From graders to graffiti, there is something for everyone at INTERMAT 2015. And if you need a break from the hustle of excavators and loaders, and the bustle of big construction deals, then what could be more relaxing than a little light music?
Emerging markets, such as North and East Africa, are developing an appetite for materials testing equipment, but suppliers need to provide expertise and training as well as a broad range of machines, as Kristina Smith finds out
Asking what sort of testing equipment is required for Africa is a little bit like asking what sort of food Europeans like to eat. The answer is that requirements vary enormously from the most basic and ancient of tests to the very cutting edge of dynamic testing.
“You have some
Julián Núñez, president of ASECAP, gets his teeth into the vision of a European strategy for toll roads. David Arminas reports from Madrid
Getting European politicians to agree to a long-term cross-border highway infrastructure programme for toll roads is extremely difficult. It’s a bit like pulling teeth. People want to avoid the pain. This is perhaps a bad analogy to use in the case of Julián Núñez, president of ASECAP - European Association of Operators of Toll Road Infrastructures. Núñez had just sat
Since beginning the ICE Connects: Women in Fellowship programme in June 2021, there has been a 45% increase in women fellows in the UK’s Institution of Civil Engineers.
