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Special Report | Highways England

|Date: September 10, 2020

Special Report | Highways England

Highways England’s roadmap is for connected autonomous plant to be standard by 2035. Construction Plant N ...

Highways England’s roadmap is for connected autonomous plant to be standard by 2035. Construction Plant News investigates the industry body’s initiative. The unique pressures of road construction, whe ...

September 10, 2020
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Special Report | Thames Tideway Tunnel

|Date: September 07, 2020

Special Report | Thames Tideway Tunnel

As the government promises a renewed focus on infrastructure, Construction Plant News Editor Lee Jones re ...

As the government promises a renewed focus on infrastructure, Construction Plant News Editor Lee Jones reports on the progress of the civil engineering leviathan that is snaking a path beneath our cap ...

September 07, 2020
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Sykes Pumps builds bridges

|Date: July 06, 2020

Sykes Pumps builds bridges

Sykes Pumps expertise has been deployed to ensure the safe and efficient progress of a bridge constructio ...

Sykes Pumps expertise has been deployed to ensure the safe and efficient progress of a bridge construction project Located on the River Eamont at the northern end of Lake Ullswater in the Lake Distric ...

July 06, 2020
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Inland waterway infrastructure works a vital weapon in fight against flooding

|Date: February 24, 2020

Inland waterway infrastructure works a vital weapon in fight against flooding

As the UK experiences torrential rain and storm-level events, a prominent waterway maintenance company is ...

As the UK experiences torrential rain and storm-level events, a prominent waterway maintenance company is stressing the importance of regular infrastructure works on an ageing canal and waterway netwo ...

February 24, 2020
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Advantages for the infrastructure sector highlighted by new HAKI eBook

|Date: September 26, 2019

Advantages for the infrastructure sector highlighted by new HAKI eBook

HAKI has launched the second in a series of industry-focused eBooks, to help contractors and end clients ...

HAKI has launched the second in a series of industry-focused eBooks, to help contractors and end clients understand how HAKI’s unique modular systems can safely overcome common challenges faced in spe ...

September 26, 2019
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Some highway projects are still putting the UK’s underground infrastructure at risk

|Date: September 20, 2019

Some highway projects are still putting the UK’s underground infrastructure at risk

A record 62% of all UK excavation work, including highways projects, is now preceded by a thorough search ...

A record 62% of all UK excavation work, including highways projects, is now preceded by a thorough search for underground assets, such as pipes and cables, according to Digging Up Britain 2019. The re ...

September 20, 2019
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Two fifths of digging work still putting UK underground infrastructure at risk

|Date: September 05, 2019

Two fifths of digging work still putting UK underground infrastructure at risk

A record 62% of all UK excavation work is now preceded by a thorough search for underground assets, such ...

A record 62% of all UK excavation work is now preceded by a thorough search for underground assets, such as pipes and cables, according to Digging Up Britain 2019. The report by LSBUD (Linesearch Befo ...

September 05, 2019
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Infrastructure investment to grow by 4.8% across all regions to 2023, says GlobalData

|Date: August 20, 2019

Infrastructure investment to grow by 4.8% across all regions to 2023, says GlobalData

Global infrastructure construction is forecast to grow by 4.8% on an annual average basis in real terms b ...

Global infrastructure construction is forecast to grow by 4.8% on an annual average basis in real terms between 2019 and 2023. This will be propelled by Asia, where growth is expected to average 7.0% ...

August 20, 2019
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Network Rail awards multi-billion-pound contracts to deliver work on some of Britain’s busiest routes

|Date: December 21, 2018

Network Rail awards multi-billion-pound contracts to deliver work on some of Britain’s busiest routes

Network Rail has announced the award of three multi-billion-pound contracts for the South of England, wor ...

Network Rail has announced the award of three multi-billion-pound contracts for the South of England, worth up to £7bn for Control Period 6 (2019-2024). The framework to deliver renewals and enhanceme ...

December 21, 2018
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Five Roads of the Future

|Date: December 14, 2018

Five Roads of the Future

In the past 50 years there have been huge advancements in the automobile industry but the roads we drive ...

In the past 50 years there have been huge advancements in the automobile industry but the roads we drive on remain nearly unchanged. As cars get smarter so too should the infrastructure that supports ...

December 14, 2018
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