Construction and real estate deals totaled $31.61 Billion in the second quarter of 2019 Total construction & real estate industry deals for Q2 2019 worth $31.61bn were announced globally, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics ...

How the construction sector will be affected by Brexit It is undeniable that construction industry, in much the same way as the nation as a whole, will be faced with both challenges and opportunities in a post-Brexit Britain. With that being sai ...

British athlete jumping for joy after landing JCB sponsorship A British athlete who triple jumps further than the fully extended boom on one of JCB’s biggest Loadalls has an extra spring in his step today – after landing a sponsorship deal from ...

Manchester is the UK city with the most micromobility potential Manchester in the UK leads the UK ranking of cities that stand to benefit the most from micromobility services, including shared bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters, according to a new st ...

Vision Mercedes Simplex blends heritage with the future of the brand At Design Essentials 2019, Mercedes-Benz Design is presenting the Vision Mercedes Simplex, a sculpture embodying the heritage and future of the luxury brand Mercedes-Benz. It s ...

TerraVision GPR could be the new hero of Autonomous Vehicles GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announces TerraVision, the first-to-market localizing ground penetrating radar (LGPR) technology tha ...

BigChange is afoot at GAP Hire Solutions Following the announcement last year that GAP Hire Solutions had transformed its business with a BigChange to mobile operations, GAP has now completed the BigChange roll-out across the business. Over 500 ...

John Deere is extending the 20,000 hour 944K Hybrid Wheel Loader warranty Confident in the strength and long-lasting design of its machines, John Deere is extending the eight-year/20,000-hour power electronic components warranty on the 944K Hybr ...

EIB investments support Poland's trains of the future Better trains on better railways for a better travel experience. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an agreement with PKP Intercity to finance the long-term investment programme of ...

Highways England introduces hydraulic piling rigs for quieter roadworks People living near a major Highways England roads project have benefitted from new quieter roadworks as hydraulic piling equipment was used to force steel sheets into the gr ...

Savoy Stewart reveals how a smart contract can impact property transactions One of the biggest developments underpinned by blockchain technology has been that of smart contracts. A smart contract is essentially a computer code which can self-exe ...

Australia's first Road Safety Technology Trial gets the green light Minister for Roads, Roads Safety and the TAC Jaala Pulford today announced a new road safety technology trial with connected and automated vehicle technology will be fitted at t ...

USA loader manufacturer ASV Holdings acquired by Yanmar Yanmar Group has announced the completion of its acquisition of compact equipment manufacturer ASV Holdings Inc. (ASV), a designer and manufacturer of renowned compact tracked loaders (CTLs ...

SWARCO Traffic to help Cambridgeshire CC reduce congestion and improve air quality SWARCO Traffic Ltd has signed a new agreement with Cambridgeshire County Council to replace existing traffic technology with an innovative new traffic guidance an ...

Hedgehogs Ahead Signage launched by Spectrum Industrial Safety Signage and Products manufacturer Spectrum Industrial have introduced a new Hedgehogs Ahead sign as part of their road safety signs range. Back in June, former Transport Secretary, C ...

New StreetLight Data machine learning tech delivers US granular traffic metrics StreetLight Data, Inc, the leader in Big Data analytics for mobility, has long offered Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) metrics, a critical tool for transportatio ...

Bosch wins €13 Billion in electromobility orders for electrical vehicle powertrains When it comes to electromobility, Bosch is driving in the fast lane. No other company has as much expertise in this domain. And this is paying off: since the beg ...

Common mistakes that increase machine downtime Keeping machines up and running – and earning – is of utmost importance and here are five of the most common unnecessary maintenance issues that affect machine downtime and how to avoid them. Not re ...

ELE shortlisted for British Engineering Excellence Award ELE International has been shortlisted for the British Engineering Excellence Awards 2019. ELE’s selection relates to the development of a new soils testing instrument, which will compete ...

New bridge installation improves infrastructure over Burguillo reservoir near Toledo Within central Spain, the N-403 highway stretches for 178km from Adanero in the north to Toledo in the south. At the northern end, close to Ávila, it passes ove ...

Sweco sets out their vision for mobility and transport in Belgium As part of a consortium, Sweco will provide process guidance and set out the mobility vision for several transport regions in Belgium. The project has been commissioned by the Fle ...

ADB funds 58km of the Baucau - Venilale - Viqueque road corridor in Timor-Leste The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Timor-Leste participated in a groundbreaking ceremony today in Baucau to officially mark the beginning of cons ...

ADB President pledges $12 Billion for new flagship initiatives in India Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Mr. Takehiko Nakao met with India’s Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi for the third time since Mr. Modi became Prime Minister and pledg ...

Monash Freeway upgrade gets extra 36km of new lanes in Australia An extra 36 kilometers of new lanes will be added to the Monash Freeway under a joint Australian and Victorian Government plan to bust congestion in Melbourne’s east. The Morrison ...

India signs $350m ADB loan for road improvements in Chhattisgarh The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India on Tuesday signed a $350 million loan to rehabilitate and upgrade about 850 kilometers (km) of state highways and major ...

AfDB signs $28.8m grant with Somalia for road and water projects The African Development Bank Group on 27 August 2019 signed two grants for $28.8 million for road and water supply projects to improve livelihoods in Somalia and boost resilience. ...

ADB supports sustainable transport and mobility in Guizhou China The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $199.46 million loan to support the development of an innovative intelligent transport system to reduce pollution, cut traffic conge ...

NEBOSH unveils updated new-look General Certificate The most trusted health and safety qualifications in the world – the NEBOSH National and International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety – have been updated with the input o ...

Liebherr tower crane is the centrepiece of a climate research project in Basel A 150 EC-B 8 Litronic PT Flat-Top crane is the centrepiece of a climate research project in Hölstein near Basel: Currently a simulation is carried out there to find o ...

MIT report calls for bold action to harness automation and technology for shared prosperity Automation is not likely to eliminate millions of jobs any time soon — but the U.S. still needs vastly improved policies if Americans are to build better ...