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Pay-as-you-go vehicle tracking accounts for 50 per cent of Quartix's overall sales

Quartix reports that more than 50 per cent of its overall sales are now derived from its high-specification pay-as-you-go vehicle tracking product. The company attributes the product’s success to fleet managers’ nervousness over the future viability of some competitor companies and a reluctance to enter into long-term, binding contracts at a time of uncertainty. Andy Kirk, sales and marketing director, said: “The recession has seen the coll... [more]

Haul of stolen plant machinery recovered with TRACKER Plant

Police in Chorley, Staffordshire has recovered £300,000 worth of plant machinery, thanks to TRACKER. Police on the trail of a stolen vehicle, used its fitted TRACKER device to follow the signal to a remote farm, which led to the discovery of a haul of machinery and resulted in the arrest of three people. Large items of plant were found on the farm, including JCB diggers, Caterpillar vehicles, road rollers and forklift trucks, as well as an assort... [more]

TRACKER Plant takes the stress out of owning and using plant equipment

The launch of TRACKER Plant brings TRACKER’s fleet tracking capabilities together with its award winning stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) solutions, to meet the specific requirements of the Plant market. Now owners and hirers of plant machinery can monitor its actual usage on and off-site, helping to increase efficiency whilst benefiting from the ultimate security system in the event of theft. The National Plant & Equipment Register (TER) reports... [more]

Masternaut secures new vehicle tracking contracts in the utilities and public sectors

Masternaut Three X has won £10 million of new business from the utilities and public sector. Major power and water companies and local authorities that have signed for Masternaut’s advanced tracking services include National Grid, Scottish Power, Scottish Water, Dumfries and Galloway Council and Renfrewshire Council. The new business, won over the last three months, amounts to tracking contracts for over 7,000 individual vehicles – adding to ... [more]

Aconex to provide online project collaboration for the Messina Bridge project in Italy

The Strait of Messina Bridge, linking eastern Sicily with the Italian mainland, will be 3.7 kilometers in length and 60 meters wide. The bridge will be supported by two 382-meter pillars on either side, and include three motorway lanes in each direction, a double-track railway and two lanes for service traffic. Due for completion in 2016, the Strait of Messina Bridge will have a main span of 3.3 kilometers, almost double that of the world's curre... [more]

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Construction services deal takes effect Sept. 1
Sussex A $40,000 interlocal agreement for construction services from Hardyston was officially approved at the Aug. 17 Sussex Borough council meeting. The total bill for construction services is expected to reach $70,300. The agreement will take effect on Sept. 1.

National General Contractor, Retail Construction Services, Inc., Expands it's LEED Building Operations
ST. PAUL, Minn.----Retail Construction Services , a leading and award winning national general contractor, has been expanding its LEED building capacity this year. Founded in 1984, RCS has built over 8,200 major projects, and over 23,000 store refreshes, retrofits other Facilities Management work in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S.

UK builders and services falter
New data shows new construction orders contracted in the second quarter, while the services sector slowed sharply in August.

Construction at Waynesboro's Cemetery Avenue outfall to begin in November
Construction at the Cemetery Avenue outfall will likely begin Nov. 1 to start a two-year stormwater management system upgrade to alleviate flooding in the borough. Kevin Grubbs, director of borough engineering services, said Wednesday he is working on obtaining easement agreements from six property owners near the outfall in order for the work to begin on the first phase of the project. All ...

Final Glance: Construction companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top construction companies were up at the close of trading: Fluor rose $1.08 or 2.3 percent, to $47.42. FosterWhl rose $1.00 or 4.5 percent, to $22.99. Quanta Services rose $.25 or 1.4 percent, to $18.70. Shaw Group rose $.34 or 1.0 percent, to $33.87.

UK Aug services PMI falls to 16-month low
UK Aug services PMI falls to 16-month low

Midday Glance: Construction companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Fluor rose $.69 or 1.5 percent, to $47.03. FosterWhl rose $.84 or 3.8 percent, to $22.83. Quanta Services fell $.05 or .3 percent, to $18.40. Shaw Group fell $.05 or .1 percent, to $33.48.

Early Glance: Construction companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top construction companies are up at 10 a.m.: Fluor rose $.61 or 1.3 percent, to $46.95. FosterWhl rose $.61 or 2.8 percent, to $22.60. Quanta Services rose $.19 or 1.0 percent, to $18.64. Shaw Group rose $.14 or .4 percent, to $33.67.

Services sector slowdown fuels double-dip fears
Double-dip recession fears were fuelled today as the UK's powerhouse services sector registered its slowest growth in more than a year during August.

U.K. August Services Growth Slows More Than Forecast
U.K. services growth slowed more than economists forecast in August, suggesting Britain’s economic recovery may be starting to flag.