Roads cut journey times, shorten distances and connect people and businesses, galvanising and fostering the development of entire regions. These connections are and will remain vital for the purpose of uniting a territory and channelling economic activity to distant points or areas with less activity.

Germany-based Joseph Vogele says its new generation of material feeders guarantee constant, smooth transfer of material, while providing paving teams with numerous practical new features that facilitate material transfer.

Wirtgen says its new KMA 240(i) cold recycling mixing plant produces mix/cold mix that can be paved immediately and is suited to producing different types of bound base layers.

Caterpillar has launched a new wheel tractor-scraper (WTS) which is claimed to be the next generation of ultra-class material moving equipment, offering greater productivity, efficiency and operator comfort while incorporating a range of advanced operating features.