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JCB helps Haiti relief effort
JCB has donated two 3CX backhoe loaders to help the disaster relief effort in Haiti following the devastating earthquake that may have killed 200,000 people. The machines, worth over £90,000, are being made available to the US Government.
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Putting the Campanile tower on stable ground
Italian ground engineering specialist Trevi has set up a Soilmec SM21 micro-drilling rig in St Mark’s Square, Venice, as part of a project to stabilise the famous 99m high Campanile bell tower.
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GPS: Total roll control
Automating the compaction process using GPS technology could improve productivity and save money, as Margo Cole reports.
Chasing the blue pound
Balfour Beatty’s plant division is competing for work from its parent by helping the company meet its safety and environmental initiatives. Report by Margo Cole.
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Government reveals £30bn high speed rail plans
Transport secretary Lord Adonis has just announced plans for a new £30bn high speed rail scheme for the UK, which will create an “initial core” network linking London to Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds..
Ignorance over structural behaviour identified as key factor in Irish bridge collapse
The official report into the collapse of the Malahide Viaduct near Dublin last summer has found a complete failure of railway engineers to understand what type of structure they were dealing with.
Mixed response to high speed rail plans
Lord Adonis’ vision for a £30bn high speed railway from London Euston to Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds has been met with a mixed reaction.
