Articles by Lucy Barnard
Published on: 18 October, 2024
US government awards 10 year clean up contract worth up to US$45 billion for Hanford former nuclear site
Published on: 15 October, 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: 14 October, 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: 09 October, 2024
How Clark Rigging used a specially-designed gantry system to repair lock gates on New York state’s historic Erie Canal
Published on: 08 October, 2024
The UK government has again delayed a decision on whether to press ahead with a controversial road tunnel east of London
Published on: 08 October, 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: 03 October, 2024
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Published on: 01 October, 2024
The venue for the historic Wimbledon tennis tournament is set to almost triple in size under new proposals
Published on: 30 September, 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: 26 September, 2024
What are these so-called ‘energy islands’ and why are they being built?
Published on: 24 September, 2024
The commercial space sector is expanding rapidly, bringing with it construction opportunitites both on planel Earth and beyond.
Published on: 20 September, 2024
NEC Contracts and Consult Australia are encouraging the use of collaborative contracts for Australian infrastructure projects
Published on: 20 September, 2024
Subsidiaries of the UK’s sixth largest contractor have filed administration notices
Published on: 19 September, 2024
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Published on: 19 September, 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: 18 September, 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: 17 September, 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: 16 September, 2024
Vinci subsidiary wins design and build contract for LNG tank in Rotterdam
Published on: 16 September, 2024
What can be done to solve the global cladding crisis?
Published on: 13 September, 2024
How Autokrane Schares removed Berlin’s 60 metre, 1,500 tonne, reinforced concrete Marggraffbrűcke
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