Articles by Neil Gerrard
Published on: 26 April, 2024
Ten major players in the construction industry, including rental companies, OEMs and contractors have joined forces to create a new group dedicated to making the sector more sustainable.
Published on: 26 April, 2024
Two transit projects in California and a major new prison build in New York have contributed to a 35% year-on-year increase in Q1 revenue for US contractor Tutor Perini.
Published on: 26 April, 2024
Skanska has signed a final award worth $612 million for the upgrade of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Published on: 26 April, 2024
For a long time, working for four days a week instead of five but with no reduction in pay sounded like an unachievable – possibly even decadent – idea in pretty much any industry.
Published on: 25 April, 2024
China Railway Tunnel Group has claimed what it said was a new record tunnel boring machine tunnelling (TBM) during the construction of a tunnel on a major new highway in Georgia.
Published on: 25 April, 2024
As April draws to a close, there has been a flurry of acquisitions in the construction sector around the world.
Published on: 24 April, 2024
Hochtief’s Australian subsidiary Cimic has increased its stake in mining services company Thiess, in response to the importance of the energy transition.
Published on: 24 April, 2024
Tutor Perini subsidiary Roy Anderson Corp has landed a $72.7 million contract to build a new hangar at Pensacola International Airport in Florida, USA.
Published on: 24 April, 2024
French construction group Eiffage has acquired EQOS, a major European player in the energy infrastructure market.
Published on: 23 April, 2024
Engineering and project management companies AtkinsRéalis and TYlin have won a contract as part of the C$2.7 billion (US$2 billion) to build the new Île d’Orléans Bridge.
Published on: 23 April, 2024
Former director general of the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) Ulrich Paetzold passed away on 20 April.
Published on: 23 April, 2024
Engineering consultancy Mott MacDonald is to advise on the construction of one of Europe’s largest battery energy storage projects in the Netherlands.
Published on: 23 April, 2024
Construction on the $12 billion Brightline West high-speed railway, linking Las Vegas and southern California has officially started.
Published on: 22 April, 2024
Austrian contractor Strabag has acquired sustainable building materials manufacturer Naporo Klima Dämmstoff for an undisclosed sum.
Published on: 22 April, 2024
Nearly half (45%) of China’s urban land is subsiding, threatening its wave of urbanisation.
Published on: 22 April, 2024
What can construction companies do to protect workers’ hearing as International Noise Awareness Day approaches?
Published on: 19 April, 2024
Paris, dubbed the City of Light, hosts the Intermat construction show this week (24-27 April) after a six-year-long absence.
Published on: 19 April, 2024
A jury in the US has concluded that Caterpillar must pay $100 million to an importer, following a legal dispute between the two companies.
Published on: 18 April, 2024
This has been a week dominated by a couple of recurring themes: technology’s growing influence on construction; Saudi Arabia’s huge ambitions to build iconic projects.
Published on: 18 April, 2024
At the end of another busy week in construction, here’s a quick rundown on the 5 most read stories of the last 7 days.