Lynch Plant Hire makes a long-term commitment to GKD Technologies Machine guidance manufacturer, GKD Technologies has been supplying nationwide plant hire specialists Lynch Plant for the past 18 – months. Lynch had a previous supplier who were providing the company’s height and slew restrictor systems...
Telensa Smart City Sensors for Urban Data Project to be powered by Qualcomm chips Telensa, a leader in smart street lighting and smart city applications, today announced that its streetlight-based Multi-Sensor Pods, a key element of the Urban Data Project, will be powered by the Qualcomm® SDM845 process...
Construction Technology advances are driving a whole new Traffex Bigger and better than any highways and transport event in its 40 year history, Traffex 2019 at the NEC in Birmingham is all about the future: of mobility and the road space; of the way transport is funded and operated; and of the people w...
Trimble announces HoloLens 2 tech for Construction, Manufacturing and Mining Trimble has announced a new wearable hard hat compatible device that enables workers in safety-controlled environments to access holographic information on the worksite—the Trimble® XR10 with HoloLens 2. In addition, an expande...
Lusail City an eco-city for the future is all set to rise in Qatar With 90% of the infrastructure now completed, the eco-friendly Lusail City is starting to blossom in the desert of Qatar – just like the local flower it is named after. Like the desert flowers that lie dormant in the sand for ...
UK Construction Equipment sales showed modest growth in 2018 Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market grew by 2% in 2018, after experiencing a fall in the last quarter of the year. Prior to the 8% reduction in sales in Q4 (compared with Q4 2017), the trend over the previou...
The future of alternative dispute resolution? Alternative dispute resolution, also known as ADR, is often used in construction and professional negligence disputes. In early December a working group of the Civil Justice Council published its ADR and Civil Justice Final Report, November 2018 which makes...
Minerals Matter brings the latest VR technology to Wainwright & Co’s Outreach Programme When HR Director at John Wainwright & Co, Lisa Saunders realised that her company’s outreach to young people needed a boost, Minerals Matter, an initiative tasked with encouraging people into the sector...
Severn Trent is looking for a robotic water infrastructure assessment partner Water and waste company, Severn Trent, is on the lookout for new and innovative ways to manage its water pipe network, and is now looking to the innovation and technology sector to help provide solutions to some very specific...
ALE’s bespoke bracket design ensures safe gantry move over UK Rail line ALE has used its internal engineering expertise to create a special solution that could move a gantry crane, weighing 290t, over live rail lines in the safest way possible. ALE was contracted by the Costain Skanska joint ventu...
Ritchie Bros hits US$297+ million in the world’s largest equipment auction A sea of equipment stretched over the 220-acre Ritchie Bros. auction site in Orlando, FL last week as the company hosted its largest auction ever. Over six days the company sold a staggering 13,350+ assets for a record US$2...
Major Highways England milestone for A14 as huge new bridge completed Better journeys on the A14 are one big step closer now that construction has been completed on the biggest bridge in the Highways England £1.5 billion A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon upgrade. The River Great Ouse Viaduct stretches for hal...
PLANTWORX all set to take off with the COMIT Drone Zone The use of Drones in construction has grown dramatically in recent years and there is an aerial revolution happening across the entire industry. These flying cameras or UAV’s (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are transforming the way we work – from...
St Austell’s Victorian footbridge finds new home at Helston heritage railway The Victorian era footbridge at St Austell station in Cornwall was removed this weekend before being transported 30 miles to its new home at Helston heritage railway. The footbridge, which dates from 1882, is no longer re...
New Volvo Loaders arrive at Sheephill Quarry in Scotland Breaking with its traditional brand of loading shovel, Thompson Quarries, a division of William Thompson & Son (Dumbarton) Ltd has opted for a brace of Volvo L180H wheeled loaders for its quarrying activities for the first time. “Moving to the...
Chorley Council appoints WYG to produce Highways and Transport Strategy Chorley Council has appointed professional services firm WYG to produce a highways and transport strategy to address future challenges associated with congestion, travel choice, and sustainability. To create the strategy, WYG will r...
HS2 – a better connected Britain or a financial folly? There has been a lot of talk about HS2 and about how, once completed, it will help to shrink the north-south divide and provide a much-needed transport spine across the country. However, if recent reports are to be believed government sources...
New Crafco program for Asphalt Manufacturers creates opportunities and revenue Pavement preservation specialist Crafco has just released a new program for asphalt manufacturers. The Crafco HP Asphalt Cold Patch Producer Partner Program lets qualified companies produce and market bulk Crafco HP Asphalt C...
IQ Webinar focuses on workforce engagement Bringing a fresh perspective on workforce engagement to this month’s Institute of Quarrying (IQ) Academy ‘Lunch & Learn’ webinar is Viv Russell, Managing Director of Longcliffe Group Limited, the UK’s leading independent supplier of pure limestone pow...
Massive Tunnel Boring Machine is taking shape in Brisbane for West Gate Tunnel Assembly is underway on the first of the two massive tunnel boring machines (TBM) that will build the West Gate Tunnel. Premier Daniel Andrews joined the Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan at the project’s no...
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