Concrete milling, paving & compaction

Leica Geosystems and GOMACO Corporation are forming a new business partnership. The deal will cover stringless control technology for the concrete paving market. Leica Geosystems is a leading manufacturer of stringless paving technology and has entered into a definitive OEM value added reseller agreement with GOMACO Corporation, a leader in concrete paving equipment. The deal follows 12 years in which the two firms have worked together closely.

Several key highway construction innovations will be unveiled at the Intermat show

In the UK severe winter conditions for the second year in succession have resulted in an increase in the number of pavement surface failures and potholes developing.

A report from Audit Scotland states that it will cost €2.69 billion (£2.25 billion) to correct all the faults on the country's roads.

Mongolia is planning ahead for a huge investment in road development. The country's network at present is in a poor condition, with few surfaced roads.

An agreement worth US$493 million will seal the future or road maintenance projects and highway upgrades in the Philippines.

Brazilian contractor Odebrecht will carry out a major project in Panama City worth US$778 million.

A new report from the US-based market research specialist the Freedonia Group suggests that worldwide demand for geosynthetics is projected to increase 8.3% annually to 4.5 billion m2 in 2015

Investigations are in hand in Costa Rica over a series of faults on the highway linking capital San Jose with Caldera.

The upcoming Geosynthetics Middle East 2011 event promises to attract a wide array of industry leading attendees.