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Reconstruct expands AI-powered Visual Command Center in Asia
Reconstruct expands AI-powered Visual Command Center in Asia Reconstruct, the leader in AI-powered remote quality control and progress monitoring software, announces that NTT DOCOMO Ventures, the investment arm of NTT DOCOMO, and Asia Pacific Land joined its $17.3 million Series B funding round. The...
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McAfee Enterprise data-centric solution promises to secure private applications
McAfee Enterprise data-centric solution promises to secure private applications McAfee Enterprise today announced MVISION Private Access, an integrated approach to enable granular ‘Zero Trust’ access and extend data and threat protection capabilities to private applications hosted across hybrid IT e...
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Project funds 200 solar-powered water desalination units in Kenya
Project funds 200 solar-powered water desalination units in Kenya Climate Fund Managers (CFM) has agreed to co-finance and co-develop a portfolio of solar-powered desalination installations, turning brackish groundwater into drinking water. Under the agreement reached with Solar Water Solutions (SWS...
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CEMEX joins global initiatives to achieve Carbon Neutrality
CEMEX joins global initiatives to achieve Carbon Neutrality CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. announced today that it has signed the Business Ambition for 1.5°C commitment led by the We Mean Business Coalition in partnership with the Science Based Targets initiative and the U.N. Global Compact. With this commit...
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Detmar Logistics orders 300 Hyliion ERX Hypertrucks
Detmar Logistics orders 300 Hyliion ERX Hypertrucks Hyliion Holdings Corp., a leader in electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 semi-trucks, today announced that Detmar Logistics LLC has executed a reservation agreement covering 300 Hypertruck ERX™ systems. The agreement is part of Hylii...
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Fluor wins Phase 2 of Texas Interstate 35E contract in Dallas
Fluor wins Phase 2 of Texas Interstate 35E contract in Dallas Fluor Corporation announced today that its joint venture with Austin Bridge & Road was selected by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to design, construct and maintain Phase 2 of the Interstate 35E (I-35E) project from I-6...
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Walabot DIY 2 brings X-Ray Superpowers to your Smartphone
Walabot DIY 2 brings X-Ray Superpowers to your Smartphone Vayyar Imaging, the global leader in 4D imaging radar, today launched Walabot DIY 2, the next generation of its award-winning visual stud finder which, for the first time, is now available for iPhone, as well as Android devices. The Wi-Fi-ena...
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Velodyne Lidar releases Vella Software Development Kit for Autonomous Solutions
Velodyne Lidar releases Vella Software Development Kit for Autonomous Solutions Velodyne Lidar, Inc. has announced a new software development kit which allows customers to utilize the advanced capabilities of Velodyne’s Vella lidar perception software in their autonomous solutions. The Vella Develop...
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Cold Bore Technology closes $14m financing for SmartPAD technology
Cold Bore Technology closes $14m financing for SmartPAD technology Cold Bore Technology, a leader in frac completions automation and platform technology have announced it has closed $14M in growth financing. The round was led by bp ventures with participation from the Canadian Business Growth Fund (...
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RoboSense partners with GAC Aion for mass-produced LiDAR for Autonomous Vehicles
RoboSense partners with GAC Aion for mass-produced LiDAR for Autonomous Vehicles RoboSense LiDAR, the leading Smart LiDAR Sensor provider and GAC Aion New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. set up by Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd, a Fortune 500 company and one of the automobile groups with the most c...
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The 3 key traits of a Connected Vehicle
The 3 key traits of a Connected Vehicle The connectivity revolution is disrupting industries across the board, and the automotive industry is no exception. From vehicular navigation systems that alert drivers to congested traffic and offer alternative routes to vehicles that communicate with their e...
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Microvast and eVersum join forces to drive Urban Commercial Vehicle Electrification
Microvast and eVersum join forces to drive Urban Commercial Vehicle Electrification Microvast Holdings, a leading global provider of next-generation battery technologies for commercial and specialty vehicles, and eVersum, a high-tech vehicle OEM specializing in the design, development and build of t...
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QuoteToMe raises $2.5m in construction-focused Venture Funding
QuoteToMe raises $2.5m in construction-focused Venture Funding QuoteToMe, which is digitizing the construction industry’s procurement and financial processes, today announced it has funded a fully subscribed VC investment round of $2.5 million (CAD). The company reports funding commitments even beyo...
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Blackmagic Design releases Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K for perfect streaming
Blackmagic Design releases Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K for perfect streaming Blackmagic Design has announced the new addition to the Blackmagic Web Presenter family. This new Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K model has an upgraded Ultra HD resolution H.264 encoder for live streaming in native Ultra HD. Th...
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CATL announces breakthrough Sodium-ion battery technology
CATL announces breakthrough Sodium-ion battery technology Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) held its first online launch event “Tech Zone” on July 29. Dr. Robin Zeng, chairman of CATL, unveiled the company’s first-generation sodium-ion battery, together with its AB battery pack soluti...
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CAF approves $175m to modernize Transport Infrastructure in Trinidad and Tobago
CAF approves $175m to modernize Transport Infrastructure in Trinidad and Tobago The Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) has approved a loan for $175 million in favour of Trinidad and Tobago to modernise the islands transportation infrastructure, through positive actions related to the developmen...
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Bloom Energy on the path to decarbonise the Marine Industry
Bloom Energy on the path to decarbonise the Marine Industry Bloom Energy has announced the achievement of two key milestones on its path to decarbonize a centuries-old maritime industry. In conjunction with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), the companies’ initial design for an engineless, fuel cell-po...
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Komatsu creates customer alliance to drive Net Zero equipment solutions
Komatsu creates customer alliance to drive Net Zero equipment solutions Working together to rapidly innovate in support of carbon reduction targets, Komatsu and several of its customers have formed the Komatsu Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Alliance. The founding members of the alliance are Rio Tinto, BHP, Co...
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John Deere debuts Anti-Vibration Undercarriage System for 333G Compact Track Loader
John Deere debuts Anti-Vibration Undercarriage System for 333G Compact Track Loader John Deere expands its compact equipment offerings with the introduction of the anti-vibration undercarriage system for the 333G Compact Track Loader. Designed to reduce machine vibration and increase operator comfor...
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Econ expands with new £7m Engineering facility to manufacture Gritters
Econ expands with new £7m Engineering facility to manufacture Gritters Gritter manufacturer, Econ, is to expand its North Yorkshire operation further with the development of a new £7m engineering facility near Thirsk. The family owned-business, which makes more than 85 per cent of the UK’s winter ro...
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Holt Energy Advisors acquires SME Certification Centre
Holt Energy Advisors acquires SME Certification Centre Holt Energy Advisors Ltd has announced that they have acquired, via a subsidiary company, the SME Certification Centre for an undisclosed consideration of cash and shares in Holt Energy Advisors. Holt Energy Advisors will incorporate the brand i...
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GSSI to highlight UtilityScan Compact GPR at INTERGEO 2021
GSSI to highlight UtilityScan Compact GPR at INTERGEO 2021 GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be showcasing its UtilityScan® compact GPR unit at INTERGEO 2021, which will be held at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds, Hanover, Germany September 21-23...
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Super Rail aims to Transform Railway Infrastructure
Super Rail aims to Transform Railway Infrastructure The cost of rail infrastructure in America is between $40M-$500M per mile and is the reason why America is the poor cousin in regards to passenger rail. This article describes a construction methodology that attempts to minimize costs nearly to the...
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Balancing sustainability and performance with biodegradable lubricants
Balancing sustainability and performance with biodegradable lubricants With the construction industry under pressure to maximise its recovery and act on climate change, Shell has introduced its refreshed portfolio of Shell Naturelle biodegradable lubricants to help companies improve their environmen...
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Colas drives fleet safety innovation with Samsara dashcams
Colas drives fleet safety innovation with Samsara dashcams Colas Ltd, today announced it will partner with Samsara, the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, to improve fleet safety. With Samsara’s video-based safety solution, Colas will leverage AI Dash Cams, driver coaching tools, and actiona...
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Building a better future with an Environmental, Social and Governance approach
Building a better future with an Environmental, Social and Governance approach There has been a complete shift in Environmental, Social and Governance Responsibilities, from nice-to-have to must-have, as it is now an important consideration in investment decisions. To solve the safety and productivi...
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UK keen on gigabit broadband but not Internet of Things
UK keen on gigabit broadband but not Internet of Things A total of 363 smart cities information and communications technology (ICT)-related procurements were made by UK local authorities in the six financial years spanning FY2015-16 to FY2020-21. Of these, less than half have resulted in an award be...
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MIT Geologists use erupted sea glass to take the Earth’s inner temperature
MIT Geologists use erupted sea glass to take the Earth’s inner temperature If the Earth’s oceans were drained completely, they would reveal a massive chain of undersea volcanoes snaking around the planet. This sprawling ocean ridge system is a product of overturning material in the Earth’s int...
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World of Concrete Asia returns to Shanghai with over 700 exhibitors
World of Concrete Asia returns to Shanghai with over 700 exhibitors China continues to be the biggest Concrete market in the world and the trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon, the implementation of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) includes a boost in Construction demand with a...
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How haulage companies can drive more efficiencies as HGV driver numbers decline
How haulage companies can drive more efficiencies as HGV driver numbers decline As a result of both COVID and Brexit, the number of HGV drivers on UK roads has dropped by 100,000 and could lead to a shortage of as many as 257,000 drivers by 2022. Unless companies that operate HGV fleets become more...
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Geotab surpasses more than 100K telematics subscriptions in Europe
Geotab surpasses more than 100K telematics subscriptions in Europe As telematics technology continues to become an essential part of commercial fleet management across the globe, Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation — today announced that it has surpassed 100,000 organically g...
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SIS Consortium signs Italian A3 Naples to Salerno motorway concession
SIS Consortium signs Italian A3 Naples to Salerno motorway concession The SIS consortium (Sacyr, 49%; Fininc, 51%) has signed the contract for the concession of the Italian highway A3 (Naples-Pompeii-Salerno) for a period of 25 years. The planned portfolio during the concession period will reach 2,7...
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Articulated haulers are the perfect choice for tough tunnelling projects
Articulated haulers are the perfect choice for tough tunnelling projects Europe is home to many rail, road, and canal tunnels. With rail travel being a greener mode of transport, the region will see more tunnelling projects come about in the next few years. Scottish manufacturer Terex Trucks explain...
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STRABAG acquires two metro modernisation projects in Prague
STRABAG acquires two metro modernisation projects in Prague A consortium consisting of STRABAG a.s. and AŽD Praha s.r.o. was awarded the contract for the modernisation of the Jiřího z Poděbrad station in the centre of Prague, and an international consortium with the participation of the two group co...
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Sany sells 98,705 excavators in 2020 to become top global excavator company
Sany sells 98,705 excavators in 2020 to become top global excavator company Sany, a leading manufacturer of the construction equipment and heavy machinery space, has become the world’s number one company in excavator sales by selling 98,705 excavators in the year 2020 globally. The brand registered...
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Meet the new Doosan DX140W-7 and DX160W-7 Stage V Wheeled Excavators
Meet the new Doosan DX140W-7 and DX160W-7 Stage V Wheeled Excavators Doosan Infracore Europe has launched the new DX140W-7 and DX160W-7 Stage V compliant wheeled excavators. These new ‘7’ models provide significantly higher performance in every area than the previous generation Stage IV machines. Th...
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Entegra Attachments acquires Hercules Machinery and Titan Metal Worx
Entegra Attachments acquires Hercules Machinery and Titan Metal Worx In late June, Entegra Attachments, LLC of Saint Charles, IL acquired two companies formerly owned by Zeus Holdings, Inc.; Hercules Machinery Corporation (HMC) and Titan Metal Worx, both of Fort Wayne, IN. Hercules is a manufacturer...
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Liebherr celebrates 50th machine delivered to Mainka in Germany
Liebherr celebrates 50th machine delivered to Mainka in Germany Mainka Bau GmbH & Co. KG, a leading specialist company for industrial construction projects from Lingen, is extending its fleet. This year the company is investing in 17 new Liebherr earthmoving machines, which are to be delivered i...
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Top 4 reasons for Poor Contractor Safety Performance
Top 4 reasons for Poor Contractor Safety Performance FEFO Consulting recently joined SAP on their Future of Mining podcast to discuss contractor safety. They also covered this topic in a recent workshop organised by the National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA). What are the challenges when balanc...
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Doosan Bobcat charges ahead with $70m Manufacturing Campus in North Carolina
Doosan Bobcat charges ahead with $70m Manufacturing Campus in North Carolina Doosan Bobcat North America, a global leader in the compact equipment industry, today held a ground-breaking ceremony to commemorate the start of construction for a new $70 million, 600,000-square-foot manufacturing, wareho...
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Graco launches new Air Assist and Airless Spray Guns
Graco launches new Air Assist and Airless Spray Guns Graco Inc., a leading manufacturer of fluid handling equipment, announces the launch of PerformAA™ air assist (AA) and airless spray guns. The new line of manual and automatic applicators delivers performance above all with material-specifi...
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dSPACE and Cepton to provide 3D Lidar Simulation for autonomous applications
dSPACE and Cepton to provide 3D Lidar Simulation for autonomous applications Cepton, a Silicon Valley-based supplier of state-of-the-art, intelligent lidar-based solutions, and dSPACE, a leading provider of simulation and validation solutions, are collaborating closely to enable easier adoption of l...
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Iteris wins city-wide safety and mobility contract in Lake Forest, California
Iteris wins city-wide safety and mobility contract in Lake Forest, California Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced it has been selected by the City of Lake Forest, California for a multi-year smart mobility program to reduce congestion and impr...
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Quanergy 3D LiDAR aids Waste Incineration Plant reduce environmental impact in China
Quanergy 3D LiDAR aids Waste Incineration Plant reduce environmental impact in China Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of OPA-based solid state LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions for automotive and IoT, today announced a new smart LiDAR deployment automating waste plant operations, to ens...
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Mexico drives to reduce Freight Emissions
Mexico drives to reduce Freight Emissions Experts from global energy and environment consultancy Ricardo are leading an international consortium to support the Mexican Government’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the freight sector. Over the next 12 months, specialists in sustainabl...
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Bank of England talks cryptocurrency and Britcoin
Bank of England talks cryptocurrency and Britcoin Britcoin, the Bank of England’s reported digital currency, rather than overtake Bitcoin, will push the cryptocurrency’s price higher, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset manager and fintech organisation...
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MB Crusher equipment lends a hand in indoor construction sites
MB Crusher equipment lends a hand in indoor construction sites Everyone knows how working indoors presents multiple problems: it means facing everyday difficulties such as limited access, manoeuvring in a tight area, extensive coordination of incoming and outgoing trucks, managing materials with lit...
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Healthier Highways is leading the way to promote road worker health
Healthier Highways is leading the way to promote road worker health Article by Steve Perkins, Managing Director of Steve Perkins Associates, working with Elaine Gazzini, Programme & Technical Director at Connect Plus. Covid-19 has thrown the issue of workplace health into the spotlight. Exposure...
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Move Asia returns for another influential Urban Mobility virtual event
Move Asia returns for another influential Urban Mobility virtual event Asia’s most important mobility event, MOVE Asia returns from 7-9 September 2021 to bring together the entire urban mobility ecosystem, with key decision-makers, leading players, and disruptors from all across the different...
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New York Art Exhibition features classic British Road Signs by Margaret Calvert
New York Art Exhibition features classic British Road Signs by Margaret Calvert The distinctive iconography of British road signs will be featured as part of an exhibition taking place at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York this summer. The exhibition, ‘Automania,’ which opened on 4 July fe...
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Komatsu optimises CE series PC200-10M0 hydraulic excavator for Southeast Asia
Komatsu optimises CE series PC200-10M0 hydraulic excavator for Southeast Asia Komatsu Ltd. is set to launch the 20-ton PC200-10M0 hydraulic excavators under the CE series, designed for use in urban civil engineering applications, such as residential land development and road construction, in Southea...
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GKD Technologies rebrands with a fresh new look
GKD Technologies rebrands with a fresh new look For over 25-years GKD has focused on developing technology and solutions that keep people safe by supplying construction and industrial sectors with the next generation of flexible, modular safety solutions, which include height, slew and load safety c...
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Ferrovial sells its Environmental Services business in Spain and Portugal to PreZero
Ferrovial sells its Environmental Services business in Spain and Portugal to PreZero Ferrovial has reached an agreement to sell its Environmental Services business in Spain and Portugal to PreZero, an enterprise of Schwarz Group, as part of the process of divesting Ferrovial Services. The transactio...
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Cenex-LCV2021 and Cenex-CAM2021 open for visitor registration
Cenex-LCV2021 and Cenex-CAM2021 open for visitor registration Registration is now open for visitors to attend the annual Cenex-Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV2021) and Cenex-Connected Automated Mobility (CAM2021) events at UTAC Millbrook Proving Ground on 22nd and 23rd September 2021. Registration to attend...
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Gaist and TRL partnership accelerates road network Digital Twins
Gaist and TRL partnership accelerates road network Digital Twins The development of a national ‘digital twin’ of our roads which could revolutionise how we plan and manage the road network, is set to accelerate following a collaboration between TRL and Gaist. Gaist, the world-leading provider of roa...
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Department for Transport gives green light for the first Electric Motorway in the UK
Department for Transport gives green light for the first Electric Motorway in the UK The Department for Transport has awarded funding through Innovate UK to a consortium to lead the UK’s first ever study on the electrification of long range trucks with dynamic charging, using overhead wires on motor...
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Remote control Bobcat working on the cutting edge in Spain
Remote control Bobcat working on the cutting edge in Spain The main business area of Vitrac Obra Pública is earthmoving, from small excavations to large earthworks anywhere on the island of Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands in Spain. The company also carries out civil works contracts for both...
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Rio Tinto signs renewable energy agreement in Madagascar
Rio Tinto signs renewable energy agreement in Madagascar Rio Tinto has signed a power purchasing agreement for a new renewable energy plant to power the operations of its QMM ilmenite mine in Fort Dauphin, Southern Madagascar. This project, which uses solar and wind energy, will significantly contri...
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AUSA partners with Renta Group Oy to rent articulated dumpers in Poland
AUSA partners with Renta Group Oy to rent articulated dumpers in Poland To say that the rental sector is gaining more and more volume compared to traditional sales today no longer surprises anyone. It is therefore important that the leading machinery manufacturers strengthen their positions in this...
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GSSI showcasing the UtilityScan Compact GPR System at Utility Expo 2021
GSSI showcasing the UtilityScan Compact GPR System at Utility Expo 2021 GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be showcasing its UtilityScan® compact GPR unit at the Utility Expo 2021, to be held at the Kentucky Exposition Center from September 28-30...
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