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Quebec Iron Ore signs long-term strategic services partnership with Metso
Quebec Iron Ore signs long-term strategic services partnership with Metso Quebec Iron Ore Inc., a subsidiary of a Montreal-based iron development and exploration company, Champion Iron Limited, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Metso for the maintenance of Metso equipment with a Life...
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New way of working brings opportunities for suppliers across the North West UK
New way of working brings opportunities for suppliers across the North West UK Suppliers from across the North West region have had the opportunity to understand how they can get involved in future Highways England construction contracts worth £500m. The industry day at the DW Stadium in Wigan was a...
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Balfour Beatty wins £40m Network Rail Stoneblower contract
Balfour Beatty wins £40m Network Rail Stoneblower contract Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been awarded a four-year contract worth more than £40m for the operations and maintenance of Network Rail’s fleet of track maintenance machines, known as Stoneblowers. The contract...
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Hyundai dealer celebrates top Construction Salesman’s 44 year career
Hyundai dealer celebrates top Construction Salesman’s 44 year career Andy Parnham has been selling construction equipment since 1979. He joined Ernest Doe as a 16-year old workshop apprentice in 1974 on the construction side of the business. Straight out of the workshop Andy applied for an Ern...
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ABB and City of Davos drive sustainable mobility with e-vehicle innovation
ABB and City of Davos drive sustainable mobility with e-vehicle innovation For this year’s annual World Economic Forum, the city of Davos and ABB teamed up in a long-term partnership to provide e-infrastructure for public and private transportation. Davos residents and WEF guests experienced the pio...
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Freetech Patching Vehicle proves a quick solution for Manhole Patching
Freetech Patching Vehicle proves a quick solution for Manhole Patching In China, two Freetech Patching Vehicles have proven themselves in revolutionising manhole repairs. As much as they introduce potential dangers to cyclists and motorcyclists, and generate excessive noise and discomfort for passen...
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Scottish Highlands Council relies on Schmidt Gritters for winter maintenance
Scottish Highlands Council relies on Schmidt Gritters for winter maintenance With an area covering 4,200 square miles, the largest municipal area managed by any council in Europe and including all different types of imposing and challenging terrain, Highland Council has a mammoth winter maintenance...
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Flybe best in noise and emissions at Heathrow Airport
Flybe best in noise and emissions at Heathrow Airport Less than a year into its operations at Heathrow, Flybe has distinguished itself in its noise and emissions performance, achieving the top ranking in the latest “Fly Quiet and Green” league table. Data behind the league rankings also shows a mark...
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The Magic of working in a frozen world
The Magic of working in a frozen world 5℃ is the temperature limit of traditional road repair work, mainly because asphalt hot mix cools down too quickly under 5℃, which leads to complications in compaction the asphalt to the required density and quality. In China, most road maintenance work sites g...
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Wolverhampton City Council partners with local business in wake of Carillion debacle
Wolverhampton City Council partners with local business in wake of Carillion debacle Two leading independent Midlands construction firms, Jessup Brothers and Besblock, have formed a partnership with Wolverhampton City Council to give the city’s regeneration plans a boost. Privately owned developer J...
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Western Sydney Airport ready to put earthworks and pavements out to tender
Western Sydney Airport ready to put earthworks and pavements out to tender Western Sydney Airport is a step closer to becoming reality with WSA Co set to go to market for main earthworks and airside pavements on the airport site. WSA Co, the Government-owned company established to deliver the Wester...
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Trimble acquires e-Builder to expand its Construction Management Solutions
Trimble acquires e-Builder to expand its Construction Management Solutions Trimble has announced the acquisition of privately-held e-Builder, a leading SaaS-based construction program management solution for capital program owners and program management firms. e-Builder extends Trimble’s abili...
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IAM RoadSmart hails wider use of Mobile Safety Cameras is good for Road Safety
IAM RoadSmart hails wider use of Mobile Safety Cameras is good for Road Safety An investigation by IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s biggest independent road safety charity, has found that more than a third-of police forces are using their mobile safety camera vans to prosecute drivers not wearing seatbelts o...
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Airbus flying car completes successful test flight
Airbus flying car completes successful test flight Vahana, the all-electric, self-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft built by Airbus’ innovation outpost in Silicon Valley – A³ (“A-cubed”), successfully completed its first full-scale flight test, reaching a height of 5 meters...
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New Holland and The Climate Corporation partner to deliver two-way data sharing
New Holland and The Climate Corporation partner to deliver two-way data sharing New Holland will enable its customers to seamlessly share in-depth real-time machine data with The Climate Corporation in order to enhance productivity and in-field efficiency. New Holland and The Climate Corporation, a...
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Keep an Eye on these 10 Infrastructure Trends in 2018
Keep an Eye on these 10 Infrastructure Trends in 2018 Following President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, where he urged Congress to pass a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) reported 10 infrastructure predictions for 2018 through its CONEX...
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Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm, Kleemann, Benninghoven and Ciber at bauma CONEXPO AFRICA 2018
Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm, Kleemann, Benninghoven and Ciber at bauma CONEXPO AFRICA 2018 The Wirtgen Group South Africa will use the upcoming bauma CONEXPO AFRICA 2018 to showcase its innovative solutions for road construction and rehabilitation as well as for mining and mineral processing from across i...
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Create flexible and futureproof parking
Create flexible and futureproof parking Provision of parking and its subsequent management is a topic never far away from the top of the agenda for a Local Authority. Parking requirements vary greatly depending on how an area has been built, what amenities are nearby, what other transportation is av...
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Meet Martin Oja, a Volvo Excavator Operator in Kiruna
Meet Martin Oja, a Volvo Excavator Operator in Kiruna Excavator operator Martin Oja has been working on the city transformation project in Kiruna for almost ten years. He’s looking forward to the day the city is completed. At the edge of what is to become Kiruna’s new centre, Martin Oja is sat at th...
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MIT Intelligence Quest looks to drive positive influences on virtually every aspect of society
MIT Intelligence Quest looks to drive positive influences on virtually every aspect of society MIT has announced the launch of the MIT Intelligence Quest, an initiative to discover the foundations of human intelligence and drive the development of technological tools that can positively influence vi...
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ACS Group/HOCHTIEF chosen to develop $1.95b Los Angeles Airport Rail Project
ACS Group/HOCHTIEF chosen to develop $1.95b Los Angeles Airport Rail Project A consortium led by ACS/HOCHTIEF has been chosen as the ‘Recommended Developer’ for a large-scale modernization PPP rail project at Los Angeles International airport. The consortium consists of ACS Infrastructure Developmen...
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Self driving delivery vehicles set to transform local commerce
Self driving delivery vehicles set to transform local commerce Leading autonomous car developers have formed their own company, called Nuro, and have debuted a self-driving vehicle designed to transform local commerce. Nuro’s fully autonomous vehicle reshapes the cost structure of goods transportati...
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MIT engineers invent microfluidic manufacturing from LEGO bricks
MIT engineers invent microfluidic manufacturing from LEGO bricks MIT engineers have just introduced an element of fun into microfluidics. The field of microfluidics involves minute devices that precisely manipulate fluids at sub-millimetre scales. Such devices typically take the form of flat, two-di...
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Accelerated Bridge Construction used to replace Savoy Road Bridge in Massachusetts
Accelerated Bridge Construction used to replace Savoy Road Bridge in Massachusetts Bridge substructure is composed of all precast concrete bridge components for fast-track construction Partnering with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, engineering firm McFarland Johnson and general cont...
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John Holland tackles gender pay equity
John Holland tackles gender pay equity Operating across Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia, John Holland has been transforming city skylines, connecting regional centres and providing vital infrastructure for more than six decades. Today, John Holland has announced a win for gender pay parit...
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Meet JohnnyBall – A simple and reliable solution for accurate level and slope
Meet JohnnyBall – A simple and reliable solution for accurate level and slope No electronics, batteries, or satellites required Every contractor knows there is something exquisitely wonderful in discovering a straight forward, simple solution to a task at hand. That rush of knowing that time a...
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Works ramp up in Queensland on the M1 between Mudgeeraba and Varsity Lakes
Works ramp up in Queensland on the M1 between Mudgeeraba and Varsity Lakes Heavy construction on the congestion-busting M1 widening between Mudgeeraba and Varsity Lakes on the Australian Gold Coast is now a step closer with the Seymour Whyte Group being awarded the project contract. Federal Minister...
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Earthline opts for reliability and performance with Volvo Construction Equipment
Earthline opts for reliability and performance with Volvo Construction Equipment Earthline Ltd of Ogbourne St George, near Marlborough, Wiltshire has taken delivery of Volvo’s flagship excavator, the seventy five tonne EC750E together with its first ever Volvo loading shovel in the guise of a 25 ton...
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Detailed plans to upgrade A303 at Stonehenge to go on show
Detailed plans to upgrade A303 at Stonehenge to go on show Refined plans for major improvements to journeys on the A303 near Stonehenge will go on show next week. Highways England has been working hard to develop the design for the £1.6 billion scheme since the preferred route was announced last Sep...
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New SENNEBOGEN 70 tonne crane offers maximum versatility
New SENNEBOGEN 70 tonne crane offers maximum versatility With 65 years of experience in the design and construction of cranes, SENNEBOGEN machines have been winning over customers all over the world for decades. The duty cycle cranes are designed specifically for the highest requirements of heavy-du...
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Ghana announces tenders for Eastern Railway and Boankara Port project
Ghana announces tenders for Eastern Railway and Boankara Port project The Government of Ghana has re-emphasised the need to involve the private sector in the development of public infrastructure by promoting a robust PPP agenda. Through the Ministry of Railways Development and the Ghana Railway Deve...
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Air Monitors wins contract for national Particulate Matter monitoring network
Air Monitors wins contract for UK Particulate Matter monitoring network Air Monitors Limited is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a contract by the Environment Agency to supply real-time particulate matter (PM) monitors to support the Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN). According...
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Building world class Universities
Building world class Universities Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has today published its paper “Universities Fit for the Future: How to thrive in a skills economy”. Universities in the UK have a vital role in addressing critical skills shortages and unlocking economic growth...
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MATOS CONNECT, the digital assistant for trucks and machines rental companies
MATOS CONNECT, the digital assistant for trucks and machines rental companies MATOS is a young company founded in Nantes, France, who recently won the prestigious Intermat Start-up Innovation Award with their innovative MATOS CONNECT software. The company aims to become the first digital assistant f...
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Maintaining machinery is clear and simple with the Trackunit smartphone app
Maintaining machinery is clear and simple with the Trackunit smartphone app Trackunit, a leader in the design, development and deployment of fleet management systems, has introduced an advanced version of its Trackunit On smartphone app, enabling equipment rental companies and fleet owners to stay r...
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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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