Highways England wins prestigious award for Road to Growth strategy The Institute of Economic Development (IED) hailed Highways England’s strategic economic growth plan, The Road to Growth with the Greatest Economic Impact award at their 2017 annual awards. Highways England’s plan sets out how the...
Strabag launches eCall automatic in-vehicle emergency call system in Luxembourg STRABAG Infrastructure & Safety Solutions GmbH (SISS), a 100% subsidiary of STRABAG AG, has delivered its NGS3600 communication management system to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to provide eCall functionality to the cou...
Property consultant remains positive for post Brexit UK construction sector One of the UK’s leading construction and property consultancies, Thomas & Adamson, believes despite the negative outlook among many for the construction sector in 2018, plenty of opportunities remain in a post-Brexit UK. “Th...
MIT method turns carbon dioxide emissions into fuel MIT researchers have developed a new system that could potentially be used for converting power plant emissions of carbon dioxide into useful fuels for cars, trucks, and planes, as well as into chemical feed stocks for a wide variety of products. The n...
Liebherr wins two design awards for their earthmoving machines Liebherr has received the 2018 German Design Award in the “Excellent Product Design” category for its T46-7 telescopic handler and its XPower® L 550 to L 586 wheel loaders. The expert judges were impressed by the optimal visibili...
MGS Training School gears up with State of the Art VolvoCE Equipment MGS Training Ltd, with its headquarters located at Bargeddie in Glasgow and its 40-acre training centre at Heartlands just off the M80 between Glasgow and Edinburgh, has invested in three new pieces of Volvo Construction Equipment for...
Builders Merchants Federation responds to UK Government Industrial Strategy Responding to the UK Government’s much-anticipated Industrial Strategy unveiled today, John Newcomb, Chief Executive of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) said: “The BMF is pleased to see the Industrial Strategy recognises...
Successful implementation of innovative technology into an existing Mining Operation The implementation of new technology into an existing mining operation can deliver a positive change in operation and commercial benefits. Integrating new technologies is connected to a number of challenges that might a...
Samsung C and T wins First North-South Corridor contract in Singapore Samsung C&T Corporation has been selected as the first contractor to design and construct a stretch of the North-South Corridor (NSC) in Singapore by the Land Transport Authority (LTA). Under the USD$602 million contract, Samsung...
Ditch Witch AT40 all-terrain directional drill makes light work of Hard Rock To enhance utility contractors’ efficiency while drilling and steering in hard rock, Ditch Witch®, a Charles Machine Works Company, has released the new AT40 All Terrain horizontal directional drill (HDD). The machine features...
Melbourne gets first dedicated, high-speed Busway Lane Melbourne, Australia, gets first dedicated Melbourne busway, built as part of North East Link – slashing travel times and delivering more services, more often to the north eastern suburbs. Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan today announced...
Australia’s Melbourne NE Link biggest ever transport project in Victoria The North East Link will be the biggest transport project in Victoria’s history, finally building the missing link in Melbourne’s freeway network. The link will begin on the Eastern Freeway at Springvale Road where the capaci...
50 years of concrete truck mixers from Liebherr Liebherr has been producing truck mixers for concrete transport for 50 years. The product is undergoing continuous development to deliver further customer advantages, and the fifth generation of truck mixer is now in production. The truck mixer product ran...
Construction Climate Challenge Conference calls for ambitious carbon reduction goals Industry heavyweights warned guests at a London Construction Climate Challenge conference this week, hosted by Volvo Construction Equipment, that only big targets will trigger the innovation needed to make a meaningful...
Skyjack partners with a new supplier in the UAE Linamar Corporation’s Skyjack division recently filled a tall order with growing UAE rental company Safelift LLC. The Abu Dhabi based rental company just added a number of Skyjack products to its line-up, making Skyjack one of their key suppliers....
Will the dash cam make safer drivers and safer roads? A dash cam is a small camera mounted on the dashboard or windscreen of your car and facing the road, although for even better coverage you can also have dash cams with both front and rear facing cameras. They turn on when you start the ...
AfDB approves €122m loan for Tunisia Road Improvement Project The Board of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a loan of €112 million to help finance the North-East Road Connectivity Support Project in Tunisia. The project aims to make the Tunisian economy more competitive through sup...
Volvo EC18D a Jack of all Trades for Willie Paterson A Volvo EC18D compact excavator has established a niche for itself with owners W T Paterson Joinery & Building – working on a whole spectrum of property maintenance duties at the huge glass manufacturing facility in Alloa, Clackmannanshire....
Speed down, save lives! Brake, the national road safety charity founded and lead the annual Road Safety Week, which takes place this week, the 20th – 26th November. This year’s theme is Speed Down Save Lives which aims to raise awareness about the dangers of driving too fast. Vehicles are more powerful...
ODI welcomes new Geospatial Commission and measures to open up land data in UK The Open Data Institute has called for open land data for a long time, both in the UK and abroad. By opening up mapping data – previously only accessible to large companies who could afford it – the UK government will enable...
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