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Are vehicle infotainment systems a road safety hazard?
Are vehicle infotainment systems a road safety hazard? Worrying results from a new study released today show that the latest in-vehicle infotainment systems, designed to improve road safety, are faili...
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Mendix app speeds up Parking Registration for 2.5m visitors to Rotterdam
Mendix app speeds up Parking Registration for 2.5m visitors to Rotterdam Mendix, a Siemens business and the global leader in enterprise low-code, today announced that the Municipality of Rotterdam has...
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MIT studies new approach to sustainable building is taking shape in Boston
MIT studies new approach to sustainable building is taking shape in Boston A new building about to take shape in Boston’s Roxbury area could, its designers hope, herald a new way of building residenti...
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Easytread Automated Tyre Tread Measurement set to drive road safety forward
Easytread Automated Tyre Tread Measurement set to drive road safety forward Tackling common road safety issues, and delivering an ongoing sales opportunity, the Beissbarth EasyTread automated tyre wea...
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The Raising Project Finance Handbook by David Rose will save time, energy and money
The Raising Project Finance Handbook by David Rose will save time, energy and money A new publication, The RAISING PROJECT FINANCE Handbook, shares decades of hands-on experience in project financing...
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On track with the Formwork Experts
On track with the Formwork Experts As an increasingly large proportion of the population is concentrated in cities, metro systems have become a crucially important mobility factor. Passenger numbers w...
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Hyper Poland smashes funding goal in 10 days to demonstrate prototype Magrail system
Hyper Poland smashes funding goal in 10 days to demonstrate prototype Magrail system Just ten days after their launch on investment platform Seedrs, Hyper Poland has achieved its €451,000 investment t...
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Hyundai Construction Equipment and Hyundai Motors developing Hydrogen Fuel Excavators
Hyundai Construction Equipment and Hyundai Motors developing Hydrogen Fuel Excavators Hyundai Construction Equipment has recently joined forces with Hyundai Motor Group to develop the world’s first hy...
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Circuit Zandvoort opened prior to Dutch Grand Prix aided by Mammoet
Circuit Zandvoort opened prior to Dutch Grand Prix aided by Mammoet Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen has opened Circuit Zandvoort near Amsterdam – the venue for this...
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Metso launched NW Rapid crusher range for the North American market at CONEXPO
Metso launched NW Rapid crusher range for the North American market at CONEXPO Metso is extending their NW Rapid™ series of transportable wheel-mounted crushing plants with a range developed sp...
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UK Government announces further changes to the IR35 construction tax changes
UK Government announces further changes to the IR35 construction tax changes Changes to the off-payroll working rules – which will impact on the construction industry by placing additional oblig...
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MANN+HUMMEL showcased new technologies for construction machines at ConExpo
MANN+HUMMEL showcased new technologies for construction machines at ConExpo Predictive service, protection of valuable components and space-optimized use – these are just a few advantages of the...
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Nomad Digital to deploy train WiFi with Öresund in Denmark and Sweden
Nomad Digital to deploy train WiFi with Öresund in Denmark and Sweden Nomad Digital has won a multi-million-pound contract to execute their Nomad Connect WiFi solution for 111 trains, securing more ma...
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JCB sponsors British canoeist Adam Burgess as he paddles for Olympic gold
JCB sponsors British canoeist Adam Burgess as he paddles for Olympic gold BRITISH canoeing medallist Adam Burgess has some extra power in his paddle as he goes for gold this summer – after landi...
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CDE launches new wet-processing 500tph ComboTM X900 at CONEXPO
CDE launches new wet-processing 500tph ComboTM X900 at CONEXPO CDE, an industry-leading manufacturer of wet processing equipment for materials processors, has unveiled its new 500 tonnes per hour (tph...
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Cold Comfort calls for open minds to tackle winter roads
Cold Comfort calls for open minds to tackle winter roads The UK’s highways leaders could look to Canada, Russia and even over their nearest county boundary to find new ways to tackle winter conditions...
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CASE debuts DL550B Compact Dozer Loader at ConExpo
CASE debuts DL550B Compact Dozer Loader at ConExpo CASE Construction Equipment debuted the all-new DL550B — the industry’s first fully integrated compact dozer loader. Unveiled at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017...
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CDE hailed as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies
CDE hailed as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies CDE has been named as one of Ireland’s Best Managed companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards programme, in association with B...
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Metso introduces large-capacity Lokotrack ST4.10 mobile screen at ConExpo
Metso introduces large-capacity Lokotrack ST4.10 mobile screen at ConExpo Metso has showcased their latest addition to its mobile screens range, the Lokotrack® ST4.10™, at the Metso booth C3153...
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CASE unveils the 580EV Project Zeus – the first fully electric Backhoe Loader
CASE unveils the 580EV Project Zeus – the first fully electric Backhoe Loader CASE Construction Equipment introduces “Project Zeus” — the 580 EV (Electric Vehicle), the construction industry’s f...
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EIB and leading road safety NGOs partner to halve road deaths by 2030
EIB and leading road safety NGOs partner to halve road deaths by 2030 The European Investment Bank (EIB) today entered a partnership with the three NGOs leading Road Assessment Programmes (RAP) as par...
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ADB financing $42m for critical transport infrastructure in Bangladesh
ADB financing $42m for critical transport infrastructure in Bangladesh The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $42 million in project readiness financing (PRF) for a facility to help improve tra...
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EBRD Green Cities Action Plan to transform public transport in Sarajevo
EBRD Green Cities Action Plan to transform public transport in Sarajevo The EBRD is financing major investments to improve public transport in Sarajevo, with CO² emission reductions likely to exceed 3...
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World Bank report safer roads will add over $1 Trillion to South Asian Economies
World Bank report safer roads will add over $1 Trillion to South Asian Economies South Asia’s eastern subregion, comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal, needs to invest an estimated extra $11...
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INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard finds congestion cost Britain £6.9 billion in 2019
INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard finds congestion cost Britain £6.9 billion in 2019 INRIX, a global leader in transportation analytics and connected car services, has published the 2019 INRIX Global Tra...
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Industry thought leaders share advice in new NEBOSH Health and Safety Career Guide
Industry thought leaders share advice in new NEBOSH Health and Safety Career Guide NEBOSH, one of the world’s leading providers of health and safety qualifications and courses, has created Do Somethin...
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Innovating companies could reduce UK Corporation Tax to 10 percent
Innovating companies could reduce UK Corporation Tax to 10 percent Data provided by HMRC in October 2019 showed that over £1 billion in tax relief was claimed by 1,170 companies under a scheme called...
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COVID-19 and the Construction Industry
COVID-19 and the Construction Industry The construction industry has had a particularly difficult few years, with uncertainty around Brexit, high numbers of insolvencies, high-profile building safety...
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Tenstar Simulations showcasing their World of Simulation at CONEXPO 2020
Tenstar Simulations showcasing their World of Simulation at CONEXPO 2020 Tenstar Simulation, a specialist in the simulator industry that offers a wide range of professional machine education simulator...
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TU Wien unveils the Unfoldable Bridge in Austria
TU Wien unveils the Unfoldable Bridge in Austria There are many different methods for erecting bridges – but the new technique developed by TU Wien, the balanced lowering method, is quite spectacular:...
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Nottingham-based McCann named as a finalist at the 2020 Highways England Awards
Nottingham-based McCann named as a finalist at the 2020 Highways England Awards Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann has been announced as a finalist in the 2020 Highways Engl...
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Special edition Metso Lokotrack LT4MX mobile cone crusher debuts at CONEXPO CONAGG
Special edition Metso Lokotrack LT4MX mobile cone crusher debuts at CONEXPO CONAGG Metso will showcase a special edition Lokotrack® LT4MXTM for visitors at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 construction show i...
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Parking Sense and ParkHelp merge into ParkHelp Technologies to evolve parking sensors
Parking Sense and ParkHelp merge into ParkHelp Technologies to evolve parking sensors Parking Sense, the creator of parking solutions reshaping the industry, today announced the company has merged wit...
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New John Deere Motor Grader with Premium Circle option reduces operating costs
New John Deere Motor Grader with Premium Circle option reduces operating costs John Deere unveils a new factory-installed Premium Circle option for all G-Series, GP-Series and SmartGrade™ motor...
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Utility excavation searches on the rise for highways projects in the UK
Utility excavation searches on the rise for highways projects in the UK Richard Broome, Managing Director at Linesearch BeforeUdig (LSBUD), the nation’s leading online asset search facility, discusses...
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Ringway Jacobs secures 5-year extension to Essex CC Integrated Highway Partnership
Ringway Jacobs secures 5-year extension to Essex CC Integrated Highway Partnership Ringway Jacobs, the leading integrated highways service provider to UK local authorities, secures the maximum five-ye...
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ADEPT calls for a national strategy for the future of British aviation
ADEPT calls for a national strategy for the future of British aviation In the wake of the Appeal Court’s decision that plans for the third runway at Heathrow were unlawful, the Association of Director...
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Clearview Intelligence strengthens the team to drive the future of traffic solutions
Clearview Intelligence strengthens the team to drive the future of traffic solutions Clearview Intelligence strengthens its senior management team with internal promotions ready to push on into 2020 a...
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Boston Dynamics and OTTO partner to integrate Mobile Robots for flexible automation
Boston Dynamics and OTTO partner to integrate Mobile Robots for flexible automation Boston Dynamics, a world leader in mobile manipulation robots, and OTTO Motors, leader in industrial autonomous mobi...
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GSSI showcasing their industry leading GPR systems at ConExpo 2020
GSSI showcasing their industry leading GPR systems at ConExpo 2020 GSSI, a world leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be at the ConExpo-Con/Agg show in Las Vegas, Nev...
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The case for a Common Data Environment in construction projects
The case for a Common Data Environment in construction projects It is reported that in 2019 a contractor entered into administration almost once every fortnight. Scunthorpe-based contractor Clugston,...
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Network Rail hails Britain’s most treasured bridges
Network Rail hails Britain’s most treasured bridges Network Rail is highlighting both The Forth and The Britannia bridges as two of the most treasured and recognisable features of the British ra...
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Energy Systems Catapult calls for innovators for zero carbon smart building challenge
Energy Systems Catapult calls for innovators for zero carbon smart building challenge Energy Systems Catapult is launching an innovator challenge call in collaboration with Places for People, Geovati...
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Dropbox research shows UK construction wasting time on valueless tasks
Dropbox research shows UK construction wasting time on valueless tasks On average, business and IT decision makers from UK construction organisations waste over a quarter (29%) of their time at work o...
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JCB celebrating production of 750,000 backhoe loaders in Rocester
JCB celebrating production of 750,000 backhoe loaders in Rocester The landmark machine was driven off the line at the company’s factory in Rocester, Staffordshire – the very location where the first J...
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Peterbilt vocational and medium duty vehicles to be featured at The Work Truck Show
Peterbilt vocational and medium duty vehicles to be featured at The Work Truck Show Peterbilt Motors Company will display a wide range of work truck solutions for the vocational and medium duty market...
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Ritchie Bros. Las Vegas equipment auction during CONEXPO expands
Ritchie Bros. Las Vegas equipment auction during CONEXPO expands Tens of thousands of people are expected for the massive CONEXPO/CON-AGG trade show in Las Vegas, NV next week to see the latest techno...
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GAP Group invests £2m in tenth division Tanker Services
GAP Group invests £2m in tenth division Tanker Services GAP Hire Solutions, the UK’s largest independent rental company, has placed an order for 18 x 26t liquid waste tankers, following a recent annou...
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IDTechEx reports production of electric light commercial vehicles by 2.4m by 2030
IDTechEx reports production of electric light commercial vehicles by 2.4m by 2030 The light commercial vehicle market is at the dawn of a revolution; the future is electric. The main discourse around...
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UK leaders call for Thameslink-level of commitment for Manchester congestion hotspots
UK leaders call for Thameslink-level of commitment for Manchester congestion hotspots As the Northern Rail franchise this weekend moves into new ownership, leaders from across the North of England hav...
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