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Liebherr adopts new attachment data standard
Liebherr has adopted the MiC 4.0 BUS communication standard on its Generation 8 wheeled excavators, easing the use of attachments since as tilt rotators.
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H. E. Services invests £1m in electric Sany plant
H. E. Services has invested more than £1m in Sany equipment, including electric telehandlers and excavators.
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St. Modwen enters Scotland after Miller acquisition
Following its acquisition by Miller Homes in 2025, St. Modwen Homes has launched four developments in Scotland, its first in the country, which will see it deliver 268 new homes.
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STA launches timber structure thermal bridging guide
The Structural Timber Association, with Timber Development UK, Swedish Wood and Knauf Insulation, and drawing on expertise from Studio Partington Architects and Briary Energy has launched a Structural Timber Thermal Details platform, a free library of psi...
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Galldris adopts safer charging at Sizewell C
Galldris has installed an Armorgard VoltHub at Sizewell C, aiming to improve safety around lithium ion battery charging.
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John Sutch builds tree from top down in Liverpool
John Sutch Cranes has installed a new Christmas tree outside John Lewis in Liverpool, using a Liebherr LTM 1040-2.1.
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Transpennine route bridge replaced
The Transpennine Route Upgrade East Alliance, which includes Network Rail, VolkerRail, Murphy, Siemens and Systra, has completed nine days of work to replace a bridge and to fit overhead power lines on a stretch of railway between Leeds and York.
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Citrus opens £2m London training centre
Citrus Training has opened a new 120 person capacity training centre in Dagenham, replacing a smaller site in Brentwood, after an investment of more than £2m.
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Babcock picks KierBAM JV for Devonport upgrades
Babcock International has appointed a Kier and Bam joint venture to support delivery of £600m of upgrade work for the MOD's Defence Nuclear Enterprise at Devonport's 10 Dock.
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UK's largest substation planned in Teesside
Teesworks has completed a deal with National Grid Electricity Transmission for the purchase of 73.3 acres of land at Dorman Point, making space for the UK’s largest electrical substation, to be delivered by Balfour Beatty.
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WSP to help develop West London Orbital
TfL has appointed WSP, with Fereday Pollard and Costain, to develop a business case and funding strategy for the proposed West London Orbital line, part of the London Overground network.
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GMI picked for Dakota York hotel
GMI Construction Group has been appointed principal contractor by Evans Property Group for its Dakota York hotel, working with KPP Architects, JPG Group, O'Neill Associates, Montagu Evans, Rex Proctor & Partners and CBRE.