This category brings together commercially relevant news, industry signals and infrastructure intelligence, helping readers follow the people, projects, technologies and markets driving change across the sector.
It is reported that in 2019 a contractor entered into administration almost once every fortnight. Scunthorpe-based contractor Clugston, the Β£100m-turnover Simons Group, a...
On average, business and IT decision makers from UK construction organisations waste over a quarter (29%) of their time at work on tasks that do not add critical value. T...
The landmark machine was driven off the line at the companyβs factory in Rocester, Staffordshire β the very location where the first JCB backhoe was manufactured almost 7...
GAP Hire Solutions, the UKβs largest independent rental company, has placed an order for 18 x 26t liquid waste tankers, following a recent announcement by the companyβs H...
The light commercial vehicle market is at the dawn of a revolution; the future is electric. The main discourse around on-road vehicle electrification has been primarily f...
As the Northern Rail franchise this weekend moves into new ownership, leaders from across the North of England have said it is now βmore important than everβ that a βTham...
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched its “Cheating or Competing?” campaign this week, and specifically named the Construction Sector as one...
The UK Government is scaling up its support to the automotive industry by hosting more UK Pavilions than ever before at major trade exhibitions, helping British innovator...
Two years since Peter Aldous MP brought his private members bill to Westminster, some 26 years since the recommendations in the Latham report and still no solution to the...
B2W Software, a leading provider of heavy construction management software, released results of a new survey on challenges, opportunities and technology related to resour...
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) signed an agreement on the general terms and conditions for financing the construction of the Big Almaty Ring Road (BAKAD). The docume...
Changes to the IR35 off-payroll working rules – which will impact on the construction industry by placing additional obligations on medium and large developers and...
JCB is set to reduce production levels at UK factories due to anticipated component shortages from Chinese suppliers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. The move will m...
Work on the Nowra Bridge project in New South Wales, Australia, will soon begin with the design and construct contract awarded to Fulton Hogan Construction. Deputy Prime...
Millions of passengers on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) will benefit from a safer, faster and more convenient road connection between Austria and Slovenia,...
If you mentioned construction tax changes last year, the focus was mainly on the construction VAT reverse charge (which has been postponed to October this year). However,...
The Small Robot Company (SRC), a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, has announced Β£2.1 million successful funding for its latest Crowdcube equity crowdfun...
GSSI, the worldβs leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, is pleased to announce the appointment of Marc Lussier as Vice President of Operations...
Following the recent acquisition of ALE, Mammoet has confirmed details of an expanded regional structure and the appointment of its Regional Managing Directors. The busin...
To deliver the Newhurst project, its twelfth overall in the UK, Hitachi Zosen Inova will be acting on behalf of a consortium of developers comprising Covanta, Biffa and t...
When it comes to the HMRC R&D Tax Scheme your choice of advisor could be costly Β£4.3bn Has Been βPaid Outβ to Companies Using HMRCβs R&D Scheme You might be surpr...
A company is only as productive as the people driving it forward β and with great efficiency comes great results. From factory floor to head office a handful of VolvoCE e...
VINCI Highways (VINCI Concessions), via its subsidiary Cofiroute USA, was selected by Orange County Transportation Authority and Riverside County Transportation Commissio...
This isn’t your run-of-the-mill auction. This is the biggest auction of the year. Over six-days next weekβFebruary 17 β 22, 2020βRitchie Bros. will sell 13,000+ ite...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a β¬1.2 million Technical Assistance agreement with the Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels to conduct a Feasibility Stud...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation (MOIC) have signed a cooperation agreement to provide up to β¬1.5 million of gran...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved its first investment in the Russian Federation to improve transport connectivity and road safety in the count...
Tanzania and Kenya will benefit from β¬345 million in financing for road construction support, approved by the African Development Bankβs (AfDB) board in Abidjan. The Bank...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing to improve the regional integration and international trade between Mongolia, China and Russia wi...
The European investment Bank will invest β¬600 million in construction of two new lines of the metro rail and acquisition of 102 modern metro cars in the city of Pune, Ind...
The people of the Rasht Valley in eastern Tajikistan will soon benefit from better regional transport links, connectivity, and new economic opportunities, thanks to a maj...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the Mayorβs Office of the city of Kryvyi Rih today agreed to combine efforts to attract...
Gammon Constructionβs Global Switch Data Centre (Phase 2) project in Tseung Kwan O in Hong Kong includes the requirements to design and install a chilled-water thermal-en...
Commuters in Hungary will enjoy new, faster, safer and more eco-friendly buses on regional and city lines across Hungary as a result of a β¬47m loan the European Investmen...
Leading communications and security technology integrator, Optilan, has announced the appointment of Bill Bayliss as new CEO and Director of the company. Bill, who succee...
Instarmac Group plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Shorrock as its new Managing Director from 1 April 2020. Mark has extensive experience within the const...
Transport for the North has this week welcomed the news the Secretary of State for Transport is stripping Northern of its rail franchise and is bringing in the Operator o...
Magway, the British engineering start-up which plans to revolutionise the UKβs freight delivery market with its sustainable network of underground pipes, has exceeded its...
A global infrastructure survey by international law firm Pinsent Masons has revealed that there is still a lack of understanding of technology across the sector, which is...
Go Plant Fleet Services has won the gold medal for its approach to Corporate Social Responsibility.Β The nationwide specialist fleet provider has been awarded top marks by...
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