O’Rourke Infrastructure put a third Volvo P6870C wheeled paver to work in Portsmouth “Product support is key…” according to father and son team, Phil and William O’Rourke, proprietors of Portsmouth based O’Rourke Infrastructure Services Ltd (OIS) as they take delivery of their third Volvo P6870C w...
John Deere launches US Apprenticeship Program to address service technician shortage John Deere has received approval from the U.S. Department of Labor for its new Registered Apprenticeship Program and is making it available to its Agriculture & Turf and Construction & Forestry dealers. The prog...
Blastcrete introduces RS180 Mixer-Pump for high-volume Gypsum applications Blastcrete Equipment LLC, a long-time manufacturer of shotcrete and gunite mixers and pumps, introduces the RS180 Mixer-Pump with variable speeds from 0-18 cubic yards per hour and long-distance and high-volume pumping capabiliti...
Volvo and Samsung SDI developing a strategic electromobility alliance for electric trucks Volvo Group and Samsung SDI have entered into a strategic alliance to develop battery packs for Volvo Group’s electric trucks. Working together with Samsung SDI, Volvo Group aims to accelerate the speed of developm...
CASE sponsors Team Schwabentruck in the 2019 FIA European Truck Racing Championship From 25 May to 6 October 2019, the Fédération Internationale De L’Automobile European Truck Racing Championship (FIA ETRC) takes place across eight different countries, including Germany, Italy, France, Slovakia and Spai...
Network Rail launches a £70m track worker safety task force Network Rail has launched a new safety task force, backed with a £70m fund, to target track-worker safety, bringing together multiple strands of work from across the company aimed at improving safety for employees that work on the railway. Comm...
The Concrete Maturity Method and why you should validate your maturity curve The maturity method is an ASTM-standardized, non-destructive test method for estimating concrete strength that provides real-time results. Typically, cylinders and beams are required to be cast and broken for quality control an...
INRIX expands Smart City AV Platform to manage roadways, curbs and sidewalks For hundreds of years, cities have been responsible for providing, maintaining and managing a safe and dependable transportation system. Personal vehicles and public transit have long been the most popular, but recent AV Platfo...
Rockwheel owner Rokla to buy Hartl Crusher German rotary cutter manufacturer Rokla GmbH, which operates under the Rockwheel brand, has announced its acquisition of Austrian crusher and screening bucket specialist Hartl Engineering & Marketing GmbH. The deal, which became effective on 27 June 2019, i...
Go Plant Fleet Services supports key A14 road improvement project in the UK Go Plant Fleet Services has been carrying out a major road sweeping operation on Highways England’s £1.5 billion A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme for the past 12 months, and the company’s contract has just been ext...
Skyjack shines as a Gold Sponsor at IPAF Asia Skyjack is a Gold Sponsor at the leading powered access conference in Asia. The eighth annual IPAF Asia Conference which opens today in Hangzhou, the Zhejiang province of China. As a Gold Sponsor, Skyjack will be exhibiting a few of the region’s most popular...
Dunedin in New Zealand selects Telensa to deliver Smart Street Lighting Telensa, the leading provider of connected lighting and smart city data applications, has announced that its smart street lighting system has been selected by Dunedin City Council (DCC) as part of a contract with Broadspectrum to up...
Highways England on the right lines to make ghost markings disappear Ghost markings and blacked out lines on the road, which can confuse drivers, could become a thing of the past thanks to Highways England’s global search for a solution to the problem. When white road markings need to be removed, for ex...
TankCare Fuel Certification Scheme looking to protect distributors Leading fuel experts OTS TankCare have created an independent fuel certification scheme for fuel distributors that has been authorised by the FPS (Federation of Petroleum Suppliers). The unique TankCare FQC (Fuel Quality & Certificat...
ALE supports Newcastle Metro modernisation with swift double bridge replacement ALE performed a time-critical double bridge replacement in the UK for the Newcastle Metro and the Tyne and Wear Metro. The system serves 36 million passengers each year and the vital bridge replacements will help to ensure t...
The hidden strength of carbon reinforcements in bridge construction The catastrophic failure of Genoa’s Morandi bridge in August has only served to highlight how ageing bridge structures must have a maintenance regime that can ensure the safety of road users. In the UK, rail and road bridges are subject...
VolvoCE’s Eskilstuna site drives towards innovation and sustainability Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has announced 16 MSEK of investments at its Eskilstuna site in Sweden, including an arena for customer demonstrations of electric and autonomous machines, a new R&D test track and an...
Besblock ends up sponsoring disabled cricket team thanks to a chance haircut Award-winning concrete block manufacturer Besblock has signed a sponsorship deal with Shropshire Disabled Cricket Team after a chance meeting in a barber shop. Besblock MD Andrew Huxley was sitting in the chair next to Shaun Ri...
ALE expertise reduces disruption during I-95 bridge installation Connecticut Due to it reaching the end of its natural lifespan, the Connecticut Department of Transport (DoT) needed to replace I-95 bridgework that had stood since 1958. At the same time, it needed to ensure this crucial civil work had th...
How autonomous are Autonomous Vehicles? Car autonomy and Autonomous Vehicles are one of the hottest – if not the hottest – automotive trends of late. Many people doubted the feasibility of such a technology, but it is no longer a figment of anyone’s imagination. Self-driving vehicles are real, and they...
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