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Strabag orders pass €25 billion mark despite ‘challenging’ European market
Published on: 30 August, 2024
Austrian construction contractor Strabag’s order book has passed €25 billion for the first time
UK government pledges to unblock hundreds of stalled housing construction projects
Published on: 30 August, 2024
The UK’s Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has announced plans to get construction work restarted on hundreds of sites across England.
Vinci Construction appoints new chairman
Published on: 29 August, 2024
France-based construction company appoints new chairman as Vinci chairman and CEO’s succession plan continues
Weekly Quiz: How many companies is US state suing over bridge closure?
Published on: 29 August, 2024
It’s the Construction Briefing weekly news quiz
Data centres and aviation drive record backlog for Orascom’s US business
Published on: 28 August, 2024
Strong US performance makes up for shrinking revenues in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) 
Two firms to supervise design and construction of major Hong Kong innovation hub
Published on: 28 August, 2024
Two companies in joint venture for first phase of San Tin Technopole innovation hub in Hong Kong, China.
China’s construction sector in 6 charts
Published on: 28 August, 2024
The state of play in China’s construction industry, expressed in 6 charts
Canada imposes tariffs on Chinese steel, aluminium, EVs
Published on: 27 August, 2024
Canada has announced plans to impose tariffs on Chinese imports
Data centre construction is hitting new heights but capacity fears loom
Published on: 27 August, 2024
Data centre builds continue to be a red hot sub-sector of the construction industry 
Zaha Hadid Architects to masterplan 582-acre ‘smart city’ in Malaysia
Published on: 23 August, 2024
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) is to work with a developer to come up with a masterplan for the 582-acre (235.5-hectare) Discovery City in Malaysia
Wage rises continue for skilled UK construction workers, but plant operators lose out
Published on: 22 August, 2024
Construction site wages in the UK increased by an average of 2.4% in the second quarter of the year
Larsen & Toubro wins major infrastructure project around Navi Mumbai Airport
Published on: 22 August, 2024
India’s biggest construction company has won a major contract to build new infrastructure around Navi Mumbai Airport in the state of Maharashtra.
Images | Designs for world’s largest soccer stadium revealed
Published on: 22 August, 2024
Sports venue architecture specialist Populous and Paris-based Oualalou + Choi have revealed new images of the Stade Hassan II in Casablanca, Morocco
Video | Contractors slide 3,700-tonne HS2 viaduct deck up a hill
Published on: 21 August, 2024
Contractors complete an eight-month operation to slide a 3,700-tonne viaduct deck into place
Delivery partner appointed for construction of world’s largest airport in Saudi Arabia
Published on: 21 August, 2024
UK-based construction company Mace has won the role of delivery partner for Saudi Arabia’s King Salman International Airport
Weekly Quiz: How many condo towers does Trump want to build in Florida?
Published on: 20 August, 2024
It’s the Construction Briefing weekly news quiz
US construction company fined $6.5 million for bid rigging
Published on: 19 August, 2024
Construction company fined $6.5 million for its part in bid rigging conspiracies
The retrofit Olympics: Why LA 2028 won’t involve construction of any new sports venues
Published on: 19 August, 2024
Organisers of LA28 look to go one better than the Paris 2024 Olympics by building no new sporting venues at all
Contractor awarded $1.6bn worth of track and stations work for Honolulu rapid transit system
Published on: 16 August, 2024
US-based contractor Tutor Perini has won nearly $1.7 billion worth of construction work on a new rapid transit system in Honolulu, Hawaii
$2.3 billion project to replace 70-year-old Louisiana bridge moves forward
Published on: 16 August, 2024
Consortium of construction firms has reached financial close on the construction of new bridge over the Calcasieu River
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