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New Biocomponent Binder from Shell keeps Carbon locked into roads
New Biocomponent Binder from Shell keeps Carbon locked into roads Shell has today launched Shell Bitumen CarbonSink, a new bio-component binder that locks carbon within roads instead of releasing it back into the atmosphere. The binder locks carbon into asphalt and bitumen, turning roads into techni...
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Geo Connect Asia celebrates successful 2022 event
Geo Connect Asia celebrates successful 2022 event Geo Connect Asia, the second edition of Southeast Asia’s flagship geospatial and location intelligence technology trade event, came to a successful close after a fruitful two-day run at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore on 1s...
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Evidence-backed Decision Making for Road Authorities
Evidence-backed Decision Making for Road Authorities According to the Institute for Government report “How governments use evidence to make transport policy”, the Department for Transport (DfT) is planning a major programme that will see reform of bus services, reviews of walking and cycling infrast...
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Volvo CE upgraded L350H Wheel Loader focuses on Profitability
Volvo CE upgraded L350H Wheel Loader focuses on Profitability Built to take on the toughest of jobs, the upgraded L350H wheel loader from Volvo Construction Equipment arrives on the back of decades of innovation –to further enhance the profitability of customers’ operation. Complete with a host of u...
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Perpetual Pavement Awards recognizes 14 superior long-life asphalt pavements
Perpetual Pavement Awards recognizes 14 superior long-life asphalt pavements Perpetual Pavement Awards (PPAs) celebrate long-life asphalt pavements. For 2021, a record number of 14 PPAs: By Performance were earned. Engineers at the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) at Auburn University e...
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Volvo CE L200H High-Lift Loader reaches new heights
Volvo CE L200H High-Lift Loader reaches new heights When it comes to understanding the needs of forestry, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has deep roots. The logging industry was felled when Volvo invented the first high-lift wheel loader in 1974 – and has not looked back since, with the mac...
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Volvo CE Remote Monitoring App supports Electric Transformation
Volvo CE Remote Monitoring App supports Electric Transformation Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is helping operators and fleet managers ensure their Volvo electric machines are always ready to work with an easy-to-use app called EMMA – helping them manage the charging process more efficientl...
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Volvo Days 2022 return to drive Construction Industry Transformation
Volvo Days 2022 return to drive Construction Industry Transformation Volvo Construction Equipment will use the return of its iconic Volvo Days to highlight its purpose driven message of industry transformation. Using the theme of its recently launched ‘Change Starts Here’ campaign, the e...
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Reset Connect explores incentivising Rural Drivers to go Green
Reset Connect explores incentivising Rural Drivers to go Green The number of vehicles on UK roads have been steadily increasing in recent years, with 39.2 million licensed vehicles recorded in 2021 alone. With car emissions a major source of air pollution, cities across the UK have started to introd...
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Geo Connect Asia 2022 kicks off in Singapore
Geo Connect Asia 2022 kicks off in Singapore Geo Connect Asia (GCA) 2022, the second edition of Southeast Asia’s flagship geospatial and location intelligence industry trade show and conference, opens today at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore. The two-day event, organised b...
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VolvoCE delivers World’s first Construction Machine built using Fossil-Free Steel
VolvoCE delivers World’s first Construction Machine built using Fossil-Free Steel In the latest step on its path toward carbon neutrality, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) becomes the first manufacturer to deliver a construction machine built using fossil-free steel to a customer. This...
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Sleipner’s updated new DB product family attracts orders from Finland and Africa
Sleipner’s updated new DB product family attracts orders from Finland and Africa Sleipner updated its entire DB product family last year and has unveiled two new narrower models. The new DB80 and DB130 models have a maximum payload of 80 and 130 tonnes respectively, and both are equipped with...
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Evolution Wheel introduces the EWRS-HS Hard Surface Skid Steer Tire
Evolution Wheel introduces the EWRS–HS Hard Surface Skid Steer Tire The EWRS–HS series solid skid steer tire is the hard surface version of the EWRS–AT series all–terrain tire. The solid EWRS–HS skid steer tire is ideal for surfaces like concrete or asphalt making them...
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Container experts Mobile Mini UK invests in Secure Water Storage solution
Container experts Mobile Mini UK invests in Secure Water Storage solution One of the leading worldwide providers of portable accommodation and secure storage containers, Mobile Mini UK, has introduced an upgraded water bowser solution to its product offering, after identifying a need to improve meth...
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Slope Stabilization Project in Georgia wrapped up by The Ray, GDoT and UGA
Slope Stabilization Project in Georgia wrapped up by The Ray, GDoT and UGA The Landscape Lab research team at The Ray has announced the completed installation of a slope stabilization research project at Exit 14 on I-85. This project is the latest phase of research that is investigating new and more...
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Yotta acquired by Causeway Technologies
Yotta acquired by Causeway Technologies Construction technology provider Causeway Technologies has acquired Yotta, a global provider of connected asset management software and services, from AIM-listed Oxford Metrics plc. Yotta serves over 200 customers worldwide, providing software to assist in the...
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Liebherr showcases recycling innovations at IFAT 2022 in Munich
Liebherr showcases recycling innovations at IFAT 2022 in Munich The recycling industry is growing rapidly, and it is changing. In recent years, many waste disposal companies have developed from being generalists to being highly specialised recycling operations. This has brought about changes in requ...
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KINETIC 7™ clean gas breakthrough promises global Gas independence
KINETIC 7™ clean gas breakthrough promises global Gas independence A disruptive technology company has today confirmed it has made a major breakthrough in its search to innovate a ground-breaking “clean gas” energy source that will not only provide an alternative supply to natural gas, but al...
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Digging in the British Construction Industry now safer than ever
Digging in the British Construction Industry now safer than ever The UK’s safe digging community has never been stronger, with 84 percent of all projects now preceded by a search for underground pipes and cables, according to Digging up Britain 2022. The annual safe digging report by LSBUD reveals t...
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bauma explores the Digital Construction Site
bauma explores the Digital Construction Site A number of barriers standing in the way of digital construction sites—particularly the lack of data standards—must be eliminated. Industry experts will explore the challenges and solutions during bauma TALK. The webinar series bauma TALK acts as a base o...
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SRL launches scalable software for Traffic Management Hire Industry
SRL launches scalable software for Traffic Management Hire Industry SRL Traffic Systems has become the only mobile ITS (intelligent transport system) hire supplier to provide local authorities with a scalable traffic management software platform. The platform enables the growing number of customers...
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Ford teams up with Lighthouse Charity for ‘Make it Visible’ suicide prevention campaign
Ford teams up with Lighthouse Charity for ‘Make it Visible’ suicide prevention campaign Ford has teamed up with the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to “Make it Visible” – a new high-visibility campaign using higher-viz safety vests to grab attention and point people in the direc...
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Aquajet goes global with first World Tour in Europe and North America
Aquajet goes global with first World Tour in Europe and North America Aquajet, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of innovative Hydrodemolition technology, hosted its first 2022 World Tour events April 26 – 28, 2022. One-hundred fifteen new and existing customers from 13 countries atten...
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Empower your Supply Chain with DELMIA
Empower your Supply Chain with DELMIA The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vulnerabilities in supply chains. Resilience, flexibility, agility and innovation emerge as the defining characteristics of the supply chain of the organizations that minimized the impact of these disruptions or achieved...
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Sy-Klone expands engine precleaner and filtration products with RadialSHIELD and Vortex
Sy-Klone expands engine precleaner and filtration products with RadialSHIELD and Vortex Sy-Klone International is expanding its line of high-efficiency filtration products by introducing the Efficient Particulate Air (EPA) RadialSHIELD® filter, featuring an innovative high-efficiency, low restrictio...
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ABTECH in Québec partners with Xwatch for Technology Safety Solutions
ABTECH in Québec partners with Xwatch for Technology Safety Solutions Xwatch Safety Solutions announce a distribution partnership with the ABTECH which distributes technological solutions in the construction industry across Eastern Canada. The company offers a range of reliable construction and surv...
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Trelleborg announces EMR1031 Tough Earthmover Tire
Trelleborg announces EMR1031 Tough Earthmover Tire Trelleborg has taken on the challenge to improve earthmoving operations with the release of its newest radial tire, the EMR1031, designed to perform on the most demanding terrain, from sand to rock or extra hard surfaces. Manufactured using a cut-re...
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The 6 factors affecting Freight Shipping Rates in 2022
The 6 factors affecting Freight Shipping Rates in 2022 When shipping products across the world, it’s common to make mistakes. A simple miscalculation of package weight or choosing the wrong shipping carrier can cost you a little when shipping smaller products. However, this is not the case with frei...
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Iteris adds customizable ClearData Traffic Management Feeds to Mobility Solutions
Iteris adds customizable ClearData Traffic Management Feeds to Mobility Solutions Iteris, Inc., the world’s trusted technology ecosystem for smart mobility infrastructure management, announces the addition of customizable ClearData™ traffic management feeds adding to its extensive mobility so...
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Sintering Solid Waste could reduce Excavated Soil and Rock
Sintering Solid Waste could reduce Excavated Soil and Rock Urban construction, especially the ongoing large-scale expansion and utilization of underground space, has resulted in massive excavated soil and rock from buildings and subways. A novel solution suggests sintering utilization is a feasible...
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Trimble announces new high-accuracy OEM GNSS Receiver Module
Trimble announces new high-accuracy OEM GNSS Receiver Module Trimble introduced today the Trimble® BD9250, a dual-frequency OEM GNSS receiver module that supports Trimble RTX® correction services. The receiver is designed to deliver high-accuracy positioning for a range of high volume, autonomous-re...
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Sicilian beaches gets the Bobcat Sand Cleaning Treatment
Sicilian beaches gets the Bobcat Sand Cleaning Treatment The Bobcat SC200 Sand Cleaner attachment, mounted on a new Bobcat T76 R-Series compact track loader, has proved to be an unparalleled combination for cleaning one of the most beautiful and widest coasts in Italy: the Sicilian beach of Mondello...
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Balfour Beatty wins £50m contract for London Underground upgrade works
Balfour Beatty wins £50m contract for London Underground upgrade works Balfour Beatty today announces that it has secured a c. £50 million contract to deliver essential upgrade works to London Underground’s Piccadilly line. The contract is the first of several packages to be let under the new ‘Londo...
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Exploring the 3D Printing of Complex Metal Parts
Exploring the 3D Printing of Complex Metal Parts 3D printing has opened exciting new avenues for engineers and forced product designers to reimagine what is possible. The ability to print complex metallic parts using advanced alloys anywhere in the world is undoubtedly impressive but not without its...
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Affordable and Sustainable Energy the ultimate goal for EthosEnergy
Affordable and Sustainable Energy the ultimate goal for EthosEnergy The energy crisis has caused a wave of rising prices in economies across the globe. EthosEnergy, helps companies and power plants reduce operating costs and, decrease harmful emissions to the environment to support companies in the...
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VolvoCE and FIA World RX developing next generation Rallycross Tracks
VolvoCE and FIA World RX developing next generation Rallycross Tracks Following the news that Volvo Construction Equipment has become the Official Construction Equipment Supplier to the new fully electric FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX), Volvo CE today announces that it will expand its...
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Southampton reducing Air Pollution with Living Walls
Southampton reducing Air Pollution with Living Walls Air pollution from motor vehicles is an invisible danger that is a serious threat to our health and wellbeing. Richard Sabin, Managing Director of Biotecture, looks at how living walls can provide an innovative solution to the issue. Air pollution...
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North Carolina DoT develops Early Flood-Warning System for Roads
North Carolina DoT develops Early Flood-Warning System for Roads When the next hurricane strikes, the N.C. Department of Transportation will be armed with an advanced flood-warning system that relies on a network of 400 river and stream gauges. The new system will allow the NCDOT for the first time...
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Cenex-LCV and Cenex-CAM now open for Visitor Registration
Cenex-LCV and Cenex-CAM now open for Visitor Registration Visitors are invited to register their attendance at this year’s Cenex-LCV and Cenex-CAM events for the opportunity to see the innovative technologies that are lowering emissions across transport and energy infrastructure. Across the co-locat...
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Sandvik announces new QA452 3-Deck Doublescreen
Sandvik announces new QA452 3-Deck Doublescreen Sandvik Mobile Crushers and Screens is delighted to announce its new QA452. The latest evolution of the Sandvik QA Series products and 3-deck Doublescreen technology. Sandvik Doublescreen technology typically outperforms traditional screens by up to 30...
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OGCI invests over £15m in Converge to help decarbonise the Construction Industry
OGCI invests over £15m in Converge to help decarbonise the Construction Industry Converge, an AI-based construction technology company, has raised over GBP 15 million to digitise, optimise, and decarbonise construction materials and processes responsible for 11% of global CO2 emissions. The round wa...
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Doka UniKit Formwork brings plug and play to Smart Infrastructure
Doka UniKit Formwork brings plug and play to Smart Infrastructure UniKit is a universal engineering kit for heavy loads developed by Doka for improved safety and efficiency in infrastructure construction. The rentable system with modular standard components offers cost-effective shoring solutions ma...
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RISE Robotics wins US Air Force design contract for Ultra-Light Loading Machine
RISE Robotics wins US Air Force design contract for Ultra-Light Loading Machine RISE™Robotics, the Zero Emission heavy machinery company, announced today that it has been awarded a $1.25 Million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Award by United States Air Force AFVentures. Ad...
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Hytera USA launches compact and cost-effective Push-to-Talk Radio
Hytera USA launches compact and cost-effective Push-to-Talk Radio Hytera US Inc, the market-leading supplier of innovative two-way radio communications solutions, is unveiling the PNC360S Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) radio. The PNC360S enables instant group and individual voice calling over nati...
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VolkerSmart Technologies sponsored the CIHT EV Charging Seminar
VolkerSmart Technologies sponsored the CIHT EV Charging Seminar On 19 May, VolkerSmart Technologies, one of the UK’s leading installers and maintainers of electric vehicle chargers, sponsored the CIHT Technical Seminar on the future of EV charging technology. The forward-thinking seminar, which was...
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Ynvisible’s digital e-paper Road Signs show EV charging station availability
Ynvisible’s digital e-paper Road Signs show EV charging station availability Ynvisible Interactive Inc., a fast-growing firm in the Internet of Things (IoT) market, announces a collaboration with Exevio, a digital solutions firm with a focus on quality, execution and implementation of modern t...
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Collins Earthworks cuts emissions with Hybrid Volvo Excavators
Collins Earthworks cuts emissions with Hybrid Volvo Excavators Supplied by SMT GB, the HVO Volvo EC300E Hybrid excavators support Collins Earthworks’ long-term sustainability plans through 17% greater fuel efficiency and 90% lower carbon emissions. Having taken delivery of the UK’s first Volvo EC750...
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LEVC teams up with Geotab for integrated Telematics
LEVC teams up with Geotab for integrated Telematics The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) has engaged in a new partnership with the global leader in IoT and connected transportation, Geotab, providing state-of-the-art fleet management systems on its class-leading electric TX taxi and VN5 van. L...
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SENNEBOGEN announces Electro Battery-Powered Material Handler
SENNEBOGEN announces Electro Battery-Powered Material Handler The 817 Electro Battery battery-powered electric material handler is the first of the freely movable battery-powered models that SENNEBOGEN will be adding to its tried-and-tested electric range in the future. Thanks to dual power manageme...
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New app forecasts Asphalt Pricing to lower financial risks
New app forecasts Asphalt Pricing to lower financial risks Liquid Asphalt must compete with other products that are refined from crude oil and energy prices are currently soaring due to inflation. Imagine bidding today’s cash price and the cost of the hedge instead of guessing at some future price....
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Yunex Traffic adds smartmicro MLR Radar Detection for advanced Traffic Signals
Yunex Traffic adds smartmicro MLR Radar Detection for advanced Traffic Signals Yunex Traffic has announced the addition of the smartmicro MLR multi lane radar solution to its advanced traffic detection and management portfolio. With an extended range and flexibility, the solution delivers a cost-eff...
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ThoughtRiver AI powering a Risk Management Revolution in the Construction Industry
ThoughtRiver AI powering a Risk Management Revolution in the Construction Industry ThoughtRiver, one of the UK’s leading legal technology companies, has announced the development of a tool tailored to reviewing construction and engineering appointments. The tool is already being used by leadin...
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Compact Tadano AC 7.450-1 All-Terrain Crane reaches the heights in Switzerland
Compact Tadano AC 7.450-1 All-Terrain Crane reaches the heights in Switzerland The job at a high-rise construction site in the Swiss municipality of Dübendorf (Zürich) not only required a crane with enormous reach that would be able to erect tower cranes with a height of up to 100 meters, but also a...
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Liebherr announces newly developed Multi-Tine Grab
Liebherr announces newly developed Multi-Tine Grab Recycling and scrap handling are some of the toughest applications in industrial goods handling. Robustness, reliability and efficiency are required therefore, choosing the right attachment for the job is key for efficient and economical goods handl...
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UK trials zero emission Automated Logistics HGV in the North East
UK trials zero emission Automated Logistics HGV in the North East The revolutionary 5G Connected and Automated Logistics (CAL) project progresses with autonomous driving testing of the UK’s first automated 40 tonne truck, powered by 5G, at Vantec in Sunderland. Following the announcement of the onbo...
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Turning buildings into Sustainable Material Banks
Turning buildings into Sustainable Material Banks European construction is estimated to generate 400 million tons of waste annually. By using digital models, in combination with circularity, 3,600 tons of carbon emissions, or €11.5 million, can be reduced – in a single building. In Sweden, a warehou...
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Hyundai piloting Digital Twins to improve EV Battery Performance
Hyundai piloting Digital Twins to improve EV Battery Performance Hyundai Motor Group announced in April that it recently carried out a project with Microsoft Korea to prove digital twin technology is effective at predicting an electric vehicle’s battery lifespan and optimizing its battery management...
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How Manufacturers can help ease Construction Supply Chain challenges
How Manufacturers can help ease Construction Supply Chain challenges The last couple of years have been challenging for everyone, but some industries — such as construction — have been hit harder than others. Between a global pandemic that caused construction projects to grind to a halt to keep work...
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Doosan announces their Top 2021 Performing Dealers in North American Dealers
Doosan announces their Top 2021 Performing Dealers in North American Dealers Doosan Infracore North America announces its top-performing dealers of 2021. The top 10 dealers are among more than 170 Doosan construction equipment dealers in North America. Doosan annually recognizes its heavy equipment...
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Davies Crane Hire invests in a new Tadano AC 7.450-1 All-Terrain Crane
Davies Crane Hire invests in a new Tadano AC 7.450-1 All-Terrain Crane Established more than 40 years ago, Davies Crane Hire Ltd, based in Wales, continues to invest in its mobile crane fleet with the addition of a new Tadano AC 7.450-1 all terrain crane, the first unit to arrive on UK soil. With a...
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