Construction Europe podcast May 2013 (audio)
In the May 2013 podcast from Construction Europe: emissions laws’ short lead time criticised; EIB investments continue; Heidelberg accepts cement cartel penalty; UK construction industry opt...more
In the May 2013 podcast from Construction Europe: emissions laws’ short lead time criticised; EIB investments continue; Heidelberg accepts cement cartel penalty; UK construction industry opt...more
SNC-Lavalin's 10-year World Bank ban, forecasts for the global construction equipment market, the latest on the acquisition of May Gurney, features on concrete construction and Latin America...more
In the April 2013 podcast from Construction Europe: Europe’s construction output makes a poor start to the year; Limited optimism from cement producers; Manitou’s CEO steps down; Mixed respo...more
Testimony of suspect political donations at the Charbonneau Inquiry in Quebec, the proposed merger between UK contractors Costain and May Gurney, our annual Yellow Table survey of the world...more
In the March 2013 podcast from Construction Europe: the EC interrupts Polish road funding; high speed rail progress in the UK and Czech Republic; falls in European construction, but some buo...more
The latest twist in the Padma Bridge saga in Bangladesh, the proposed takeover of Impregilo by Salini and features on Bauma and haulers come under the spotlight in iC's March 2013 podcast....more
In the February 2013 podcast from Construction Europe: construction output for Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia set to rise by 2016, but not such good news for Poland;...more
Former New Orleans mayor, Ray Nagin is charged with corruption over construction contracts, CNH and Kobelco dissolve their joint-venture, and features on compact equipment and China are all...more
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In the December 2012/January 2013 podcast from Construction Europe: TEN-T calls for proposals; Eurostat reports decline in output; Polish rail authority to get €624 million next year; Ukrain...more
The arrest of former SNC-Lavalin CEO Pierre Duhaime, the merger between CNH and parent company Fiat Industrial and features on the North African construction market and the components sector...more
IRN Editor Murray Pollok reports on some of the highlights of the latest ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey for the third quarter of 2012....more
Explosive revelations at Québec's Charbonneau Inquiry, the state of the Russian market - including plans for the 2018 World Cup and a news report on international activity by European contra...more
In the November 2012 podcast from Construction Europe: Russia plans €5 billion sports stadium spend; OK for Polish infrastructure investments; Italian authority investigates Impregilo/Salini...more
Forecasts for the residential construction market, new developments with the Padma Bridge and features on Bauma China and haulers are discussed by iC's Chris Sleight and Helen Wright....more
In the October 2012 podcast from Construction Europe: Poland is powering up €33 billion in contracts; UK plans to link government and industry; Lemminkäinen sued for asphalt cartel damages;...more
Rising construction costs, the acquisition of Shaw Group by Chicago Bridge & Iron, iC's 50th birthday and features on high-rise construction and wheeled loaders all feature in the September...more
In the September 2012 podcast from Construction Europe: the European equipment market is forecast to slow down, while the construction products market in Germany is expecting growth; the EC’...more
In the July/August 2012 podcast from Construction Europe: agreement is reached on funding of €50 billion for the Connecting Europe Facility; Stage V emissions regulations are expected soon;...more
News stories this month include the World Banks' withdrawal of funding from the Padma Bridge project in Bangladesh and the prosecution of a cement cartel in India. Our News Report is on the...more
In the June 2012 podcast from Construction Europe: Crisis in Italian construction equipment industry continues; sporting events drive growth in Russia; Lafarge/Tarmac deal in the UK approved...more
Public officials and construction bosses are arrested in Montreal on fruad and bid-rigging charges. A union in Australia faces court proceedings for allegedly intimidating a contractor. Our...more
Bovis' over-billing of clients in new York, new twists to SNC-Lavalin's problems in Libya, XCMG's acquisition of Schwing Stetter along with features on concrete, road building and new launch...more
In the May 2012 podcast from Construction Europe: Guilty verdicts in Slovenian bribery case; concrete sector targeted by Chinese; UK recession triggered by construction decline; optimism in...more
In the April 2012 podcast from Construction Europe: a flat future for Europe is predicted by Off-Highway Research; FIEC welcomes EC plans for levelling the playing field when competing for b...more
New forecasts for the global construction equipment market, the impact of Leighton’s profit warning on parent Hochtief, the findings of our annual Yellow Table survey and features on utiliti...more
Editor Chris Sleight and Deputy Editor Helen Wright discuss stories from this month's issue, including SNC Lavalin's woes, Sany's acquisition of Putzmeister, our look back through the archiv...more
In the March 2012 podcast from Construction Europe: reports from around Europe – German construction machinery in good shape; Romanian construction not out of its slump yet; Eurozone and EU2...more
In this month's podcast, iC editor Chris Sleight and deputy editor Helen Wright look at some of the key stories in the January-February issue of the magazine....more
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In this month’s podcast: The European Parliament approves an increase in the flexibility allowance for off road machines under emissions regulations; the Spanish competition regulator fines...more
iC editor Chris Sleight and deputy editor Helen Wright discuss key news stories and features from the December issue of International Construction....more
In this six minute podcast, Murray Pollok, Editor of International Rental News (IRN), looks at the findings of the recent ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey for the third quarter of 2011, and repo...more
In this month's Podcast, iC editor Chris Sleight and Deputy Editor Helen Wright look at some of the key stories in the November issue of the magazine....more
In this month's podcast: EU proposes €50 billion infrastructure fund; construction output in Europe rose in August; change at the top for Mouchel; news from the BICES exhibition in China plu...more
Chris Sleight & Helen Wright discuss highlights from the October issue of International Construction....more
In this month's podcast: Polish authorities are to file law suits against Chinese contractor; annual and month on month increases in European constuction output; major loans for European inf...more
In this month's podcast: Mixed forecasts in Europe's construction industry; Finnish competition authorities oppose NCC bid; German cartel companies fined; plus details of the features includ...more
Chris Sleight and Helen Wright discuss some of the key stories in this month's magazine. These inlcude news stories on construction costs around the world and Lafarge's sale of its gypsum bu...more
In this month's podcast: Poland considers bids for the A2 road project; the final chapter in the ACS/Hochtief saga; the CE-100 ranking of Europe's top contractors; the FIEC Annual Congress;...more
Podcast to accompany the July-August edition of International Construction. This month we look at the termination of COVEC's contract for the A2 motorway in Poland, the latest chapter in ACS...more
Inside this edition: * Concern over the Italian equipment market; * A look at prospects for the Polish construction industry; * Business update; * A run through the latest equipment launches...more
In this month's podcast: * New forecasts from IHS Global Insight predict +3% growth in worldwide construction output this year * A report from consultant EC Harris points to a rise...more
• The Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (CoST) receives a boost, with 50 countries expressing an interest, following a successful pilot project. • Komatsu sees revenues and profits...more