Articles by Lucy Barnard

Why US construction needs to rethink working at height
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Published on: 26 August 2025
TJ Lyons on how appealing to the bottom line can improve safety when working at height
Grounded in Safety: T.J. Lyons on rethinking working at height
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Published on: 20 August 2025
Interview with construction safety campaigner TJ Lyons
Weekly quiz: Why might the Gordie Howe bridge be delayed? Where are Cat construction equipment sales falling fastest?
Published on: 07 August 2025
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Weekly Quiz: Which construction materials are not covered by the EU-US trade deal? AGC price inflation data
Published on: 30 July 2025
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Weekly Quiz: Trump border wall defunded | Volvo’s China strategy | Tallest mass timber tower
Published on: 26 June 2025
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Weekly Quiz: JCB’s army parade | What’s Bechtel building at Riyadh Airport? The most expensive to city to build in
Published on: 15 May 2025
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Round-up: How 8 major equipment OEMs are navigating 2025’s turbulent start
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Published on: 06 May 2025
Construction Briefing summarises major OEMs’ Q1 results and their outlook for the rest of the year
L Lynch plant hire fined £80,000 over abnormal load notification
Published on: 07 April 2025
L Lynch fine by police for incorrect abnormal load notification
Could a mobile phone really be all you need to inspect construction equipment?
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Published on: 01 April 2025
Imagine a future where, in order to check an excavator you were about to buy had no significant engine damage, you could simply open an app and wave your mobile phone over the machine
Ferrovial boss on construction’s biggest opportunity in 2025
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Published on: 12 March 2025
Ferrovial Construction’s CEO Ignacio Gastón talked to Lucy Barnard about the company’s priorities in 2025
Moving mountains: freight forwarders helping to get the biggest loads from A to B
Published on: 24 February 2025
What are freight forwarders and how do they help move vital loads around the world?
Pipe dream: Five carbon capture and storage megaprojects currently under construction
Published on: 14 February 2025
Five carbon capture and storage megaprojects currently under construction
Mace makes senior leadership appointments
Published on: 10 February 2025
Mace has announced appointments to its global senior leadership team
Maryland unveils designs for rebuild of collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge
Published on: 06 February 2025
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has unveiled a new design concept for a replacement to Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge
US Transport Secretary says funding priority to be given to areas with high birth rates
Published on: 04 February 2025
New US transport Secretary Sean Duffy says the Department of Transport must give funding priority to communities with high birth rates
Recycling ready: New tech platform creating a circular economy for building materials
Published on: 04 February 2025
How Cemex Ventures start-up compeititon winner Revitalyze is helping create a circular economy for building materials
Genoa breakwater megaproject hit by storm damage
Published on: 03 February 2025
Webuild reports a storm has damaged Genoa breakwater megaproject 
Can collaborative contracting really get complex projects built better?
Published on: 03 February 2025
Can ‘collaborative’ legal contracts get complex projects built on time and on budget?
Future labs: 5 life sciences builds that could change the world
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Published on: 31 January 2025
Five of the most high profile specialist life sciences projects which are being built around the world
Weekly quiz: Who is paying US$500 billion for the AI infrastructure project announced by Trump?
Published on: 30 January 2025
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