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Indian tyre manufacturer BKT has launched its new website, m.bkt-tires.com, which it says offers improved content research and browsing from any mobile device.

The selection of specific contents presented in an optimal layout for smartphones and tablets enhances the users’ browsing experience making it even more captivating and intuitive, says BKT.

BKT says it has thought of the users from any part of the globe including in the mobile version the option to choose between two measurement standards as f

Aibotix, a leading provider of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) solutions, has been presenting the latest innovations in UAV technology at INTERGEO 2016 in Hamburg, Germany, in celebration of the five-year anniversary of its Aibot X6 UAV.

“The way surveyors and inspection professionals are working has changed significantly during the last five years,” says Lothar Assenmacher, managing director.

“The success of UAVs like the Aibot X6 is not only capturing aerial data but saving time and costs. We have be

Ermes Gemo from Italy has been crowned Operators Club champion for the second time, following a year of gruelling local heats and a final test of speed, precision and technique at Volvo Construction Equipment’s (Volvo CE) compact excavator plant in Belley, eastern France.

On Saturday 8 October 2016 Volvo CE pitted 20 of Europe, Middle East and Russia’s most talented operators against each other in one of the construction industry’s toughest tests of precision operation – the Operators Club Final. Repre

Leading UK infrastructure services company FM Conway has won a Gold Medal at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents’ (RoSPA) 2016 Health and Safety Awards.

Held in London, England the annual ceremony brings together organisations from a range of industries to celebrate best practice in health and safety management. The prestigious RoSPA Gold Medal is given to companies whose health and safety practices have been judged as gold level standard for at least five consecutive years. Entrants mu

Marangoni will launch its new ‘Marangoni Technical Compounds’ business unit during the K Trade Fair in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Eurorubber, a company that operates in the technical compounding industry providing rubber compounds for many key industrial sectors, and German subsidiary MRSD (formerly Ellerbrock Reifenrunderneuerungs-Technologie) will be showcasing Marangoni Technical Compounds at the 19-26 October 2016 event.

The establishment of the new business unit by the Rovereto, Italy-based retread tyr

A new Cemex UK quarry in Cromwell, county Lincolnshire has just started supplying high quality sand and gravel into the local market and the area around north Nottinghamshire in England.

The new 26.5 hectare site will provide approximately 200,000 tonnes/year and has reserves of an estimated 2.4 million tonnes. It is located close to the A1 giving easy access to market and with no neighbouring towns or villages between the quarry and this major highway, it means that trucks are not disturbing local commu

Norway is now drawing up plans for a road tunnel mega project. The Rogfast tunnel will be record beating link when it is complete as it will run for a total of 27km. This will make it the longest road tunnel ever constructed and at depths reaching 390m below sea level, also the world’s deepest. The route runs from Randaberg, close to the city of Stavanger, to Bokn, in Rogaland, with an additional spur connecting to the island of Kvitsøy. The first stages of the construction work are expected to commence in

Patrik Lundblad has been appointed Senior Vice President, Technology, at Volvo Construction Equipment.

Having previously held a number of senior roles in the automotive industry, Lundblad has worked for the Volvo Group for 15 years, most recently as Senior Vice President of Volvo Group Purchasing.

Effective 1st November, 2016, Lundblad has been appointed Senior Vice President, Technology at Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE). The 46-year-old will be responsible for leading the development and d

CECE president Bernd Holz has praised the European construction equipment industry for being an example of “technology leadership”, as manufacturers strive to be competitive long-term in the global marketplace.

Speaking at the CECE (Committee for European Construction Equipment) Congress 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic, he said: “We can only be competitive long-term, sustainably, if we make sure we are the best. The European construction equipment industry is an example of technology leadership. Increasin

Cemex Latam Holdings has made senior level position organisational changes at CLH and Cemex Colombia that will enhance the level of leadership, administration, and corporate governance practices.

the board of directors of CLH, taking into consideration a favourable report from its Nominating and Compensation Committee, resolved to split the roles of Chairman of the Board of Directors of CLH; Chief Executive Officer of CLH, and Director of Cemex Colombia. Additionally, a new Chairman of the Board of Direc

The UK Corrosion Prevention Association (CPA), one of the associations that comprise the Structural Concrete Alliance, has released a new guidance document which highlights the most commonly used corrosion testing techniques for reinforced and pre-stressed concrete structures.

Explaining that corrosion is rarely an issue affecting the whole structure uniformly, Technical Note 27: Corrosion Testing of Concrete Structures aims to enable the user to better understand how to assess corrosion risk and make i

IronPlanet is returning to the UK r for its second Cat Auction Services Unreserved Public Auction, which will once again be hosted by Finning UK & Ireland.

The auction, on 18 October at Rockingham Motor Speedway, county Northamptonshire, follows the success of its inaugural public auction in the same location in April.

The on-site auction is aimed at buyers of heavy used equipment from the UK and other international markets, and will also be supported by IronPlanet’s online marketplace, which allows b

The UK’s Sprayed Concrete Association (SCA), one of the associations that comprises the Structural Concrete Alliance, has released a new edition of its popular document, An Introduction to Sprayed Concrete.

The document, which aims to demonstrate the wide uses and versatility of sprayed concrete, describes the broad range of commonly used processes and materials available in the marketplace. It also offers best practice advice, explaining to the user the best ways of carrying out these processes safely t