Features

An electric version of Komatsu’s very mini excavator is among the latest developments in the utility sector that include a new Hitachi wheeled excavator and an addition to Sunward’s tracked line-up

One of Europe’s first smart lighting systems specifically for roudabouts is operating in Hungary and making big energy savings for local government, explains Miklós Muranyi*

Romania’s important Braila Bridge project will deliver a key crossing spanning the Danube River

Connected-up cycling is becoming more important in France as the way to keep cyclists from giving up their COVID habit of pedalling to work and for pleasure. David Arminas reports

High-quality concrete paving has been achieved at an airport in Iceland by specialist contractor, HIB Iceland.

Simex at Bauma Munich from 24 to 30 October, Hall C5, Booth 325.

Bauma Munich – the most anticipated trade fair event in terms of strategic importance, turnout, new product launches and media impact for the earthmoving sector – has always been an opportunity for Simex to show to its partners and users its technical quality. The ability to innovate and do research, combining the new models in the range with new technological concepts, it’s the Simex way to outline the paths to be followed in the future.

David Arminas asks why Volvo Construction Equipment recently exhibited at MOVE, a major London urban mobility exhibition. Mats Bredborg explains it all

The International Road Federation (IRF) convened key industry leaders to discuss “Action for Road Safety: Private Sector Leadership” on the occasion of the UN High-Level Meeting on Global Road Safety hosted in New York on 30th June and 1st July.

Benninghoven burners enable reliable use of renewable and therefore sustainable energy sources

The fight against air pollutants along inner-city roads is growing, literally, as explained by Richard Sabin, managing director of Biotecture*

The use of machines from Dynapac has helped deliver upgrade work at Ahmedabad Airport in India, while setting production records

 

Soil stabilisation with the BOMAG RS 300 tractor-towed stabilizer.

In the Belgian city of Ostend, soil stabilisation with lime was required for 4,000 square metres of future industrial space. The Verhelst Aannemingen company was commissioned to carry out the work. The Ostend-based family business used the BOMAG RS 300 tractor-towed stabilizer for the first time.

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is introducing its biggest model yet to its continually expanding hybrid range, helping to increase fuel efficiency by up to 17%.

A landmark regional road safety conference convened by the International Road Federation (IRF) and the Bulgarian Branch Association Road Safety (BBARS) on June 1-2 2022 concluded with renewed calls for cross-border collaboration, institutional capacity strengthening, and investments in life-saving innovations to tackle the road traffic injury crisis that is responsible for 6,500 deaths annually in the region.

Peru’s Oyón-Ambo highway project represents a landmark in construction for the country, while facing significant technical challenges – Paula Chapple, editor of Carreteras Pan-Americana (CPA), writes