HS2 contractor fined for height safety failings
An engineering firm has been fined after an employee suffered a fractured skull, hip, jaw and pelvis, while…
July 2024
Government begs eco groups not to scupper its plans
The government is hoping to win over nature conservation organisations with the line that house-building is ultimately good…
Digital Construction Week 2024 dubbed “the best industry event of the year”
The UK’s leading annual event for innovation in the built environment, Digital Construction Week, received rave reviews and…
Why the new government plans must embrace data
The new government’s plans for a national data library and a regulatory innovation office could be part of…
15 dead, many missing after highway bridge collapse in China
Rescuers have now found the bodies of 15 people who died when a highway bridge collapsed in flash…
Granite joint venture to replace Michigan bridge
A joint venture between Californian contractor Granite and civil engineer Kraemer North America has won a $113m project…
Turner adopts puppy and builds guide-dog training centre
Turner Construction has won a US$44m (C$60m) job to build the Dog Guides National Training Centre in Oakville,…
Revolutionary rainscreen retention solution AlphaCore® and NVELOPE® proves less is more
SFS Group Fastening Technology and Kingspan Insulation have pooled their respective expertise in rainscreen cladding support systems and…
Pop-up stadium for 80,000 to go up for Adele fans in Munich
A temporary stadium for 80,000 people will be built in Munich for 10 concerts by British singer Adele…
Bechtel picked for Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 plant in Texas
Sempra Infrastructure has awarded Bechtel Energy a fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction contract for the Port Arthur LNG…