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Kent Police made three arrests and recovered several stolen machines over a two-day period in March 2026.

Stolen plant intercepted at Dover

6 March 2026 GeoCon News 0

Kent Police has recovered plant machinery and farm vehicles worth around £200,000 in Dover. Officers from Kent Police’s Rural Task Force, working with Port of Dover Police, the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service and the […]

The new Comacchio X mining exploration division will support customers with dedicated, highly specialised expertise.

Comacchio X mining exploration division launched at PDAC2026

2 March 2026 GeoCon News 0

Comacchio SpA, the family-owned Italian company specialising in the design and manufacture of high-performance drilling rigs, has announced the launch of Comacchio X, its new mining exploration division. The announcement was made at PDAC2026, the […]

James Burchell rejoins Groundforce as Global Major Projects Director

26 February 2026 GeoCon News 0

James Burchell, who left Vp Groundforce in September 2024 after 26 years with the company, has rejoined in a new role, that of Global Major Projects Director. He first joined the business in 1998 as […]

One of the shafts at Hatfield colliery that the Francois Cementation Company completed in 1926.

Cementation Skanska celebrates a century of piling

24 February 2026 GeoCon News 0

The Francois Cementation Company was founded in 1910 to commercialise a pioneering high-pressure grouting technique. The company quickly earned a reputation for innovation and its founder, Albert Francois, tendered for, secured and successfully completed a […]

GeoPura manufactures green hydrogen at High Marnham in Nottinghamshire.

Lower Thames Crossing chooses hydrogen to power its green credentials

24 February 2026 GeoCon News 0

British hydrogen innovator GeoPura has been confirmed as the supplier of the largest volume of green hydrogen ever produced for a British construction project, the Lower Thames Crossing. The Lower Thames Crossing, a new road […]

Autonomous Equipment Is Here. Construction’s Information Handoffs Aren’t Ready.

19 February 2026 GeoCon News 0

Steve Smith Director of Partnerships at Bluebeam Passionate team builder with experience in partnerships; product management; P&L management; onboarding; training and motivating top talent; strategic account development; sales process improvement; channel development; and driving bottom-line […]

The Russell Roof Tiles Natural Range (this is Bute3) is designed to replicate roofscapes of stone, slate and clay.

Thinner Leading Edge Roof Tiles: Separating Fact from Fiction

17 February 2026 GeoCon News 0

Russell Roof Tiles is helping specifiers, housebuilders and contractors cut through confusion surrounding the term ‘Thin or Thinner Leading Edge’ roof tiles, as demand grows for quality-manufactured products. While the terms ‘thin leading edge’ and […]

Fassa Bortolo will build a new manufacturing plant for plasters and renders at New Stanton Park near Ilkeston in Derbyshire.

Fassa Bortolo to build new plaster factory in Derbyshire

13 February 2026 GeoCon News 0

Erewash Borough Council has granted planning permission for Fassa Bortolo to build a new factory and 170,000 square feet manufacturing complex near Ilkeston in Derbyshire. The Italian-based group launched a search for a site to […]

Sea trials have shown the system is highly effective at keeping targeted fish species away from Hinkley Point C’s water intake tunnels.

Trials show new acoustic fish deterrent to be highly effective

10 February 2026 GeoCon News 0

Sea trials carried out by Swansea University have shown that an acoustic fish deterrent developed by Fishtek Marine for Hinkley Point C is highly effective. The innovative use of ultrasound technology has been shown to keep target fish species away from the new […]

The Hütte HBR 204MP has an innovative segmental mast design, which allows the rig to be reconfigured on site.

New Hütte piling rig enhances Roger Bullivant fleet capability

9 February 2026 GeoCon News 0

Roger Bullivant Limited (RBL) has added a new machine to its specialist piling fleet. The Hütte HBR 204MP is designed to install 300mm to 600mm Continuous Flight Auger (CFA) Piles and Sectional Flight Auger (SFA) […]