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Every Innovation Starts with a Problem
Every Innovation Starts with a Problem A conventional wheelbarrow seems a remarkably simple piece of equipment. It has a tray, two handles, a supporting frame and a wheel. Its basic design has survived for centuries, yet anyone who has pushed one across wet ground, struggled to…
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Hitachi Construction Machinery Prepares LANDCROS Brand for Global Launch in 2027
Hitachi Construction Machinery Prepares LANDCROS Brand for Global Launch in 2027 Hitachi Construction Machinery will become LANDCROS Corporation on 1 April 2027, completing a corporate transition that has been taking shape since the Japanese manufacturer began separating from…
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AED 95 Billion UAE Infrastructure Pipeline Sets the Agenda for PPP MENA Forum 2026
AED 95 Billion UAE Infrastructure Pipeline Sets the Agenda for PPP MENA Forum 2026 Dubai and Abu Dhabi have published public-private partnership programmes with a combined indicative value of AED 95 billion, covering roads, water infrastructure, wastewater treatment, healthcare…
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AI-Powered Property Inspections Move Closer to Automated Maintenance Management
AI-Powered Property Inspections Move Closer to Automated Maintenance Management SnapInspect has introduced three artificial intelligence features that allow property inspectors to document building conditions by voice, generate maintenance work orders from recorded defects and…
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Jacobs to Support AEP’s $37 Billion US Energy Transmission Expansion
Jacobs to Support AEP’s $37 Billion US Energy Transmission Expansion American Electric Power (AEP) has appointed Jacobs to coordinate the delivery of transmission infrastructure projects across seven eastern US states, as the utility prepares to invest $37 billion in expanding…
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America’s Railway Future Balances Freight Strength with Passenger Investment
America’s Railway Future Balances Freight Strength with Passenger Investment A new agreement between Schneider National and Norfolk Southern is bringing fresh attention to the American railway system, where freight operators are investing in intermodal terminals, double-stack…
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Italy’s Air Taxi Ambitions Put Vertiports and Urban Aviation Infrastructure in Focus
Italy’s Air Taxi Ambitions Put Vertiports and Urban Aviation Infrastructure in Focus Archer Aviation and ITA Airways have agreed to explore an electric air taxi network across Italy, with the proposed services using Archer’s Midnight aircraft to connect airports, city centres…
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Moldova Secures €344mn to Upgrade Strategic Roads Linking Ukraine and the EU
Moldova Secures €344mn to Upgrade Strategic Roads Linking Ukraine and the EU The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing €344 million to upgrade two of Moldova’s most important road corridors, strengthening connections with Romania, Ukraine and the…
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Central Asia Faces US$3.59 Billion in Landslide Exposure Across Critical Infrastructure
Central Asia Faces US$3.59 Billion in Landslide Exposure Across Critical Infrastructure Roads account for more than US$3 billion of the infrastructure potentially exposed to landslides across Central Asia, according to a new analytical brief from the Eurasian Development Bank…
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Uzbekistan Launches $371 Million Electricity Grid Modernisation Programme
Uzbekistan Launches $371 Million Electricity Grid Modernisation Programme Uzbekistan is preparing to modernise 60 priority electricity substations under a $371 million investment programme financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank and the Uzbek government. The…
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The Problem with Britain’s Temporary Road Markings in the ADAS Era
The Problem with Britain’s Temporary Road Markings in the ADAS Era Road markings are essential. They tell us when to change lanes and how to navigate changing road layouts. Now, they also communicate with the cameras and sensors fitted to an increasing number of vehicles.…
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Intelligent AI Site Assessment to Future Moon Missions
Intelligent AI Site Assessment to Future Moon Missions Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed an artificial intelligence framework designed to assess potential lunar landing sites by bringing together planetary imagery, geological observations and geospatial…
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RSP UK Celebrates 10 Years of Specialist Excavation Equipment
RSP UK Celebrates 10 Years of Specialist Excavation Equipment RSP UK Suction Excavators has marked its tenth anniversary with the retirement of industry veteran Nigel Gardener and a change in board involvement for Jens Graber, a founding member of the German RSP Group. The…
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London Build 2026 Takes on Britain’s Construction Delivery Challenges
London Build 2026 Takes on Britain’s Construction Delivery Challenges Britain’s construction industry heads towards 2027 with £718 billion of planned infrastructure investment, a new government workforce strategy and building safety requirements that are still being absorbed…
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From Mapping Assets to Managing Operations as Mobile GIS Evolves
From Mapping Assets to Managing Operations as Mobile GIS Evolves A highway maintenance technician inspecting a damaged culvert may have immediate access to its location, previous inspection records and photographs through a mobile GIS application. Recording a new defect is…
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Trends Shaping the Modern Automotive Workshop
Trends Shaping the Modern Automotive Workshop A generation ago, kitting out a workshop meant a set of ramps, a decent compressor and a wall of hand tools. Today, the same business might book in a plug-in hybrid estate one hour and a diesel panel van the next, each needing…
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Africa PPP 2026 Brings Kenya’s Infrastructure Investment Pipeline to Nairobi
Africa PPP 2026 Brings Kenya’s Infrastructure Investment Pipeline to Nairobi Kenya will present proposed port concessions, electricity transmission schemes and other infrastructure investments to international financiers when the 16th Africa PPP Infrastructure Finance,…
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Corrosion Protection Strategies for Steel in Highway Construction
Corrosion Protection Strategies for Steel in Highway Construction Protecting steel in highway construction starts with proper surface preparation and a coating system suited to site conditions. Compatible primers and topcoats help shield it from moisture, road salt, and weather.…
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Capital Planning for a Construction Fleet: What Contractors Should Consider
Capital Planning for a Construction Fleet: What Contractors Should Consider The more than 3 million commercial contractor companies nationwide make thousands of heavy equipment purchase decisions across job sites every day as they balance project timelines against tight…
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Grid Constraints and Permitting Delays Hold Back Global Energy Infrastructure
Grid Constraints and Permitting Delays Hold Back Global Energy Infrastructure The availability of investment capital is no longer the principal obstacle to delivering major energy infrastructure projects in many developed markets. Permitting delays, insufficient grid capacity…