Articles by Lucy Barnard

Friday quiz: How big will Bauma be? What caused Manitou sales slump? Cracking ammonia
Published on: 27 March 2025
IRN’s topical news quiz
New APR looks to capitalise on data centre power “gold rush”
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Published on: 26 March 2025
Chuck Ferry, CEO of New APR has invested in 30 gas turbines to supply power to data centres 
Weekly quiz: Where has Kiloutou grown? | Who signed Ramirent H2 MOU? | Which Freedom Tower is Sunbelt Rentals scaffolding?
Published on: 20 March 2025
IRN’s topical news quiz
Which rental jobs carry the greatest risk of injury?
Published on: 19 March 2025
People working these rental jobs experience the most accidents. What are they? 
Weekly quiz: Volvo’s ‘historic first’ | Tesya rental rebrand | Police crackdown on equipment theft
Published on: 13 March 2025
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Inspection Gadget: The race to build AI apps for machinery inspections
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Published on: 10 March 2025
How AI powered apps are being used in construction machinery inspections
Weekly quiz: Fayat Group acquires Mecalac | Coates celebrates milestone | Mateco sets up used equipment centre
Published on: 06 March 2025
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Ferrovial Construction CEO: Tech is the biggest opportunity for our fleets in 2025
Published on: 28 February 2025
Ferrovial Construction CEO Ignacio Gastón on machine control and the need for more construction tech
Weekly quiz: Where is Zoomlion’s €100 million European manufacturing hub?
Published on: 27 February 2025
IRN’s topical news quiz
United Rentals highlights digital tools for contractors
Published on: 26 February 2025
White paper focuses on digital tools to improve safety, sustainability and productivity 
Hydrogen fuel cell power in construction
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Published on: 12 February 2025
Trump signs raft of executive orders affecting US construction
Published on: 21 January 2025
Donald Trump has signed a flurry of around 100 executive orders outlining his policy priorities for his coming term
Airships for construction have failed before. Could they take off this time?
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Published on: 27 November 2024
A handful of companies are attempting to build airships specialising in lifting and carrying loads for the construction industry. 
European dealers weigh the benefits of buying Chinese EV equipment
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Published on: 16 August 2024
Dutch equipment dealer Kemp Groep says trade wars and far-right climate scepticism will not deter it from investing in Chinese electric earthmovers
Why construction is training record numbers of mental health first aiders
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Published on: 03 July 2024
Can mental health first aiders effectively help colleagues in crisis?
Too much of a good thing: Can rental companies ever sign too big a contract?
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Published on: 27 June 2024
Can you ever have too much business with one customer?
The AI systems used to fight energy waste on construction sites
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Published on: 22 May 2024
Contractors including Kier, Balfour Beatty and Bouygues are all using AI-enabled energy management systems in site cabins to reduce power waste 
Solar panels and wild flower gardens: How rental depots are becoming greener
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Published on: 20 May 2024
How rental firms are using their depots to cut carbon emissions
Yellow Line: Is construction equipment changing colour?
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Published on: 09 May 2024
Can the ubiquitous yellow excavator survive in an age of global branding?
Job hopping, remote working, and tech: How can construction retain Gen Z?
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Published on: 08 April 2024
What does Gen Z want from the construction industry? And can the industry provide it?
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