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Volvo CE goes all-electric at Operators Club Final
At this year’s event, Volvo CE took a different approach by only showcasing electric machines
Vinci-led consortium wins €800m deal to recover excavated material from Mont-Cenis base tunnel
A consortium of contractors led by Vinci has won a deal to recover excavated materials on the French side of the Mont-Cenis base tunnel.
Why France’s construction industry faces a difficult year ahead
The French construction industry is facing headwinds that mean it could be in for a difficult year ahead, says Scott Hazelton of IHS Markit.
‘World’s first’ low-carbon roadworks project using 100% electric equipment
100% electric sprayer, paver and roller were used on project in France 
The changing face of construction equipment shows
The world has changed for construction equipment shows. So how are the organisers of  upcoming shows SMOPYC and Intermat preparing?
9 of the biggest contract notices in Europe in September
New contract opportunities worth billions of Euros opened for competitive tenders in September.
7 of the world’s biggest rail megaprojects under construction
International Construction examines seven of the biggest rail megaprojects around the world.
Eiffage consortium wins US$205 million undersea power cable contract in Senegal
Eiffage and a UK-based subsea engineering company Enshore Subsea have signed a $205 million engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract to install undersea power cables in Dakar, Senegal.
Vinci and Bouygues among six firms fined €31m for bid rigging in nuclear work
France’s competition watchdog, Autorité de la Concurrence, has fined six companies a total of €31 million for anticompetitive practices.
Intermat organiser names new head of construction division
Former JCB director Christophe Lecarpentier takes senior role with Comexposium
JV to revamp French foundry as solar and hydrogen hub
Consortium unveils ambitious plan to develop 80 hectare site for clean energy
8 of the biggest construction contract notices across Europe in August
New contract opportunities worth billions of Euros opened for competitive tenders in August.
New Chief Operating Officer at Bomag
Equipment manufacturer announces new COO with a focus on electromobility
Four things we learned from Vinci’s H1 2023 financial results
What can the most recent set of results at Vinci tell us about the construction giant and wider trends within the construction industry?
Vinci’s half year financial results driven by ‘powerful megatrends’
Vinci reports strong figures based on ‘selective’ approach to projects and powerful megatrends
France chooses site for pair of new reactors in €52 billion nuclear construction programme
France has chosen Bugey in eastern France as a site for two new nuclear reactors, part of a wider construction programme of six reactors costing an estimated €52 billion ($58.2 billion).
Vinci wins first design-build contract on Grand Paris Express
The project is valued at a total of €2.71 billion
SNC-Lavalin sells Scandinavian Engineering Services business to Systra Group
Professional services and project management business SNC-Lavalin has sold its Scandinavian Engineering Services business to France-based Systra Group.
Manitou opens new loading centre in France
Loading dock facility meets growth in business, says manufacturer 
The engineering challenges of Grand Paris Express, Europe’s largest transport infrastructure project
Société du Grand Paris boss, Bernard Cathelain, tells KHL’s Lucy Barnard about the engineering challenges behind Europe’s largest transport infrastructure project
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