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Bibby Line Group commits to set of bold sustainability goals

|Date: November 15, 2021

Bibby Line Group commits to set of bold sustainability goals

Liverpool-based Bibby Line Group (BLG) has shared its vision of being “A family business, known for creat ...

Liverpool-based Bibby Line Group (BLG) has shared its vision of being “A family business, known for creating a better future together” underpinned by a series of new and ambitious sustainability goals ...

November 15, 2021
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Cummins receives The Prince of Wales’ Terra Carta Seal for commitment to a sustainable future

|Date: November 12, 2021

Cummins receives The Prince of Wales’ Terra Carta Seal for commitment to a sustainable future

Cummins was named as one of 45 inaugural recipients of the Terra Carta Seal, an initiative led by HRH Pri ...

Cummins was named as one of 45 inaugural recipients of the Terra Carta Seal, an initiative led by HRH Prince Charles to recognise businesses for their commitment to environmental sustainability and de ...

November 12, 2021
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Plastic waste from UK construction businesses rises 46%, reveals government data

|Date: November 11, 2021

Plastic waste from UK construction businesses rises 46%, reveals government data

Plastic waste from the UK’s construction industry has increased 45.72% over just two years, according to ...

Plastic waste from the UK’s construction industry has increased 45.72% over just two years, according to analysis of recently published government data by the construction site storage experts at Site ...

November 11, 2021
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Obart Pumps helping in the battle against climate change

|Date: October 11, 2021

Obart Pumps helping in the battle against climate change

Obart Pumps has thrown its support behind Real Ice CIC, a North Wales-based startup that is aiming to hel ...

Obart Pumps has thrown its support behind Real Ice CIC, a North Wales-based startup that is aiming to help refreeze the Arctic. Real Ice is taking direct action on climate change by designing wind-pow ...

October 11, 2021
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Tadano sets sustainability as one of its business goals

|Date: October 04, 2021

Tadano sets sustainability as one of its business goals

From reduced emissions to zero emissions: With its E-Pack and HVO-compatible engines, Tadano is already o ...

From reduced emissions to zero emissions: With its E-Pack and HVO-compatible engines, Tadano is already offering solutions for environmentally friendly crane operation. Tadano has explicitly made envi ...

October 04, 2021
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How to protect the environment when using generators and other plant machinery outside

|Date: August 11, 2021

How to protect the environment when using generators and other plant machinery outside

Any time you use generators or heavy plant equipment outdoors, you run the risk of oil and fuel leaking i ...

Any time you use generators or heavy plant equipment outdoors, you run the risk of oil and fuel leaking into the environment. A feature from First Mats. Diligent site managers already know to place ge ...

August 11, 2021
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Hiboo provides a new key metric to reduce construction sites’ carbon footprint

|Date: August 06, 2021

Hiboo provides a new key metric to reduce construction sites’ carbon footprint

Experts in construction equipment data Hiboo now enables companies to calculate their carbon impact. Than ...

Experts in construction equipment data Hiboo now enables companies to calculate their carbon impact. Thanks to Hiboo’s solution, equipment users and renters are now able to collect and measure the CO ...

August 06, 2021
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How the construction industry can “build back better for the world”

|Date: June 29, 2021

How the construction industry can “build back better for the world”

This time last year, the UK was still deep in the grips of the pandemic’s first wave. But as we hunkered ...

This time last year, the UK was still deep in the grips of the pandemic’s first wave. But as we hunkered down – transport grinding to a halt, construction put on hold – there was a surprising glimmer ...

June 29, 2021
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Land & Water starts emergency works at Doncaster on behalf of the Environment Agency and BAM Nuttall

|Date: May 20, 2021

Land & Water starts emergency works at Doncaster on behalf of the Environment Agency and BAM Nuttall

Emergency works are currently being undertaken by leading wet civil engineering firm Land & Water, on ...

Emergency works are currently being undertaken by leading wet civil engineering firm Land & Water, on the River Don in Doncaster, to repair a large slip on an embankment on behalf of BAM Nuttall a ...

May 20, 2021
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Environment Agency calls on construction industry to follow duty of care

|Date: April 15, 2021

Environment Agency calls on construction industry to follow duty of care

Mishandled rubbish from building sites can be hugely damaging to public health, communities and the envir ...

Mishandled rubbish from building sites can be hugely damaging to public health, communities and the environment, the Environment Agency has warned. Hazardous chemicals and toxins present in some const ...

April 15, 2021
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