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Fayat Group appoints new president of road equipment division
Published on: 03 October 2025
Fayat Group has appointed Paul Hense as president of the Fayat Road Equipment Division
Caterpillar and Codelco launch pilot of diesel-electric truck charging system
Published on: 03 October 2025
The technology is said to have the potential to cut truck emissions by up to 70% while extending fleet life
Leica TS20 “significant leap forward” in total station technology
Published on: 03 October 2025
AI-powered TS20 robotic total station optimises workflows, identifies potential mistakes, and ensures reliable measurements
Touchdown for Aecom Hunt and Turner in Cleveland Browns stadium deal
Published on: 02 October 2025
Aecom Hunt and Turner Construction have been appointed as joint construction managers for the Cleveland Browns’ new $2.4bn enclosed stadium
Ecocem invests in research centre to decarbonise cement industry
Published on: 02 October 2025
Ecocem aims to enable net-zero cement by 2040, a decade ahead of global targets, without relying on carbon capture
LGMG unveils new strategy and autonomous testing at customer event
Published on: 02 October 2025
More than 1,000 global visitors gathered for company launches 
‘World’s first’ hydrogen-powered backhoe loader deployed on £10bn Lower Thames Crossing
Published on: 02 October 2025
The UK’s £10 billion Lower Thames Crossing project has become the first major infrastructure programme in Britain to commit to carbon-neutral construction
GIS 2025 draws almost 20,000 visitors as European lifting show expands
Published on: 02 October 2025
Over 490 brands showcased innovations across lifting and exceptional transport, highlighting Europe’s construction trends
Smart hard hat with emergency detection and digital medical ID launches in US
Published on: 02 October 2025
A new smart hard hat that detects emergency incidents and provides a digital medical ID to first responders has launched in the US market
$18bn New York infrastructure spend put on hold
Published on: 02 October 2025
Second Avenue Subway and Hudson Tunnel projects impacted
Weekly quiz: US hiring pullback | China bridge record | Timber tariffs
Published on: 02 October 2025
Test your knowledge with Construction Briefing’s fiendishly difficult weekly quiz
Image: Formwork helps raise huge Austrian dam for pumped storage power plant
Published on: 01 October 2025
Doka is supplying formwork and scaffolding systems for the raising of the Wasserfallboden Dam in Kaprun, Austria
Three firms win $665m delivery partner deal on Hudson Tunnel megaproject
Published on: 01 October 2025
A joint venture of Mace, Parsons Corporation and Arcadis has secured a $665 million contract extension to continue managing delivery of the Hudson Tunnel Project
US construction firms pull back on hiring amid headwinds
Published on: 30 September 2025
Despite high confidence, the industry could be facing headwinds in the US
Uncertainty threatens $2.5 trillion of global construction activity
Published on: 30 September 2025
Ongoing uncertainty is threatening to wipe $2.5 trillion from the value of global construction activity in 2025
Dar Global unveils $1bn Trump Plaza Jeddah project
Published on: 30 September 2025
Real estate developer reveals second Trump project in Saudi city
Trump administration to introduce 10% tariff on imported timber in two weeks
Published on: 30 September 2025
US President Donald Trump is to slap 10% tariffs on imported timber and lumber, as well as 25% duties on kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, and upholstered furniture.
Develon and Engcon partner on new excavators
Published on: 30 September 2025
DX230LC-9 and DX260LC-9 models come with Engcon’s tiltrotator technology
Indonesia: Building under construction collapses, kills 3
Published on: 30 September 2025
Rescue workers are searching for 38 people feared trapped under the rubble of an Islamic boarding school that collapsed in East Java, Indonesia, killing three.
Custom lifting gantry aids TBM removal
Published on: 30 September 2025
Mammoet devised a safer and quicker way to remove tunnel boring machines
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