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Study reveals Heathrow routes to China add £510 million per year to UK GDP
Study reveals Heathrow routes to China add £510 million per year to UK GDP As Prime Minister Theresa May sets off on a trade mission to China, research out today underscores the value of frequent, direct connections between the UK’s only hub airport, Heathrow, and China. It also identifies the urgen...
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KINSHOFER appoints IRONCLAD Marketing as Agency of Record
KINSHOFER appoints IRONCLAD Marketing as Agency of Record KINSHOFER, one of the world’s leading sources of high-quality excavator and loader crane attachments, has selected IRONCLAD Marketing as its Agency of Record. The Fargo, North Dakota-based company is managing KINSHOFER’s marketing efforts. On...
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Clearview cat’s eyes will improve safety on UK roads
Clearview cat’s eyes will improve safety on UK roads Clearview cat’s eyes, which light up in response to changing traffic lights, are to be used for the first time at a motorway junction to improve safety for drivers. Highways England is installing around 170 of the innovative LED road studs at one...
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SENNEBOGEN 673 R-HD E-series updated with the successful 70 tonne telescopic crane
SENNEBOGEN 673 R-HD E-series updated with the successful 70 tonne telescopic crane The SENNEBOGEN 673 R-HD crane has been a favorite among customers all over the world for five years. Now the company is launching an updated model with new features that really make a difference. Because there is alwa...
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Hot-In-Place Recycling for Beijing’s Chang’An Avenue
Hot-In-Place Recycling for Beijing’s Chang’An Avenue Chang’an Avenue, literally translated as “Eternal Peace Street”, links the most important political and cultural landmarks in Beijing, China. This bustling street is where you will find various government organizations, historica...
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SENNEBOGEN debuts 817 E compact material handler for the waste industry
SENNEBOGEN debuts 817 E compact material handler for the waste industry Developed specifically for the needs of the recycling and waste industry, the 817 E-series is SENNEBOGEN’s smallest material handler to date. The first machines are now proving successful in applications in the field, test...
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RTA awards contract for Phase 1 and 2 of Dubai 2020 Expo roads improvement project
RTA awards contract for Phase 1 and 2 of Dubai 2020 Expo roads improvement project As directed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai to start immediately in the construction of roads and transport projects associated w...
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Swiss recycling plant relies on Hitachi workhorse
Swiss recycling plant relies on Hitachi workhorse TIB Recycla SA (TIB) has selected a new Hitachi ZW310-6 wheel loader to be its main workhorse at the company’s new recycling centre in the district of Lugano, Switzerland. The machine was supplied to TIB with a five-year/6,000-hour extended warranty...
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W L Straughan and Son see the wood for the trees with Hyundai fleet
W L Straughan and Son see the wood for the trees with Hyundai fleet W L Straughan & Son is a family run business, headed up by Phil and Denise Straughan, based in Bedlington, South East Northumberland. Established for over 30-years, and employing 45 people, the company specialises in a wide rang...
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Retentions: has the construction industry had enough following the Carillion disaster?
Retentions: has the construction industry had enough following the Carillion disaster? Jonathan Hyndman, Partner at Rosling King looks at the common place use of cash retentions in the construction industry. Some £3 billion of retentions remain outstanding in the UK construction industry at any one...
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SMT Africa supplies Sennebogen Green Line to Northern, Western and Central Africa
SMT Africa supplies Sennebogen Green Line to Northern, Western and Central Africa SMT Africa signed a dealership agreement with Sennebogen to cover Northern, Western and Central Africa. The deal, signed at the end of 2017, sees SMT Africa supply Sennebogen Green Line material handling equipment for...
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STRABAG subsidiary ZÜBLIN awarded €85m contract for Sonnenhöfe im Sternenviertel
STRABAG subsidiary ZÜBLIN awarded €85m contract for Sonnenhöfe im Sternenviertel Residential and office construction is booming around the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Schönefeld. Sonnenhöfe GmbH & Co. KG, a joint venture of EYEMAXX and DIE Deutsche Immobilien Entwicklungs AG, has hired ZÜB...
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Metso gears up production of new track-mounted crushing plants at Tampere factory
Metso gears up production of new track-mounted crushing plants at Tampere factory Metso is addressing the growing demand for mobile track-mounted crushing plants by commissioning a new, faster assembly line at the Tampere factory in Finland. The assembly of a 50-tonne, track-mounted crushing plant n...
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A grab is so much more than just an appendage
A grab is so much more than just an appendage Performance – carrying out a defined task in a specific amount of time. Whether you are at work, at home or on the sports field, there are always two ways of optimizing performance: Get faster, or work more efficiently with optimized components. Just as,...
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Minnich introduces M-Box Vibration Control Solution at World of Concrete
Minnich introduces M-Box Vibration Control Solution at World of Concrete Minnich Manufacturing, the leading manufacturer of concrete dowel pin drills, concrete vibrators and vibrator monitoring systems celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018, has introduced the M-Box vibration control solution at W...
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Trimble introduces Trimble Connect for HoloLens construction AR solutions
Trimble introduces Trimble Connect for HoloLens construction AR solutions Trimble has announced at the World of Concrete Show their Trimble Connect™ for HoloLens, along with a new hard hat solution for the Microsoft HoloLens that improves the utility of mixed reality for practical field appli...
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Agnico Eagle selects Metso Hydrocyclones for its gold project in Northern Canada
Agnico Eagle selects Metso Hydrocyclones for its gold project in Northern Canada Metso sold one hydrocyclone cluster with three MHCTM 250 Hydrocyclones and a VTM 500 Vertimill® grinding mill to Agnico Eagle for its Meliadine gold project in Nunavut Territory, northern Canada. The Meliadine property...
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Intermat Innovation Award for Sika in 3D Concrete Printing
Intermat Innovation Award for Sika in 3D Concrete Printing At the 2018 INTERMAT Innovation Awards, Sika has won the special “World of Concrete Europe” prize for its achievements in 3D printing for the construction industry. The prize was awarded at the INTERMAT international trade show f...
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Heathrow Airport offers prize for green aviation ideas
Heathrow Airport offers prize for green aviation ideas UK businesses and organisations are being invited to apply for Heathrow’s first Sustainable Innovation Prize submitting ideas on how to address the environmental challenges of airports and the aviation industry. The winning entry of the Sustaina...
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UBIWAN SMART wins Intermat Innovation Award
UBIWAN SMART wins Intermat Innovation Award UBIWAN®SMART, the connected management solution for outdoor construction equipment has won the 2018 Intermat Innovation Award in the Components & Accessories – Earthmoving & Demolition category. DMIC was presented with the winners’ award at a grand...
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Metso Chile Life Cycle Services case wins Mining Magazine Service and Support award
Metso Chile Life Cycle Services case wins Mining Magazine Service and Support award A Metso Chile Life Cycle Services case has received the 2017 Mining Magazine Award for “Service and support.” Life Cycle Services are designed to maximize equipment uptime, ensure the highest end-product...
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Hinowa Lightlift tracked aerial platform wins Intermat Innovation Award
Hinowa Lightlift tracked aerial platform wins Intermat Innovation Award Hinowa, manufacturer of tracked aerial platforms, tracked minidumpers, tracked forklifts and undercarriages with a 30 years experience is amongst the winners of the Intermat Innovation Awards 2018 for their new tracked aerial pl...
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SACYR wins waste cleaning and collection contract in Bogotá
SACYR wins €170m waste cleaning and collection contract in Bogotá SACYR, through its subsidiary Valoriza Servicios Medioambientales, leads the SAS ESP Clean Area consortium, which has been awarded the ASE 5 Urban Aseo contract in the city of Bogotá (Colombia). The awarded contract has a duration of...
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Will Toyota’s T-HR3 Humanoid Robot be coming to your construction site?
Will Toyota’s T-HR3 Humanoid Robot be coming to your construction site? Remote, safe, smooth operation of T-HR3 Humanoid Robot enabled through new, advanced Torque Servo Module and Master Manoeuvring System. Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has revealed T-HR3, the company’s third genera...
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Liugong looks North with a new depot in Manchester England
Liugong looks North with a new depot in Manchester England Having recently established a new depot in Manchester to serve the area, UK Liugong dealership Construction Plant & Machinery Sales (CPMS) are now expanding sales and service into the North West of the country, with a number of high prof...
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Lagos Wooden Tower introduces green construction to Africa’s largest city
Lagos Wooden Tower introduces green construction to Africa’s largest city Hermann Kamte, young Cameroonian architect and the founder of company Hermann Kamte & Associates (HKA), is the driving force behind the famous sketch of Lagos Wooden Tower. Originally designed as a submission for Metsä Woo...
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CEA renews partnership with Primary Engineer to educate future Engineers
CEA renews partnership with Primary Engineer to educate future Engineers The CEA (Construction Equipment Association) has for a second year teamed up with educational organisation Primary Engineer to work with primary and secondary schools in the Leicestershire area. The catchment area has been wide...
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Metso the leading supplier of flotation equipment in Iberian Pyrite Belt
Metso the leading supplier of flotation equipment in Iberian Pyrite Belt During the last six months, Metso has received orders to install over 50 flotation cells in Spain and Portugal, ranging from small 15 m³ units to large 300 m³ cells. Metso will deliver flotation equipment to expansion projects...
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How to create solutions that reduce accidents on roads and dangerous junctions
How to create solutions that reduce accidents on roads and dangerous junctions Nearly 5 people die on the UK’s road every day. It’s a well-known figure that has remained stubbornly high for the past 5 years. Crashes at junctions are the largest single cause of injury on the roads and that straightfo...
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McCann proud to light the way for the Queen
McCann proud to light the way for the Queen McCann praised by The Royal Parks for successfully completing street lighting and re-cabling works for The Mall and Constitution Hill during one of the busiest times of the year A leading civil and electrical engineering firm, J McCann Ltd (McCann) has bee...
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Patersons Quarries takes delivery of first Volvo loading shovel
Patersons Quarries takes delivery of first Volvo loading shovel Making a break from tradition, Patersons Quarries Ltd has opted for a Volvo L110H loading shovel which has gone to work at the company’s Burrowine Moor Quarry situated at Bogside near Alloa in the Kingdom of Fife. Whilst the new ninetee...
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Schmidt premieres eSwingo 200+ at IFAT 2018
Schmidt premieres eSwingo 200+ at IFAT 2018 Not only does the eSwingo 200+ clean up perfectly, but it is also clean itself. The new compact sweeper from Schmidt operates entirely on electric power without generating any emissions. The compact sweeper operates entirely on electric power without gener...
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Balfour Beatty Far East jv awarded two contracts worth HK$7.7 billion
Balfour Beatty Far East jv awarded two contracts worth HK$7.7 billion Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces its 50:50 Far East joint venture, Gammon Construction, has been awarded two contracts worth a total value of HK$7.7 billion (c. £705m). The first award is for...
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KINSHOFER acquires Doherty Group in New Zealand
KINSHOFER acquires Doherty Group in New Zealand KINSHOFER, one of the world’s leading sources of high-quality excavator and loader crane attachments, announces the acquisition of Doherty Group, a New Zealand-based excavator attachment manufacturer. Under the terms of the agreement, KINSHOFER acquire...
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Small Machines. Big Impact: John Deere launches 2nd Community Enhancement Contest
Small Machines. Big Impact: John Deere launches 2nd Community Enhancement Contest Building upon the success of last year’s contest, John Deere today launched its second “Small Machines. Big Impact.” contest. The contest encourages construction contractors, landscapers, farmers and rental industry pr...
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Arco de Visser remains loyal to Hitachi Construction Machines
Arco de Visser remains loyal to Hitachi Construction Machines A Hitachi ZX210LC-6 medium excavator is offering Arco de Visser BV the highest levels of versatility on a challenging project in the province of Zeeland, The Netherlands. The company’s owner, Arco de Visser, has been using the machine to...
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Cyclists celebrate Highways England £1.1m junction improvements in Ellesmere Port
Cyclists celebrate Highways England £1.1m junction improvements in Ellesmere Port A £1.1 million scheme to improve safety and create a new cycle path at a busy junction near Ellesmere Port has been officially opened by a group of local cyclists. Members of the Chester Cycling Campaign were among the...
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EIB provides €30m for renewal of Palma de Mallorca’s urban bus fleet
EIB provides €30m for renewal of Palma de Mallorca’s urban bus fleet Palma de Mallorca’s urban buses will start being replaced this year with new, more modern, safer, more comfortable and less polluting vehicles. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an agreement with Empresa Municipal de Tr...
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John Deere adds mid-frame G-Series Skid Steers and Compact Track Loaders
John Deere adds mid-frame G-Series Skid Steers and Compact Track Loaders Designed for construction, agricultural, rental, landscape and governmental customers seeking superior performance and versatility from their machines, the new John Deere G-Series mid-frame skid steers and compact track loader...
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Minnich Manufacturing launches Stinger Flex Shaft Vibrator at World of Concrete 2018
Minnich Manufacturing launches Stinger Flex Shaft Vibrator at World of Concrete 2018 Minnich Manufacturing, the leading manufacturer of concrete dowel pin drills, concrete vibrators and vibrator monitoring systems celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018, has unveiled the Stinger electric flex shaft...
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Lift more and move faster with new John Deere 344L Compact Wheel Loader
Lift more and move faster with new John Deere 344L Compact Wheel Loader Combining speed, precision and exceptional lift capacity, the new John Deere 344L compact wheel loader provides peak productivity for ag material handling, landscaping, snow removal and construction customers year-round. Industr...
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TMT2 proving a real success for Clearview Intelligence
TMT2 proving a real success for Clearview Intelligence One year on from being awarded a place on the Crown Commercial Service’s Traffic Management Technology 2 (TMT2) framework Clearview Intelligence is enjoying the results of being part of the easier procurement process. Clearview’s range of proven...
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BAM celebrates great safety performance at Museum of the Future in Dubai
BAM celebrates great safety performance at Museum of the Future in Dubai BAM employees are celebrating two million hours worked lost time injury free at the building site for the Museum of the Future in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This achievement is thanks to the professionalism and continuous com...
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North Midland Construction paves the way for IKEA Sheffield
North Midland Construction paves the way for IKEA Sheffield NM Group (North Midland Construction Plc) has successfully completed its first contract for IKEA, providing vital access to the new IKEA Sheffield store. Works included widening roundabout approaches as well as creating additional lanes to...
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Run off the road crashes are the biggest killer on Australia’s country roads
Run off the road crashes are the biggest killer on Australia’s country roads Run-off-road crashes remain the single biggest cause of deaths I Australia’s country roads in Victoria State, new road trauma data has revealed. Minister for Roads and Road Safety Luke Donnellan today joined TAC...
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SICK introduces all-weather 3D Sensor System for Traffic Management
SICK introduces all-weather 3D Sensor System for Traffic Management SICK, the global sensor and machine vision technology leader, has launched the TIC502 LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) traffic monitoring and warning system setting a new a benchmark for all-weather traffic control in all climate...
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Kiruna residents move for Swedish mine expansion
Kiruna residents move for Swedish mine expansion Eva and Carl-Johan Mäki raised their children in Kiruna’s Ullspiran district and lived there for almost 40 years. All of the buildings in the area are now gone. “You’ve got to look forwards, not backwards,” says Eva Mäki. All that remains of Ullspiran...
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Minnich Manufacturing celebrates their 50th birthday at World of Concrete 2018
Minnich Manufacturing celebrates their 50th birthday at World of Concrete 2018 In 1968, Roger Minnich and two employees began building concrete vibrators at a gas station in Mansfield, Ohio. From those humble beginnings, Minnich Manufacturing has become the industry leader in vibrators, vibrator mon...
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VolvoCE electric excavator prototype wins Intermat Innovation Award
VolvoCE electric excavator prototype wins Intermat Innovation Award Volvo Construction Equipment’s fully-electric compact excavator has won an Intermat Innovation Award for its revolutionary design. The EX2 prototype delivers zero emissions, 10 times higher efficiency, 10 times lower noise levels an...
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PERI celebrates expansion with plant ground-breaking ceremony in Guenzburg
PERI celebrates expansion with plant ground-breaking ceremony in Guenzburg The family-owned company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of formwork and scaffolding systems, is massively increasing its production capacities with the official ground-breaking ceremony for the...
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Help prepare Britain’s Roads for the Future and driverless cars
Help prepare Britain’s Roads for the Future and driverless cars Britain’s leading lights from across industry have the chance to help ensure the country has roads fit for the future and ready for driverless cars, through a new competition. Deputy chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission Si...
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Parsons’ work recognized on 19 of Canada’s largest Infrastructure Projects
Parsons’ work recognized on 19 of Canada’s largest Infrastructure Projects Parsons has received a platinum ranking in ReNew Canada’s 2018 Top 100 Infrastructure Projects report for the corporation’s work on 19 of Canada’s largest infrastructure projects based on cost. Representing more than CAD $46....
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INTERMAT Innovation Awards 2018 at the heart of technological challenges in construction
INTERMAT Innovation Awards 2018 at the heart of technological challenges in construction INTERMAT, the international trade show for construction and infrastructure, announced the winners of the INTERMAT Innovation Awards on Thursday 18 January in Paris (Maison de la Mutualité). In its role as a spri...
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Rehabilitation of Camps Bay Drive in Cape Town relies on Wirtgen Cold Recycling
Rehabilitation of Camps Bay Drive in Cape Town relies on Wirtgen Cold Recycling Camps Bay Drive is a major scenic route within the City of Cape Town and provides access to Camps Bay and Hout Bay. Based on the project brief and geometric analysis, Camps Bay Drive required widening to safely accommoda...
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MIT invents new approach to rechargeable batteries
MIT invents new approach to rechargeable batteries A type of battery first invented nearly five decades ago could catapult to the forefront of energy storage technologies, thanks to a new finding by researchers at MIT. The battery, based on electrodes made of sodium and nickel chloride and using a n...
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National Infrastructure Commission seeks evidence on future of Britain’s freight infrastructure
National Infrastructure Commission seeks evidence on future of Britain’s freight infrastructure A Call for Evidence is launched today to help shape a new study into improving the infrastructure supporting the UK’s freight networks. At the Budget, the Chancellor asked the National Infrastructur...
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JCB starts production of new innovative dumper truck
JCB starts production of new innovative dumper truck The first of a range of new JCB site dumpers are rolling off the company’s World HQ production line – including the unique Hi-Viz model which brings new levels of safety to the market. JCB announced plans to manufacture its own range of the popula...
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VolvoCE is Building Tomorrow at Intermat Paris 2018
VolvoCE is Building Tomorrow at Intermat Paris 2018 Under the theme ‘Building Tomorrow’, Volvo Construction Equipment will showcase its evolving approach to customer success, focusing on services, dealer capability and new technologies. The demands of megaprojects such as ‘Grand Paris’ mean that cus...
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Volkswagen releases special edition Dark Label Amarok Pickup Truck
Volkswagen releases special edition Dark Label Amarok Pickup Truck Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is set to welcome buyers to the dark side this spring with the launch of an exclusive new special edition Amarok. Available to order now, the new Amarok Dark Label is one of the most luxurious variants...
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Metropolitan Adelaide gets A$22 million road safety upgrades
Metropolitan Adelaide gets A$22 million road safety upgrades Nine metropolitan blackspots, including the intersection of Main North Road, Dalkeith Road and Smith Road will be upgraded as part of the State Government’s latest $22 million investment in road safety infrastructure improvements across me...
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