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Metso Outotec supplying two primary crushing stations for a Russian mining company
Metso Outotec supplying two primary crushing stations for a Russian mining company Metso Outotec will deliver two primary crushing stations for a mine located in the Russian Far East. The €23 million order, which has been booked in former Metso Minerals’ Q2 2020 orders received, will be delivered by...
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EBRD and KfW IPEX-Bank invest in electric car industry in Poland
EBRD and KfW IPEX-Bank invest in electric car industry in Poland Two leading European banks are promoting the electric car industry with an investment in a new plant in central Poland run by global chemicals and sustainable technologies group Johnson Matthey. The joint financing comprises a €90 mill...
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Texas celebrates 40 years of Peterbilt truck manufacturing
Texas celebrates 40 years of Peterbilt truck manufacturing Peterbilt’s Denton manufacturing plant in Texas is proudly celebrate its 40th year of truck manufacturing excellence. From its earliest beginnings in August 1980, Peterbilt’s Denton plant has become the main manufacturing facility for the br...
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Groundwork Group introduce the Challenger Guardrail Barrier Install Unit
Groundwork Group introduce the Challenger Guardrail Barrier Install Unit Groundwork Group have been providing construction equipment to companies globally for over 30 years. Their range of construction equipment varies from drilling rigs, to pile drivers (guardrail and solar) to concrete batching pl...
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Finning UK recognised for support of armed forces with Gold standard award
Finning UK recognised for support of armed forces with Gold standard award Finning UK Ltd, exclusive dealer of Cat® equipment, has been awarded a prestigious gold standard employer award in acknowledgement of its continuous support for the armed forces community. The award highlights Finning as an e...
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Avatar CONNECT AR for advanced real-time Virtual Workforce Collaboration
Avatar CONNECT AR for advanced real-time Virtual Workforce Collaboration AVATAR Partners, a world-leading innovator in virtual, augmented and mixed reality (extended reality or XR, collectively) software solutions for heavy-duty industry and defence, has introduced its new Avatar CONNECT solution. A...
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UN Regulation on Automated Lane Keeping a milestone for automated vehicles
UN Regulation on Automated Lane Keeping a milestone for automated vehicles Some 60 countries have reached a milestone in mobility with the adoption of a United Nations Regulation that will allow for the safe introduction of automated vehicles in certain traffic environments. The UN Regulation estab...
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Gollgi unveils open-market platform for buyers and sellers
Gollgi unveils open-market platform for buyers and sellers Gollgi, the search platform specializing in connecting buyers with sellers, has pioneered an infrastructure positioned to permanently alter the landscape of e-commerce by turning search engines into service engines. Golllgi’s platform cuts o...
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Combating the £2bn congestion problem in the UK with DAS enabled smart highways
Combating the £2bn congestion problem in the UK with DAS enabled smart highways Highways England estimates that congestion on the motorway and major road network in England costs an estimated £2 billion every year. To combat this, the UK Government’s strategy to keep traffic flowing smoothly and red...
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Highways England using Virtual Reality to train control room operators
Highways England using Virtual Reality to train control room operators One of the great strengths of virtual reality (VR) is its ability to allow users to experience real-world training scenarios, without endangering them, colleagues or the general public. That is why Highways England (HE) turned to...
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VolvoCE electric machines available online in North America starting 19th August
VolvoCE electric machines available online in North America starting 19th August Customers who sign up will be among the first to have the opportunity to get one of Volvo’s new electric compact machines, the Volvo ECR25 electric excavator and L25 electric wheel loader. Volvo Construction Equipment’s...
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HORIBA MIRA promotes drive for Automated Lane Keeping Regulations
HORIBA MIRA promotes drive for Automated Lane Keeping Regulations With new UN regulations on Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) coming into force next year, leading automotive engineering consultancy HORIBA MIRA is welcoming the first regulations focused on ‘automation’ of passenger vehicles, and...
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StreetLight Data raises $15m to transform transportation analytics
StreetLight Data raises $15m to transform transportation analytics StreetLight Data, a leader in Big Data analytics for mobility, today announced it has closed a Series D funding round of $15 million. Macquarie Capital and Activate Capital joined existing investors Osage University Partners and Ajax...
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WBD looks at the Green Homes Grant and implications for homeowners and landlords
WBD looks at the Green Homes Grant and implications for homeowners and landlords Last month Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a circa £3 billion green investment plan, including the Green Homes Grant, as part of his Summer Economic Update. The UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and...
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International Federation of Robotics reports high demand for Robotics Skills post-Corona
International Federation of Robotics reports high demand for Robotics Skills post-Corona By 2022, an operational stock of almost 4 million industrial robots are expected to work in factories worldwide. These robots will play a vital role in automating production to speed up the post-Corona economy....
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LSBUD report 17 percent increase in UK Highways Projects in 2019
LSBUD report 17 percent increase in UK Highways Projects in 2019 There was a 17 percent jump in the amount of digging work on the UK’s highways last year, according to Digging Up Britain 2020. The report by LSBUD, which provides a free to use online search facility for underground pipes and cables,...
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DJI RoboMaster EP Core sparking Robotics, AI and STEM Education
DJI RoboMaster EP Core sparking Robotics, AI and STEM Education DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, has unveiled the RoboMaster EP Core, an all-in-one classroom solution that takes STEAM learning to the next level. The RoboMaster EP Core includes an educational r...
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Bentley Motors explores an electric drive future
Bentley Motors explores an electric drive future Bentley Motors today announces a three-year research study that promises to transform electric vehicle powertrains, utilising a fully integrated, free from rare-earth magnet e-axle that supports electric vehicle architectures. This reinforces Bentley’...
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Mercedes Benz Actros heralds the truck cab revolution
Mercedes Benz Actros heralds the truck cab revolution In 2018, the launch of the latest Actros model series saw Mercedes-Benz Trucks premiere a comprehensively networked workplace with colour displays in the form of their intuitively operable Multimedia Cockpit. Two standard screens form the centrep...
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WBD advises Guildford Borough Council on new infrastructure project
WBD advises Guildford Borough Council on new infrastructure project Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised Guildford Borough Council on the construction of a new bridge across the River Wey which will improve access to the town centre for thousands of pedestrians, cyclists and visitors. Re...
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SRL Traffic Systems expands into high-speed VMS solutions
SRL Traffic Systems expands into high-speed VMS solutions The UK and Republic of Ireland’s leading manufacturer and supplier of mobile intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions, SRL Traffic Systems, is expanding into the high speed variable message sign (VMS) market, with a multi-million pound in...
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Aggregate Industries launches ProLay System for tailored asphalts solutions
Aggregate Industries launches ProLay System for tailored asphalts solutions Leading construction and infrastructure player, Aggregate Industries has launched its new ProLay System™, a new generation of asphalts offering bespoke solutions tailored to the application, all under Aggregate Indust...
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Skanska wins $70.5m contract for reconstruction of Interstate 4 Interchange in Florida
Skanska wins $70.5m contract for reconstruction of Interstate 4 Interchange in Florida Skanska, a global construction and development firm, has announced it was selected to lead the reconstruction of Interstate 4 (I-4) at State Road 557 (SR 557) interchange in Central Florida, a $70.5 million design...
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thyssenkrupp carbon wheels achieve worldwide approval for road use
thyssenkrupp carbon wheels achieve worldwide approval for road use Following the European road approval by the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) in 2019, thyssenkrupp Carbon Components has reached a new milestone with their worldwide approval for road use. As a result, the German enterp...
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ExOne launches Scout App to monitor Industrial 3D Printers
ExOne launches Scout App to monitor Industrial 3D Printers ExOne, a leader in industrial sand and metal 3D printers using binder jetting technology, today announced the launch of ExOne Scout, a secure Industry 4.0 app that provides real-time machine monitoring and analysis of production 3D printers...
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Latest generation of YellowScan Mapping Systems rely on Velodyne Lidar Sensors
Latest generation of YellowScan Mapping Systems rely on Velodyne Lidar Sensors Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced two new generation YellowScan mobile mapping systems that use Velodyne’s lidar sensors to help achieve the high precision and accuracy needed in aerial 3D mapping. Velodyne’s powerful...
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RoboSense 80 Laser-Beam LiDAR RS-Ruby Lite now on sale for $12,800
RoboSense 80 Laser-Beam LiDAR RS-Ruby Lite now on sale for $12,800 RoboSense, the leading provider of smart LiDAR sensor, today launched an 80 laser-beam 3D sensing LiDAR ready for customer delivery with early-bird price of $12,800 (limited offer till 31st August, 2020), and standard price of $15,8...
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T and W Civil Engineering switch back to Hitachi with ten ZX33U-6 Excavators
T & W Civil Engineering switch back to Hitachi with ten ZX33U-6 Excavators T & W Civil Engineering have invested in ten Hitachi ZX33U-6 Excavators after switching back from another equipment brand. Founded in 1994, T & W Plant are a civil engineering and groundwork services business that...
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Major Horiba launch virtual-based solution for Real Driving Emissions (RDE) development
Major Horiba launch virtual-based solution for Real Driving Emissions (RDE) development With the automotive industry facing unprecedented pressures, HORIBA has launched a new virtual-based solution to Real Driving Emissions (RDE) development – which could save businesses up to £14m in prototype vehi...
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Reference Point and Mitie launch Passport System for the highways workforce
Reference Point and Mitie launch Passport System for the highways workforce Reference Point and Mitie are delighted to announce the launch of the Passport System (powered by Validate) on 1 August 2020. This is the same successful partnership responsible for providing the Network Rail Sentinel Safety...
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Lordstown Motors to be listed on NASDAQ after merger With DiamondPeak Holdings
Lordstown Motors to be listed on NASDAQ after merger With DiamondPeak Holdings Lordstown Motors and DiamondPeak Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company, has announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination that would result in Lordstown becoming a publicly l...
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Network Rail investing in 25,000 volt overhead electric lines in Lancashire and Cumbria
Network Rail investing in 25,000 volt overhead electric lines in Lancashire and Cumbria Passenger and freight journeys are being made more reliable in Lancashire and Cumbria with a multi-million-pound investment into the overhead 25,000 volt electric cables which power trains. The £3.4m Great North...
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Ringway Jacobs win prestigious Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award
Ringway Jacobs win prestigious Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award Ringway Jacobs is delighted to have achieved the highly prestigious Gold Award in the UK Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, for their commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. Ringway Jacobs is a leading Highways Services p...
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GM expands investment in 3D printing capabilities with Stratasys technology
GM expands investment in 3D printing capabilities with Stratasys technology As the COVID-19 pandemic has ripped through much of the world this year, 3D printing has emerged as an agile and effective technology for producing personal protective equipment, medical equipment prototypes and nose swabs....
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Is sand depletion a global crisis?
Is sand depletion a global crisis? Sand is, quite literally, the foundation of our existence and one of the most sought-after yet scarcest commodities of the 21st century. It is our most consumed natural resource after air and water, and, crucially, it is finite. In 2015, as if foreshadowing the Cor...
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Leading construction technology expert calls for UK Taskforce to drive tech revolution
Leading construction technology expert calls for UK Taskforce to drive tech revolution Leading construction technology expert, Paul Cuatrecasas, has urged the Government to form a specialist taskforce to drive the adoption of cutting-edge technologies in the UK construction industry. Cuatrecasas, wh...
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VolvoCE divesting their Blaw-Knox Paver Business to Gencor Industries
VolvoCE divesting their Blaw-Knox Paver Business to Gencor Industries Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has signed an agreement to divest the North American Blaw-Knox paver business and associated assets to leading asphalt equipment manufacturer Gencor Industries (Gencor). The Blaw-Knox busine...
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Wirtgen F Series Milling Machine takes Pole Position at Alabama Racetrack
Wirtgen F Series Milling Machine takes Pole Position at Alabama Racetrack Two W 210 Fi milling machines from Wirtgen have claimed a wire-to-wire victory at the famous Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. In the process, the machine owners were extremely impressed by the new generation of...
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EIB funding €40m reconstruction of major roads in Montenegro
EIB funding €40m reconstruction of major roads in Montenegro The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a second tranche worth €40 million for the rehabilitation of 180 kilometres of road along the five main routes in Montenegro. The loan from the EU bank is complemented by a €1.5 million technical a...
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HAPSMobile completes test-flight of stratospheric telecommunications platform
HAPSMobile completes test-flight of stratospheric telecommunications platform HAPSMobile today announced the fourth successful test flight of its “Sunglider” solar-powered high-altitude platform system (HAPS). The flight took place on July 23, 2020 (PT) at Spaceport America (“SpA”) in New Mexico. Wi...
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Velodyne Lidar sensors power Emesent autonomous Drone 3d Hovermap
Velodyne Lidar sensors power Emesent autonomous Drone 3d Hovermap Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced that Emesent’s newly introduced Autonomy Level 2 (AL2) technology for Hovermap uses Velodyne lidar sensors to provide real-time perception and high-quality, accurate 3D data. Hovermap is a plug-and...
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GHH supplies maintenance vehicles to Codelco for Chilean copper mine
GHH supplies maintenance vehicles to Codelco for Chilean copper mine With several vehicles, the machine manufacturer GHH now also supports the world’s largest copper producer Codelco, which is currently managing a mega-project in the hot Atacama desert – turning a giant mine upside down....
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Mecalac Construction Equipment UK appoints Juergen Kreienbaum new GM
Mecalac Construction Equipment UK appoints Juergen Kreienbaum new GM Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has announced the appointment of Juergen Kreienbaum as General Manager. Joining the business with immediate effect, his appointment demonstrates Mecalac’s commitment to continued global growth. Wit...
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Smart Ant algorithms can cut vehicle fleet emissions by 50 percent
Smart Ant algorithms can cut vehicle fleet emissions by 50 percent Fleets of commercial vehicles that operate in large towns and cities could halve their emissions and better meet clean air targets using a new technology developed by Aston University researchers, which imitates how ants share knowle...
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Are Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning the same?
Are Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning the same? As children we believed in magic, imagined, and a fantasy where robots would one day follow our commands, undertaking our most meagre tasks and even help with our homework at the push of a button! Sadly it always seemed that these beliefs, a...
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McCann wins part of M27 smart motorway upgrade project
McCann wins part of M27 smart motorway upgrade project Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann has recently been commissioned to deliver substantial works as part of Highways England’s £244m smart motorway project between junctions 4-11 of the M27. The scheme, like many across...
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LafargeHolcim introduces ECOPact Low-Carbon Concrete in the United States
LafargeHolcim introduces ECOPact Low-Carbon Concrete in the United States Building on the success of its recent launch in Europe, Aggregate Industries, a member of the LafargeHolcim family of companies in the US, today announced the market introduction of the ECOPact low-carbon concrete brand in the...
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AECOM launches TRIPS to support transit agencies return to service safely
AECOM launches TRIPS to support transit agencies return to service safely AECOM, the world’s premier infrastructure firm, today announced it has launched its newest integrated technology solution, Transportation Resilient Integrated Passenger Solution (TRIPS), which supports the safe return to servi...
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New York City Transit Authority upgrades fleet with 50 Allison Electric-hybrid Flyer Buses
New York City Transit Authority upgrades fleet with 50 Allison Electric-hybrid Flyer Buses New Flyer and 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...
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OC 405 Partners managing traffic on I-405 Project in California with Iteris ClearGuide
OC 405 Partners managing traffic on I-405 Project in California with Iteris ClearGuide Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that OC 405 Partners is upgrading to the ClearGuide™ solution as part of the I-405 Improvement Project in southern Califo...
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National Grounding Safety Month promoting Static Electricity awareness
National Grounding Safety Month promoting Static Electricity awareness SafeRack, a leader in industrial loading safety equipment has teamed up with Newson Gale, a leader in static control to designate August as Grounding Safety Month. When loading petrochemical or other combustible materials, static...
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Balfour Beatty ranked top Education Contractor in Southeast USA
Balfour Beatty ranked top Education Contractor in Southeast USA Engineering News-Record (ENR) has named Balfour Beatty the Southeast USA’s No. 1 contractor in the education market sector for 2020. The industry publication’s annual Top Contractors list ranks firms based on national, region and market...
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The intricacies of restricted access drilling
The intricacies of restricted access drilling A scenario in which a regular, large-scale rig won’t work, is likely to require a restricted access drilling rig. When considering a site with restricted access, it seems perfectly natural to picture an urban setting; but rural settings frequently requir...
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Top tips for buying pre-loved used construction equipment
Top tips for buying pre-loved used construction equipment Buying machine equipment is a big investment at any time. As companies emerge from the lockdown and attempt to get back to pre-pandemic work levels, Finning UK & Ireland, exclusive distributor for Caterpillar® equipment, reports an immedi...
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TORSUS releases Terrastorm off-road 4X4 minibus details
TORSUS releases Terrastorm off-road 4X4 minibus details TORSUS, manufacturer of the world’s toughest, heavy-duty off-road buses is set to cause a stir in the commercial vehicle sector with TERRASTORM, a 4×4 off-road minibus. Available to order now, starting from €57,461 (£52,290.95), the first...
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Terex Trucks TA300 gets a high grade at Texas high school construction projects
Terex Trucks TA300 gets a high grade at Texas high school construction projects It’s back to school for Franco Builders as the family-owned contractor takes on two major new high school projects in the Houston area – Alvin ISD (Independent School District) High School 4 and Fort Bend ISD High School...
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SEAT bringing imagination to life with their 3D Printing LAB
SEAT bringing imagination to life with their 3D Printing LAB Made without moulds, with no design limitations and 10 times faster. 3D printing has infinite applications and the automotive industry has been among the first to embrace it to save time and gain flexibility in all phases of a vehicle’s de...
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Hilti and Ottobock power up with Exoskeleton solutions for the construction industry
Hilti and Ottobock power up with Exoskeleton solutions for the construction industry The Hilti Group has entered into a technology partnership with Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA to develop exoskeletal systems. Such solutions open new possibilities in terms of health protection and productivity and repr...
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MusashiAI Robotic Employees now available
MusashiAI Robotic Employees now available MusashiAI, a joint venture between Israeli SixAI and Japanese Musashi Seimitsu (a Honda Motor Corporation affiliate company), is announcing the commercial availability of its autonomous visual quality control inspector, autonomous forklift driver and disrupt...
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Doosan Bobcat and Green Machine partner up on Electric Compact Excavators
Doosan Bobcat and Green Machine partner up on Electric Compact Excavators Doosan Bobcat North America, a global leader in compact equipment, and Green Machine Equipment, Inc., a manufacturer of renewable power drive systems, announced today a strategic partnership to produce electric/hydraulic Bobca...
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