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20/05/2025Sustainability isnt about building less its about building smarter

That's the message from Eva Carranza of Hexagon AB when Peter Haddock met her at Bauma for an update on its R-evolution approach, which is leveraging Hexagon sensors, software and autonomous solutions to run profit-driven, sustainable projects.

23/04/2025Hexagon Geosystems President Henning Sandfort talks productivity sustainability and safety at Bauma

Hexagon Geosystems President Henning Sandfort talks productivity, sustainability and safety at Bauma

08/10/2024Talking carbon reduction and sustainability with Julia Barrett of Tier 1 Contractor Willmott Dixon

"Our supply chain is responsible for 99% of our emissions, so we are working together to help businesses develop their own carbon plans..."

29/11/2023An indepth interview with Merrill Lynch of L Lynch Plant Hire

L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage Joint MD, Merrill Lynch talks about delivering projects, environmental savings, using technology, people, safety, productivity, the impact of machine control, alternative fuels and more in this in-depth interview with Peter Haddock in our Leica Geosystems part of Hexagon studio at Highways UK. 

27/11/2023Combining mobile mapping and aerial drone mapping to support a greener future

Peter Haddock talked to Getmapping specialist Helen Wattie in our Leica Geosystems studio at Highways UK to find our more.

30/10/2023National Highways talks Good bacteria for healing roads and 3D printed infrastructure

‘Good bacteria’ for healing roads, large scale 3D printed concrete with embedded sensors and innovative thinking as Dr Joanna White of National Highways talks looks to challenge the sector. 

27/10/2023Sustainability alternative fuel infrastructure and tethered drones

Talking sustainability, alternative fuel infrastructure, tethered drones, safety and more with Ian Billington of Costain Group at Highways UK in my Leica Geosystems stand studio.

16/10/2023Delivering Better Outcomes Georgia Thompson of Tier 1 contractor Costain Group

‘Bring ideas and solutions to us’ says Georgia Thompson of contractor Costain as she discusses supply chain collaboration and overcoming barriers to the adoption of new ways of working and materials with Peter Haddock

04/10/2023Genius Bubbling Up is what you get with early project engagement

Adam Hick of Conquip explains the importance of early engagement in this interview at the Infrastructure HUB at UK Construction Week with Peter Haddock.  It followed a panel discussion that included Georgia Thompson from Costain, Lauren Blakely from Lendlease, and Paul Shorter from Conquip, highlighting great early engagement success examples. 

18/05/2023Leica Geosystems showcases solutions supporting Modern Methods of Construction at GEO Business

From the factory to the site, Leica Geosystems part of Hexagon Geosystems showcases a suite of solutions supporting Modern Methods of Construction at Digital Construction Week and GEO Business.

12/04/2023OBrien Contractors on winning and delivering work with AGTEK 3D earthworks software

Winning work always comes first, but how to make it profitable happens next, as Tom O’Brien of O’Brien Contractors explains to Peter Haddock following its recent rollout of AGTEK's dirt simple earthworks solution.

14/02/2023Caterpillar showcases prototype electric compact wheel loader at Bauma with expert Elie Abikaram

At Bauma 2022, Peter Haddock was surprised to see a brand new Caterpillar electric compact wheel loader prototype, so caught up with product expert Elie Abi-karam to find out all about it.

28/11/2022Caterpillar Inc answers productivity questions with expert Matthew Hendry

Matthew talks to Peter Haddock about the questions he gets asked all the time, whilst explaining how one customer reduced CO2 emissions by 15%, hitting productivity targets in five instead of six days!

03/11/2022National Highways new Roads Research Alliance explained with Dr Joanna White and Peter Haddock

National Highways new Roads Research Alliance explained with Dr Joanna White and Peter Haddock.

13/10/2022Dan Evans the new Chief Executive of Speedy Services at Speedy Expo

Peter Haddock talks to newly appointed CEO of Speedy Services, Dan Evans at Speedy Expo in Liverpool.

05/09/2022Lynch works with Buckingham Group to deliver 3D Machine Control solution for East West Rail project

Peter Haddock goes onsite to talk to L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage Head of Machine Control, Paul Keenan about how it's collaborating with clients like Buckingham Group to deliver connected sites with 3D machine control.

05/08/2022Introducing the new Cat Compact Wheel Loader range with expert Jas Kundra

Caterpillar Inc.'s new Compact Wheel Loader range packs a lot of features and technology into a small, nimble and highly productive machine. To find out all about it Peter Haddock visited its UK Desford facility to catch up with product expert Jas Kundra.

14/06/2022350000 machines are monitored through JCBs Livelink and Uptime centres at the World Parts Centre

For this exclusive interview with JCB’s Tom Whitaker, General Manager for Product Support, Peter Haddock visited the centres and the JCB Kevin Quarry, where he trigger an alert when using the JCB Operator App.

12/02/2022The Postpuller makes the shortlist for the Executive Hire Show Innovation Trail

The Postpuller - Designed for the job, no electricity, no diesel and no packaging required. Just pump it up, pull it out and wheel it away in less than a minute. It's a very robust and cleverly engineered product from Post Pullers UK Ltd.

31/01/2022Flannery Plant Hire and Morgan Sindall talk collaboration social value and carbon reduction

At the Highways UK event in 2021, Peter Haddock talked to supply chain manager Faye Hodgkinson of Tier 1 contractor Morgan Sindall and strategic manager Chris Matthew of Flannery Plant Hire about social value and carbon reduction.

09/12/2021What next for National Highways

Peter Haddock talks to Malcolm Dare, Board and Country level Commercial, Procurement and Supply Chain Director for National Highways at its recent Net-Zero and innovation event, held at its Development Centre near Morton-on-the-March.

05/11/2021Where next for the construction sector

Peter Haddock talks to industry expert, Mark Lawton of Skanska at the Highways UK event

28/10/2021COP26 climate change special with James Cadman of the Sustainability Supply Chain School

In this 'Think Tank Series' episode, supported by Leica Geosystems, James returns to the podcast to talk to host Peter Haddock about all of the challenges the industry faces to play its part in tackling climate change.

15/09/2021Sustainability winning for your business and the climate

Sustainability, Social Value, ESG (Environmental Social Governance) all sound like buzz words to many of us, but in reality, if you don't pay attention to what is behind the phrases, you could start losing work to those that are.

15/09/2021Sustainability winning for your business and the climate

Sustainability, Social Value, ESG (Environmental Social Governance) all sound like buzz words to many of us, but in reality, if you don't pay attention to what is behind the phrases, you could start losing work to those that are.

23/04/2021Exploring Digbits Series Episode 3 Meeting the Robots in the CNC Machinery section

In this third episode of our 'Exploring DIGBITS Series' we discover why they are the 'Formula One' of the attachment manufacturing sector.

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