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What are the latest tower crane projects in North America?

Today’s skylines are interspersed with tower cranes. ACT rounds up a few impressive jobs.

Worker in fatal incident at Fehmarnbelt Tunnel site in Germany

A labourer was killed following a heavy work accident

Ashtead unveils ‘Sunbelt 4.0’ plan

Compound growth rate of 6-9% up to 2029

Law and contract: Why digital technology is leading to increased cybersecurity risks

Pinsent Masons’ Tori Graney examines cyber risk in the construction industry

UK renter in £4 million JCB order

More than 20 machines to be delivered

BMS Stangeland acquires Havator

Scandinavian joint venture crane company adds Havator in Finland and Sweden

HSS Hire makes “big strides” in marketplace strategy

Profit down, but digital platform grows

US construction demand still growing despite worker shortage

US construction employment rose in 65% of 358 different metro areas between March 2023 and March 2024, as demand construction demand continued to grow despite a shortage of workers.

US contractor awarded $63m deal to build maintenance hangar for B-21 bombers

US-based contractor and engineering firm Conti Federal Services has won a $63 million base contract to build a maintenance hangar for B-21 bombers.

Rail Baltica to set out opportunities for contractors on €5.8bn project

Rail Baltica is to set out opportunities for contractors and other suppliers on the €5.8 billion (US$6.2 billion) project to link the Baltic states into the European rail network in 2024.

Pix4D adds AR compatibility with mobile app update

The company released a new version of its scanning platform

Why you should start treating AI like a new colleague

Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t going away and construction professionals need to embrace it and start working with it as if it were a new colleague.