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Skyjack’s Elevate Telematics outsmarts the criminals
Skyjack’s Elevate Telematics outsmarts the criminals Skyjack recently helped Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) locate and recover stolen Skyjack machines with the help of ELEVATE telematics. In October, customers in the U.S. informed Skyjack that their scheduled machine orders...
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Yunex Traffic to install Zephyr air quality sensors across Liverpool
Yunex Traffic to install Zephyr air quality sensors across Liverpool Liverpool City Region (LCR) Combined Authority has awarded a contract to Yunex Traffic to supply and install 37 Zephyr® air quality monitors, and to maintain them for a period of five years. The monitors will be installed in 37 exi...
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Teletrac Navman awarded Telematics contract with Associated British Ports
Teletrac Navman awarded Telematics contract with Associated British Ports Teletrac Navman, a global market leader in telematics technology, has secured a contract with Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Southampton. As the UK’s leading port operator, with a network of 21 ports, ABP handles arou...
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Ritchie Bros. new online tool provides access to millions of heavy equipment sales prices
Ritchie Bros. new online tool provides access to millions of heavy equipment sales prices A 20 ton excavator with 8,000 hours on the clock. The eight year old skidsteer loader you’re looking to sell. Or that truck tractor you’ll need to replace soon. How much would they sell for in today’s market? W...
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Hyundai Genuine created to support Doosan acquisition
Hyundai Genuine created to support Doosan acquisition An intermediary holding company, Hyundai Genuine, has been established, following the purchase in August of Doosan Infracore, by Hyundai Heavy Industries Group. Doosan Infracore has since been renamed Hyundai-Doosan Infracore. Hyundai Constructio...
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Jenoptik calls for technology to enforce mobile and seatbelt use
Jenoptik calls for technology to enforce mobile and seatbelt use A Director of leading enforcement technology company Jenoptik is welcoming the Government’s tightening of laws around using a handheld phone whilst driving, and says proven solutions exist to enforce the rules automatically. Geoff Coll...
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Liebherr Crawler Excavator digs in to the canals and ski slopes of the Hautes-Alpes
Liebherr Crawler Excavator digs in to the canals and ski slopes of the Hautes-Alpes For almost ten years, the family-owned company has relied on the quality and user-friendliness of Liebherr machines. Last but not least, the high availability of spare parts and the responsiveness of Ets PIC –...
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5G edge computing rail antenna launched by HUBER+SUHNER and McLaren Applied
5G edge computing rail antenna launched by HUBER+SUHNER and McLaren Applied Now enabling 5G applications to run on trains, the HUBER+SUHNER SENCITY® Rail ACTIVE Rooftop antenna is the first-of-its-kind rail antenna that contains an embedded radio and compute module to offer increased data throughput...
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Geotextile Tubes market for dewatering and dredging set to take-off
Geotextile Tubes market for dewatering and dredging set to take-off Geotextiles tubes have over the past few years been extensively utilized in wide range of dewatering applications world over. Fabric with specialized dewatering functionality find use in dredging projects in developed and soon-to-be...
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Sacyr Concesiones closes $420m financing for Ruta de la Fruta in Chile
Sacyr Concesiones closes $420m financing for Ruta de la Fruta in Chile Sacyr Concesiones has successfully closed the US$420 million (approximately €372 million) financing for the construction, expansion and improvement works of the Ruta 66 Camino de La Fruta P3, managed by Sociedad Concesionaria Rut...
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Buckland Newton Hire adds new Cat 302.7 machines to their fleet
Buckland Newton Hire adds new Cat 302.7 machines to their fleet Plant hire and waste management firm Buckland Newton Hire (BNH) has increased its fleet of Cat machinery from exclusive Caterpillar® supplier Finning UK and Ireland, by adding two 302.7 mini excavators. The Dorset-based company managed...
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ACO Water Management launches V-Septor for SuDS Management
ACO Water Management launches V-Septor for SuDS Management ACO Water Management has launched its new advanced hydrodynamic separator, the V-Septor. Throughout the construction industry, there is an onus on reducing environmental impact. This is especially true when it comes to water management, as i...
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Revolutionary JCB PotholePro gets to work in Stoke on Trent
Revolutionary JCB PotholePro gets to work in Stoke on Trent Stoke-on-Trent City Council has become the first authority in the UK to take delivery of one of JCB’s revolutionary PotholePro machines. The machine, which can repair potholes four times quicker than standard methods, was launched by...
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National Highways finishes £43m M6 junction improvements
National Highways finishes £43m M6 junction improvements National Highways’ innovative £43 million project to tackle congestion at one of the busiest motorway junctions in the North West is now fully up and running. The newly-transformed M6 Junction 19 at Knutsford opened on Saturday 20 November, an...
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T-Levels may be the key to unlocking Modern Methods of Construction in the UK
T-Levels may be the key to unlocking Modern Methods of Construction in the UK Sarah Wales-Canning, associate in the construction and engineering team at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson looks into the potential of T Levels to support new talent into Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). T Levels, whic...
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Improving the UK’s infrastructure with Highways in the sky
Improving the UK’s infrastructure with Highways in the sky The country’s shortage of HGV drivers highlights the need to reimagine how we move goods across the UK. The world is on the cusp of a revolution in aviation, as the implementation of electric and autonomous flight gives us a unique opp...
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XYZ Reality releases The Atom engineering-grade Augmented Reality platform
XYZ Reality releases The Atom engineering-grade Augmented Reality platform XYZ Reality, the transformational construction technology company behind Holosite, the world’s first Engineering-Grade Augmented Reality platform, today announces its worldwide commercial launch and the reveal of its ground-b...
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Topcon technology brings race track back to life at Porsche’s new Experience Centre
Topcon technology brings race track back to life at Porsche’s new Experience Centre The Autodromo di Franciacorta is a race track in Castrezzato, Italy, which has hosted a variety of prestigious motorsport events throughout the years and most recently, the Porsche Festival in October 2021. In...
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Sustainable road design championed by WJ and BEAR Scotland
Sustainable road design championed by WJ and BEAR Scotland A collaborative approach between road marking experts, WJ Scotland, and BEAR Scotland has brought significant carbon savings of 1,778 tonnes across Scotland’s North East Trunk Road Network. The partnership has seen BEAR Scotland use WJ’s awa...
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A guide to Aluminum Profiles and types
A guide to Aluminum Profiles and types The process of forcing aluminum alloy material from a specific cross-sectional profile is known as Aluminium extrusion. The process puts the physical characteristics of Aluminium to use in a very unique way. The flexibility, also known as malleability, helps it...
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DriSteem wins 2021 BUILD Construction and Engineering Award
DriSteem wins 2021 BUILD Construction and Engineering Award DRI-STEEM Corporation, the leading manufacturer of humidification, evaporative cooling, and water treatment products, announced today that the company has received the BUILD Construction & Engineering award for the “Best Commercial Humi...
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Chemical researchers invent petroleum-like liquids from plants
Chemical researchers invent petroleum-like liquids from plants A team of researchers from the U.S. National Science Foundation Center for Sustainable Polymers based at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have developed a chemical technology of combined fermentation and chemical refining that can...
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EIB supporting two bus rapid transit systems in Indonesia
EIB supporting two bus rapid transit systems in Indonesia The European Investment Bank (EIB), the climate bank of the European Union, has announced its plans to finance two bus rapid transit systems (BRT) in the cities of Batam and Makassar in the Republic of Indonesia. The EIB financing will be a p...
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Hitachi Construction Machinery UK celebrates achieving FORS silver accreditation
Hitachi Construction Machinery UK celebrates achieving FORS silver accreditation The Fleet Recognition Scheme (FORS) is a voluntary accreditation scheme for fleet operators which aims to raise the level of quality within fleet operations, and to demonstrate which operators are achieving exemplary le...
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Doosan Portable Power announces new Small Stage V Compressors
Doosan Portable Power announces new Small Stage V Compressors Doosan Portable Power has launched a new range of small portable compressors for the European market, offering four new models with free air deliveries from 2.5 to 5.0 m³/min (90-180 cfm) and designed with a focus on simplicity, durabilit...
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Rokbak urges Scottish manufacturers to adopt sustainable operations
Rokbak urges Scottish manufacturers to adopt sustainable operations Paul Douglas, managing director, Rokbak, delivered the keynote address at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland’s (NMIS) ‘Manufacturing a Net-Zero Future’ conference on November 3, where he highlighted the crucial role compa...
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A new regional Truck Museum has been inaugurated in the Czech Republic
A new regional Truck Museum has been inaugurated in the Czech Republic The new Truck Museum is inaugurated in Kopřivnice in the Czech Republic, will feature eighty commercial vehicles. Visitors will also learn about technical gems and attractions through augmented reality. The museum was built by th...
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HS2 chooses new absorbent Marine Booms to protect the environment
HS2 chooses new absorbent Marine Booms to protect the environment HS2 contractor Align JV, comprising Bouygues, Sir Robert McAlpine and VolkerFitzpatrick are piling the foundations for the 3.4km long Colne Valley Viaduct – the UK’s longest railway bridge. While undertaking the work at this sen...
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B2W Software hosting in-person User Conference February 6-8 2022 in California
B2W Software hosting in-person User Conference February 6-8 2022 in California B2W Software, a leading provider of software for heavy construction, today announced the agenda for Make Work Flow, the company’s 2022 User Conference. Following a highly successful online program in 2021, this 21st annua...
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Boat owners measuring coastal Plastic Pollution globally with DJI drones
Boat owners measuring coastal Plastic Pollution globally with DJI drones DJI, AnimaMundi Ocean Data Solutions and Lagoon are using drones to build the world’s first comprehensive database of plastic waste on coastlines, to build the first comprehensive global database on plastic waste on our c...
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NEBOSH announces an updated Health and Safety at Work Award
NEBOSH announces an updated Health and Safety at Work Award NEBOSH, one of the world’s leading health and safety awarding bodies, has launched an updated Health and Safety at Work Award. The three-day qualification is popular in countries around the world for giving learners the first steps to healt...
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Cat’s new 120 GC Motor Grader maximises reliability with lower operating costs
Cat’s new 120 GC Motor Grader maximises reliability with lower operating costs Complementing the Cat® motor grader offering, the new Cat 120 GC Motor Grader offers the right balance of high-performance features with reduced fuel consumption, low maintenance costs and easy-to-operate controls....
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Mapping the Smart Factory future with AI Automatic Error Detection and Diagnostics
Mapping the Smart Factory future with AI Automatic Error Detection and Diagnostics In predictive maintenance, the most critical factor that safeguards against machine downtime is early detection and remediation. Futuremain from Korea is the only predictive solution provider in the country that can d...
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Sandia Gamma Ray Lab develops remote high-voltage measurement sensor
Sandia Gamma Ray Lab develops remote high-voltage measurement sensor Ever since the first human placed a bare hand on an uninsulated electric line, people have refrained from personally testing energetic materials. Even meters made of metal can melt at high voltages. Now, using a crystal smaller tha...
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Acoustic waves may be able to filter microplastic from polluted water
Acoustic waves may be able to filter microplastic from polluted water Microplastics are released into the environment by cosmetics, clothing, and industrial processes or from larger plastic products as they break down naturally. The pollutants eventually find their way into rivers and oceans, posing...
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Komatsu targets unmanned Lunar construction innovations
Komatsu targets unmanned Lunar construction innovations Komatsu has been selected for the “Space Unmanned Construction Innovation Technology Development Promotion Project” with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Japan that was launched in July this year as par...
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LKAB and Boliden collaborate to recycle mining waste
LKAB and Boliden collaborate to recycle mining waste The leading Swedish mining companies LKAB and Boliden have signed an agreement and will begin working together to investigate the possibility of extracting pyrite concentrate from mining waste at the Boliden Aitik mine, which LKAB will subsequentl...
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New Cat 304 and 305 CR Mini Hydraulic Excavators deliver on power and performance
New Cat 304 and 305 CR Mini Hydraulic Excavators deliver on power and performance Built to deliver an improved customer experience, the new 4-tonne, Cat® 304, and 5-tonne, Cat 305 CR, Next Generation Mini Hydraulic Excavators deliver more power to the pumps, higher bucket breakout forces and deeper...
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Bobcat tackles the extreme Winter conditions at Val Thorens Ski Resort
Bobcat tackles the extreme Winter conditions at Val Thorens Ski Resort Located at an altitude of 2300 m at the heart of the French Alps, Val Thorens is the highest ski and winter sports resort in Europe. At this altitude, the temperatures are below zero for at least six months of the year. The therm...
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Inaugural COP26 Decarbonisation Summit facilitated commitment to deliver Net Zero
Inaugural COP26 Decarbonisation Summit facilitated commitment to deliver Net Zero The inaugural Decarbonisation Summit held in Glasgow on 9th/10th November, during COP26 boasted an impressive array of industry luminaries, youth ambassadors and tech experts from across sectors including finance, fash...
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Telefónica Tech joins Ferrovial initiative to develop smart 5G highways
Telefónica Tech joins Ferrovial initiative to develop smart 5G highways Ferrovial has reached an agreement for Telefónica Tech, Telefónica’s digital business unit, to join AIVIA Orchestrated Connected Corridors, an initiative to develop smart 5G highways with advanced oversight, sensorization and si...
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National Highways new digital system will help keep motorists better informed
National Highways new digital system will help keep motorists better informed National Highways is reaching for the skies with a new digital infrastructure that will help keep roads moving and give drivers round-the-clock real-time traffic information. New technology is being introduced into Nationa...
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EU funds extra €5m for Počitelj-Zvirovići subsection in Bosnia and Herzegovina
EU funds extra €5m for Počitelj-Zvirovići subsection in Bosnia and Herzegovina The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Ministry of Finance of Bosnia and Herzegovina signed an agreement for a €5 million EU grant for the supervision of construction works for the Počitelj-Zvirovići subsection of Cor...
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The future of safe integration of ADAS technology in US fleets
The future of safe integration of ADAS technology in US fleets Every year, more than 37,000 people die on US roads and 94 percent of those accidents are results of human error. The ongoing conversations around the integration of autonomous vehicles (AVs) has identified problems that need to be addre...
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Niagara introduces Drop Guard Liners for 100 percent Cross Beam Protection
Niagara introduces Drop Guard Liners for 100 percent Cross Beam Protection Haver & Boecker Niagara introduces its new Niagara Drop Guard wear liners. The polyurethane liners provide 100% cross beam protection for Niagara vibrating screens and can be easily installed on an entire screen deck in a...
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Komatsu releases new 17-ton PC170LC-11 Hydraulic Excavator
Komatsu releases new 17-ton PC170LC-11 Hydraulic Excavator The new PC170LC-11 Hydraulic Excavator is equipped with a new clean engine developed in-house that cleared the 2014 standards, and is the latest model in other classes. Improving on conventional models, the excavator incorporates environment...
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Epicor BisTrack streamlines operations with Geotab, Buildxact and Epicor ECM
Epicor BisTrack streamlines operations with Geotab, Buildxact and Epicor ECM Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced two new strategic independent software vendor (ISV) partnerships with Geotab and Buildxact. The direct integration...
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VolvoCE tests tele-operated high-lift wheel-loader using 5G
VolvoCE tests tele-operated high-lift wheel-loader using 5G Volvo Construction Equipment is the first in the world to trial a remote-controlled High-lift wheel loader over a 5G network in a complex forestry application – in a bid to develop safer, more productive timber processes and explore its pot...
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Construction Scrum looks at delivering projects easier, better and faster
Construction Scrum looks at delivering projects easier, better and faster Construction Scrum: How to Deliver Projects Easier, Better, and Faster is the first practical guide for construction professionals to implement the Scrum framework in the construction industry. The book is organized in three p...
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CASE introduces new SV215E and SV217E Single-Drum Vibratory Rollers
CASE introduces new SV215E and SV217E Single-Drum Vibratory Rollers CASE Construction Equipment introduces the SV215E and SV217E single-drum vibratory rollers — two new models built for fast and consistent soil compaction on varying lift depths and material types. This is achieved with high centrifu...
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VolvoCE Electric Machines set to work in a US Federal Nature Refuge
VolvoCE Electric Machines set to work in a US Federal Nature Refuge Located just 20 miles outside the nation’s capital, the Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge offers a sanctuary to wildlife and a place for people to explore nature. A battery-powered, zero-emission ECR25 Electric compact excavator...
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Transport for Wales develops AI Bus Strategy with CitySwift
Transport for Wales develops AI Bus Strategy with CitySwift Transport for Wales and CitySwift are delighted to announce they have partnered on a pilot programme to optimise public transport services using data and machine learning. The programme aims to deliver efficiencies and improve service level...
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3 ways Blockchain is used in the Construction Industry
3 ways Blockchain is used in the Construction Industry Although blockchain has been in use since 2008, it was originally established for the crypto currency industry as a way of tracking transactions. Blockchain is a digital ledger in which anyone can add transactions, but no one can then delete the...
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Day and Zimmermann empowered with Anexinet Hybrid Cloud Services
Day & Zimmermann empowered with Anexinet Hybrid Cloud Services Anexinet Corporation, a leading provider of digital business solutions, today announced the company transformed Day & Zimmermann with a traditional IT infrastructure consisting of a production data center and a disaster recovery...
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Watson-Marlow announces new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Massachusetts
Watson-Marlow announces new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Massachusetts Watson-Marlow has announced the ground breaking of its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Devens Massachusetts. A celebration ceremony was held on Thursday, November 18th at 16 Bulge Road in Devens MA. T...
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Behind the US Cooling Program for Construction Workers
Behind the US Cooling Program for Construction Workers Millions of workers who work outdoors are exposed to risks of heat stress, exhaustion, and other heat-related illnesses in their workplaces. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, heat stress injuries caused serious inju...
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Testing sensors in fog makes Autonomous Vehicles and Drones safer
Testing sensors in fog makes Autonomous Vehicles and Drones safer Self-flying drones and autonomous taxis that can safely operate in fog may sound futuristic, but new research at Sandia National Laboratories’ fog facility is bringing the future closer. Fog can make travel by water, air and land haza...
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New UK strategy to boost exports to £1 trillion – Made in the UK – Sold to the World
New UK strategy to boost exports to £1 trillion – Made in the UK – Sold to the World The Government today launches an ambitious new ‘Made in the UK, Sold to the World’ plan to help businesses across the UK double exports and sell their world-class products around the globe. The 12-point...
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Wirtgen recycling delivers 375km of environmentally friendly road reconstruction in Nigeria
Wirtgen recycling delivers 375km of environmentally friendly road reconstruction in Nigeria The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Works and Housing extended the scope of the contract agreed with Julius Berger Nigeria Plc (JBN) from rehabilitation to reconstruction of the A2 dual carriageway highway. The...
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Network Rail wins APM Innovation in Project Management Award
Network Rail wins APM Innovation in Project Management Award The winners of the annual Association for Project Management (APM) Awards have been announced at a live ceremony which took place at Old Billingsgate in London on Monday 15 November. The APM Awards, sponsored by RPC UK Ltd, recognise the v...
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