May 20, 2014
TRL has won a research grant package from Qatar focussing on recycled materials. The 6th Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) Forum (14th May) has…
May 20, 2014
According to All Pakistan Marble Mining Processing Industry and Exporters Association chairman Sanaullah Khan, marble exports totalled US$70 million…
May 20, 2014
The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) believes an imminent Technology Strategy Board led programme to encourage innovation in the UK’s Off…
May 20, 2014
The Italian city of Milan has won the 2014 Transport Achievement Award (TAA) for its ‘Area C’ urban road pricing scheme. The TAA is awarded annually…
May 19, 2014
A new Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group guidance document on ‘Competence to Operate Construction Plant’ has been published by the UK-based CPA (…
May 19, 2014
Kobelco Construction Machinery Group is expecting strong sales in North America and Europe in the 2014 financial year after recently re-entering both…
May 19, 2014
Research carried out in the UK suggests that safety problems such as tailgating and speeding are common on UK motorways. According to the survey…
May 19, 2014
UK-based engine producer Perkins has celebrated the production of its 20,000,000th engine. The company started in business building engines 81 years…
May 19, 2014
Dr Shanjiang Zhu, assistant professor of engineering at George Mason University in Virginia, USA, is the recipient of the International Transport…
May 16, 2014
Sharing the road can be a challenge – image courtesy of World Highways reader Ken Tutu
May 15, 2014
The Senate Environment & Public Works Committee in the US has approved a six-year reauthorisation of the federal highway programme. The move…
May 15, 2014
Two Turkish contractors have been awarded a major road project in Iraq. The package of works is worth some US$415 million and the deal requires the…
May 14, 2014
A proposal for an orbital tunnel in UK capital London has been put forward and is now being evaluated. The plan calls for a 35km underground ring…
May 14, 2014
Chicago Pneumatic (CP) has unveiled its comprehensive new concrete equipment range. In applications from walls to floor slabs, the range has products…
May 13, 2014
The Italian Samoter and Asphaltica 2014 joint exhibition run in Verona, Italy attracted in excess of 40,000 visitors. According to the organisers,…
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