Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe has signed an agreement to factory-fit Trimble Earthworks 3D grade control on its excavators sold across Europe, creating a single-source purchase, training and support route for machine control. Qualifying Hitachi dealers will also supply Trimble WorksManager, enabling remote transfer of construction-ready 3D models, fleet-wide device management and offsite troubleshooting between office and site. The deal signals deeper integration of digital grade control into standard excavator offerings, reducing aftermarket retrofit complexity for contractors adopting precision earthworks workflows.

Traffio’s expansion into the United States marks the next phase of its cloud-based traffic management platform, used to schedule field crews, allocate traffic control devices and manage compliance for roadwork sites. Co-founders Nicholas Inglis and Nathan Wright are targeting large contractors running multi-crew operations, integrating job booking, digital SWMS, asset tracking and invoicing into a single system. For civil contractors and traffic control providers, the move signals growing availability of integrated, software-driven planning tools for lane closures, workzone layouts and labour allocation across multiple jurisdictions.

Jenike & Johanson has launched a Solids Flow Essentials microlearning series targeted at process and plant engineers dealing with bulk solids handling in hoppers, bins and transfer chutes. The short, modular courses focus on practical issues such as arching, ratholing, segregation and wall friction, using Jenike shear testing concepts and flow property measurements to guide bin and silo design. For operations teams, the material offers a structured way to diagnose chronic flow problems and reduce unplanned downtime without full-length training programmes.