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Low emission engines, with cooled exhaust gas recirculation (CEGR) are now available in a further seven, C-series excavators. These include the CX130C, CX160C, CX180C, CX210C, CX210C Long Reach, CX470C and the CX470C ME.

It looks as if plans for a new road tunnel in Swedish capital Stockholm will have to be rethought.

At INTERMAT 2012, Italy-based Soilmec is showcasing its new spoil collecting and conveying system for its fleet of Cased Auger and Secant Pile rigs.

UK public services provider Amey, as part of the £2.7 billion (€3.1 billion) highways partnership with Birmingham City Council (central England) has placed its first major order for traffic signalling equipment with Siemens.

Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB is offering a new tipper truck body design that is said to be light in weight and durable.

Putzmeister’s best selling truck-mounted pump, the 42-5, has been redesigned to improve its operation, maintenance and integration on eight-wheeled truck chassis, to ensure its falls well below the maximum permissible gross vehicle weight of 32 tonnes for the 42m pump.

Plans to introduce the Cross-Border Enforcement Directive in Europe now look set to move ahead, despite news of the UK decision to delay its opting into the scheme.

Putzmeister has redeveloped its Pumi truck-mounted rotor pump to improve its performance.

Sandvik is introducing a line of new compact breakers that are aimed at carriers in the 1.9-12.5tonne weight range.

Nylacast will be exhibiting its health and safety feature enhanced Nylacast Bigfoot, said to be the construction industry leading crane outrigger pad, at Intermat 2012.

Caterpillar has made a significant step in its approach to the attachments market with the development of its own breaker range.

Speed of erection, safety, cost-efficiency and flexibility are among the attributes of modern formwork systems. Modern formwork and scaffolding systems are attractive in particular for their speed of erection, safety, cost-efficiency and flexibility.

ASECAP’s fourth annual Road Safety Event brought together industry experts to discuss best practice for tolled highway operators to further reduce road fatalities and injuries throughout the European Union.

John Deere Power Systems says that its new PowerTech 13.5litre engine meets the Tier 4 Interim/Stage IIIB emissions legislation, along with the firm's latest 6.8litre and 9litre variants launched earlier.

White lines on nearly a third of Britain’s single-carriageway A-roads are so worn out they do not meet recognised standards, according to the LifeLines Report from the Road Safety Marking Association (RSMA).

The potential for high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes in congested US cities offers further room for development, according to US-based transport expert Bob Poole of the Reason Foundation. At present Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle all feature HOT lanes and Poole believes that the nation's capital, Washington DC, could benefit from a similar approach.

VSS Macropaver continues to develop its product range with the launch of a sophisticated control system as well as a new materials feeder.

Following a programme of road surface retexturing at five sites to improve skid-resistance, Aberdeenshire Council in Scotland has seen a 100% reduction in crashes and loss of control incidents in the eight months since treatment.

Most of the major manufacturers of extraction and crushing equipment worldwide will be present at the upcoming Hillhead show, either directly or through local distributors. Set in a working quarry, the Hillhead exhibition has set a lead for the quarrying sector. An industry only show, the event is being held this year at the Hillhead Quarry, Buxton in the UK on 22-24 June.

Police in the north German city of Bremen had to deal with an unusual traffic hold-up caused by an escaped goat. The animal was first spotted blocking a busy road by standing at a crossing and police gave chase. The errant animal was pursued across the city with drivers calling in reports on its latest location. Eventually the animal was trapped and held at a local jail, where it was fed on bread and water. Attempts to trace the owner proved difficult due to the animal's lack of distinguishing features othe