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Potassium Acetate Crystals for Gritting

Published 18 November 2024 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesConserve of resources Electric vehicles Maintenance of hoarding and fences Periodic inspection and clean-up of boundaries

Salt grit has been replaced with potassium acetate crystals on the deck. This is distributed using a hopper towed by an electric van (powered with 100% renewable energy). To enable this, council gritters stop spreading when they reach the bridge. The contractor uses MetDesk to receive their own weather alerts to know when they need to apply the crystals. Potassium…

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Artifically Intelligent Vehicle Management and Telematics

Published 18 November 2024 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesCLOCS Delivery timings FORS Planning of traffic routes

Samsara is an artificial intelligence driven transport management initiative. This optimises field services with real-time vehicle locations, prevent breakdowns by monitoring engine diagnostics and fault codes, and cut costs by reducing idle time. This initiative also allows users to plan and analyse routes and stops and evaluate data on their performance to identify deviations and pinpoint trends to remedy with…

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  • Constructionarium

    Constructionarium Ltd is a not-for-profit organisation offering a unique and immersive hands-on

  • March – Sleep

    Considerate Constructors Scheme have partnered with Drinkaware to help the construction industry

  • February – Monday Mornings

    Considerate Constructors Scheme have partnered with Drinkaware to help the construction industry

  • January – Dry January

    Considerate Constructors Scheme have partnered with Drinkaware to help the construction industry

  • Site Specific Designed Machine Bucket

    The profile of the ground beams feature a difficult to achieve mitred slope into granular stone.

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