Opinion

Is better progress management the secret to successful projects?
Published on: 23 April, 2024
Jean Luc Ozoux looks at why some companies report that they have not met planned timelines or budgets
FIEC: What is the bottom line for late payments in commerical transactions?
Published on: 22 April, 2024
Rules on combatting late payments in commercial transactions under review
Latest episode of Construction Briefing podcast now available
Published on: 18 April, 2024
New episode of Construction Briefing podcast focuses on Ukraine 
EFCA: Looking to the future of engineering
Published on: 17 April, 2024
Just how important will the next generation of engineers be for the built environment?
Can robots solve the US construction worker shortage?
Published on: 15 April, 2024
What are the long-term implications for the construction industry?
CECE: The sustainable reindustrialisation of Europe should be a key priority
Published on: 12 April, 2024
CECE calls on EU to deliver legislation that will prioritise reindustrialisation
What is in store for the construction machinery sector in Italy this year?
Published on: 03 April, 2024
2024 will see partly contrasting global trends
How to get your sustainability message right
Published on: 03 April, 2024
Why construction companies need to reassess their sustainability message and how to get it right
What’s next for global construction equipment sales in 2024?
Published on: 28 March, 2024
After exceptional stimulus-driven volumes during the pandemic, global construction equipment sales will return to a more sustainable levels this year
Why upskilling is key for construction in turbulent economic times
Published on: 25 March, 2024
Stacey Hayes-Allen of the UK’s Arden University looks at the role upskilling can play in tackling the industry’s talent gap
Why should the industry embrace machine control?
Published on: 14 March, 2024
Luc Le Maire, senior VP from Topcon Positioning Systems, highlights the benefits of machine control in construction
How can we address the skills shortage in Europe?
Published on: 23 February, 2024
A talent gap is plaguing Europe and construction is under pressure to rise to the recruitment and retention challenge. Catrin Jones reports
EFCA: Will EU institutions respond to the call for integrated water policy?
Published on: 21 February, 2024
EFCA responds to the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) declaration on an EU Blue Deal
Opinion: the pace of learning is accelerating. Don’t be left behind
Published on: 20 February, 2024
The common thread to the three big technology trends is ‘pace of learning’, argues Soeren Brogaard, CEO at Trackunit.
FIEC: Is there a new push for circularity in Europe?
Published on: 14 February, 2024
FIEC takes a look at the European Green Deal and paving the way to a more sustainable future
Can standardised data transform the construction industry’s approach to carbon assessment?
Published on: 12 February, 2024
Antony Brophy, UK Director of Business Development at Cobuilder takes a deep look at the construction industry’s approach to carbon measurement
3 conditions for success of new ‘green buildings’ initiative
Published on: 30 January, 2024
FIEC president on pros and cons of the recently released EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
Finning urges OEMs to up engine efficiency with connectivity tech
Published on: 25 January, 2024
Finning says that the platform collects a wide range of data points from the engine and connects them to a single remote platform for analysi
Column: Protecting workers from falling objects
Published on: 23 January, 2024
David Glabe provides ‘fun facts’ about falling object protection
Meeting sustainability: How construction can step up and overcome its biggest challenge
Published on: 15 January, 2024
Matt Bloor, Chief Commercial Officer of YardLink, looks at the challenges of getting to net-zero and what can be done to get overcome them
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