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Introducing the world-first Hydrohog – a high-performance, low emission multi-purpose highway maintenance machine

|Date: October 15, 2021

Introducing the world-first Hydrohog – a high-performance, low emission multi-purpose highway maintenance machine

Multevo, the award-winning nationwide UK highways, civils, and verge maintenance partner, has developed t ...

Multevo, the award-winning nationwide UK highways, civils, and verge maintenance partner, has developed the world’s first Hydrohog – a high performance and multi- purpose highway maintenance machine w ...

October 15, 2021
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New bitumen binder from TOTAL

|Date: May 19, 2021

New bitumen binder from TOTAL

A new bitumen binder which aims to increase the lifespan of roads and reduce the need for roadwork interv ...

A new bitumen binder which aims to increase the lifespan of roads and reduce the need for roadwork interventions is being put to the test in a long-term study. A section of dual carriageway in Northam ...

May 19, 2021
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JCB’s pothole fixer proves its worth on M6 fast lane night shift

|Date: May 18, 2021

JCB’s pothole fixer proves its worth on M6 fast lane night shift

JCB’s brand new pothole fixer put in a night shift on the fast lane of the M6 – mending road defects in d ...

JCB’s brand new pothole fixer put in a night shift on the fast lane of the M6 – mending road defects in double quick time. The JCB PotholePro was sent to fix holes on one of the motorway’s busiest str ...

May 18, 2021
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Winvic lifts 440 tonnes of concrete bridge beams over the A5 at DIRFT III Rail Project

|Date: May 14, 2021

Winvic lifts 440 tonnes of concrete bridge beams over the A5 at DIRFT III Rail Project

On Saturday, 17 April, Winvic Construction Ltd, a leading main contractor that specialises in the design ...

On Saturday, 17 April, Winvic Construction Ltd, a leading main contractor that specialises in the design and delivery of multi-sector construction and civil engineering projects, successfully lifted e ...

May 14, 2021
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VPS Highway Solutions launches safety zone system for road workers

|Date: November 28, 2019

VPS Highway Solutions launches safety zone system for road workers

Over 4,000 people work on construction & repair of our highways, often working alongside traffic movi ...

Over 4,000 people work on construction & repair of our highways, often working alongside traffic moving at high speeds. Highways England reports that on average there are nearly 300 incidents a we ...

November 28, 2019
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Skills Shortage Discussed at the CPA Conference

|Date: July 31, 2018

Skills Shortage Discussed at the CPA Conference

Construction Plant News’ Kieran Nee attended the CPA conference earlier this year. The new conference of ...

Construction Plant News’ Kieran Nee attended the CPA conference earlier this year. The new conference of the Construction Plant-Hire Association (CPA) and its Training on Plant in Construction (TOPIC) ...

July 31, 2018
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