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Caterpillar to speak at KHL’s Construction Technology Summit

Latest speaker announced for in-person technology event to be held in US in 2024

Slowdown in number of workers quitting construction industry

The number of construction workers in the US quitting the industry has started to slow, as opportunities in rival industries dry up.

Are construction input prices finally starting to fall?

Construction input prices are stabilising or even falling around the world. Why is this happening and will it last?

Partnership fosters U.S. electric construction equipment adoption

Portable Electric partners with Volvo CE for mobile e-chargers

Cost of building ‘super-size prison’ rises to more than US$1 billion

Rising price of labour, concrete and other materials has driven up cost of project

All major segments of US construction see spending increase despite skills challenge

All major segments of construction in the US saw increases in spending in August, although an ongoing shortage in skilled workers could put the brakes on growth.

Larsen & Toubro wins 4.5km-long Mumbai bridge deal

India’s biggest construction contractor Larsen & Toubro has won a deal to build a 4.5km-long bridge in Mumbai.

The Utility Expo hits record visitors

More than 21,000 attendees at Louisville show

OSHA, Noble Texas Builders promote worker safety at collegiate academy

Program to address falls, electrical hazards, health issues

Battery manufacturer Northvolt to build $5bn gigafactory in Canada

Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt has revealed plans to build a US$5 billion (CAN$7 billion) lithium-ion battery gigafactory outside Montreal in the Canadian province of Quebec.

US construction: How new laws and investment needs impact the sector

Construction in the US has performed strongly in recent years, with government support and growing sectors such as infrastructure and sustainability-related spending providing impetus, reports Andy Brown

Komatsu offers 3D Machine Guidance across excavator range

Kit to provide productivity gains via 2D and 3D machine guidance and real-time connectivity

Forecast 2024: Still a soft landing for global construction equipment

OHR: Global slowdown will be a gentle one, and some markets continue to grow

Amazon to invest US$3.5 billion in new data centres

Tech giant to spend US$3.5 billion on five new data centres

US civils contractors eye healthy backlogs amid ‘once-in-a-generation’ infrastructure spending

More than three-quarters (78%) of US civils contractors expect their project backlog to increase or remain the same over the next year as new federal infrastructure funding ramps up.