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Consortium of engineers and architects to advise on design of Africa’s largest airport
Published on: 14 August, 2024
Ethiopian Airlines Group has appointed consultants to advise on what would become Africa’s largest airport
Balfour Beatty’s HK joint venture Gammon drives up half-year revenue
Published on: 14 August, 2024
A strong performance from Hong Kong-based construction company Gammon has helped to drive up revenue at UK-based civil engineering firm Balfour Beatty
Chinese consortium wins competition to masterplan new city in Mongolia
Published on: 14 August, 2024
A consortium of Chinese companies has won an international competition to devise a masterplan for a new city in Mongolia, called New Kharkhorum
Qatar’s building permits 36% higher amid signs post-World Cup slowdown ending
Published on: 13 August, 2024
The number of new building permits issued in Qatar surged by 36% in July 2024, as the Gulf state showed signs of emerging from its post-World-Cup slowdown
Aecom to design two NY bridges in $517.5m replacement project
Published on: 13 August, 2024
Yonkers Contracting Company has chosen consulting and engineering firm Aecom to design two replacement bridges 
Early signs of recovery for construction product manufacturing in UK
Published on: 12 August, 2024
A survey has revealed the early signs of recovery for the construction product manufacturing sector in the UK, in the second quarter of 2024
What 9 of the world’s top construction companies spend on R&D
Published on: 12 August, 2024
A look at how much the world’s biggest construction companies spend on R&D and what areas of research they are interested in.
14 major stadium projects under construction and development around the world
Published on: 12 August, 2024
As the Intuit Dome in California opens, what are some of the biggest stadium projects under construction and development around the world?
Construction company indicted over alleged $100m price-fixing conspiracy
Published on: 09 August, 2024
A construction company, its vice president, and another employee have been charged with a price-fixing conspiracy targeting $100m of contracts
Confidence in Europe falters but UK bucks downward trend
Published on: 09 August, 2024
Summer may have finally made a belated appearance across Europe in July but the outlook for the region’s construction sector looked considerably gloomier
AtkinsRéalis wins role on largest waste-to-energy plant in the US
Published on: 08 August, 2024
Engineering consultancy AtkinsRéalis has won a deal to provide professional and engineering services on a new Waste-to-Energy plant in Florida that is set to become the largest in the US
Ireland accused of failing to vet construction products amid defective block crisis
Published on: 08 August, 2024
The European Commission has opened an infringement procedure against Ireland, accusing it of failing to carry out market surveillance of construction products
Comoros to receive $135m to upgrade port infrastructure
Published on: 07 August, 2024
Comoros, an archipelago of islands in the Indian Ocean, has been awarded a $135 million package from the African Development Bank to upgrade its ports
Bechtel wins $4.3bn deal to build Texas LNG export facility
Published on: 07 August, 2024
US-based contractor Bechtel has won a $4.3 billion engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build a fourth natural gas liquefaction train at a facility in Texas
6 electric construction machinery launches so far in 2024
Published on: 07 August, 2024
The internal combustion engine (ICE) still dominates new construction machinery sales but electric alternatives are undoubtedly catching on
What are the profit margins of the world’s 10 biggest construction companies?
Published on: 06 August, 2024
Construction Briefing calculates the profit margins of some of the world’s biggest construction companies.
Updated: How the positions of the world’s top OEMs have changed in 2024
Published on: 24 July, 2024
How the hierarchy of the world’s biggest construction equipment OEMs has changed up to 2024
Mace wins £184m Oxford life sciences hub construction contract
Published on: 23 July, 2024
UK-based contractor and consultant Mace has won a £184 million contract to deliver the next phase of expansion of the Oxford Science Park
Engineer fractured skull, hip, jaw, pelvis and wrists in HS2 construction site fall
Published on: 22 July, 2024
An engineering firm has received a £52,000 (US$67,223) fine after a man employed by the company suffered multiple fractures in a fall from height on construction site for the UK’s High Speed 2 (HS2) railway
Webuild announces death of Simonpietro Salini
Published on: 22 July, 2024
Simonpietro Salini, who led Italian construction company Salini Impreglio (now WeBuild) from the 1960s, has died in Rome aged 92
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