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XPRIZE next-gen Mask Design Challenge received 1,000 entries from 70 Countries
XPRIZE next-gen Mask Design Challenge received 1,000 entries from 70 Countries XPRIZE has announced that the million dollar Next-Gen Mask Challenge received record-breaking team entry numbers in their...
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NAO looks at improving local bus services in England
NAO looks at improving local bus services in England A new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) finds that, despite the Department for Transport’s long stated aim to increase bus use, passenger...
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KNR Walayar Tollways in India acquired by Cube Highways
KNR Walayar Tollways in India acquired by Cube Highways Cube Highways III, a portfolio company of I Squared Capital through its ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund II, has acquired 100 percent of KNR Walay...
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TfL appoints GHD to support future Cycle Route 15 to transform London travel
TfL appoints GHD to support future Cycle Route 15 to transform London travel GHD has announced that it has been appointed by Transport for London (TfL) as its Traffic Engineering Support Partner to su...
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The demand for high-voltage DC power on roadsides creates a new opportunity
The demand for high-voltage DC power on roadsides creates a new opportunity Ground-breaking research published in collaboration by The Ray and Innovia Technology, and NGI Consulting, document the vast...
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Highways England tests Vehicle Incursion Airbag to protect road workers
Highways England tests Vehicle Incursion Airbag to protect road workers An inflatable safety barrier that can be put up in a matter of minutes is to help protect road workers on Highways England’s roa...
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87 percent of businesses say IoT is vital for future success
87 percent of businesses say IoT is vital for future success Vodafone Business today launches its 2020 IoT Spotlight report, focused on the impact IoT is having on businesses at a time when their digi...
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Car Vending Machine shifts Car Sales up a gear in Detroit
Car Vending Machine shifts Car Sales up a gear in Detroit Today Carvana, a leading e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, launched its newest Car Vending Machine in Detroit. The brick a...
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Sarcos Robotics Guardian Exoskeleton a Fast Company 2020 Innovation Award finalist
Sarcos Robotics Guardian Exoskeleton a Fast Company 2020 Innovation Award finalist Sarcos Robotics, a global leader in the production of robots that augment humans to enhance productivity and safety,...
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Fluor Freeway Project in Arizona a finalist in America Transportation Awards
Fluor Freeway Project in Arizona a finalist in America Transportation Awards Fluor has announced that the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway project in the Phoenix metropolitan area—the largest project e...
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Virtual RElab Demo Day showcased nine innovation start-ups from around the world
Virtual RElab Demo Day showcased nine innovation start-ups from around the world Nine international start-ups from the UK, US, Israel, Turkey, Finland and Spain showcased their innovative solutions in...
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Considerations for planning your next Site Office
Considerations for planning your next Site Office In the current climate, it’s more important to get site offices in the manual labour industry working correctly, as there are increased measures to de...
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How metal buildings retain their structure even when hit by storms
How metal buildings retain their structure even when hit by storms Damaging winds and natural disasters are part of the world’s reality. From time to time, they’re bound to occur, whether you live in...
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Highways England prepares for winter with 93 new state of the art gritters
Highways England prepares for winter with 93 new state of the art gritters Ninety-three new state of the art gritters will be patrolling England’s motorways and major A roads this winter as part of a...
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D-Wave announces the first Quantum Computers built for business are now available
D-Wave announces the first Quantum Computers built for business are now available D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, has announced the general availa...
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How to build a Successful Trucking Company
How to build a Successful Trucking Company Building a successful trucking company can be quite the challenge, but there are many steps you can take to help you get where you need to go. Although there...
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Korea Eximbank and IFC promoting sustainable recovery in developing countries
Korea Eximbank and IFC promoting sustainable recovery in developing countries IFC and the Export and Import Bank of Korea have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) which will expand their co...
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Mammoet wins ESTA Safety and Innovation awards
Mammoet wins ESTA Safety and Innovation awards Mammoet has announced it has won two awards at the European Association of Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile Cranes (ESTA) Awards of Excellence 2020. Ma...
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PERI 3d prints the first residential building in Germany
PERI 3d prints the first residential building in Germany PERI GmbH is building Germany’s first 3D-printed residential building in Beckum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The two-storey detached house with app...
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Living-as-a-Service and Smart Building Automation for apartments and Building Owners
Living-as-a-Service and Smart Building Automation for apartments and Building Owners Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company today announced that Homebase, a smart building automation company for...
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Balfour Beatty completes work on $429m North Metro Rail Line in Denver
Balfour Beatty completes work on $429m North Metro Rail Line in Denver Balfour Beatty, a part of the Regional Rail Partners (RRP) joint venture team, completes the first phase of design, construction...
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SVV takes manufacturing to a new level in Shenzhen
SVV takes manufacturing to a new level in Shenzhen SVV’s new manufacturing facility is China’s first tier-1 facility on the 9th floor of a skyscraper. Creating the most impressionable manufacturing fa...
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Parramatta works with Yotta and PMS on rapidly-expanding infrastructure solutions
Parramatta works with Yotta and PMS on rapidly-expanding infrastructure solutions City of Parramatta Council is a local government area situated west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Austra...
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Brain injuries and Hard Hat safety
Brain injuries and Hard Hat safety Construction sites without the correct protection can potentially be very dangerous places, especially when it comes to head injuries. Headway, the brain injury asso...
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Responsive comes to the rescue in Manchester with vital NDT testing on a ship
Responsive comes to the rescue in Manchester with vital NDT testing on a ship When a shipping company needed fast overnight action to ensure the integrity of new welds in time for its vessel to depart...
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Queensland invests $755m for second M1 – Coomera Connector
Queensland invests $755m for second M1 – Coomera Connector The Palaszczuk Government’s economic recovery plan will be significantly boosted with a $755 million commitment to build the 16-kilomet...
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Meet the Cones helping Corporate Britain educate children around the world
Meet the Cones helping Corporate Britain educate children around the world The Cones Books are beautifully illustrated books designed for children to have fun while at the same time learning moral, et...
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AfroChampions and Esri join forces to encourage GIS across Africa
AfroChampions and Esri join forces to encourage GIS across Africa Esri, a global leader in location intelligence, today announced a joint initiative with AfroChampions, a Pan-African non-profit that a...
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RobotShop launches marketplace e-commerce platform for Robotics
RobotShop launches marketplace e-commerce platform for Robotics RobotShop.com, a world leading source of robotics technology has announced a major pivot by enhancing its online activities to include a...
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CORE launches Construction Marketplace to connect workers and employers
CORE launches Construction Marketplace to connect workers and employers As workers navigate an unpredictable job market fraught with challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, several Silicon Va...
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VolvoCE reinforces commitment to Building Tomorrow with global community projects
VolvoCE reinforces commitment to Building Tomorrow with global community projects Volvo Construction Equipment is shining a light on its community-focused efforts with The Building Tomorrow Project –...
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Modern Methods of Construction and the new insolvency laws
Modern Methods of Construction and the new insolvency laws The focus on Modern Methods of Construction, or MMC, sharpened throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with many wondering whether the outbreak and...
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LafargeHolcim rebrands US cement portfolio and calls for solutions for a zero-carbon future
LafargeHolcim rebrands US cement portfolio and calls for solutions for a zero-carbon future In response to ever-increasing market demand for performance and sustainability, the LafargeHolcim family of...
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Autonomous disinfection robots using ultraviolet light to keep COVID19 at bay
Autonomous disinfection robots using ultraviolet light to keep COVID19 at bay With the latest forecast by the U.S. Travel Association by Tourism Economics predicting $505 billion in losses globally th...
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Optomec Aerosol Jet process used by Carnegie Mellon to develop 10-second COVID Test
Optomec Aerosol Jet process used by Carnegie Mellon to develop 10-second COVID Test Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have developed a low-cost sensor that can identify COVID-19 antibodi...
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Centurion and the Headway brain injury association promote Hard Hat Awareness Week
Centurion and the Headway brain injury association promote Hard Hat Awareness Week Construction sites without the correct protection can potentially be very dangerous places, especially when it comes...
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Suicide rate for construction workers in the UK is over three times the national average
Suicide rate for construction workers in the UK is over three times the national average Working in the construction industry is one of the deadliest professions in the UK, but not because of the dang...
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RSTA encouraging adoption of a well-trained and competent highways workforce
RSTA encouraging adoption of a well-trained and competent highways workforce The need for a well-trained and competent highways workforce has never been higher as the impact of budgetary cutbacks, mai...
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Ferrovial sells stakes in two Portuguese PPP roads to DIF Capital Partners for €171m
Ferrovial sells stakes in two Portuguese PPP roads to DIF Capital Partners for €171m Ferrovial has reached an agreement, through its toll-road subsidiary Cintra, to sell its 49% stake in the Norte Lit...
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Sandvik Digital Driller training simulator enables learning anywhere, anytime
Sandvik Digital Driller training simulator enables learning anywhere, anytime Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is introducing a new version of its operator training simulator to safely train undergr...
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Institute of Quarrying announces Martin Riley appointed as President
Institute of Quarrying announces Martin Riley appointed as President Martin Riley FIQ, senior vice-president of Tarmac, has been appointed the 69th President of the Institute of Quarrying (IQ), taking...
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Headway urging cyclists to wear a helmet as UK Government kickstarts a cycling revolution
Headway urging cyclists to wear a helmet as UK Government kickstarts a cycling revolution Headway, the brain injury association has relaunched its campaign to encourage people to wear cycle helmets af...
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one.network launches Traffic Management Platform in US
one.network launches Traffic Management Platform in US one.network, a leading software company specializing in traffic disruption and mapping technologies, announced today that it is launching in the...
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Leading property consultancy launches DCW Insights app for project identification
Leading property consultancy launches DCW Insights app for project identification Dean Ward, Managing Director of the DCW Group has launched DCW Insights, an innovative and automated project identific...
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ArcelorMittal introduces innovative TL-5 steel centre median safety barrier
ArcelorMittal introduces innovative TL-5 steel centre median safety barrier ArcelorMittal Global Research and Development, working in cooperation with U.S. safety barrier manufacturer Gregory Industri...
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The British Construction Industry – opportunity and optimism
The British Construction Industry – opportunity and optimism Large business failures, the uncertainty of Brexit, and a global pandemic – it’s not been an easy time for the construction industry...
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Helsinki co-hosts immersive virtual conference using cutting edge gaming technology
Helsinki co-hosts immersive virtual conference using cutting edge gaming technology The cities of Helsinki and Tallinn are hosting the third World Summit on Digital Built Environment, WDBE, for expert...
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EIB approves €12.6 billion for transport, clean energy and urban development
EIB approves €12.6 billion for transport, clean energy and urban development The European Investment Bank (EIB) today approved €12.6 billion of new financing for projects across Europe and around the...
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Webtec releases new How To Training Video Series for Hydraulic Engineers
Webtec releases new How To Training Video Series for Hydraulic Engineers Sharing knowledge and helping to educate engineers in the hydraulics and fluid power industry is important to Webtec. The relea...
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Western Sydney International Airport releases contractor shortlist
Western Sydney International Airport releases contractor shortlist The vision for Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport is a step closer to reality with three parties shortlisted to...
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