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Time Lapse video shows Network Rail completing Ashton-under-Lyne works
Time Lapse video shows Network Rail completing Ashton-under-Lyne works Ashton-under-Lyne station reopened by Network Rail today after the work to provide passengers with better journeys between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge was completed. The line was closed for 16 days to allow for an improve...
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Volvo premiers ECR18E 1.8 tonne compact excavator at Intermat
Volvo premiers ECR18E 1.8 tonne compact excavator at Intermat The ECR18E from Volvo Construction Equipment features an ultra-short swing radius, making it super agile and safer when working in confined urban applications. Receiving its worldwide premiere at the Intermat exhibition in Paris in April,...
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Jaguar Land Rover and INRIX awarded grant to increase Autonomous Vehicle safety
Jaguar Land Rover and INRIX awarded grant to increase Autonomous Vehicle safety INRIX, the world leader in connected car services and transportation analytics, and the AutopleX consortium, led by Jaguar Land Rover, have announced that the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles has award...
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The advantages of professional soft strip demolition
The advantages of professional soft strip demolition For a building that is scheduled for redevelopment and renovation it is crucial to detach the non-structural elements, so that you can protect the property and important elements from damage. Soft strip demolition experts can safely remove all the...
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Manitou Group developing the handling solutions of the future
Manitou Group developing the handling solutions of the future The Manitou Group, the world’s leading builder of rough-terrain handling equipment, will be at this year’s INTERMAT, the international exhibition for construction and infrastructure. To keep pace with a fast-growing sector, th...
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Volvo Assist and Co-Pilot in-cab display unveiled at Intermat 2018
Volvo Assist and Co-Pilot in-cab display unveiled at Intermat 2018 Volvo Construction Equipment showcases the full range of Volvo Assist solutions, all powered by the state-of-the-art Volvo Co-Pilot in-cab display. At Intermat 2018 Volvo Construction Equipment showcases its most advanced approach to...
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Tarmac’s digital delivery tracking system boosts efficiency and customer service
Tarmac’s digital delivery tracking system boosts efficiency and customer service Tarmac, the UK’s leading construction solutions company, has enhanced its logistics capabilities for customers with the roll out of an innovative new digital delivery tracking solution across its 1,800-strong vehi...
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Helix Core from Perforce chosen for Transurban’s IoT Urban Road Infrastructure Projects
Helix Core from Perforce chosen for Transurban’s IoT Urban Road Infrastructure Projects Perforce Software, a provider of solutions to enterprise teams requiring productivity, visibility, and scale along the development lifecycle, announced that Helix Core is the chosen version control system to supp...
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Volvo demonstrates their strengths and successes at Intermat Paris 2018
Volvo demonstrates their strengths and successes at Intermat Paris 2018 Large technical, social and climate forces are driving the global economy. The Volvo Group comes to Intermat with a package of machines and services that deliver customer success – demonstrating its eagerness for ‘Building Tomor...
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Protect your business against Cyber Attacks
Protect your business against Cyber Attacks As companies introduce connected technologies into the workplace and on the jobsite, they increase the risk of cyber attacks. Cyber attacks are affecting companies of all sizes. Smaller companies may actually be at higher risk if they don’t think it can ha...
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Volvo gives their machines a new lease of life with the Certified Rebuild Program
Volvo gives their machines a new lease of life with the Certified Rebuild Program Volvo Construction Equipment’s Certified Rebuild Program offers the same quality standards as a new Volvo machine through three flexible packages. At Intermat 2018, Volvo Construction Equipment is taking a new approac...
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Highways England offers specialist motorway training for commercial drivers
Highways England offers specialist motorway training for commercial drivers Hauliers up and down the country are being urged to get ‘smart’ with Highways England’s specialist motorway training. In a pioneering move, the government company responsible for the country’s motorways and major A roads has...
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Volvo introduces Excavator Attachments as standard options at Intermat
Volvo introduces Excavator Attachments as standard options at Intermat Tiltrotators are now available as factory fit on 15 excavator models and the new tiltable bucket expands the large excavator bucket range from Volvo. At Intermat 2018 Volvo Construction Equipment is expanding its factory-fit Stee...
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Hyundai appoints new material handling equipment dealer in Scotland
Hyundai appoints new material handling equipment dealer in Scotland Euro Mechanical Handling Ltd (EMH), based at Bellshill in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, is an independent Scottish Material Handling company, that specialises in Forklift Trucks, Telehandlers, Lifting Equipment compliance/proof load...
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Hitachi unveils ZX210LC-6 Telescopic Arm Excavator at Intermat
Hitachi unveils ZX210LC-6 Telescopic Arm Excavator at Intermat The new telescopic arm excavator from Hitachi is the optimum solution for complex below-ground construction projects. As the smallest model in the range, the ZX210LC-6 is ideal for working in confined spaces. Capable of excavating to dep...
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SENNEBOGEN presents their new 355 E Telehandler at IFAT 2018
SENNEBOGEN presents their new 355 E Telehandler at IFAT 2018 SENNEBOGEN will be presenting the completely redeveloped 355 E telehandler to the public for the first time at IFAT 2018. The machine also signals the launch of a new product line called Multi Line. The new model is much more than just a t...
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New SENNEBOGEN 855 E Hybrid material handler is the perfect scrap handler
New SENNEBOGEN 855 E Hybrid material handler is the perfect scrap handler Living up to its reputation as a specialist in demanding material handling applications, SENNEBOGEN will be adding a new variant to its product portfolio in 2018. With its energy recovery system, the new 855 E Hybrid fits seam...
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Electric construction equipment won’t solve the Total Cost of Ownership dilemma
Electric construction equipment won’t solve the Total Cost of Ownership dilemma Fuel costs may radically change but working out the ideal formula for running construction equipment will be just as complex in an all-electric future. Brian O’Sullivan looks at the many factors that go into the TC...
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McCann wins RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award for third consecutive year
McCann wins RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award for third consecutive year Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann, has completed a hat trick of successive award wins after being announced as a winner for a third consecutive year at the impending RoSPA Health and Safety Awards f...
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3 steps to better construction safety
3 steps to better construction safety Modern machines have more safety features than ever before – so why do accidents still happen? Brian O’Sullivan considers the relationship between work site traffic, people and machines. It has been estimated that 60% of all fatalities on sites can be attributed...
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Gate 7 wins a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade
Gate 7 wins a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade Multi-award-winning company Gate 7, based in the North East of England, is an innovative company specialising in the supply of decals and printed components to the Construction equipment, Agricultural and Industrial Machinery m...
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Bartco UK promotes research integration to benefit worldwide traffic management innovation
Bartco UK promotes research integration to benefit worldwide traffic management innovation Closer integration of the research and development operations of two intelligent transport system (ITS) firms will promote slicker product innovation for the benefit of traffic management organisations worldwi...
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Fluvial Innovations scoops a Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Fluvial Innovations scoops a Queen’s Award for Enterprise Poole-based Fluvial Innovations has announced that Her Majesty The Queen has selected the firm as winner of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation. Fluvial Innovations has been awarded the prestigious accolade for the development of...
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Trimble announces new Surveying solutions
Trimble announces new Surveying solutions Trimble has launched the Trimble® TSC7 Controller, a new field solution for land and civil construction surveyors. The TSC7, combined with specialized software, defines the next generation of data collection and computing for mobile workers. The Trimble TSC7...
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ALE Engineers launch major bridge over highway in Spain
ALE Engineers launch major bridge over highway in Spain ALE has successfully completed a bridge launch in Spain using time and cost-effective methodology. The steel arch bridge, weighing 2,100 tonnes and measuring 200 metres long, was launched over the Júcar River in Cullera by ALE using SPMTS inste...
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Metso features high performing recycling solutions at USA Waste Expo
Metso features high performing recycling solutions at USA Waste Expo Metso will present its extensive waste recycling equipment and services offering at Waste Expo 2018, taking place April 24-26 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Central Halls, Nevada, USA. During the event, Metso professionals wil...
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Construction PR Agency SE10 wins prestigious Queen’s Award
Construction PR Agency SE10 wins prestigious Queen’s Award International PR agency SE10 is one of a handful of British businesses to be bestowed The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade on Her Majesty’s 92nd birthday. As the highest honour for UK businesses, it places global PR firm S...
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Cat Articulated Trucks redesigned for safety and enhanced operation
Cat Articulated Trucks redesigned for safety and enhanced operation Three new Cat® articulated trucks—730, 730 EJ (Ejector), and 735 have been extensively redesigned, enhancing the field-proven features and performance of their C-Series predecessors (730C2, 730C2 EJ, and 735C) with new operator stat...
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High-speed passenger trains now run from Ashford International to Paris
High-speed passenger trains now run from Ashford International to Paris The first in the fleet of brand new high-speed passenger trains to call at Ashford International was met on the platform on the 3 April by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling. The arrival of Eurostar’s new Siemens e320 class trai...
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Next Architects design the landscape for 24km of road works in Friesland, Netherlands
Next Architects design the landscape for 24km of road works in Friesland, Netherlands Construction of the N356 De Centrale As, a highway connecting the N31 south of Burgum with the Dokkum ring road, is a unique project which Next Architects were proud to be involved in. The 25km route, dissecting th...
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China’s Shanghai-Nantong Yangtze River Bridge built using Doka automatic climbing formwork
China’s Shanghai-Nantong Yangtze River Bridge built using Doka automatic climbing formwork In China’s Jiangsu Province, north of Shanghai, work is in progress on what will be the world’s biggest cable-stayed bridge, the Shanghai-Nantong Yangtze River Bridge. As well as the world...
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Liam Fox launches awards for Best Business Partnership of the Future
Liam Fox launches awards for Best Business Partnership of the Future International Trade Secretary, Dr Liam Fox MP, today launched the GREAT Innovation in Action Awards to find the best partnerships between UK and Asia-Pacific companies. Twelve shortlisted trade projects all demonstrate how new idea...
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Mordialloc Freeway to be upgraded in Australia
Mordialloc Freeway to be upgraded in Australia People in Melbourne’s south-east will get home faster and spend less time stuck in traffic when the new Mordialloc Freeway bypass is upgraded. The Victorian Budget 2018/19 will include Aus $75 million to upgrade the Mordialloc Bypass to a four-lane free...
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Jewson places £8 million order for 500 JCB machines
Jewson places £8 million order for 500 JCB machines One of the UK’s leading builder’s merchants is investing heavily in its tool hire business with an order for 500 JCB machines worth more than £8 million. Jewson is buying a fleet of JCB’s new flagship 15C-1mini excavators and JCB 8008 micro excavat...
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What would you do if a member of your team had a cardiac arrest?
What would you do if a member of your team had a cardiac arrest? In England, only 8% of people survive a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). A major contributor behind this statistic is that only 30 – 40% of bystanders intervene upon seeing someone collapse. Mark Gilmore, managing director of Aero He...
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Volvo launches six skid steer and compact track loaders
Volvo launches six skid steer and compact track loaders The new MC110D, MC115D and MC135D skid steer loaders, and MCT110D, MCT125D and MCT135D compact track loaders offer more strength, greater capacities, and improved safety and operator comfort. Volvo D-Series skid steer loaders and compact track...
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Hill Engineering’s new TEFRA coupler for mini Excavators set for Hillhead launch
Hill Engineering’s new TEFRA coupler for mini Excavators set for Hillhead launch Hill Engineering has been designing and manufacturing pioneering excavator attachments since 1994. Up until now the company’s award-winning TEFRA quick couplers were designed to fit midi to heavy-line excavators r...
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Association of Equipment Manufacturers wants more Millennials on the Jobsite
Association of Equipment Manufacturers wants more Millennials on the Jobsite Construction has often been considered one of the last industries to embrace technology. That is starting to change, however, as construction companies look for new ways to change the mindset of those working at the jobsite...
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Keyline team uses pedal power to cycle Scotland in aid of Prostate Cancer UK
Keyline team uses pedal power to cycle Scotland in aid of Prostate Cancer UK A group of staff, suppliers and customers from heavy building materials supplier Keyline are gearing up to take on the challenge of cycling from its Dumfries branch to its Inverness depot in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. The r...
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Volvo Construction launches new rigid hauler range
Volvo Construction launches new rigid hauler range Volvo Construction Equipment unveiled its new range of Volvo-branded rigid hauler to customers and dealers at the company’s Motherwell facility in Scotland. All eyes were on the new range of Volvo-branded rigid haulers this week when Volvo Construct...
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ALE bespoke lifting system saves time and money on Thames Tideway Project
ALE bespoke lifting system saves time and money on Thames Tideway Project ALE has completed the second phase of work on the Thames Tideway project in London, UK with the use of a time and cost-saving lifting system. The work was completed on behalf of FLO – the joint venture, comprised of Ferr...
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Self-healing metal oxides developed by MIT could protect against corrosion
Self-healing metal oxides developed by MIT could protect against corrosion An ultrathin layer of aluminum oxide, though solid, can flow like a liquid instead of cracking. Researchers have found that a solid oxide protective coating for metals can, when applied in sufficiently thin layers, deform as...
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Innovations that will bring construction equipment costs down
Innovations that will bring construction equipment costs down The cost of owning a machine is much more than just the initial purchase price. As soon as the engine is started, construction equipment operating costs start to mount up. So knowing the combined life cycle costs and equipping machines wi...
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Ancient Maori comb fragments found during New Zealand road construction
Ancient Maori comb fragments found during New Zealand road construction The teeth of a pre-European ceremonial wooden comb, a Maori heru, have been discovered during earthworks on the Huntly section of the Waikato Expressway. This find was made by the Fulton Hogan-HEB Joint Venture team while topsoi...
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Galliford Try sets to work upgrading Rugby with signalisation and roadworks
Galliford Try sets to work upgrading Rugby with signalisation and roadworks Galliford Try has secured a £3.7m contract to improve the Coton Arches roundabout in Rugby, Warwickshire. The scheme will involve signalising the roundabout and providing a connecting road through it to facilitate southbound...
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HiQ and Ammann develop Q Point open digital platform for the construction industry
HiQ and Ammann develop Q Point open digital platform for the construction industry Austrian construction process specialist hiQ solutions GmbH is joining forces with the Ammann Group’s Digital Products team to create Q Point: the brand name for the new, high-performance provider of a manufacturer-in...
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Drax Power Station calls in Volvo Construction Equipment to handle Fly Ash
Drax Power Station calls in Volvo Construction Equipment to handle Fly Ash A Volvo L120H and a L150H have been supplied to Rail Freight Services on a long term contract for Lytag, handling pulverized fuel ash (Fly Ash) at Drax power station near Selby in Yorkshire. Both machines are six months into...
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Ammann APR Plate Compactor reduce unwanted vibration
Ammann APR Plate Compactor reduce unwanted vibration Ammann is introducing updated hand guides on it’s current APR Reversible Vibratory Plate Compactors, reducing unwanted vibration to its lowest levels yet. A new mounting for the guide handle isolates vibration and prevents it from reaching the ope...
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New York’s JC Smith awarded Minnich Manufacturing dealership
New York’s JC Smith awarded Minnich Manufacturing dealership Minnich Manufacturing, the leading manufacturer of concrete dowel pin drills, concrete vibrators and vibrator monitoring systems celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018, has added New York’s JC Smith Inc. to its dealer network. One of the...
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Cape Verde to host first SINN Power wave energy project
Cape Verde to host first SINN Power wave energy project With the signed agreement between SINN Power and Fazenda de Camarão, SINN Power is all set to begin the company’s first commercial wave energy project on Cape Verde. For hundreds of years, huge waves have crashed onto the long, rocky shores of...
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Ammann Australia expands
Ammann Australia expands Solid growth has led Ammann Australia to relocate its headquarters, warehouse and training centre to better serve its customers in the region. The facility was moved from Narangba to a new location about 10 km north in Caboolture. The move took place in January 2018. “This m...
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Safer roads to beat the holiday traffic
Safer roads to beat the holiday traffic The Easter break is traditionally a time when the UK population hit the roads to visit friends and family, or just take a hard-earned break from work. This year will likely be no different with drivers expected to complete nearly 19m separate leisure journeys...
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STRABAG awarded tunnelling contract for Sirius Minerals Yorkshire Polyhalite Project
STRABAG awarded tunnelling contract for Sirius Minerals Yorkshire Polyhalite Project Sirius Minerals Plc. has hired the European construction group STRABAG SE to build an approx. 13 km tunnel section for the underground transport system of the Woodsmith Mine near Whitby, England. The design-and-buil...
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Sacyr Mutu-Ya-Kevela School project opened by President of Angola
Sacyr Mutu-Ya-Kevela School project opened by President of Angola The President of the Republic of Angola, Joao Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, has inaugurated the Liceo Mutu-Ya-Kevela School in Luanda following the comprehensive rehabilitation undertaken by Sacyr Somague, a subsidiary of Sacyr Ingenierí...
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Ammann trench roller features ACEecon Intelligent Compaction System
Ammann trench roller features ACEecon Intelligent Compaction System The system, ACEecon, eliminates guesswork by measuring compaction progress in real time. The information is communicated to the operator via an LED display on top of the machine. Without the system, the operator must estimate the co...
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Archaeology on Highways England project shines light on 6000 years of history
Archaeology on Highways England project shines light on 6000 years of history A Roman trade distribution centre, an abandoned medieval village and three prehistoric monuments are among nationally significant archaeology discoveries uncovered by the team delivering the UK’s biggest road upgrade. The...
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Balfour Beatty awarded £47m overhead line works in Scotland
Balfour Beatty awarded £47m overhead line works in Scotland Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been awarded two contracts worth c. £47m for the Fort Augustus to Fort William 132kV Transmission Reinforcement project. Both contracts have been awarded by Scottish Hydro Electric...
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Ringway secures 10 year maintenance services contract across the Bracknell Forest
Ringway secures 10 year maintenance services contract across the Bracknell Forest Ringway has been awarded a one-year extension to its term service contract in Bracknell Forest. The yearly extension is the third in succession and added to the original seven-year contract which started in 2014. The c...
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TyBot and Brayman Construction selected as national finalist for 2018 Innovation Award
TyBot and Brayman Construction selected as national finalist for 2018 Innovation Award The TyBot / Brayman team was recently selected as a Top 3 National Finalist for the inaugural 2018 Innovation Award presented by The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). As finalists, the team will pre...
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Ammann brings telematics to small rollers for accurate networked fleet monitoring
Ammann brings telematics to small rollers for accurate networked fleet monitoring Since the beginning of the year, Ammann has made it possible to optimise maintenance as well as fleet control and rental by way of an innovative tool: Ammann ServiceLink, which provides practical digital control of key...
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