI showcasing the UtilityScan Compact GPR System at Utility Expo 2021 GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be showcasing its UtilityScan® compact...
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Making our professional lives more sustainable
Making our professional lives more sustainable There is a growing shift towards sustainability in every aspect of our personal lives. Whether at home or work, finding ways to reduce our carbon footpri...
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EIB launches public consultation to redefine their transport lending priorities
EIB launches public consultation to redefine their transport lending priorities The European Investment Bank (EIB), as one of the largest financiers of European transport infrastructure and mobility s...
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Four ways to ensure successful industrial equipment sales
Four ways to ensure successful industrial equipment sales Industrial equipment covers a lot of different types of machinery. But whether you are selling fixed or mobile industrial equipment, you need...
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The World Bank commits to support resilient recovery in Jamaica
The World Bank commits to support resilient recovery in Jamaica The World Bank’s Regional Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, completed a three-day visit to Ja...
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International Energy Agency examines Smart Cities and the race to Net Zero
International Energy Agency examines Smart Cities and the race to Net Zero A new International Energy Agency (IEA) report for the G20 Italy Presidency examines how cities can be a key to a net-zero em...
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Mindtech raises $3.25m for AI Vision Synthetic Data Training Platform
Mindtech raises $3.25m for AI Vision Synthetic Data Training Platform Mindtech Global, developer of the world’s leading end-to-end synthetic data creation platform for training AI vision systems...
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Construction and face coverings – to mask or not to mask
Construction and face coverings – to mask or not to mask There is a lot of discussion in the UK at the moment about masks, as from 19 July, it is no longer legally required to wear these in Engl...
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Wirtgen celebrates 60 years of innovation and rich history
Wirtgen celebrates 60 years of innovation and rich history Construction machinery from Windhagen is in use all over the world today. In addition to Wirtgen cold milling machines, which are found on vi...
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ARC Asia Forum focused on Accelerating Digital Transformation
ARC Asia Forum focused on Accelerating Digital Transformation The online annual ARC Industry Forum Asia titled Accelerating Digital Transformation in a Post-COVID World, from July 13-15, 2021, witness...
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Rubber modified asphalt as a proven circular solution for scrap tires
Rubber modified asphalt as a proven circular solution for scrap tires The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA), in partnership with the University of Missouri and The Ray, a non-profit proving...
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Abu Dhabi Fund for Development supports road infrastructure development in Rwanda
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development supports road infrastructure development in Rwanda Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the economic development arm of the UAE government, signed an agreement with th...
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Fluke brings Test and Measurement experience to the Solar Industry
Fluke brings Test and Measurement experience to the Solar Industry The new Fluke IRR1-SOL Solar Irradiance Meter makes the critical measurements needed for installing, testing, and maintaining photovo...
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Mercedes-Benz acquires electric motor technology company YASA
Mercedes-Benz acquires electric motor technology company YASA Mercedes-Benz today announced the acquisition of YASA, a pioneer in next-generation electric drive technology. Under the terms of the acqu...
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Saint-Gobain NA and Ecomedes launches buyers portal to simplify Sustainable Materials
Saint-Gobain NA and Ecomedes launches buyers portal to simplify Sustainable Materials Saint-Gobain, the world’s largest building materials company, and ecomedes, developer of the leading sustainable b...
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Hiboo enables construction companies to calculate their carbon impact
Hiboo enables construction companies to calculate their carbon impact Thanks to Hiboo’s solution, equipment users and renters are now able to collect and measure the CO₂e (the CO₂ equivalent) emission...
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City of Sandy in Oregon upgrades Street Lights with sustainable Cree RSW Series LED
City of Sandy in Oregon upgrades Street Lights with sustainable Cree RSW Series LED Cree Lighting announced the completion of an extensive project in the City of Sandy, Oregon, converting all of the c...
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Esri’s new book teaches Geographic Concepts through a South American Adventure
Esri’s new book teaches Geographic Concepts through a South American Adventure Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced the publication of The Locators: Adventure in Sou...
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Wireless Fluke 3562 Screening Vibration Sensor monitors machine health
Wireless Fluke 3562 Screening Vibration Sensor monitors machine health Fluke Reliability, a world leader in machine monitoring devices and cloud-based maintenance software, introduces the Fluke 3562 S...
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Nexxiot and Arkema team-up to revolutionize Chemical Transportation
Nexxiot and Arkema team-up to revolutionize Chemical Transportation French specialty materials manufacturer Arkema is now harnessing the capabilities of Swiss logistics digitization pioneer Nexxiot. T...
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USDA grant supports deployment of Monarch electric Tractor
USDA grant supports deployment of Monarch electric Tractor Monarch Tractor today announced it will deploy its award-winning, fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractor at Hopville Farms in Oregon....
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Blackline Safety G7 EXO area gas monitor wins international gold design award
Blackline Safety G7 EXO area gas monitor wins international gold design award Blackline Safety Corp., a global leader of hardware-enabled software as a service (SaaS) technology, today announced its G...
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Class Of Your Own learning portal aims to attract students into construction
Class Of Your Own learning portal aims to attract students into construction Class Of Your Own, a social enterprise dedicated to helping the construction industry engage with schools and educators to...
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Komatsu highlighting scalable, sustainable mining solutions at MINExpo 2021
Komatsu highlighting scalable, sustainable mining solutions at MINExpo 2021 To help support its customers’ sustainability targets while prioritizing safety and productivity, Komatsu will focus on “cre...
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SITECH opens new Trimble technology training facility in Staffordshire
SITECH opens new Trimble technology training facility in Staffordshire Trimble® connected construction specialist SITECH UK & Ireland has opened its new construction training facility in Norton Ca...
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Business must be collaborate to unlock potential of Freeports in England
Business must be collaborate to unlock potential of Freeports in England Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) launched its UK Freeports business sentiment report, representing the views...
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CHAS shares their tips for working in hot weather
CHAS shares their tips for working in hot weather While temperatures have been variable in the UK this summer, the UK’s ten warmest years on record have all occurred since 2002 and overall, the...
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Liebherr will showcase their latest innovations at MINExpo 2021
Liebherr will showcase their latest innovations at MINExpo 2021 Liebherr will showcase its latest innovative equipment, technology, and services for the mining industry at MINExpo International® in La...
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H2Accelerate whitepaper sets out the need for hydrogen trucking
H2Accelerate whitepaper sets out the need for hydrogen trucking A new whitepaper on the ‘Need for hydrogen trucking’ sets out the underlying arguments in favour of the use of hydrogen to decarbonise l...
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A High School Students guide to becoming a Civil Engineer
A High School Students guide to becoming a Civil Engineer Everywhere you look, there is something we can thank a civil engineer for. Civil engineers are responsible for developing roads, bridges, wate...
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HSBC arranges Green Guarantee for Gammon and Hong Kong Airport works
HSBC arranges Green Guarantee for Gammon and Hong Kong Airport works Gammon Construction Limited and HSBC announced an agreement to implement a green guarantee of HKD258 million to support the develop...
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Trends driving the construction equipment market growth to 2026
Trends driving the construction equipment market growth to 2026 According to a recent study from market research firm Graphical Research, the global construction equipment market size is poised to exp...
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What we can expect for the Construction Industry post lockdown
What we can expect for the Construction Industry post lockdown After more than a year of full and partial COVID-19 lockdowns, there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel. The UK’s vaccine rollo...
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Highways England announces ambitious Net Zero 2050 carbon roadmap
Highways England announces ambitious Net Zero 2050 carbon roadmap Highways England has announced its ambitious new carbon plan that will see it rapidly cut carbon from road construction, maintenance a...
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Esri releases new predictive Global Land Cover Map for 2050
Esri releases new predictive Global Land Cover Map for 2050 Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced it is releasing a new high-resolution, 2050 global land cover map as part...
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Aurora going Public by merging with Reinvent Technology Partners Y
Aurora going Public by merging with Reinvent Technology Partners Y Aurora, the self-driving technology company, has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Reinvent Technology Pa...
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Granite wins $18m 300 West Reconstruction project in Salt Lake City
Granite wins $18m 300 West Reconstruction project in Salt Lake City Granite has been awarded the $18 million contract for the 300 West Reconstruction project by Salt Lake City in Utah. The contract aw...
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Balfour Beatty and Fluor start construction of Oak Hill Parkway project in Texas
Balfour Beatty and Fluor start construction of Oak Hill Parkway project in Texas Balfour Beatty, as part of a joint venture with Fluor Corporation, recently broke ground on the Oak Hill Parkway infras...
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Fluke teams up with Boston Dynamics to expand Industrial Acoustic Imaging
Fluke teams up with Boston Dynamics to expand Industrial Acoustic Imaging Fluke Process Instruments, a global leader in infrared imaging and thermal profiling solutions for industrial applications, ha...
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Talented JCB engineer leaves lasting legacy for Engineer’s of the Future
Talented JCB engineer leaves lasting legacy for Engineer’s of the Future A talented JCB engineer who amassed a multi-million pound fortune thanks to his interest in cars has made a life-changing...
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EIB provides financing for Kekava bypass PPP project in Latvia
EIB provides financing for Kekava bypass PPP project in Latvia The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed up to finance the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) that will design, build, finance and mai...
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US National Heat Safety Coalition formed to establish Heat-Safety Standards
US National Heat Safety Coalition formed to establish Heat-Safety Standards MISSION®, the preeminent innovators of cooling and heat relief technologies and Magid®, the industrial leader in workplace s...
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Sofia International Airport set for modernisation with €40m from the EIB
Sofia International Airport set for modernisation with €40m from the EIB The European Investment Bank (EIB) and SOF Connect AD, a special purpose vehicle that is majority-owned by Meridiam, have signe...
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The solution to lack of raw materials and skyrocketing prices is your waste material
The solution to lack of raw materials and skyrocketing prices is your waste material It’s a problem affecting everyone, from suppliers to their customers: we’re in the middle of a supply shortage. Th...
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How long it took to paint the World’s most iconic buildings
How long it took to paint the World’s most iconic buildings There are, of course, many different trades involved within the construction industry, from surveyors to bricklayers to roofers. But...
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Non-Tipping Trailers can help combat truck driver shortages
Non-Tipping Trailers can help combat truck driver shortages With the ongoing shortage of truck drivers, leading construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries is encouraging the sector to overco...
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