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A local authority-approved contractor specialising in the provision of quality finished asphalt and surfaces has taken delivery of its fourth ABG paver from Volvo.

A wide array of buckets is available from Danish company Viby to suit demolition and recycling applications as well as conventional digging and loading duties. The units are said to be strong and long lasting, and the well-proven separator bucket is already successful in the Danish market, with Viby hoping for wider success with this unit in the rest of Europe as well as further afield. A new high-tip bucket is aimed at duties in recycling applications and is also said to offer a long working life, fe

At its annual plenary meeting held on 25 May 2010, during the 16th IRF World Meeting in Lisbon, the European Road Federation (ERF) elected a new President in the person of Jacobo Díaz Pineda.

The Hungarian government has been investing heavily in extending and improving the country's motorway and trunk road network.

A sophisticated package for evaluating road condition is now available called e-Spott, from Pipe Hawk. This system is said to be a fast and reliable method of measuring the total bound layer thickness of asphalt laid in a highway reinstatement.

The new Barclays Cycle Superhighway scheme set up by Transport for London is benefiting from the latest system from Rediweld Traffic Products. Special RediPave Islands have now been installed, meeting a tight deadline and causing minimum traffic disruption. These splitter islands now define the cycle route and provide the cyclist with protection at a busy junction by Stockwell Tube. RediPave is a modular System made from recycled rubber and requiring no excavation.

Mastenbroek has developed a sophisticated GPS-controlled system for use in drainage trenching applications in partnership with Trimble Germany. The package is based on Trimble's Field Level II technology and is said to offer key benefits over existing laser-based technology. Surveying times can be slashed while drainage costs can be cut through more accurate deployment of gravel fill. An on-board computerised touch-screen display records every detail of the job, which can be downloaded for analysis and bill

Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe)/(HCME) has signed an agreement with Dominga (Domingos prekyba UAB), a new dealer in Lithuania, that will offer customers an extensive range of Hitachi construction machinery, including mini, medium and large excavators, wheel loaders and special application machines. Owned by Libra Holding and has two offices in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, and branches in the cities of Kaunas and Siauliai. Owned by Libra Holding and has two offices in the Lithuanian capital of