Business & Finance

10 major rental firms, OEMs and contractors join forces for new sustainability group
Published on: 26 April, 2024
Ten major players in the construction industry, including rental companies, OEMs and contractors have joined forces to create a new group dedicated to making the sector more sustainable.
California transit projects and New York prison drive Tutor Perini’s Q1 revenue up 35%
Published on: 26 April, 2024
Two transit projects in California and a major new prison build in New York have contributed to a 35% year-on-year increase in Q1 revenue for US contractor Tutor Perini.
Skanska signs $612m final award for South Brooklyn Marine Terminal upgrade
Published on: 26 April, 2024
Skanska has signed a final award worth $612 million for the upgrade of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Eyes on inventories as Caterpillar announces Q1 results
Published on: 26 April, 2024
Caterpillar announces its first quarter results on 25 April
Could a four-day week really work in the construction industry?
Published on: 26 April, 2024
For a long time, working for four days a week instead of five but with no reduction in pay sounded like an unachievable – possibly even decadent – idea in pretty much any industry.
Reconstruction of Ukraine ‘should start now’
Published on: 25 April, 2024
Rebuild Ukraine conference held at Intermat
3 takeaways from AGC’s ‘one-of-a-kind’ decarbonisation playbook
Published on: 24 April, 2024
What we learned from AGC’s ‘Playbook on Decarbonization’
Hochtief subsidiary increases stake in mining services firm
Published on: 24 April, 2024
Hochtief’s Australian subsidiary Cimic has increased its stake in mining services company Thiess, in response to the importance of the energy transition.
Yanmar outlines compact equipment ambitions
Published on: 24 April, 2024
Developing dedicated electric platforms for compact machines
Eiffage buys major player in European energy infrastructure market
Published on: 24 April, 2024
French construction group Eiffage has acquired EQOS, a major European player in the energy infrastructure market.
Europe’s ageing bridges are crumbling. What can be done to prevent collapses?
Published on: 24 April, 2024
Eurobridge Conference highlights major failings in the maintenance and repair of Europe’s transport infrastructure
Two engineering firms win role on Canada’s new C$2.7 billion Île d’Orléans Bridge
Published on: 23 April, 2024
Engineering and project management companies AtkinsRéalis and TYlin have won a contract as part of the C$2.7 billion (US$2 billion) to build the new Île d’Orléans Bridge.
FIEC: What is the bottom line for late payments in commerical transactions?
Published on: 22 April, 2024
Rules on combatting late payments in commercial transactions under review
Strabag buys up sustainable building materials manufacturer
Published on: 22 April, 2024
Austrian contractor Strabag has acquired sustainable building materials manufacturer Naporo Klima Dämmstoff for an undisclosed sum.
Difficult times for France’s construction sector as Intermat returns
Published on: 19 April, 2024
Paris, dubbed the City of Light, hosts the Intermat construction show this week (24-27 April) after a six-year-long absence.
How Turkey is rebuilding a year on from devastating earthquake
Published on: 19 April, 2024
What challenges face Turkey’s construction industry a year after the country was hit by a devastating earthquake?
UK Labour Party proposes £1.8 billion port infrastructure investment
Published on: 19 April, 2024
Labour plans nearly £2 billion in spending on port infrastructure
New venue and location for Plantworx 2025
Published on: 18 April, 2024
Event to be held in new location
‘World’s first’ octaganol high-rise building to be built in UK
Published on: 18 April, 2024
The £110m project is backed by global real estate investor City Developments Limited (CDL) of Singapore
Norway’s ‘world-first’ ship tunnel gets technical advisor
Published on: 18 April, 2024
See which company has contracted with the Norwegian government on this one-of-a-kind project
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