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Metso celebrates its 150th anniversary
Metso celebrates its 150th anniversary In 2018, Metso is celebrating their 150th anniversary. The story of Metso started in 1868 as a local ironworks, and is linked to the development of urban environ...
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STRABAG awarded โฌ133 million contract for section of A1 Motorway in Poland
STRABAG awarded โฌ133 million contract for section of A1 Motorway in Poland The European-based construction group STRABAG, through its Polish subsidiary STRABAG Sp. z o.o., has been awarded another con...
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Multilateral banks reaffirm pledge to support technology-driven sustainable infrastructure
Multilateral banks reaffirm pledge to support technology-driven sustainable infrastructure The heads of the leading multilateral development banks (MDBs) meeting at the 2018 Global Infrastructure Foru...
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Pakistan launches first outbound Transports Internationaux Routiers (TIR) transport
Pakistan launches first outbound Transports Internationaux Routiers (TIR) transport IRU member, PNC-ICC, issued the first Transports Internationaux Routiers (TIR) carnet this week to Pakistani transpo...
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Doka enables a record breaking Eyiste Viaduct project in Turkey
Doka enables a record breaking Eyiste Viaduct project in Turkey Formwork expertise from Doka is much in demand right now for construction of the countryโs highest viaduct. With piers up to 155 metres...
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Comparing SolarLite Road Studs to retro-reflective studs for enhanced delineation
Comparing SolarLite Road Studs to retro-reflective studs for enhanced delineation A collection of videos promoting the visible benefits of SolarLite Road Studs compared to their retro-reflective count...
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Australasian Railway Association to deliver competency management for rail workers
Australasian Railway Association to deliver competency management for rail workers The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) announced that a new five year contract has been awarded for the delivery...
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Ringway Island Roads to improve the iconic Military Road in the UK
Ringway Island Roads to improve the iconic Military Road in the UK A seven-mile stretch of one of the UKโs most iconic and photographed roads is to be improved in a major scheme by Ringway Island Road...
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RSTA warns UK local roads are unsafe to drive and cycle on
RSTA warns UK local roads are unsafe to drive and cycle on The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has published a new statement making the road safety case for increased investment in local ro...
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Red light enforcement cameras and CCTV rolled out at high-risk level crossings
Red light enforcement cameras and CCTV rolled out at high-risk level crossings A major investment in railway safety in Kent, Sussex and Surrey will see state-of-the-art red light cameras installed at...
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11fountains Sperm Whale launched by SENNEBOGEN crawler crane
11fountains Sperm Whale launched by SENNEBOGEN crawler crane A curious sight for onlookers in Harlingen, Friesland, Holland: a 17-ton sperm whale fountain being lowered into the water at Harlingen har...
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JCB auctions off customised digger for The Royal British Legion
JCB auctions off customised digger for The Royal British Legion As the nation prepares to mark the Centenary of the World War I Armistice, JCB is digging deep to help a charity which supports the Arme...
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Testing soils in construction
Testing soils in construction Soils form the structural foundation for almost all construction work, making soil testing very important as failure to test soils adequately and correctly would introduc...
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EBRD and other Development Finance Institutions increase use of blended finance
EBRD and other Development Finance Institutions increase use of blended finance A newย reportย byย internationalย Developmentย Financeย Institutionsย (DFIs) shows for the first time the scale ofย concessional...
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Polar research vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough relied on ALE
Polar research vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough relied on ALE ALE has utilised its experienced team and in-house design expertise to complete the heavylifting activities for the RRS Sir David Attenbo...
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London’s innovative Twentytwo is a model for building smarter, faster and safer
London’s innovative Twentytwo is a model for building smarter, faster and safer When completed next year, Twentytwo, an innovative new development located minutes from the new London Liverpool S...
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Mabey bridge innovation stabilises bridge within 24 hours of M6 crash
Mabey bridge innovation stabilises bridge within 24 hours of M6 crash Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has provided an urgent solution for Highways England to prop up a bridge...
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Ceylon Petroleum Week 2018 announces events and speakers
Ceylon Petroleum Week 2018 announces events and speakers Ceylon International Petroleum & Gas Conference 2018 (CIPC) & Ceylon Bitumen Conference 2018 (CEYBIT) CPW 2018 will focus on key market...
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Lower Thames Crossing to boost road capacity by 90 percent
Lower Thames Crossing to boost road capacity by 90 percent A major new road linking Kent, Thurrock and Essex would nearly double road capacity across the river Thames and almost halve northbound journ...
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Nordic Development Fund to co-finance improvements to the busiest road in Laos
Nordic Development Fund to co-finance improvements to the busiest road in Laos The project will showcase best-practice climate-resilient road infrastructure for the most heavily trafficked road sectio...
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RoSPA calls for UK road strategy to prioritise vulnerable road users
RoSPA calls for UK road strategy to prioritise vulnerable road users RoSPAย publishesย Safe and active at all ages: a national strategy to prevent serious accidental injuries in England.ย Among its recom...
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JCB donates US$250,000 worth of machinery to Indonesian quake
JCB donates US$250,000 worth of machinery to Indonesian quake JCB today announced the donation of $250,000 worth of equipment to the Indonesian Quake and the Island of Sulawesi following the earthquak...
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Targeted approach needed to tackle Britain’s stagnant road safety figures
Targeted approach needed to tackle Britain’s stagnant road safety figures The Reported road casualties Great Britain, annual report: 2017 was released this time last week. In reviewing the repor...
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SINN Power brings green wave energy to Guinea
SINN Power brings green wave energy to Guinea The German startup SINN Power is conducting a feasibility study on the potential of wave energy and other renewable technologies on behalf of a customer i...
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Balfour Beatty Living Places secures ยฃ103m Highways contract for Telford and Wrekin
Balfour Beatty Living Places secures ยฃ103m Highways contract for Telford and Wrekin Balfour Beatty Living Places today announces it has been awarded a seven year, ยฃ103 million contract by Telford and...
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Rural population of Andhra Pradesh to benefit from AIIB investment
Rural population of Andhra Pradesh to benefit from AIIB investment More than two million people living in rural areas of Andhra Pradesh, India, stand to benefit from an improved road network connectin...
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Highway England warns drivers against tailgating – Don’t be a Space Invader
Highway England warns drivers against tailgating – Don’t be a Space Invader Stay safe, stay back – that is the message from Highways England today as it reveals the extent – an...
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Kilimanjaro Summit Success in Aid of Maggie’s Cambridge
Kilimanjaro Summit Success in Aid of Maggie’s Cambridge Ramsey based company SidewinderUK.com supported their Finance Director Dawn Phillips and her friend Tina Cross who has recently returned f...
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ALE quickly mobilises largest-ever capacity cranes for Karbala Refinery in Iraq
ALE quickly mobilises largest-ever capacity cranes for Karbala Refinery in Iraq ALE has utilised the largest-ever capacity cranes in Iraq while performing the heavy lifting works at the Karbala Refine...
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JLG external bolt-on fall arrest system allows operators to work outside the platform
JLG external bolt-on fall arrest system allows operators to work outside the platform JLG Industries, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telehandlers, has helped operator...
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ADB providing US$180 Million to Improve Nepal’s Mahendra Highway
ADB providing US$180 Million to Improve Nepal’s Mahendra Highway The Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of $180 million to support improvements to Nepalโs...
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Sub-Saharan Africa construction growth faster than any world region over next five years
Sub-Saharan Africa construction growth faster than any world region over next five years Sub-Saharan Africa will have the fastest growing construction industry among all major regions in the world ove...
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Rennicks traffic and transport solutions on show at Traffex Road Expo Scotland
Rennicks traffic and transport solutions on show at Traffex Road Expo Scotland For over thirty years, Rennicks UK Ltd has specialised in delivering the latest road traffic signage and technology. Prod...
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ADB supports Elevated Highway in Sri Lanka to improve connectivity and trade
ADB supports Elevated Highway in Sri Lanka to improve connectivity and trade The Asian Development Bankโs (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a US$300 million loan to help in the construction of abo...
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Nordic Investment Bank finances new section of E18 motorway in Norway
Nordic Investment Bank finances new section of E18 motorway in Norway The Nordic Investment Bank finances new section of E18 motorway in Norwayย and the Norwegian toll-road operator Ferde AS have signe...
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CABE Conference hears call for tougher Health and Safety for UK Construction
CABE Conference hears call for tougher Health and Safety for UK Construction Dame Judith Hackitt, author of โBuilding a Safer Future: Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safetyโ has to...
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Hyundai excavators not stumped by thriving forestry business
Hyundai excavators not stumped by thriving forestry business Braintree, Essex based, Kingwell Holdings, headed up by founder and Managing Director, Justin Kingwell, have become renowned as a highly sp...
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Efficiency and reduced risk using TLG1000 for inaugural bridge installation in Argentina
Efficiency and reduced risk using TLG1000 for inaugural bridge installation in Argentina ALE has demonstrated the TLG1000โs ability to perform high capacity lifts safely and securely during the instal...
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Network Rail leaf-busting trains travel 4 times around the earth to tackle leaves on the line
Network Rail leaf-busting trains travel 4 times around the earth to tackle leaves on the line Network Rail will be travelling the equivalent of more than four times around the world on the south weste...
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Balfour Beatty sets out recommendations to evolve the Apprenticeship Levy
Balfour Beatty sets out recommendations to evolve the Apprenticeship Levy Following the Prime Ministerโs announcement that Government is set to reform the Apprenticeship Levy, Balfour Beatty today pub...
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Building on firm foundations to deliver the UK’s future infrastructure
Building on firm foundations to deliver the UK’s future infrastructure Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today releases its latest paper in response to the first ever appra...
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One in every seven drivers dice with death at Railway Level Crossings every day
One in every seven drivers dice with death at Railway Level Crossings every day New research from Network Rail reveals an alarming one in seven drivers report they wouldnโt wait for the barrier or gat...
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New Highways England awards celebrate the best in the highways sector
New Highways England awards celebrate the best in the highways sector A new set of awards designed to celebrate the very best of the highways sector has been launched by Highways England to showcase i...
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Looking for clarity in Construction and EU Procurement in No-Deal Brexit
Looking for clarity in Construction and EU Procurement in No-Deal Brexit In nearly six months’ time, on 29 March 2019 at 11pm UK-time to be more exact, the UK is expected to leave the EU. The co...
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Record sales for JCB as global markets stay strong
Record sales for JCB as global markets stay strong JCB set new records for turnover and machine sales in 2017 as global markets continued to rebound strongly during the year, the company announced tod...
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Success for ALE and Conbit on half-way milestone on world’s largest wind farm
Success for ALE and Conbit on half-way milestone on world’s largest wind farm As part of a collaborative scope for one of the biggest offshore wind farm projects in the world, ALE and their Conb...
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Historic railway artefacts rediscovered by Network Rail after 50 years
Historic railway artefacts rediscovered by Network Rail after 50 years For the first time, members of the public will be able to see detailed plans by George Stephenson – known as the father of...
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Goldwyn’s lie: no contract? All is not lost
Goldwyn’s lie: no contract? All is not lost Despite best intentions, parties sometimes end up in a commercial relationship without any written contract, due perhaps to: an administrative error;...
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Industry leaders and visionaries from 11 Countries to attend Ceylon CIPIC and CEYBIT
Industry leaders and visionaries from 11 Countries to attend Ceylon CIPIC and CEYBIT Industry Leaders, Visionaries and Senior Decision Makers from 11 Countries are set to addressย theย Ceylon Internatio...
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Automation and the global transport industry – what’s next?
Automation and the global transport industry – what’s next? The global transport industry is asking just how smart, how safe and how secure transport can become? The potential is huge and...
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