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Topcon and Vemcon partner to expand 2D-to-3D excavator upgrades
Published on: 02 June 2025
Both companies are exploring opportunities to expand their availability in additional markets
UK plans to spend £1.5bn on construction of munitions factories
Published on: 02 June 2025
The UK will spend billions on new munitions factories and military housing
Brasfield & Gorrie awarded US$660M medical tower build in US
Published on: 30 May 2025
US contractor will construct a 14-storey surgicial and inpatient tower in this US state
AtkinsRéalis sub wins US$327mn SMR contract in Canada
Published on: 30 May 2025
Candu Energy signed a CA$450 million execution contract to build a small nuclear reactor in Canada
Google linked to US$10bn data centre campus in US
Published on: 30 May 2025
Is Google building a US$10-billion data centre in this southern US state?
Netflix breaks ground on US$1bn US East Coast studio project
Published on: 30 May 2025
Major US-based streamer is building a US$1-billion studio in New Jersey
Video | Main tower for huge high-speed railway bridge in China tops out
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Published on: 30 May 2025
Contractors have successfully topped out a main tower of the Shituo Yangtze River Bridge in China.
Yellow Table: The world’s top 50 construction equipment OEMs
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Published on: 30 May 2025
The latest ranking of the biggest construction equipment manufacturers in the world has been revealed
UK to fast-track reservoir projects amid historic water shortages
Published on: 29 May 2025
The UK government is fast-tracking reservoir projects amid climate and demand pressures
Disaster diverted: Florida causeway restoration reaches major completion
Published on: 29 May 2025
A hurricane wiped out permanent access to a Florida island, and a major restoration project is nearing completion
Mace selected for Natural History Museum contract
Published on: 29 May 2025
The new facility will include purpose-built storage for 28 million specimens
Tariff and employer tax fears hit US construction employment in April
Published on: 29 May 2025
Employment increases in just over half of metro areas, amid demand for certain types of project
Court allows works on France’s controversial A69 highway to resume
Published on: 29 May 2025
Up to €450m of work on highway was completed until a court suspended construction
Weekly Quiz: EU approval for hydrogen engine | ‘World-first’ smart safety shoe | 4 shortlisted for Canada rail job
Published on: 29 May 2025
Test your knowledge with Construction Briefing’s fiendishly difficult weekly quiz
Portugal’s fractured election result could reshape housing, infrastructure policy
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Published on: 29 May 2025
A new government is forming in Portugal after snap elections this month; what does it mean for construction?
Mexico launches two new tenders for US$58bn national rail expansion
Published on: 28 May 2025
The Mexican government is moving forward on its ambitious plan to expand its national rail system
Webuild to construct US$1.2bn maternity and neonatal hospital in Australia
Published on: 28 May 2025
Webuild will help consolidate maternity and neonatal services into one health campus in Perth, Australia
Hitachi CE partners with university to study mining equipment maintenance
Published on: 28 May 2025
A regional subsidiary of Hitachi Construction Equipment is leading a study with a Netherlands university
Aecom in $81.3m deal to remediate California Space Force base
Published on: 28 May 2025
Aecom to provide environmental remdiation at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California
FIEC: How can we improve skills for the construction industry in Europe?
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Published on: 28 May 2025
As Europe pushes forward with green and digital goals, construction must adapt. EU initiatives like the Pact for Skills, Union of Skills, and Construction Blueprint 2
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