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TBF Construction Machinery becomes the Hitachi Construction Machinery dealer in Ireland
TBF Construction Machinery becomes the Hitachi Construction Machinery dealer in Ireland TBF Construction Machinery (TBF) has extended its territory to become the official dealer for Hitachi Construction Machinery (UK) Limited (HCMUK) for all of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The compa...
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Ofgem proposes electricity reforms to support electric vehicle revolution
Ofgem proposes electricity reforms to support electric vehicle revolution Ofgem has set out proposals to take forward reforms to support millions of new electric vehicles forecast on Britain’s roads in the coming decades while keeping costs down for their users and all energy consumers. More flexibl...
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MIT cell-sized robots can sense environment as they flow through pipelines
MIT cell-sized robots can sense environment as they flow through pipelines Researchers at MIT have created what may be the smallest cell-sized robots yet that can sense their environment, store data, and even carry out computational tasks. These devices, which are about the size of a human egg cell,...
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McCann wins coveted RoSPA Gold Award
McCann wins coveted RoSPA Gold Award Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann recently collected its third consecutive RoSPA Gold Award for its ongoing commitment to health and safety in the workplace. The company achieved the Gold award in the prestigious annual scheme run by t...
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Prichards of Llantrisant prefer long lasting Volvo Construction Equipment
Prichards of Llantrisant prefer long lasting Volvo Construction Equipment Prichards of Llantrisant, South Wales, has added a range of Volvo excavators and a new A30G articulated hauler to its extensive plant fleet thanks to the reliability and longevity of existing Volvo Construction Equipment produ...
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JLG Industries introduces Fork-mounted extendable truss attachment
JLG Industries introduces Fork-mounted extendable truss attachment JLG Industries, a leading global manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telehandlers, has announced the availability of the Fork-mounted Extendable Truss. This extendable truss was designed for lifting and placing objects around t...
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Brieda Cabins’ operator stations achieve world-first ISO ergonomic certification
Brieda Cabins’ operator stations achieve world-first ISO ergonomic certification Brieda Cabins, a specialist in ergonomic cabins, control stations and desks for manned and remotely-operated cranes, has achieved a world-first certification to International Organization for Standardization (ISO)...
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Swale construction improves 250 percent using Sidewinder Offset Paver trial
Swale construction improves 250% using Sidewinder Offset Paver trial Trials conducted during the construction of the North Norwich Distributor Road showed an increase in efficiency of 250% by using SidewinderUK plant, as against conventional methods. Sidewinder offset paver is a unique plant able to...
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Telensa Smart Streetlight deployed in Edinburgh’s 64,000 light Energy Efficiency Program
Telensa Smart Streetlight deployed in Edinburgh’s 64,000 light Energy Efficiency Program Telensa, the global leader in connected street lighting and smart city applications, today announced that its smart streetlight controls are being deployed in 64,000 LED lights as part of the City of Edinb...
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Small Robot Company crowdfunds £50,000 to transform farming
Small Robot Company crowdfunds £50,000 to transform farming The Small Robot Company, a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, today announced it has successfully raised £50,000 with its Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. The company harnesses the power and precision of robots and Artificia...
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Urban Observatory monitors Newcastle with new generation of sensors
Urban Observatory monitors Newcastle with new generation of sensors Air Monitors is playing a key role in the UK’s first Urban Observatory which has been designed to provide a digital view of how our cities work. The company has supplied air quality monitoring equipment which has been deployed acros...
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Liebherr starts production of new R 926 Compact crawler excavator
Liebherr starts production of new R 926 Compact crawler excavator In May 2018 Liebherr-France in Colmar began the series production of the new R 926 Compact excavator. This new model continues Liebherr’s compact excavator product line but with a Stage IV / Tier 4f emission standards compliant engine...
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Wirtgen KMA 220 mix-in-plant process recycling at Cologne Bonn Airport
Wirtgen KMA 220 mix-in-plant process recycling at Cologne Bonn Airport With the mobile KMA 220 mobile cold recycling mixing plant from Wirtgen, road construction materials can be recycled or upgraded in just about any location. This avoids countless transport trips and is also sustainable and enviro...
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The longest tunnel of the Bar-Boljare Highway Project in Montenegro breaks through
The longest tunnel of the Bar-Boljare Highway Project in Montenegro breaks through After 694 days of hard work, Vjeternik Tunnel, the longest tunnel of Bar-Boljare Highway Project in Montenegro jointly built by China and Montenegro, was successfully broken-through on July 12 local time. Connecting B...
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Yotta’s Horizons helps drive enhanced asset management for Cheshire East Highways
Yotta’s Horizons helps drive enhanced asset management for Cheshire East Highways Cheshire East Council is the local authority of Cheshire East in England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local...
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Warm-Mix Asphalt use grows in USA while recycled materials hold steady
Warm-Mix Asphalt use grows in USA while recycled materials hold steady Asphalt pavement mixture producers continue to apply technologies and innovations to make long-lasting asphalt pavements more energy-efficient to produce and more resource responsible. Nearly 39 percent of asphalt pavement mixtur...
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Radical overhaul of construction sector needed for UK to meet Infrastructure needs
Radical overhaul of construction sector needed for UK to meet Infrastructure needs The construction sector as it currently operates cannot meet the UK’s need for housing and may struggle to meet the need for infrastructure. Given that the UK already lags behind other countries in construction produc...
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Hitachi modernises European mini excavator factory to enhance efficiency
Hitachi modernises European mini excavator factory to enhance efficiency Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe has officially opened its renovated mini and compact excavator factory in Oosterhout, The Netherlands. The new 8,000m² facility was unveiled in a special ceremony on 21 June, which was atte...
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UK Government support for NIC recommendations will transform Infrastructure Data
UK Government support for NIC recommendations will transform Infrastructure Data Sir John Armitt today welcomed plans from Ministers to adopt recommendations from the National Infrastructure Commission, to use data to improve the condition and running of the nation’s infrastructure network. The Gove...
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Yancey Bros in USA joins Metso’s Aggregates Distributor Network
Yancey Bros in USA joins Metso’s Aggregates Distributor Network Metso welcomes Yancey Bros. Co., the USA’s oldest Caterpillar dealer, to its North American distributor network. Georgia-based they will offer Metso’s mobile and stationary crushing and screening products to area const...
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Galliford Try appointed to £500m UK Midlands Highways Framework
Galliford Try appointed to £500m UK Midlands Highways Framework Galliford Try has secured a place on the new edition of the Midlands Highways Alliance framework. The total value of the work is £500m over the four-year term which will be shared among four contractors. The framework is operated by a r...
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JLG upgrades LRT Scissor Series to be smoother, easier to operate with simplified calibrations
JLG upgrades LRT Scissor Series to be smoother, easier to operate with simplified calibrations JLG Industries, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telehandlers, has updated its LRT series of rough terrain scissors. These model year upgrades are the result of customer fee...
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RAM Tubulars orders Hyundai Forklift from new Hyundai distributor Bear Handling
RAM Tubulars orders Hyundai Forklift from new Hyundai distributor Bear Handling Aberdeen based, Bear Handling Ltd specialise in handling equipment across Scotland and the oil & gas industry – the company has recently been appointed as a Hyundai forklift distributor for the region. One of Bear Ha...
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NAPA Honours Asphalt Industry Leaders for Operational Excellence
NAPA Honours Asphalt Industry Leaders for Operational Excellence Awards Program Celebrates Safety Innovations, Ecological Operations, Community Involvement, and Marketing Practices The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) honoured the winners and finalists of its 2017 Operational Excellence...
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Tarmac moves to a regional transport model for cement hauliers
Tarmac moves to a regional transport model for cement hauliers Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business, is to restructure the distribution model for its Cement and Lime division to deliver an enhanced service for its customers. A comprehensive stra...
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Baron releases solution for Departments of Transportation
Baron releases solution for Departments of Transportation Enables live, statewide, real-time monitoring of roadway weather conditions Baron Services, the worldwide provider of critical weather intelligence, has released a new product offering specifically designed for Department of Transportation se...
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sustainable drainage systems SuDS success celebrated at inaugural Awards
sustainable drainage systems SuDS success celebrated at inaugural Awards More than 100 guests gathered in London’s iconic City Hall Living Room last night to celebrate the inaugural susdrain SuDS Awards, supported by the Greater London Authority. Well-deserved winners were announced in three differe...
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Smart thinking could improve driver safety perception of Britain’s Smart Motorways
Smart thinking could improve driver safety perception of Britain’s Smart Motorways Smart Motorways were first introduced in 2006 to address increasing congestion and since then have been proven to improve journey time reliability and prevent fatalities. Despite the Government’s Road Investment...
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Eurovia Surfacing takes part in innovative automatic braking system trial
Eurovia Surfacing takes part in innovative automatic braking system trial Eurovia Surfacing has joined forces with key supply chain partner Sims Milling to help trial a new innovative automatic braking system that could save the lives of workers and pedestrians. The ‘Banksman Auto Braking’ radar sys...
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Tenders called for more Bruce Highway safety works in Australia
Tenders called for more Bruce Highway safety works in Australia A major safety upgrade of a 4.7-kilometre stretch of the Bruce Highway at Chatsworth, north of Gympie, is one step closer after tenders were recently called to deliver the upgrade. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure a...
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gabo Systemtechnik boosts capacity for Microtube Systems and expansion into Britain
gabo Systemtechnik boosts capacity for Microtube Systems and expansion into Britain gabo Systemtechnik GmbH, a leading European system supplier for telecommunications, continues to grow vigorously in response to sustained strong demand. The company is currently adding 10,000 square metres to its pro...
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New seminar to focus on the development of Clean Air Zones
New seminar to focus on the development of Clean Air Zones The organisers of AQE 2018, the Air Quality & Emissions show, have announced a partnership with the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC), to host a one-day seminar on the 21st November 2018 focusing on the development of Clean Air Z...
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Motorcycle friendly Evo-Chev Chevron system delivers cost savings
Motorcycle friendly Evo-Chev Chevron system delivers cost savings The Evo-Chev Chevron System, by TMP Solutions has been installed on Titnore Lane, West Sussex, to improve road safety and reduce maintenance costs on a series of tight double bends. Originally each bend had traditional black and white...
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New autonomous vehicle system connects Road Authorities with vehicle operators
New autonomous vehicle system connects Road Authorities with vehicle operators Highly Automated Vehicles (HAV) are currently testing on public roads in fewer than 50 cities around the world, but more markets are interested in bringing this new technology to their streets. INRIX, the leader in connec...
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GKD Technologies supports expansion with expanded team
GKD Technologies supports expansion with expanded team GKD Technologies is a leading provider of systems designed for safeguarding personnel and machines. Based in the South of England, the company design, develop and produce height, slew and load safety control systems for Road Rail vehicles (RRV’s...
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Heathrow completes first stage of search for Innovation Partners
Heathrow completes first stage of search for Innovation Partners Today, Heathrow completed the first stage of its search for innovation partners. This initiative sets out to encourage fresh thinking around how Heathrow delivers the expanded airport. As Heathrow enters the delivery phase of the proje...
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Construction Equipment Association promotes Engineering Apprenticeship Standards
Construction Equipment Association promotes Engineering Apprenticeship Standards Apprenticeships continue to rise in the consciousness of the nation and are widely regarded as crucial to redressing the engineering skills gap. For many young people they are a great way into work and offer a fantastic...
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Aston Martin introduces flying car concept at Farnborough
Aston Martin introduces flying car concept at Farnborough British luxury brand Aston Martin is today presenting the Volante Vision Concept, a luxury concept aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities. Produced in partnership with Cranfield University, Cranfield Aerospace Solutio...
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From the military to the M1 motorway
From the military to the M1 motorway Nick Robinson, a former Artificer Telecommunications Engineer with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) (including a spell with the US Army as part of his three decades in the armed forces) and spent much of his working life travelling the world f...
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Parramatta Light Rail approved in Sydney
Parramatta Light Rail approved in Sydney Parramatta Light Rail is now full steam ahead with stage 1 of the project now receiving planning approval meaning construction will start within months. Premier Gladys Berejiklian joined Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance, Minister for...
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Simple and smart parking solutions for council car parks
Simple and smart parking solutions for council car parks Parking is one of the few sources of revenue for Britain’s local councils, who received a record £819 million from parking fees in the 2016/17 financial year. While the headlines framed this as pure profit, in the industry it is recognis...
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Volvo celebrates 60 years of Construction machinery demonstrations
Volvo celebrates 60 years of Construction machinery demonstrations Industry veteran Volvo Construction Equipment first held live demonstrations for customers in 1958. Today the company takes great pride in its ability to showcase practically the entire range of Volvo CE machines at the state-of-the-...
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McCann helping to keep the midlands moving with M1 Smart Motorway junction works
McCann helping to keep the midlands moving with M1 Smart Motorway junction works Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann is playing a key part in the upgrade of a major midlands route through the implementation of essential works as part of the M1 junction 23a – 25 smart...
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Eurovia Surfacing adds new BOMAG roller to its fleet
Eurovia Surfacing adds new BOMAG roller to its fleet Eurovia Surfacing has added a new state-of-the-art roller that boasts some of the latest compaction technology to its fleet. The new BOMAG BW174AP AM is among the first rollers equipped with the Asphalt Manager 2 compaction system to be introduced...
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Balfour Beatty Far East JV wins HK$2.6 billion contract for Hong Kong Highways
Balfour Beatty Far East JV wins HK$2.6 billion contract for Hong Kong Highways Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces its 50:50 Far East joint venture, Gammon Construction, has been awarded the ‘Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link – Northern Connection Tunnel Buildings, Elect...
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European Plant and Tool Hire company Boels Rental order over 340 JCB Machines
European Plant and Tool Hire company Boels Rental order over 340 JCB Machines JCB is celebrating its biggest single order from leading European plant and tool hire company Boels Rental, as it invests in a brand new machine fleet worth almost £21 million (€24 million). Netherlands-based Boels has sig...
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It’s coming home! So be safe and marvel at England’s two ‘World Cup’ motorways
It’s coming home! So be safe and marvel at England’s two ‘World Cup’ motorways Football mania is expected to leave England motorways with up to a third less traffic tomorrow night. As fans’ cheer on Harry Kane and co in their bid for World Cup semi-final glory, the country’s...
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Parsons builds another Footbridge in Panama with Bridges to Prosperity
Parsons builds another Footbridge in Panama with Bridges to Prosperity Parsons, in partnership with Bridges to Prosperity (B2P), recently sent an 11-member team to Banacito, Panama, a small community of 700 people approximately 190 km outside of Panama City to build a 106-m suspension footbridge ove...
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Green fingered railway volunteers support Wolverhampton community project
Green fingered railway volunteers support Wolverhampton community project A team from Network Rail has taken time out from managing and surveying lineside vegetation to support a local community project in Wolverhampton. Network Rail employees can use ‘volunteer days’ to allow them to switch from th...
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The Liebherr Quick coupler is the optimal tool for every application
The Liebherr Quick coupler is the optimal tool for every application Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH develops and manufactures innovative attachments and their quick coupler system to the highest quality standards. They can be used for both hydraulic excavators and material handlers from Liebherr as w...
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MIT Chip upgrade will help honeybee-sized drones navigate around us
MIT Chip upgrade will help honeybee-sized drones navigate around us Researchers at MIT, who last year designed a tiny computer chip tailored to help honeybee-sized drones navigate, have now shrunk their chip design even further, in both size and power consumption. The team, co-led by Vivienne Sze, a...
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McCann teams up for essential East Midlands maintenance works
McCann teams up for essential East Midlands maintenance works Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann is helping to maintain the trunk roads of the East Midlands by collaborating with fellow contractors as part of Highways England’s Area 7 framework, for the wider East Midlands...
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Volvo EC140E Excavator gets stuck in down on the farm
Volvo EC140E Excavator gets stuck in down on the farm A new Volvo EC140E excavator has been delivered to a large, family run dairy farm near Portpatrick, Stranraer, in Dumfries & Galloway thanks to sound third-party references and a specification that impressed its new owner Kenneth McNeil. The...
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RSTA warns UK Local Councils will have even less money for road maintenance
RSTA warns UK Local Councils will have even less money for road maintenance The severe funding pressures being faced by local government will mean even less money for essential maintenance and repair of the local road network warns the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). RSTA’s warning comes...
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100 miles of extra lanes coming to North West England motorways
100 miles of extra lanes coming to North West England motorways Drivers in the North West are being promised over 100 miles of extra lanes on the region’s motorways to tackle congestion and improve journey times. Four new smart motorway schemes, worth around £500 million, are due to start constructi...
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Digging It Groundworks delivers diversity with their Hyundai fleet
Digging It Groundworks delivers diversity with their Hyundai fleet Ben Boare is the founder and managing director of Digging It Groundworks Ltd– a multifaceted construction company based in Andover, Hampshire, who can offer plant hire, civil engineering services, bulk excavation and much more! Ben s...
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SENNEBOGEN timber harvesting solutions at Interforst in Munich
SENNEBOGEN timber harvesting solutions at Interforst in Munich As the leading international trade fair, the Interforst attracts a large specialist audience and interested guests from 18 to 22 July 2018 to Munich. The Bavarian mechanical engineering company SENNEBOGEN is exhibiting a unique machine f...
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Belt and Road co-operation discussed at Ukraine China economic forum in Kiev
Belt and Road co-operation discussed at Ukraine China economic forum in Kiev A Ukrainian and Chinese economic forum focusing on the Belt and Road Initiative took place in Kiev on the 4th June, attracting more than 200 participants. During the event, Chinese and Ukrainian officials and representative...
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EBRD Board approves €500 million for Trans Adriatic Pipeline
EBRD Board approves €500 million for Trans Adriatic Pipeline The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Board of Directors have approved a €500 million loan for the construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), a priority project of the European Union (EU) and the Energy Commun...
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Road Technology Days shine the spotlight on Wirtgen, Vogele and Hamm
Road Technology Days shine the spotlight on Wirtgen, Vogele and Hamm The focus of this year’s Road Technology Days held by the WIRTGEN, VÖGELE and HAMM brands was on synergies, 3D applications and networked job site processes. The climax of the event was the live machine demonstrations. When no less...
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