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Reducing the environmental impact of construction

|Date: July 31, 2020

Reducing the environmental impact of construction

According to the UK Department for Business Innovation & Skills, the construction industry can signif ...

According to the UK Department for Business Innovation & Skills, the construction industry can significantly influence almost 47% of total carbon dioxide emissions in the UK. Small improvements ac ...

July 31, 2020
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GAP invests in helping the environment

|Date: March 12, 2020

GAP invests in helping the environment

GAP Group, the UK’s largest independent hire company, continues to offer its customers best-in-class cons ...

GAP Group, the UK’s largest independent hire company, continues to offer its customers best-in-class construction machinery through choosing Kubota as its key supplier of mini and midi excavators. To ...

March 12, 2020
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Building green homes faster with new Bobcat excavator

|Date: March 04, 2020

Building green homes faster with new Bobcat excavator

JR Green Build Ltd, a specialist in the construction of eco-friendly houses, has purchased a new Bobcat R ...

JR Green Build Ltd, a specialist in the construction of eco-friendly houses, has purchased a new Bobcat R-Series E27 mini-excavator in conjunction with a new tiltrotator, to provide increased performa ...

March 04, 2020
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Bobcat Sand Cleaner Combats Plastic Peril on Beaches

|Date: July 18, 2019

Bobcat Sand Cleaner Combats Plastic Peril on Beaches

By efficiently removing waste and debris of all sizes on a beautiful and very popular beach in Italy’s Pu ...

By efficiently removing waste and debris of all sizes on a beautiful and very popular beach in Italy’s Puglia region, the Bobcat SC200 Sand Cleaner attachment has shown it can be a powerful weapon aga ...

July 18, 2019
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Nixon Hire and AJC Trailers – A green partnership

|Date: July 11, 2019

Nixon Hire and AJC Trailers – A green partnership

In recent times the motivation to supply sites with sustainable, energy saving equipment has gained signi ...

In recent times the motivation to supply sites with sustainable, energy saving equipment has gained significant traction within the UK hire industry. One of the hire firms that are leading the way in ...

July 11, 2019
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Special Report | Clean Air Zones: Taking a breath

|Date: March 18, 2019

Special Report | Clean Air Zones: Taking a breath

Will Clean Air Zones be a breath of fresh air? Construction Plant News investigates. Air pollution has be ...

Will Clean Air Zones be a breath of fresh air? Construction Plant News investigates. Air pollution has become one of the great issues of our times – and with good reason. It is estimated that over 9,0 ...

March 18, 2019
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How technology can combat hazardous waste in construction

|Date: March 01, 2019

How technology can combat hazardous waste in construction

The team at Patrick Parsons summarises how technology can help combat hazardous waste in the construction ...

The team at Patrick Parsons summarises how technology can help combat hazardous waste in the construction industry. The construction industry has never been more lucrative for potential investors and ...

March 01, 2019
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Low Emission Zones | The Lowdown

|Date: February 22, 2019

Low Emission Zones | The Lowdown

Low emissions zones are destined to be a feature of our towns and cities for generations to come but just ...

Low emissions zones are destined to be a feature of our towns and cities for generations to come but just how are they enforced? Construction Plant News investigates. It has been characterised as a cl ...

February 22, 2019
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Tangent Energy’s environmental aid system receives Highways UK Award

|Date: December 13, 2018

Tangent Energy’s environmental aid system receives Highways UK Award

A pioneering storage system to help site generators work more efficiently to save on costs and reduce emi ...

A pioneering storage system to help site generators work more efficiently to save on costs and reduce emissions has won a UK-wide innovation award, delighting distributor Morris Site Machinery. The co ...

December 13, 2018
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Carbon Emissions Reduced by 98% at Volvo Construction Equipment and Skanska’s Electric Site

|Date: November 23, 2018

Carbon Emissions Reduced by 98% at Volvo Construction Equipment and Skanska’s Electric Site

Volvo Construction Equipment and its customer Skanska have recorded groundbreaking results from their Ele ...

Volvo Construction Equipment and its customer Skanska have recorded groundbreaking results from their Electric Site research project – including a 98% reduction in carbon emissions, a 70% reduction in ...

November 23, 2018
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