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Project update: Hinkley Point C prepares to install ‘the heart’ of the new nuclear power station
The video, presented by Hinkley Point C’s nuclear island director Simon Parsons, takes viewers behind the scenes
Judge postpones effective date of FTC noncompete rule for litigants
Judge Ada Brown said “the text, structure and history of the FTC Act reveal that the FTC lacks substantive rulemaking authority with respect to unfair methods of competition.”
Volvo Cars to launch first commercially available EV battery passport
The introduction comes well ahead of the 2027 deadline imposed by EU regulations.
Man pleads guilty to obstructing investigation into construction workplace death
A man has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy and three charges of obstruction in relation to an investigation into the workplace death of a construction worker
Serbia begins construction on Belgrade-Niš railway
The Belgrade-Niš railway line forms part of Pan-European Corridor X
Could part of the billion-dollar HS2 rail project be revived?
With the Labour Party now in power in the UK, what might happen with the problematic HS2 project?
Chevron doctrine overturned: opinions divided about SCOTUS ruling that affects regulatory oversight
The 40-year-old precedent allowed judges to defer to regulatory agencies to interpret ambiguous terminology in laws.
UK’s new government to re-establish housebuilding targets amid planning shake-up
The UK’s new government is to re-establish annual targets for the number of new homes built in the country, as it also pledged to overhaul planning rules
Chinese firm to build ‘first’ motorway for African country
A Chinese firm will build what is reported to be an African country’s first motorway
UK rental industry reacts to the UK election results
New government “must work with the construction industry”
Labour wins UK election: urged to create a safer and greener construction industry
Labour has overturned a large Conservative majority to become the governing party of the UK 
Friday Roundup: Elections and EU sustainability | BigRentz facilities management | Generac expands BESS
The week that was June 27 through July 3 included reports of how European elections could affect EU sustainability policies, a new wheeled excavator, Time’s Versalift merger and more
Power Briefing recap: week of July 1
This week saw conversations about whether a diesel engine could be environmentally friendly, an autonomous drilling milestone and how European Parliament elections might affect sustainability policies.
The fish that inspired a billion-dollar project near the US Great Lakes
Species of fish inspired more than US$1-billion construction project in the US
FIEC warns against reclassification of recycled aggregates
The European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) warns against the reclassification of recycled/recovered aggregates from construction and demolition waste
New York contractors call for mental wellness training and construction suicide reporting legislation
An association that claims to represent 1,200 union contractors in New York, US, has called for the City of New York to include mental wellness within the training construction workers receive
US OSHA proposes rule to protect workers from extreme heat
US agency proposed a new rule that would increase protections from heat for workers
Construction of US$2.6bn ‘largest’ windfarm in Southern Hemisphere underway
Construction of Southern Hemisphere’s largest windfarm started in June
European Parliament, French elections could have impact on EU sustainability policies
The gains made by far-right political parties may make it difficult for the European Parliament to move as aggressively on sustainability.
Tonnes of illegal drugs found hidden in mobile crane
Several tonnes of cocaine imported to Europe in a wheeled mobile telescopic crane seized by police
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