Technology
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JCB INTELLISENSE has won Hire Industry Product of the Year, recognising an AI camera-based pedestrian detection system for Loadall telehandlers.
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GeoPura, the Port of Tilbury, Toyota, JCB, and supply-chain partners have demonstrated hydrogen production, refuelling, and site power applications linked to Lower Thames Crossing delivery.
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Fluke has launched SmartTrace for connected underground utility locating workflows. The 2082 Series can trace buried services, detect faults, and pair with PointMan for geolocated digital documentation.
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Raimondi has entered telecrawler lifting with the Terex TTC 70. The new crane line expands the group’s product range and targets compact, uneven, infrastructure, and energy sites.
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HD Hyundai has placed autonomous excavation onto an active site. The Real-X equipped 22-tonne machine will work on a Swiss civil engineering project with KIBAG and Gravis Robotics.
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Dalkia’s UK recovery reflects stronger demand for technical energy services. The EDF-backed contractor lifted turnover, profit, cash, and order book as nuclear, healthcare, systems integration, and decarbonisation work supported performance.
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MLP Group is planning a 42,800 sq m two-storey logistics and industrial business park at Neufahrn near Munich.
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Expedition Engineering and Format Engineers have launched Re-Bridge, a digital platform designed to support direct reuse of structural steel bridge components.
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Develon has launched new Series 9 smart crawler excavators during its Demo Days event near Prague. The showcase included electro-hydraulic machines, autonomous excavation, electric excavators, visibility systems, and a compact demolition excavator for confined-space work.
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Capital Concrete has supplied a lower-carbon calcined clay concrete for use at Brent Cross Town. The mix replaced 30% of cement with calcined clay and delivered a 10% embodied carbon saving compared with equivalent concrete mixes previously used on the development.