VolvoCE continues expansion of asphalt compactor lineup The DD110C is the latest in a series of recent double drum asphalt compactor introductions from Volvo — offering the latest in advanced technologies that have the potential to drastically improve job quality, productivity and machine uptime. With a...
Skyjack launches Building Information Models Companies can now include virtual Skyjack models in their project schematics drawings. Skyjack is pleased to announce the availability of Building Information Model (BIM) compatible image and data files to assist architects and engineers with their digital pr...
Strickland launch multi-function concrete pulveriser and tree stump cracker Strickland MFG has become one of the leading suppliers of ground engaging attachments to the UK construction industry. For over 5 decades the Strickland brand have invested heavily in developing multi-function, cost effective so...
JLG to feature 1644 high capacity Telehandler at World of Concrete JLG Industries will bring the newest addition to its line of high capacity telehandlers—the JLG® 1644—to booth #C7264 at World of Concrete January 23-26 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The booth will also feature the SkyTrak 8042 tel...
RSTA welcomes A road investment, but what about the rest of UK local roads? The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has welcomed government proposals to invest in a Major Roads Network that could see £100 million new funding for key local ‘A’ roads but warns that the rest of the local network mus...
Capturing the Past into the Cloud Historic Livermore Olivina winery building lives on in a 3D point cloud Livermore, California has a famous light…or more precisely, a lightbulb. For more than a century now the 4-watt light bulb, called the Centennial Light, has been burning since it was first cli...
Mikron Hidrolik lifts Turkey into the future Mikron Hidrolik is a fast-growing Turkish company that manufactures mobile cranes and materials handling equipment. The company began operations in the 1990s repairing upper structures and material handling equipment from a small workshop. Within a couple of...
DXR Struck Gold in Columbia! In a remote part of Colombia, surrounded by muddy waters and dense, humid jungle, there is an area full of tunnels into the Earth. These tunnels are owned by Operadora Minera S.A.S. and it is in these tunnels that 3.5 tons of gold are hauled out of per year. With ...
ADB finances US$380m road improvements in Mindanao, Philippines The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a $380 million loan to help the Philippine government strengthen the road network and spur economic development in Mindanao, the country’s second largest island with about 2...
MIT develops ultrafine fibres with exceptional strength Researchers at MIT have developed a process that can produce ultrafine fibers — whose diameter is measured in nanometers, or billionths of a meter — that are exceptionally strong and tough. These fibres, which should be inexpensive and easy to prod...
Final breakthrough in gigantic road tunnels at the Suez Canal On the Christmas weekend, Egyptian President H.E. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi rang in a new era for the Sinai Peninsula: on Saturday, December 23, 2017, S-960 (Ø 13,020 mm), the third of four Herrenknecht Mixshields, completed tunnelling for the fir...
Reduced tolls on Severn bridges between England and Wales starts next week Drivers who use the Severn bridges are reminded changes to the TAG payment system take place next week. Responsibility for the operations, maintenance and vehicle charges for the bridges will be managed and run by Highways Englan...
KINSHOFER introduces new series of Hydraulic Mobile Shear KINSHOFER, one of the world’s leading sources of high-quality excavator and loader crane attachments, introduces the DXS Series of hydraulic mobile excavator shear. The line features industry-leading in its size class power-to-weight ratios, jaw...
Construction Industry a long way from achieving paperless working Organisations in the construction sectors are among those that rely the most on paper, new research has found. A survey of 1,000 workers, conducted by WorkMobile, found that employees working in the education sector rely the most on paper...
SIAC / Colas JV awarded €120m motorway upgrade and bypass project in Ireland The award of today’s contract with SIAC/Colas JV commences one of the most significant road schemes contained in the Government’s Building on Recovery Programme. This contract consists of three major elements and is scheduled f...
Colas UK helps secure loan for construction of Hoima Int’l Airport in Uganda Colas UK has revealed its new direction as a transport infrastructure company able to compete for the largest projects both in the UK and overseas. The signing of a £215m deal in the Autumn, supported by the largest ever...
Heathrow pushes airlines to use cleaner, quieter aircraft Environmental charges at Heathrow are set to increase by 7% as the airport seeks to minimise its impact and aircraft pollution on local communities. From 1st January 2018, airlines will be incentivised to deploy their newest aircraft at Heathrow...
MIT Professor releases a manifesto for designing cities “The city is a people’s art, a shared experience,” a Philadelphia architect and planner named Edmund Bacon once wrote, adding that any urban designer’s job was to “conceive an idea, implant it, and nurture its growth in the collective minds of the...
WEC CCTV manufacture 65 camera masts for Mersey Gateway Project WEC CCTV, a UK manufacturer of camera mounting structures, has supplied 65 specially designed camera masts for the new Mersey Gateway Bridge. The Lancashire-based specialist secured all three parts of the project to manufacture 9 trolley he...
Snøhetta completes Muttrah Fish Market in Oman West of Muscat, on the coast of Gulf of Oman, a new fish market has taken the stand as a new landmark on the waterfront along the lively corniche in Muttrah. The Snøhetta-designed Muttrah Fish Market is created to serve as a focal point for the community of...
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