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Volvo construction equipment’s latest excavator for emergent markets
The firm’s new 20tonne class EC200D model is said to offer good fuel consumption and high performance, with the machine aimed at markets such as Russia and the CIS, South Africa and Mauritius.
The new EC210D excavator is designed for...
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ByggDialog reaches new heights with largest Potain topless tower crane
ByggDialog is using the new Potain MDT 809 topless crane to extend Skaraborgs hospital in Skövde, near Gothenburg, Sweden.
Chosen for its lift capacity of up to 40 t and the ability to accommodate up to 80 m...
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3M Launches Online Tool for Passive Fire Protection Systems
With over a thousand 3M UL and Intertek systems to choose from, identifying the right fire protection system for a given application on a construction project and creating the submittal package can be time-intensive and difficult. As a measure...
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Japanese Firm Makes Environmental Concrete From Volcanic Ash
According to Metropolis, the Japanese firm Atelier Tekuto has invented a new type of concrete using volcanic ash instead of sand as a key ingrediant. The formulation is touted as being more environmentally friendly as the ash exists in...
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Agreements signed for Yangon Amata Smart and Eco City project
The Urban and Housing Development Department (UHDD) and Amata Asia (Myanmar) Limited signed a Joint Venture Agreement on the Yangon Amata Smart and Eco City project at Kempinski Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.
The department and Yangon Amata...
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Interserve wins place on £1bn South West Wales Regional Contractors Framework
Interserve Group Limited, the international support services, construction and equipment group, has been selected as a framework contractor by Carmarthenshire County Council in association with Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, Pembrokeshire County Council and Swansea Council on its...
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Concordia leads the construction industry’s digital transformation
Although it’s still early days, the construction industry has begun to automate and digitize. It’s also starting to use sensing technologies, big data and deep learning, among other things, and the results could revitalize our cities’ infrastructure — roads,...
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