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Highways England is geared up for winter
Highways England is geared up for winter Highways England’s team of 1,300 specially trained gritter drivers based across the country are geared up for winter – and are urging drivers to do the same. The company responsible for the country’s motorways and main A roads has more than 280,000 tonnes of...
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Integrated 3D Dozer Control system defines cutting edge
Integrated 3D Dozer Control system defines cutting edge Automated grade control using GNSS signals has transformed how earthmoving contractors get work done. Through the engineering efforts of its innovators and developers, machine control technology has been improved and refined over the years. A d...
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Drones set to take off in construction
Drones set to take off in construction Floating effortlessly and able to be positioned with great accuracy, drones – also referred to as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – are becoming an increasingly popular tool in the construction industry. Named after stingless male bees, drones were originally a...
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ALE Heavylift build new 600 tonne high capacity girder frame
ALE Heavylift build new 600 tonne high capacity girder frame ALE Heavylift has built a new high capacity girder frame, the AL600. The AL600 will be able to carry loads up to 600 tonnes – 100 tonnes more than ALE’s current largest frame, the AL500. The frame will be used to transport loads unde...
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Aebi unveils Transporter innovation at Agritechnica
Aebi unveils Transporter innovation at Agritechnica Aebi will be presenting two new innovations for the Transporter range at the Agritechnica trade fair from 12 to 18 November in Hanover. The top model, the Aebi VT450 Vario and the Aebi TP420, comply with EU Regulation 167/2013 and meet the latest e...
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TRL tests RHiNOPHALT Highway Preservation on the M4 Motorway in England
TRL tests RHiNOPHALT Highway Preservation on the M4 Motorway in England ASI is constantly striving to extend the life of the valuable infrastructure network through planned maintenance using RHiNOPHALT®. Their goal is to provide road users and owners surety that their investment will provide a long,...
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Conversation Plinth in Indiana encourages discussion about hardwood CLT
Conversation Plinth in Indiana encourages discussion about hardwood CLT Design firm IKD has unveiled the first hardwood Cross Laminated (HCLT) structure in the United States at the 2017 Exhibit Columbus exhibition. The Conversation Plinth, which has won the Miller Prize, sparks conversation whilst t...
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Testing starts for innovative M62 Motorway trial in Warrington, UK
Testing starts for innovative M62 Motorway trial in Warrington, UK Tests have begun this week on an innovative, pilot project designed to reduce congestion along the M62 Motorway near Warrington in Cheshire. Highways England is delivering the project at Croft Interchange – where junction 21a o...
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Snøhetta reveals their futuristic design for Aesop Duke of York Square in London
Snøhetta reveals their futuristic design for Aesop Duke of York Square in London With an intriguing fusion of futuristic and classic design, Snøhetta has completed its first permanently built project in England. The 108-square-meter retail space, dubbed Aesop Duke of York Square, is the latest addit...
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EIB finances new 17km suburban rapid transit system in Tunis
EIB finances new 17km suburban rapid transit system in Tunis The European Investment Bank (EIB) is strengthening its support for the development of efficient and sustainable urban transport infrastructure accessible to Tunisians living in the country. More than 15,600 jobs will be created in the Tun...
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UK failing to embrace innovation to tackle road safety, finds survey
UK failing to embrace innovation to tackle road safety, finds survey A new survey of delegates at Highways UK, the UK’s premier highway event attended by 2,000 road-safety professionals, reveals attitudes towards adopting new technologies in an effort to improve safety on UK roads. Although almost t...
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Kubota L45 a natural choice for 2Hire in South Africa
Kubota L45 a natural choice for 2Hire in South Africa Having been in the plant hire business since 2006, a plant hire company that specialises in the rental of compaction equipment, is well aware of the dangers of compromising quality when it comes to selection of equipment. Consequently, when 2Hire...
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Ehlert and Söhne hit new heights with the Liebherr R 960 Demolition crawler excavator
Ehlert and Söhne hit new heights with the Liebherr R 960 Demolition crawler excavator Hamburg-based company Ehlert & Söhne was in search of a demolition excavator with a particularly high operating height in order to get involved in some of the biggest demolition projects in the industry. In the...
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The best active road stud in the world just got even better
The best active road stud in the world just got even better With the traditional cat’s eye road stud set for a rebrand after councils reported complaints over ‘cats eyes removed’ warning signs, it’s important we understand the difference between passive and active road studs. Passive road studs are...
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Severe UK winter predictions spell bad news for potholed roads
Severe UK winter predictions spell bad news for potholed roads Predictions of the worse winter for possibly ten years is bad news for those highway authorities who have failed to carry out the necessary maintenance of their road networks. The Met Office’s forecast for November to January predicts ‘t...
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Smart societies of the future in focus at the next Volvo Group Innovation Summit
Smart societies of the future in focus at the next Volvo Group Innovation Summit With a focus on automation, electromobility and connectivity, Volvo Group will host its third Innovation Summit in Beijing on November 15, following successful events in London and Brussels earlier this year. Moderated...
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Doka offers made-to-measure formwork for complex projects
Doka offers made-to-measure formwork for complex projects Round, angular, abstract, two- or three-dimensional – architects’ drafts can be highly extravagant, so the need for custom Doka Formwork solutions and additional services increases all the time. The Doka Ready-to-Use Service manufacture...
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Willy Dohmen Group expands their fleet with two Liebherr L 580 XPower wheel-loaders
Willy Dohmen Group expands their fleet with two Liebherr L 580 XPower wheel-loaders Two Liebherr L 580 XPower® wheel loaders have recently joined the state-of-the-art machinery fleet of Willy Dohmen GmbH & Co. KG. The benefits of the XPower wheel loaders, which combine fuel efficiency, high perf...
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UK Builders Merchants Federation calls on Chancellor to back commercial vehicles modernisation
UK Builders Merchants Federation calls on Chancellor to back commercial vehicles modernisation The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has written to the Chancellor to urge him to put measures in the forthcoming budget that will support the modernisation of builders merchants’ delivery vehicles. The...
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McCann commits to ‘Earn and Learn’ by joining The 5% Club
McCann commits to ‘Earn and Learn’ by joining The 5% Club Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann has showcased its commitment to developing future talent by joining The 5% Club, an UK industry led initiative focussed on driving momentum into the recruitment of apprentices, gra...
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Scottish contractor C D McNeill invests in another Volvo EC27C Excavator
Scottish contractor C D McNeill invests in another Volvo EC27C Excavator C D McNeill of Dingwall, Ross-shire has purchased a fourth EC27C for its contracting business. The new EC27C is the fourth machine in a line to join C D McNeill’s contracting fleet, who took delivery of the first of its kind to...
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The Pothole Patcher product line and SuperiorRoads brand change hands
The Pothole Patcher product line and SuperiorRoads brand change hands The Pothole Patcher product lines have been purchased by Smart Air Chamber Inc. The newly-formed, Regina-based company being created by the purchase will take on the SuperiorRoads name. Dr. Kyungwon Yun, CEO of Smart Air Chamber a...
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Heathrow expansion takes next step towards building a construction legacy across the UK
Heathrow expansion takes next step towards building a construction legacy across the UK Heathrow has announced the next step in building Britain’s new runway by revealing the sixty-five longlisted sites in the running to be selected as expansion Logistics Hubs, which will help ensure that businesses...
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AfDB funded Thika Highway continues to impact Kenyan lives five years on
AfDB funded Thika Highway continues to impact Kenyan lives five years on The long-standing partnership between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Kenya to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth has produced excellent results. One of the most prominent fruits of this...
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MIT finds a new way to mix oil and water for better emulsions
MIT finds a new way to mix oil and water for better emulsions The reluctance of oil and water to mix together and stay that way is so well-known that it has become a cliché for describing any two things that do not go together well. Now, a new finding from researchers at MIT might ...
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How design is driving Americas largest infrastructure project
How design is driving Americas largest infrastructure project Florida’s I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project aims to create a commuting experience that will delight residents and tourists alike. Alvaro Alonso is the design-build manager of the I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project, a massive $2.3 billion ven...
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Talbert honours the 70th anniversary of the Removable Gooseneck
Talbert honours the 70th anniversary of the Removable Gooseneck Talbert Manufacturing, a North American leader in specialized heavy-haul solutions, celebrates the 70th anniversary of its mechanical gooseneck patent, which was developed by Austin Talbert, engineer and founder of Talbert Construction...
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Julio and Julio in Brazil reduce quarry operating costs with Metso Haul Truck Solution
Julio and Julio in Brazil reduce quarry operating costs with Metso Haul Truck Solution Julio and Julio Group has chosen Metso’s Haul Truck Solution to reduce the operating costs and improve the performance of its truck fleet in the São Domingos quarry in Sorocaba, Brazil. This investment is es...
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Highways England launches Health and Safety Passport scheme for over 50,000 workers
Highways England launches Health and Safety Passport scheme for over 50,000 workers With an ambition to set a common safety standard for more than 50 thousand workers across its whole supply chain, Highways England has today (8 November 2017) announced a new Health and Safety Passport scheme. Safety...
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RSTA seminar explains how asset management is an opportunity, rather than a threat
RSTA seminar explains how asset management is an opportunity, rather than a threat The UK Department for Transport’s funding allocation requirements now call for local highway authorities to have a fully developed and implemented asset management plan. The Road Surface Treatments Association (...
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South Australia Regional Roads Package ready to be rolled out
South Australia Regional Roads Package ready to be rolled out The Australian Government has approved Federal funding to help carry out vital regional road upgrades across South Australia. Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said projects to be funded under the package in...
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Granite – Parsons – Corman JV win US$410m Interstate project in Virginia, USA
Granite – Parsons – Corman JV win US$410m Interstate project in Virginia, USA Granite Construction Incorporated, Parsons Corporation, and Corman Construction Inc., announced today that their joint venture team has been awarded the Interstate 64 (I-64) Southside Widening and High Rise Bri...
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Recipe extraction by artificial intelligence aids materials fabrication
Recipe extraction by artificial intelligence aids materials fabrication In recent years, research efforts such as the Materials Genome Initiative and the Materials Project have produced a wealth of computational tools for designing new materials useful for a range of applications, from energy and el...
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Clearview Intelligence unveils Solar Powered Road Stud to create safer highways
Clearview Intelligence unveils Solar Powered Road Stud to create safer highways An innovative solar powered road stud which offers drivers 10 times greater visibility of the road ahead than traditional ‘cat’s eyes’ is today being unveiled by Clearview Intelligence, highway technolo...
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4,000 British truck drivers caught watching DVDs and boiling kettles
4,000 British truck drivers caught watching DVDs and boiling kettles The shocking footage above was released by Highways England today and show drivers watching DVDs, reading books, and even boiling a dashboard kettle. One driver in Kent was watching a DVD, while in Hampshire three from the s...
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Caterpillar releases new Utility Compactors with Rental Market in mind
Caterpillar releases new Utility Compactors with Rental Market in mind Customers expect Cat® Paving Products to offer machines and services that help them become more efficient and profitable. These new Caterpillar Compactor models do just that by making them easy to operate, simple to transport, an...
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Amsterdam aims for smart city status with help from Schmidt sweeping technology
Amsterdam aims for smart city status with help from Schmidt sweeping technology Amsterdam is considered to be a smart city and with “Climate Street”, for example, it initiated a flagship project for the Netherlands as a whole. By 2040, Amsterdam wants to be one of the top cities in the world when it...
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Ferrovial consortium to deliver the €1,150m Western Roads Upgrade in Melbourne
Ferrovial consortium to deliver the €1,150m Western Roads Upgrade in Melbourne Cintra, subsidiary of Ferrovial, through the Netflow joint venture recently formed with Plenary, has been selected by the State of Victoria as Preferred Respondent for the design, construction and financing of work...
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Contractor sought for £220m highways contract for Telford/Wrekin Council, UK
Contractor sought for £220m highways contract for Telford/Wrekin Council, UK Telford & Wrekin Council has today published its official notice for a £220m highways maintenance contract. The notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) marks the start of the formal procure...
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Search underway for mammoth Tunnel Boring Machines
Search underway for mammoth Tunnel Boring Machines An international search is underway for a supplier to build the four massive Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) that will build Australia’s biggest ever public transport project – the Metro Tunnel in Victoria. The four TBMs needed for the $11 billion proj...
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Trio of Liebherr mobile cranes scales mountains to erect wind turbines
Trio of Liebherr mobile cranes scales mountains to erect wind turbines Austrian crane and heavy haulage contractor Felbermayr has erected a wind farm on a range of medium-height mountains in Styria. The 13 turbines made by Enercon were completed over the summer months. Transporting the turbine compo...
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Volvo Excavators prove their worth in Scotland
Volvo Excavators prove their worth in Scotland “I’m sticking with Volvo…” says Brian Taylor, proprietor of B G Taylor Groundworks of Glenrothes as he reflects on one year’s operation with his Volvo EC27C and ECR50D compact excavators. Having owned and operated a Volvo ECR88 Plus (8.5 tonnes) for som...
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Meet the new versatile Liebherr R 918 crawler excavator
Meet the new versatile Liebherr R 918 crawler excavator With an operating weight between 19 and 22 tonnes, the new Liebherr R 918 crawler excavator is perfect for earthmoving applications and making trenches and pipe laying. A large selection of attachments also makes the machine extremely flexible...
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Volvo loading shovels at Britaniacrest Recycling increase productivity
Volvo loading shovels at Britaniacrest Recycling increase productivity Britaniacrest Recycling Ltd of Hookwood, Surrey has recently added a Volvo L150H to its plant fleet with a second machine on order for the New Year as it ramps up production at its recently acquired transfer station at Warnham on...
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ELE introduce new technology for concrete and cement testing
ELE introduce new technology for concrete and cement testing ELE International has launched a new automatic control unit for concrete and cement testing. The ADR Touch Control Pro system brings the latest technology into the materials testing laboratory, whilst also combining a wide range of new fea...
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ADB to support sustainable urban public transport in Jinan, China
ADB to support sustainable urban public transport in Jinan, China The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a $150 million loan to support the development of a bus rapid transit (BRT) system for modern electric trolley buses in Jinan, the most congested city in the People’s...
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Hitachi donates mini-excavator to elephant conservation project
Hitachi donates mini-excavator to elephant conservation project A Hitachi ZX38U-5 mini excavator has been delivered to the first elephant sanctuary in Europe. The Premium Used machine was donated by Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME), and handed over to the founders of Elephant Haven...
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Haver and Boecker offers customised Tyler T-Class Vibrating Screen
Haver and Boecker offers customised Tyler T-Class Vibrating Screen Haver and Boecker, a leading equipment manufacturer and solutions provider for aggregates and mining applications, offers the versatile two-bearing Tyler T-Class vibrating screen for a wide range of materials with a top size of 16-in...
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Technology and psychology boosts parking compliance
Technology and psychology boosts parking compliance It doesn’t really matter if you manage a car park for a local authority, an NHS Health Trust, an education facility, a retail park or a corporate company, at some point the issue of how to enforce your parking regulations with parking technology wi...
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Scalability of Metso’s award-winning HRC technology confirmed in pilot testing in Chile
Scalability of Metso’s award-winning HRC technology confirmed in pilot testing in Chile The scalability of Metso’s HRCTM high-pressure grinding technology has successfully been proven in pilot tests. The tests were conducted at a customer pilot plant in Chile during 2016 and 2017. Follow...
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A legal view of deleterious materials in Construction Contracts
A legal view of deleterious materials in Construction Contracts The inclusion of deleterious or prohibited material clauses in both building contracts and professional appointment documents is widespread within the construction industry. Whilst the form of these clauses will vary from contract to co...
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Tips for winterizing Sealcoating equipment
Tips for winterizing Sealcoating equipment As winter approaches, you want to make sure you are prepared. More than picking up ice melt and making sure your car heater works well, you’ll want to winterize your sealcoating equipment. Failing to do so correctly will be a problem when warmer spring temp...
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Dubai Water Canal project wins IRFs Global Roads Achievement Award
Dubai Water Canal project wins IRFs Global Roads Achievement Award Parsons is honoured to announce that the Dubai Water Canal project won the International Road Federation’s Global Roads Achievement Award (GRAA) under the Urban Planning and Mobility category. A uniquely challenging aspect of this pr...
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London’s Sculptural Rolling Bridge is a design icon
London’s Sculptural Rolling Bridge is a design icon In 2004, a pedestrian bridge with a difference was opened in London spanning an inlet off the main canal at Merchant Square, Paddington Basin. The Rolling Bridge was conceived by the Heatherwick Studio, who were influenced by the fluid, coiling tai...
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It All Started With a Case Backhoe
It All Started With a Case Backhoe Jon Fye founded Fye Excavating in Sperry, Iowa in 1995 with only three employees. Incorporated in 1998, Fye Excavating Inc. now employs over 50 people. The company provides full-service excavation, site work, commercial, utility, and “plan and spec” work in Iowa, I...
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Local businesses gear up for Australia’s West Gate Tunnel Project
Local businesses gear up for Australia’s West Gate Tunnel Project Victorian businesses, big and small, are being called on to join the team to build the West Gate Tunnel Project. Construction will start in early 2018 with the project expected to create more than 6,000 jobs. Information session...
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Maarten van der Breggen receives first Open Source Wood award from Metsä Wood
Maarten van der Breggen receives first Open Source Wood award from Metsä Wood The first Open Source Wood Award has been won by Dutch architect Maarten van der Breggen for his Maskerade® building concept. Maskerade is a modular system using the standard structural possibilities of KERTO LVL. The syst...
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STRABAG wins €170 million road construction contracts in Poland
STRABAG wins €170 million road construction contracts in Poland The European-based construction group STRABAG, through its Polish subsidiaries, has been awarded three road construction contracts from Poland’s General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA). The total contract value is...
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Washington DoT looks at disadvantaged business enterprise goals for highway projects
Washington DoT looks at disadvantaged business enterprise goals for highway projects Contractors, trade and labor organizations, small and disadvantaged businesses and all others who may be interested in working with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) are invited to comment on...
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New Vermeer S925TX Mini Skid Steer delivers outstanding lifting and performance
New Vermeer S925TX Mini Skid Steer delivers outstanding lifting and performance Vermeer has expanded its compact equipment lineup with the new S925TX mini skid steer, designed to provide impressive lifting performance and the power to conquer the most demanding applications. With a tip capacity of 2...
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