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Generation Bitcoin demands new construction equipment ownership models
Generation Bitcoin demands new construction equipment ownership models With new ways of doing business, features-as-a-service and a more direct relationship with manufacturers all in the mix, a once-stable construction equipment industry is in a state of flux. Here, industry thinkers Alan Berger and...
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Highways England trials Graphene solutions to transform road construction materials
Highways England trials Graphene solutions to transform road construction materials Graphene, a material only one atom thick, could be used to prolong the life of roads across the country. If successful, Highways England trials using this high-tech product could see the operational life of key road...
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Magid launches a one-of-a-kind Heat Safety Event
Magid launches a one-of-a-kind Heat Safety Event Every day in the United States, 11 workers are seriously injured or die from a 100% preventable injury—heat stress. The World Bank estimates that annual US heat-induced labour productivity losses were over $76 billion in 2010 and are on track to excee...
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Fuel use shows that the UK construction industry has recovered from the pandemic
Fuel use shows that the UK construction industry has recovered from the pandemic With the UK preparing for a new normal we can look back over the last 12 months to see what effect the pandemic had on Britain’s transportation to provide a barometer for the wider effect on Britain’s businesses. The co...
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Network Rail trials Recycled Plastic Railway Sleepers
Network Rail trials Recycled Plastic Railway Sleepers Trains in Wiltshire are now running on top of old bottles, food packaging and other unwanted plastics, with the introduction of the first composite railway sleepers on Network Rail’s main line tracks. Made from recycled plastic, engineers recentl...
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Road Widener FH-R attachment reduces maintenance by 90 percent
Road Widener FH-R attachment reduces maintenance by 90 percent Road Widener LLC, a leading global manufacturer of road construction equipment, offers the patented FH-R shouldering and side paver attachment. The FH-R precisely dispenses topsoil, gravel, asphalt, limestone and more on roadways and sho...
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Manchester Simister M60, M66 and M62 interchange £138m project awarded
Manchester Simister M60, M66 and M62 interchange £138m project awarded Smoother, safer journeys through one of the region’s busiest motorway-to-motorway junctions are a step nearer after the award of the contract for the £138 million project. Highways England, which is responsible for the plans to i...
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Gammon Construction partners with Guildhawk to bring old buildings into the future
Gammon Construction partners with Guildhawk to bring old buildings into the future Gammon Construction Limited is partnering with Guildhawk, a tech-led language services consultancy, to bring built environment into the future and help enhance safety through digitisation. The future of the global cit...
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NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Industrial AI computer is shock, vibration and heat resistant
NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Industrial AI computer is shock, vibration and heat resistant The chip manufacturer Nvidia has just introduced its Jetson AGX Xavier Industrial computer-on-module. It was developed for particularly challenging environments. Syslogic integrates the new Jetson module into its...
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Aggregate Industries promotes Sustainable Materials in line with new UK Net Zero rules
Aggregate Industries promotes Sustainable Materials in line with new UK Net Zero rules Leading construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has welcomed the news that firms looking to bid for UK government contracts worth more than £5m will need to prioritise sustainable building materials a...
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Hitachi puts operators in control of its latest range of Zaxis-7 medium excavators
Hitachi puts operators in control of its latest range of Zaxis-7 medium excavators The new Hitachi ZX130-7 and ZX135US-7 Stage-V compliant models provide owners with opportunities to increase profits and reduce costs. Their enhanced comfort and safety features allow operators to feel at ease in the...
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Polar-Bur trailer makes its European debut with TIP Trailer Services
Polar-Bur trailer makes its European debut with TIP Trailer Services Forming the centrepiece of TIP’s recent open day event was the brand new ‘Polar-Bur’ temperature-controlled lifting deck trailer from manufacturer Don-Bur, which made its full UK and European debut at TIP’s 2-day event held recentl...
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Caterpillar introduces new 8-tonne 308 CR Fixed Boom Mini-Excavator
Caterpillar introduces new 8-tonne 308 CR Fixed Boom Mini-Excavator The new Cat® 308 CR Fixed Boom hydraulic mini excavator delivers maximum power and performance to efficiently complete work in a wide range of applications. Its fixed boom and compact radius design limit overhang when working to the...
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Suction Excavator Solutions transforms into an Employee Owned Trust
Suction Excavator Solutions transforms into an Employee Owned Trust Suction Excavator Solutions, otherwise known as SES, is the first suction excavator hire company to turn into an Employee Owned Trust. Bedfordshire based SES, transformed into an Employee Owned Trust (EOT) in September 2020, the fir...
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Stevens Equipment Rental renews and expands hire fleet with 37 VolvoCE machines
Stevens Equipment Rental renews and expands hire fleet with 37 VolvoCE machines With a working relationship reaching as far back as the 80s, Stevens Equipment Rental reaffirms its commitment to SMT GB by placing an order for 37 additional new Volvo machines. Ordered as part of a fleet renewal and ex...
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Volta Trucks to debut the electric Volta Zero Truck to the public at ITT Hub
Volta Trucks to debut the electric Volta Zero Truck to the public at ITT Hub Volta Trucks, the full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, is publicly debuting the Volta Zero, the world’s first purpose-built full-electric 16-tonne commercial vehicle, at ITT Hub, on June 30th and July 1st. I...
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EZ Street Asphalt meets Net Zero targets
EZ Street Asphalt meets Net Zero targets For Aberdeenshire-based Red Stag Materials, meeting statutory Net Zero targets while improving the nation’s infrastructure represents a huge challenge – but also real opportunities. This is why the company is expanding production of its ground-breaking EZ Str...
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How to protect from Lightning Strikes on Construction Sites
How to protect from Lightning Strikes on Construction Sites In the United States, cloud-to-ground lightning strikes occur around 20 to 25 million times a year. These strikes cause 30 deaths annually on average, as well as a number of injuries, some serious enough to cause life-long disability. Of th...
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Scholarships for Civil Engineering Students
Scholarships for Civil Engineering Students Engineering is one of the most in-demand programs among incoming college students. From mechanical to electronics, it has various fields that you can choose as your major. While it is exciting to learn from these areas, paying for your tuition fees can be...
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How to choose the right College Engineering Program
How to choose the right College Engineering Program Have you graduated successfully from high school with Maths and Physics as your electives? Are you now looking for the right degree program in engineering? Looking for the right kind of specialization to pursue may be one of the most difficult deci...
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SENNEBOGEN Rail Gantry Electric Material Handler sorts the wood at German sawmill
SENNEBOGEN Rail Gantry Electric Material Handler sorts the wood at German sawmill One of Germany’s largest wood processing companies, GELO Holzwerke, therefore decided last year to make a far-reaching investment in a new small-diameter wood sawmill. A SENNEBOGEN 835 E electric material handler...
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Aggregate Industries Contracting Division expands site testing with UKAS-accredited Lab
Aggregate Industries Contracting Division expands site testing with UKAS-accredited Lab As part of its pledge to become a leading sustainable business, including the improvement of resource efficiency through reuse, recovery and recycling, the contracting division of leading building materials suppl...
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Createc to provide sensor integrations for Boston Dynamics Spot robot
Createc to provide sensor integrations for Boston Dynamics Spot robot Createc, a pioneering UK robotics and computer vision company that provides solutions to the civil nuclear, defence, rail, marine, and security sectors from its bases in Cumbria and Oxford in the UK, will serve as a technical i...
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UK’s first 5G Road Sensor Network targets congestion in West Midlands
UK’s first 5G Road Sensor Network targets congestion in West Midlands Transport bosses are harnessing the power of 5G technology to cut traffic congestion on some of the West Midlands busiest roads. A congestion busting network of 5G sensors will relay live traffic information to the regional...
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Lynx Modular Roller Screed introduced by Curb Roller Manufacturing
Lynx Modular Roller Screed introduced by Curb Roller Manufacturing Curb Roller Manufacturing, the world leader in shaped concrete roller screeds, introduces its first modular screed system, the patent pending Lynx Screed. This versatile alternative to completing flatwork provides a series of linkabl...
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Aquajet RECO Control System increases Water Treatment efficiency
Aquajet RECO Control System increases Water Treatment efficiency Aquajet, a global leader in Hydrodemolition machine manufacturing, maximizes efficiency in water treatment with the advanced RECO Control System. The RECO Control System allows for fully automated, continuous monitoring of both pH and...
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XAIS solution transforms Rochdale contractor quality management
XAIS solution transforms Rochdale contractor quality management Poor defect repairs can damage reputations, undermine teamwork and ultimately reduce the life of important highway assets so XAIS worked with Rochdale Borough Council to create a quantitative mobile solution that improves inspections an...
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Protean in-wheel-motors wins CogX award for NEVS Autonomous Vehicle
Protean in-wheel-motors wins CogX award for NEVS Autonomous Vehicle Nevs were delighted that their partner Protean has won the #CogX2021Award for Best Innovation in Autonomous Vehicles for their work using NEVS Autonomous Vehicle. ProteanDrive in-wheel-motors enable an adaptable interior and increas...
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DCW Insights looks at the future of property forecasting
DCW Insights looks at the future of property forecasting The history of property forecasting is certainly complex; until the 1980s, it’s been said that this was largely based on intuition and instinct, with technological innovations later steering property forecasting into the realms of quantificati...
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Local apprentices set to work at £15m Loftus Housing Development
Local apprentices set to work at £15m Loftus Housing Development A team of four local apprentices have been recruited to support the £15m Hummersea Hills development in Loftus, where 128 new homes will be created. Hosted by Esh Construction via the award-winning shared apprenticeship service EN:Able...
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The rise of sustainability in the construction industry
The rise of sustainability in the construction industry RHC, a leading industrial construction contractor, has announced plans to offer solar energy construction services that will cater to oil and gas companies as well as industrial plants across the state of California. However, they’re not the on...
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The new Rugged Mobile Tablet boom is driving business forward
The new Rugged Mobile Tablet boom is driving business forward There has been an increase of 63% of UK companies looking to mobile-enable business practices according to ComputerWeekly.com. IT Pro reported that the second quarter of 2020 saw global tablet shipments increase by more than a quarter, fr...
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VÖGELE paves the way for Digital Road Construction
VÖGELE paves the way for Digital Road Construction Paving temperatures in real time on the smartphone, automatically generated paving and logistics concepts and other supplementary functions: JOSEPH VÖGELE AG is now using numerous user-friendly new features to adapt its digital documentation and pro...
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CASE introduces Precision Grader Blade for Compact Track Loaders
CASE introduces Precision Grader Blade for Compact Track Loaders CASE Construction Equipment has introduced the all-new CASE Precision Grader Blade, a powerful new attachment for large-frame compact track loaders that delivers the grading performance of a motor grader in a more compact and agile foo...
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Hyundai completes acquisition of Boston Dynamics
Hyundai completes acquisition of Boston Dynamics Hyundai Motor Group, Boston Dynamics, Inc. and SoftBank Group Corp., have announced the completion of the Group’s acquisition of a controlling interest in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank, following the receipt of regulatory approvals and other customary...
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Collaboration benefits for the Construction Industry
Collaboration benefits for the Construction Industry When it comes to collaborative industries, the construction sector is amongst the most interconnected out there. The number of stakeholders, involved professionals and other interested parties for any one project is sizeable, to say the least. Fro...
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GSSI looks at using Ground Penetrating Radar for Cemetery Mapping
GSSI looks at using Ground Penetrating Radar for Cemetery Mapping Across the United States, a large amount of forgotten burials of unmarked and lost graves exist. Geophysical techniques, including ground penetrating radar (GPR), are needed to non-destructively locate these burials in cemeteries and...
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Total initiates strategic rebrand to TotalEnergies
Total initiates strategic rebrand to TotalEnergies At the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, shareholders, almost unanimously approved the resolution to change the company’s name from Total to TotalEnergies, thereby anchoring its strategic transformation into a broad energy company in...
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LANXESS introduces new design for electric vehicle charging inlets
LANXESS introduces new design for electric vehicle charging inlets The boom in electric vehicles is causing a sharp rise in demand for plastics destined for charging infrastructure. LANXESS is convinced that this area offers a wealth of opportunities to use its Durethan polyamides and Pocan polyeste...
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Scotland’s iconic Forth Road Bridge enters the digital era
Scotland’s iconic Forth Road Bridge enters the digital era Scotland’s iconic Forth Road Bridge is set for a new lease of life – carrying ultrafast internet traffic for the historic town which lies in its shadow. Openreach Scotland Board chair Katie Milligan says the “once in a generation engin...
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New environmentally friendly resurfacing material trialled on M3 Motorway
New environmentally friendly resurfacing material trialled on M3 Motorway A section of the M3 motorway in Hampshire is becoming the first stretch of motorway to use a resurfacing material which contains the highest proportion of recycled asphalt pavement ever used on the strategic road network. The...
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B2W Software demonstrated new ONE Platform capabilities at World of Concrete
B2W Software demonstrated new ONE Platform capabilities at World of Concrete B2W Software, a leading provider of heavy civil construction management software demonstrated their new capabilities for its ONE Platform for estimating and operations at World of Concrete. The new feature enhancements are...
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Hydrogen-reduced iron sponge developed by HYBRIT: SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall
Hydrogen-reduced iron sponge developed by HYBRIT: SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall have now produced the world’s first hydrogen-reduced iron sponge on a pilot scale. The technological breakthrough within the HYBRIT initiative cuts about 90 percent of the emissions in connect...
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Canteras de Santullán upgrades with Doosan at Bilbo Quarry in Spain
Canteras de Santullán upgrades with Doosan at Bilbo Quarry in Spain Canteras de Santullán, a family-owned, independent quarrying company, has purchased new Doosan equipment for the company’s operations based in Bilbo (Bizkaia) in Spain. The new Doosan machines include two DL550-5 wheel loaders, two...
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Five things you need to know about the UK Environment Bill
Five things you need to know about the UK Environment Bill After several COVID-related setbacks, the Environment Bill, which provides a post-Brexit framework for environmental governance in England, is set to become law this autumn. While most of the Bill only applies to England, some significant pr...
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Curb and gutter paving performance enhanced with robotic solutions from Topcon
Curb and gutter paving performance enhanced with robotic solutions from Topcon Topcon Positioning Group announces system solutions designed to support curb and gutter paving professionals by maintaining productivity and accuracy, even when facing difficult GPS coverage issues. Using either the GT-12...
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Aggregate Industries expands with new Coleshill RMX plant in West Midlands
Aggregate Industries expands with new Coleshill RMX plant in West Midlands As part of ongoing plans to expand its concrete offering across the West Midlands, Aggregate Industries has opened a new ready mix concrete plant in Coleshill, Warwickshire. One of the leading construction materials supplier’...
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Ferrovial reinforces SDG commitments with new projects in Latin America and Africa
Ferrovial reinforces SDG commitments with new projects in Latin America and Africa Ferrovial has taken a new step in its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals, integrated into the company’s strategy, with the implementation of new Social Infrastructure projects in Latin America and A...
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Europe’s largest Salt Mine gets safer with SENNEBOGEN 613 E 16 T Telescopic Crane
Europe’s largest Salt Mine gets safer with SENNEBOGEN 613 E 16 T Telescopic Crane This time the traditional German miners‘ greeting “Glückauf” (“Good luck”) is the motto for the 16 t telescopic crane from SENNEBOGEN, because in Europe’s largest rock-salt mine in Heilbronn, the mobile cra...
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ADB loans $150m for Solomon Islands Land and Maritime Connectivity Project
ADB loans $150m for Solomon Islands Land and Maritime Connectivity Project The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved support of almost $150 million to boost land and maritime connectivity in Solomon Islands. ADB is providing a grant of $74.5 million sourced from the Asian Development Fund and a...
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ADB finances $100m Bangladesh Rural Road Network expansion
ADB finances $100m Bangladesh Rural Road Network expansion The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan to expand the coverage of an ongoing rural road network improvement project in Bangladesh, connecting the rural population to agricultural development zones. This additional f...
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AIIB finances $260m for high-tech Bridge Construction in Bangladesh
AIIB finances $260m for high-tech Bridge Construction in Bangladesh The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a USD260-million loan to Bangladesh for the construction of a bridge that will make use of the latest advances in technology to improve safety and promote early detection...
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How can developers use data to their advantage?
How can developers use data to their advantage? In an industry that’s intrinsically traditional, the notion of utilising data more widely is often met with apprehension. After all, technology is largely deemed unnecessary in a sector that’s driven by intuition and hands-on experience. However, as th...
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VolvoCE commits to approved Carbon reduction using science based targets
VolvoCE commits to approved Carbon reduction using science based targets In a pledge to reduce its carbon impact and help meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is announcing the scope of its Science Based Targets (SBTi) commitment – to achieve net-zero value...
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Intel identifies key industries to harness tech and slash emissions to reach Net-zero
Intel identifies key industries to harness tech and slash emissions to reach Net-zero Resilience First in partnership with Intel have today published a new white paper on ‘Decarbonisation and the role of technology’. This paper outlines how technology and innovation can be harnessed to cut greenhous...
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Genesee County uses Substrata’s Perma-Zyme to construct limestone unpaved road
Genesee County uses Substrata’s Perma-Zyme to construct limestone unpaved road Today Michigan’s Genesee County and biochemical enzyme manufacturer Substrata announced the successful construction of an unpaved road treated with Perma-Zyme in Flushing, MI. The construction of the 1 mile long res...
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Albania launches first tender for utility-scale onshore wind power plants
Albania launches first tender for utility-scale onshore wind power plants Albania has launched its first tender for utility-scale onshore wind power plants today. Individual projects with a capacity of between 10 MW and 75 MW can apply. Several projects will be chosen; total tendered capacity equals...
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Doosan Excavators in the US now feature Trimble factory-installed Machine Controls
Doosan Excavators in the US now feature Trimble factory-installed Machine Controls Trimble and Doosan Infracore North America announced today that Doosan will offer the Trimble® Earthworks Grade Control Platform for Excavators as an optional factory-installed machine control solution for the North A...
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CHAS and British Lung Foundation initiative looks at dealing with deadly dust
CHAS and British Lung Foundation initiative looks at dealing with deadly dust June 21 – 27 marks Love your Lungs Week, a British Lung Foundation initiative to promote better lung health. Alex Minett, Head of Product & Markets at CHAS, looks at how employers can look after workers’ lungs by...
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Mio launches the MioWORK A500s Android series for professionals
Mio launches the MioWORK A500s Android series for professionals MiTAC Digital Technology Corporation (MDT), a subsidiary of MiTAC Holdings Corporation (MHC, TWSE: 3706), announces the global release of its new MioWORK™ A500s series 5″ handheld Android™ 10.0 devices for enterprises. The...
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