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Leica Geosystems says that its new Viva TS12 performance robotic package offers a comprehensive package of surveying solutions.

Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City's dense population, which was estimated to be 10,680 persons/km2 in 2005, is, over the next ten years, set to benefit from the completion of the Thu Thiem Urban Area project, which will provide homes for up to 200,000 people.

AT THE TIME of year it is worth considering how strong the construction market will be towards the end of 2010 and on into 2011. The build-up to the Bauma construction equipment exhibition in Munich, the world's largest exhibition, has helped fuel new product introductions from manufacturers, attracted contractors to visit the event and brought healthy interest to the construction sector as a whole.

A new system from Avon Barrier Company is said to offer high protection against terrorists or criminals The firm's SG1500CR anti-terrorist gate meets latest UK and US crash-test standards and is said to be the only gate that has been certified and successfully tested to both the UK PAS 68 and the US ASTM 2656-07 standard with a P1 rating.

Fugro Aperio is launching its SCANNER survey service, which it says offers competitive, efficient and dynamic highways data collection to assist road agencies and local authorities in reporting to National Indicators.

There is a lot of work to do on Bulgarian roads, but the government has plans to increase the length of highways built each year as Krasimir Krastanov reports. Bulgarian roads with a pavement make up 98.4% of all the country's roads, while 92.5% of them have an asphalt surface and 82.8% of them are able to carry 10tonnes/axle.

A new package from Radiodetection offers advanced cable tracing capabilities. The new current direction (CD) feature is offered when using the firm's RD8000PDL multifunction pipe and cable locator in conjunction with the TX-10 transmitter.

Norra Länken (Northern Link), a 16km highway and tunnel system in the centre of the Swedish capital Stockholm, is one of the country’s largest highway and infrastructure projects.

Haulotte Group (HG) increased its Q4 2011 sales by 13%, compared to the same period of 2010. The rise took consolidated October 1 to December 31 2011 sales to US$107.1million (€82.2 million) compared with $94.5million (€72.5million) in the same three months of last year.

Ennis Prismo Traffic Safety Solutions now has a quick solution to pothole patching problems and temporary road marking needs.

Chinese companies may play a role in the e1.5 billion A6/A9 highway project in the Netherlands.

Pro-Teq Surfacing (UK) has developed a new website that allows customers and clients faster access to product data and place orders. The firm's novel safety surface refurbishment system is said to be cost effective, hard wearing and long lasting, while providing improved safety through its non-slip capabilities. Pro-Teq Surfacing's new website: www.pro-teqsurfacing.com includes

Sennebogen’s three machines on display at Intermat 2012 have been chosen by the company to represent its crane, lifting and industrial material handling technology.

A report into the state of Latvia’s bridges shows that one in three requires major works, with 100 requiring immediate repair.

While tunnels are often more expensive than bridges, they can offer environmentally attractive options for transport schemes. Tunnels offer environmentally attractive options for a range of transport infrastructure schemes, but in many cases high construction costs may restrict their use.

A healthy €865.5 million is being spent on infrastructure projects in Polish capital Warsaw in 2011.

Stone is offering a versatile remote control unit for use on tipping vehicles. Part of SPX Hydraulic Technologies, Stone says that the unit can be used on an array of utility vehicles.

Case Construction Equipment has added to its dealer network with the appointment of Sleator Plant in Northern Ireland, and Southern Plant across much of central south-east England.

Concern has been raised in France over a worrying increase in road fatalities during January 2011, with the death rate on the countries roads reaching 320, according to early reports.

The UK Concrete Repair Association (CRA) has now gone live with a completely revamped and updated website in a new user-friendly format with improved navigation and many other new features.