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3 steps to better construction safety
3 steps to better construction safety Modern machines have more safety features than ever before โ so why do accidents still happen? Brian OโSullivan considers the relationship between work site traff...
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Gate 7 wins a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade
Gate 7 wins a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade Multi-award-winning company Gate 7, based in the North East of England, is an innovative company specialising in the supply of...
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Bartco UK promotes research integration to benefit worldwide traffic management innovation
Bartco UK promotes research integration to benefit worldwide traffic management innovation Closer integration of the research and development operations of two intelligent transport system (ITS) firms...
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Fluvial Innovations scoops a Queenโs Award for Enterprise
Fluvial Innovations scoops a Queenโs Award for Enterprise Poole-based Fluvial Innovations has announced that Her Majesty The Queen has selected the firm as winner of the Queenโs Award for Enterprise f...
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ALE Engineers launch major bridge over highway in Spain
ALE Engineers launch major bridge over highway in Spain ALE has successfully completed a bridge launch in Spain using time and cost-effective methodology. The steel arch bridge, weighing 2,100 tonnes...
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Metso features high performing recycling solutions at USA Waste Expo
Metso features high performing recycling solutions at USA Waste Expo Metso will present its extensive waste recycling equipment and services offering at Waste Expo 2018, taking place April 24-26 at th...
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Construction PR Agency SE10 wins prestigious Queenโs Award
Construction PR Agency SE10 wins prestigious Queenโs Award International PR agency SE10 is one of a handful of British businesses to be bestowed The Queenโs Award for Enterprise in International Trade...
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High-speed passenger trains now run from Ashford International to Paris
High-speed passenger trains now run from Ashford International to Paris The first in the fleet of brand new high-speed passenger trains to call at Ashford International was met on the platform on the...
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China’s Shanghai-Nantong Yangtze River Bridge built using Doka automatic climbing formwork
China’s Shanghai-Nantong Yangtze River Bridge built usingย Doka automatic climbing formwork In China’s Jiangsu Province, north of Shanghai, work is in progress on what will be the world...
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Liam Fox launches awards for Best Business Partnership of the Future
Liam Fox launches awards for Best Business Partnership of the Future International Trade Secretary, Dr Liam Fox MP, today launched the GREAT Innovation in Action Awards to find the best partnerships b...
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Mordialloc Freeway to be upgraded in Australia
Mordialloc Freeway to be upgraded in Australia People in Melbourneโs south-east will get home faster and spend less time stuck in traffic when the new Mordialloc Freeway bypass is upgraded. The Victor...
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What would you do if a member of your team had a cardiac arrest?
What would you do if a member of your team had a cardiac arrest? In England, only 8% of people survive a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). A major contributor behind this statistic is that only 30 –...
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Hill Engineering’s new TEFRA coupler for mini Excavators set for Hillhead launch
Hill Engineering’s new TEFRA coupler for mini Excavators set for Hillhead launch Hill Engineering has been designing and manufacturing pioneering excavator attachments since 1994. Up until now t...
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Association of Equipment Manufacturers wants more Millennials on the Jobsite
Association of Equipment Manufacturers wants more Millennials on the Jobsite Construction has often been considered one of the last industries to embrace technology. That is starting to change, howeve...
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Keyline team uses pedal power to cycle Scotland in aid of Prostate Cancer UK
Keyline team uses pedal power to cycle Scotland in aid of Prostate Cancer UK A group of staff, suppliers and customers from heavy building materials supplier Keyline are gearing up to take on the chal...
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ALE bespoke lifting system saves time and money on Thames Tideway Project
ALE bespoke lifting system saves time and money on Thames Tideway Project ALE has completed the second phase of work on the Thames Tideway project in London, UK with the use of a time and cost-saving...
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Ancient Maori comb fragments found during New Zealand road construction
Ancient Maoriย comb fragmentsย found during New Zealand road construction The teeth of a pre-European ceremonial wooden comb, a Maoriย heru, have been discovered during earthworks on the Huntly section o...
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Galliford Try sets to work upgrading Rugby with signalisation and roadworks
Galliford Try sets to work upgrading Rugbyย with signalisation and roadworks Galliford Try has secured a ยฃ3.7m contract to improve the Coton Arches roundabout in Rugby, Warwickshire.ย The scheme will in...
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Ammann Australia expands
Ammann Australia expands Solid growth has led Ammann Australia to relocate its headquarters, warehouse and training centre to better serve its customers in the region. The facility was moved from Nara...
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STRABAG awarded tunnelling contract for Sirius Minerals Yorkshire Polyhalite Project
STRABAG awarded tunnelling contract for Sirius Minerals Yorkshire Polyhalite Project Sirius Minerals Plc. has hired the European construction group STRABAG SE to build an approx. 13 km tunnel section...
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Sacyr Mutu-Ya-Kevela School project opened by President of Angola
Sacyr Mutu-Ya-Kevela School project opened by President of Angola The President of the Republic of Angola, Joao Manuel Gonรงalves Lourenรงo, has inaugurated the Liceo Mutu-Ya-Kevela School in Luanda fol...
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Archaeology on Highways England project shines light on 6000 years of history
Archaeology on Highways England project shines light on 6000 years of history A Roman trade distribution centre, an abandoned medieval village and three prehistoric monuments are among nationally sign...
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Balfour Beatty awarded ยฃ47m overhead line works in Scotland
Balfour Beatty awardedย ยฃ47m overhead line works in Scotland Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been awarded two contracts worth c. ยฃ47m for the Fort Augustus to Fort William 1...
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Ringway secures 10 year maintenance services contract across the Bracknell Forest
Ringway secures 10 year maintenance services contract across the Bracknell Forest Ringway has been awarded a one-year extension to its term service contract in Bracknell Forest. The yearly extension i...
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Police HGV on final patrol after catching over 5,000 careless drivers
Police HGV on final patrol after catching over 5,000 careless drivers An unmarked HGV cab is taking to the road for the final time after catching over 5,000 careless drivers in the past three years. T...
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Highways England student challenge turns into Wacky Races
Highways England student challenge turns into Wacky Races A team of Highways England staff is supporting the Brimsham Green School students as part of a programme focused on turning the studentsโ fund...
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Innovation is Here Conference explored the 4th industrial revolution
Innovation is Here Conference explored the 4th industrial revolution The recent CEA Annual conference (One Great George Street London) was attended by over 190 delegates from the Construction Equipmen...
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SENNEBOGEN telescopic crane to the rescue of derailed train in Switzerland
SENNEBOGEN telescopic crane to the rescue of derailed train in Switzerland In early January, winter storm Eleanor battered the village of Lenk in Switzerland, pushing a 19-tonne Montreux Oberland Bern...
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Unlocking Community Benefits in Scotland
Unlocking Community Benefits in Scotland The ground breaking Procurement Reform Act (Scotland) has undoubtedly delivered significant benefits since its introduction in 2014. While the act was visionar...
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Romania’s new national cathedral transformed with Doka Formwork
Romania’s new national cathedral transformed with Doka Formwork In the heart of Romania’s capital, a new Orthodox cathedral of impressive dimensions is now under construction. Measuring 12...
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Network Rail commissions new signalling system for North Wales
Network Rail commissions new signalling system for North Wales Passengers in North Wales are benefitting from a newly commissioned, state of the art signalling system between Shotton and Colwyn Bay wh...
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Society of British International Design opens for entries in their 2018 Awards
Society of British International Design opens for entries in their 2018 Awards The 2018 edition of the SBID International Design Awards is now open. As ever, this yearโs edition promises to bring toge...
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SIKA launches new Mortar Production in Vietnam
SIKA launches new Mortar Production in Vietnam Sika is pushing ahead with the significant expansion of its plant in Bac Ninh in northern Vietnam, underscoring its commitment to dynamic growth in the c...
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British Builders Merchants report 8.4 percent growth for 1st quarter 2018
British Builders Merchants report 8.4% growth for 1st quarter 2018 Builders merchants have reported an increase in sales of 8.4% in January (compared to January 2017) lifted by one additional trading...
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British workers demand more automation
British workers demand more automation A new report suggests that fear of automation among British workers is not as prevalent as people assume. Findings indicate that in many cases, employees would a...
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SCRAPER for remote control of construction machines via augmented reality at Intermat
SCRAPER for remote control of construction machines via augmented reality at Intermat DIGGER DTR has designed and produced machines for use in the most dangerous and exposed areas of the world for the...
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Network Rail taps into drive to reduce plastic
Network Rail taps into drive to reduce plastic Network Rail today launched its first free drinking water fountain at London Charing Cross station. Thousands of station users and passengers are set to...
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Sustainable building is driving down costs and reducing emissions
Sustainable building is driving down costs and reducing emissions Is it really possible to โgreen upโ the construction industry while keeping costs at a minimum? Terri Wills, CEO of WorldGBC, makes th...
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Trace Software will be showcasing their engineering software at NAPEC in Algeria
Trace Software will be showcasing their engineering software at NAPEC in Algeria Trace Software International, the innovative company committed to the development of software solutions for the enginee...
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Heathrow Terminal 2 named Best in the World
Heathrow Terminal 2 named Best in the World Passengers from around the world have once again voted for Heathrow to win major accolades at the 2018 Skytrax World Airport Awards, held yesterday evening...
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Highways England hails concrete repair project for boosting diversity in construction
Highways England hails concrete repair project for boosting diversity in construction A team carrying out Britainโs largest concrete repair project is targeting local schools to drive up the number of...
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Actibump goes live in Australia
Actibump goes live in Australia Curtin University in Perth, Australia, has now activated two Actibump systems to welcome their students returning from summer break. “Weโre looking forward to the...
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Hill Engineering wins Irelandโs Best Managed Companies Award again
Hill Engineering wins Irelandโs Best Managed Companies Award again Newry based attachment manufacturer, Hill Engineering has been named as one of Irelandโs โBest Managedโ companies for the fourth-year...
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Japanese funding the first subway in Manila
Japanese funding the first subway in Manila The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a loan agreement with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines in Manila to provide a...
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UK HSE urges employers to avoid off-the-shelf manual handling training
UK HSE urges employers to avoid off-the-shelf manual handling training Off-the-shelf manual handling training should become a thing of the past, according to new advice released by the Health and Safe...
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AfDB funds 208 km road rehabilitation and widening project in Rwanda
AfDB funds 208 km road rehabilitation and widening project in Rwanda The Government of Rwanda in partnership with African Development Bank (AfDB) through the African Development Fund (AfDF), the Japan...
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EnviroBuild named Ethical and Green Business of the Year at FSB London Awards
EnviroBuildย named Ethical and Green Business of the Year at FSB London Awards EnviroBuild, the Southwark-based sustainable construction company, has been awarded the Federation of Small Business Londo...
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BIRAL returns to Intermet Asia in Singapore
BIRAL returns to Intermet Asia in Singapore Meteorological specialists, Biral is attending the InterMet Asia show in Singapore next month to showcase its new and popular meteorological products. Biral...
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Balfour Beatty will โOpen Doorsโ to projects and potential career opportunities
Balfour Beatty will โOpen Doorsโ to projects and potential career opportunities This week, Balfour Beatty welcomes members of the public to its construction sites across the UK to support Build UKโs O...
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Road survey confirms impact of decades of under investment in UK road maintenance
Road survey confirms impact of decades of under investment in UK road maintenance The negative impact of decades of under-investment in road maintenance has been confirmed by the latest Annual Local A...
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