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May 30, 2024

On the road to the IRF Istanbul Congress, first stop: decarbonisation

As the world gears up for the highly anticipated IRF World Congress 2024 to be hosted in Istanbul on 15-18 October 2024, work on some of the core themes of the Congress is moving on steadily.

Under the overarching theme of “Connecting to Empower Mobility: Roads as Enablers of a Sustainable Future for All”, the Congress serves as a dynamic platform to explore innovative solutions and collaborative efforts.

May 24, 2024

Digital transformation with production system solutions from Wirtgen Group

Maximising a machine’s uptime, allocation of resources the most efficient way, completing projects on schedule and ensuring the quality of results are nowadays major factors that decide whether a company can run its business successfully or not. This is amplified by the fact that the labor-intensive construction sector is affected by a global shortage of skilled workforce like few other industries and has to meet far-reaching requirements for quality, documentation, and sustainability.

May 13, 2024

Road markings and microplastics

Recent regulations from the European Commission have exempted road markings from microplastic bans and restrictions, at least for the moment, explains the ERF.
May 13, 2024

Innovations in earthmoving

New innovations for the crawler excavator market will boost productivity as well as sustainability – Mike Woof writes
May 13, 2024

Road recycling in Denmark

A novel approach to road refurbishment has saved time, money and carbon emissions in Denmark, while delivering a quality road surface.
April 30, 2024

Electric machine options

One of the notable developments in the construction machine market has been the rapid expansion in the availability of compact electric machines and a wide array of new units is coming to market – Mike Woof reports
April 30, 2024

New technology solutions

Construction machinery manufacturers are introducing new systems that can boost machine efficiency and site safety – Mike Woof writes
April 4, 2024

Wirtgen Group spare parts service

Because Wirtgen Group offers the largest portfolio of mobile road construction machines on the market, it has extensive experience with the wear properties of machine parts and can deliver them wherever and whenever globally.
March 22, 2024

WiM eases bridge structural health worries

Concerns about ageing road bridges are leading road authorities to consider the case for using weigh-in-motion - WiM - solutions to monitor health of such infrastructure, writes Adam Hill.
March 22, 2024

Boost for cycling in Europe

Bicycle journeys in France increased 7% during the week and by 6% in urban use compared to 2022, according to a report by Vélos & Territoires.
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