Highways England awards Amey major SW bridges contract Highways England has announced a £240 million contract with Amey to maintain its major structures in the south-west – the M4 Prince of Wales Bridge, M48 Severn Bridge and M5 Avonmouth Bridge. Following an 18-month procurement and tender process, Hig...
Doosan introduces new DX42-5K and DX50-5K mini excavators in North America Doosan Infracore North America, LLC, introduces the new DX42-5K and the DX50-5K mini excavators. The excavators are updates to the prior iterations, featuring new innovations to increase machine performance, versatility, operator...
Brenner Base Tunnel reaches new milestone with Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine With the completion of the 16.7 km long exploratory tunnel, proud tunnellers at the Brenner Base Tunnel celebrated the first decisive breakthrough of a Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine. A key structure for sustainable tr...
Highways England encouraging British road users to get pedalling Get pedalling! That’s the message from Highways England as Cycle to Work Day takes on a new meaning in 2020. With home working, staycations and local trips all being embraced following the easing of lockdown, cyclists are being encouraged...
Metso Outotec supplying two primary crushing stations for a Russian mining company Metso Outotec will deliver two primary crushing stations for a mine located in the Russian Far East. The €23 million order, which has been booked in former Metso Minerals’ Q2 2020 orders received, will be delivered by Met...
EBRD and KfW IPEX-Bank invest in electric car industry in Poland Two leading European banks are promoting the electric car industry with an investment in a new plant in central Poland run by global chemicals and sustainable technologies group Johnson Matthey. The joint financing comprises a €90 million...
Texas celebrates 40 years of Peterbilt truck manufacturing Peterbilt’s Denton manufacturing plant in Texas is proudly celebrate its 40th year of truck manufacturing excellence. From its earliest beginnings in August 1980, Peterbilt’s Denton plant has become the main manufacturing facility for the brand,...
Groundwork Group introduce the Challenger Guardrail Barrier Install Unit Groundwork Group have been providing construction equipment to companies globally for over 30 years. Their range of construction equipment varies from drilling rigs, to pile drivers (guardrail and solar) to concrete batching plants...
Finning UK recognised for support of armed forces with Gold standard award Finning UK Ltd, exclusive dealer of Cat® equipment, has been awarded a prestigious gold standard employer award in acknowledgement of its continuous support for the armed forces community. The award highlights Finning as an exemp...
Avatar CONNECT AR for advanced real-time Virtual Workforce Collaboration AVATAR Partners, a world-leading innovator in virtual, augmented and mixed reality (extended reality or XR, collectively) software solutions for heavy-duty industry and defence, has introduced its new Avatar CONNECT solution. Avata...
UN Regulation on Automated Lane Keeping a milestone for automated vehicles Some 60 countries have reached a milestone in mobility with the adoption of a United Nations Regulation that will allow for the safe introduction of automated vehicles in certain traffic environments. The UN Regulation establish...
Gollgi unveils open-market platform for buyers and sellers Gollgi, the search platform specializing in connecting buyers with sellers, has pioneered an infrastructure positioned to permanently alter the landscape of e-commerce by turning search engines into service engines. Golllgi’s platform cuts out c...
Combating the £2bn congestion problem in the UK with DAS enabled smart highways Highways England estimates that congestion on the motorway and major road network in England costs an estimated £2 billion every year. To combat this, the UK Government’s strategy to keep traffic flowing smoothly and reduce...
Highways England using Virtual Reality to train control room operators One of the great strengths of virtual reality (VR) is its ability to allow users to experience real-world training scenarios, without endangering them, colleagues or the general public. That is why Highways England (HE) turned to Lon...
VolvoCE electric machines available online in North America starting 19th August Customers who sign up will be among the first to have the opportunity to get one of Volvo’s new electric compact machines, the Volvo ECR25 electric excavator and L25 electric wheel loader. Volvo Construction Equipment’s dri...
HORIBA MIRA promotes drive for Automated Lane Keeping Regulations With new UN regulations on Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) coming into force next year, leading automotive engineering consultancy HORIBA MIRA is welcoming the first regulations focused on ‘automation’ of passenger vehicles, and enc...
StreetLight Data raises $15m to transform transportation analytics StreetLight Data, a leader in Big Data analytics for mobility, today announced it has closed a Series D funding round of $15 million. Macquarie Capital and Activate Capital joined existing investors Osage University Partners and Ajax Inv...
WBD looks at the Green Homes Grant and implications for homeowners and landlords Last month Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a circa £3 billion green investment plan, including the Green Homes Grant, as part of his Summer Economic Update. The UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Ind...
International Federation of Robotics reports high demand for Robotics Skills post-Corona By 2022, an operational stock of almost 4 million industrial robots are expected to work in factories worldwide. These robots will play a vital role in automating production to speed up the post-Corona economy. At t...
LSBUD report 17 percent increase in UK Highways Projects in 2019 There was a 17 percent jump in the amount of digging work on the UK’s highways last year, according to Digging Up Britain 2020. The report by LSBUD, which provides a free to use online search facility for underground pipes and cables, reve...
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