Articles by Lucy Barnard

Weekly quiz: Where is Zoomlion’s €100 million European manufacturing hub?
Published on: 27 February 2025
IRN’s topical news quiz
Rough and ready: How RT cranes are getting greener and stronger - but not longer
Published on: 16 December 2024
A product round up of the latest rough terrain cranes
Vernazza Autogru uses Tadano crawler cranes to lift Genoa shipyard bridge
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Published on: 20 November 2024
Italian heavy lift specialist Vernazza Autogru used two Tadano lattice boom crawler cranes to install a prefabricated steel and concrete bridge at the entrance to Genoa’s Prà shipyard, crossing a major motorway and railway line. Lucy Barnard finds out how
Webuild-led consortium confirmed for US$1.1 billion tunnelling work on Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop East
Published on: 13 November 2024
Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop Authority has awarded an AU$1.7 billion (US$1.1 billion) tunnelling package on the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East public transport project to a consortium of three global contractors
CRCC starts production at railway sleeper factory in Algeria
Published on: 13 November 2024
CRCC has started production at a new railway sleeper sleeper factory in Algeria as part of plans to build a 575km long freight line to transport iron ore
Tall story: Eisele performs world-first crane jack-up
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Published on: 05 November 2024
Why German heavy lift specialist Eisele used a Enerpac jack up system to lift a Liebherr truck mounted crane five metres into the air
Rönesans Holding announces financial closing for final section of Northern Marmara Motorway
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Published on: 22 October 2024
Rönesans Holding will build the final section of Türkiye’s strategic Northern Marmara Motorway
Fluor JV gets go-ahead to start work on US$45 billion Hanford nuclear site cleanup
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Published on: 18 October 2024
US government awards 10 year clean up contract worth up to US$45 billion for Hanford former nuclear site
Current affairs: Clark Rigging uses gantry system for Erie Canal lock repairs
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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 
UK government delays Lower Thames Crossing decision until May 2025
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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
Wimbledon expansion gets green light
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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
EY: UK government facing £1.6 trillion infrastructure funding gap
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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.
Princess Elisabeth: cranes are crucial for island-building factory
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Published on: 26 September 2024
What are these so-called ‘energy islands’ and why are they being built?
ISG UK subsidiaries file for administration
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Published on: 20 September 2024
Subsidiaries of the UK’s sixth largest contractor have filed administration notices 
NEC Contracts partners with Consult Australia to encourage contract roll out
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Published on: 20 September 2024
NEC Contracts and Consult Australia are encouraging the use of collaborative contracts for Australian infrastructure projects
Skanska to build research and teaching facility at University of North Texas
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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.
Weekly Quiz: What happened to Dresden’s Carola Bridge?
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Published on: 19 September 2024
Try your hand at the fiendishly-difficult Construction Briefing weekly quiz
Consigli inks deal to buy Lendlease’s New York and New Jersey operations
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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
Northern Ireland Water awards £800 million professional services framework
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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)
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