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Video: How can technology benefit the preconstruction stage?
Catrin Jones, deputy editor of International Construction speaks to Steve Dell’Orto, CEO and founder of ConCntric
JCB and Manitou end patent disputes
Agreement ends six year dispute
Italy to withdraw from China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Italy to step away from world’s largest infrastructure scheme
Makinex creates battery energy storage unit
Lithium ion battery unit offers 6kW output
Canada and UAE head up new initiative to cut cement and concrete’s carbon emissions
Canada and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have jointly launched the new Cement & Concrete Breakthrough initiative at COP28 in Dubai.
Caterpillar invests in metals recycling startup company
US$44 million raised to scale up ‘world’s only’ modular refining system for metals
John Kerry calls for nuclear fusion plant construction plan at COP28
US special climate envoy John Kerry has set out an international engagement plan to boost research into nuclear fusion ahead an eventual construction programme of a new generation of nuclear plants
Video: How will electric change the used equipment market?
Stephan Erdmann, Strategic Accounts Manager at Ritchie Bros, speaks to Construction Europe at the recent Off-Highway Conference
Topcon announces new global sustainability initiatives
A new global team will be dedicated to sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Equipment rentals in the platform economy: A rising trend
Multibillion-dollar online platforms like Uber and Airbnb are inspiring efforts to create similar solutions for equipment rental, but there are challenges in making this a reality 
Machine control made for rental fleets
Topcon’s portable MC-Mobile machine control solution is made for use on compact equipment, bringing the benefits of digital construction to smaller contractors and rental fleets
Two new additions to AEMs Hall of Fame
Two leading figures from the construction industry have been added to listing
‘Record’ US$28 billion private infrastructure fund
Infrastructure projects are increasingly attracting funding from private investment 
Are ‘net-zero’ buildings really net zero?
Report warns that there are a “negligible number” of truly net zero buildings.
Sany outlines its steps towards sustainability
OEM says it is increasing its sustainability though its production processes, supply chains and by how its equipment is powered
Caterpillar to show electric machines, energy solutions at CES 2024
OEM exhibiting at show from Jan. 9-12 in Las Vegas
How construction site access tech is advancing – and what it can do for you
Construction access control systems have moved on to biometric technology, opening new opportunties for contractors to examine how operatives are working in detail.
Will 800-volt systems appear in off-highway applications?
DPI reports on whether the tech could make its way to commercial trucks and off-highway machines
What now for small modular nuclear reactor construction after high-profile project’s failure?
What does the cancellation of NuScale’s Carbon Free Power Project mean for the future construction of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs)?
Video: Do we need to standardise charging solutions for battery-powered equipment?
Alex Woodrow, Managing Director at KGP Commercial Powertrains, speaks to Construction Europe at the Off-Highway Conference
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