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Technique tunes into electronic potential of graphene nanoribbons
Technique tunes into electronic potential of graphene nanoribbons Ever since graphene (a thin carbon sheet just one-atom thick) was discovered more than 15 years ago, the wonder material became a workhorse in materials science research. From this body of work, other researchers learned that slicing...
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Ford doubling All-Electric F-150 Lightning production to meet demand
Ford doubling All-Electric F-150 Lightning production to meet demand Ford Motor Company said today it is planning to nearly double production of the F-150 Lightning™ pickup at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn to 150,000 trucks per year to meet high demand for the first all-electr...
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Premium Red Machinery from Yanmar Compact Equipment paves the way forward
Premium Red Machinery from Yanmar Compact Equipment paves the way forward Yanmar Compact Equipment has adopted an eye-catching Premium Red paint colour across all its machines globally. Premium Red machines were first introduced onto the North American market in 2020, and this roll out sees Yanmar’s...
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Doosan expands in North West UK and North Wales with Blue Machinery
Doosan expands in North West UK and North Wales with Blue Machinery Doosan Infracore Europe has appointed Blue Machinery (Central) Ltd, based in Northwich in Cheshire, as the new Authorised Doosan Dealer for North-West England and North Wales, effective immediately. As the new Doosan dealer, Blue Ce...
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New battery-powered regional trains to replace diesel trains in Germany
New battery-powered regional trains to replace diesel trains in Germany A zero-carbon future is on the horizon for regional trains between Berlin and the surrounding Brandenburg area. The railway company Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB) plans to replace diesel locomotives with the first battery-powere...
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Blickfeld announces Smart 3D LiDAR with launch of Percept software
Blickfeld announces Smart 3D LiDAR with launch of Percept software At CES 2022, Blickfeld, the Munich-based start-up developing breakthrough high performance and mass-producible LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensing technology, today launched its groundbreaking perception software, Percept. De...
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BLUETTI highlights innovative solar energy facility collection at CES 2022
BLUETTI highlights innovative solar energy facility collection at CES 2022 BLUETTI is highlighting their thinking-forward solar energy facility collections at CES 2022, including the world’s first sodium-ion solar generator, the NA300 and the much-anticipated AC & EB series of power statio...
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Avalanche Computing’s revolutionary Low-Code AI Tool launched at CES 2022
Avalanche Computing’s revolutionary Low-Code AI Tool launched at CES 2022 Taiwanese deep tech and hyper-scale computing developer Avalanche Computing is launching its revolutionary low-code artificial intelligence (AI) tool, hAIsten AI, on the global stage at CES 2022 in Las Vegas. Avalanche C...
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Moen leads the way with whole-home Connected Water Product Suite
Moen leads the way with whole-home Connected Water Product Suite Water – one of the most used, most powerful – yet most often overlooked resources in the home. Now, Moen is connecting homeowners to their water like never before with the industry’s first of its kind, whole-home smart wate...
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Aggregate Industries completes acquisition of Cowden Inc in Northwest USA
Aggregate Industries completes acquisition of Cowden Inc in Northwest USA LafargeHolcim in the United States announced today the acquisition of the ready-mix concrete and aggregate assets held by Cowden Inc., a longstanding supplier in Washington state, via its wholly-owned subsidiary Aggregate Indu...
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Explore Industries from a virtual perspective with GIGABYTE at CES 2020
Explore Industries from a virtual perspective with GIGABYTE at CES 2020 GIGABYTE is joining CES Virtual with its website extension – INDUSTRY – to present products and solutions that propel digital transformation in industries such as 5G & telecom, automotive, creative & gaming, data centres...
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CIMIC CPB Contractors win Sydney Metro Airport Tunnelling Works
CIMIC CPB Contractors win Sydney Metro Airport Tunnelling Works CIMIC Group’s CPB Contractors, in joint venture with Ghella, has been selected by the NSW Government to deliver the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport Station Boxes and Tunnelling Works (WSA-SBT). The $1.8 billion contract, fun...
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Blink Charging unveils Next-Gen Electric Vehicle Charging Products at CES 2022
Blink Charging unveils Next-Gen Electric Vehicle Charging Products at CES 2022 Blink Charging Co., a leading owner and operator of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, today unveiled seven new products at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The new EV charging...
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China’s Construction Equipment manufacturing industry is going Green
China’s Construction Equipment manufacturing industry is going Green Environmental protection requirements are increasingly more stringent, and the demand for equipment replacement is huge. According to Emissions Control Technical Requirements of Non-Road Diesel Mobile Machinery, a standard is...
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Zoomlion announces 16 new electric machines
Zoomlion announces 16 new electric machines Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. released 16 new energy products in eight major categories on November 26 at its Lugu Industrial Park in Changsha, China. Zoomlion’s latest fleet of new energy products not only includes the w...
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FuelActive wins Technical Innovation of the Year at 2021 International Business Awards
FuelActive wins Technical Innovation of the Year at 2021 International Business Awards Cardiff-based clean fuel delivery developer FuelActive has become a Gold Stevie winner, for Technical Innovation of the Year, at the 2021 International Business Awards. The company’s patented fuel pick-up system d...
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Europe’s leading rail operators adopting IoT remote monitoring technology
Europe’s leading rail operators adopting IoT remote monitoring technology Worldsensing today confirmed mounting interest in its technology for rail infrastructure monitoring, with major European network operators currently evaluating and deploying the technology. SNCF’s rail network management arm S...
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Marelli to showcase next-generation Automotive Solutions at CES 2022
Marelli to showcase next-generation Automotive Solutions at CES 2022 Marelli, one of the world’s leading global independent suppliers to the automotive sector, will showcase its latest innovations at CES 2022 in Las Vegas, NV, January 5-8, 2022, at the Wynn Hotel. The invitation-only suite exp...
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C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute calls for Proposals for AI to Secure Critical Infrastructure
C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute calls for Proposals for AI to Secure Critical Infrastructure The C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute invites scholars, software developers, and researchers to advance the science of digital transformation with artificial intelligence (AI) designed to harden...
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Infineon Showcasing intelligent and secure IoT Solutions at CES 2022
Infineon Showcasing intelligent and secure IoT Solutions at CES 2022 Infineon Technologies AG today announced that at CES 2022 it will “Reimagine Innovation”, showcasing the company’s wide portfolio of IoT, power, security and automotive solutions. Infineon’s exhibits of new, innovative electronics...
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Process Heating Company to give you the inside track at World of Asphalt
Process Heating Company to give you the inside track at World of Asphalt Visitors at World of Asphalt (March 29 – 31) in Nashville, Tennessee, will have an insider’s view when they visit Process Heating Company (PHCo) at Nashville Music City Center, booth #3119. Unique animated videos show how PHCo’...
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Reflections and projections for Building Safety in 2021
Reflections and projections for Building Safety in 2021 What a year it’s been for building safety. The construction sector has seen a significant amount of progress in this area over the last 12 months. To give some perspective on how things have changed, we’ve looked at the biggest leap...
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Mammoet installs Pipe Racks with minimal disruption over Illinois Highway 3
Mammoet installs Pipe Racks with minimal disruption over Illinois Highway 3 Six pipe rack modules needed to be set across various existing infrastructure including four lanes of Illinois Highway 3, the Mississippi River levee, and five railroad tracks owned by various operators all in the Hartford,...
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Rio Tinto acquiring Rincon Mining lithium project for $825m in Argentina
Rio Tinto acquiring Rincon Mining lithium project for $825m in Argentina Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Rincon lithium project in Argentina from Rincon Mining, a company owned by funds managed by the private equity group Sentient Equity Partners, for $825 million. The...
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Ocaña Airfield in Spain up for auction for €1.06m
Ocaña Airfield in Spain up for auction for €1.06m SENASA has put up for public auction the airfield of Ocaña (Spain) with a minimum bid of € 1,060,000. The sale will be available through Escrapalia, the company awarded with the tender for the marketing and management of the auction. It has a cadastr...
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Cat Self-Service Options simplify repairs for customers who do their own servicing
Cat Self-Service Options simplify repairs for customers who do their own servicing With new Cat® Self-Service Options (SSO), Caterpillar simplifies the repair process for customers who prefer to complete their own routine maintenance and minor repairs on equipment in their fleet. The customizable SS...
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VolvoCE research project explores the all electric Construction Site ecosystem
VolvoCE research project explores the all electric Construction Site ecosystem A ground-breaking research project with Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and partners to explore every aspect of the electric ecosystem is helping to deliver a complete site solution for real urban applications. To...
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Mecalac featuring 3.5MDX Cabbed Site Dumper at the 2022 Executive Hire Show
Mecalac featuring 3.5MDX Cabbed Site Dumper at the 2022 Executive Hire Show Mecalac Construction Equipment UK will showcase its class-leading 3.5MDX cabbed site dumper at the 2022 Executive Hire Show. The Mecalac team will be located on Stand H22 throughout the event, which takes place at the CBS Ar...
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F.lli Zanoletti upgrades fleet in Italy with new Liebherr MK 88-4.1 cranes
F.lli Zanoletti upgrades fleet in Italy with new Liebherr MK 88-4.1 cranes The Italian transport and crane company F.lli Zanoletti S.p.A. is upgrading its fleet with a new Liebherr MK 88-4.1 mobile construction crane. The flexible four-axle crane is ideal for assignments in densely built-up areas an...
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Hitachi signs up as a Honda Motorcross Team Partner for 2022 season
Hitachi signs up as a Honda Motorcross Team Partner for 2022 season The British championship-winning Honda motocross team has signed up Hitachi Construction Machinery UK as a new partner for the 2022 season. The Crendon Fastrack Honda squad, backed by Hitachi Construction Machinery UK, retains Briti...
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Hybrid and Electrical Vehicle Powertrain Testing
Hybrid and Electrical Vehicle Powertrain Testing Over the past decade, most transportation markets, from automotive, to military, aircraft, and even space systems have seen a tremendous surge of interest in hybrid and electric vehicle technology. To gain the promised efficiency benefits and green pr...
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Hyundai Mobis expands into the Metaverse with Mobility Experience at CES 2022
Hyundai Mobis expands into the Metaverse with Mobility Experience at CES 2022 Hyundai MOBIS, one of the world’s largest vehicle technology leaders will showcase its eco-friendly mobility vision in both the real and virtual world at CES 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 5-8. The M.Vision POP a...
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Hytera wins Body-Worn Camera contract from the Police Force in Pakistan
Hytera wins Body-Worn Camera contract from the Police Force in Pakistan Hytera, the global leading provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, has been awarded a contract to supply body-worn cameras (bodycams) to Pakistani police. Hytera will be equipping the police with Hyte...
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Womble Bond Dickinson explores scalability through Modern Methods of Construction
Womble Bond Dickinson explores scalability through Modern Methods of Construction Industry experts have called for greater standardisation, collaboration and incentivisation to make Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) work at scale. Specialists from law and finance have said that whilst MMC could b...
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Trimble expands Infrastructure Software Solutions with AgileAssets acquisition
Trimble expands Infrastructure Software Solutions with AgileAssets acquisition Trimble has announced it has acquired AgileAssets, a provider of enterprise infrastructure asset management software to private organizations and government, including national road authorities and state-level transporta...
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Revolutionary small Wind Turbine design set to transform Highway projects
Revolutionary small Wind Turbine design set to transform Highway projects Crossflow Energy, the renewable energy technology specialist, has launched the Crossflow Wind Turbine which will make it easier for highways projects to incorporate wind power. The unique wind turbine is reliable and easy to i...
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John Deere buys in new battery technology with Kreisel Electric acquisition
John Deere buys in new battery technology with Kreisel Electric acquisition Deere & Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire majority ownership in Kreisel Electric, Inc., a battery technology provider based in Rainbach im Mühlkreis, Austria. Kreisel develops high-density, high-durabi...
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JCB LiveLink telematics integrates with what3words
JCB LiveLink telematics integrates with what3words The JCB LiveLink telematics portal has been updated to include full integration with the what3words global location system. what3words is a pioneering system that maps the entire globe into 3m x 3m squares, giving each location a unique 3-word refer...
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Citroën reveals the My Ami Electric Buggy concept
Citroën reveals the My Ami Electric Buggy concept Citroën My Ami Buggy Concept is a distinctive illustration of how Citroën Ami Electric could be re-purposed to help customers enjoy their leisure time in a new way. Clearly a trail-blazer, with extrovert, colourful and adventurous styling, My Ami Bug...
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Encouraging the next generation into Engineering
Encouraging the next generation into Engineering The future of engineering has never been more important. According to a report by the Institute of Engineering and Technology, the UK science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) sectors are experiencing a shortage of 173,000 workers, and...
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XAIS and University of Nottingham developing intelligent Asset Management
XAIS and University of Nottingham developing intelligent Asset Management A new collaboration has been agreed between XAIS and the University of Nottingham to develop an intelligent decision support tool that will deliver a step change to existing highways asset management software – and is set to s...
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Acrow installs temporary Modular Steel Bridge after Hurricane Ida destruction
Acrow installs temporary Modular Steel Bridge after Hurricane Ida destruction Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, recently supplied a modular steel bridge to provide passage between the communities of Lafitte and Barataria in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Acrow’s bri...
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Meet the Blaxtair Xwatch powered Safety Solution
Meet the Blaxtair Xwatch powered Safety Solution The “zero accident” objective in the workplace is a major challenge for many companies. Incidents involving pedestrians and mobile equipment such as excavators, wheel loaders and material handlers are still happening! Businesses that have strong safet...
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Anderton and Tensar delivering the UK’s most challenging infrastructure projects
Anderton and Tensar delivering the UK’s most challenging infrastructure projects As Tensar International’s main precast concrete supplier, Anderton Concrete supports the manufacture of its market leading TensarTech® TW3 and TW1 wall systems for the UK and Ireland markets. For more than 17 year...
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Caterpillar relaunches the Cat 651 Wheel Tractor Scraper
Caterpillar relaunches the Cat 651 Wheel Tractor Scraper The new single engine Cat® 651 Wheel Tractor Scraper (WTS) re-enters the market with upgrades to the powertrain, controls, hydraulics and structure, designed to deliver superior levels of productivity and a high return on investment. Offering...
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Caterpillar introduces two new Cat Performance Series Hammers
Caterpillar introduces two new Cat Performance Series Hammers Built for high production on large excavators, the new Cat® H190 S and H215 S Performance Series Hammers deliver consistent breaking power. Their extremely efficient operation cycle results in less waste from internal heat for more power...
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Benninghoven advanced retrofits future-proof their asphalt plant solutions
Benninghoven advanced retrofits future-proof their asphalt plant solutions Benninghoven has proven the great flexibility of its retrofit solutions with a project in the German Taunus region. The mixing tower and the drying section – two central areas of an asphalt mixing plant – had to be replaced i...
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EIB investing €24m for modern, safe and efficient railway transport in Moldova
EIB investing €24m for modern, safe and efficient railway transport in Moldova The European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union, will provide €24 million (in addition to €50 million already committed in 2016) to the Republic of Moldova and the Moldovan national rail operator Calea...
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Selective separation method developed by MIT could alleviate metal shortages
Selective separation method developed by MIT could alleviate metal shortages New processing methods developed by MIT researchers could help ease looming shortages of the essential metals that power everything from phones to automotive batteries, by making it easier to separate these rare metals from...
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Cincoze launches Wide-Angle FHD sunlight-readable Display Modules
Cincoze launches Wide-Angle FHD sunlight-readable Display Modules Rugged embedded computer brand Cincoze announces the launch of three new 16:9 widescreen sunlight-readable display modules in 15”, 21”, and 24” to extend the CRYSTAL product line of industrial PCs and monitors. The 16:9 widescreen sun...
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Radar Scene Emulator accelerating the path to Vehicle Autonomy
Radar Scene Emulator accelerating the path to Vehicle Autonomy Keysight Technologies, Inc., a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, has introduced the Radar Scene Emulator, which enables automa...
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Topcon Positioning opens new Training Centre at Global HQ in California
Topcon Positioning opens new Training Centre at Global HQ in California Topcon Positioning Group has announced the opening of the new John D. Dice Training Center at its global headquarters in Livermore, California. Seated on nearly 6 acres, this newly constructed facility marks the latest addition...
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XenomatiX LiDAR technology innovation recognised by CES 2022
XenomatiX LiDAR technology innovation recognised by CES 2022 XenomatiX has been named a CES 2022 Innovation Awards Honoree for its true-solid-state-lidar technology in the Vehicle Intelligence and Transportation category. The CES Innovation Awards program is an annual competition honoring outstandin...
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Doosan Patterned Flat Cable wins CES 2022 Innovation Awards
Doosan Patterned Flat Cable wins CES 2022 Innovation Awards Doosan Corporation Electro-Materials, a global leader of electro-materials and a business group of Doosan, announced that it has been named a CES® 2022 Innovation Awards Honouree for its Patterned Flat Cable. The announcement was made ahead...
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Unreal Engine brings Game-quality HMI capability features for the auto industry
Unreal Engine brings Game-quality HMI capability features for the auto industry An ability to seamlessly integrate astonishing game-quality Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) is amongst the latest features released by Epic Games for Unreal Engine, the real-time visualisation platform now used by nine of...
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Esri and WorldPop delivering updated Demographic Data for Policy Makers
Esri and WorldPop delivering updated Demographic Data for Policy Makers The global population grew by almost two billion people during the last 20 years—nearly 30 percent. Such growth is not evenly distributed over time or across space: the extremes include Qatar growing by 400 percent and Lithuania...
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NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers increase Northern Europe investment
NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers increase Northern Europe investment Algoma Central Corporation, a leading provider of marine transportation services, and Nova Marine a Europe based ship-owning and operating company specialized in the dry-bulk sector, today announced that NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers Limite...
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Velodyne Lidar the official LiDAR sensor provider for ROBORACE Autonomous Racing Series
Velodyne Lidar the official LiDAR sensor provider for ROBORACE Autonomous Racing Series Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced ROBORACE, the world’s first autonomous car racing series, has selected Velodyne as the official lidar sensor provider in its next generation vehicles. ROBORACE will use Velody...
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FedEx takes delivery of their first Electric Delivery Vehicles from BrightDrop
FedEx takes delivery of their first Electric Delivery Vehicles from BrightDrop FedEx Corp. today received its first five of an order of 500 electric Light Commercial Vehicles (eLCVs) from BrightDrop, the new electric delivery and logistics business from General Motors (GM). The introduction of Brigh...
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Vehicle Safety Equipment you shouldn’t operate without
Vehicle Safety Equipment you shouldn’t operate without Good safety measures do far more than prevent injury. They protect your investments, reduce repair costs, and help ensure that your operations continue to run as smoothly as they should. The right safety measures are an investment in your...
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