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John Deere announces contest finalists for Small Machines. Big Impact.
John Deere announces contest finalists for Small Machines. Big Impact. After reviewing countless standout community enhancement project ideas from across the nation, John Deere selected the three finalists of its second annual Small Machines. Big Impact. contest. Each finalist will have a chance to...
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Wastemasters Hire opts for JCB Yellow with latest equipment procurement
Wastemasters Hire opts for JCB Yellow with latest equipment procurement A Coventry company has turned its waste and materials handling fleet completely JCB yellow with its latest order of four new machines. Wastemasters Hire’s latest purchase includes a 437 wheeled loading shovel, a 457 Wheele...
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Moonshadow Mobile partners with INRIX to deliver Travel Pattern Analytics Platform
Moonshadow Mobile partners with INRIX to deliver Travel Pattern Analytics Platform Moonshadow Mobile, Inc. announced a partnership with INRIX, the world leader in transportation analytics and connected car services, to incorporate INRIX Trips Reports into Moonshadow’s DB4IoT platform. The solution o...
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Super sized milling and paving equipment speeding up resurfacing on the M62 in Yorkshire
Super sized milling and paving equipment speeding up resurfacing on the M62 in Yorkshire A new type of resurfacing machine the first of its kind on England’s motorways – has been used to considerably reduce the duration of a resurfacing scheme in West Yorkshire. A unique 3.8 metre drum fitted...
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Parsons Rouchleau Mine Bridge project wins Diamond Partnering Award
Parsons Rouchleau Mine Bridge project wins Diamond Partnering Award Parsons Corporation recently won the International Partnering Institute’s (IPI) 2018 John L. Martin Partnered Project of the Year Award for their work on the Rouchleau Mine Bridge project in Minnesota, USA. The project won the Diamo...
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World Bank supports Ulaanbaatar City on Municipal Transport Asset Management
World Bank supports Ulaanbaatar City on Municipal Transport Asset Management A memorandum of understanding between the World Bank and Ulaanbaatar city was signed today to facilitate cooperation on the management and planning of municipal transport assets, as part of the city’s efforts to make its tr...
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Inrix Emergency Alert Service connects Transportation Agencies with drivers
Inrix Emergency Alert Service connects Transportation Agencies with drivers INRIX, the world leader in connected car services and transportation analytics, and Information Logistics (ILog) has announced a new emergency alert service for transportation agencies to assist with detecting and managing l...
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Brokk highlights SmartConcept technology for next generation Demolition Machines
Brokk highlights SmartConcept technology for next generation Demolition Machines Brokk, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, launches Brokk SmartConcept™, a set of technological features that offer improvements in power management, reliability, maintainab...
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New British technology turns windows into solar panels turning skyscrapers into power stations
New British technology turns windows into solar panels turning skyscrapers into power stations Britain’s estimated 1 billion windows could become the power generators of the future, letting light through while harnessing solar energy. A Cambridge firm, Polysolar, which is manufacturing transparent s...
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Brieda Cabins launch PEMA Crane Operator Health and Safety paper
Brieda Cabins launch PEMA Crane Operator Health and Safety paper Brieda Cabins, a specialist in ergonomic cabins, control stations and desks for manned and remotely-operated cranes, is pleased to announce the launch of a new information paper on Crane Operator Health & Safety by the Port Equipme...
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StreetLight Data launches initiative to assess how different types of travel interact
StreetLight Data launches initiative to assess how different types of travel interact StreetLight Data, Inc., the mobility analytics company that brings real-world travel patterns to light by launching their Multimodal Measurement Initiative (M²Initiative) to measure the way all modes of travel inte...
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Night Tech safety shoe lights light up the workplace
Night Tech safety shoe lights light up the workplace Industrial Shoe Lights Provide a Halo of Protection to Prevent Workplace Falls and Accidents Night Tech Gear, creators of the world’s first industrial shoe lighting system, today announced the launch of Night Shift Shoe Lights. The Night Shift Sho...
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India and World Bank sign $500m deal for all-weather rural roads using green technologies
India and World Bank sign $500m deal for all-weather rural roads using green technologies The Government of India and the World Bank today signed a $500 million loan agreement to provide additional financing for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Rural Roads Project which will build 7,000...
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Smart Police speed and traffic enforcement coming to the UK
Smart Police speed and traffic enforcement coming to the UK A new-style Smart Police Camera will be on UK roads later this year. LASERcam 4, a mobile speed enforcement camera from Truvelo, will combine class-leading laser speedmeter capabilities with high quality video to address a series of driving...
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Hyundai delivers first HX130LCR Excavator in the UK
Hyundai delivers first HX130LCR Excavator in the UK Taylor and Braithwaite, European dealers for Hyundai Construction Equipment have delivered the first Hyundai HX130LCR excavator in the UK. Trevor Keys of Dumfries Plant Rentals Ltd in Scotland has received the first of six HX130LCR Excavators that...
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Businesses challenged to ditch paper as environmental impact reaches all-time high
Businesses challenged to ditch paper as environmental impact reaches all-time high A new campaign has been launched to challenge businesses to reduce their paper usage, following recent research which found that a third of UK workers admit to printing out unnecessary paper documents every single day...
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Productivity records set at Ukrainian Port with the help of Volvo
Productivity records set at Ukrainian Port with the help of Volvo A fleet of Volvo L180 and L220 wheel loaders is helping TIS Group, Ukraine’s largest stevedore and port operator, set new standards for productivity. For Ukraine’s TIS Group, business is booming. Since its foundation in 1994, the comp...
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Abergele in North Wales gets a £50m track upgrade
Abergele in North Wales gets a £50m track upgrade Network Rail engineers have completed track upgrade work in Abergele as part of the £50m North Wales railway upgrade project, providing a more reliable service for passengers. Kevin Roberts, senior project manager for Network Rail Wales and Borders,...
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Scotlands William Hamilton and Sons kick-off with a Volvo loading shovel
Scotland’s William Hamilton and Sons kick-off with a Volvo loading shovel William Hamilton & Sons Ltd of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, has taken delivery of a Volvo L150H loading shovel as it embarks on a new, long term contract, handling residual waste on behalf of South Lanarkshire Counci...
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Bulgarian quarry proves value of Hitachi construction machinery with increased efficiency
Bulgarian quarry proves value of Hitachi construction machinery with increased efficiency A Bulgarian quarry is continuing to run efficiently thanks to the addition of two Hitachi Construction Zaxis-6 excavators and ZW-6 wheel loaders to an expanding fleet of construction machinery. The father and s...
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Australia’s Infrastructure Budget for 2018 to 2019 Connecting Regions
Australia’s Infrastructure Budget for 2018 to 2019 Connecting Regions The Australian Government will invest more than $75 billion in nationally significant transport infrastructure budget projects over the next 10 years, including new funding of $24.5 billion for projects and initiatives which...
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Britain’s great motorist rip-off
Britain’s great motorist rip-off Motorists provide the Treasury with over £50 billion every year in taxation yet only £2 billion of that is invested in maintaining the local road network. The impact of the lack of investment is a deteriorating road network that costs motorists a further £1.7 b...
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Bouygues UK to build Cardiff University’s Magnet for Innovation campus
Bouygues UK to build Cardiff University’s Magnet for Innovation campus Bouygues UK Limited, a leading construction company with a track record in urban regeneration, will develop a disused railway yard into a centrepiece for innovation. Cardiff Innovation Campus (CIC) will provide cutting-edge...
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Mack Trucks plan to have a fully electric refuse vehicle in 2019
Mack Trucks plan to have a fully electric refuse vehicle in 2019 Mack Trucks, a part of Volvo Group, plans to have a fully electric Mack LR refuse model equipped with an integrated Mack electric drivetrain operating in North America in 2019. The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), one of...
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Calculator App for dump trucks and construction puts everyday math in your pocket
Calculator App for dump trucks and construction puts everyday math in your pocket This morning, MyLogic, Inc., announced the launch of Dump Truck Math, a mobile app available for both iOS and Android devices. Dump Truck Math was designed with estimators, foremen, and truck owners in mind and include...
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John Deere extends their Compact Equipment Line warranty to two years
John Deere extends their Compact Equipment Line warranty to two years Reinforcing its commitment to producing the industry’s most reliable and durable machinery, John Deere extended its machine warranty on all Commercial Worksite Products to two years. This coverage includes new compact track loader...
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Balfour Beatty completes £63m Rossall Coastal Defence Scheme in UK
Balfour Beatty completes £63m Rossall Coastal Defence Scheme in UK Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that it has successfully completed the £63 million Rossall coastal defence scheme for Wyre Council in partnership with the Environment Agency. The scheme will pr...
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The Volvo Ocean Race signals the start for electric articulated buses in Gothenburg
The Volvo Ocean Race signals the start for electric articulated buses in Gothenburg When Gothenburg, Sweden, welcomes the Volvo Ocean Race on June 14–21, the city will also welcome two concept all-electric articulated Volvo buses which will carry visitors between downtown Nordstan and the event venu...
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Scientists invent Bio-Bitumen to pave roads using plastic and other mixed wastes
Scientists invent Bio-Bitumen to pave roads using plastic and other mixed wastes Scientists at Aston University have developed Bio-Bitumen, a new way to convert organic bin waste such as decomposed food, paper and plastic into a substance suitable for laying roads and pavements. The process, develop...
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M56 Smart Motorway £67m contract awarded to Galliford Try
M56 Smart Motorway £67m contract awarded to Galliford Try Galliford Try has been awarded a £67m contract by Highways England to design and construct an M56 Smart Motorway scheme on the M56 between junctions 6 and 8 to the west of Manchester Airport. Works include upgrading pavements, barriers and dr...
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Dutch demolition experts AC Stolwerk Sloopwerken buy first Hitachi Premium Used Excavator
Dutch demolition experts AC Stolwerk Sloopwerken buy first Hitachi Premium Used Excavator AC Stolwerk Sloopwerken BV has purchased the first Hitachi Premium Used excavator to work on a wide range of projects in the vicinity of Breda, in the province of North Brabant, The Netherlands. The demolition...
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Balfour Beatty awarded £43.5 m Beauly to Keith overhead line and cabling works
Balfour Beatty awarded £43.5 m Beauly to Keith overhead line and cabling works Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been awarded two contracts worth c. £43.5 million for the Beauly to Keith 132kV modernisation programme. Both contracts have been awarded by Scottish Hydro Elect...
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GKD Technologies safeguarding both man and machine
GKD Technologies safeguarding both man and machine GKD Technologies is a leading provider of systems designed for safeguarding personnel and machines. The company, based in the South of England, was founded by current CEO, Nick Ground in 1992. Here Nick Ground talks about the company’s origins and t...
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Timber rafting in northern Russia revitalised with modified Volvo Construction Equipment
Timber rafting in northern Russia revitalised with modified Volvo Construction Equipment The introduction of a modified Volvo EC250 crawler excavator and L120 wheel loader into Arkhsplav’s timber rafting operations has cut loading costs by five times while dramatically increasing productivity. 1,500...
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Hyundai machines rolling off at Tilbury Docks
Hyundai machines rolling off at Tilbury Docks Over 800 Hyundai construction machines came into the UK last year, including crawler excavators, wheeled excavators and wheeled loaders. The machines are all manufactured at Hyundai’s factory in South Korea – from here they begin their 5,676 mile j...
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A first in Pavement Striping Assessment for the USA
A first in Pavement Striping Assessment for the USA Striping Service and Supply, Inc. (SSS) is the first USA striping contractor certified by TxDOT to operate the RetroTek-MU road striping Retro-reflectometer. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) stringent certification program provides...
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Improving road worker health, safety and wellbeing
Improving road worker health, safety and wellbeing One of Highways England’s three core aims is that no one should be harmed when travelling or working on the Strategic Road Network (SRN). Clearview Intelligence has put a lot of time and effort looking at keeping road users safe, but what about road...
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Heathrow boosts international trade with new routes to Chinese cities
Heathrow boosts international trade with new routes to Chinese cities Heathrow today welcomed the arrival of two new direct routes to the Chinese cities: Wuhan and Sanya. Both destinations are a first for direct routes into Heathrow, the connection to Sanya is a first for Europe. These routes will a...
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Bold new designs unveiled for Melbourne Metro Tunnel Stations
Bold new designs unveiled for Melbourne Metro Tunnel Stations Melbourne will boast five new stunning landmarks when the underground stations for the Metro Tunnel open in 2025. Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan today unveiled the final designs for the stations which will combine functionali...
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Lessons from Carillion might lead to retention reform in the UK construction industry
Lessons from Carillion might lead to retention reform in the UK construction industry The UK Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill 2017-19 (the “Aldous Bill”) was introduced as a Private Members’ Bill in January by Peter Aldous MP and is expected to have its second reading in June this year....
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Construction Advances in Scotland with Volvo Excavators
Construction Advances in Scotland with Volvo Excavators Blantyre based Advance Construction Scotland Ltd has purchased another package of Volvo excavators which are all incremental to the company’s already massive fleet of equipment with options for even more machines later this year. Having purchas...
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A bullet resistant Skoda for working in dangerous places
A bullet resistant Skoda for working in dangerous places ŠKODA is already known for its ability to build fantastically strong, safe and reliable cars. But now, following three-years of planning, development and testing, ŠKODA has added to its award-winning range with the addition of a bullet and bla...
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Metso updates Expertune PlantTriage software with advanced analysis and cybersecurity
Metso updates Expertune PlantTriage software with advanced analysis and cybersecurity Metso has announced a new version of its Metso Expertune PlantTriage control loop monitoring software. The newest version further improves process plant operational efficiency, reduces cybersecurity risks, and help...
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Putting a price on delivering a good driving experience
Putting a price on delivering a good driving experience When considering new schemes, be they route safety, congestion management or capacity improvement schemes, it is easy to get consumed by the technical details such as the specifications around road design, surrounding topography considerations,...
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Institute of Quarrying Academy webinar focuses on Landscape and Restoration
Institute of Quarrying Academy webinar focuses on Landscape and Restoration With 500 attendees to date, the fifth in the Institute of Quarrying’s IQ Academy series of popular 30 minute ‘Lunch and Learn’ webinars shines the spotlight on landscape and restoration considerations for mineral operators....
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More than 35 years of oscillation with HAMM solutions for asphalt construction and earthwork
More than 35 years of oscillation with HAMM solutions for asphalt construction and earthwork Over 35 years ago, HAMM became the first roller manufacturer to offer an oscillation drum for tandem rollers. These rollers have now become an integral part of the product programme. In the past five years a...
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Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge wins Parsons an APWA award
Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge wins Parsons an APWA award Parsons was recently presented with the 2018 Public Works Project of the Year Award by the American Public Works Association (APWA), Illinois Chapter, for its work on the Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge. The project won in the tr...
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Enhanced vehicle detectors by Nortech now connect to your smartphone
Enhanced vehicle detectors by Nortech now connect to your smartphone People and Vehicle Access control system specialists Nortech have designed a range of enhanced vehicle detectors that can be set up using a smartphone app and can identify the presence of vehicles through an inductive loop buried b...
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Shihang China is now the Copper Nickel Pipe supplier for top 500 brand companies
Shihang China is now the Copper Nickel Pipe supplier for top 500 brand companies Shihang today marked another milestone for being the main supplier of CuNi 90/10 & CuNi 70/30 pipes for top 500 brand companies in Asia and Europe. These are corrosion resistance copper nickel pipes, with copper and...
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Do not use the motorway hard shoulder as a naughty step
Do not use the motorway hard shoulder as a naughty step It’s a familiar scene for most parents driving on a motorway – children misbehaving. But the answer is not to do as one set of parents did and use the hard shoulder as a naughty step. The shocking action on the side of the ...
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European Investment Bank supports upgrade of energy and road infrastructure in Ukraine
European Investment Bank supports upgrade of energy and road infrastructure in Ukraine The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €136m to Ukraine’s National Power Company Ukrenergo in support of an extensive modernisation programme of its transmission infrastructure, helping to ensure that Ukrai...
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Intelligent Compaction and Infrared Scanning improving road construction in Missouri
Intelligent Compaction and Infrared Scanning improving road construction in Missouri The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) executed a year-long project throughout 2017 to demonstrate the use of intelligent compaction (IC), infrared scanning (IR), and Veta software to improve pavement con...
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New GRW 280i pneumatic tyre roller from HAMM delivers Easy Drive dynamics
New GRW 280i pneumatic tyre roller from HAMM delivers Easy Drive dynamics Hamm has been producing pneumatic tyre rollers with great success for over 50 years. Having revolutionised this machine type with its asymmetrical frame design around 8 years ago, the roller manufacturer HAMM is now set to pre...
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HAMM HD+ 90i PH tandem roller is an environmentally friendly hybrid
HAMM HD+ 90i PH tandem roller is an environmentally friendly hybrid HAMM has introduced the HD+ 90i PH tandem roller with hybrid power train, combining a conventional internal combustion engine with a hydraulic accumulator: the diesel engine covers the base load while the hydraulic accumulator meets...
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Wider lanes for drivers on UK’s busy M60 ahead of May Bank Holiday weekend
Wider lanes for drivers on UK’s busy M60 ahead of May Bank Holiday weekend Drivers on the M60 will be able to benefit from wider lanes in time for the bank holiday weekend, helping to improve the flow of traffic on the second busiest motorway in England. Across the country, some 237 miles of r...
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Autonomous cargo boat fleets could service cities, reducing road traffic
Autonomous cargo boat fleets could service cities, reducing road traffic The future of transportation in waterway-rich cities such as Amsterdam, Bangkok, and Venice — where canals run alongside and under bustling streets and bridges — may include autonomous boats that ferry goods and people, helping...
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E-Z Drill expanding their dealer network with Mid Country Machinery
E-Z Drill expanding their dealer network with Mid Country Machinery E-Z Drill, a leading manufacturer of concrete drilling and doweling equipment, has added Mid Country Machinery to its dealer network. In addition to Mid Country’s Fort Dodge, Waterloo and Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, locations, customers c...
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Volvo Construction explores the future of Mining with Off-Highway Research
Volvo Construction explores the future of Mining with Off-Highway Research Is the global mining industry ripe for an equipment recovery – or still suffering the hangover of the boom years? Here Chris Sleight, managing director of analyst Off Highway Research, shines a light on what to expect. Things...
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Green light for research project with HGVs using overhead power lines on German roads
Green light for research project with HGVs using overhead power lines on German roads The German Federal Ministry for the Environment today gave the green light for a subsidised pilot project to conduct research and development on the electrification of long-haul HGV trucks. The electricity supply f...
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Eurovia hails their Dementia Friends in Dementia Action Week
Eurovia hails their Dementia Friends in Dementia Action Week Eurovia is marking Dementia Awareness Week by hailing our own Dementia Friends who are making a positive difference to the lives of people with the condition. Eurovia is one of the first construction companies to take part in the Alzheimer...
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