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All-new Toyota Hino XL Series Class 8 Trucks
All-new Toyota Hino XL Series Class 8 Trucks Hino Trucks unveiled its new line of trucks in a ‘big’ way at the 2018 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, IN. Carrying the name Hino XL Series, this all-new line-up rounds out Hino Trucks Class 7 product offering and launches them into the Class...
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MSU developing high-strength Concrete to save Montana time and money
MSU developing high-strength Concrete to save Montana time and money In a lab at Montana State University, researchers use massive hydraulic pistons to crush samples of concrete in order to determine the material’s strength. To test what’s called ultra-high performance concrete, they’ve had to ratch...
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Manitou group launches recruitment drive Join the Up Movement
Manitou group launches recruitment drive Join the Up Movement The Manitou group, world leader in rough-terrain handling, is launching a 2018 recruitment campaign to fill more than 300 positions at its French sites. The available jobs encompass the full range of the company’s professions and in...
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GSSI – Geophysical Survey Systems launches new dynamic website
GSSI – Geophysical Survey Systems launches new dynamic website GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, has launched its dynamic new website. With a completely redesigned look and feel that makes it easier than ever to use, the website’s homepage is d...
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Brace of Volvo A30G articulated haulers heads for Argyll
Brace of Volvo A30G articulated haulers heads for Argyll Breaking with tradition, the Argyll based, family-run civil engineering and contracting business A&L McCrae, headed up by proprietors and founders, Alistair and Linda McCrae, supported by their son Calum, has opted for two Volvo A30G artic...
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MIT and newly formed company launch novel approach to fusion power
MIT and newly formed company launch novel approach to fusion power Goal is for research to produce a working pilot plant within 15 years. Progress toward the long-sought dream of fusion power — potentially an inexhaustible and zero-carbon source of energy — could be about to take a dramatic leap for...
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Ringway Hounslow Highways unveils Road Sweeper Fleet with designs by local children
Ringway Hounslow Highways unveils Road Sweeper Fleet with designs by local children Ringway Hounslow Highways has launched six new mechanical sweepers onto the borough’s roads, featuring designs by local school children. The three subcompact Johnston 101 and three compact Scarab sweepers will join t...
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Navigating the highways industry procurement process for SMEs
Navigating the highways industry procurement process for SMEs The UK government has committed to 33% of central government procurement spend going to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) by 2022 (previously 2020). The latest figures show that spend with SMEs in the financial year 2015/2016 was...
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Slope design and management – Beyond the boundaries
Slope design and management – Beyond the boundaries CIRIA has embarked on a new partnership with Atkins, BAM Ritchies and Maccaferri as together they set out to bring together the engineering community to identify future good practice guidance in slope design and management. With the support o...
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Metso showcases innovations for the aggregates industry at Mawev exhibition in Austria
Metso showcases innovations for the aggregates industry at Mawev exhibition in Austria During the 2018 Mawev exhibition in St. Pölten, Austria on March 14-17, Metso will present a variety of innovative technologies for the aggregates industry. “At Mawev, we are addressing the key trends and ch...
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Caterpillar releases new Utility Compactors
Caterpillar releases new Utility Compactors Customers expect Cat® Paving products to offer machines and services to help them become more efficient and profitable. These new models do just that by making them easy to operate, simple to transport, and quick to service. The new CB1.7 and CB1.8 utilize...
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Volvo debuts updated L90H wheel loader at World of Asphalt 2018
Volvo debuts updated L90H wheel loader at World of Asphalt 2018 Offering up to 20 percent greater fuel efficiency, added versatility and lower lifetime operating costs, the new L90H, featuring H-Series 2.0 updates, is a multi-talented powerhouse. Volvo Construction Equipment unveiled its latest inno...
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Caterpillar adds new Tandem Vibratory Rollers to their Paving machine family
Caterpillar adds new Tandem Vibratory Rollers to their Paving machine family Caterpillar Inc. announces the addition of the new production-class Tandem Vibratory Rollers to the Paving products family. The new models are the CB13, CB15, and CB16. New nomenclature corresponds to the 13-, 15- and 16-to...
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World of Asphalt Show and the AGG1 Academy and Expo set records
World of Asphalt Show and the AGG1 Academy and Expo sets records The record-breaking 2018 World of Asphalt Show & Conference and AGG1 Academy & Expo concluded a successful run, March 6-8, with a very positive atmosphere, as attendees and exhibitors conducted business and discussed issues aff...
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Solesbee Thumbs enhance efficiency for every Excavator
Solesbee Thumbs enhance efficiency for every Excavator Solesbee’s, a premier equipment and attachment manufacturer, offers its series of manual and hydraulic excavator thumbs for any size and model excavator. The thumbs allow operators to move from one application to another, such as moving dirt or...
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hiQ and Ammann join forces to create Q Point for the construction industry
hiQ and Ammann join forces to create Q Point for the construction industry Austrian construction process specialist hiQ solutions GmbH is joining forces with the Ammann Group’s Digital Products team to create Q Point: the brand name for the new, high-performance provider of a manufacturer-independen...
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Snøhetta unveils The Arch, a Monument for Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Snøhetta unveils The Arch, a Monument for Archbishop Desmond Tutu The Arch for Arch stands as a tribute to the human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, affectionately known as “Arch” by fellow South Africans, as well as a monument to peace and democracy. Designed...
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JCB creates 600 new jobs to meet unprecedented demand
JCB creates 600 new jobs to meet unprecedented demand Unprecedented global demand for JCB equipment will see the company create 600 new jobs in the next three months – with 200 available for immediate start. A very healthy order book at the Staffordshire-based company means JCB needs over 200 operat...
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Lubricating the wheels of the CV industry
Lubricating the wheels of the CV industry The UK’s fastest growing commercial vehicle motor factor business, Digraph, has agreed a supply agreement with lubricant blender, Millers Oils. The new partnership enhances Digraph’s oils range, which meets or exceeds the exacting manufacturer requirements f...
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Volvo introduces three new wheeled excavator models
Volvo introduces three new wheeled excavator models The new EWR150E, EWR170E and EW220E wheeled excavators give contractors the mobility and production they need for urban and congested jobsites. The latest wheeled excavators from Volvo Construction Equipment — the short swing EWR150E and EWR170E, a...
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Komatsu celebrates 10 years of Autonomous Haulage with plans to accelerate mining automation
Komatsu celebrates 10 years of Autonomous Haulage with plans to accelerate mining automation Komatsu is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the commercial deployment of their Autonomous Haulage System. More than 100 Autonomous Haulage System trucks now operate in Australia, North and South America....
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Traction Power Centralised Management System goes live for Network Rail upgrade
Traction Power Centralised Management System goes live for Network Rail upgrade On the 12th February, telent Technology Services TPCMS (Traction Power Centralised Management System) went live in Romford Electrical Control Room (ECR) as part of the National SCADA Renewal Programme for Network Rail, w...
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Siemens to provide infrastructure for London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone
Siemens to provide infrastructure for London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone A major project to develop software for the implementation of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in 2019 will be delivered by Siemens, a global leader in traffic management technology. The work will be carried out over the n...
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Volvo introduces new combination rollers at World of Asphalt 2018
Volvo introduces new combination rollers at World of Asphalt 2018 With the latest engine technology and features that help to provide a dense, high-quality mat, the CR30B and CR35B are the ideal fit for small-scale compaction projects. Volvo Construction Equipment launched the CR30B and CR35B combin...
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Boels Elevates their new Skyjack fleet
Boels Elevates their new Skyjack fleet Skyjack has announced the launch of their Elevate off-highway telematics solution (powered by Trackunit) at The Rental Show in New Orleans. Skyjacks whole approach to telematics is that they are incorporating their customers goals into their own to create a...
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Minnich Manufacturing announces their Top Dealers of 2017
Minnich Manufacturing announces their Top Dealers of 2017 Minnich Manufacturing, the leading manufacturer of concrete dowel pin drills, concrete vibrators and vibrator monitoring systems celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018, has announced its top dealers of 2017 according to sales performance. “...
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Potholes in the UK are a national disgrace
Potholes in the UK are a national disgrace On the fourth annual National Pothole Day, the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has declared that decades of under-investment in maintaining the local road network means that potholes have gone from being just a local problem to being a national d...
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Hitachi excavator proves ideal for prestigious earthmoving project in Switzerland
Hitachi excavator proves ideal for prestigious earthmoving project in Switzerland A new Hitachi ZX300LCN-6 medium excavator has been selected by Contrabi SA to help it complete an important earthmoving project in the district of Lugano, Switzerland. The company is paving the way for the construction...
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Nigeria’s Azuri Peninsula is a new residential paradise on the Atlantic shoreline
Nigeria’s Azuri Peninsula is a new residential paradise on the Atlantic shoreline In the Marina district of Eko Atlantic City in the heart of Nigeria’s business capital Lagos, the Azuri Peninsula is one of the most ambitious and spectacular residential construction projects in all of Afr...
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SIKA establishes National Subsidiary in Honduras
SIKA establishes National Subsidiary in Honduras Sika is laying the foundation for further growth in Central America by establishing a national subsidiary in Honduras. With the new subsidiary customers will benefit from faster supply of Sika products and solutions as well as an expanding product ran...
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Parsons provide Engineering Support for Gordie Howe International Bridge Project
Parsons provide Engineering Support for Gordie Howe International Bridge Project Parsons Inc. has been selected by the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) as Owner’s Engineer for the Gordie Howe International Bridge project, which will begin construction this year. The project involves a new bri...
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KINSHOFER’s X-LOCK Coupler provides fast and safe attachment exchanges
KINSHOFER’s X-LOCK Coupler provides fast and safe attachment exchanges KINSHOFER, one of the world’s leading sources of high-quality excavator and loader crane attachments, offers the X-LOCK Coupler, a safe and quick solution for exchanging excavator attachments on the jobsite. The tool allows the o...
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Essex and Hertfordshire County Councils pilot UK innovation in smart city services
Essex and Hertfordshire County Councils pilot UK innovation in smart city services Essex County Council and Hertfordshire County Council have announced that they are working together to pilot new smart city services. The project, a partnership with Cambridge-based technology firm Telensa, will asses...
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Fingerprint drug testing for drivers now a reality for Transport and Logistics industry
Fingerprint drug testing for drivers now a reality for Transport and Logistics industry Intelligent Fingerprinting is bringing new levels of convenience, hygiene and speed to workplace drug testing for the transport and logistics industry with the availability of a simple, end-to-end drug testing so...
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New opportunities to join Network Rail apprenticeship scheme across Wales and Borders
New opportunities to join Network Rail apprenticeship scheme across Wales and Borders Network Rail is seeking to recruit seven engineers of the future from Wales and Borders to join its hugely successful apprentice scheme from September this year. Places are available in Hereford, Llandrindod and Ma...
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Meet Krister Lindstedt, the architect behind the new city of Kiruna
Meet Krister Lindstedt, the architect behind the new city of Kiruna Where do you start when the task is to move and design an entire city? Krister Lindstedt, lead architect for the new Kiruna, tells Spirit how people, not buildings, were put in the very heart of the design process. Anyone who’s ever...
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JLG parent company Oshkosh Corp named a 2018 World’s Most Ethical Company
JLG parent company Oshkosh Corp named a 2018 World’s Most Ethical Company Oshkosh Corporation, a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles and vehicle bodies and the parent company of JLG Industries, Inc., was recently honored by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the 2018 World’s Most Ethica...
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New partnerships blooming in China for Skyjack
New partnerships blooming in China for Skyjack Skyjack continues to nurture a growing number of relationships in the Chinese marketplace, this time with Tianjin Prosperity Bai-Li, who is a leader in North China’s equipment rental market, and their operations encompass nearly three hectares in...
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ALE go for gold with Olympic roof installation
ALE go for gold with Olympic roof installation ALE has completed the roof installation of the Olympic Parque Roca swimming pool in Buenos Aries, Argentina. The lifts were performed in December and finished in January. The company installed six sections, weighing up to 50t, as well as a springboard a...
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Clearview Intelligence wins Newcastle City traffic signal tender
Clearview Intelligence wins Newcastle City traffic signal tender As leaders in the provision of alternatives to traditional vehicle detection loop technology, Clearview Intelligence has announced that their wireless vehicle detection tender has been successful for the Newcastle City Council’s...
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The Traffic Group acquires market-leading ANPR specialist MAV Systems
The Traffic Group acquires market-leading ANPR specialist MAV Systems The Traffic Group Limited (TTG) – formerly AGD Group Limited – has today announced the acquisition of MAV Systems Limited (MAV). MAV is a leading global supplier of ANPR cameras that has achieved continued success from its ability...
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Mabey to install temporary bridges for Thames Tideway construction
Mabey to install temporary bridges for Thames Tideway construction Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey is installing two temporary bridges to support the Thames Tideway Tunnel project – a major new sewer that will tackle the problem of overflows from the capital’s Victoria...
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Hyundai machines demolish former home of Ernie the Premium Bond computer
Hyundai machines demolish former home of Ernie the Premium Bond computer Ernie. No, not the fastest milkman in the west but the nickname for the super computer used by National Savings and Investments to pick out the winning Premium Bonds numbers has moved to a new home. Its former home, less than 1...
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SINN Power CEO looks at wave energy – a new chapter in renewable energy supplies
SINN Power CEO looks at wave energy – a new chapter in renewable energy supplies Philipp Sinn, CEO of Sinn Power discusses wave power: How did it eventually come to the founding of your start-up? “During the time of my doctorate I got acquainted with Dr. Lothar Stein, a big name in Munic...
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Are you ready to enter the BIG Biodiversity Challenge 2018?
Are you ready to enter the BIG Biodiversity Challenge 2018? CIRIA has announced that the BIG Biodiversity Challenge 2018 has officially launched. Led by the BIG Biodiversity Interest Group, since 2013 the Challenge has invited the construction industry to add biodiversity enhancements to constructio...
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NM Group builds on apprenticeship success with half million pound investment
NM Group builds on apprenticeship success with half million pound investment National construction and engineering firm NM Group (North Midland Construction Plc) is set to invest £500,000 in training and development over the next 12 months – building on the success of its apprenticeship programme. T...
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Techrules partners with CRRC on transport turbine technology
Techrules partners with CRRC on transport turbine technology Techrules has signed an agreement with CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd. (TEC), a subsidiary of CRRC, the world’s largest supplier of rail transit equipment. The agreement was finalised at a signing ceremony held during the Geneva Motor...
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Productivity failings in the Construction Industry blamed for project delays
Productivity failings in the Construction Industry blamed for project delays Investment in building and infrastructure is booming, yet on average large-scale projects run more than 20 months behind schedule. According to research by the McKinsey Global Institute, an astonishing 98% of large-scale sc...
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Continental and CITC JV to manufacture 48-Volt Battery Systems for electric vehicles
Continental and CITC JV to manufacture 48-Volt Battery Systems for electric vehicles Technology company Continental, and Chinese automotive supplier and battery manufacturer CITC (Sichuan Chengfei Integration Technology Co., Ltd.) will, through their respective subsidiaries, establish a joint ventur...
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Volvo debuts updated L90H wheel loader at World of Asphalt 2018
Volvo debuts updated L90H wheel loader at World of Asphalt 2018 Offering up to 20 percent greater fuel efficiency, added versatility and lower lifetime operating costs, the new L90H, featuring H-Series 2.0 updates, is a multi-talented powerhouse. Volvo Construction Equipment unveiled its latest inno...
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Innovation will keep traffic flowing
Innovation will keep traffic flowing Keeping traffic flowing across UK roads requires both good infrastructure and detailed information. No matter what type of road, from motorways to urban, or type of operator, from Highways England (HE) to local authorities, all need accurate and reliable informat...
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Construction equipment sales in the UK showed 8 percent growth in 2017
Construction equipment sales in the UK showed 8 percent growth in 2017 In the fourth quarter of 2017, retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market grew by 7.4% compared with the same period in 2016. This took total growth for the year to 7.6% compared with 2016, reaching a...
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EA Water Quality Report highlights inaction on Runoff Pollution
EA Water Quality Report highlights inaction on Runoff Pollution An Environment Agency (EA) state-of-the-nation update, warning that 86% of England’s water bodies fail to meet ‘good’ status, is strong on facts but falls woefully short on action to tackle surface water pollution, drainage experts are...
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ZÜBLIN conducting research on moss that can swallow up fine particulate matter
ZÜBLIN conducting research on moss that can swallow up fine particulate matter European cities regularly exceed the established limits for fine particulate matter (PM). Congestion charges, speed limits or bans on diesel vehicles, as now is the case in Germany, are often imposed to remedy the situati...
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ClearSpan hybrid buildings deliver the best of both worlds
ClearSpan hybrid buildings deliver the best of both worlds Fabric and metal are each beneficial materials in their own right. The translucency of fabric allows for ample sunlight, and the strength of metal can provide increased durability. ClearSpan’s innovative Hybrid Building incorporates both fab...
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King Construction selects Volvo EW60E Excavator for big Liverpool project
King Construction selects Volvo EW60E Excavator for big Liverpool project A new Volvo EW60E compact wheeled excavator has been delivered to Liverpool based, King Construction, for a major road-widening project in the Merseyside capital. The six-tonne machine has been supplied by SMT GB’s utility dea...
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Kelly Tractor joins Metso distributor network in South Florida
Kelly Tractor joins Metso distributor network in South Florida Metso continues to strengthen its North American aggregates distributor network with the recent addition of Kelly Tractor Co. based in Miami, FL. Kelly Tractor Co. is now the exclusive distributor of Metso’s mobile and stationary c...
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London City Airport awards BAM Nuttall major contract for concrete deck extension
London City Airport awards BAM Nuttall major contract for concrete deck extension London City Airport has awarded a contract to BAM Nuttall for a new 75,000 m² concrete deck extension. The deck is an important first stage of construction, as part of the £480m City Airport Development Programme, supp...
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EIB funds €100m Keflavík Airport renovation in Iceland
EIB funds €100m Keflavík Airport renovation in Iceland Isavia has secured a ISK 12.5 billion (EUR 100 million) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The funds will be used to renovate existing infrastructure in addition to making capacity investments at Keflavik International Airport, in ord...
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JCB Power Products supplies 400 generators to rental company in Dubai
JCB Power Products supplies 400 generators to rental company in Dubai Power generator manufacturer JCB Power Products has landed a major deal with a leading company in the Middle East. Dubai-based Rental Solutions & Services (RSS) has bought more than 400 JCB units – its second purchase of JCB P...
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