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Jacobs names Richard Sanderson as new Europe and UK chief
Jacobs has appointed Richard Sanderson as general manager for Europe and the UK, succeeding Kate Kenny, who left the business in July to take up a new role at AtkinsRéalis.
Recycled plastic bottles could pave more roads in Africa under new agreement
More African roads could be built from recycled plastic bottles after an agreement signed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and three Japanese companies
German construction performed better than expected in H1 2025
Germany’s construction industry performed better than expected in the first half of 2025, despite a collapse in roadbuilding orders
Eiffage buys up three more energy services companies
Eiffage has expanded its presence in Spain with the acquisition of three energy services businesses
Robots drill 9,000 holes during tunnel upgrade in Germany
Three robots have drilled a total of 9,000 holes at heights of up to 7.5 metres during a project to upgrade a tunnel in Germany
UK retailer Marks & Spencer to build £340m robotic warehouse
UK retailer Marks & Spencer has announced plans to invest £340 million (US$547 million) in an automated distribution centre 
Kiewit awarded $400m Alaska port modification project
Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. has won a $400 million contract to construct Phase 1A of the Port of Nome Modification project
Germany’s housing construction sector still caught in ‘pincer grip’
Modest uptick in permit approvals masks a more complex picture
Construction starts on US$10bn Iowa data centre project
The project is said to be the largest economic development in this Iowa, US, city’s history
Severfield appoints new CEO
UK-based Severfield announced a new chief executive set to take the helm this autumn
Insurance firm launches risk solution for global construction megaprojects
A new product from a global insurance firm is said to help the world’s megaprojects
High demand prompts Dubai property developers to start in-house contractors
Major property developers in the United Arab Emirates are increasingly creating their own contracting businesses amid high demand for property
Europe calls for feedback on Foreign Subsidies Regulation
First review of regulation design to stop unfair competition from non-EU countries
Porr wins €532m contracts to modernise two Polish railway lines
Austria-based contractor to modernise two key Polish railway lines
Eurozone construction downturn deepens as order books shrink
Construction buyers have reported another decline in construction activity in the Eurozone, with the pace accelerating in July
Update: 16 major stadium projects under construction and development around the world
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Construction Briefing rounds up some of the world’s major stadium development and construction projects
Epiroc unveils organisational restructure
Announcment includes Group Management changes
Italy approves world’s longest suspension bridge
Italy has approved construction of a bridge to Sicily that would be the largest suspension bridge in the world
How a new US manufacturer aims to become a big name in construction equipment
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US-based start-up HeavyTech is aiming to become the Tesla of mini excavators
Keltbray appoints Ferrovial Construction chief as CEO
Karl Goose to assume the role in December
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