Pavement sealer line-up improved and expanded by Crafco Pavement preservation specialist Crafco has completed formulation enhancements and is rolling out a large-scale pavement sealer lineup to various regions across the nation. Bringing togethe ...

Washington State Bridge Crew saves more than just taxpayer dollars The Washington State Department of Transport's routine inspection of the northbound Nisqually River Bridge on Saturday, May 4, became anything but normal when their crews noticed ...

Institute of Quarrying webinar focuses on Team Performance Improving team performance and supporting self-motivation at work will be the focus of this month’s Lunch and Learn webinar delivered by the Institute of Quarrying (IQ). Taking place on ...

Network Rail announces £800m rail haulage and seasonal services contracts Network Rail has awarded contracts worth £800m for the haulage and operations of its engineering trains and seasonal treatment services in Control Period 6 (CP6, 2019-2024 ...

Manitou launches new telehandlers and compact loaders Manitou group, a world leader in rough-terrain handling, launches two new telehandlers and two compact loaders for Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Presented at an event in Thailand ...

New Volvos add to B&W Plant Hire's huge Excavator fleet B&W Plant Hire and Sales Ltd of Blackburn, Lancashire, has taken delivery of ten Volvo EC140Es and four larger EC220Es following a successful demonstration and an overall competitiv ...

Sir John Armitt challenges the Government to build a future infrastructure fit for a post-Brexit Britain National Infrastructure Commission Chair Sir John Armitt has today called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to use this autumn’s Spending R ...

Eco-friendly train maker Vivarail increasing County Durham workforce Vivarail, the manufacturer of eco-friendly passenger trains, has accelerated expansion of its site in County Durham and turned it into its national research and development cen ...

Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe returns to Plantworx with new models Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe (HCEE) is returning to Plantworx (11-13 June East of England Arena, Peterborough) and will show eight machines, including two new mo ...

World's first Safety Helmet with MIPS Brain Protection System released The Swedish brain protection brand, MIPS, announces Guardio as its first partner in the industrial safety helmet industry. MIPS, the leading brain protection system company, ...

The SICK versatile free-flow 3D Profiler scans vehicles on the move SICK has set a new benchmark in traffic monitoring technology with the launch of the Free Flow 3D Profiler vehicle measurement system that enables highly-accurate 3D profiling o ...

EIB funds €80m to reduce congestion in Greater Casablanca The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Société Nationale des Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) announced an €80m financing agreement today. This agreement aims to finance third-lane works on a 57 ...

World Bank working to improving Road Safety and save lives in Thailand An estimated 1.35 million people are killed on the world’s roads every year. Today, road traffic injuries have become the 8th leading cause of death for all age groups, accor ...

IDB supports $150m rehabilitation of the national road network in Guatemala The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a US$150 million operation to Guatemala to implement an ambitious improvement and rehabilitation program of the roads ...

EU creates €200m CEF Transport Blending Facility for sustainable transport In March the European Commission (EC) together with the European Investment Bank (EIB) launched the new CEF Transport Blending Facility, an innovative financial instrumen ...

Trinidad and Tobago road system set for $200m improvement programme The loan approved by the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) will help to strengthen the national road network in Trinidad and Tobago through the construction, maintenance, ...

Japanese funded Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit Subway opens In March the opening ceremony for the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (Jakarta MRT South-North Line), the first subway in Indonesia, was held in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, and its o ...

EIB and EU support investments in Safer Transport Platform with a special focus on roads At the TEN-T and CEF Conference in Bucharest, the EU Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc together with Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (E ...

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank approves first road project in Lao PDR The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) Board of Directors has approved a loan of US$40 million to improve a critical section of National Road 13 in the Lao Pe ...

New exhibition celebrates Machines of the Future – all built in LEGO Through a series of visionary LEGO models designed by fans of all ages, exclusive exhibition FutuRE:BUILD reveals the imaginative power of machine technology and Machines of th ...

Mack unveils fully electric refuse truck demonstration model Mack Trucks unveiled its highly anticipated Mack® LR battery electric vehicle (BEV) at WasteExpo 2019. Combining the refuse industry-leading design of the Mack LR model with a fully el ...

Hitachi Capital awarded £136m road fleet management by Network Rail Network Rail has awarded a £136m contract to Hitachi Capital to provide integrated road fleet management services. The four-year contract will run from 1 August 2019 to 31 July ...

VolvoCE scoops up two awards at Brand Film Festival London Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) takes silver and bronze prizes at PR Week’s Brand Film Festival awards in London. Volvo CE’s excavator film Pump It Up won silver for its viral cr ...

New Motorway Services in Leeds explores world of work with primary children Primary School students from East Leeds have benefitted from a skills initiative delivered by the team behind a nearby £60m major project to build a new Motorway Service ...

Highways England rolls out Giant mobile barrier trucks Two giant 70ft-long mobile barrier lorries originally designed for military use to protect against roadside bombs are now keeping road workers and motorists safe. The 16-tonne barriers are a ...

Hackathon calls for experts to create radical fire safety solutions Developers, engineers, building owners, tech start-ups and coders are needed to join a central London Hackathon that will bring experts from the built environment and the digita ...

Skyjack's ELEVATE moving away from the map Skyjack has announced new developments to ELEVATE, its OEM-delivered telematics solution. The mobile-first solution was launched in 2018 and Skyjack has continued to work with its customers to ensure th ...

Small Robots showcase sustainable farming robots at 4IR Agritech event Small Robot Company, a British Agritech start-up for sustainable farming, featured prominently in the Spring Reception for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Fourth Ind ...

Ebonyi State road in Nigeria upgrade to get US$167.6m funding The African Development Bank Group approved a US$70 million loan for a road project in Nigeria’s South Eastern Ebonyi State. The Bank will provide US$40 million, while its co-financie ...

Modernisation of Tamale Airport in Ghana financed by KfW IPEX-Bank KfW IPEX-Bank is supporting the expansion of Tamale Airport in northern Ghana with a loan of US$80 million. The loan is covered by government export credit insurance of the UK Ex ...