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Biofuel research promises to reduce Vehicle Carbon Emissions
Biofuel research promises to reduce Vehicle Carbon Emissions Argonne collaborates with US laboratories on research to identify promising biofuels for different engine types. Biofuel is closer to becoming a cost-competitive, climate-friendly solution for slashing carbon emissions in cars and trucks,...
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Doosan releases new DX245DM-7 31-tonne High-Reach Demolition Excavator
Doosan releases new DX245DM-7 31-tonne High-Reach Demolition Excavator Doosan has launched the new DX245DM-7 31 tonne High Reach Demolition Excavator, replacing the previous DX235DM-5 model. Powered by the Doosan DL06P Stage V diesel engine providing 129 kW (173 HP) of power at 1800 RPM, the DX245DM...
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Smart Tyre White Paper a valuable reference for Sustainable Logistics
Smart Tyre White Paper a valuable reference for Sustainable Logistics Continental is highlighting the role of digitalisation and automation in helping fleets remain efficient, safe and sustainable during the current difficult economic climate. Its Smart Tyres White Paper explores the topic of digita...
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Cortec MCI-2040 tackles Concrete Corrosion Vertical Repairs
Cortec MCI-2040 tackles Concrete Corrosion Vertical Repairs Cortec® Corporation, the home of MCI® Technology, is pleased to announce its new, improved MCI®-2040 High Performance Vertical/Overhead Repair Mortar. This is yet another component of Cortec’s High Performance Repair System (HPRS®), which h...
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Fuuse now preferred supplier for Siemens EV Car Park infrastructure
Fuuse now preferred supplier for Siemens EV Car Park infrastructure Siemens has selected charging management software provider Fuuse as its preferred supplier for its electric vehicle charge point hardware, VersiCharge and SiCharge D, in the UK and Ireland. The agreement will allow Siemens customers...
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Rokbak RA30 Hauler the perfect solution for German gravel pit
Rokbak RA30 Hauler the perfect solution for German gravel pit In a pit near to Calbe, a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, around 6,000 tons of gravel is removed daily by earthworks specialist Erdbau Schrader. Gravel extraction started at the site around 30 years ago a...
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EIB helping Czech Republic to modernise Local Railway Networks
EIB helping Czech Republic to modernise Local Railway Networks European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union, and the Government of the Czech Republic agreed to accelerate cooperation on upgrading the national railroad network and increase the role of railroad in the national transp...
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The need for increased Worker Safety in 2023
The need for Increased Worker Safety in 2023 When it comes to industries that encounter hazards day to day, construction comes out on top. Research from HSE found that a quarter of the fatal injuries to workers in the UK occurred in the construction industry across 2021/22. This shows that there’s s...
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Bentley Systems enhances SYNCHRO Construction Management Solution
Bentley Systems enhances SYNCHRO Construction Management Solution Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced advancements to its construction management solution with enhancements to SYNCHRO 4D and the addition of SYNCHRO Cost and SYNCHRO Perform...
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Local Authorities benefit from combining components of Asset Management
Local Authorities benefit from combining components of Asset Management Councils across the UK increasingly appreciate the importance of harnessing data to shape their strategic approach – and understand the need to make investment decisions based on up-to-date, accurate information. In light...
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Could Africa and the Caribbean be the Green Hydrogen producers of the future
Could Africa and the Caribbean be the Green Hydrogen producers of the future European Union Ambassador Peter Cavendish believes that Africa and the Caribbean can be the green hydrogen producers of the future. In addition, Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA), Wamkel...
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What is being done to improve Motorway Air Quality
What is being done to improve Motorway Air Quality Air quality is a major cause for concern in the UK, especially when it comes to motorways and the surrounding areas. Vehicle emissions cause air pollution, including the release of NO2 into the atmosphere which can pose a threat to both health and t...
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Euston Station installs high-definition Departure Boards
Euston Station installs high-definition Departure Boards High-definition passenger information screens are being installed at London Euston station over the coming weeks so real-time testing can take place. The new £1.5m electronic departure and arrivals boards will be positioned in the middle of th...
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RWO opens new Geotechnical Department
RWO opens new Geotechnical Department Engineering firm RWO has opened a new geotechnical department as it looks to expand its operations and improve customer service. The move by firm, which has offices in Newcastle and Leeds, will see a range of ground investigation services including Phase I desk...
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Procore announces 2022 winners of Groundbreaker Awards
Procore announces 2022 winners of Groundbreaker Awards Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading global provider of construction management software, today announced the winners of the 2022 Groundbreaker Awards at Procore’s annual industry event in New Orleans, Groundbreak. The Groundbreaker Awards cele...
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AECOM led JV providing Management Support for California High-Speed Rail program
AECOM led JV providing Management Support for California High-Speed Rail program AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, announced today that its joint venture has been selected by the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) to provide program management support for the C...
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Doosan showcasing Crawler and Mini Excavators at ARA Show
Doosan showcasing Crawler and Mini Excavators at ARA Show Doosan Infracore North America will display a crawler excavator and two mini excavators targeted for rental customers during The American Rental Association Show in Orlando, Florida, February 11 – 15, 2023. The Doosan® DX140LC-7 crawler excav...
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EIB to finance €372m to extend line 11 of Madrid Metro
EIB to finance €372m to extend line 11 of Madrid Metro The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Community of Madrid (CAM) have agreed EIB financing of €554 million split into two operations that will have major regional impact. On the one hand, a €372 million transport loan has been granted for th...
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Willemsen Infra champions Electric Machines with a Bobcat E10e
Willemsen Infra champions Electric Machines with a Bobcat E10e Willemsen Infra BV, a civil engineering company from Utrecht in the Netherlands, purchased a new Bobcat E10e electric mini-excavator earlier in 2022. It is now one of the many electric vehicles and machines that WiIlemsen Infra uses on i...
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Exyn Technologies and Trimble show off Autonomous Surveying concept
Exyn Technologies and Trimble show off Autonomous Surveying concept Trimble and Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in multi-platform robotic autonomy for complex, GPS-denied environments, announced today a strategic collaboration to explore the use of autonomous construction surveying technology. The solu...
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International Mediator Leadership Training launching in Chengdu
International Mediator Leadership Training launching in Chengdu In our fast-paced, globalized world the demand for a diverse range of robust dispute resolution frameworks has never been more urgent. Mediation, arbitration, and litigation guarantee transnational economic and trade activities and main...
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Anyline launches Tyre Tread Scanner for Smartphones at SEMA 2022
Anyline launches Tyre Tread Scanner for Smartphones at SEMA 2022 Anyline, a global leader in mobile data capture and artificial intelligence, today launched an industry-first Tyre Tread Scanner that works on any camera-enabled smartphone or mobile device. The software solution, which accurately and...
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RoboSense launches Flash Solid-State LiDAR and Smart Manufacturing System
RoboSense launches Flash Solid-State LiDAR and Smart Manufacturing System RoboSense, a world-leading provider of Smart LiDAR Sensor Systems, held a new product launch and Tech Day event. During the conference, RoboSense officially launched RS-LiDAR-E1 (E1), a flash solid-state LiDAR that sees 360° b...
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Procore innovations address Payments, Preconstruction and Labour Shortage
Procore innovations address Payments, Preconstruction and Labour Shortage Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading global provider of construction management software, today announced innovations and new solutions that will leverage the value of predictive analytics to connect everyone on a project tea...
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Biggest Construction Start-up Competition names 2022 Winners
Biggest Construction Start-up Competition names 2022 Winners CEMEX Ventures, the corporate venture capital and open innovation unit of CEMEX announced today the winners of its 2022 edition of the Construction Startup Competition. CEMEX Ventures leads the panel of jurors, which includes the competiti...
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Road Widener FH-R Material Placement Attachment cuts labour in half
Road Widener FH-R Material Placement Attachment cuts labour in half Road Widener LLC, a leading global manufacturer of road construction equipment, offers the patented FH-R material placement attachment, which provides contractors with 50% reduced labour at 1/5 of the cost of traditional self-propel...
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Highways industry faces critical Drainage Infrastructure knowledge gap
Highways industry faces critical Drainage Infrastructure knowledge gap More education and collaboration is required across the highways industry, after a new survey by ACO Water Management highlighted critical knowledge gaps regarding the implementation and maintenance of drainage systems. Outlined...
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AUSA introduced Electric Vehicle range and new branding at bauma
AUSA introduced Electric Vehicle range and new branding at bauma AUSA, the manufacturer of compact all-terrain industrial vehicles, was back at bauma again, the world’s largest construction sector trade show, which was held in Munich from 24 to 30 October. During a frantic week in which over 4...
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Caterpillar announces new Nursery and Landscaping Attachments
Caterpillar announces new Nursery and Landscaping Attachments To improve machine efficiency in nursery and landscape applications, Caterpillar introduces new attachments for its range of Cat® Skid Steer Loaders (SSL), Compact Track Loaders (CTL) and Compact Wheel Loaders (CWL). These purpose-built a...
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Wi-Fi 6 to transform Global Transport
Wi-Fi 6 to transform Global Transport The next generation of Wi-Fi is upon us, and it’s called Wi-Fi 6. With the potential to change how we use and connect to the internet; Wi-Fi 6 will significantly affect the transport industry. Transportation is one of the most data-intensive industries, thanks t...
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Bentley Systems’ new EC3 and iTwin integration enables Infrastructure Carbon Calculation
Bentley Systems’ new EC3 and iTwin integration enables Infrastructure Carbon Calculation Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, announced today at COP27 expanded integrated workflows for embodied carbon calculation in the Bentley iTwin platform. The new integration e...
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Oil and Bitumen Highlights: More Crude Bullishness by new IEA Reports
Oil and Bitumen Highlights: More Crude Bullishness by new IEA Reports Bitumen Report – November 8, 2022 The above 4% growth of crude during the first week of November made many hopefuls for $100 oil. Bitumen and fuel had lively markets as well. Brent closed at $98.57 and WTI settled at $92.44 on Fri...
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OWC introduces Atlas Pro and Atlas Ultra Series Memory Cards
OWC introduces Atlas Pro and Atlas Ultra Series Memory Cards OWC®, a leading customer-focused creator of innovative solutions for over 30 years that have enabled individuals, businesses, creative professionals, and educators to get maximum usefulness from their technology investment, today announced...
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Einride unveils latest line-up of Freight Mobility Solutions
Einride unveils latest line-up of Freight Mobility Solutions Freight mobility technology company Einride announced at its November Release the latest line up of product offerings and capabilities in its shipping ecosystem – including Einride Stations, a new autonomous vehicle, and an extended use ca...
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Executive Hire Show all set for February 2023
Executive Hire Show all set for February 2023 The Executive Hire Show team is delighted to confirm that the UK’s premier hire will be taking place on the 8th and 9th of February 2023, at its established home – the Coventry Building Society Arena (CBS Arena), formerly known as the Ricoh Arena. Despit...
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John Deere rolls out line-up of large Wheel Loaders
John Deere rolls out line-up of large Wheel Loaders John Deere launches its line-up of large wheel loaders as part of its Performance Tiering Strategy. Now available in the U.S. and Canada, the 744 P-tier, 824 P-tier, 844 P-tier, and the new 904 P-tier Wheel Loaders offer advanced productivity featu...
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Encourage ongoing learning in your Construction Team
Encourage ongoing learning in your Construction Team No two construction projects are the same. There’s always something new to learn about different buildings, machines, tools, and materials. Site managers must implement a continuous training program to help employees adapt to emerging challenges....
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Topcon’s TU Dublin donation driving the future of construction
Topcon’s TU Dublin donation driving the future of construction Topcon Positioning Systems has committed to making two significant donations to TU Dublin, Ireland’s first technological university, which will enhance students’ experience with education on the latest digital construction methods....
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From the Sahara to the Serengeti with Geotab Telematics and 4x4electric
From the Sahara to the Serengeti with Geotab Telematics and 4x4electric Geotab Inc., a global leader in IoT and connected transportation and the world’s #1 commercial telematics provider, today formally announced its partnership with 4x4electric, a fully self-sufficient Electric Vehicle expedition f...
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GIS data solutions for the Nevada Department of Transportation
GIS data solutions for the Nevada Department of Transportation The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) oversees 5,400 miles of highway and over 1,000 bridges, and is responsible for the planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of the state highway system. Given the breadth of this i...
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Legal Lessons of the Kansas City Bridge Collapse
Legal Lessons of the Kansas City Bridge Collapse Last week’s fatal collapse of a bridge being constructed in rural Missouri is a stark reminder that construction sites are often inherently dangerous, posing health and safety risks to workers and others on or near the site. These dangers also create...
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Window Coating could keep Buildings cool without using any energy
Window Coating could keep Buildings cool without using any energy As climate change intensifies summer heat, demand is growing for technologies to cool buildings. Now, researchers report in ACS Energy Letters that they have used advanced computing technology and artificial intelligence to design a t...
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Asia’s largest integrated Mobility Show opens on 16 November in Mumbai
Asia’s largest integrated Mobility Show opens on 16 November in Mumbai The 10th edition of TrafficInfraTech Expo along with Smart Mobility Expo, Parking InfraTech Expo and Road InfraTech Expo will take place in Mumbai from November 16-18, 2022. Organised by VIS Group, the Show is in tune with...
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VolvoCE Electric Transformation continues with Sustainable Hauler Solutions
VolvoCE Electric Transformation continues with Sustainable Hauler Solutions Volvo Construction Equipment has announced its intention to invest SEK 360 million, approximately $32.7million, into its production facility in Braås, Sweden between now and 2027. The facility in Braås, long recognized for i...
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InfoComm Southeast Asia 2022 returns in Bangkok
InfoComm Southeast Asia 2022 returns in Bangkok InfoComm Southeast Asia 2022, Asia’s premier Professional AudioVisual (Pro-AV) and Transformative Technology Exhibition and Summit, opened its doors to an exciting array of solutions and ideas for AV and IT professionals and business decision-makers ac...
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Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Economic Turmoil and Political Tensions
Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Economic Turmoil and Political Tensions Bitumen Report – November 1, 2022 Crude, stalled in the range of 92 to 94 during the last week of October, shows that the market is still confused. Bitumen and fuel, however, tend to be rising. Brent closed at $94.14 and WTI settled...
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From Terex Trucks to Rokbak – A year of rebranding
From Terex Trucks to Rokbak – A year of rebranding Ever wondered what goes into launching a new brand? Jacqueline Reid, who led the team behind the award-winning Rokbak rebranding project, reflects on a successful first year and tells all about the renaming process – from how it came about to...
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Route Konnect highlights the future of Traffic Analytics
Route Konnect highlights the future of Traffic Analytics Described as the “Google Analytics” of physical spaces, there’s a breakthrough in monitoring traffic movement that includes all road users – not just those made of metal. Route Konnect is the first video analytics company to offer connected, m...
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Yunex to showcase Traffic Technology at Highways UK
Yunex to showcase Traffic Technology at Highways UK Yunex Traffic is to showcase its industry-leading solutions at the Highways UK exhibition, with the company’s automated, free-flow tolling, tunnel management, connected vehicle, EV charging and traffic control systems all on display. The company st...
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Ottawa modernizing its 100-year-old Energy Infrastructure
Ottawa modernizing its 100-year-old Energy Infrastructure In the Canadian capital of Ottawa, the hundred-year-old district heating and district cooling systems need to be renewed. It is an extensive project where FVB is responsible for how the renewal will be implemented in practice. Ottawa is locat...
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Trimble Ventures invests in Construction Tech start-up Civ Robotics
Trimble Ventures invests in Construction Tech start-up Civ Robotics Trimble Ventures, Trimble’s corporate venture capital fund, announced today its investment in Civ Robotics, a San Francisco-based construction tech start-up focusing on transforming surveying layout for civil engineering and infrast...
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Yanmar celebrates a decade of being Green
Yanmar celebrates a decade of being Green Yanmar has been on its zero-greenhouse gas emissions path for over a decade. The scale of the challenge is huge – and success will be driven by economic considerations more than concern for the climate, believes Chief Strategy Officer Shiori Nagata. Japan is...
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Wirtgen making Sustainable Road Construction tangible at bauma
Wirtgen making Sustainable Road Construction tangible at bauma ‘The Future in Roadbuilding – Smart. Safe. Sustainable.’ This was the motto of the joint appearance by the Wirtgen Group and John Deere at bauma 2022. With 97 exhibits – including 37 world premieres – and dedicated exhibition spaces cove...
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bauma 2022 exceeds expectations as they drive Industry Innovation
bauma 2022 exceeds expectations as they drive Industry Innovation When the grounds of Messe München become the centre of the construction machinery industry for seven full days, bauma once again took their place as a leading global trade show. A total of around 3,200 exhibitors from 60 countries (20...
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Reducing Energy use on your next Construction Project
Reducing Energy use on your next Construction Project Construction projects are a big part of any society. They can be the reason that your town is growing, or they can be what keeps it thriving. Construction projects also create tons of waste and emit pollution into the air – but we can do better...
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Concept for floating small modular reactor promises safe and affordable energy
Concept for floating small modular reactor promises safe and affordable energy NuScale Power LLC and Prodigy Clean Energy Ltd have announced a new conceptual design for a transportable and marine-based small modular reactor (SMR) power generating facility that provides dramatically improved transpor...
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Cosmic Magnet Manufacturing could reduce need for Rare Earth Elements
Cosmic Magnet Manufacturing could reduce need for Rare Earth Elements Researchers have discovered a potential new method for making the high-performance magnets used in wind turbines and electric cars without the need for rare earth elements, which are almost exclusively sourced in China. A team fro...
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Keysight Technologies introduces DC Emulator for EV Fast Charging
Keysight Technologies introduces DC Emulator for EV Fast Charging Keysight Technologies, Inc., a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced the enhanced Scienlab Regenerative DC Emulator (...
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Custom Truck One Source partners with Battle Motors
Custom Truck One Source partners with Battle Motors Custom Truck One Source has announced the expansion of their offerings with the addition of Battle Motors to their truck inventory. As part of the partnership, Custom Truck will offer Battle Motor’s full cabover line including electric trucks, as w...
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Global Solar Panel collaboration saved $67 Billion in costs
Global Solar Panel collaboration saved $67 Billion in costs To reduce the carbon emissions that are driving climate change and meet climate targets, the world will need to deploy renewable energy at an unprecedented speed and scale. Solar energy promises to play a crucial role in achieving a sustain...
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