According to Arcadis, London is the most expensive city in the world in which to build things.
Sisk has been appointed construction manager for a new pharmaceutical facility in County Kerry in the Republic of Ireland.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/sisk-leads-on-330m-kerry-pharma-plant
China is claiming a new record for heavy lifting on a wind farm in Hengshui.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/china-unveils-4000-tonne-capacity-mobile-crane
Researchers in Sweden have developed a model that is claimed to make it easier to build sustainable structures of textile-reinforced concrete.
British temporary lighting specialist Prolectric is venturing across the Atlantic and has opened an office in Garland, Texas.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/prolectric-launches-us-division
Two Dutch rental companies with a presence in the UK market have come together.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/boels-acquires-riwal
As a UN-led buildings and climate summit opens today, consulting engineer Arup and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have joined forces to call for consistency in mea...
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/arup-pushes-for-whole-life-carbon-reporting
Construction materials and quarrying group Breedon has entered the North American market with the acquisition of Missouri readymix supplier BMC Enterprises Inc.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/breedon-makes-300m-us-readymix-acquisition
The downturn in new build housing and domestic maintenance work last year led to profits diving by more than 70% for builders’ merchant Travis Perkins.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/travis-perkins-pulls-toolstation-out-of-france
A joint venture of Mace, Parsons and Arcadis has been appointed to manage the construction of a £13bn tunnel project in the USA.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/mace-jv-to-managed-16bn-new-yor-tunnel-project
Six months after entering the US market, Staffordshire road maintenance specialist WJ Group is expanding.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/wj-opens-pennsylvania-depot
A new building in Dubai has been officially recognised as the world’s biggest 3D-printed villa.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/worlds-biggest-3d-printed-villa
Italian contractor Webuild has won a US$4.7bn contract to build the Trojena mountain destination in the deserts of Saudi Arabia.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/webuild-lands-47bn-neom-dams-contract
Construction of a theme park in Saudi Arabia by a Franco-Saudi joint venture is being underwritten by the UK government.
Construction of a hyper-exclusive holiday resort in Saudi Arabia has reached a key milestone with completion of the installation of the 73 prefabricated stainless steel villas.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/red-sea-resort-takes-shape
Komatsu America has agreed the acquisition of American Battery Solutions Inc (ABS), a lithium-ion battery manufacturer based in Detroit, Michigan.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/komatsu-acquires-american-battery
Telford-based modular building and bathroom pod manufacturer Elements Europe has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Korean urban development corporation.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/elements-europe-signs-korean-mou
Laing O’Rourke has secured the main contract for the first stage of the Eastern Freeway Upgrades in the Australian state of Victoria.
A consortium led by French contractor Eiffage has secured the contract to design and build a section of the Line 15 East of the Grand Paris Express.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/eiffage-consortium-wins-254bn-paris-rail-contract
Australia has become the first country in the world to ban the use of engineered stone to protect workers from silica dust.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/australia-bans-engineered-stone
XCMG reports that its new 3,000-tonne capacity, 10-axle mobile crane has made its first lift.
Aecom has recruited civil engineer Sue Kershaw from Costain to be a senior vice president.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/costain-director-joins-aecom-in-la
The European Rental Association (ERA) has commissioned KPMG to produce carbon reporting guidance for the equipment rental industry.
Dar Group, the Lebanese parent company of Dar Al-Handasah and Currie & Brown, has changed its name to Sidara.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/dar-group-becomes-sidara
Heidelberg Materials’ new EvoZero cement represents “a paradigm shift”, according to the company’s chairman.
Construction has resumed in Antarctica for the British Antarctic Survey.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/contractors-return-to-antarctica
Building materials group CRH has reached an agreement to sell its lime and limestone operations in Europe to SigmaRoc for €1bn.
European manufacturers of aerial work platforms have welcomed the launch of a European Commission investigation into rival imports from China.
Gleeds has changed the management of its North America operations.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/gleeds-names-new-us-chief
A hydroelectric power project in Canada is hosting trials of an autonomous soil compactor.