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EU Pay Transparency Directive: what will it mean for international construction businesses?
With less than a year to go until the European Union’s (EU) Pay Transparency Directive takes effect, what does it mean for international construction businesses?
Australian construction tech firm Matrak opens UK office
Expansion follows a surge in hospital and data centre construction projects across the UK and Europe
JCB commits £100 million to new UK factory
The move will see the installation of a fully automated powder paint plant costing £60 million at its plant in Rocester, Staffordshire.
Kier wins £700m UK highways and infrastructure contract
Company to oversee delivery and maintenance across Norfolk’s 9,836 km highway network.
Construction leaders ready to embrace automation. But are their workers?
New report exposes divide between managers and workers
Kier wins £250m worth of prison extension work
Kier has secured contracts worth around £250m to expand capacity at two prisons in the UK
Why construction needs to look forward if it wants to handle uncertainty
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Dr Alan Manuel, group chief executive of Currie & Brown, on why the global consultant has launched a new Certainty Index
‘European Rental Week’ puts cost control and sustainability in spotlight
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As the third European Rental Week gets underway, Construction Briefing talks to leaders in Europe’s equipment rental industry about the relevance of rental in today’s construction sector.
Materials firm’s profit warning betrays weaknesses in UK construction market
UK building products manufacturer Ibstock has issued a profit warning in its third quarter trading update
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Q&A: What’s new on Caterpillar’s updated articulated dump truck range?
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Construction Briefing spoke with Ángel Luis González Suárez, global product and application specialist at Caterpillar
CIOB urges rethink of “Inefficient and debilitating” UK construction model
New CIOB report says the UK construction industry’s volatile business environment is holding back growth
Survey shows rising demand for circular economy in construction
Holcim survey finds increasing demand in the UK
The power of the Sun: UK landscaper runs JCB micro excavator on solar
JCB 8008E electric micro excavator delivers a full day’s work powered entirely by solar energy
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
Balfour Beatty secures first works on multi-billion electricity project
Multi-billion dollar construction project is expected to start next year
Dealer debuts new Develon machines in UK at waste management expo
Develon introduced two new machines to the UK market at the Resoure & Waste Management show
UK proposes anti-dumping duties of up to 95% on engine oils and hydraulic fluids
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Trade Remedies Authority recommends new anti-dumping duties on engine oils and hydraulic fluids from Lithuania and UAE
Sisk’s chief executive appointed Build UK chair
Build UK has appointed Paul Brown, chief executive of John Sisk & Son, as its new chair in its 10th anniversary year
Caterpillar updates articulated dump trucks with new engines and technology
Caterpillar has overhauled its mid-size articulated dump truck range, introducing new engines and a suite of technology
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