Europe

Fayat Group completes acquisition of Mecalac
Published on: 10 June 2025
Fayat Group says that Mecalac will retain its autonomy and purchase is “a fantastic opportunity”
Volvo CE ramps up crawler excavator output with major global investment
Published on: 10 June 2025
Production boost at three international sites aims to reduce emissions and localise supply chains
CECE: How can manufacturers stay on top of expanding global regulations?
Premium Content
Published on: 09 June 2025
Expanding global regulations now demand stricter chemical controls, substance tracking, and life cycle assessments. How can manufacturers keep up?
The drop-in battery that fools construction machines into thinking it’s an engine
Premium Content
Published on: 09 June 2025
Batteries that make machines think they are engines? That’s what Perkins has developed with its new battery electric power unit as Paul Muller, technical sales manager, Perkins, tells Andy Brown
Remote-controlled Caterpillar excavator clears potential explosives
Published on: 06 June 2025
A remote-controlled Cat 325 excavator is helping clear potential unexploded ordnance at Raufoss Industrial Park in Norway
Oshkosh highlights industrial technology strategy at Investor Day
Published on: 06 June 2025
JLG leads construction-sector innovations for Oshkosh Corporation’s 2025 Investor Day
Eurozone construction activity decline accelerates but buyers turn optimistic
Published on: 05 June 2025
Survey of buyers reveals optimism for future of Eurozone construction, despite gloomy picture in May
Modular construction firm Elements Europe enters administration
Published on: 05 June 2025
Company enters administration after failed move from subcontracting to main contractor
UK outlines massive £15.6bn transport investment plan
Published on: 05 June 2025
The UK revealed its five-year plan to update its transportation system
Law: Can the PFI Playbook prevent a handover headache?
Premium Content
Published on: 04 June 2025
As the UK approaches the expiry of major PFI contracts, a new government playbook proposes a novel approach to managing the handback of public assets
Develon targets urban construction and rental with new mini excavator launch
Published on: 04 June 2025
Develon launches a new mini excavator and updates a second
Peab legal action latest example of construction’s arbitration enforcement issues
Premium Content
Published on: 04 June 2025
A Swedish contractor awarded proceeds via arbitration still has not recieved payment
Implenia wins US$229 million contract to build German S-Bahn tunnel
Published on: 03 June 2025
Implenia wins contract to build complex underground tunnel section
UK to fast-track reservoir projects amid historic water shortages
Published on: 29 May 2025
The UK government is fast-tracking reservoir projects amid climate and demand pressures
Court allows works on France’s controversial A69 highway to resume
Published on: 29 May 2025
Up to €450m of work on highway was completed until a court suspended construction
Portugal’s fractured election result could reshape housing, infrastructure policy
Premium Content
Published on: 29 May 2025
A new government is forming in Portugal after snap elections this month; what does it mean for construction?
Webuild to construct US$1.2bn maternity and neonatal hospital in Australia
Published on: 28 May 2025
Webuild will help consolidate maternity and neonatal services into one health campus in Perth, Australia
Hitachi CE partners with university to study mining equipment maintenance
Published on: 28 May 2025
A regional subsidiary of Hitachi Construction Equipment is leading a study with a Netherlands university
FIEC: How can we improve skills for the construction industry in Europe?
Premium Content
Published on: 28 May 2025
As Europe pushes forward with green and digital goals, construction must adapt. EU initiatives like the Pact for Skills, Union of Skills, and Construction Blueprint 2
Rail Baltica reaches development phase in Estonia
Published on: 28 May 2025
The Rail Baltica project is now underway with main contracts signed and construction works started
Load More