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Shipping Container Innovation – Transforming Road Transport And Logistics
Shipping Container Innovation – Transforming Road Transport And Logistics Since their creation, shipping containers have been pivotal in redefining the logistics and transport sectors. Their standardized designs have created seamless interfaces between various transportation modes, making glob...
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New Polymer can adapt to high and low temperature extremes
New Polymer can adapt to high and low temperature extremes The modern world is filled with synthetic polymers, long-chained molecules designed by scientists to fill all manner of applications. Researchers at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have developed two closely related polymers that respond dif...
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Optimisation Strategies for AEC Firms during the Cost of Living Crisis
Optimisation Strategies for AEC Firms during the Cost of Living Crisis In the environment of architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), effectively controlling overhead expenses can determine the success or failure of a company in terms of profitability and competitiveness. Overhead expenses...
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Companies must take action now to reap the benefits of the HGV Industry Growth
Companies must take action now to reap the benefits of the HGV Industry Growth The heavy goods vehicle (HGV) industry is experiencing significant growth and transformation in the modern business landscape. As industries adapt to the changing dynamics of global trade and consumer demand, HGVs have be...
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Prioritize the Wellbeing of On-Site Contractors
Prioritize the Wellbeing of On-Site Contractors Contractors take on unpredictable jobs. Pipe fitters can be called on to help renovate a home to build a whole new apartment block or even to put together a complex water rig for a movie. Welders are needed everywhere, from road work to film sets. The...
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HighRAP research project paving the way to understand Asphalt Recycling
HighRAP research project paving the way to understand Asphalt Recycling In spring, not only snowdrops and crocuses sprout, but also construction sites on Swiss roads. Repair work, patching and renewal is everywhere. Some of the old asphalt from the Swiss road network is being recycled, but around 75...
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Smart Quarry Site is scheduled to be released by Komatsu
Smart Quarry Site is scheduled to be released by Komatsu If you are you looking for a tool that can improve the productivity and fuel efficiency of your quarry and heavy construction equipment that will allow you to monitor and improve workplace safety in real time while reducing overall emissions o...
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WJ Group innovates with new £500k Accelerated Product Tester
WJ Group innovates with new £500k Accelerated Product Tester WJ Group has invested over £500,000 to install its Accelerated Product Tester, an advanced piece of equipment that can assess the durability and performance over time of various highway maintenance and improvement products. Traditionally t...
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New Bobcat Backhoe Loader range for MEA and CIS manufactured in India
New Bobcat Backhoe Loader range for MEA and CIS manufactured in India Bobcat has launched the company’s new B730 M-Series Backhoe Loader for markets in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) regions. The B730 M-Series offers high performance, ease of operation...
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Toyota launches prototype hydrogen light commercial vehicle with help from Ricardo
Toyota launches prototype hydrogen light commercial vehicle with help from Ricardo Following support from Ricardo, Toyota, alongside the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), has successfully launched this innovative hydrogen prototype for the UK light commercial vehicles market. Ricardo, a global strat...
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Kistler debuts direct Weight Enforcement and Bridge Protection at World Road Congress
Kistler debuts direct Weight Enforcement and Bridge Protection at World Road Congress Kistler’s advanced Weigh In Motion (WIM) technology will be center-stage at the PIARC World Road Congress in Prague (Czech Republic) from 2 to 6 October 2023. The Swiss measurement technology expert will present it...
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Iridium Satellite Connectivity to connect XCMG Heavy Equipment
Iridium Satellite Connectivity to connect XCMG Heavy Equipment Iridium Communications Inc., a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, announced today that Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group (XCMG), a leading global heavy original equipment manufacturer (OEM), will deploy...
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Stamped Battery Terminals improve EV and ICE Vehicles
Stamped Battery Terminals improve EV and ICE Vehicles Intelligent power management company Eaton today announced its Power Connections business is now offering stamped battery terminals for both electrified and internal combustion passenger vehicles and on- and off-highway commercial vehicles. Eaton...
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Custom Mass Multiplication Circuits to revolutionize AI Computation
Custom Mass Multiplication Circuits to revolutionize AI Computation In a ground-breaking leap forward for artificial intelligence and computational efficiency, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has officially approved Gigantor Technologies‘ Patent Number 11,748,061, detaili...
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UPS Flight Forward authorized to operate Matternet Delivery Drones BVLOS
UPS Flight Forward authorized to operate Matternet Delivery Drones BVLOS Matternet, the developer of the world’s leading urban drone delivery system, today announced that its partner, UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF), a wholly owned subsidiary of UPS (United Parcel Service), received approval by the Feder...
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Cleaning contaminated water with 3D-printed living material
Cleaning contaminated water with 3D-printed living material Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new type of material that could offer a sustainable and eco-friendly solution to clean pollutants from water. Dubbed an “engineered living material,” it is a 3D-printed...
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Hilti upgrades their innovative EXO-S Exoskeleton
Hilti upgrades their innovative EXO-S Exoskeleton Hilti has launched a new and improved version of its innovative wearable EXO-O1 skeleton, the EXO-S, offering relief for above shoulder level tasks and with broad suitability across many applications. Designed and produced in conjunction with Ottoboc...
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MIT develops long-distance, low-power Underwater Communication
MIT develops long-distance, low-power Underwater Communication MIT researchers have demonstrated the first system for ultra-low-power underwater networking and communication, which can transmit signals across kilometre-scale distances. This technique, which the researchers began developing several y...
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Is Britain ready for Smart City Technologies?
Is Britain ready for Smart City Technologies? It’s no secret that smart technology and artificial intelligence are becoming more widespread. With 54% of the world’s population living in cities, a figure predicted to rise to 66% by 2050, there is a clear need for technological advancements to keep up...
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PreAct Mojave Flash LiDAR now available at Amazon and DigiKey
PreAct Mojave Flash LiDAR now available at Amazon and DigiKey PreAct Technologies, an Oregon-based developer of near-field flash LiDAR technology, today announced the availability of its Mojave LiDAR, a high-performance, low-cost sensor solution to address a variety of applications including smart c...
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Teledyne LeCroy high-definition Oscilloscope supports Serial Data technologies
Teledyne LeCroy high-definition Oscilloscope supports Serial Data technologies Teledyne LeCroy, a worldwide leader in advanced oscilloscopes and a business unit of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, today announced the launch of their new WaveMaster 8000HD high-bandwidth, high-definition oscillosco...
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City of Bellevue chooses Iteris ClearGuide for Smart Mobility, Safety and Sustainability
City of Bellevue chooses Iteris ClearGuide for Smart Mobility, Safety and Sustainability Iteris, Inc., a trusted technology ecosystem for smart mobility infrastructure management, announced it has been awarded a contract from the City of Bellevue, Washington for a smart mobility, safety and sustaina...
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Incorporating nature into infrastructure reduces carbon emissions
Incorporating nature into infrastructure reduces carbon emissions Dozens of European cities could reach net zero carbon emissions over the next 10 years by incorporating nature into their infrastructure, according to a new study. Published recently in the journal, Nature Climate Change, the analysis...
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Sony announces ILX-LR1 professional camera for industrial applications
Sony announces ILX-LR1 professional camera for industrial applications Today, Sony announces the launch of the new ILX-LR1, an interchangeable lens camera designed for industrial use with approximately a 61-megapixel 35 mm full-frame image sensor. With high resolution and in a lightweight, compact f...
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Autonomous Vehicles set to take over Airports
Autonomous Vehicles set to take over Airports The aviation industry, including ground handling operations, has been increasingly focusing on enhancing efficiency through automation. The 35th IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC) emphasised the significance of digitalisation and automation in this s...
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Cemex ground-breaking Lower Carbon Asphalt paves way for Cycle Project in Liverpool
Cemex ground-breaking Lower Carbon Asphalt paves way for Cycle Project in Liverpool Global building materials solutions supplier Cemex has helped to deliver the successful completion of an innovative carbon reduction regeneration project at the historic Everton Park, Liverpool, to provide a brand ne...
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Customer Relationship Management and Risk Management in Architectural Projects
Customer Relationship Management and Risk Management in Architectural Projects Architectural projects are complex undertakings that need a seamless combination of creativity, technical knowledge, and excellent project management. Customer relationship management (CRM) and risk management are two ess...
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2 tonne Electric DEVELON DX20ZE-7 mini-excavator updated
2 tonne Electric DEVELON DX20ZE-7 mini-excavator updated The DX20ZE-7 mini-excavator is the first mass-produced electric-powered excavator manufactured by DEVELON, formerly known as Doosan Construction Equipment. This 2 tonne excavator combines low-noise and zero emissions with the features and perf...
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Yanmar Compact Equipment launches their smallest ever Wheel Loaders
Yanmar Compact Equipment launches their smallest ever Wheel Loaders A new articulation/oscillation joint on Yanmar Compact Equipment’s all-new V7 and V7-HW (Heavy Weight) wheel loaders keeps total machine height under 2.5m – making them perfect for easy transportation. Yanmar Compact Equipment (Yanm...
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AYRO Vanish celebrates successful compliance with rigorous safety requirements
AYRO Vanish celebrates successful compliance with rigorous safety requirements AYRO, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of electric, purpose-built delivery vehicles and solutions for micro-distribution, micro-mobility, and last-mile delivery, announces the 2023 AYRO Vanish has successfully completed...
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Automation in the Manufacturing Supply Chain
Automation in the Manufacturing Supply Chain In broad terms, automation is a term for technology applications with minimal human input. Whereas automation capabilities may have been regarded as science fiction at one point in the past, it is now definitely coming of age, especially in the supply cha...
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Herrenknecht breaks through 1.4km Silvertown Tunnel
Herrenknecht breaks through 1.4km Silvertown Tunnel Tunnelling at the Silvertown project in London on track for success: using the largest tunnel boring machine (TBM) in the UK, miners from Riverlinx CJV completed tunnelling for the second tunnel ahead of schedule. Previously, after the first tunnel...
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Bobcat’s Pontchâteau Factory in France celebrates 60 years
Bobcat’s Pontchâteau Factory in France celebrates 60 years Bobcat’s factory in Pontchâteau in France traces its history back to the early 20th century when Joseph Sambron transformed his school bench factory into a hub for farm machinery and bicycles. By 1920, the factory employed hundreds of...
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Construct-Equip in Birmingham acquired by City Hire
Construct-Equip in Birmingham acquired by City Hire City Hire has announced the acquisition of tool & plant hire company Construct-Equip in an all-share purchase. Construct-Equip owner Allan McCafferty will be assisting in the handover of day-to-day tasks before enjoying his well-earned retireme...
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Atlas Copco Breaker proves its versatility on tough underwater project in Malta
Atlas Copco Breaker proves its versatility on tough underwater project in Malta In Malta’s biggest harbor, a big electrification project is ongoing to energize cruise liners and cargo ships with clean electric energy instead of diesel fuel. For the intensive underwater works, contractor Pina Dalgıçl...
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Rail specialist Martinus North America acquires Bottom Line Company
Rail specialist Martinus North America acquires Bottom Line Company Rail systems and infrastructure specialist Martinus North America, Inc. has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Bottom Line Company LLC, headquartered in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. The acquisition of Bottom Line is the first o...
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Cemex increases investment in UK Asphalt Business
Cemex increases investment in UK Asphalt Business Global building materials supplier Cemex is making strong progress with a significant investment programme into its UK asphalt operation. This includes the opening of a new plant in Birmingham, as well as developments at several locations to ensure a...
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AYRO wins Patent for Vehicle Seat Design
AYRO wins Patent for Vehicle Seat Design AYRO, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of electric, purpose-built delivery vehicles and solutions for micro distribution, micro-mobility and last-mile delivery, has been issued U.S. Patent No. D996076 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the “vehicl...
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Bechtel relies on Elebbre for Mine and Construction Equipment Auction in Chile
Bechtel relies on Elebbre for Mine and Construction Equipment Auction in Chile Global engineering, procurement and construction giant Bechtel chooses Latin American equipment remarketing experts Elebbre to manage major auction of its equipment from mega mines’ expansion and desalination plant constr...
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Boğaziçi Beton commissions new CDE Wash Plant in Türkiye
Boğaziçi Beton commissions new CDE Wash Plant in Türkiye Boğaziçi Beton, the largest concrete manufacturer in Türkiye, has partnered with wet processing experts CDE to commission a new 220tph wash plant to remove excess fines from its concrete sand and meet industry standards. Established in 1997, B...
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World Battery Expo 2023 a great success
World Battery Expo 2023 a great success Thanks to the support and attendance of worldwide insiders, The World Battery Expo 2023 has concluded its biggest edition in its 8-year history. Organized by Guangzhou Innovation Exhibition Co., Ltd, the 8th World Battery & Energy Storage Industry Expo (WB...
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IKEUCHI Spray Nozzles designed for superior Dust Control Solutions
IKEUCHI Spray Nozzles designed for superior Dust Control Solutions H. IKEUCHI & CO., LTD., a leading spray nozzle manufacturer headquartered in Japan, is actively promoting their cost-effective and high-efficiency dust suppression and dust control solutions worldwide. Employing spray nozzles tai...
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Arduino bridging gap between Edge Hardware and Cloud Infrastructure with AWS
Arduino bridging gap between Edge Hardware and Cloud Infrastructure with AWS Arduino, an open-source hardware pioneer with 32 million active developers worldwide, today announced it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) to deliver enterprise-grade Arduino PRO products that w...
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New Director takes charge of SIMA, SITEVI and INTERMAT
New Director takes charge of SIMA, SITEVI and INTERMAT Christophe LECARPENTIER, 49, has joined the COMEXPOSIUM group as head of its AgEquipment and Construction Business Unit, which organises the SIMA, SITEVI and INTERMAT tradeshows. His career experience in the agricultural and construction sectors...
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Get close up to the Rokbak RA40 Hauler at Maxpo in Finland
Get close up to the Rokbak RA40 Hauler at Maxpo in Finland The Rokbak RA40 has made its debut at Finland’s largest exhibition of land construction and environmental maintenance machinery. Visitors to Maxpo are able to get up close to the RA40, courtesy of Kivisampo Oy, Rokbak’s trusted dealer in the...
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New report from DJI Agriculture highlights advanced Farming Techniques
New report from DJI Agriculture highlights advanced Farming Techniques DJI Agriculture, a global leader in facilitating agricultural innovation through drone technology, today reveals the findings of the DJI Agriculture Drone Insight Report 2022/23. “DJI Agriculture strives to enhance the efficiency...
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New Flexible Working Measures set for the UK
New Flexible Working Measures set for the UK The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (the Act) received Royal Assent on 20 July 2023 and is expected to come into force approximately one year after that, to give employers time to prepare. The Government states that the changes will help...
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SOCOTEC completes Topsoil Classification Project in the Scottish Borders
SOCOTEC completes Topsoil Classification Project in the Scottish Borders In a recent collaboration that underscores the intersection of scientific rigor and environmental planning, SOCOTEC Consultancy (Scotland) joined forces with a local Scottish Council to execute a meticulous Topsoil Classificati...
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Balfour Beatty partners with New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering
Balfour Beatty partners with New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering Balfour Beatty today announces that it has partnered with the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) – a new and innovative Higher Education Institution that is revolutionising engineering degre...
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KfW IPEX-Bank finances new Polish Intermodal Railcars
KfW IPEX-Bank finances new Polish Intermodal Railcars KfW IPEX-Bank is financing a pool of new freight cars for the Polish freight wagon lessor Eurowagon. The financing is being used to procure up to 800 state-of-the-art intermodal railcars, which the company specialises in leasing to mainly Western...
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Bentley Systems 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure Finalists announced
Bentley Systems 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure Finalists announced Bentley Systems today announced the finalists of the 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. The annual awards program honours the extraordinary work of Bentley software users advancing infrastructure design, constr...
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Skyscrapers around the globe stress-tested using Surrey model
Skyscrapers around the globe stress-tested using Surrey model The safety of tall buildings in the world’s cities, in the face of extreme external traumas like vehicle impacts, blasts or fires, has been tested using a model developed by structural engineers at the University of Surrey – w...
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VertiGIS acquires Location-Intelligence company ibR
VertiGIS acquires Location-Intelligence company ibR VertiGIS, a leading solution provider and software developer in the field of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial asset management, today announced it has acquired ibR Gesellschaft für Geoinformation mbH (ibR). VertiGIS also announced a...
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Different Types of Welding Equipment you should know about
Different Types of Welding Equipment you should know about If you’re new to welding and the world of metalworking, it can seem like an intimidating space to be in. The ability to weld is a useful talent leading to engineering tasks and creative prospects you never imagined. Starting in welding...
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Aggregate Industries explores Building Roads of the Future
Aggregate Industries explores Building Roads of the Future As climate change, urbanisation and soaring car ownership continue to fuel a new age of sustainable road infrastructure, Neil Leake, National Technical Manager at Aggregate Industries’ Surfacing Solutions division, explores the innovations t...
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Precisely joins Overture Maps Foundation to power Global Open Map Dataset
Precisely joins Overture Maps Foundation to power Global Open Map Dataset Precisely, the global leader in data integrity, today announced its membership to the Overture Maps Foundation. Founded by Amazon Web Services (AWS), Meta, Microsoft, and TomTom in 2022, the foundation recently launched2 its f...
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Is Wireless Charging the future of Electric Vehicles?
Is Wireless Charging the future of Electric Vehicles? The creator of the alternating current – Nikolai Tesla – was also both the inspiration for the pioneering electric vehicle (EV) company, Tesla, and responsible for wireless electricity. His vision didn’t come to pass in his lifetime, but a versio...
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aCentauri Solar Racing Team heads to Australia with Gebrüder Weiss
aCentauri Solar Racing Team heads to Australia with Gebrüder Weiss The international logistics company Gebrüder Weiss takes charge of transporting an innovative solar car to Australia for the aCentauri Solar Racing Team of Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich (ETH). This is where the World So...
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RealWear launches Next-Gen Wearable with Safety, AI, Thermal Vision and 5G
RealWear launches Next-Gen Wearable with Safety, AI, Thermal Vision and 5G RealWear, Inc., the pioneer of hands-free wearable computers for frontline workers, announced today the launch of its next generation Intrinsically Safe (IS) headset, RealWear Navigator® Z1. Built for productivity and safety...
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Vögele’s new Mini-Paver in big demand after successful launch in Europe
Vögele’s new Mini-Paver in big demand after successful launch in Europe Following the premiere at Bauma 2022, Vögele has now started supplying the diesel-powered MINI 500 and MINI 502 models. The company’s smallest pavers have pave widths of 0.25 m to 1.8 m and are thus ideal for undertaking e...
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