John Deere teams up with LHP Telematics to simplify data management in construction In an effort to simplify data management and enhance job site productivity, John Deere and LHP Telematics, an industry leader in creating custom telematics solutions for the heavy equipment original equipment manufacture...
COWI Engineers build 60m footbridge for local community in Rwanda The community of Rugusa, Rwanda, is celebrating the opening of a brand new 60 metre footbridge completed by COWI engineers, a local construction team and the NGO Bridges to Prosperity. The 850-person community of Rugusa, Rwanda, has lost...
GSSI will showcase their updated GPR Technology at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 GSSI, the leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be showcasing its latest GPR technology at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017, to be held 7 to 11 march, 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, USA...
Uganda orders 401 units of roads construction equipment from Komatsu worth US$157 million Komatsu Ltd has recently received an order for 401 units of construction equipment, such as motor graders and wheel loaders for road construction and improvements in 112 regions of Uganda. This is part of the expor...
Salaheddine Mezouar, president of the UN climate treaties conference COP22, said the event, which took place in Morocco in November, would allow “the voices of the most vulnerable countries to climate change [to be] heard, in particular African countries and island states.” Allar Tankler took the opport...
Ammann will feature its Compaction equipment at SMOPYC 2017 The diverse Ammann roadbuilding product range will be showcased at SMOPYC 2017, to be held in Zaragoza, Spain, from 25-29 April 2017. Featured products will include light compaction equipment, heavy compaction equipment and a display of the pro...
Windsor Castle gets the Royal treatment from Eurovia Surfacing Eurovia Surfacing successfully completed resurfacing works on the prestigious Thames Street in Windsor, which runs next to the historic Windsor Castle up to the main gate. The works were carried out as part of the annual programme of work th...
Thomas Armstrong Aggregates invests in sturdy design and reliable technology from Sennebogen Gravel extraction with Sennebogen 655 duty cycle crane. In 2016, AGD Equipment, a UK sales and service partner for Sennebogen Maschinenfabrik GmbH, delivered a Sennebogen 655 dragline excavator to Thomas Armstro...
JCB Loadall milestone starts year on a high with a massive order JCB has kicked off 2017 with a bang as it celebrates not just 40 years of telescopic handler production, but a massive order from one of the industry’s most prominent users of the machines. Nixon Hire is buying more than 160 market-leading...
San Francisco Airport outlines 4 month plan to rehabilitate runway 28L Repaving of runway will involve nine weekend closures from March to June 2017 The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) today announced plans to repave Runway 28L, one of two runways used primarily for arriving flights. The proje...
Kingdom of Bhutan invites bids for Asian Development Bank funding road project The Kingdom of Bhutan has received a grant from Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of South Asia Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Road Connectivity Project. Bidding is now open to bidders from eligible sou...
Equipment operator killed in machinery accident, best practices offered The US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued a “Fatalgram” following the death of an equipment operator at a sand and gravel pit in USA. On 9th October 2016, a 61 year old plant operator with three years’ experience wa...
Laing O’Rourke and BGC win US$320m (AU$417m) Western Australia Highway Project Main Roads Western Australia has awarded a contract for the NorthLink central section to the Great Northern Connect (GNC) Joint Venture of Laing O’Rourke and BGC Contracting. The GNC team will design and construct more than 2...
Australia awards contract to build 4-lane underpass under Brisbane Airport Runway Construction of a 4-lane underpass beneath the new runway project at Brisbane Airport in Australia, valued at AU$120 million, has been awarded to Australian contractor McConnell Dowell. The project to build the reinforced...
Turkey weighing bids for new Suspension Bridge over the Dardanelles Strait A consortium of Turkish and South Korean firms has emerged as the frontrunner to build a 3.6km suspension bridge over the Dardanelles Strait in Turkey that will become one of the landmark bridges of Europe. Also included in the s...
United Kingdom announces details of more than £1.3 billion of road improvements Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has announced that the government is investing record amounts into improving roads across the United Kingdom, and that the schemes are focused on relieving congestion and providing importan...
Overcrowded Hong Kong looks at building shopping streets underground Famous for tall buildings and packed streets, Hong Kong has come up with a creative solution to their overcrowding by going underground. Hong Kong’s Information Services Department has revealed the first two below ground shopping...
Caterpillar Introduces New Product Link™ Capabilities for Connecting Expanded Range of Assets At CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 Caterpillar will launch new Cat® Connect hardware and software to enable equipment managers to connect all of their assets—from the largest earthmover to the smallest generator, and incl...
Chinese built and funded Djibouti-Ethiopia railway opens for business Africa’s first electrified standard gauge railway entered service yesterday between the suburbs of Addis Ababa and its coastal neighbour, Djibouti. The line will cut the time taken to travel the 750km between Ethiopia and the sea from...
COWI to design another 23,300 m² expansion at Oslo Airport The expansion will make room for the world’s largest passenger aircraft, the 276-tonne Airbus A380. The non-Schengen area at Gardermoen is to be expanded with a new building, and COWI will be principal contractor for the engineering aspects. Thi...
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