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DJI lifesaving drone technology rescues more than 500 people around the world
DJI lifesaving drone technology rescues more than 500 people around the world More than 500 people around the world have been rescued from danger by drones, according to new statistics collected by DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology. This milestone came in mid-O...
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Breedon Group invests in CDE wet processing recycling plant for North Cave Quarry
Breedon Group invests in CDE wet processing recycling plant for North Cave Quarry Breedon Group, one of the UK’s leading producers and suppliers of bulk aggregates, has invested in a new CDE wet processing recycling plant for its North Cave Quarry site. The new washing system will process up to 400...
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Renault broadens its all-electric truck and van range
Renault broadens its all-electric truck and van range Renault Trucks is broadening its all-electric Z.E. range to help its customers speed up their transition to clean transport. Offering a wider choice of batteries for medium duty electric vehicles, the Renault Trucks D and D Wide Z.E can now be sp...
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Colas-SIAC awarded A46 Stoneleigh Junction works in Warwickshire
Colas-SIAC awarded A46 Stoneleigh Junction works in Warwickshire Warwickshire County Council and key strategic partners Coventry City Council and Warwick District Council have announced the start of major improvement works to the A46 Stoneleigh Junction, following a contract award to Colas-SIAC Limi...
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New MIT approach shrinks massive neural networks to model language
New MIT approach shrinks massive neural networks to model language Jonathan Frankle is researching artificial intelligence using the same philosophy that applies to his “lottery ticket hypothesis.” It posits that, hidden within massive neural networks, leaner subnetworks can complete the same task m...
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VolvoCE 14 ton DD145 compactor designed for the Chinese construction market
VolvoCE 14 ton DD145 compactor designed for the Chinese construction market With large drum diameter combined with powerful vibration, the DD145 double drum compactor has what it takes to produce a smooth finish. Designed with the needs of customers in China in mind, the new DD145 is a double drum c...
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Löweheiser Electronic Fuel Ignition technology multiplies UAV efficiency
Löweheiser Electronic Fuel Ignition technology multiplies UAV efficiency Last week, a partnership between Löweheiser tech start-up and the pioneer UAV manufacturer Quaternium was announced, which led to the achievement of a new world record of multirotor endurance with an outstanding flight of 10h a...
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Holmfirth Building Services upgrades to Yanmar ViO26-6 Micro-Excavator
Holmfirth Building Services upgrades to Yanmar ViO26-6 Micro-Excavator When it came to replacing its well-worn micro excavator, Holmfirth Building Services purchased a Yanmar ViO26-6 from local dealer MTS Plant. Since taking delivery of the new model, the fourth-generation firm has been delighted wi...
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development signs up for improved road safety
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development signs up for improved road safety The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is joining eight Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in an appeal to improve road safety as road accidents claim almost 1.25 million lives a year and are c...
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John Deere upgrades performance and reliability of L-Series Backhoes
John Deere upgrades performance and reliability of L-Series Backhoes John Deere upgrades its popular L-Series backhoe loaders, unveiling significant machine improvements designed to boost productivity, maximize uptime and reduce operating costs. Ranging across the L-Series Backhoe line-up, the updat...
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Hounslow Highways puts the very first electric chipper to work
Hounslow Highways puts the very first electric chipper to work Following a successful two-week trial earlier this year, Hounslow Highways has taken another step towards a greener, cleaner operation by adding one of the Country’s very first electric chipper’s into their growing list of electrical too...
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CDE symposium examined trends and challenges in the materials processing industry
CDE symposium examined trends and challenges in the materials processing industry In her talk, Sand Depletion: The global crisis not being talked about, Kiran Pereira, the founder of SandStories.org, said the world’s building stock is expected to double by 2060, a statement she contextualised with t...
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Goodfellow Bros. receives the first electric Dozer manufactured by Caterpillar
Goodfellow Bros. receives the first electric Dozer manufactured by Caterpillar Goodfellow Bros. is the proud recipient of one of three commemorative Cat® D6 XE Dozers – a special edition high-drive electric drive dozer built specifically to celebrate Caterpillar’s production of 175,000 medium high-d...
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Esh Construction completes £8.4m Infrastructure Scheme at IAMP One
Esh Construction completes £8.4m Infrastructure Scheme at IAMP One Esh Construction has completed the first phase of infrastructure works on the £8.4m IAMP One scheme. The works, which commenced in February 2019 on the 150-ha International Advanced Manufacturing Park, have been delivered by Esh’s ci...
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SEAT looks at the maths behind your car
SEAT looks at the maths behind your car When you get into your vehicle you usually take your family or friends with you. But they are not the only occupants of the car. Similarly, mathematicians like Pythagoras or physicists like Newton are also travelling companions. SEAT’s Education and Youth Empo...
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Highways England Archaeologists expose jails, bombs and mapping mysteries in Hull
Highways England Archaeologists expose jails, bombs and mapping mysteries in Hull A 235-year-old prison, a suspected Second World War bomb explosion and mysterious buildings that don’t appear on any maps could shed new light on the fascinating history of Hull. Archaeologists have started piecing tog...
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MIT system optimizes the shape of robots for traversing various types of terrain
MIT system optimizes the shape of robots for traversing various types of terrain So, you need a robot that traverse a construction site – what shape should that robot be? Should it have two legs, like a person? Or six, like an ant? Choosing the right shape will be vital for your robot’s abilit...
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Three reasons your Crisis Management Plan may fail
Three reasons your Crisis Management Plan may fail The COVID-19 pandemic has understandably spurred renewed conversation around business crisis management. This, pertaining to how to better plan for and pre-empt unforeseen disruptions, as well as aptly navigating through the mire when perilous chall...
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Research shows the best tools to improve older driver safety
Research shows the best tools to improve older driver safety A newly-published systematic review and meta-analysis identifies the training activities that have been shown to be effective in improving safety among older drivers. The researchers found that computerized brain exercise training found ex...
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Gammon Construction and Converge create worlds first digital twin of site concreting
Gammon Construction and Converge create worlds first digital twin of site concreting Gammon Construction in collaboration with Converge has created the world’s first digital twin of site concreting, thanks to the launch of the latest version of a pioneering concrete maturity platform, ConcreteDNA. G...
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Reston Waste Management expands with Hyundai Equipment
Reston Waste Management expands with Hyundai Equipment Reston Waste Management is a South West London skip hire and waste collection business who rose from humble beginnings. Back in 2001 Andrew Reston, supported by his wife Sharon, launched the fledgling company and Reston Waste began its journey w...
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On Computer Awareness Day we look at the most common Cybersecurity mistakes
On Computer Awareness Day we look at the most common Cybersecurity mistakes Today is Computer Awareness Day, and with more businesses operating a work from home policy than ever, paired with a rise in cybercriminal activity, IT experts WFH IT Support have shared their most common cybersecurity mista...
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Worldsensing Connectivity Management Tool strengthens infrastructure monitoring
Worldsensing Connectivity Management Tool strengthens infrastructure monitoring The industrial monitoring leader Worldsensing today officially launched Connectivity Management Tool (CMT), the latest addition to its Loadsensing industrial Internet of Things (IoT) family. CMT gives engineers a unique...
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Mecalac introduces Telehander Loader AS900tele to optimize logistics
Mecalac introduces Telehander Loader AS900tele to optimize logistics Mecalac, a leading global designer, manufacturer and distributor of compact construction equipment for urban environments, introduces the AS900tele to North America. The new machine combines the compactness and mobility of Mecalac’...
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Tyre Boss expands popular tyre fill services
Tyre Boss expands popular tyre fill services Best known for supplying and fitting specialist solid tyres, Tyre Boss can also source and supply pretty much any off-highway tyre solution. This includes tyre fill which is still a very popular option for many customers. From budget through to premium ba...
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Greater Manchester Police using Road Safety Support speedometer calibration services
Greater Manchester Police using Road Safety Support speedometer calibration services Greater Manchester Police has become the latest force to appoint the Road Safety Support Speed Test Laboratory to calibrate the speedometers of its pursuit vehicles. The force arranged for the analogue speedometers...
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Unique Autonomous Vehicle Development Centre in the UK nears completion
Unique Autonomous Vehicle Development Centre in the UK nears completion Self-driving vehicles are a significant step closer to becoming a reality on public roads with the construction of a revolutionary new ecosystem nearing completion in the Midlands. Set to provide the UK with the most complete en...
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Hyundai Material Handling introduces new 9V diesel Smart Forklift Trucks
Hyundai Material Handling introduces new 9V diesel Smart Forklift Trucks The new range of Hyundai Material Handlers boasts a lot of ‘smart’ features while complying with European Stage V emission levels, and offering the best standard warranty in the industry. A machine range to tackle future logist...
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Vayyar Imaging wins Safety Innovation Award for 4D imaging radar-on-chip technology
Vayyar Imaging wins Safety Innovation Award for 4D imaging radar-on-chip technology Vayyar Imaging, the global leader in 4D imaging radar, has won the SME Special Prize for Safety at the 2020 CLEPA Innovation Awards. Vayyar triumphed with its game-changing 4D imaging radar-on-chip technology, which...
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Essential PPE for Road Workers
Essential PPE for Road Workers As time has progressed, the list of PPE protective equipment needed in the construction industry has increased. Consider, for example, that just under 20% of total fatal injuries to road workers, in 2019/2020, were caused by workers, often without the correct PPE, bein...
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Unique stainless steel and concrete bridge built in Cumbria to combat flooding risk
Unique stainless steel and concrete bridge built in Cumbria to combat flooding risk A new stainless steel and concrete bridge, the first of its kind in the UK, has opened to pedestrians and vehicles in Pooley Bridge, Cumbria. It replaces its 250-year-old stone predecessor, which was destroyed during...
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Frost Control Systems and u-blox keep municipal roads safe in adverse weather
Frost Control Systems and u-blox keep municipal roads safe in adverse weather Adverse weather road conditions need treatment in order to keep US traffic moving, communities open, and thoroughfares safe. While state highways are served by adequate but expensive to buy and maintain Road Weather Inform...
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VolvoCE launches two Excavator ranges for bauma China 2020
VolvoCE launches two Excavator ranges for bauma China 2020 Volvo CE, which is exhibiting together with SDLG at bauma CHINA 2020, is demonstrating its commitment to the Chinese market by unveiling two new locally manufactured excavator ranges and electromobility pilots, designed specifically for the...
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Kuwait awards Siemens Energy major service contract to bolster power grid reliability
Kuwait awards Siemens Energy major service contract to bolster power grid reliability Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water has awarded Siemens Energy a contract to provide maintenance of 116 high-voltage substations. The five-year service contract represents Siemens Energy’s largest service ag...
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Advanced Technology Research Council creates ASPIRE to drive future technologies
Advanced Technology Research Council creates ASPIRE to drive future technologies The newly established Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) in Abu Dhabi has announced its plans to drive the creation of future transformative technologies with the launch of its dedicated technology programme ma...
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Experts discuss and debate the Future of Smart Cities in a Post-Pandemic World
Experts discuss and debate the Future of Smart Cities in a Post-Pandemic World Doha, Singapore, and Amsterdam are represented in a virtual summit hosted by Msheireb Downtown Doha, one of world’s smartest and most sustainable fully built city districts Experts from Doha, Singapore, and Amsterdam conv...
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Siemens Energy developing the first emissions free Clean Air Circuit Switcher
Siemens Energy developing the first emissions free Clean Air Circuit Switcher Siemens Energy and Traverse City Light and Power (TCL&P) have installed the first circuit switcher that utilizes clean dry air in place of traditional sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) insulating gas. Built at the Siemens Ener...
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MB Crusher highlights 5 exceptional contractors with extreme job sites
MB Crusher highlights 5 exceptional contractors with extreme job sites How to save thousands of dollars while developing nine thousand kilometres (five thousand five hundred and ninety two miles) of land; how to demolish a 16 floor building; how to fly a crusher in a helicopter – these are som...
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Doka partners with AT-PAC to offer scaffolding as well as formwork
Doka partners with AT-PAC to offer scaffolding as well as formwork A strategic partnership with AT-PAC combines the global presence of Doka with longstanding scaffolding experience. Doka now offers formwork solutions AND scaffolding. But this is about more than just products. Well thought-out soluti...
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GKD helps protect construction machinery with height limiting systems
GKD helps protect construction machinery with height limiting systems UK based, GKD Technologies design, develop and produce height, slew and load safety control systems for general construction equipment and Road Rail vehicles (RRV’s). The company has recently seen a significant increase in demand...
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Point of Rental ventures into eCommerce with RentItOnline acquisition
Point of Rental ventures into eCommerce with RentItOnline acquisition Point of Rental has acquired RentItOnline, a Slovakia-based online booking engine and customer app for the equipment hire industry. “RentItOnline does a great job of enhancing a hire or rental store’s customer experience,” said Po...
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Vodafone UK expands services to remove barriers to IoT adoption
Vodafone UK expands services to remove barriers to IoT adoption Vodafone UK is launching a new range of IoT services that will remove barriers to IoT adoption for UK businesses. By partnering with IoT.nxt, part of the Vodafone Group, Vodafone will offer customers every part of an IoT solution, with...
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Network Rail’s new road-to-rail vehicle can reach emergencies faster
Network Rail’s new road-to-rail vehicle can reach emergencies faster Emergency services will have a better chance of saving lives when responding to incidents in the Severn Tunnel thanks to a new innovative road-to-rail vehicle which has been provided by Network Rail. The 7.25 tonne Mitsubishi...
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Fugro contract in Romania supports World Bank’s flood hazard and risk mapping
Fugro contract in Romania supports World Bank’s flood hazard and risk mapping Fugro has been awarded a Geo-data acquisition contract to support the World Bank in its efforts to support the Government of Romania in preparing flood hazard and risk maps, and flood risk management plans, at nation...
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Snøhetta designs landmark building in Hong Kong at former Kai Tak Airport
Snøhetta designs landmark building in Hong Kong at former Kai Tak Airport Commissioned by Nan Fung Group, Snøhetta has designed a mixed-use building in Hong Kong, named Airside. Situated in the centre of the former Kai Tak airport with views over the Victoria Harbour and Kai Tak River, this 176,000...
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Aggregate Industries introduces range of new asphalt products
Aggregate Industries introduces range of new asphalt products Leading construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has launched four new products, further bolstering its asphalt offering. The four asphalts – SuperLayer®, SuperPath, SuperSAMI and SuperCurve® – will give specifiers...
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Worksport launches Regulation-A Investment Opportunity
Worksport launches Regulation-A Investment Opportunity Worksport Ltd has qualified its Regulation A offering with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, which enables securities to be issued by the company under Regulation A Section 3 (b) of the Securities Act for Tier 2 offerings, providing...
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Skyjack President discusses Equipment Rental in China
Skyjack President discusses Equipment Rental in China Skyjack President Ken McDougall presented, virtually, at the International Rental Conference in Shanghai on the North American Rental Market. With the growing Chinese rental market, there’s much to learn from North American-based industry leaders...
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Tachyum joins I4DI to develop the world’s fastest AI Supercomputer in Slovakia
Tachyum joins I4DI to develop the world’s fastest AI Supercomputer in Slovakia Tachyum has announced the formation of I4DI (Innovations for Digital Infrastructure), a partnership of innovative EU and global technology leaders brought together to develop European-based supercomputing solutions...
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Komatsu Group open East Japan Exhibition Hall in Oyama City
Komatsu Group open East Japan Exhibition Hall in Oyama City Komatsu’s new Exhibition Hall was opened on 20 November, 2020, by three Komatsu Group companies in East Japan. The Exhibition Centre will be located at the Tochigi Plant in Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture. Under the theme of “Pro...
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54 years of Volvo Articulated Haulers celebrated in Lego Technic
54 years of Volvo Articulated Haulers celebrated in Lego Technic 54 years after launching the articulated hauler concept Volvo CE continues to lead the field. Even the co-developed LEGO® Technic™ 6X6 articulated hauler Volvo A60H model is an engineering marvel – featuring app-controlled opera...
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Aggregate Industries launches its Career Kickstart Programme 2020
Aggregate Industries launches its Career Kickstart Programme 2020 Committed to supporting the government’s pledge to provide skills and training for young people, Aggregate Industries has launched its brand new Kickstart Programme 2020, having been approved as an official Kickstart Employer. Under i...
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The future of Civil Engineering
The future of Civil Engineering The future is approaching us at an accelerating pace, with technology and innovations shaping the way we think, act, and interact with the world around us. We’re becoming accustomed to fast processors and rapidly growing cities. But their integration has been limited...
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FARO launches WebShare Software Enterprise for private server or cloud storage
FARO launches WebShare Software Enterprise for private server or cloud storage FARO Technologies, a global leader for 3D Metrology, AEC (Architecture, Engineering & Construction), and Public Safety Analytics, has announced the release of its new WebShare Software Enterprise offering. An extensio...
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MIT neural network learns to estimate uncertainty in AI-assisted decision-making
MIT neural network learns to estimate uncertainty in AI-assisted decision-making Increasingly, artificial intelligence systems known as deep learning neural networks are used to inform decisions vital to human health and safety, such as in autonomous driving or medical diagnosis. These networks are...
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VINCI Energies acquires Eltek Systems to expand automation and process control
VINCI Energies acquires Eltek Systems to expand automation and process control Electrical, Automation and ICT engineering services provider, VINCI Energies UK & RoI has strengthened its industrial automation and process control capabilities with the acquisition of Eltek Systems Ltd based in Ound...
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JW Speaker introduces Headlight upgrade for Peterbilt Trucks
JW Speaker introduces Headlight upgrade for Peterbilt Trucks J.W. Speaker announced the new Model 9600 POD Light Series drop-in replacement headlight that provides exceptional visibility, durability and longevity compared to stock headlamps. With plug-and-play functionality and optional SmartHeat...
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Abseiling and diving all part of the job for Highways England engineers and inspectors
Abseiling and diving all part of the job for Highways England engineers and inspectors A two-year routine maintenance programme on a bridge used by around 23,000 drivers a day has recently completed – with hardly any impact on road users. A team of highly skilled engineers began work on site on the...
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Finning apprenticeship training scheme wins UK recognition
Finning apprenticeship training scheme wins UK recognition Finning UK and Ireland has been awarded a national accolade for its outstanding apprenticeship programmes, scooping a place in the government-led Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers. The UK’s exclusive distributor of Cat machines and products w...
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Fleet of Effidence robotic stackers assist Rhenus logistics services
Fleet of Effidence robotic stackers assist Rhenus logistics services This new season is marked by the realization of a joint project between Rhenus, one of the world’s leading logistics services providers, and Effidence, a pioneer and leader in collaborative and autonomous robotics. For severa...
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