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Zebra Technologies introduces rugged Mobile Computers for the front-line
Zebra Technologies introduces rugged Mobile Computers for the front-line Zebra Technologies Corporation an innovator at the edge of the enterprise with solutions and partners that enable businesses to gain a performance edge, today announced the industry’s first enterprise-class mobile computers run...
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Cummins forms joint-venture with NPROXX for hydrogen storage technologies
Cummins forms joint-venture with NPROXX for hydrogen storage technologies Cummins a global technology and power solutions leader, today announced an agreement to form a joint venture with NPROXX, a leader in hydrogen storage and transportation, for hydrogen storage tanks. The joint venture will cont...
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Robotic Research automating CDoT heavy-duty Transit Buses with CTfastrak
Robotic Research automating CDoT heavy-duty Transit Buses with CTfastrak Robotic Research LLC, one of the world’s leading autonomous technology providers, announced today that it is helping the Connecticut Department of Transportation make historic advancements in automated public transit. Through a...
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NTT DATA awarded $17.5m US Department of Homeland Security contract
NTT DATA awarded $17.5m US Department of Homeland Security contract NTT DATA Services Federal Government, a public sector subsidiary of NTT DATA Services, today announced it has been competitively awarded a five-year $17.5 million task order under its GSA Alliant 2 contract by the U. S. Department o...
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ABLIC launches Hall Effect ICs for harsh and cold weather Infrastructure Equipment
ABLIC launches Hall Effect ICs for harsh and cold weather Infrastructure Equipment ABLIC today launched the S-576Z R Series of Hall effect ICs for infrastructure equipment. The S-576Z R Series, a ZCL™ (Zero Crossing Latch) Hall effect IC (magnetic sensor) for infrastructure equipment, uses an...
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Transport for the North wins CIHT Transport Planning Award
Transport for the North wins CIHT Transport Planning Award Transport for the North has scooped a prestigious industry award after setting out a 30-year vision for investment in the region. The statutory, sub-national transport body took home the Transport Planning Award at the 2020 CIHT Awards for i...
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VolvoCE Autonomous Hauler wins Red Dot award
VolvoCE Autonomous Hauler wins Red Dot award The TA15 – part of the TARA autonomous transport solution from Volvo Autonomous Solutions – has won a coveted Red Dot Award for product design – the most globally-recognized mark for industrial design quality. The revolutionary TA15 autonomous electric ha...
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Electric vehicle sales stay buoyant during lockdown
Electric vehicle sales stay buoyant during lockdown Despite a 97% drop in total vehicles sales the EV market has remained buoyant throughout the Covid-19. Battery electric vehicle sales dropped by just 9.7% – but a road safety expert warns that this could risk the safety of vulnerable road users. In...
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Doosan introduces DL580-5 wheel loader for quarry and mining markets
Doosan introduces DL580-5 wheel loader for quarry and mining markets Doosan Infracore North America, LLC, is expanding its wheel loader line-up with the new DL580-5 wheel loader. This machine offers customers a two-pass fill wheel loader for over-the-road, 24-ton capacity trucks, improving operation...
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Samsung demonstrates drone-based AI to optimize 5G network performance
Samsung demonstrates drone-based AI to optimize 5G network performance Samsung Electronics today announced a successful demonstration of its new drone-based antenna configuration measurement solution for 4G and 5G networks in the company’s campus. This automated solution will offer operators a simpl...
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Hyundai, Kia and LG Chem launch EV and battery start-up competition
Hyundai, Kia and LG Chem launch EV and battery start-up competition With demand for EVs growing, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, and LG Chem are jointly sponsoring the “EV & Battery Challenge” (EVBC), a global competition to identify up to 10 EV and battery start-ups for potential...
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D2H working on electric Tuk-Tuk alternative
D2H working on electric Tuk-Tuk alternative A UK-based advanced engineering company is leading a consortium to design an innovative, low cost electric vehicle chassis that has the potential to provide an environmentally-compatible alternative to the aged Tuk-Tuk utility vehicle that is widely used i...
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Empowering the transportation evolution with Immense
Empowering the transportation evolution with Immense As we all adapt to changes in our daily lives, to our businesses and to our communities, the post-pandemic world is confronting one important question: are we going to grasp this opportunity to change and transform our cities for the better? Immen...
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Charles Morgan joins the Britishvolt Board to bolster gigafactory plans
Charles Morgan joins the Britishvolt Board to bolster gigafactory plans Battery manufacturer Britishvolt today announces the appointment of automotive specialist Charles Morgan, to both the Advisory Board and Board of Directors, as a non-executive Director. Charles, whose grandfather founded world-r...
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Caterpillar hosts Beyond Safety Basics Webinars for Safety Awareness Month
Caterpillar hosts Beyond Safety Basics Webinars for Safety Awareness Month Caterpillar is releasing their newest safety webinars to the wider industry to celebrate Safety Awareness Month. The webinars are or will be available on YouTube. The first one can be viewed above and the links to the remaini...
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M60 Motorway in Manchester set for missing link fix
M60 Motorway in Manchester set for missing link fix The only motorway in England which drivers need to come off to continue their journey on the same motorway could be about to get its missing link. The anomaly was created when the M60 was formed 20 years ago, connecting several existing motorways w...
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Tonkin Gap $400m Highway works fast tracked in Western Australia
Tonkin Gap $400m Highway works fast tracked in Western Australia The $400 million Tonkin Gap contract has been awarded to the Tonkin Gap Alliance, fast tracking the project and unlocking thousands of local jobs with works expected to commence in September. The Alliance, comprising BMD, Georgiou Grou...
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thyssenkrupp Carbon Components named top 100 innovation companies in Germany
thyssenkrupp Carbon Components named top 100 innovation companies in Germany The innovative enterprise thyssenkrupp Carbon Components convinced the jury of the 27th round of the innovation competition TOP 100. As a result, the carbon specialist belongs to the TOP 100 tier of German medium-sized comp...
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Network Rail launches major renewal of Oxted Viaduct and Eridge footbridge in Sussex
Network Rail launches major renewal of Oxted Viaduct and Eridge footbridge in Sussex Passengers in Sussex will feel the benefits of a major renewal and refurbishment to Oxted Viaduct and a footbridge replacement in Eridge, a village on the Uckfield branch of the Oxted line. Oxted viaduct was constru...
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Tech startup Shareplant launches construction freelance service
Tech startup Shareplant launches construction freelance service Revolutionary online construction marketplace startup Shareplant has launched an additional web based service in the UK to connect freelance construction staff with customers. As the latest in a series of innovative new products in the...
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Liebherr mobile construction crane runs silent in electric operation
Liebherr mobile construction crane runs silent in electric operation Earlier this year, the Radeberg-based company Krandienst Kunze e.K. sent its Liebherr MK 88 Plus mobile construction crane to Dresden’s old town district to replace elements of the extensive glass roof of a shopping centre there. T...
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UK invests £70m to become a world-leader in quantum computing technology
UK invests £70m to become a world-leader in quantum computing technology The government has announced 38 new UK projects that will benefit from more than £70 million government investment to help mark the start of Quantum Tech Digital Week. Science Minister Amanda Solloway has announced 38 new UK pr...
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Boston Dynamics Spot robot dog now available in USA
Boston Dynamics Spot robot dog now available in USA Boston Dynamics, the global leader in mobile robotics, has debuted sales for Spot, the agile robot that climbs stairs and traverses rough terrain with ease. This launch marks the first time that businesses can purchase a Boston Dynamics robot, and...
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Highview Power awarded £10m grant for commercial CRYOBattery facility in Manchester
Highview Power awarded £10m grant for commercial CRYOBattery facility in Manchester Highview Power has been awarded a £10 million grant from the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for a 50 MW cryogenic energy storage facility (with a minimum of 250MWh), known as the...
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Vertical Aerospace Seraph eVTOL Aircraft using Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Cloud
Vertical Aerospace Seraph eVTOL Aircraft using Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Cloud Dassault Systèmes has announced that Vertical Aerospace, a UK-based aviation industry innovator aiming to revolutionize how people fly by making air travel personal, on demand and carbon-free, is using the 3DEXPERIE...
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New generation of Concrete Pavement could reduce traffic noise
New generation of Concrete Pavement could reduce traffic noise New developments in groove and grind concrete pavement techniques offer the holy grail of road surfaces: long-lasting roads with a possible 75% reduction in traffic noise. The new developments result from research first carried out in 20...
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Volvo Group reducing costs and accelerating transformation to counter downturn
Volvo Group reducing costs and accelerating transformation to counter downturn The COVID-19 crisis is expected to have a negative effect on economic activity in many of the Volvo Group’s major markets in the short and medium term. Volvo has continuously adjusted its operations to lower demand from r...
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Caterpillar acquires Marble Robot and their mining robotics expertise
Caterpillar acquires Marble Robot and their mining robotics expertise Caterpillar Inc. today announced they’ve acquired select assets and hired employees from San Francisco, Cal. based robot and autonomy technology solutions company Marble Robot, Inc. The acquisition is part of Caterpillar’s automat...
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Monitor health and safety with FogHorn Edge AI and streaming video analytics
Monitor health and safety with FogHorn Edge AI and streaming video analytics FogHorn, a leading developer of Edge AI software for industrial and commercial Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced the availability of their Lightning™ Health & Safety Solutions to improve the saf...
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Digital Traffic Systems and Iteris to deploy ITS Asset Management System for Georgia DoT
Digital Traffic Systems and Iteris to deploy ITS Asset Management System for Georgia DoT Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it is one of the core members of the Digital Traffic Systems, Inc. (DTS) team that has been awarded an indefinite deliver...
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Innovative Sheet Piling installation could enable better Smart Motorway safety
Innovative Sheet Piling installation could enable better Smart Motorway safety Expert sheet piling contractor and installer, Sheet Piling (UK) Ltd, could come to the rescue of contractors responding to the new safety requirements surrounding smart motorway projects, as specified by the Government Sa...
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FARO launches Gage 3D portable co-ordinate measurement machine
FARO launches Gage 3D portable co-ordinate measurement machine FARO Technologies, a global leader for 3D measurement, imaging and realization solutions for 3D Metrology, AEC, and Public Safety Analytics, today announced the release of its most affordable and accurate 3D portable co-ordinate measurem...
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ACEINNA OpenRTK Guidance Module wins Robotics Innovation Award
ACEINNA OpenRTK Guidance Module wins Robotics Innovation Award ACEINNA Inc has announced that they have been selected as a winner of the 2020 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards in the Product, Technology & Services Innovation (Product Introduction) category for the new OpenRTK33L guidance module f...
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Rula appointed development partner for expansion of Winsford Industrial Estate
Rula appointed development partner for expansion of Winsford Industrial Estate Rula Developments has been appointed by the Cheshire West and Chester Council and Public Sector Plc partnership Build&Thrive to deliver the expansion of Winsford Industrial Estate located off Junction 18 of the M6. Th...
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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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