A survey of drivers in 13 countries found that UK drivers are least likely to say that they have used a phone while driving. Just over 10,000 drivers in Europe, North America and Asia were questioned in Aviva’s latest Consumer Attitudes Survey.
This year has seen a wide array of innovative additions to the asphalt paving market - Mike Woof reports. The worldwide asphalt paving market is both competitive and complex, with an array of important players jostling for position. At the same time, paving controls have taken a great leap forward with the development of accurate 3D systems that can use a combination of laser and GPS positioning. Leica Geosystems, Topcon and Trimble have all introduced new packages for the asphalt paving sector and these
LafargeHolcim has won a major contract from Highways England in the UK. The £500 million package of works will be handled by its subsidiary, Aggregate Industries. The four year contract is to deliver pavement solutions for five of the six Major Regional Lots, under the new Category Management Framework. Under the contract Aggregate Industries will deliver asphalt and cement bound works on Highways England's Regional Investment Programme.
Marcel Cobuz, Regional Head Europe and member of the Group Executive
A delegation of 50 German CTE customers spent three days at the CTE plant in Rivoli Veronese, north east Italy.
The visitors saw demonstrations of ZED, TRACCESS and B-LIFT aerial platforms and work being done at the headquarters of Green Car Ponti sul Mincio (MN), the painting workshop for CTE. The full list of equipment presented and made available for demos was: CTE truck-mounted platforms ZED 21 JH; ZED 20 C; ZED 20 CH; and ZED 26 JH; B-LIFT 20.13 MULTIPURPOSE; B-LIFT 201; and B-LIFT 501 High Range; the
