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Highways England introduces hydraulic piling rigs for quieter roadworks
Highways England introduces hydraulic piling rigs for quieter roadworks People living near a major Highways England roads project have benefitted from new quieter roadworks as hydraulic piling equipment was used to force steel sheets into the ground rather than using the traditional impact method wh...
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Savoy Stewart reveals how a smart contract can impact property transactions
Savoy Stewart reveals how a smart contract can impact property transactions One of the biggest developments underpinned by blockchain technology has been that of smart contracts. A smart contract is essentially a computer code which can self-execute as well as self-enforce the terms and conditions l...
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Australia’s first Road Safety Technology Trial gets the green light
Australia’s first Road Safety Technology Trial gets the green light Minister for Roads, Roads Safety and the TAC Jaala Pulford today announced a new road safety technology trial with connected and automated vehicle technology will be fitted at the intersection of Williamstown Road and Somervil...
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USA loader manufacturer ASV Holdings acquired by Yanmar
USA loader manufacturer ASV Holdings acquired by Yanmar Yanmar Group has announced the completion of its acquisition of compact equipment manufacturer ASV Holdings Inc. (ASV), a designer and manufacturer of renowned compact tracked loaders (CTLs) and skid-steer loaders (SSLs). The announcement is th...
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SWARCO Traffic to help Cambridgeshire CC reduce congestion and improve air quality
SWARCO Traffic to help Cambridgeshire CC reduce congestion and improve air quality SWARCO Traffic Ltd has signed a new agreement with Cambridgeshire County Council to replace existing traffic technology with an innovative new traffic guidance and parking solution to reduce congestion and improve air...
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Hedgehogs Ahead Signage launched by Spectrum Industrial
Hedgehogs Ahead Signage launched by Spectrum Industrial Safety Signage and Products manufacturer Spectrum Industrial have introduced a new Hedgehogs Ahead sign as part of their road safety signs range. Back in June, former Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling unveiled a new sign featuring a hedgehog....
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New StreetLight Data machine learning tech delivers US granular traffic metrics
New StreetLight Data machine learning tech delivers US granular traffic metrics StreetLight Data, Inc, the leader in Big Data analytics for mobility, has long offered Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) metrics, a critical tool for transportation professionals analyzing infrastructure projects, esti...
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Bosch wins €13 Billion in electromobility orders for electrical vehicle powertrains
Bosch wins €13 Billion in electromobility orders for electrical vehicle powertrains When it comes to electromobility, Bosch is driving in the fast lane. No other company has as much expertise in this domain. And this is paying off: since the beginning of 2018, Bosch has won electromobility orders wo...
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Common mistakes that increase machine downtime
Common mistakes that increase machine downtime Keeping machines up and running – and earning – is of utmost importance and here are five of the most common unnecessary maintenance issues that affect machine downtime and how to avoid them. Not reading the operator’s manual Volvo machines include a wh...
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ELE shortlisted for British Engineering Excellence Award
ELE shortlisted for British Engineering Excellence Award ELE International has been shortlisted for the British Engineering Excellence Awards 2019. ELE’s selection relates to the development of a new soils testing instrument, which will compete in the ‘New Mechanical Product of the Year’ category. T...
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New bridge installation improves infrastructure over Burguillo reservoir near Toledo
New bridge installation improves infrastructure over Burguillo reservoir near Toledo Within central Spain, the N-403 highway stretches for 178km from Adanero in the north to Toledo in the south. At the northern end, close to Ávila, it passes over the Burguillo reservoir. A new, wider bridge installa...
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Sweco sets out their vision for mobility and transport in Belgium
Sweco sets out their vision for mobility and transport in Belgium As part of a consortium, Sweco will provide process guidance and set out the mobility vision for several transport regions in Belgium. The project has been commissioned by the Flemish Department of Mobility and Public Works and is wor...
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ADB funds 58km of the Baucau – Venilale – Viqueque road corridor in Timor-Leste
ADB funds 58km of the Baucau – Venilale – Viqueque road corridor in Timor-Leste The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Timor-Leste participated in a groundbreaking ceremony today in Baucau to officially mark the beginning of construction to upgrade 58 kilometers of the Ba...
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ADB President pledges $12 Billion for new flagship initiatives in India
ADB President pledges $12 Billion for new flagship initiatives in India Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Mr. Takehiko Nakao met with India’s Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi for the third time since Mr. Modi became Prime Minister and pledged to support the government’s new flagship initiatives...
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Monash Freeway upgrade gets extra 36km of new lanes in Australia
Monash Freeway upgrade gets extra 36km of new lanes in Australia An extra 36 kilometers of new lanes will be added to the Monash Freeway under a joint Australian and Victorian Government plan to bust congestion in Melbourne’s east. The Morrison and Andrews Governments have committed an extra $367.5...
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India signs $350m ADB loan for road improvements in Chhattisgarh
India signs $350m ADB loan for road improvements in Chhattisgarh The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India on Tuesday signed a $350 million loan to rehabilitate and upgrade about 850 kilometers (km) of state highways and major district roads in Chhattisgarh, which will improve tra...
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AfDB signs $28.8m grant with Somalia for road and water projects
AfDB signs $28.8m grant with Somalia for road and water projects The African Development Bank Group on 27 August 2019 signed two grants for $28.8 million for road and water supply projects to improve livelihoods in Somalia and boost resilience. The grants, approved by the Bank’s Board on 19 July 201...
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ADB supports sustainable transport and mobility in Guizhou China
ADB supports sustainable transport and mobility in Guizhou China The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $199.46 million loan to support the development of an innovative intelligent transport system to reduce pollution, cut traffic congestion, and improve transport safety in Gui’an, a fast-g...
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NEBOSH unveils updated new-look General Certificate
NEBOSH unveils updated new-look General Certificate The most trusted health and safety qualifications in the world – the NEBOSH National and International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety – have been updated with the input of 3,000 of the sectors leading experts and organisation...
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Liebherr tower crane is the centrepiece of a climate research project in Basel
Liebherr tower crane is the centrepiece of a climate research project in Basel A 150 EC-B 8 Litronic PT Flat-Top crane is the centrepiece of a climate research project in Hölstein near Basel: Currently a simulation is carried out there to find out what would be the effects on our nature if it only r...
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MIT report calls for bold action to harness automation and technology for shared prosperity
MIT report calls for bold action to harness automation and technology for shared prosperity Automation is not likely to eliminate millions of jobs any time soon — but the U.S. still needs vastly improved policies if Americans are to build better careers and share prosperity as technological changes...
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Delta Motorsport launches autonomous electric vehicle platform at Cenex
Delta Motorsport launches autonomous electric vehicle platform at Cenex Silverstone-based Delta Motorsport has launched its autonomous-capable electric vehicle test best known as the Delta S2 flexible vehicle platform at the UK’s premier low carbon vehicle and connected automated mobility event orga...
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Hyundai develops VEX wearable exoskeleton vest to alleviate the burden of overhead work
Hyundai develops VEX wearable exoskeleton vest to alleviate the burden of overhead work Hyundai Motor Group has developed new Exoskeleton Vest, a wearable robot created to assist industrial workers who spend long hours working in overhead environments. The Exoskeleton Vest enhances productivity and...
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New Beijing International Airport gets precision aprons with Wirtgen Slipform Pavers
New Beijing International Airport gets precision aprons with Wirtgen Slipform Pavers Four Wirtgen slipform pavers are playing an important part in the construction of the apron area for the new Beijing International Airport. The airport is scheduled to start operations on September 30, 2019, Beijing...
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London Liverpool Street tunnel has almost a mile of track replaced
London Liverpool Street tunnel has almost a mile of track replaced Almost a mile of track has been replaced on the approach to London Liverpool Street, the third busiest station in the UK, to provide a more reliable service to passengers. Engineers working in the Bishopsgate tunnel carried out the t...
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Predina focusing on predicting crash risk using smart technology
Predina focusing on predicting crash risk using smart technology London based Predina is a new company focusing on predicting and reducing the risk of crashes using smart technology. Predina has built a smart SATNAV and risk report that learns from historical crashes and a complex mix of “contextual...
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ACOEM scales up tunnel air monitoring with acquisition of DynOptic Systems
ACOEM scales up tunnel air monitoring with acquisition of DynOptic Systems ACOEM Group has broadened its technical expertise and market presence in air and gas monitoring following the acquisition of DynOptic Systems Ltd, a specialist manufacturing company that designs and produces a range of contin...
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MTS Plant expanding territory in Scotland with Yanmar Construction Equipment
MTS Plant expanding territory in Scotland with Yanmar Construction Equipment Following a successful six-months as part of the Yanmar Compact Equipment Europe (CEE) UK and Ireland dealer network, MTS Plant has expanded its territory across southern Scotland. Via its depot in Cumbernauld, the sales an...
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Siemens Mobility wins Clean Air Zone contract in Birmingham
Siemens Mobility wins Clean Air Zone contract in Birmingham Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract to design, supply and install a clean air zone (CAZ) ANPR camera monitoring and enforcement solution across Birmingham’s city centre. The introduction of the CAZ has been designed to improve air...
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Metso develops global Minerals Consumables business and EMEA capabilities
Metso develops global Minerals Consumables business and EMEA capabilities Metso is continuing to develop their global production footprint in the Minerals Consumables business area and is reviewing their manufacturing capabilities in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. As part of the i...
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Siemens Mobility to showcase low carbon and connected vehicle solutions at Cenex-LCV
Siemens Mobility to showcase low carbon and connected vehicle solutions at Cenex-LCV As a world leader in traffic management technology, Siemens Mobility will be showcasing a range of systems at this year’s Cenex-LCV exhibition, the UK’s premier low carbon vehicle event. With cars, vans and lorries...
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Extra Smart Motorway lanes are saving drivers 40 minutes each week
Extra Smart Motorway lanes are saving drivers 40 minutes each week Extra lanes and new technology on one of England’s busiest stretches of smart motorway are saving commuters up to 40 minutes each week. Highways England completed the biggest ever upgrade of the M6 in Cheshire earlier this year, and...
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Stage V engine transition is driving next-generation R and D at Mecalac
Stage V engine transition is driving next-generation R and D at Mecalac With the arrival of Stage V requirements, many manufacturers have simply changed their engines to achieve the necessary particulate matter, particulate number and NOX targets. Mecalac, however, has taken a decidedly different ap...
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SDS Aqua-Xchange protects vulnerable Cheshire stream near M56 motorway
SDS Aqua-Xchange protects vulnerable Cheshire stream near M56 motorway The first installation of SDS Aqua-Xchange ™, the sustainable drainage innovation which turns roadside filter drains into treatment devices that protect the water environment from toxic metals pollution, has been successfu...
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New Trimley St Martin bridleway bridge delivering safer access across railway
New Trimley St Martin bridleway bridge delivering safer access across railway A new, safe, step-free route across the Felixstowe branch line has been opened at Trimley St Martin, providing access to the countryside for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders. The new bridleway bridge is the last majo...
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Tonic Construction breaks with tradition with six new Volvo excavators
Tonic Construction breaks with tradition with six new Volvo excavators “The proof of the pudding will be in the eating,” says Tony Iles, Managing Director of Tonic Construction as the company chooses Volvo excavators for the very first time. Breaking with tradition, the Swindon based civil engineeri...
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Doka signs exclusive partnership with WECON in Israel
Doka signs exclusive partnership with WECON in Israel Doka GmbH has signed an agreement with WECON Engineering Ltd. for the exclusive distribution of the wide range of Doka products and systems across Israel. With the agreement, which came into effect on 01st September 2019, WECON Engineering Ltd. w...
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JCB set new records for turnover, machine sales and earnings in 2018
JCB set new records for turnover, machine sales and earnings in 2018 JCB set new records for turnover, machine sales and earnings in 2018 as global markets for construction equipment and agricultural machinery remained strong, the company announced today. Staffordshire-based J C Bamford Excavators L...
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New Caterpillar D3 Series Skid Steer and Compact Track Loaders rolled out
New Caterpillar D3 Series Skid Steer and Compact Track Loaders rolled out Caterpillar has announced today the release of 16 new Cat® D3 Series Skid Steer Loader (SSL) and Compact Track Loader (CTL) models. These new machines advance the D and D2 Series’ reputation for quality, comfort, and performan...
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ADB supports $150m infrastructure development in 2 Growing Bangladesh cities
ADB supports $150m infrastructure development in 2 Growing Bangladesh cities The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved loans totaling $150 million to finance crucial infrastructure such as roads and drains and build capacity in two densely populated and fast-growing city regions of Bangladesh, D...
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UK to boost infrastructure in the poorest countries with UK aid
UK to boost infrastructure in the poorest countries with UK aid The International Development Secretary, the Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP has announced a new Commission to bring together leading experts to turbo-charge quality infrastructure projects in developing countries with UK Aid. The Commission will...
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At just 14 years old Lance Matheson is an excavator operator and demolition company owner
At just 14 years old Lance Matheson is an excavator operator and demolition company owner Fourteen-year-old Lance Matheson isn’t your typical teenager. He runs his own demolition company, Sage Demolition and Land Clearing, near Salt Lake City with help from his family. As baby boomers retire and ski...
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GSSI to showcase UtilityScan Compact GPR system at Public Works Expo 2019
GSSI to showcase UtilityScan Compact GPR system at Public Works Expo 2019 GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will showcase its UtilityScan compact GPR system for utility locating at the Public Works Expo 2019, which will be held September 8-11, 2019 a...
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MIT autonomous roboats can now shapeshift to form pop-up bridges and other structures
MIT autonomous roboats can now shapeshift to form pop-up bridges and other structures MIT’s fleet of robotic boats has been updated with new capabilities to “shapeshift,” by autonomously disconnecting and reassembling into a variety of configurations, to form floating structures in Amsterdam’s many...
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2020 set to be the tipping point for digitisation in the UK construction industry
2020 set to be the tipping point for digitisation in the UK construction industry A survey of 200 UK decision makers in construction, as part of a new industry report, reveals 2020 to be a pivotal year for the uptake of digitisation and digital solutions to address areas such as friction within supp...
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British veterans produce commemorative road sign for Margaret Calvert OBE
British veterans produce commemorative road sign for Margaret Calvert OBE Injured veterans at Royal British Legion Industries have joined forces with computer company, Buchanan Computing, to produce a commemorative road sign for Margaret Calvert OBE – a pioneer behind the UK’s road signage system. G...
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Ritchie Bros. September auction sees 31 percent increase year over year
Ritchie Bros. September auction sees 31 percent increase year over year With 10,000+ items to sell—up 31% year over year—Ritchie Bros. has extended its September auction to five days. By the end of the day on September 14, every item will be sold and soon on its way to different jobs across Canada o...
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West Midlands Mayor Andy Street praises JCB for their spark of Imagination
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street praises JCB for their spark of Imagination The Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has hailed JCB as an innovative ‘world leader’ in engineering as it goes into full production with its first electric digger. As the industry’s first fully electric mini excavator, t...
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MB Crusher turns a complex jobsite on Mayotte into a piece of cake
MB Crusher turns a complex jobsite on Mayotte into a piece of cake Mayotte is an island of 250,000 people that is part of the Comoros archipelago of islands off southeast Africa. With sandy beaches, coconut trees and one of the largest lagoons in the world, this beautiful blissful scene seemed to be...
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Womble Bond Dickinson looks at the consultation paper for building safety reforms
Womble Bond Dickinson looks at the consultation paper for building safety reforms In June 2019 the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) issued a consultation paper entitled Building a Safer Future: Proposals for Reform of the Building Safety Regulatory System. The consulta...
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GKD adds height and slew restriction technology to Tenstar Equipment Simulators
GKD adds height and slew restriction technology to Tenstar Equipment Simulators Immersive training technology is seeing rapid growth within the construction sector. Advanced simulator development for construction site machinery is being implemented by many leading construction businesses, who are us...
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Research reveals the best places in the UK to be a tradesperson
Research reveals the best places in the UK to be a tradesperson New research from comparethemarket.com has analysed various figures relating to the trade industry around the UK to find out where the best cities and towns are to be a tradesperson, based on factors such as: Annual business survivals*...
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Custom Sealcoating solution maximises productivity for Utah’s Morgan Pavement
Custom Sealcoating solution maximises productivity for Utah’s Morgan Pavement There aren’t enough hours in a day. Every sealcoat operator, manager, and company president has found themselves thinking this at one point or another. Even without unexpected equipment breakdowns, weather delays or...
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CASE sell their first Stage V construction machine into Ireland
CASE sell their first Stage V construction machine into Ireland McCormack Demolition, based near Belfast, Northern Ireland, has just taken receipt of the first Stage V CASE machine sold in Ireland. The CASE CX90D excavator was prepared and sold by CASE dealer Cowan Bros NI Ltd, also based near Belfa...
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Go Plant Fleet extends wide-ranging deal with local authority in Lancashire
Go Plant Fleet extends wide-ranging deal with local authority in Lancashire A local authority has renewed a major partnership with one of the UK’s leading providers of commercial vehicle solutions. Go Plant Fleet Services has supplied a range of more than 40 specialist vehicles to Pendle Borough Cou...
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Association for Project Management supporting Highways England for a golden future
Association for Project Management supporting Highways England for a golden future Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered body for the project profession, has today announced that it is working with the major projects profession team at Highways England to introduce a scheme for dev...
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Metsä Wood shows the Green way of construction and living in Norway
Metsä Wood shows the Green way of construction and living in Norway Verksbyen, a new green neighbourhood in Fredrikstad in Norway, showcases the future of sustainable living. As part of the project, construction company Arca Nova Bolig is building five five-storey apartment buildings situated in Cap...
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Highways England to start £5 million works on the A585 junction in Lancashire
Highways England to start £5 million works on the A585 junction in Lancashire Highways England’s £5 million project to transform Norcross roundabout – one of the busiest junctions along the A585 in Lancashire – will hit top gear from Saturday (31 August). And to help businesses, resident...
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Hounslow Highways improves customer experience with new FixMyStreet reporting App
Hounslow Highways improves customer experience with new FixMyStreet reporting App Ringway Hounslow Highways has launched an innovative new customer-focused reporting service with FixMyStreet. The new system, which went live today, allows people to report incidents and defects on the network in Houns...
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Vodafone and IBM boost National Expresses Digital First approach with Hybrid Cloud
Vodafone and IBM boost National Expresses Digital First approach with Hybrid Cloud The Vodafone Business and IBM venture, which launched earlier this year, has today announced it has signed an eight-year deal with National Express, a leading UK-based transport provider with services in eight countri...
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