Contractor appointed for Bradford arts centre revamp
York-based construction company Simpson has been appointed main contractor for the redevelopment of the Grade II listed Kala…
2024
Eyes on Xi Jinping’s Hungarian visit for possible EV plant
Chinese car maker Great Wall Motors plans to build a big electric vehicle plant in Hungary, media there…
Delivery tracking comes to plant hire
Taxi firms do it, parcel companies do it, now plant hire companies are starting to do it –…
US contractors group urges more immigration and training as vacancies soar
FIXEDD A US contractors group has urged government to reform immigration and boost training as the construction sector’s unemployment…
US dominates league of most expensive cities to build in
Boston and Philadelphia have entered Arcadis’ ranking of the world’s 10 most expensive cities to build in. It’s…
Bidenomics makes US construction boom as spending surges 12%
Total construction spending in the US hit $2.1 trillion in January, nearly 12% (11.7%) higher than the figure…
Argentine construction in deep recession as public works stop
Construction activity in Argentina fell 22% in January compared with the same month in 2023, and declined 10%…
‘It can’t go on like this’: Germany’s housebuilding crisis deepens
Building permits for apartments in Germany fell by 18% in February compared with February 2023, official statistics reveal.…
London overtakes Geneva to become world’s most expensive city to build in
London has once again become the world’s most expensive city to build in, after briefly losing the dubious…
Serbian leg of Belgrade-to-Budapest railway to open this year
Contractors have finished laying track on the remaining Serbian section of the new, China-backed north-south railway between the…