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Three contractors win €3.7bn Rail Baltica civils and track-laying work
A consortium of three contractors called ERB Rail – Eiffage, Budimex and Rizzani de Eccher – have won a €3.7bn contract for the civil engineering and track-laying works on a 230km section of the Rail Baltica project.
Komatsu expands short tailswing wheeled excavator range
Range extended upwards with two models in 16-20t class
European construction industry’s new manifesto calls for ‘radical change’ to tackle climate challenge
A group of bodies representing Europe’s construction industry have called for the adoption of a circular business model to achieve carbon and resource neutrality, as COP 28 draws to a close.
What sanctions could companies found to be ‘dumping’ cheap machinery into EU and UK face?
With probes into alleged ‘dumping’ of Chinese construction equipment ongoing in both the UK and Europe, what could the possible sanctions be?
European construction companies support plan to tackle late payment…with some major reservations
The European Commission is proposing to beef up rules around late payments, to ensure that businesses pay their suppliers within 30 days but representatives of the construction industry want to see changes before the regulations come into force.
Four charts that show the state of construction in Europe
The Construction Briefing examines European construction confidence levels, production volume, costs and bankruptcy registrations up to Q3 2023.
Why engineers must embrace uncertainty
Sue Arundale of EFCA explores how construction needs to remain adaptable and responsive to unforeseen challenges
Liebherr launches 150 tonne telescopic boom crawler crane
New LTR 1150 fills gap in the range between 100 and 220 tonne models
Video: Ten years of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been called the world’s most ambitious infrastructure scheme
Palfinger breaks another revenue record
Highest revenue ever recorded for first three quarters of the year
Emerging markets ‘need US$1.5 trillion’ to make buildings greener
World Bank says construction tech could be used to help cut emissions 
Will the Green Deal aggravate the housing crisis?
FIEC calls on EU institutions to analyse the implications of the Green Deal for new housebuilding
How much are construction business failures increasing and why?
Governments in several countries around the world are coming under pressure to intervene to help crisis-hit construction businesses as a wave of insolvencies claims a growing number of high-profile contractors.
Operational clean hydrogen production projects to ‘double globally’
Number of global zero and low-carbon hydrogen production projects has grown significantly
Overruns in costs and delivery costing construction US$91 billion
A new report reveals that disputed costs amount to more than a third of project capital expenditure value
European Commission inspectors target construction chemicals companies in antitrust probe
The European Commission is carrying out unannounced inspections on companies in the construction chemicals sector as part of antitrust investigations, it has announced.
Caterpillar’s new chief sustainability officer
New Chief Sustainability and Strategy Officer from the start of 2024 for world’s largest OEM 
Rental Briefing: daily newsletter for rental sector being launched by KHL
Newsletter will provide analysis, comment and insight into the global industry
Europe’s 100 biggest construction companies ranked
Who are Europe’s biggest construction companies? The latest CE100 list ranks them based on their revenue for 2022.
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