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VolvoCE equipment orders up 40 percent in Q3
VolvoCE equipment orders up 40 percent in Q3 Improved customer sentiment saw order intake up 40% and deliveries of machines up 20% in Volvo Construction Equipment’s (Volvo CE) third quarter 2020, while adjusted sales were up 6%. Improving customer sentiment in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak saw d...
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GAP Hire Solutions invests in 240 green AJC EasyCabins
GAP Hire Solutions invests in 240 green AJC EasyCabins The UK’s largest independent hire company, GAP Hire Solutions owns one of the largest towable welfare unit fleets in the UK. The rental firm works in close partnership with its strategic supplier AJC EasyCabin to supply these units and has recen...
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Agility Robotics raises $20m to build and deploy humanoid walking robots
Agility Robotics raises $20m to build and deploy humanoid walking robots Agility Robotics, a leading maker of legged robots, announced today the close of a $20 million investment. The investment will enable the company to meet the demand from logistics providers, e-commerce retailers and others for...
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Renesas announces 2nd Generation IoT Smart Power and Multiphase Controllers
Renesas announces 2nd Generation IoT Smart Power and Multiphase Controllers Renesas Electronics today announced its 2nd generation of 15 new digital multiphase controllers and six smart power stages that support 10A up to 1000A+ digital computing loads for advanced CPUs, FPGAs, GPUs and artificial i...
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Solidia Technologies looks at turning Concrete into a Carbon Sink for the planet
Solidia Technologies looks at turning Concrete into a Carbon Sink for the planet Solidia Technologies CEO Tom Schuler shared the possibility of turning Solidia Concrete into a carbon sink for the planet during his TED Talk at TED and Future Stewards’ Global Countdown Launch. Tom was invited to...
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DJI unveils first integrated Lidar Drone and full-frame cameras for Aerial Surveying
DJI unveils first integrated Lidar Drone and full-frame cameras for Aerial Surveying DJI a world leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today unveiled at INTERGEO, two new payload solutions for its flagship commercial drone platform Matrice 300 RTK, destined to serve the most deman...
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StreetLight Data and Ford Mobility provide leading Traffic Safety Solutions
StreetLight Data and Ford Mobility provide leading Traffic Safety Solutions StreetLight Data, a leader in Big Data analytics for mobility, and Ford Mobility, Ford Motor Company’s subsidiary dedicated to solving the world’s most pressing mobility issues, today announced their collaboration to provide...
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Locating hidden Asbestos during Intrusive Surveys
Locating hidden Asbestos during Intrusive Surveys It is a legal requirement under the Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2012 to prevent the uncontrolled disturbance of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) prior to any major refurbishment or demolition work taking place on any given structure tha...
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Next generation of Cat mini-excavators the most advanced small machines yet
Next generation of Cat mini-excavators the most advanced small machines yet Caterpillar® is famous for its big machines. The company built its reputation manufacturing massive earthmoving equipment and only entered the market of smaller excavators just over two decades ago in 1998. Since then, the C...
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Britain’s infrastructure revolution will rely on used construction machines
Britain’s infrastructure revolution will rely on used construction machines The prime minister has promised £5 billion worth of investments as part of a “new deal” and an “infrastructure revolution.” However, as the construction industry emerges from the biggest slump since the financial crisi...
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Geotab and MercedesBenz Connectivity Services offer fleet integrated telematics solution
Geotab and Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services offer fleet integrated telematics solution Underscoring its continued commitment to innovation and delivering turnkey telematics solutions, Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, today announced the availability of the Geotab and M...
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World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology agenda announced by Velodyne Lidar
World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology agenda announced by Velodyne Lidar Velodyne Lidar today announced the agenda for the third annual World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology (WSS) that will address vehicle autonomy and advanced driver assistance systems on roadways and in communities....
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Drilling Specialties introduces Tribex ERD for deeper well drilling
Drilling Specialties introduces Tribex ERD for deeper well drilling Drilling Specialties Company, a division of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, introduces Tribex™ ERD, a specialized dry lubricant designed for the demanding environment oil and gas operating companies face in extended rea...
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New Topcon Robotic Total Station delivers versatile Survey and Construction Workflows
New Topcon Robotic Total Station delivers versatile Survey and Construction Workflows Topcon Positioning Group announces new flagship GT Series robotic total stations are available for survey, construction, and machine control applications. The GT-1200 and GT-600 total stations are available in mult...
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Advantech and Quanergy partner for LiDAR 3D IoT Solutions for Smart Cities
Advantech and Quanergy partner for LiDAR 3D IoT Solutions for Smart Cities Advantech Service-IoT GmbH, a leading provider of industrial computing solutions, announces its partnership with Quanergy Systems Inc., the leading provider of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors and smart perception...
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Sarcos Defense wins US Navy contract for Guardian DX Teleoperated Robotic System
Sarcos Defense wins US Navy contract for Guardian DX Teleoperated Robotic System Sarcos Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sarcos Robotics, today announced that the company has been awarded a contract by the Office of Naval Research to develop a remote-controlled variant of the upper-body of the...
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VolvoCE widens pre-booking for electric machines to include more countries
VolvoCE widens pre-booking for electric machines to include more countries From October 14th customers in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Belgium, Luxemburg, Austria, and Switzerland will join other European countries and North America in being able to reserve a place in the production queue for the new E...
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JCB 75th birthday celebration can be seen from space
JCB 75th birthday celebration can be seen from space A huge ‘75’ artwork visible from outer space was carved into a Staffordshire stubble field to mark JCB’s impending 75th birthday. The giant logo was cultivated in a field eight miles away from the company’s World Headquarters at Rocester and cover...
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Virgin Hyperloop unveils Certification Center in West Virginia
Virgin Hyperloop unveils Certification Center in West Virginia After years of testing and developing hyperloop technology at their full-scale test site, Virgin Hyperloop unveiled today that West Virginia will be home to the Hyperloop Certification Center (HCC). “Today is one of the most exciting day...
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GIZ study calls for cities to mobilise to change transport
GIZ study calls for cities to mobilise to change transport Innovative transport systems in cities reduce emissions in the transport and traffic sectors. A new GIZ study underscores the importance of such global measures to meet climate goals. The transport sector is responsible for around a quarter...
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UK Trucking companies excited about the arrival of Autonomous Trucks
UK Trucking companies excited about the arrival of Autonomous Trucks Autonomous trucks may have been dismissed as a pipe dream a few years ago, but now, the dream is getting closer to becoming a reality, with car manufacturing giant Volkswagen recently securing a deal with self-driving truck start-u...
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First day of Construction Leaders Summit focuses on seismic changes
First day of Construction Leaders Summit focuses on seismic changes Today, senior leadership across the construction sector attended a virtual event hosted by NBS, The Construction Leaders’ Summit: The Digital Future. Day one of the conference focused on the big levers of change, looking at politica...
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Velodyne Lidar and Baidu announces 3 year agreement for its Alpha Prime lidar sensors
Velodyne Lidar and Baidu announces 3 year agreement for its Alpha Prime lidar sensors Velodyne Lidar today announced a three-year sales agreement with Baidu for its Alpha Prime™ lidar sensors. The Alpha Prime sensors will be utilized for autonomous applications. Velodyne’s low-cost, hig...
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Headwater Equipment Sales in Canada signs up with Terex Trucks
Headwater Equipment Sales in Canada signs up with Terex Trucks Terex Trucks has signed Headwater Equipment Sales Ltd., as its new dealer in Alberta, Canada, to bring its articulated haulers to even more customers in the province’s construction, mining, agriculture and oil and gas sectors. In Alberta...
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Australia investing $7.5 billion for transport infrastructure projects
Australia investing $7.5 billion for transport infrastructure projects A $7.5 billion new investment in national transport infrastructure will boost the national economy, deliver safer roads and create thousands of jobs as part of the Federal Coalition’s COVID-19 economic recovery plan. The funding...
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Intel and Sandia National Labs collaborate on Neuromorphic Computing
Intel and Sandia National Labs collaborate on Neuromorphic Computing Intel Federal LLC announced a three-year agreement with Sandia National Laboratories to explore the value of neuromorphic computing for scaled-up computational problems. Sandia will kick off its research using a 50-million neuron L...
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Electrical engineering specialist Meldrum rebrands to Actemium Carlisle
Electrical engineering specialist Meldrum rebrands to Actemium Carlisle Meldrum Ltd has rebranded as Actemium Carlisle, joining the wider Actemium network of Business Units in its mission to boost industrial performance. Since the acquisition of Carlisle-based Meldrum Ltd by VINCI Energies UK &...
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MANN+HUMMEL new HEPA H13 air filters offer virus-free air in buildings
MANN+HUMMEL new HEPA H13 air filters offer virus-free air in buildings The MANN+HUMMEL Group has introduced new HEPA H13 air filters for operators of air conditioning and ventilation systems in buildings in accordance with EN 1822. Their filters reliably remove more than 99.95% of viruses, bacteria...
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Fortress UAV releases Drone Field Repair Kits for Enterprise Drone Operators
Fortress UAV releases Drone Field Repair Kits for Enterprise Drone Operators Fortress UAV, the leader in UAS maintenance and deployment services based in Plano, Texas, is now offering a Drone Field Repair Kit to their available products for public purchase. The Drone Field Repair Kit will serve as a...
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Allison Transmission launches eGen Power Electric Axles for trucks
Allison Transmission launches eGen Power Electric Axles for trucks Allison Transmission, the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions and a supplier of commercial vehicle propulsion solutions, including electric hybrid and fully electric propulsion systems,...
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MakerBot expands Composite Materials for 3d Printing with Nylon 12 Carbon Fibre
MakerBot expands Composite Materials for 3d Printing with Nylon 12 Carbon Fibre MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing has announced the expansion of its materials offering with Nylon 12 Carbon Fibre, adding another composite to the company’s growing materials portfolio. The MakerBot® Nylon 12 Car...
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Geotab application integrates telematics data into SAP software systems
Geotab application integrates telematics data into SAP software systems Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, today announced that a new integration application specifically created for SAP software users to enable access to fleet analytics and vehicle maintenance data insight...
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Robotic Research demonstrates Platooning for US Army Ground Autonomy Program
Robotic Research demonstrates Platooning for US Army Ground Autonomy Program Robotic Research LLC, one of the world’s leading autonomous technology providers, has announced it has added Retrotraverse to its AutoDrive-M autonomy kit. This autonomy kit is equipped on the U.S. Army’s Palettized Load Sy...
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3D printed titanium components critical for Boom Supersonic XB-1 Aircraft
3D printed titanium components critical for Boom Supersonic XB-1 Aircraft VELO3D, an innovator in digital manufacturing, today announced that Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft includes 21 flight hardware components that were manufactured by VELO3D’s Sapphire 3D metal printer. Unveiled at Boom’s hangar...
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Epic Games introduces Unreal Engine Human-Machine Interface for vehicles
Epic Games introduces Unreal Engine Human-Machine Interface for vehicles Epic Games today announced a new HMI initiative to enable the creation of automotive infotainment and digital cockpit experiences. Additionally, General Motors’ soon-to-be-revealed GMC HUMMER EV will be the first vehicle to use...
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Renault Trucks announces sale of all-electric DZE Trucks in UK
Renault Trucks announces sale of all-electric DZE Trucks in UK Marking a milestone in the transformation of urban transport, Renault Trucks is delighted to partner with two of the UK’s leading brands in announcing the sale of its first two 100% electric medium duty vehicles. Warburtons, the UK’s lar...
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Cummins and Bustech to build electric and hydrogen XDi Transit Buses in Australia
Cummins and Bustech to build electric and hydrogen XDi Transit Buses in Australia Cummins Inc. and Bustech, Australia’s largest supplier of transit buses designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia, announced an agreement to build the next generation Bustech XDi low floor transit bus using Cu...
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Entegra Attachments acquires Bloom Manufacturing in the USA
Entegra Attachments acquires Bloom Manufacturing in the USA In July of this year, Entegra Attachments, LLC of Saint Charles, Illionois, USA, acquired Bloom Manufacturing, Inc, a 110 year old manufacturing company of standard and custom designed hydraulic winches, speed reducers, parts and accessorie...
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Wirtgen polycrystalline diamond tip milling tools deliver results for Pike Industries
Wirtgen polycrystalline diamond tip milling tools deliver results for Pike Industries High-performance milling tools from Wirtgen with a polycrystalline diamond (PCD) tip have significantly increased the productivity of a major road builder from New England. Pike Industries, which currently produces...
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Five Liebherr T264 mining trucks head for Dawson Mine in Queensland
Five Liebherr T264 mining trucks head for Dawson Mine in Queensland Liebherr Mining have delivered five brand new hauler trucks to MacKellar Mining in Australia, a loyal contractor customer since 2016. Although MacKellar runs Liebherr excavators and dozers at other sites, these 240 tonne trucks are...
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Velodyne and RoboSense team up for 360 degree surround-view lidar sensors
Velodyne and RoboSense team up for 360 degree surround-view lidar sensors Velodyne Lidar and RoboSense (Suteng Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.) have announced that the two companies have entered a long‑term global cross-licensing relationship encompassing a broad range of 360° surround-view lidar se...
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InoBAT unveils world first Intelligent Electric Vehicle Battery
InoBAT unveils world first Intelligent Electric Vehicle Battery The world’s first ‘intelligent’ electric vehicle battery was today launched to the world by European EV battery producer, InoBat Auto (InoBat) in a groundbreaking announcement delivered by the company’s CEO, Marian Bocek. Speaking at th...
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Shenstone Plant chooses Hyundai for their first ever new equipment purchase
Shenstone Plant chooses Hyundai for their first ever new equipment purchase Based in Northamptonshire, family run business Shenstone Plant, is run by Nick and Alex Bennie who have been running the business for the past 12 years. The business was first established in 1954 by Nick and Alex’s father Da...
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GEOBIM 2020 invites Awards Nominations in Digital Engineering and Construction
GEOBIM 2020 invites Awards Nominations in Digital Engineering and Construction GEOBIM 2020 will steer discussions on accelerating digitalization of construction industry through integrated geospatial, BIM and 4IR technologies GEOBIM 2020 conference is inviting nominations for the GEOBIM 2020 Awards....
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Demystifying the Internet of Things
Demystifying the Internet of Things IoT has been hailed as a global infrastructure for the information society with profound impacts on the way we live and work. But what does that actually mean? Patrick Gains, project manager at Cougar Automation, breaks it down in simple terms: What is IoT? “Inter...
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What the British Government’s planning white paper means for the construction industry
What the British Government’s planning white paper means for the construction industry The UK government has recently published a white paper titled ‘Planning for the future. Within this, they outline extensive plans to transform planning permission laws. It has been suggested that the current...
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Ringway wins Central area maintenance contractor project in London
Ringway wins Central area maintenance contractor project in London We are delighted to announce that Ringway has been appointed as the Central area maintenance contractor under the London Highways Maintenance Framework (HMF) by Transport for London (TfL). This success marks an important and welcome...
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Register now for the Virtual Wet Processing Symposium 14-15 October
Register now for the Virtual Wet Processing Symposium 14-15 October CDE, the industry-leading manufacturer of wet processing equipment, has revealed the full agenda and line-up of keynote speakers for its upcoming Engineering Insights Global Virtual Event. The major two-day event will take place on...
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NCDOT secures beyond visual line of site waiver for bridge inspection using Skydio 2
NCDOT secures beyond visual line of site waiver for bridge inspection using Skydio 2 Skydio, a leading U.S. drone company and world leader in autonomous flight has announced the FAA has granted the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) a first-of-its-kind, state-wide approval to fly Sk...
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John Deere brings back No Payments, No Interest Finance for Compact Equipment
John Deere brings back No Payments, No Interest Finance for Compact Equipment To provide continued support to its customers, John Deere is offering its popular “No Payments, No Interest” finance offer for its line of compact construction equipment. Through the offer, customers can defer payments for...
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GAP Hire celebrates wins at the Hire Awards of Excellence 2020
GAP Hire celebrates wins at the Hire Awards of Excellence 2020 GAP Hire Solutions, the UK’s largest independent rental company, has been awarded at the Hire Awards of Excellence for another year, winning in both the Hire Industry Product of the Year and the Catalogue of the Year categories. The hire...
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Autonomous Trucking start-up Locomation leveraging Nvidia Drive Agx Orin
Autonomous Trucking start-up Locomation leveraging Nvidia Drive Agx Orin Locomation, the leading provider of safe and reliable autonomous trucking technology, today announced it will leverage the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin autonomous vehicle computing platform for the commercialization of self-driving tr...
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Oxford to Cambridge Arc is a bold vision for a global hub of innovation in the UK
Oxford to Cambridge Arc is a bold vision for a global hub of innovation in the UK The Oxford to Cambridge Arc, which the Chancellor of the Exchequer described as a “key economic priority” for the country, has unveiled its bold vision in a prospectus that has been submitted to Government. The Arc’s a...
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CAE the first Canadian aerospace company to achieve carbon neutral status
CAE the first Canadian aerospace company to achieve carbon neutral status CAE has announced that it has become carbon neutral as of September 28, 2020, proudly becoming the first Canadian aerospace company to reach this goal. The company has achieved carbon neutrality by continuing to reduce its own...
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Metso Outotec won a major order for mining technology with Zijin Mining in China
Metso Outotec won a major order for mining technology with Zijin Mining in China Metso Outotec has signed a major contract with Zijin Mining Co., Ltd. for the delivery of key minerals processing equipment of the company’s Qulong Copper Mine project in Tibet, China. Metso Outotec’s scope of delivery...
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Esri Site Scan for ArcGIS enables drone operators to meet regulations in the US and Europe
Esri Site Scan for ArcGIS enables drone operators to meet regulations in the US and Europe Esri has announced two major capabilities in Site Scan for ArcGIS that will enable governments and critical infrastructure organizations to meet hardware and software regulations in the US and Europe. Through...
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Hyundai delivers XCIENT Fuel Cell Trucks in Europe
Hyundai delivers XCIENT Fuel Cell Trucks in Europe Hyundai Motor Company today delivered the first seven units of its XCIENT Fuel Cell, the world’s first mass-produced fuel cell electric heavy-duty truck, to customers in Switzerland, with a total of 50 hitting the roads there this year. The delivery...
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Ultra Fast Carbon Electrode technology offers quantum leap in battery performance
Ultra Fast Carbon Electrode technology offers quantum leap in battery performance NAWA Technologies presents the Ultra Fast Carbon Electrode, a breakthrough nano-based innovation that unlocks next-level performance for all types of batteries, particularly those used by electric vehicles. Currently o...
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Stanton Bonna relies on bespoke compact Rapid International Static Concrete Batching Plant
Stanton Bonna relies on bespoke compact Rapid International Static Concrete Batching Plant Stanton Bonna is a leading UK manufacturer of precast concrete pipes, manholes and culverts for drainage, as part of a comprehensive range of precast offsite solutions for the construction industry. Recognisin...
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Charles Cross scheme in Plymouth wins top ICE Civil Engineering Awards
Charles Cross scheme in Plymouth wins top ICE Civil Engineering Awards Plymouth’s Charles Cross Transport Improvement Scheme has won at the South West’s top ICE Civil Engineering Awards. The scheme to ease congestion at one of city’s busiest roundabouts was presented with the Re-Engineered Project O...
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