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EBRD takes part in first meeting of COP26 Energy Transition Council
EBRD takes part in first meeting of COP26 Energy Transition Council Senior representatives from 21 countries and leaders of the world’s international organisations focused on the global power sector h...
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Cityzenith, Siemens and Philips set to capitalize on $2.46 trillion smart city forecast
Cityzenith, Siemens and Philips set to capitalize on $2.46 trillion smart city forecast The global Smart Cities market is expected to grow from US$410.8 billion in 2020 to US$820.7 billion by 2025, at...
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Trimble helps universities with donations of Technology Labs
Trimble helps universities with donations of Technology Labs Technology is driving the construction industry forward today – from hardware products that enable better positioning, scanning, auto...
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Etisalat names Hyundai Urban Air Mobility Vision a Best Innovations in 2020
Etisalat names Hyundai Urban Air Mobility Vision a Best Innovations in 2020 Hyundai Motor Group’s Urban Air Mobility (UAM) vision concept, S-A1, will be on display at GITEX Technology Week, December 6...
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AfDB funds $120m Malagarasi Hydropower Project in Tanzania
AfDB funds $120m Malagarasi Hydropower Project in Tanzania The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank have approved a $120 million loan to fund the construction of a 50 MW hydropower plant...
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Granite wins $39m highway widening project in Southern California
Granite wins $39m highway widening project in Southern California Granite Construction has announced it has been awarded the State Route 74 Ortega Highway Widening Project by the California Department...
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SimScale building simulation cloud platform now used by global Architecture firms
SimScale building simulation cloud platform now used by global Architecture firms SimScale GmbH, the provider of the world’s first production-ready SaaS application for engineering simulation, announc...
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Velodyne Lidar Velabit wins Best of What’s New Award from Popular Science
Velodyne Lidar Velabit wins Best of What’s New Award from Popular Science Velodyne Lidar has announced its Velabit™ lidar sensor was named a winner in the Best of What’s New awards by Pop...
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Gammon Construction wins Kitemark Certification for Innovation Management
Gammon Construction wins Kitemark Certification for Innovation Management Gammon Construction Limited has become one of the first organisations globally, and only organisation outside of the UK, to ac...
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Granite wins $16m Airport Refuelling Facility Project in San Diego
Granite wins $16m Airport Refuelling Facility Project in San Diego Granite Construction has announced that it has been awarded the West Refueler Loading Facility & West Solid Waste Facility projec...
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Issues facing the UK’s road and infrastructure networks
Issues facing the UK’s road and infrastructure networks The UK’s road and infrastructure network is in constant need of upkeep and traditional remediation methods are often too slow to keep our...
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Sacyr’s H2O Housing Development in Barcelona awarded BREEAM Certification
Sacyr’s H2O Housing Development in Barcelona awarded BREEAM Certification Sacyr Engineering and Infrastructure has been awarded the BREEAM sustainability certification for the Badalona H20 housi...
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Datatag ID sets out to be a global leader with new Marketing Executive
Datatag ID sets out to be a global leader with new Marketing Executive Datatag ID offers leading security marking and registration systems across multiple industries – the firm’s vision is to be a glo...
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Geotab explores the key Fleet Industry trends for the UK in 2021
Geotab explores the key Fleet Industry trends for the UK in 2021 Geotab’s Regional Manager for UK & Ireland, David Savage has shared some of his predictions for the UK Fleet and Logistics In...
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NIB invests in Geothermal power production and distribution in Iceland
NIB invests in Geothermal power production and distribution in Iceland The Nordic Invesment Bank has signed a 15-year loan with Icelandic utility Orkuveita Reykjavikur to finance an investment program...
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EIB backs €470 million road safety scheme in Greece
EIB backs €470 million road safety scheme in Greece The European Investment Bank has agreed to support a €470 million nationwide programme to reduce death and injury caused by traffic accidents across...
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Real-Time Data Matters in the Maritime Industry
Real-Time Data Matters in the Maritime Industry Over 90% of world trade is in the hands of the international maritime shipping industry. Every year, it moves more than USD 4 trillion of goods. For shi...
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VÖGELE pavers enable German motorway rehabilitation in record time
VÖGELE pavers enable German motorway rehabilitation in record time Contractor JOHANN BUNTE Bauunternehmung showed how to rehabilitate the surface and binder courses of a section of motorway successful...
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United Utilities app wins innovation award for smoothing out road reinstatement
United Utilities app wins innovation award for smoothing out road reinstatement Regional water firm, United Utilities, has created an app to perfect its system of laying asphalt after it has dug up a...
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Colas-SIAC awarded A46 Stoneleigh Junction works in Warwickshire
Colas-SIAC awarded A46 Stoneleigh Junction works in Warwickshire Warwickshire County Council and key strategic partners Coventry City Council and Warwick District Council have announced the start of m...
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development signs up for improved road safety
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development signs up for improved road safety The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is joining eight Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in...
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Esh Construction completes £8.4m Infrastructure Scheme at IAMP One
Esh Construction completes £8.4m Infrastructure Scheme at IAMP One Esh Construction has completed the first phase of infrastructure works on the £8.4m IAMP One scheme. The works, which commenced in Fe...
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Highways England Archaeologists expose jails, bombs and mapping mysteries in Hull
Highways England Archaeologists expose jails, bombs and mapping mysteries in Hull A 235-year-old prison, a suspected Second World War bomb explosion and mysterious buildings that don’t appear on any m...
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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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