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RK Plant Engineers set new machine control heights with GKD Technologies
RK Plant Engineers set new machine control heights with GKD Technologies Established in 2015, Stockport based RK Plant Engineers is a family business run by father and son team, Ryan and Kenny Andres, who together have over 30 yearsโ experience in the rail and construction sectors. The company speci...
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5 world record bridge facts you might not know
5 world record bridge facts you might not know From world records to technological feats, bridges have come a long way from the rustic stone structures of our ancestors. Now, we are capable of constructing goliaths that span across rivers, lakes, and otherwise impassable stretches of terrain. But so...
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Ford’s artificial bird droppings are keeping your paintwork safe in the real world
Ford’s artificial bird droppings are keeping your paintwork safe in the real world While getting struck by bird droppings may be a sign of good luck in many countries, bird droppings landing on your car can have more serious implications โ for your paintwork. Fortunately, Ford vehicles are tes...
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Caterpillar hauls 2 billion tonnes with their autonomous truck technology
Caterpillar hauls 2 billion tonnes with their autonomous truck technology Caterpillar is again hitting a significant milestone in autonomous haulageโachieving 2 billion tonnes (2.2 billion short tons) hauled using Catยฎ MineStar™ Command for hauling. Caterpillar has doubled the amount hauled i...
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Encarna invests in Hyundai material handling equipment and expands forklift training
Encarna invests in Hyundai material handling equipment and expands forklift training Encarna Formation specialises in operator training for a wide range of construction machinery, which includes, forklift operators and truck mounted aerial platform drivers. The company, which began trading in 2012,...
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JCB volunteers join forces to make needed PPE and deliver vital NHS kit
JCB volunteers join forces to make needed PPE and deliver vital NHS kit Hospitals and NHS staff in Staffordshire and Derbyshire have taken delivery of vital personal protective equipment (PPE) made and delivered by a team of JCB volunteers. JCB reopened its Innovation Centre at the World HQ in Roces...
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MIT study looks at the links between automation, inequality and jobs
MIT study looks at the links between automation, inequality and jobs In many parts of the U.S., robots have been replacing workers over the last few decades. But to what extent, really? Some technologists have forecast that automation will lead to a future without work, while other observers have be...
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ACEINNA IMU’s chosen by Komatsu for their Smart Construction Retrofit Kits
ACEINNA IMU’s chosen by Komatsu for their Smart Construction Retrofit Kits ACEINNA today announced its MTLT305D Dynamic Inclination and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) has been selected as the IMU solution for Komatsu Smart Construction Retrofit kit available in Japan through LANDLOG Ltd. ACEI...
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Australia’s $1 billion Gold Coast Pacific Motorway project gets underway
Australia’s $1 billion Gold Coast Pacific Motorway project gets underway Works have started on the $1 billion Pacific Motorway upgrade from Varsity Lakes to Tugun, the Gold Coastโs largest road project.ย Concrete safety barriers have been put up, VMS boards installed and speeds reduced to make...
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Freeman Clarke unveils Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Knowledge Centre
Freeman Clarke unveils Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Knowledge Centre Freeman Clarke has today released their Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Knowledge Centre, and is now giving access free-of-charge here through Highways Today. This is a comprehensive library of...
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MIPS teaming up to deliver their brain protection system to the Construction Sector
MIPS teaming up to deliver their brain protection system to the Construction Sector Swedish brain protection company MIPS is teaming up with leading European Safety Helmet and PPE manufacturers to incorporate their patented brain protection system into hard hats to improve the head protection of wor...
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Oroville Dam’s steep spillway no match for Wirtgen Cold Milling Machine precision
Oroville Dam’s steep spillway no match for Wirtgen Cold Milling Machine precision North of Sacramento, a W 210i and W 2100 precisely milled the spillway chute of the Oroville Dam, the highest dam in the USA. In this process, the milling contractor also benefited from cold milling specialist Wi...
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5 tips to write a perfect Academic Paper for Engineering Students
5 tips to write a perfect Academic Paper for Engineering Students Writing a decent academic paper is a major requirement regardless of the course a student is taking and also one of the hardest. There are a lot of standards and rules in writing academic papers that are usually overlooked by students...
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Fixing potholes is essential work for now and the future
Fixing potholes is essential work for now and the future Vehicle repairs cost due to pothole damage are huge with UK drivers spending ยฃ4.09 billion a year on car damage caused by potholes and itโs estimated that combined Englandโs potholes would now be 15 times deeper than the lowest point of the Gr...
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Intel acquires Moovit to accelerate Mobility-as-a-Service
Intel acquires Moovit to accelerate Mobility-as-a-Service Intel Corporation today announced it has acquired Moovit, a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) solutions company, for approximately $900 million ($840 million net of Intel Capital equity gain). Moovit is known for its urban mobility application tha...
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Quiring Towing chooses JW Speaker as their premier lighting provider
Quiring Towing chooses JW Speaker as their premier lighting provider J.W.ย Speakerย Corporationย is proud to announce its newest brand partnership with heavy-duty rescue operator, Al Quiring ofย Quiring Towing and Recovery, the local, yet world-renowned, company and personality on the hit Canadian reali...
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Mozambique and African Development Bank finance Mueda-Negomano road phase II
Mozambique and African Development Bank finance Mueda-Negomano road phase II The Government of Mozambique and the African Development Bank have signed a protocol agreement for a $34 million grant for the paving of the 35-km Nambungali-Roma road to facilitate trade and promote social inclusion of loc...
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VolvoCE explores the Circular Economy and Good Business
VolvoCE explores the Circular Economy and Good Business How do we go from societyโs current โtake-make-wasteโ linear approach to a circular economy that reuses resources and leaves no waste โ but still fosters prosperity? Volvo CEโs Nele Van Campfort describes the construction equipment industry of...
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Team Rubicon Tornado Cleanup in Tennessee supported by Diamond Equipment
Team Rubicon Tornado Cleanup in Tennessee supported by Diamond Equipment CASE supports additional operation in Louisiana; Diamond Equipment provided Team Rubiconโs heavy equipment team with numerous loaders to assist in storm cleanup and debris removal throughout the state. CASE Construction Equipme...
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5G NetMobil project a milestone on the road to fully connected traffic
5G NetMobil project a milestone on the road to fully connected traffic Safer, more convenient, greener: connected vehicles that can communicate with roadside infrastructure in real time reduce emissions and the risk of accidents.ย This communication requires a stable and reliable data link provided b...
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Highways England completes Britain’s biggest A14 project eight months early
Highways England completes Britain’s biggest A14 project eight months early Britainโs biggest road-building project, the A14 is opening for traffic eight months ahead of schedule, Highways England announced today. The upgraded road was originally planned to open to traffic by December 2020, bu...
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New partner bolsters Womble Bond Dickinson’s Construction and Engineering Team
New partner bolsters Womble Bond Dickinson’s Construction and Engineering Team Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has strengthened its construction and engineering practice in the UK with the appointment of Jessica Tresham who joins as a new partner. Previously a partner at law...
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Yanmar launches the B75W-5 compact wheeled excavator
Yanmar launches the B75W-5 compact wheeled excavator Yanmar Compact Equipment EMEA has unveiled the next generation of its class-leading B75W wheeled excavator. Efficient, precise and dependable, the B75W-5 is perfect for urban jobsites, highway construction and landscaping projects. Powered by the...
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CAT Pin Grabber Couplers boost productivity and reliability while keeping safety a priority
CAT Pin Grabber Couplers boost productivity and reliability while keeping safety a priority Cat pin grabber couplers bring a new level of productivity allowing the operator to change tools in a matter of seconds rather than minutes. Excavators of similar sizes can share attachments. With the additio...
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ADB finances $177m for road construction in Maharashtra State
ADB finances $177m for road construction in Maharashtra State The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $177 million loan to India to upgrade 450 kilometers (km) of state highways and major district roads in Maharashtra State. Located in central and western India, Maharashtra is Indiaโs third-...
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MIT teaching robots to perform complex tasks by observing humans
MIT teaching robots to perform complex tasks by observing humans Training interactive robots may one day be an easy job for everyone, even those without programming expertise. Roboticists are developing automated robots that can learn new tasks solely by observing humans. At home, you might someday...
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Nordic Investment Bank finances โฌ70m for hydropower in Sweden and Finland
Nordic Investment Bank finances โฌ70m for hydropower in Sweden and Finland NIB has signed a ten-year loan agreement of โฌ70 million with Fortum Oyj to finance the refurbishment of two hydropower plants in Sweden and one in Finland. The investment will improve safety, repair and renew the dam and spill...
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Per Person Per Night improves accommodation booking for travelling contractors
Per Person Per Night improves accommodation booking for travelling contractors While many industries in the UK are struggling under the challenges of Covid-19, the construction industry is still going strong, but they are facing a whole new set of challenges. Ironically, the very people who build ou...
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Aquajet to unveil revolutionary new Hydrodemolition product at online global launch
Aquajet to unveil revolutionary new Hydrodemolition product at online global launch Aquajet, a global leader in Hydrodemolition robot manufacturing, will introduce a revolutionary new product through a worldwide digital launch on Wednesday, May 27, at 2 p.m. Central European Summer Time (CEST). โWe...
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Digital Twins to have major impact on how we interact with buildings post lockdown
Digital Twins to have major impact on how we interact with buildings post lockdown We are moving ever closer to a world where Digital Twins developed to aggregate, manage, analyze, visualize, and predict information for todayโs smart cities, manufacturing plants, and building construction sites, can...
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Trimble launches Roadworks 2D Paving Platform for advanced Paving Machine Control
Trimble launches Roadworks 2D Paving Platform for advanced Paving Machine Control Trimble has announced Trimbleยฎ Roadworks 2D Paving Control Platform for asphalt pavers, an automatic screed control system that can improve the accuracy and productivity in applications of asphalt paving. Trimble Roadw...
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Dennis Automotive launches ยฃ1 million campaign to GetBritainMovingAgain
Dennis Automotive launches ยฃ1 million campaign to #GetBritainMovingAgain Dennis Automotive, publishers of Auto Express, evo, Car Throttle, Octane, Carbuyer and DrivingElectric, has announced a million-pound campaign to support the UK car industry as it looks to reopen and rebuild as a result of the...
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Artificial Intelligence keeping an eye on road safety will give fleet managers a helping hand
Artificial Intelligence keeping an eye on road safety will give fleet managers a helping hand The use of dash cam technology is on the rise, and for good reason. Last year, Scotland Yard revealed the extent to which its use has increased for the investigation of road incidents, with an average of 64...
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EBRD finances โฌ75m for modernisation of Tbilisi metro in Georgia
EBRD finances โฌ75m for modernisation of Tbilisi metro in Georgia Residents of Georgiaโs capital Tbilisi will benefit from a โฌ75 million sovereign loan, with โฌ65 million provided by the EBRD and โฌ10 million by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), for the modernisation of the metro network, its main form of...
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M56 Manchester to Wales motorway set for ยฃ12 million improvements
M56 Manchester to Wales motorway set for ยฃ12 million improvements The motorway which links Manchester to North Wales is getting ยฃ12 million worth of improvements to provide better journeys for drivers. Highways England is carrying out a series of maintenance schemes along a 28-mile-stretch of the M5...
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Bollinger Motors unveils Class 3 Electric Commercial Truck Platform
Bollinger Motors unveils Class 3 Electric Commercial Truck Platform Bollinger Motors announces plans to produce and sell the all-electric B2 Chassis Cab. The Bollinger B2CC is the worldโs first and only Class 3 all-electric chassis-cab truck platform, and it offers unlimited work truck variants. โTh...
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TRL calls for safer voice-controlled in-vehicle technologies
TRL calls for safer voice-controlled in-vehicle technologies TRL, the UKโs Transport Research Laboratory, has recently authored a report โ commissioned by IAM Roadsmart, FIA Road Safety and Rees Jeffreys Road Fund โ into the impacts of in-vehicle infotainment systems such as Android Auto and Apple C...
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How Council Highways departments can break down data silos for digital transformation
How Council Highways departments can break down data silos for digital transformation Local authorities put in a great deal of investment and planning time every year in maintaining and developing the nationโs highways and surrounding infrastructure. There is much to be gained from coordinating acti...
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World Economic Forum and Construction CEO’s offer local Governments Coronavirus support
World Economic Forum and Construction CEO’s offer local Governments Coronavirus support The World Economic Forum and top CEO’s from the world’s largest construction and infrastructure companies have written an open letter to local governments around the world to help with their COV...
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Portsmouth based Parchow Groundworks invest in twenty LiuGong Excavators
Portsmouth based Parchow Groundworks invest in twenty LiuGong Excavators Based in Waterlooville near Portsmouth, UK, Parchow Groundworks Ltd have become the latest business to invest in LiuGong excavators, which are being supplied by LiuGong Direct UK, who are also based in Portsmouth. Parchow Groun...
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Keele University experts adviseย policymakers on road safety during and after lockdown
Keele University experts adviseย policymakers on road safety during and after lockdown Criminology experts from Keele University are studying the impact of the coronavirus lockdown on Britainโs road network, in a bid to make the roads safer during and after the lockdown. As the country remains in lo...
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Yanmar launches Buy Now Pay Later sales initiative in the UK
Yanmar launches Buy Now Pay Later sales initiative in the UK Yanmar Compact Equipment EMEA has announced a limited-time sales initiative across the UK and Ireland, to make purchasing state-of-the-art plant equipment simple, accessible and hassle-free. For all excavators, carriers and wheel loaders p...
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Northern Asphalt Surfacing moves into their first premises in Leigh
Northern Asphalt Surfacing moves into their first premises in Leigh A road surfacing business, set up just four months ago, is celebrating after moving in to its very first premises at Moss Industrial Estate, in Leigh. Northern Asphalt Surfacing has won some significant contracts since it started tr...
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Bosch shows coronavirus commitment with technological innovations
Bosch shows coronavirus commitment with technological innovations After shutting down production at nearly 100 Bosch locations worldwide this month, the company is systematically preparing for a gradual ramp-up of manufacturing. โWe want to ensure reliable supplies to meet our customersโ demand as i...
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Downtime servicing and refurbishments keeping TRACTO-TECHNIK busy
Downtime servicing and refurbishments keeping TRACTO-TECHNIK busy The utility sector has continued to provide essential services during the lockdown, whilst the wider building community is now gradually opening up to re-start work and projects; albeit finding a new way of managing their operations t...
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TY Cushion Tyres outperform all expectations at Harsco scrap yards
TY Cushion Tyres outperform all expectations at Harsco scrap yards Machines working in the arduous environment of a steel manufacturing plant must be robust, durable and capable of working long days without interruption. Fitting the right tyres is key to achieving the best performance. Celsa Group i...
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MPQC introduction to Site Safety Awareness e-learning module is now live
MPQC introduction to Site Safety Awareness e-learning module is now live The current Covid-19 pandemic has thrown us all into a ย period of uncertainty but the team at MP Skills have been following the Government guidelines to the letter, and have designed the MPQC Introduction to Site Safety Awarene...
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CEA Coronavirus impact survey reveals mixed impact on the industry
CEA Coronavirus impact survey reveals mixed impact on the industry Last week the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) conducted a โsnapshot surveyโ of its members to establish how the current crisis is impacting on membersโ activities. The survey asked about production and employment during the...
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MB Crusher helping companies to develop new business opportunities
MB Crusher helping companies to develop new business opportunities With the Call4Solutions Service, MB Crusher helps companies develop new business opportunities. After listening to companies all over the world, MB Crusher has developed a range of innovative machinery capable of simplifying the comp...
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GovPlanet and US Department of Defense providing important PPE to essential workers
GovPlanet and US Department of Defense providing important PPE to essential workers Every week, Ritchie Bros.’ GovPlanet marketplace sells thousands of items from the US Department of Defense, including demilitarized vehicles, uniforms, tents, medical supplies, and more. In mid-March, when a s...
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Metso expands revolutionary Megaliner to include discharge systems
Metso expands revolutionary Megaliner to include discharge systems Megaliner™ for discharge systems is a unique solution that simplifies and speeds up grinding mill relines by up to 50%, as well as dramatically improves safety for mining operations. The new Megaliner for discharge systems int...
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MANN+HUMMEL adapts their filtration business to aid battle against Coronavirus
MANN+HUMMEL adapts their filtration business to aid battle against Coronavirus MANN+HUMMEL, a leading global expert in filtration, has implemented a number of initiatives to support the growing battle against coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. While MANN+HUMMEL has been known for their dedication to the automo...
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Aggregate Industries supports multiple NHS Projects
Aggregate Industries supports multiple NHS Projects Committed to meeting the complex challenge of providing critical construction supplies amid an unprecedented time for industry, Aggregate Industries is proud to announce its involvement in a number of major NHS projects. Crucially, the business con...
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Hyundai launch the 30-tonne A-Series HX300AL Excavator
Hyundai launch the 30-tonne A-Series HX300AL Excavator Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe (HCEE) continues the roll-out of the A-series with the HX300AL, a 30-tonne Stage V-compliant crawler excavator. This new machine is the ideal workmate for infrastructure works and general construction. The H...
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Skills Miner is a game changer for engineering education
Skills Miner is a game changer for engineering education Britainโs leading engineering brains atย Enginuity,ย (formerly Semta)ย supported by The Princes Trust,ย are harnessing the power of gaming to identify talent via a non-academic route that can power the nationโs economic recovery when the lockdown...
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VolvoCE adds Five new apps to expand Load Assist on-board information system
VolvoCE adds Five new apps to expand Load Assist on-board information system Volvo Construction Equipmentโs (Volvo CE) Load Assist is the umbrella term for a series of machine control applications that are designed specifically for Volvo CE wheel loaders. These โappsโ operate via Volvo Co-Pilot โ th...
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EIB and European Startup Prize join forces to help smaller mobility companies
EIB and European Startup Prize join forces to help smaller mobility companies Following the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Startup Prize (EUSP) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have developed a joint initiative to support European sustainable mobility small and medium-s...
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Vision announced to bring 3,000 hydrogen buses to the streets of Britain
Vision announced to bring 3,000 hydrogen buses to the streets of Britain Plans for a UK-built, 3,000-strong hydrogen bus fleet across the country, have been revealed by JCB heir Jo Bamford in a move he hopes can lead the nationsโ economic recovery. Mr Bamford claims his plans are โan ideal option fo...
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CAT announces new M series 910, 914 and 920 Compact Wheel Loaders
CAT announces new M series 910, 914 and 920 Compact Wheel Loaders Building on the success of the Catยฎย M Series Compact Wheel Loader range, Caterpillar has added three new models to the lineup, each with significant design enhancements: 910, 914, and 920, the latter replacing the 918M. New options ar...
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JCB sponsored athletes Ben and Adam smash NHS charity target with marathon effort
JCB sponsored athletes Ben and Adam smash NHS charity target with marathon effort Staffordshire athletes Adam Burgess and Ben Williams have joined their sponsors JCB in supporting the community during the Coronavirus crisis – with a marathon fundraising effort. Slalom canoeist Adam and British...
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