Articles by Neil Gerrard

US non-residential construction spending went negative prior to government shutdown
Published on: 17 November 2025
US non-residential construction spending tipped into negative territory in August, prior to a record government shutdown, according to newly released data.
Hyundai starts construction of new $654m hydrogen fuel-cell plant
Published on: 17 November 2025
South Korean firm Hyundai Motor Company has broken ground on the construction of a new hydrogen fuel-cell and electrolyser production facility in Ulsan, South Korea
Former CEO of ISG joins Mace Consult
Published on: 17 November 2025
The former CEO of ISG, the UK contractor that collapsed into administration in September 2024, has taken on a new role as managing director for Europe of Mace Consult
Are humanoid robots really coming to a construction work site near you?
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Published on: 17 November 2025
Robots have been threatening to take over work on construction sites for the past several years and haven’t. Will they eventually?
Frenetic data centre growth ‘could come crashing down’ if constraints aren’t addressed
Published on: 14 November 2025
The frenetic pace of growth in data centre construction “could come crashing down” if key constraints aren’t addressed
Skanska names new US CFO
Published on: 14 November 2025
Skanska has announced a senior leadership change in its US operations, with long-serving chief financial officer Leo Sinicin set to retire at the end of the year
Round-up: What we learned from AtkinsRéalis, Eiffage and Strabag’s Q3 updates
Published on: 14 November 2025
Three major international construction groups - Strabag, Eiffage and AtkinsRéalis – have all recorded higher revenue and robust order intake in their Q3 2025 updates
Samsung C&T seals US$1.3bn deal to build Qatari carbon compression and transport project
Published on: 13 November 2025
New facility to process up to 4.1 million tons of CO2 annually
Rolls-Royce to build first UK small modular nuclear reactors in Wales
Published on: 13 November 2025
Rolls-Royce SMR will build the first of a new generation of small modular reactors (SMRs) at Wylfa on the Welsh island of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
Bank finds another €217m for Uganda and Rwanda’s delayed roads project
Published on: 12 November 2025
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an additional €217 million to complete a roads project linking Uganda and Rwanda
Video | Newly opened bridge in China partially collapses
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Published on: 12 November 2025
Landslides on mountain in Sichuan province in China thought to have caused partial collapse of new bridge
Data centres hold up US order backlogs but contractor confidence slips
Published on: 12 November 2025
The ongoing data centre boom is helping some US contractors to maintain a strong order book but general confidence in the industry is starting to slip
Round-up: Skanska, Royal BAM, and WSP’s Q3 performances
Published on: 11 November 2025
How three major construction firms in Europe and North America are faring, as they publish Q3 trading updates
Britain consults on further tightening asbestos regulations
Published on: 11 November 2025
Proposals to strengthen the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
Hong Kong launches construction safety drive after spate of serious incidents
Published on: 10 November 2025
Hong Kong’s Labour Department (LD) has announced a territory-wide enforcement campaign after deaths and serious injuries
Fluor’s revenue slips 18% in Q3
Published on: 10 November 2025
US-based contractor Fluor has reported an 18% year-on-year decline in revenue to US$3.4 billion for the third quarter of 2025
Construction of semiconductor fabs on Micron’s $100bn campus faces two-year delay
Published on: 10 November 2025
The construction of fabrication plants (fabs) within a $100 billion semiconductor campus for US chip manufacturer Micron could be delayed by two years
Global construction’s carbon footprint to more than double by 2050
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Published on: 10 November 2025
The global construction industry’s carbon footprint is set to more than double by 2050
JCB’s Phil Layton confirmed as next CECE president
Published on: 07 November 2025
JCB’s Phil Layton to take over presidency from José Antonio Niete
Why data centre construction is still growing but facing a slowdown
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Published on: 07 November 2025
Data centre construction is set to keep growing in the near term but then start to slow amid constraints such as insufficient electricity generation capacity
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