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5 simple tips to help contractors keep rental costs down
See how you can save as costs increase.
US contractors plead guilty to ‘rent-a-vet’ fraud
Two US contractors have pleaded guilty in federal court to a ‘rent-a-vet’ fraud that them hire disabled military veterans to pose as them in order to win construction contracts.
Intermat 2024: Komatsu to show new midi excavator
New machine offers improved productivity, economy and functionality
Oracle to invest $10bn in data centre expansion
Oracle announced it plans to spend billions on data centre builds
Turner wins $133.5m contract to renovate Michie Stadium
US-based contractor Turner has won a US$133.5 million contract to renovate the United States Military Academy’s Michie Stadium in West Point, NY.
Caterpillar releases 330 Straight Boom excavator
Caterpillar has released its newest 330 excavator
One of the ‘largest privately-funded construction’ projects in US secures US$2bn
A massive privately-funded build secured billions in this US city
Off-Highway Research acquires IP assets from Yengst Associates
Assets include full portfolio of reports covering the construction equipment industry
PCL to enterprise with AI contract-intelligence company
PCL is working with this AI-focused firm
‘Largest homebuilder’ in US invests in 3D printing robotics company
‘America’s largest homebuilder’ is investing in this 3D-printing firm
Skanska wins US$59 million port project
Expansion of international shipping terminal will see demolition of existing wharf facilities
Mikel Bowman takes to the stage
What Mikel did when an employee was on the verge of committing suicide
Balfour Beatty eyes energy, transport and defence for growth after ‘solid’ 2023
UK-based construction company Balfour Beatty has hailed a “solid” performance in 2023, after revenue increased 7% to £9.6 billion (US$12.3 billion) and it improved underlying profit from its earnings-based businesses.
Electrification meets challenges in North America
Takeuchi is making inroads to its effort to supply electric compact equipment to the North American rental market, but the effort is not without obstacles
Skanska to build SEK2.5bn data centre in US
This eastern US state will be next to add data infrastructure
US Presidency recommends 14 US transportation projects worth billions
US President and VP throw their support to more than a dozen transit projects
Construction Technology Summit 2024: 1 week to go!
Only one week to go until the Construction Technology Summit 2024 in Austin, Texas, US
Energy firm secures $588m to build huge Texas solar farm for Microsoft
Primergy Solar, which develops and operates utility-scale solar and storage projects, has secured $588 million to build a 408MW solar farm in Hill County, Texas.
What concrete innovations are shaping the future?
The most used manmade substance on the planet has evolved over millenniums, but the next decade of innovations will be key for the industry to meet its ambitious sustainability goals, Mitchell Keller reports
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