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UK government invites Kingspan for talks on fire safety compensation after Grenfell disaster
The UK housing secretary Michael Gove has invited construction products manufacturer Kingspan for talks about paying for remediation on buildings where its combustible insulation was installed inappropriately.
The top 10 US metropolitan areas with the most construction jobs added and lost
Construction employment has increased in 306 of 358 metro areas across the US between January 2022 and January 2023, despite a decline in housebuilding activity.
India’s US$5 trillion economic ambition
India aims to become a US$5 trillion economy, but to do so must address infrastructure gaps
Infrastructure push to turn India into developed nation by 2047
The PM Gati Shakti Master Plan is said to be key to pushing the country’s economy
US government agrees US$22bn transport projects deal with Texas
The US Department of Transportation has signed a deal with the City of Austin, Texas for US$22 billion worth of transportation projects
Construction costs in Argentina double
Statistics agency Indec says that construction costs in Greater Buenos Aires have increased 6.2% in January
Construction workforce shortage reaches half a million in 2023
The construction industry is said to have averaged more than 390,000 job openings per month in 2022
Turkey promises swift rebuild; contractors make pledge
Country’s contractors pledge to donate 1% of public reconstruction costs.
Biden: US infrastructure to be made with US construction materials
At his State of the Union address US President Joe Biden said all federal infrastructure projects would have to use US made materials 
5 areas where Chinese Belt and Road engagement is expected to increase in 2023
China’s financial investment and construction contracts via the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) looks set to increase in 2023, with 5 key areas of focus
India’s construction industry to see boost in 2023
The government increased its total expenditure by 7.5%
Asbestos: a serious renovation headache for the European Union
FIEC examines the challenges of trying to moving towards an asbestos-free Europe
The 9 US construction projects sharing $1.2 billion in government grants
Nine major construction projects will share a total of US$1.2 billion in government grants, the US Department of Transport (DOT) has announced.
Hitachi welcomes AI technology update to Europe’s Machinery Directive
New safety rules will regulate connectivity, autonomy, and data dependency
Pittsburgh bridge collapse: Investigators to compare test results to original designs
Investigators from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have nearly completed tests of materials on the collapsed Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh.
Plans for 400km North Sea hydrogen pipeline
Major project aims to help speed up the development of hydrogen economies
Plans to resur­rect Italy bridge project
The bridge is seen as key to bol­ster­ing Italy’s influ­ence in the Medi­ter­ranean region
Sustainable road building: latest electric launches
ICON looks at the latest launches in green road building machines
US$2.1 billion to improve bridges in the US
The Biden-Harris administration has announced that the money will be used to improve four nationally significant bridges
Cummins launches new engine range for China
Upgraded engines from Cummins meet China’s new emissions standards 
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