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Strabag to build world’s largest heat pump in Germany
Austrian construction company Strabag has been awarded the contract to build what it claims will be the world’s largest heat pump
Is a long-promised recovery finally here for Europe’s construction industry?
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A long-anticipated recovery in Europe’s construction sector may finally be taking hold
Holcim expands sustainable portfolio with €1.85bn acquisition
Contractor to acquire digital construction specialist Xella
Germany approves ‘Bau-Turbo’ to speed up housing construction
The Bundestag in Germany has passed a new law to speed up planning and approval processes for the construction of housing, aimed at kickstarting its ailing residential construction sector.
Wirtgen showcases automated compaction for warm mix asphalt
New methods for warm mix asphalt compaction will become necessary by 2027 as new regulations take effect in Germany
German infrastructure fund: ‘There has been no learning from Dresden bridge collapse’
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A body representing German construction companies has warned that there has been “no learning” from the collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden in 2024
Liebherr expands crane facilities in Ehingen
LWE breaks ground to begin development of 54 hectare site for handover and dispatch
Australian acquisition drives growth for Strabag
Austria-based construction group Strabag saw its output in the first half of 2025 rise 7% to €8.9 billion in the first half of 2025
Rheinmetall to build €535m ammunition powder factory in Romania
European weapons manufacturer Rheinmetall will build a powder factory for ammunition in Romania
German construction performed better than expected in H1 2025
Germany’s construction industry performed better than expected in the first half of 2025, despite a collapse in roadbuilding orders
German city’s ‘Green Depot’ project advances with hybrid timber build
After a 2024 groundbreaking, principal construction has started on Mannheim’s new green, mixed-use complex
German firm starts retrofit of Hamburg’s Arne Jacobsen Haus
A tower in Hamburg, Germany, will be retrofit for the needs of a modern office
Germany’s housing construction sector still caught in ‘pincer grip’
Modest uptick in permit approvals masks a more complex picture
Züblin building hybrid timber complex above metro line in Munich
A new hybrid timber tower is under construction in Munich, Germany
Schindler develops timber elevator shaft system for Berlin’s modular school expansion
Swiss company develops new solutions for elevator and lift construction inside timber buildings
‘Don’t wait for the worst’: Call for rethink on European transport infrastructure
New report looks at how investment alone is not enough to solve Europe’s transportation infrastructure challenge
Bouygues names new group CFO
A longtime executive will join Bouygues’ Group Management Committee and be the next CFO on 1 August
Züblin partners for on-site 3D concrete-printing ‘first’ on housing project
The Metzingen residential development marks Germany’s first large-scale use of automated solid-wall printing
‘Don’t wait for the worst’: Call for rethink on European transport infrastructure
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New report looks at how investment alone is not enough to solve Europe’s transportation infrastructure challenge
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