Articles by Lucy Barnard
Published on: October 15, 2024
Virginia-based off-site construction company VFP specialises in producing bullet-proof concrete cabins which can withstand tornadoes with a rating of EF5
Published on: October 14, 2024
Heavy lifting firms are gearing up to meet a rise in demand for massive offshore wind turbines driven by increasingly ambitious emissions targets
Published on: October 09, 2024
How Clark Rigging used a specially-designed gantry system to repair lock gates on New York state’s historic Erie Canal
Published on: October 08, 2024
The UK government has again delayed a decision on whether to press ahead with a controversial road tunnel east of London
Published on: October 08, 2024
Volvo CE is piloting a course aimed at encouraging more women to become qualified excavator and wheel loader operators, starting in Ukraine.
Published on: October 03, 2024
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Published on: October 01, 2024
The venue for the historic Wimbledon tennis tournament is set to almost triple in size under new proposals
Published on: September 30, 2024
A new report from accountancy giant EY finds that the UK government needs to find £1.6 trillion (US$2.1 trillion) to fund infrastructure planned for the next 15 years.
Published on: September 26, 2024
What are these so-called ‘energy islands’ and why are they being built?
Published on: September 24, 2024
The commercial space sector is expanding rapidly, bringing with it construction opportunitites both on planel Earth and beyond.
Published on: September 20, 2024
NEC Contracts and Consult Australia are encouraging the use of collaborative contracts for Australian infrastructure projects
Published on: September 20, 2024
Subsidiaries of the UK’s sixth largest contractor have filed administration notices
Published on: September 19, 2024
Skanska has agreed a US$87 million deal to build a 10,300 square-meter research and teaching building on the University of North Texas’ Denton campus.
Published on: September 19, 2024
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Published on: September 18, 2024
US-based Consigli has finalised its deal to buy the New York and New Jersey operations of Australia-based construction giant Lendlease
Published on: September 17, 2024
NI Water has awarded 14 companies places on its professional services framework which will be worth up to £800 million (US$1.06 billion)
Published on: September 16, 2024
Vinci subsidiary wins design and build contract for LNG tank in Rotterdam
Published on: September 16, 2024
What can be done to solve the global cladding crisis?
Published on: September 13, 2024
How Autokrane Schares removed Berlin’s 60 metre, 1,500 tonne, reinforced concrete Marggraffbrűcke
Published on: September 13, 2024
The company using AI systems to assess the condition of ageing bridges - and work out the best time to repair each of them.