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D&RI100: The world’s largest demolition contractors
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Published on: 01 December 2025
Was 2024 a year of transition for the industry?
Company that turns conventional heavy machines autonomous raises $23m
Published on: 28 November 2025
Switzerland-based Gravis Robotics has raised $23 million after a fresh funding round
JPMorgan to build multi-billion-pound office block in London’s Canary Wharf
Published on: 27 November 2025
US-based bank JPMorgan is planning to build a multi-billion-pound office tower in London’s Canary Wharf, according to reports.
Weekly quiz: Why is nuclear so expensive to build in UK? What’s the Open-S Alliance?
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Published on: 27 November 2025
Test your knowledge with Construction Briefing’s fiendishly difficult weekly quiz
Epiroc and Kanamoto among new members of Open-S initiative
Published on: 25 November 2025
Genesis Attachments and Japanese rental company Kanamoto also join
Lennar CEO Jon Jaffe to retire
Published on: 24 November 2025
Jaffe to retire in December after 42-year tenure with the homebuilder
Turner-Walsh JV hits milestone on US$850 million project
Published on: 20 November 2025
Final beam placed on new $850 million stadium
Turner resumes work on Meta’s Prometheus data centre after firearm incident
Published on: 20 November 2025
Construction work resumes at a Meta data centre in New Albany, Ohio, US, after the site was evacuated over an incident involving a firearm
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
NY NJ Port Authority plans to spend $45bn on capital projects
Published on: 18 November 2025
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has outlined plans to spend $45 billion projects between 2026 and 2035
US non-residential construction spending went negative prior to government shutdown
Published on: 17 November 2025
US non-residential construction spending tipped into negative territory in August, prior to a record government shutdown
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
Skanska names new US CFO
Published on: 14 November 2025
Skanska has announced a senior leadership change in its US operations, with long-serving chief financial officer Leo Sinicin set to retire at the end of the year
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
US government shutdown ends after 43 days
Published on: 14 November 2025
AGC says deal is “good news for construction”
Joint venture named on $1bn Boeing facility expansion
Published on: 12 November 2025
Expansion project to create 2,500 construction jobs
Data centres hold up US order backlogs but contractor confidence slips
Published on: 12 November 2025
The ongoing data centre boom is helping some US contractors to maintain a strong order book but general confidence in the industry is starting to slip
From combat zones to worksites: a US Marine’s path to construction leadership
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Published on: 11 November 2025
Former US Marine Kellen Concepcion on how he went from a military career to heading Semper Fi Rebar, a California subcontractor
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