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UK Construction tax changes to the IR35 off-payroll working rules due 6 April 2020
UK Construction tax changes to the IR35 off-payroll working rules due 6 April 2020 Changes to the IR35 off-payroll working rules – which will impact on the construction industry by placing additional obligations on medium and large developers and contractors (as well as some additional obligat...
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Network Rail opening ground-breaking STEM learning facility to inspire young people
Network Rail opening ground-breaking STEM learning facility to inspire young people Network Rail has opened a dedicated STEM learning facility with the aim of inspiring the next generation to pursue careers in the science, technology, engineering and maths sectors and help close skills gaps in vital...
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14th Executive Hire Show hailed a runaway success
14th Executive Hire Show hailed a runaway success The 14th annual Executive Hire Show (5&6 February, Ricoh Arena Coventry) was a runaway success – the event was a hive of activity from the onset, which is a good indication of a continued sense of optimism from hirers, despite the political...
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JCB set to scale back output due to Chinese supply chain impact
JCB set to scale back output due to Chinese supply chain impact JCB is set to reduce production levels at UK factories due to anticipated component shortages from Chinese suppliers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. The move will mean a shorter working week for around 4,000 JCB and agency shop fl...
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Northern UK road schemes awarded funding in local transport revolution
Northern UK road schemes awarded funding in local transport revolution Projects to enhance four economically important roads across the North have been awarded development funding this week as part of the Government’s local transport revolution. The road schemes, in Tees Valley, Liverpool, Lancashir...
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Electric MK-Reform Boki implement carrier takes to the streets in Switzerland
Electric MK-Reform Boki implement carrier takes to the streets in Switzerland At the end of January 2020, representatives of the historic Aargau city of Kaiserstuhl, in Switzerland, were able to receive a special type of municipal vehicle for their work yard: a brand new, fully electric MK Reform Bo...
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Skyjack’s next generation of equipment puts Cost of Ownership at the Forefront
Skyjack’s next generation of equipment puts Cost of Ownership at the Forefront Skyjack focuses its Next Generation of equipment on targeting key cost of ownership items for rental companies. Going beyond ANSI standards, the industry leader made updates to its DC scissor lifts, launched a line...
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Hong Kong Airport relies on Mammoet to build world’s longest airside bridge
Hong Kong Airport relies on Mammoet to build world’s longest airside bridge Mammoet has successfully assisted Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to create a new panoramic point with the installation of its Sky Bridge –the world’s longest airside bridge. This pedestrian bridge spanning 200m...
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Geo Connect Asia in Singapore postponed till March 2021
Geo Connect Asia in Singapore postponed till March 2021 Following the cancellation of Geo Connect Asia 2020, in view of health and travel safety concerns connected to the still-evolving Covid-19 situation, organisers Montgomery Asia have announced that Southeast Asia’s inaugural geospatial event wil...
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Contract awarded for new Nowra bridge in Australia
Contract awarded for new Nowra bridge in Australia Work on the Nowra Bridge project in New South Wales, Australia, will soon begin with the design and construct contract awarded to Fulton Hogan Construction. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Mi...
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MIT enables Sensorized skin to help robots find their bearings
MIT enables Sensorized skin to help robots find their bearings For the first time, MIT researchers have enabled a soft robotic arm to understand its configuration in 3D space, by leveraging only motion and position data from its own “sensorized” skin. Soft robots constructed from highly compliant ma...
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New LoJack Connect subscription services launched to Dealers and Drivers across the US
New LoJack Connect subscription services launched to Dealers and Drivers across the US LoJack® a leader in stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) and innovative automotive services has announced the launch of the LoJack® Connect family of subscription services. Available nationwide this spring, the new LoJac...
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New remediation guide for building on land previously used for mining
New remediation guide for building on land previously used for mining The UK Coal Authority and the Construction Industry Research and Information Association recently released a new 500-page guide (C758D) to help those building on or remediating land previously used for mining. It replaces document...
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EIB invests €90 million for expansion of the Karavanke Tunnel in Slovenia
EIB invests €90 million for expansion of the Karavanke Tunnel in Slovenia Millions of passengers on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) will benefit from a safer, faster and more convenient road connection between Austria and Slovenia, as the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Družba za avt...
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UK construction tax changes and the IR35 off-payroll working rules
UK construction tax changes and the IR35 off-payroll working rules If you mentioned construction tax changes last year, the focus was mainly on the construction VAT reverse charge (which has been postponed to October this year). However, there is another tax change due in April this year, which will...
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Hyundai and Canoo developing all-electric platform for future electric vehicles
Hyundai and Canoo developing all-electric platform for future electric vehicles Hyundai Motor Group and Canoo announced today that Hyundai has engaged Canoo to jointly develop an electric vehicle (EV) platform based on Canoo’s proprietary skateboard design for upcoming Kia and Hyundai models. As par...
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Small Robot Company scores £2.1m funding with Crowdcube campaign
Small Robot Company scores £2.1m funding with Crowdcube campaign The Small Robot Company (SRC), a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, has announced £2.1 million successful funding for its latest Crowdcube equity crowdfunding campaign. The company has now secured nearly £5 million in f...
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9th Edition of The Real Estate Development Summit set for March in Rome
9th Edition of The Real Estate Development Summit set for March in Rome The 9th Edition of The Real Estate Development Summit Europe is all set to take place in Sheraton Roma Hotel & Conference Center, Rome, Italy on 26th, 27th, and 28th March. Over the course of three days, 50+ top architects,...
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GSSI appoints new VP of Operations
GSSI appoints new VP of Operations GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, is pleased to announce the appointment of Marc Lussier as Vice President of Operations. In his new role Marc will lead GSSI’s initiative to build production capacity to meet the gro...
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Yanmar crushing the competition with the SV60 midi excavator
Yanmar crushing the competition with the SV60 midi excavator Alutrade Ltd, one of the UK’s leading scrap aluminium recycling specialists, has invested in a Yanmar SV60 midi excavator to further improve the efficiencies of its baling press. Ordered through Johnston Plant Sales, Yanmar’s dealer for Bi...
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The Transtec Group leads Pavement Design for the SH 249 Extension Project
The Transtec Group leads Pavement Design for the SH 249 Extension Project Pavement engineering firm The Transtec Group is the lead pavement designer for the Texas State Highway (SH) 249 Extension Project in Montgomery and Grimes counties, Texas. The winning team for this design-build project is head...
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HERRENKNECHT 2020 Engineer’s Day gives students information at first hand
HERRENKNECHT 2020 Engineer’s Day gives students information at first hand The Max Planck High School in Lahr hosted the 2020 Engineer’s Day last Thursday, February 6, 2020, the tenth time it has taken place. The half-day event gives pupils first-hand insight into and information about ca...
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Mammoet announces new regional structure and Regional Managing Directors
Mammoet announces new regional structure and Regional Managing Directors Following the recent acquisition of ALE, Mammoet has confirmed details of an expanded regional structure and the appointment of its Regional Managing Directors. The business organization now consists of five regions in order to...
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The importance of Legionella record keeping and monitoring on the railways
The importance of Legionella record keeping and monitoring on the railways Have you undertaken your Legionella risk assessment, and it is has identified all of the foreseeable risks posed by Legionella in your buildings, carriage wash plant and on board your trains? So, what do you need to do next?...
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Wirtgen W 210 Fi Large Milling Machine wins iF Design Award 2020
Wirtgen W 210 Fi Large Milling Machine wins iF Design Award 2020 Wirtgen has received this year’s iF Design Award, making it one of the winners of the world-renowned design label. The new W 210 Fi large milling machine won the award in the “product” category. The iF Design Award is presented once a...
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Hitachi Zosen Inova to build Energy from Waste Plant in England
Hitachi Zosen Inova to build Energy from Waste Plant in England To deliver the Newhurst project, its twelfth overall in the UK, Hitachi Zosen Inova will be acting on behalf of a consortium of developers comprising Covanta, Biffa and the Green Investment Group. Strategically located just off the M1 m...
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Nikola unveils the electric Badger Pickup with an estimated 600 Mile Range
Nikola unveils the electric Badger Pickup with an estimated 600 Mile Range Nikola Corporation has announced the product launch of the Nikola Badger electric pickup truck with an estimated range of 600 miles. Unlike anything on the market, the advanced electric pickup is designed to target and exceed...
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Cat Footwear disrupting the market with the Excavator Superlite Work Boot
Cat Footwear disrupting the market with the Excavator Superlite Work Boot Cat Footwear has set out to change the work boot industry with an innovation in lightweight protection, introducing the Excavator Superlite as their latest addition to the Excavator franchise. The Excavator Superlite is a toug...
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When it comes to the HMRC R and D Tax Scheme your choice of advisor could be costly
When it comes to the HMRC R&D Tax Scheme your choice of advisor could be costly £4.3bn Has Been ‘Paid Out’ to Companies Using HMRC’s R&D Scheme You might be surprised to learn that the Government wants to encourage businesses to take on the risks involved in innovating their services and pro...
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VolvoCE shares top 5 productivity boosting tips
VolvoCE shares top 5 productivity boosting tips A company is only as productive as the people driving it forward – and with great efficiency comes great results. From factory floor to head office a handful of VolvoCE employees on how they have learnt to work smarter within their teams and their work...
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Wirtgen premiering flagship Large Milling Machines at Conexpo ConAgg 2020
Wirtgen premiering flagship Large Milling Machines at Conexpo ConAgg 2020 With the successful launch of its new generation of large milling machines, Wirtgen has made lasting improvements to the process of milling in terms of performance and efficiency. The specialist in cold milling machines has no...
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VINCI Highways and Cofiroute USA win contract for 91 Express Lanes in California
VINCI Highways and Cofiroute USA win contract for 91 Express Lanes in California VINCI Highways (VINCI Concessions), via its subsidiary Cofiroute USA, was selected by Orange County Transportation Authority and Riverside County Transportation Commission, near Los Angeles, California, to provide and o...
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8 ways Fleet Management Software is improving productivity
8 ways Fleet Management Software is improving productivity When managing commercial fleets, service managers are saddled with important tasks such as ensuring driver safety, staying abreast of auto checks, handling operations and monitoring driver performance. The difficulty of this role increases s...
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Miles Macadam commits to Carbon Neutral goal
Miles Macadam commits to Carbon Neutral goal North West based specialist surfacing company, Miles Macadam, is leading the way as an SME in the industry by gaining Carbon Assessed Organisation status and committing to become carbon neutral. This comes as several councils declare climate emergencies....
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VolvoCE Excavators venture out to the Outer Hebrides
VolvoCE Excavators venture out to the Outer Hebrides Macaulay Askernish Ltd, a privately owned civil engineering contractor headquartered on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, has taken delivery of two new VolvoCE EC140E excavators for a dedicated 21 kilometre utilities contract on Stor...
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Gordon Murray Design leads UK consortium launching autonomous mobility vehicle
Gordon Murray Design leads UK consortium launching autonomous mobility vehicle Gordon Murray Design and its consortium partners Delta Motorsport and itMoves are set to unveil ‘MOTIV®’, a unique and extremely versatile autonomous vehicle platform at the MOVE 2020 show in London this week. Part-funded...
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Ritchie Bros. Orlando Auction features 13,000+ items from 1,000+ sellers over 200+ acres
Ritchie Bros. Orlando Auction features 13,000+ items from 1,000+ sellers over 200+ acres This isn’t your run-of-the-mill auction. This is the biggest auction of the year. Over six-days next week—February 17 – 22, 2020—Ritchie Bros. will sell 13,000+ items for 1,000+ sellers spread over 200+ ac...
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Small Robot Company announces Tharsus will manufacture robot fleet
Small Robot Company announces Tharsus will manufacture robot fleet The Small Robot Company, a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, has announced industrial design and manufacture of its first robot fleet in Britain. The initial fleet of 10 robots will be manufactured by Tharsus, the UK...
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EIB invests €1.2m for Technical Assistance to support upgrade of Cairo Metro Line 2
EIB invests €1.2m for Technical Assistance to support upgrade of Cairo Metro Line 2 The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €1.2 million Technical Assistance agreement with the Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels to conduct a Feasibility Study for the rehabilitation of Cairo Metro Line 2...
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EIB invests €1.5m to upgrade of Tanta to EL Mansoura to Damietta railway in Egypt
EIB invests €1.5m to upgrade of Tanta to EL Mansoura to Damietta railway in Egypt The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation (MOIC) have signed a cooperation agreement to provide up to €1.5 million of grant financing for a Feasibility Study including an...
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AIIB makes first investment in Russia with US$500 million Transport Project
AIIB makes first investment in Russia with US$500 million Transport Project The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved its first investment in the Russian Federation to improve transport connectivity and road safety in the country’s key economic corridors. The USD500-million loan,...
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AfDB invests €345 million for road construction in Kenya and Tanzania
AfDB invests €345 million for road construction in Kenya and Tanzania Tanzania and Kenya will benefit from €345 million in financing for road construction support, approved by the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) board in Abidjan. The Bank’s support for the Mombasa-Lunga Lunga/Horohoro and Tanga-Pa...
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EBRD investment to double capacity of 202km road connecting Ulaanbaatar and Darkhan
EBRD investment to double capacity of 202km road connecting Ulaanbaatar and Darkhan The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing to improve the regional integration and international trade between Mongolia, China and Russia with the completion of a major infrastructure pr...
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EIB investing €600m in Pune city metro rail in India
EIB investing €600m in Pune city metro rail in India The European investment Bank will invest €600 million in construction of two new lines of the metro rail and acquisition of 102 modern metro cars in the city of Pune, India. The new metro rail system will reduce commuting hours for more than three...
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EBRD investing US$150m in Tajikistan for infrastructure development
EBRD investing US$150m in Tajikistan for infrastructure development The people of the Rasht Valley in eastern Tajikistan will soon benefit from better regional transport links, connectivity, and new economic opportunities, thanks to a major infrastructure project investment by the European Bank for...
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Outset set for Conexpo with on-board weighing and tyre-pressure monitoring systems
Outset set for Conexpo with on-board weighing and tyre-pressure monitoring systems Outset Srl, based in Vicenza, North Italy has more than twenty years of experience in the most modern on-board weighing and tyre-pressure monitoring system (TPMS) devices for commercial vehicles, earthmoving machines...
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IFC boosting modernization of Ukraine’s urban infrastructure
IFC boosting modernization of Ukraine’s urban infrastructure The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the Mayor’s Office of the city of Kryvyi Rih today agreed to combine efforts to attract investments for reliable and efficient public transport infras...
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Over 2,000 experts gather to assess Thailand’s future road transportation and infrastructure
Over 2,000 experts gather to assess Thailand’s future road transportation and infrastructure On 12 & 13 February at BITEC, Bangkok, the inaugural Roads & Traffic Expo Thailand will bring together Thailand’s entire road transportation and infrastructure ecosystem to discuss new strategi...
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Mack launches new medium-duty trucks
Mack launches new medium-duty trucks Mack Trucks today launched the all-new Mack MD series of medium-duty trucks, adding to its already robust product lineup to reach new customers and applications. Serial production of the Mack MD Series will begin in July 2020. Mack also announced a $13 million in...
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Talbert modular 65 ton Trailer designed for optimum flexibility
Talbert modular 65 ton Trailer designed for optimum flexibility Talbert Manufacturing, a North American leader in specialized heavy-haul solutions, offers the 65SA Modular Trailer. This innovative trailer takes advantage of Talbert’s custom-engineering experience to incorporate multiple axle configu...
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CASE releases the new PT240D Pneumatic Tyred Roller
CASE releases the new PT240D Pneumatic Tyred Roller CASE Construction Equipment has announced the all-new Tier 4 Final PT240D pneumatic tyred roller. With an operating weight of 21,380 pounds (52,910 pounds at full ballast), a turbocharged 100-horsepower Deutz engine and a compaction width of 78.2 i...
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Wirtgen Slipform Pavers key to construction of Yogyakarta International Airport
Wirtgen Slipform Pavers key to construction of Yogyakarta International Airport The first plane to land at the new Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) on the Indonesian island of Java was an A320 from Jakarta. Eleven slipform pavers from Wirtgen played a key role in the airport’s construction. On...
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New Doosan products and innovation taking centre stage at Samoter
New Doosan products and innovation taking centre stage at Samoter Under the themes of product and innovation, there will be a strong presence for the Doosan range of excavators, wheel loaders, articulated dump trucks and attachments at the Samoter exhibition being held from 21-25 March 2020 in Veron...
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West Africa Road Infrastructure and Investment Forum set for Lagos in May
West Africa Road Infrastructure and Investment Forum set for Lagos in May The West Africa Road Infrastructure and Investment Forum 2020 (#WARIIF20) supported by The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) and the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria is set to be the most prominent road infra...
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Gammon Construction champion conservation of giant native twin trees in Hong Kong
Gammon Construction champion conservation of giant native twin trees in Hong Kong Gammon Construction and Sun Hung Kai Properties share the belief that trees are important elements of Hong Kong’s landscape and valuable assets in our community, therefore their conservation is essential in any develop...
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Ford develops 3d-printed locking wheel nuts to stop tyre thieves
Ford develops 3d-printed locking wheel nuts to stop tyre thieves As car security systems become increasingly more sophisticated, thieves are targeting car parts instead, including alloy wheels. One method to deter wheel thieves is to use locking nuts, one on each wheel, which require a special adapt...
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Tracto-Technik GRUNDORAM rammer works its magic for AMS Trenchless
Tracto-Technik GRUNDORAM rammer works its magic for AMS Trenchless AMS Trenchless is the UK’s largest privately owned Horizontal Directional Drilling and Guided Auger Boring (Trenchless Pipe Installation) contractor in the UK. Based in Scunthorpe and with twenty five years of experience within the i...
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Gammon installs the heaviest DfMA Thermal Tanks in Hong Kong
Gammon installs the heaviest DfMA Thermal Tanks in Hong Kong Gammon Construction’s Global Switch Data Centre (Phase 2) project in Tseung Kwan O in Hong Kong includes the requirements to design and install a chilled-water thermal-energy storage system with a “Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (Df...
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DB Group achieve 77 percent CO2 reduction using Cemfree concrete on M25 pilot project
DB Group achieve 77 percent CO2 reduction using Cemfree concrete on M25 pilot project Working on behalf of Connect Plus, a team from Jackson, DB Group and Axtell have achieved a 77% reduction in CO² by using volumetric mix trucks to pour ultra-low carbon Cemfree concrete on the Woodford West Viaduct...
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Earn while you learn with Aggregate Industries 2020 Apprentice Programme
Earn while you learn with Aggregate Industries 2020 Apprentice Programme Ahead of this year’s National Apprenticeship Week (3-7 February), Aggregate Industries is committing to investing further in the next generation by launching its 2020 Apprenticeship Programme. The Programme has been specificall...
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