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World of Concrete | January 22, 2020

Improved machines for slipforming, concrete production and transport are amongst the innovations being unveiled at the World of Concrete exhibition in Las Vegas. Power Curbers is introducing the latest development of its highly successful 5700 slipformer, the 5700-D. The firm first introduced the 5700 model in 1985 and has developed the machine continuously, with the new 5700-D now replacing the well proven 5700-C. The new machine is said to offer even greater versatility and productivity than t...

JCB | February 14, 2020

JCB will cut production at its UK factories as a result of the coronavirus outbreak impacting suppliers in China The construction equipment manufacturer, JCB, revealed there would be a shorter working week for around 4,000 employees from next Monday. It also said there would be an immediate suspension of all overtime. JCB has decided to cut production due to the fact that around a quarter of its Chinese suppliers are closed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. JCB’s decision hig...

PBC Today | October 08, 2020

HS2 is the first major infrastructure programme to adopt digital engineering, with BIM at its core, at the very earliest stages of the project to allow future benchmarking to be delivered over the entire lifecycle – and in real time. Head of digital engineering Dr Sonia Zahiroddiny explains how it works. Digital engineering within HS2 is an umbrella term used to describe the application of Computer Aided Design (CAD), Geographic Information System (GIS) and wider information modelling and ...

Michael Baker International | May 21, 2020

Michael Baker International was selected for a $5M contract with the TxDOT for hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, drainage design services and stream bank stabilization/restoration design services across the Houston District. Michael Baker's work in hydrolo...