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ADB approves $100m to support rural road network expansion in Bangladesh
ADB approves $100m to support rural road network expansion in Bangladesh 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. Thi...
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Excel Surfacing paves the way with a Volvo P2870D compact wheeled paver
Excel Surfacing paves the way with a Volvo P2870D compact wheeled paver “It’s been worth waiting for….” is the sentiment of Steve O’Keefe, Co-Director of Bradford-based Excel Surfacing Ltd, as the company takes delivery of the very first Volvo P2870D compact wheeled paver to be sold in Great Britain...
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New study reveals 35 percent of the global population are gamers
New study reveals 35 percent of the global population are gamers Data acquired by Finbold.com shows that 35% of the current global population comprises gamers. According to the data, as of April 2020, the gaming population stood at 2.7 billion people. Asia Pacific accounts for 55% of the total gamin...
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Airports around the globe ready to get onboard with GRF and Boschung ATLAS
Airports around the globe ready to get onboard with GRF and Boschung ATLAS Boschung, a renowned manufacturer of equipment for mobile and fixed surface condition management, especially in the field of ice early warning systems has launched ATLAS, a new automated system to fulfill International Civil...
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Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe launches Onsite podcast
Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe launches Onsite podcast Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) has announced that it has created a new podcast especially for operators, owners and enthusiasts of the Hitachi brand. Known as Onsite, the construction machinery podcast has been produced to be ent...
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IoT Security videos give Engineers guidance on securing connected devices
IoT Security videos give Engineers guidance on securing connected devices Sectigo, a leading provider of automated digital identity management and web security solutions, today announced a new video series on Sectigo’s YouTube Channel. The IoT video series offers security engineers, developers, prod...
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Britishvolt UK Gigafactory one step closer with appointment of Isobel Sheldon
Britishvolt UK Gigafactory one step closer with appointment of Isobel Sheldon Battery manufacturer Britishvolt announces the appointment of seasoned battery industry professional Isobel Sheldon, as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and Head of the Advisory Board, to support building the UK’s first large...
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OECD to host new Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence
OECD to host new Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence The OECD will host the Secretariat of the new Global Partnership on AI (GPAI), a coalition launched today that aims at ensuring that Artificial Intelligence is used responsibly, respecting human rights and democratic values. Arrangements...
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Tyler Equipment named VolvoCE 2019 Dealer of the Year in North America
Tyler Equipment named VolvoCE 2019 Dealer of the Year in North America Volvo Construction Equipment has named Tyler Equipment its 2019 Dealer of the Year in North America. The company also awarded Housby Heavy Equipment the title of 2019 Uptime Dealer of the Year. The Dealer of the Year award recogn...
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New Holland Agriculture celebrating 125th anniversary
New Holland Agriculture celebrating 125th anniversary New Holland Agriculture turns 125 years old: more than a century of commitment towards five generations of farmers across the globe, making their lives easier and the agricultural business more efficient and sustainable. The values and vision of...
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Python 5000+ Pothole Patcher heads for Denmark
Python 5000+ Pothole Patcher heads for Denmark Last week a Python 5000+ Pothole Patcher drove off the assembly line and straight into a truck going bound for Montreal, Canada, where it was then loaded onto a ship bound for Denmark. This marked a major milestone for Python Manufacturing, as it will b...
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Over 150,000 EV charging spots throughout Europe rely on Bosch
Over 150,000 EV charging spots throughout Europe rely on Bosch Fuss-free recharging. In a nutshell, there is nothing drivers of electric cars want more. They want to quickly find a vacant charge spot, access it without the hassle of authorization and passwords, pay for the electricity without fuss,...
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VolvoCE EW60E Excavator delivers on mobility and power for ACS Building Services
VolvoCE EW60E Excavator delivers on mobility and power for ACS Building Services The EW60E six tonne machine has been supplied by Plant & Engineering Services, SMT GB’s utility dealer for the Southwest of England, following an impressive demonstration. It proved to be just the ticket for proprie...
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Ancala Partners announces Hector Rail AB acquisition
Ancala Partners announces Hector Rail AB acquisition Ancala Partners LLP, an independent infrastructure investment manager, has agreed to buy Hector Rail AB from EQT, including its subsidiary Hector Rail GmbH, on behalf of its European Infrastructure Fund II. Completion on the transaction is expecte...
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New Cat MH3040 Material Handler cuts fuel consumption and maintenance Costs
New Cat MH3040 Material Handler cuts fuel consumption and maintenance Costs Delivering the power and reliability required for the most demanding material handling applications in scrap and millyard operations, the new Cat® MH3040 builds on the successful legacy of the M325D L MH model. The boom, sti...
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J2 Innovations is turning buildings into smart buildings
J2 Innovations is turning buildings into smart buildings J2 Innovations, a Siemens Company, unveils the entry-level FIN microBMS, a compact feature-rich building management software package that enables its OEM partners to deliver easy-to-install solutions for small to mid-sized buildings across mul...
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New Liebherr USA Newport News headquarters opens at expanded campus in Virginia
New Liebherr USA Newport News headquarters opens at expanded campus in Virginia Liebherr USA, Co. marked a milestone as the company formally moved in to a newly expanded campus. The facilities house employees who work in administration, finance, human resources, sales, information technology, market...
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Densford Civil wins $125m phase one Stephenson Avenue Extension in Perth
Densford Civil wins $125m phase one Stephenson Avenue Extension in Perth Local workers will begin construction this year on the Stephenson Avenue Extension after local company, Densford Civil Pty Ltd, were announced as the preferred tenderer for phase one of the project. The highly anticipated proj...
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Venti Technologies announces deployment of their first autonomous SUV
Venti Technologies announces deployment of their first autonomous SUV Venti Technologies, the leader in safe-speed autonomous vehicles, today announced that it has successfully deployed two autonomous SUVs built by SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile (SGMW), the joint venture formed by Chinese automakers SAIC...
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Biral Sales Team now spans the globe
Biral Sales Team now spans the globe With the majority of Biral’s meteorological sensors being exported, the international sales team covers the globe from its offices based in Bristol, UK. The team works with a wide range of applications and clients around the world and offers pre-sales technical a...
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Highways England sets out 15 year digital vision to revolutionise construction
Highways England sets out 15 year digital vision to revolutionise construction A digital revolution in the construction industry could dramatically increase productivity and save billions of pounds, while radically reducing disruption to the public and slashing the number of fatal building site acci...
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MIT studies using stiffer roadways to improve truck fuel efficiency
MIT studies using stiffer roadways to improve truck fuel efficiency A theoretical study by MIT researchers suggests that small changes in roadway paving practices could reduce that efficiency loss, potentially eliminating a half-percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation s...
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Northern UK leaders call for clarity in post-Covid rail operations and transport investment
Northern UK leaders call for clarity in post-Covid rail operations and transport investment The people and businesses of the North need to have confidence in the region’s transport network over the coming weeks, months and years in order to support economic recovery through and post-COVID-19, Northe...
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VolvoCE EC950F 90 tonne Crawler Excavator now available worldwide
VolvoCE EC950F 90 tonne Crawler Excavator now available worldwide Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is launching a new 90-tonne excavator fitted with a Stage V engine to meet requests from markets with such engine regulations. The 90-tonne EC950F crawler excavator from Volvo Construction Equip...
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John Deere introduces TC-Series Trenchers
John Deere introduces TC-Series Trenchers Designed to fit the needs of construction, agricultural, and landscaping professionals, John Deere debuted two new trencher models, the TC36 and TC48, to its family of attachments. The newly introduced TC36 and TC48 trenchers are ideal economic models for li...
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Britishvolt landmark battery gigafactory set for South Wales
Britishvolt landmark battery gigafactory set for South Wales Battery manufacturer, Britishvolt, today announces the down selection of two promising sites for the UK’s first 30 plus GWh gigafactory, from an initial 42 locations, with Bro Tathan in South Wales leading the way. The battery industry is...
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Thales technologies selected for China, South Korea and Turkey Metros
Thales technologies selected for China, South Korea and Turkey Metros Thales will provide its SelTrac™ Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling solution in South Korea, Turkey and China, after signing three urban rail signalling contracts. Despite the current Covid-19 pandemic, go...
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Reference Point partners with the Zero Suicide Alliance to deliver free suicide prevention training
Reference Point partners with the Zero Suicide Alliance to deliver free suicide prevention training To continue to support and inform our clients during this time, Reference Point has partnered with Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA) to make available their suicide prevention training to its CourseSight co...
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Wenco and Oxbotica developing open autonomy solution for the mining industry
Wenco and Oxbotica developing open autonomy solution for the mining industry Wenco International Mining Systems and Oxbotica have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a world-first Open Autonomy solution for mining. Initial trials are underway, and the companies are actively recruiting mi...
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Esri UK’s map of pavement widths helps local authorities with social distancing plans
Esri UK’s map of pavement widths helps local authorities with social distancing plans Spatial analysis by Esri UK has found that most pavements around the country are less than 3 metres wide, making it difficult for pedestrians to remain 2 metres apart and follow government guidelines for soci...
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Yanmar helps Waitings bridge the gap in Cumbria
Yanmar helps Waitings bridge the gap in Cumbria When it came to specifying new plant equipment to deliver a bridge replacement project in Cumbria, Waitings Ltd knew that only the best would do. The company invested in two new models from Yanmar, a ViO50 midi excavator and C30R tracked dumper, and ha...
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Better health and safety systems can lower fines
Better health and safety systems can lower fines Since the introduction of the new sentencing guidelines, penalties for breaching health & safety law have got tougher. Having the appropriate processes in place can help to mitigate the risks, says CHAS Managing Director, Ian McKinnon. While prior...
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FLIR captures $23.5m orders for 500 Centaur UGV robots for US Army and Navy
FLIR captures $23.5m orders for 500 Centaur UGV robots for US Army and Navy FLIR Systems has announced that the United States (U.S.) Army and Navy have ordered in total more than 160 of the company’s Centaur™ unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), plus related spares and accessories. The two contrac...
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Velodyne Lidar Sensors powering AGROINTELLI’s Autonomous Farm Vehicles
Velodyne Lidar Sensors powering AGROINTELLI’s Autonomous Farm Vehicles Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced a three-year sales agreement with AGROINTELLI, a developer of intelligent farming solutions. AGROINTELLI uses Velodyne lidar sensors in production of its Robotti autonomous tool carriers that...
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Autonomous Container Terminal Vehicles start work at Jebel Ali Port
Autonomous Container Terminal Vehicles start work at Jebel Ali Port Leading trade enabler, DP World, UAE Region and the autonomous vehicle, robotics and AI specialist DGWorld has entered a contractual agreement to equip Jebel Ali Port with a fleet of Autonomous Internal Terminal Vehicles (AITVs), in...
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Xpeng opens new smart robot driven Electric Vehicle factory
Xpeng opens new smart robot driven Electric Vehicle factory Xpeng Motors, a leading electric vehicle and technology company, reveals an exclusive inside view into its self-built wholly-owned factory in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province. The Zhaoqing Xpeng Motors Intelligent Industrial Park, birthplace of...
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Graco introduces HydroShield electrostatic technology to spray waterborne material
Graco introduces HydroShield electrostatic technology to spray waterborne material Graco, a leading manufacturer of fluid handling equipment, announces the release of the HydroShield® Waterborne System. The new, operator-friendly finishing system gives manufacturers more reason to switch from conven...
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New initiative is turning Greater Manchester green
New initiative is turning Greater Manchester green Greater Manchester is set to become greener, as nearly 300 trees are to be planted at Duet Salford Quays (“Duet”), a recently launched More. Build to Rent (“BTR”) development spanning two towers in MediaCityUK. One tree will be planted for each of t...
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The UK economy, housing and modern construction methods post COVID-19
The UK economy, housing and modern construction methods post COVID-19 The construction sector is fundamentally important to the UK economy. Often cited as the barometer of economic conditions, it contributes around £90bn and provides approximately 10% of total UK employment. In recent months, the se...
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Solving the pothole problem with BPH Attachments Patch Planer
Solving the pothole problem with BPH Attachments Patch Planer Potholes have been an endless source of frustration for road users across the UK with insurance companies paying out millions each year in car repair claims. Each year, around 38.4 million vehicles travel on Great Britain’s network of 246...
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UK businesses are speeding past government targets towards electric vehicles
UK businesses are speeding past government targets towards electric vehicles A survey of more than 500 business leaders from across the UK reveals their commitment to the electric vehicle revolution, with many have gone electric already and even more planning to convert fleets to low emission option...
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Highways England shows-off M6 £43m junction improvement in Cheshire
Highways England shows-off M6 £43m junction improvement in Cheshire New aerial photographs of the M6 in Cheshire show how much progress Highways England has been making since it started a £43 million project at junction 19 near Knutsford to tackle congestion. Work to install a new bridge through the...
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GHH load haul mining dumpers go greener with Stage V engines
GHH load haul mining dumpers go greener with Stage V engines GHH, the manufacturer of heavy machinery for rock logistics, announces the launch of the Stage V engine range in their load haul dumpers (LHD). It marks nothing less than the current spearhead of a strategy designed to make GHH the “...
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Bribie Island Road $30.4m upgrade agreed in Queensland
Bribie Island Road $30.4m upgrade agreed in Queensland The Australian and Queensland Governments have locked in a $30.4 million, jointly-funded agreement to upgrade Bribie Island Road. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said th...
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Sterling wins $97m construction contracts for Salt Lake City International Airport
Sterling wins $97m construction contracts for Salt Lake City International Airport Sterling Construction Company, Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction, LLC was awarded three separate alternative delivery construction contracts by the Salt Lake City Corporation’s...
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MIT Engineers put tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses on a single chip
MIT Engineers put tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses on a single chip MIT engineers have designed a “brain-on-a-chip,” smaller than a piece of confetti, that is made from tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses known as memristors — silicon-based components that mimic the informat...
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Bridges Israel raises $5m to build resilient coastlines with ECOncrete
Bridges Israel raises $5m to build resilient coastlines with ECOncrete ECOncrete, an Israeli startup delivering high-performance bio-enhancing concrete technologies, announced today it is raising 5 million dollars to accelerate growth, in an A round led by Impact investor Bridges Israel. ECOncrete p...
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Printed sensors driving emerging technologies
Printed sensors driving emerging technologies Asked to picture a printed sensor, you might well imagine a paper test strip for measuring blood glucose concentration. After all, such test strips comprise the majority of the printed sensor market, with billions used each year by diabetics around the w...
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How to make sure your website doesn’t annoy potential customers
How to make sure your website doesn’t annoy potential customers Any business owner knows how choosy and picky clients can be. And as clients go online they become even more demanding and impatient. They want to pick the needed service or product quickly. Even the insignificant delay in page response...
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SIKA acquires Modern Waterproofing Group in Egypt
SIKA acquires Modern Waterproofing Group in Egypt Sika has acquired Modern Waterproofing Group, a leading manufacturer of roofing and waterproofing systems in Egypt. The acquisition supplements and rounds off the product portfolio of Sika Egypt and offers new opportunities for growth in the Egyptian...
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Two new Liebherr crawler excavators head to Félix Giorgetti Sàrl in Luxembourg
Two new Liebherr crawler excavators head to Félix Giorgetti Sàrl in Luxembourg After 11 years and 16,000 hours of loyal service, the R 954 C crawler excavator purchased by the Félix Giorgetti Sàrl family business has been replaced by the latest model, the Generation 8 R 938. A new R 956 will soon be...
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Hitachi Zosen Inova supporting Moscow Waste Management with Technology
Hitachi Zosen Inova supporting Moscow Waste Management with Technology Technology company Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) and Russian consortium partner ZiO-Podolsk are to supply the entire technology for the new Energy from Waste plant in the Moscow region. The installation will process 700,000 metric to...
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Shiftec retools to manufacture COVID-19 safety equipment
Shiftec retools to manufacture COVID-19 safety equipment Shiftec, a part of Liberty Engineering, has re-tooled machinery at its plant in Willenhall, West Midlands, to produce safety equipment for social distancing in vehicles, offices and industrial workplaces. As lockdown measures are gradually eas...
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Bosch semiconductor chip revolutionizing navigation with precision sensor technology
Bosch semiconductor chip revolutionizing navigation with precision sensor technology It has probably happened to everyone at least once: driving into an unfamiliar, bustling city, only to have the navigation system fail just when it’s needed most. Fortunately, those days are now over, thanks to a ne...
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Highways England keeps M6 open with contraflows as huge gantries installed
Highways England keeps M6 open with contraflows as huge gantries installed Six motorway gantries which will house up-to-date technology to improve safety have been put up on a section of the M6 without the need for any road closures thanks to the contraflow system now in place. In just seven days th...
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Geprüfte Sicherheit certificate guarantee KITO product safety
Geprüfte Sicherheit certificate guarantee KITO product safety The Geprüfte Sicherheit certificate (GS), which translates as “Tested Safety” has been recognized worldwide as a safety mark. Consumers and users have trusted the logo for years and know that it guarantees absolute safety. Th...
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STRABAG awarded follow-up contract for A3 motorway in Romania
STRABAG awarded follow-up contract for A3 motorway in Romania The European-based construction company STRABAG has been commissioned to build another section of the A3 motorway in Romania. The new order for the 4.5 km motorway section from Ungheni to Târgu Mureș also includes a further 4.7 km long, f...
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CASE launches world’s first fully electric backhoe loader concept in North America
CASE launches world’s first fully electric backhoe loader concept in North America At CONEXPO 2020, CASE Construction Equipment launched the construction industry’s first fully electric backhoe loader. The 580 EV (Electric Vehicle) concept, dubbed Project Zeus, offers the same power and performance...
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Concrete eRoads that charge electric vehicles could pave the way
Concrete eRoads that charge electric vehicles could pave the way New research showing that in some parts of the UK there are 1,500 electric car owners competing for just one charging point supports calls for the development of concrete eRoads that charge electrical vehicles as they travel over them....
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Messagemaker launches two new portable temporary Traffic Sign solutions
Messagemaker launches two new portable temporary Traffic Sign solutions Messagemaker Displays Ltd. has launched two new temporary traffic sign solutions – the Tower Unit and the Mini Unit – to expand its existing range of Mobile Variable Message Sign (VMS) Trailers. Both are quick and easy to...
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