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ISG UK subsidiaries file for administration

Subsidiaries of the UK’s sixth largest contractor have filed administration notices

NEC Contracts partners with Consult Australia to encourage contract roll out

NEC Contracts and Consult Australia are encouraging the use of collaborative contracts for Australian infrastructure projects

What lessons can the world learn from HS2?

Professor CK Mak, a former Hong Kong development secretary, who chaired the Institution of Civil Engineers report into the cancellation of HS2’s northern leg, asks what lessons can be learned from it

Skanska to build research and teaching facility at University of North Texas

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.

Consigli inks deal to buy Lendlease’s New York and New Jersey operations

US-based Consigli has finalised its deal to buy the New York and New Jersey operations of Australia-based construction giant Lendlease

Northern Ireland Water awards £800 million professional services framework

NI Water has awarded 14 companies places on its professional services framework which will be worth up to £800 million (US$1.06 billion)

Plan emerges for UK rail link to replace cancelled northern leg of HS2

Industry heavyweights urge government to consider 80km-long rail project

What can be done to solve the global cladding crisis?

Truss issue: Can AI solve the world’s ageing bridges crisis?

The company using AI systems to assess the condition of ageing bridges - and work out the best time to repair each of them.

Powering up: how batteries are making tower cranes greener

Hong Kong-based battery manufacturer Ampd Energy is expanding globally on a promise of providing a viable alternative to diesel generators for powering tower cranes