Europe

Holcim accelerates UK growth with acquisitions
Published on: 21 November 2025
Company targets circular construction growth with deal
New 62,000-seat Birmingham City stadium to anchor major city redevelopment
Published on: 21 November 2025
Designed by Heatherwick Studio and MANICA, the venue aims to open for the 2030/31 season and includes chimney-like structures echoing the site’s brickmaking past
Project report: Robot used for power plant demolition
Published on: 21 November 2025
Sarens and Tadano carry out Dutch demolition project
Compact equipment drives European used equipment market recovery
Published on: 20 November 2025
Ritchie Bros’ Q3 data shows stabilising prices, rising cross-border activity and growing interest in younger, emissions-compliant machines
UK ‘most attractive’ destination for infrastructure investment
Published on: 20 November 2025
Institutional investors view the UK as an attractive destination for infrastructure over the next three years, outpacing all other global markets.
Weekly quiz: What football club did Yanmar buy?
Published on: 20 November 2025
Test your knowledge with Construction Briefing’s fiendishly difficult weekly quiz
Aecom bets on AI to boost margin target to 20%
Published on: 19 November 2025
Global infrastructure and engineering company Aecom has announced that it aims to deliver a 20% profit margin by 2028
Mota-Engil hails ‘outstanding’ growth in Africa
Published on: 19 November 2025
Portugal-based construction contractor Mota-Engil has hailed an “outstanding” performance in Africa, as turnover in the region jumped 57% 
Yanmar buys a football club...and it isn’t even its first
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Published on: 19 November 2025
Japanese construction equipment manufacturer adds to sports portfolio with deal to take over Dutch soccer club
Residential recovery continues in Germany, as apartment permits jump 60%
Published on: 18 November 2025
The number of permits to build apartments in Germany jumped by nearly 60% in September, signalling a continuing if gradual recovering in the country’s residential construction market
Major milestone as Brenner Base Tunnel TBMs breakthrough
Published on: 18 November 2025
Herrenknecht machines break through on the Austria–Italy rail megatunnel, pushing the €10.5bn project forward
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
Czech Republic plans to double its nuclear output
Published on: 17 November 2025
Total investment of approximately US$19 billion planned to add two new reactors 
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
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
Zero-emission drilling trialled on Oslo metro build
Published on: 14 November 2025
Only two SmartROC T35 BE rigs exist, and one is now in use in Norway, helping cut local emissions and noise while informing Epiroc’s development of next-generation electric drill tech
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)
Enabling works start on £10bn UK data centre campus
Published on: 13 November 2025
Site will be first data centre in the UK operated by QTS
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
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