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Study names the ten cities with the ‘smartest’ infrastructure
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Study analyses infrastructure of ten of the world’s largest cities, scoring them across six areas including environment, mobility and healthcare access
Custom lifting gantry aids TBM removal
Mammoet devised a safer and quicker way to remove tunnel boring machines
Image | 700-year-old church tower on stilts as office block built around it
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
Mace to build 30-storey London tower
UK-based construction company Mace appointed construction partner for 85 Gracechurch Street
The UK’s Building Safety Act: The impacts so far and major issues ahead
The BSA imposes additional duties on contractors, over and above those set out under the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015
Lessons from the failures of HS2 high-speed railway. What went wrong?
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A new review and a new assessment set out failures on HS2 high-speed railway and call for ‘reset’
AtkinsRéalis announces new COO amid leadership reshuffle
New COO and chief growth officer for AtkinsRéalis
UK heading for reset on infrastructure delivery amid further HS2 delay
The UK government is preparing to release two reports on the to signal a reset on how major infrastructure projects are delivered
Marsh launches €1bn insurance facility to support data centre construction in UK and Europe
Risk advisor and insurance broker Marsh has announced the launch of a new insurance facility
The drop-in battery that fools construction machines into thinking it’s an engine
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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
Images | Five shortlisted designs for memorial to Queen Elizabeth II revealed
A shortlist of five designs for the construction of a memorial to Queen Elizabeth II has been unveiled in the UK
Skanska ‘first to use’ robotic installation system technology in UK
Skanska is using Schindler R.I.S.E on its project in central London, UK
Images | 6 of the best photos from the world of construction in March
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As March 2025 draws to a close, Construction Briefing reviews some of the best photos from the sector taken this month
UK’s HS2 now a ‘cautionary tale on how not to run a major project’, say politicians
Cost overruns and delays on high-speed railway a ‘reputational risk to UK’, MPs claim
Transport for London trials mobile charging with electric construction vehicles
TfL has partnered with FM Conway (FMC), Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), and SMT
Three former managers of UK demolition company convicted of taking bribes for contracts
Three former managers of UK demolition company Keltbray have been convicted of taking bribes in return for handing out specialist labour contracts worth £15m
Can collaborative contracting really get complex projects built better?
Can ‘collaborative’ legal contracts get complex projects built on time and on budget?
Future labs: 5 life sciences builds that could change the world
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Five of the most high profile specialist life sciences projects which are being built around the world
No more white elephants? Construction of major venues is changing
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Expensive, permanent sporting and events venues are falling out of favour - is the future demountable?
HS2 selects JV for £332m high-voltage network delivery, maintenance
A joint venture will deliver and maintain HS2’s high-voltage supply systems
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