Construction is becoming increasingly important across global construction, infrastructure and industrial technology, influencing how projects are visualised, coordinated, delivered and managed over time.
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From planning and design to field execution and asset management, this topic sits at the centre of digital change across the built environment, helping teams improve visibility, accuracy, coordination and long-term performance.
The EIB (European Investment Bank) has agreed to provide a loan of €450m to finance new road construction and road network rehabilitation along the most important highway...
Last week Skanska laid fully recyclable, graphene-enhanced asphalt on a busy main road in Curbridge for Oxfordshire County Council, in a trial that sees this material use...
G A Henderson Plant Contractors of Aberfeldy, Perth & Kinross, has bagged the very first Volvo EC60E to be sold in Great Britain. The six tonne compact excavator has...
The EBRD and the government of Ukraine intend to deepen their cooperation in the development of the country’s road infrastructure. More and better roads are critical for...
Total construction & real estate industry M&A deals in Q3 2019 worth $4.09bn were announced in the UK, according to GlobalData’s deals database. The value marked...
Sika has agreed to acquire Adeplast SA, a major manufacturer of mortars and thermal insulation solutions in Rumania. The acquisition will significantly strengthen Sika’s...
Transport for London (TfL) and the RiverLinx consortium – comprising Macquarie Capital, Cintra, Aberdeen Standard Investments, BAM PPP PGGM, and SK E&C – have announc...
Tirana Airport releases Consultancy tender for airfield rehabilitation and terminal expansion Tirana International Airport (TIA) is preparing for anticipating future grow...
Point of Rental is expanding in South Africa with a new home and team members at Waterfall in the heart of Midrand, South Africa. Kelly Hoffman, Point of Rental’s Busines...
Trimble, Hilti and Boston Dynamics announced today a collaboration to explore the integration of Trimble’s and Hilti’s construction management software solutions, GNSS te...
Every two years, the American Segmental Bridge Institute recognizes bridge projects for excellence in segmental bridge design and construction. This year, three HDR proje...
When maintaining high performance levels are critical to your job site, a Volvo Active Care subscription could be the key. Volvo Active Care is a machine monitoring servi...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Union have confirmed support for refurbishing the principal road across landlocked Malawi after signing the EIB’s largest...
The Egyptian construction sector will receive a boost with a US$ 20 million loan by the EBRD to Hassan Allam Holding (HAH), a joint stock company and one of the largest a...
The cost of excavator ownership includes so much more than the initial purchase price. Fuel consumption, maintenance and depreciation all play an important role. By under...
Finavia Corporation, a Finnish airport company, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a loan agreement of €150 million in Helsinki today. The financing will...
VFS Global has been named an official ticket reseller for the Dubai Expo 2020, the World’s Greatest Show, to be held in the UAE between 20 October 2020 and 10 April 2021....
Housebuilding and ground working contractors M M Miller Ltd of Wick, Caithness, is one of the first to take delivery of the all-new Volvo EC60E compact excavator, launche...
Current and future workers in the resources industry will be able to gain formal qualifications in remote operations for the first time following a partnership between Ri...
In the US, a steady recovery from the recession continues, and more than half the states are now offering an increased number of jobs in construction. Unfortunately, as a...
DOKA Smart Tools enable more efficiency and more productivity, while working at ever-increasing speeds with no loss of precision. These are the challenges that constructi...
Construction in China up 3.9% in Q3 2019 China’s construction & real estate industry saw a rise of 3.9% in overall deal activity during Q3 2019, when compared w...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) today formally agreed to provide €140 million to support expansion and upgrading of the Port of Piraeus, the principal port of Greece....
New Holland Agriculture is introducing its HI-eSCR2 technology on the two models at the top of its wheel loader range, the W170D and W190D. With this solution, the wheel...
The World Bank approved today an International Development Association (IDA) grant of $110 million as additional financing to support the Government of Mozambique’s recon...
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Costa Rican Railway Institute (INCOFER) with the aim of developin...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $490 million loan as part of a $904 million public–private partnership (PPP) project to improve about 1,600 kilometres (km...
CASE Construction Equipment dealer Medico Industries supported veteran-led disaster response organization Team Rubicon with equipment, including a compact track loader an...
Lung cancer and serious musculoskeletal injuries are still prevalent in the highways construction industry. But there is a solution to that could mitigate the risks, if n...
With contractors under pressure to get the job done well, on budget and on time, boosting efficiencies on site is never going to be easy. The construction of modern build...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $195 million loan to improve the highway between Pokhara and Mugling in Nepal, which links Pokhara to Kathmandu and to the...
The new Cat D5 Dozer offers superior performance and the broadest choice of easy-to-use technology features to help you get the most from your bulldozer. Nimble and respo...
The Manitou group, world leader in all-terrain material handling, announces the take over of a majority stake in its UK dealer Mawsley Machinery Ltd, based near Northampt...
Leick Baumschulen is testing the first L25 Electric compact wheel loader from Volvo Construction Equipment, finding it to be a quiet, emission-free and easy-to-maintain a...
One of Austria’s most modern concrete mixing plants has been proving its worth since spring 2019. The Liebherr Betomat-type mixing tower was optimally adapted to cu...
Costain, the smart infrastructure solutions company, has been awarded a range of new highways contracts in the last quarter, totalling over £150 million. The projects awa...
The European Rental Association (ERA) has launched the ERA Market Report 2019 and reveals for the year 2018, in the EU-28 and EFTA countries, equipment rental companies a...
The British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued three firms with fines totalling more than £36m for breaking competition law in supplying certain concrete...
Leading European plant and tool hire company Boels Rental has placed its biggest ever order with JCB as it invests in a new machine fleet, all fitted with the latest tele...
GAP Hire Solutions, the UK’s largest independent equipment hire company, has deployed a cloud-based mobile resource management system from Leeds-based BigChange. The syst...
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