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UK’s safe digging resource sees over 3 million searches in 2020
UK’s safe digging resource sees over 3 million searches in 2020 LSBUD, the UK’s leading online safe digging resource, saw more than three million searches for underground pipes and cables pass through its central system in 2020. This record figure was up nine percent on the previous year, show...
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Chicago Transit Authority to purchase up to 600 Nova Buses
Chicago Transit Authority to purchase up to 600 Nova Buses Nova Bus, a subsidiary of Volvo Buses and the leading North American transit bus manufacturer, have confirmed that the Chicago Transit Board approved the purchase of up to 600 new, 40-foot buses from Nova Bus. These buses will help the Chica...
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CEMEX introduces VIABASE Engineered Asphalt Concrete for Housing Estate Roads
CEMEX introduces VIABASE Engineered Asphalt Concrete for Housing Estate Roads Global building materials solutions supplier CEMEX has presented VIABASE®, an engineered Asphalt Concrete specifically designed for use in the construction of housing estate roads. Perfectly timed to support construction c...
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Ford and Venari build on expertise to produce Project Siren lightweight Ambulances
Ford and Venari build on expertise to produce Project Siren lightweight Ambulances Ford today announced plans to re-establish its presence in the UK ambulance market, with an innovative new Transit ambulance developed in conjunction with industry experts and front-line medical teams under the code n...
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GAP Group goes digital with the launch of 2021 catalogue
GAP Group goes digital with the launch of 2021 catalogue After winning Catalogue of the Year at the Hire Awards of Excellence 2020, GAP Hire Solutions, the UK’s largest independent hire company, has unveiled its new catalogue for 2021. This year the company is releasing a digital only version, via t...
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Asia Pacific Construction Equipment Market set to be worth US$75 Billion by 2026
Asia Pacific Construction Equipment Market set to be worth US$75 Billion by 2026 The revenue of Asia Pacific construction equipment market crossed $60 billion in the year 2019 and is predicted to touch 75 billion-dollar mark till 2026, growing at 4.5% between the years 2020 and 2026; as per the rese...
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University Geologists honoured by the Institute of Quarrying
University Geologists honoured by the Institute of Quarrying Eight of the best geology students in the UK have received recognition for their hard work and commitment to learning from the Institute of Quarrying (IQ), the membership organisation responsible for setting professional standards in the m...
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Linxon awarded Hall Substation Project in Sweden
Linxon awarded Hall Substation Project in Sweden Linxon has won an order of ca. $18 million from the Swedish utility Svenska kraftnät to supply a new 400 kV substation in Hall, outside the town of Södertälje, 25 kilometres south of Stockholm. This project consists of the installation of one new 400...
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Making sense of data created by Smart Buildings with Project Haystack
Making sense of data created by Smart Buildings with Project Haystack J2 Innovations, a founding member of the project, says open frameworks will ‘glue’ systems together so we can make buildings more efficient, sustainable and better for occupants. With buildings accounting for an estimated 40% of g...
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The Environmental Benefits of ICF Commercial Construction
The Environmental Benefits of ICF Commercial Construction Insulating concrete forms, also known as ICFs, are a unique new technology that’s beginning to emerge as an alternative to traditional concrete construction. Plastic panels form the skeleton of the structure, and then these forms get filled w...
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MobileWorxs introduces affordable Flex 10 Windows 10 and Android 9 rugged tablets
MobileWorxs introduces affordable Flex 10 Windows 10 and Android 9 rugged tablets MobileWorxs introduces the Flex 10B on Windows 10 and Flex 10A with Android 9.0 tablet series designed for users and IT resellers looking for an enterprise-grade out-of-the-box device that delivers light to medium duty...
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Feltham Station upgrade completed
Feltham Station upgrade completed With the United Kingdom proceeding towards the relaxation of lockdown restrictions, the government has been completing the existential construction and infrastructure projects across various jurisdictions. Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris recently declared that the...
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Topcon intelligent solutions get Brussels Airport ready for take-off
Topcon intelligent solutions get Brussels Airport ready for take-off Runway 25 at Brussels Airport had reached the point of requiring some attention, with a full resurfacing needed; something that Topcon Positioning have a wealth of experience in delivering. Smooth runways are vital for large intern...
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Construct Maharashtra promises a gamut of Infinite Business Possibilities
Construct Maharashtra promises a gamut of Infinite Business Possibilities This March gear up for Construct Maharashtra, International Exhibition & Conference on Construction, Infrastructure & Technology. Organised by Nesco Exhibitions and co-organised by Maharashtra Industrial Development Co...
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GAP Group expands throughout the UK with investment in the future
GAP Group expands throughout the UK with investment in the future GAP Hire Solutions is the largest independent and privately owned hire company in the UK and has remained family owned and run since its establishment by Gordon Anderson in 1969. Since then, the company has grown into one of the bigge...
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Smart city asset management revolutionised with CIMCON Lighting and Yotta collaboration
Smart city asset management revolutionised with CIMCON Lighting and Yotta collaboration CIMCON Lighting, the leading global provider of smart city technologies together with Yotta, the leading global connected asset management and services provider, have announced that they are collaborating to prov...
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Executive Hire Show postponed till 2022
Executive Hire Show postponed till 2022 The organisers of the annual Executive Hire Show have taken the difficult decision to postpone the 2021 event by 12 months. This year’s event had already been delayed by eight-weeks from its original dates in February, this being due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
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John Holland delivering important upgrades to the Sydney Metro
John Holland delivering important upgrades to the Sydney Metro John Holland will deliver important upgrades to the more than 125-year-old Bankstown Line in Sydney to bring it up to metro rail standards, and building on the successful delivery of the Sydenham Station and Junction project as part of o...
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Doosan Infracore China celebrates 200,000 Excavator manufacturing milestone
Doosan Infracore China celebrates 200,000 Excavator manufacturing milestone Doosan Infracore has announced that its Chinese subsidiary, DICC (Doosan Infracore China Corporation Co., Ltd.), located in Yantai, China, had produced its 200,000th excavator in the country. The company set this record some...
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New Occupational Safety App detects impairment from all causes
New Occupational Safety App detects impairment from all causes Impairment Science, Inc. (ISI) has announced the release of Druid Enterprise, a new tool to help industry test whether employees are unimpaired and therefore fit for duty. This enterprise-scale application embeds the Druid impairment app...
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Hyundai unveils TIGER Uncrewed Ultimate Mobility Vehicle Concept
Hyundai unveils TIGER Uncrewed Ultimate Mobility Vehicle Concept Hyundai Motor Group has revealed TIGER (Transforming Intelligent Ground Excursion Robot), the company’s second Ultimate Mobility Vehicle (UMV) and the first designed to be uncrewed. The transforming intelligent ground excursion robot i...
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Essehof Zoo in Germany acquires a compact Bobcat for all-round versatility
Essehof Zoo in Germany acquires a compact Bobcat for all-round versatility A new Bobcat compact loader is keeping things tidy at the Essehof Zoo in Lower Saxony in Germany. The Bobcat machine was chosen by the zoo owner, Gregor Wilhelm, for its compact dimensions, the high hydraulic performance and...
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TMP teams up with Ecologi on Climate Positive Campaign
TMP teams up with Ecologi on Climate Positive Campaign Traffic Management Products Ltd (TMP) are very excited to launch their new Climate Positive Campaign. Recognising their responsibility to help protect the planet, for future generations, they are fully committed to minimising their impact on the...
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Exploring the different types of Ground Investigation
Exploring the different types of Ground Investigation Knowing you need to carry out a ground investigation is one thing, but knowing what type of ground investigation is another. Perhaps you’re in need of a quick and effective way to survey a large area, in which case, trial pits may be the answer....
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CATPLANT celebrates 40 years with a custom Cat Dozer
CATPLANT celebrates 40 years with a custom Cat Dozer Now in its 40th year of business, longstanding South Yorkshire based aggregate quarry, CATPLANT, has started the celebrations early with an investment in a Cat® D9T Dozer from exclusive Caterpillar® dealer, Finning UK and Ireland. The machine is c...
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Mega Infrastructure Summit set for April 2021 in Bangalore
Mega Infrastructure Summit set for April 2021 in Bangalore The Mega Infrastructure Summit 2021 is all set to welcome you back to an engaging physical forum to unlock and connect you with unlimited networking opportunities. We TraiCon Events will be hosting The Mega Infrastructure Summit which will b...
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Go-kart track in Germany mastered with a Vögele SUPER 1303-3i Paver
Go-kart track in Germany mastered with a Vögele SUPER 1303-3i Paver “Like flying a helicopter in your living room” is how three-time world Formula 1 champion Nelson Piquet once described driving the Monte Carlo racing circuit. A job site in Hemer, in Germany’s North-Rhine Westphalia, created a very...
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Three Hyundai HX220AL Crawler Excavators make tracks for Dorset
Three Hyundai HX220AL Crawler Excavators make tracks for Dorset According to Mervyn Vaughan: “Simply the best machine and back-up I’ve ever had” are the words of the owner-operator about his new Hyundai HX220AL Crawler Excavators and the supplying dealers Molson Equipment. Mervyn and wife Pamela sta...
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Ferrovial Earthworks IoT system enhances construction productivity
Ferrovial Earthworks IoT system enhances construction productivity Ferrovial has developed a system that uses the Internet of Things (IoT) to monitor and oversee earth movements in construction projects in order to enhance productivity and provide real-time oversight of work on site. Ferrovial Earth...
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Circularise and Marubeni introduce Blockchain for Sustainable Material Sourcing in Japan
Circularise and Marubeni introduce Blockchain for Sustainable Material Sourcing in Japan With the Circular Economy being a key strategic investment for most businesses in recent years, it becomes paramount to have a platform where each stakeholder involved in circular value chains can share and use...
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Top tips to protect yourself on Safer Internet Day
Top tips to protect yourself on Safer Internet Day Today marks Safer Internet Day, an awareness day created to celebrate the amazing range of information and opportunities online, and its potential to inform, connect and inspire us, whilst also looking at how young people can separate fact from fict...
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Cargo stream launches Europe’s first container booking app
Cargo stream launches Europe’s first container booking app Cargo stream has today launched Europe’s first container booking app in the UK and Europe. Cargo stream app enables cargo forwarders and carriers to book shipping containers via a smart device or computer for land transportation. The a...
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HAUC(UK) app puts roads and street works safety in your pocket
HAUC(UK) app puts roads and street works safety in your pocket The Highway Authorities and Utilities Committee HAUC(UK) has launched a new app to facilitate safety and improve productivity across the UK road and streetworks industry. As well as being part of a broader plan to make street works more...
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Hitachi fleet put to work at the Alpine World Ski Championships
Hitachi fleet put to work at the Alpine World Ski Championships A substantial fleet of Hitachi excavators and wheel loaders have been involved in extensive construction and renovation work to prepare for the 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. The event in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, is expected...
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Tarmac uses social media to promote National Apprenticeship Week
Tarmac uses social media to promote National Apprenticeship Week Tarmac is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week (8 to 14 February) by allowing its current group of apprentices to take over its social media channels to share first-hand insights into what life is like as an apprentice working with...
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Celebrate National Apprenticeship Week with three Network Rail apprentices
Celebrate National Apprenticeship Week with three Network Rail apprentices Three apprentices have described what it is like working on the railway front line as one of Network Rail’s engineers, to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week (8 – 14 February). Network Rail apprentices work at depots...
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HS2 offers free training to help UK businesses secure rail and road contracts
HS2 offers free training to help UK businesses secure rail and road contracts HS2 Ltd, Highways England, Network Rail and Transport for London have joined forces in encouraging small and medium sized businesses to register for free training courses, designed to improve their prospects of meeting Eq...
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SEAT consolidates software development centre and launches a mobility platform
SEAT consolidates software development centre and launches a mobility platform Through its SEAT:CODE software development centre, in 2020 the company demonstrated its ability to continue innovating in mobility despite the uncertainty caused by the global pandemic. For the first time, in addition to...
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On ‘Time to Talk Day’ Finning UK makes mental health a priority
On ‘Time to Talk Day’ Finning UK makes mental health a priority In the UK construction industry, physical health is of paramount importance. It is common to see prominent reminders about physical safety, and yet there are less prominent risks that make construction one of the deadliest p...
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Geo Connect Asia 2021 set to debut in Singapore as both a physical and virtual event
Geo Connect Asia 2021 set to debut in Singapore as both a physical and virtual event Southeast Asia’s inaugural geospatial services and location intelligence event is set to be the first large-scale hybrid event to be hosted in Singapore in 2021, combining plenary sessions and conferences to provide...
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Highways England awards Jacobs £162.5m Lower Thames Crossing contract
Highways England awards Jacobs £162.5m Lower Thames Crossing contract Highways England has awarded Jacobs the £162.5m Integration Partner contract which will see the company act as a catalyst for collaboration between Highways England and the Lower Thames Crossing’s three main works contracts respon...
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New Cat 374 Excavator designed for high-production and durability
New Cat 374 Excavator designed for high-production and durability The Next Generation Cat® 374 excavator offers contractors high production, two times more structural durability, and up to 20 percent less maintenance costs than the industry leader it replaces, the 374F. “A key to production is our n...
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Cat introduces new 352 Excavator
Cat introduces new 352 Excavator The Next Generation Cat® 352 hydraulic excavator with variable gauge undercarriage offers contractors up to 45 percent more operating efficiency, up to 10 percent more fuel efficiency, and up to 15 percent less maintenance costs compared to the model it replaces, the...
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Next Generation Cat 349 Excavator delivers 45 percent more operating efficiency
Next Generation Cat 349 Excavator delivers 45 percent more operating efficiency The Next Generation Cat® 349 excavator offers contractors up to 45 percent more operating efficiency, up to 10 percent more fuel efficiency, and up to 15 percent less maintenance costs compared to the model it replaces,...
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New Cat 335 Compact Radius Excavator delivers premium performance
New Cat 335 Compact Radius Excavator delivers premium performance With its compact radius design, the Cat® 335 Next Gen Hydraulic Excavator brings premium performance and the highest level of standard factory technology to the 35-ton excavator class. The new 335 delivers the tightest tail swing radi...
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New Cat 315 GC next-generation Excavator reduces maintenance and fuel costs
New Cat 315 GC next-generation Excavator reduces maintenance and fuel costs The Cat® 315 GC Next Gen compact radius excavator boasts a new, larger cab design built for operating efficiency, lowers maintenance costs by up to 25% and reduces fuel consumption by up to 15%. An intuitive-to-operate desig...
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New CAT 963 Track Loader focuses on versatility and productivity
New CAT 963 Track Loader focuses on versatility and productivity When maximum return on equipment investment is key, track loader versatility means one machine and one operator can dig, load, carry, fill and more. The new Cat® 963 Track Loader combines that versatility with up to 10 percent better f...
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Implications of Autonomous Trucks hitting US roads this year
Implications of Autonomous Trucks hitting US roads this year The idea of autonomous vehicles (AVs) has been around for almost a century, but over the past couple of decades we’ve seen vehicle manufacturers make significant headway in developing and implementing new technologies to make this concept...
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Scottish Contractor cements commitment to JCB with new 150X HD Excavator
Scottish Contractor cements commitment to JCB with new 150X HD Excavator A leading Scottish contractor’s enduring loyalty to JCB’s tracked excavators has been cemented with the purchase of a brand-new JCB 150X HD. The new machine joins an original 1966 JCB 7 excavator in the fleet Muir of Ord-based...
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Cityzenith and NeuerEnergy join forces to drive the Build Back Better movement
Cityzenith and NeuerEnergy join forces to drive the Build Back Better movement The partners, US-based Digital Twin expert Cityzenith and NeuerEnergy – powered by UK-based Aqovia, a leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital solutions specialist have joined forces to show companies and district...
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Spot gets an upgrade with self-charging, remote operation and an arm
Spot gets an upgrade with self-charging, remote operation and an arm Boston Dynamics, the global leader in mobile robotics, today announced an expanded product line for its agile mobile robot Spot. The new products include a self-charging Enterprise Spot, web-based remote operations software, Scout,...
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Advantages and disadvantages of self-driving vehicles
Advantages and disadvantages of self-driving vehicles Self-driving vehicles are exactly what the name says. They are vehicles that do not require human drivers to take control to operate the vehicle in a safe manner. We currently live in an age where technology is changing and improving our lives da...
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Vermeer announces Minority Ownership Investment in MultiOne
Vermeer announces Minority Ownership Investment in MultiOne Vermeer Corporation has purchased a minority equity investment in MultiOne, a leading manufacturer of compact articulated loaders. This investment comes a year after Vermeer entered a distribution agreement with MultiOne to supply Vermeer-b...
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Ambarella introduces CV5 AI Processor for single 8K and multi-imager AI cameras
Ambarella introduces CV5 AI Processor for single 8K and multi-imager AI cameras Ambarella, an AI vision silicon company, has unveiled CV5, an artificial intelligence (AI) vision processor capable of recording 8K video or four 4K video streams. The new system on chip (SoC) will enable the development...
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Sandvik DD212 Development drill rig delivers versatility for narrow vein tunnelling
Sandvik DD212 Development drill rig delivers versatility for narrow vein tunnelling Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions introduces the new Sandvik DD212, a compact and intelligent single-boom electro-hydraulic drill for tunnelling and mining development in narrow vein drifts. This new versatile drill...
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STRABAG consortium wins €246m motorway infrastructure contract in Hungary
STRABAG consortium wins €246m motorway infrastructure contract in Hungary The Hungarian subsidiary of European-based construction group STRABAG has been awarded a new infrastructure contract in Hungary with a volume of € 245.58 million (HUF 90.45 billion). The S-D 2020 M6 consortium, consisting of S...
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MCA Fusion Hire upgrades to put focus on specialist SafeCheck technology
MCA Fusion Hire upgrades to put focus on specialist SafeCheck technology One of the country’s leading suppliers of specialist hire equipment is rolling out a new investment programme to upgrade its electrical testing facilities throughout its national branch network. MCA Fusion Hire & Repair, pa...
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Geotab expands Southeast Asia operations with new office in Singapore
Geotab expands Southeast Asia operations with new office in Singapore Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, has announced that it has expanded its global presence into Southeast Asia with the opening of a new office space in Singapore. With nearly a dozen offices throughout No...
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SCCS and Senceive distribute Leica surveying and wireless monitoring products to the UK
SCCS and Senceive distribute Leica surveying and wireless monitoring products to the UK SCCS, part of Hexagon, an authorised distributor and a flagship business for both the rental and sale of Leica Geosystems solutions has formed a partnership with Senceive to distribute the company’s wireless remo...
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GreatStar OLEI launches revolutionary multi-channel 3D LiDAR Solution
GreatStar OLEI launches revolutionary multi-channel 3D LiDAR Solution GreatStar OLEI, a leading global provider of advanced LiDAR and thermal camera sensors, alongside MorpheusTEK, has released a leading-edge 3D LiDAR at a game changing industry price of $1750. This solution and price redefine the a...
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