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Materials firm’s profit warning betrays weaknesses in UK construction market
Published on: 10 October 2025
UK building products manufacturer Ibstock has issued a profit warning in its third quarter trading update
Caterpillar confirms finalists for 2026 Global Operator Challenge
Published on: 10 October 2025
Events tested precision, speed and machine control across excavators, dozers, loaders and trucks
Images | Tower cranes defy rough seas for Norway bridge project
Published on: 09 October 2025
Four Liebherr tower cranes are playing a critical role in the construction of the Ytre Steinsund Bridge on Norway’s rugged western coast
Metso retains Metals & Chemical Processing business
Published on: 09 October 2025
Parts of the unit to also be adjusted to support growth
Four killed in central Madrid building refurb collapse
Published on: 08 October 2025
Four people have died after a six-storey building that was being refurbished into a hotel in Madrid, Spain, collapsed
Q&A: What’s new on Caterpillar’s updated articulated dump truck range?
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Published on: 08 October 2025
Construction Briefing spoke with Ángel Luis González Suárez, global product and application specialist at Caterpillar
EU construction firms call for rules on unfair use of non-EU workers
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Published on: 07 October 2025
Seven European nations call for clearer EU rules to combat unfair competition
CIOB urges rethink of “Inefficient and debilitating” UK construction model
Published on: 07 October 2025
New CIOB report says the UK construction industry’s volatile business environment is holding back growth
Free webinar download: Machine tech – giving earthmoving profits a boost
Published on: 06 October 2025
Follow link to watch experts from Trimble, Off-Highway Research and the contractor GDL discuss earthmoving tech at recent industry event
Work to begin on tallest office building in Slovenia as Strabag signs deal
Published on: 06 October 2025
Construction of the landmark Emonika tower is due to start in October 2025 and take just over two years
Eurozone construction buyers report accelerating downturn in September
Published on: 06 October 2025
The downturn in construction activity worsened in September, according to a regular survey of construction buyers
HSS sells UK hire business for £1 and strikes online deal with Speedy
Published on: 06 October 2025
HSS Hire Group has announced that it will sell its UK hire business HSS The Hire Service Company (THSC) to a private equity company for £1
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
‘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
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
Images | 9 of the best photos from the world of construction in September
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Published on: 30 September 2025
Construction Briefing showcases standout images from the global construction industry in September.
Hamm launches 13t compactor with automatic compaction control
Published on: 29 September 2025
Wirtgen Group’s Hamm brand has expanded its HC compactor series 
Image | 700-year-old church tower on stilts as office block built around it
Published on: 24 September 2025
A medieval church tower is currently suspended above a large excavation as the City of London prepares to build a 36-storey office tower around it

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Published on: 24 September 2025
To really get on board with the digital transformation of construction, you have to know what it means – and what it might look like
Balfour Beatty secures first works on multi-billion electricity project
Published on: 24 September 2025
Multi-billion dollar construction project is expected to start next year
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