Articles by Andy Brown

A league of its own: The construction industry in China
Published on: 15 June, 2023
Construction in China has followed the path of the wider economy – tremendous highs followed by deep lows
Design chosen for India’s ‘greenest airport’
Published on: 24 December, 2020
New airport in Delhi aims to be carbon neutral
SDLG launches wheeled loader in Indonesia
Published on: 23 December, 2020
Wheeled loader LG953 launched in market where construction growth is expected soon
Vermeer buys Normag drilling technology
Published on: 22 December, 2020
Vermeer acquires electric-powered horizontal directional drilling and fluid systems technology from Normag
Australian bridge contract for Vinci
Published on: 22 December, 2020
Vinci subsidiary to build new 349m bridge in New South Wales, Australia
Hong Kong rail contract for Aurecon
Published on: 21 December, 2020
Extension to rail network to be done using BIM and 3D modelling
New Hyundai 22 tonne excavator for Europe
Published on: 17 December, 2020
Hyundai Construction Equipment has launched the HX210AL
New Zipline Conveyor from Superior
Published on: 17 December, 2020
New EXT Series expands the range of the modular conveyor product line for longer and wider material handling applications
Bentley deepens ties with digital twin consortium
Published on: 16 December, 2020
Bentley Systems has become a founding member in the Digital Twin Consortium
Distributor agreement between Robit and BIA
Published on: 15 December, 2020
West and Central Africa distributor agreement signed between two companies 
New partnership aims to digitise African construction
Published on: 27 November, 2020
Tpcon and Sixense Mapping have formed a partnership to provide a full range of construction site digitalisation
Sales drop 16% for John Deere
Published on: 27 November, 2020
Construction and Forestry division sees drop in sales but company predicts better times to come
Video: construction tech start-up winners
Published on: 20 November, 2020
Ten winners chosen by Cemex to go through to next round with global industry leaders
Industry interview: Joachim Strobel, Liebherr
Published on: 19 November, 2020
Joachim Strobel, MD Liebherr-EMtec GmbH on Covid-19, why electric power might not be the only answer and much more
Electric focus for JCB
Published on: 19 November, 2020
At an online event JCB unveiled new electric-powered equipment and products
World’s largest battery storage facility
Published on: 18 November, 2020
Creation of world’s largest battery storage facility to enable Red Sea tourism project to be powered by renewable energy
Online exclusive: Interview with Chairman of Qatar-based contractor
Published on: 17 November, 2020
Moutaz Al-Khayyat, Chairman of UrbaCon Trading and Contracting, talks about the impact of Covid-19 on Qatar and the country’s future projects
AI technology helps maintain bridges and tunnels
Published on: 17 November, 2020
Artificial Intelligence platform is said to create a ‘visual medical record’ for each asset
Mini excavators: Small size, big popularity
Published on: 16 November, 2020
Mini excavators are one of the fastest-growing product segments in the industry with no signs of stopping
Bouygues signs JV on remote operation of machines
Published on: 16 November, 2020
Bouygues Construction partners with Lextan to work on R&D for remote and assisted driving
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