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CIRIA annual debate looks at Construction’s race to Net Zero
CIRIA annual debate looks at Construction’s race to Net Zero CIRIA are thrilled to announce this year’s virtual Annual Debate Construction’s race to net zero: fact or fiction will be hosted on 9 June. The event will bring together industry experts to consider how the built environment se...
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British Safety Council responds to new Fire Safety Act
British Safety Council responds to new Fire Safety Act Four years on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, there are many thousands of people still living in high rise residential buildings clad in flammable material (ACM). The British Safety Council has been campaigning for leaseholders to be protected...
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JCB Teletruk all-electric telescopic forklift wins Environment Award
JCB Teletruk all-electric telescopic forklift wins Environment Award JCB has lifted a top award honouring the environmental benefits of its new all-electric telescopic forklift. The JCB Teletruk was launched in 1997 and remains the world’s only telescopic lift truck to offer users the benefit of for...
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TandM combats dusty construction sites with Dust Suppression fleet
T&M combats dusty construction sites with Dust Suppression fleet Horsham-based T&M Bowser Solutions’ (T&M) entire fleet of dust suppression tankers has been deployed, on the cusp of the UK summer. The manufacturer of custom-built bowsers (tankers) has 32 4×4 10,000-litre capacity va...
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Begbies Traynor Group acquires leading finance broker MAF Finance Group
Begbies Traynor Group acquires leading finance broker MAF Finance Group National professional services consultancy, Begbies Traynor Group has acquired leading finance broker, MAF Finance Group, an expert in arranging finance for the construction sector, in a deal worth up to £11.75m. Under the deal,...
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Tactile Data gathering project aims to collect road data in real-time
Tactile Data gathering project aims to collect road data in real-time Tactile Mobility, the leading tactile data and virtual sensing technology company for the automotive industry, municipalities and road authorities, insurance industry and more, today launched the world’s first nationwide tactile d...
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CASE excavators rectify landslide damage at Bocca Trabaria in Italy
CASE excavators rectify landslide damage at Bocca Trabaria in Italy Two CASE excavators work to rebuild and strengthen a site in the aftermath of a landslide at Bocca Trabaria, the highest pass between Marche and Umbria. State Road 73 bis “Bocca Trabaria” is one of the main routes connec...
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Iteris wins $1.1m San Antonio contract for Traffic Signal optimization
Iteris wins $1.1m San Antonio contract for Traffic Signal optimization Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a three-year contract by the City of San Antonio with a potential value of up to $1.1 million, representing con...
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Pouch launches a smarter alternative for Commercial Auto Insurance
Pouch launches a smarter alternative for Commercial Auto Insurance Pouch today launched a simple, no-hassle commercial auto insurance that rewards small businesses for safe driving. Aimed at contractors, landscapers, florists, and other small businesses that depend on a fleet of vehicles, Pouch offe...
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Ambitious carbon project by WJ Group scoops Highways England sustainability award
Ambitious carbon project by WJ Group scoops Highways England sustainability award An ambitious carbon reduction project has picked up a top award from Highways England for its work transforming the road markings sector. Headed by the WJ Group, the project saw the company develop a Product Carbon Foo...
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Lafarge Canada now offers reclaimed asphalt as a high quality construction solution
Lafarge Canada now offers reclaimed asphalt as a high quality construction solution Asphalt is widely recognized as one of the most recyclable construction materials in use on the planet today – and it’s another opportunity for both cities and suppliers to work together to find sustainable sol...
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Ingersoll Rand and Engineers Without Borders partner to build a better World
Ingersoll Rand and Engineers Without Borders partner to build a better World In its latest release of environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts, Ingersoll Rand Inc., has partnered with Engineers Without Borders (EWB) to globally focus on sustainable community development and infrastructure....
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US National Infrastructure Week kicks off as Project 11 begins Construction
US National Infrastructure Week kicks off as Project 11 begins Construction Port Houston marks National Infrastructure Week by highlighting the ground-breaking for the start of construction work to support widening and deepening the 52-mile Houston Ship Channel. Known as Project 11, the project’s fa...
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Autonomous mobile EffiBOTs rolled out at SEAT factory in Barcelona
Autonomous mobile EffiBOTs rolled out at SEAT factory in Barcelona SEAT has introduced new autonomous robots to work collaboratively with its staff at the Martorell factory. The autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) – also known as EffiBOTs – work autonomously yet collaboratively with the workforce at SEA...
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Bolina trials high-strength debris boom to protect critical infrastructure
Bolina trials high-strength debris boom to protect critical infrastructure With over 20 years of experience in protecting waterways around the world, Bolina, an Ecocoast company, is launching a new debris boom to protect critical infrastructure, including hydraulic structures. The new high-strength...
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The Fields Companies enter foundation equipment market with JDF Equipment
The Fields Companies enter foundation equipment market with JDF Equipment The Fields Companies announced its latest business venture this week, continuing its evolutionary path of becoming a vertically integrated steel source by entering into the foundation equipment market with JDF Equipment. The n...
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Black Iron selects Cargill for Ukrainian iron-ore business
Black Iron selects Cargill for Ukrainian iron-ore business Black Iron Inc., has announced that it has selected Cargill Inc., for offtake rights on the initial four million tonnes per year of production from its Shymanivske iron ore project and a US$75 million finance facility to be used for Project...
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Velodyne Lidar launches AI Intelligent Infrastructure solution with Bluecity
Velodyne Lidar launches AI Intelligent Infrastructure solution with Bluecity Velodyne Lidar today launched its Intelligent Infrastructure Solution designed to solve some of the most challenging and pervasive infrastructure problems. This new solution combines Velodyne’s award-winning lidar sensors a...
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Total Eren Solar Power Plant starts €87.4m construction in Uzbekistan
Total Eren Solar Power Plant starts €87.4m construction in Uzbekistan The government of Uzbekistan’s plans to develop 8 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2030 have received a major boost following the approval of an €87.4 million financing package jointly organised by, the European Bank for Reconstru...
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DJI helps Paradise rebuild in California
DJI helps Paradise rebuild in California Charles Brooks slung his pick-axe into the soil. It was a simple job, levelling some ground for landscaping. (He’s also pretty handy with an Enterprise drone, and we’ll get to that shortly.) It felt good. That’s because it wasn’t just any pick-axe, and it was...
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SENNEBOGEN electric material handler gets sorted with ceiling power and diesel powerpack
SENNEBOGEN electric material handler gets sorted with ceiling power and diesel powerpack It is the ultimate package for recycling applications that makes the hearts of electric machine fans beat faster: Powered by a 90 kW electric motor and configured as a mobile version, the SENNEBOGEN 821 E moves...
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ASHBROOK excited to be the first UK company to receive Cat 315 GC Excavators
ASHBROOK excited to be the first UK company to receive Cat 315 GC Excavators Finning UK & Ireland, exclusive distributor of Cat® products, has supplied leading plant, access equipment and tractor hire company, ASHBROOK, with seven new Cat 315 GC excavators, marking the first delivery of this mac...
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Grundfos show approval for high-efficiency IE5 motors for pump solutions globally
Grundfos show approval for high-efficiency IE5 motors for pump solutions globally It is said that as much as half of the world’s electricity is consumed by motors. Motor-driven systems in the industry sector alone consumes 64% of the electric energy, while the commercial sector consumes 20% and the...
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Mecalac launches new site dumpers in the UK
Mecalac launches new site dumpers in the UK Earlier this month, Mecalac Construction Equipment UK launched a suite of new site dumper models at an exclusive event at its Warwickshire demo ground. The eagerly-anticipated 3.5MDX cabbed site dumper made its global debut, alongside all-new hydrostatic v...
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Hitachi Zosen Inova wins contract for second Kompogas Plant in the Peloponnese
Hitachi Zosen Inova wins contract for second Kompogas Plant in the Peloponnese The new biogas plant in Kalamata is the second of its type being built on the Greek peninsula of Peloponnese in quick succession, underscoring the cleantech company’s firm commitment to supporting the production of regene...
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Xerotech and Agder partner to electrify mining and construction fleets in Scandinavia
Xerotech and Agder partner to electrify mining and construction fleets in Scandinavia Xerotech, a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion battery systems, and Agder, a total supplier to the construction and mining industries, announce that they will be electrifying over 200 units of construction and min...
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Two more compact Volvo excavators head for Tilsley Plant Hire
Two more compact Volvo excavators head for Tilsley Plant Hire Following the impressive performance of a previously purchased ECR58D, Tilsley Plant Hire has recently taken delivery of a brand new Volvo ECR18E and ECR25D. “They look great, have plenty of power, are smooth to operate and are good on fu...
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Magid AeroDex Gloves win best in show at the NSC Safety Conference
Magid AeroDex Gloves win best in show at the NSC Safety Conference Magid’s D-ROC® AeroDex® GPD482 won the Best in Show award voted on by attendees of this year’s virtual NSC Safety Conference, proving once again that Magid’s innovations are customer favourites for lightness, dexterity and comfort al...
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The cities defined by their bridges
The cities defined by their bridges Cities are defined by a variety of factors. People, culture, and architecture all play a role in making one location recognisable from others. Engineering monuments have a significant part in representing a city, acting as symbols of historical growth and industry...
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Paving the longest rail tunnels in Germany needs VÖGELE Super Paver power
Paving the longest rail tunnels in Germany needs VÖGELE Super Paver power Road construction projects in rail tunnels are particularly demanding. On the one hand, the cramped job site situation requires perfectly integrated logistics. On the other, the requirements on the track bed are huge: high-spe...
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Construction Alliance North East looks at Northumberland Rail Line Concerns
Construction Alliance North East looks at Northumberland Rail Line Concerns Regional lobbying organisation Construction Alliance North East (CAN) says it has been buoyed by talks with Northumberland County Council over the Northumberland Line Rail Project. Northumberland County Council’s tender to d...
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Will start-ups disrupt the construction equipment industry?
Will start-ups disrupt the construction equipment industry? With digitalization, electrification and autonomy all set to change the industry, could construction’s established players be wrongfooted by a new market disruptor? Industry thinkers Alan Berger and Carl-Gustaf Goransson discuss who’s in th...
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MIT Physicists discover novel way to switch antiferromagnetism on and off
MIT Physicists discover novel way to switch antiferromagnetism on and off When you save an image to your smartphone, those data are written onto tiny transistors that are electrically switched on or off in a pattern of “bits” to represent and encode that image. Most transistors today are made from s...
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Eagle Crusher launches a range of new products and a new website
Eagle Crusher launches a range of new products and a new website Eagle Crusher Company consistently leads the industry in new product innovations, and the legacy continues, not just with new product introductions, but an innovative new website, recently launched, to help users find just the right pr...
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Iteris awarded $3.3m Smart Mobility contract by City of Modesto in California
Iteris awarded $3.3m Smart Mobility contract by City of Modesto in California Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a contract with a total potential value of $3.3 million by the City of Modesto to supply Iteris’ Vantage...
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5G goes long distance with multi-gigabit extended-range 5G over mmWave
5G goes long distance with multi-gigabit extended-range 5G over mmWave UScellular, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Ericsson and Inseego today announced the companies have successfully achieved a 5G extended-range milestone over millimeter Wave (mmWave) on a commercial network. This milestone was accomp...
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Ultra long range detection of dark objects enables safer night driving
Ultra long range detection of dark objects enables safer night driving Aeva Technologies, Inc., a leader in next generation 4D LiDAR sensing and perception systems, announced today that its industry-first 4D LiDAR now delivers beyond 500m detection range, significantly enhancing its previous perform...
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Samsung releases 2.5D I-Cube4 for high-performance applications
Samsung releases 2.5D I-Cube4 for high-performance applications Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced the immediate availability of its next-generation 2.5D packaging technology Interposer-Cube4 (I-Cube4), leading the evolution of chip pa...
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CapStone Holdings launches GameAbove Mobility to drive Future Transportation
CapStone Holdings launches GameAbove Mobility to drive Future Transportation CapStone Holdings Inc. today announced a new investment division – GameAbove Mobility – to focus capital and strategic partnerships with established, innovative companies creating the next generation of mobility solutions,...
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Procore acquires INDUS.AI for construction Artificial Intelligence
Procore acquires INDUS.AI for construction Artificial Intelligence Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software, today announced it has acquired INDUS.AI, makers of an artificial intelligence-powered analytics platform for the construction industry. This acquisi...
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40 percent of Recycled Asphalt revenue from Patch Material and Road Aggregates
40 percent of Recycled Asphalt revenue from Patch Material and Road Aggregates The demand of recycled asphalt has just witnessed huge growth due to rising petroleum prices across the globe. Recycled asphalt plays an important role in improving the performance and durability of road surfaces of grave...
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Outsight introduces the Augmented LiDAR Box with pre-processing software engine
Outsight introduces the Augmented LiDAR Box with pre-processing software engine Outsight, the pioneer of 3D Spatial Intelligence solutions, announced today the launch of a game-changing product: the Augmented LiDAR Box (ALB). It’s the first real-time LiDAR Software Engine that allows application dev...
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Volvo Construction Equipment reveals their vision of the Factory 4 Tomorrow
Volvo Construction Equipment reveals their vision of the Factory 4 Tomorrow The Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0 – which was first identified by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum in his book of the same name – is revolutionizing the way compa...
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Volta Trucks accelerates its ambitious Road-to-Zero Emissions strategy
Volta Trucks accelerates its ambitious Road-to-Zero Emissions strategy Volta Trucks, the leading full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, has announced its Road-to-Zero Emissions strategy as it delivers on its vision of decarbonising the logistic industry, offering cleaner air and safer street...
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Saietta partners with Padmini VNA for electric motor sales in India
Saietta partners with Padmini VNA for electric motor sales in India Saietta Group, a specialist in Axial Flux Technology (AFT) electric motors, has today announced a landmark partnership agreement with Padmini VNA, one of India’s premier Tier 1 automotive suppliers. The commercial agreement will see...
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Ridgway Rentals now offer a splash of Doosan orange
Ridgway Rentals now offer a splash of Doosan orange Ridgway Rentals adds a splash of Doosan orange to their fleet with the addition of Doosan DA30 Dump trucks this month. The DA30 offers best-in-class ground clearance & ground bearing pressure, increased safety & visibility and a SCR & E...
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OmniVision reduces Camera Design Complexity with OAX4000 ASIC Image Processor
OmniVision reduces Camera Design Complexity with OAX4000 ASIC Image Processor OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the new OAX4000, a companion image signal processor (ISP) that offers design flexibility for next-generation automot...
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Valmont acquiring Agritech AI and Machine Learning company Prospera Technologies
Valmont acquiring Agritech AI and Machine Learning company Prospera Technologies Valmont Industries, Inc., a leading global provider of engineered products and services for infrastructure and irrigation equipment and services for agriculture, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreemen...
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D4 motorway project in the Czech Republic PPP finance includes KfW IPEX-Bank
D4 motorway project in the Czech Republic PPP finance includes KfW IPEX-Bank The consortium consisting of VINCI Highways and Meridiam (50/50) achieved successful financial close on the PPP project for the D4 motorway linking Pøíbram (Central Bohemia) and Písek (South Bohemia). EUR 474 million of fin...
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Argonne National Laboratory helps Caterpillar simulate heavy-duty engine designs
Argonne National Laboratory helps Caterpillar simulate heavy-duty engine designs Heavy-duty diesel engines still power most large vehicles used in the construction, mining and transportation industries in the United States. Engineers are working to improve the fuel efficiency of these engines while...
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Doosan Bobcat invests $70m to expand manufacturing and jobs in North Carolina
Doosan Bobcat invests $70m to expand manufacturing and jobs in North Carolina Doosan Bobcat North America, a global leader in the compact equipment industry, announced today plans for a $70 million expansion of its Statesville, N.C., manufacturing facility. The company plans to construct an addition...
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Cooper Tire releases Discoverer Rugged Trek all-terrain tyres
Cooper Tire releases Discoverer Rugged Trek all-terrain tyres With summer road trip season fast approaching, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has announced the U.S. launch of the new Discoverer® Rugged Trek™ tire, which is now available for consumers nationwide. An all-season pickup truck and...
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British Safety Council announces winners of the International Safety Awards 2021
British Safety Council announces winners of the International Safety Awards 2021 The British Safety Council has today announced the individuals, teams, initiatives, and organisations who have won awards as part of the International Safety Awards 2021. These awards recognise and celebrate outstanding...
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VolvoCE North America names 2020 Dealer of the Year and Uptime Dealer of the Year
VolvoCE North America names 2020 Dealer of the Year and Uptime Dealer of the Year Volvo Construction Equipment has named Alta Equipment Company its 2020 Dealer of the Year in North America. It also recognized Ascendum Machinery as its 2020 Uptime Dealer of the Year. The Dealer of the Year award reco...
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Hyundai deploys Workspot Enterprise Desktop Cloud for a secure supply chain
Hyundai deploys Workspot Enterprise Desktop Cloud for a secure supply chain Workspot, the Desktop Cloud company, today announced that Hyundai Motor Group has successfully implemented Workspot’s SaaS platform for cloud desktops to ensure secure access to its supply chain partner portal. Hyundai is no...
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Recycling meets its match with the BENNINGHOVEN BA RPP 4000 asphalt plant
Recycling meets its match with the BENNINGHOVEN BA RPP 4000 asphalt plant Producing asphalt in the right quality and quantity at the right time is in itself a challenge that requires perfectly aligned plant engineering. If high recycling rates need to be achieved while still keeping emissions low, h...
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The new CAT 953 Track Loader does it all
The new CAT 953 Track Loader does it all The new Cat® 953 Track Loader combines unmatched versatility with up to 10 percent better fuel efficiency, more productivity, and cab and controllability improvements. The 953 meets U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final/EU Stage V emission standards. At 160 hp (119 kW) and a...
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Kaiden Ashun wins Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2021 competition
Kaiden Ashun wins Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2021 competition An electrotechnical installations apprentice from Cardiff has been crowned this year’s winner of the Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2021 competition. Kaiden Ashun, 21, took part in a digital final in April, alongside nine other finalists. He im...
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Business booming for Besblock in Shropshire
Business booming for Besblock in Shropshire Shropshire firm Besblock, one of the biggest names in construction in the Midlands, today reported orders were ‘flying through the roof’ as the easing of lockdown restrictions boosted the housebuilding sector. Founded in 1972, the family firm has been supp...
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TORSUS PRAETORIAN rugged off-road 4×4 bus gets technical upgrades
TORSUS PRAETORIAN rugged off-road 4×4 bus gets technical upgrades TORSUS, manufacturer of the world’s toughest, heavy-duty off-road buses, today announces a comprehensive range of all-new 2021 technical updates for its flagship vehicle, the TORSUS PRAETORIAN. Designed to transport personn...
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