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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

In response to the growing demand for sustainable solutions, Metso Outotec is conducting a programme to develop a new, complete range of electrically driven track-mounted crushers and screens

Smart road construction techniques have been used in the widest tunnel in Switzerland. Efficient operation and logistics were required for paving a width of 11.5m in the Gubrist Tunnel and contractor Marti AG Solothurn Bauunternehmung made good use of Vögele’s WITOS Paving Plus technology to optimise its work on the project.

The US’s Balanced Mix Design sets the stage for next-generation performance testing, according to CONTROLS’ Andrea Carlessi

On May 20, the International Road Federation concluded a one-week global benchmarking course on preventive management of road assets with a field overview of next-generation road scanning and survey systems.

New power generation systems are now coming to market that offer lower emissions and cleaner options for customers. Engine technology has improved enormously in recent years, with exhaust emissions from industrial diesels having been reduced significantly. Meanwhile, manufacturers have also introduced new systems that can further reduce emissions while retaining output and performance.

Huesker, a global manufacturer of geosynthetics and technical textiles, explains how incorporating geosynthetic material can boost a project’s environmental credentials*.