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U.S. noncompete ban: protecting company interests if or when it goes through
The rule banning noncompete agreements is already facing legal challenges. In the meantime, companies can take steps to protect their interests.
5 key takeaways from Intermat 2024’s conference on energy transition
Round table explores transition challenges
Future of construction machinery: Electric actuators vs. hydraulic
Can electric actuators prove to be a credible alternative to hydraulic in construction machinery?
EXCLUSIVE: Jet Demolition’s 3 most difficult implosive projects
Kate Bester details the complexities of taking down giant structures in the some of the world’s most populous cities 
Interview: Will a ban on noncompete agreements affect US rental consolidation?
Josh Nickell, VP of equipment rental with the American Rental Association, talks about whether the FTC’s latest move will change the landscape of the US rental industry
Why AI isn’t the threat we imagine
Will technology take jobs? Joel Dandrea isn’t convinced
US demand spurs product innovations in telescopic booms
With more units - and OEMs - coming to market than ever before, telescopic boom lift buyers face a range of options when it comes to their next big purchase
Europe’s ageing bridges are crumbling. What can be done to prevent collapses?
Eurobridge Conference highlights major failings in the maintenance and repair of Europe’s transport infrastructure
Clean revolution: Alternative power takes rental equipment by storm
Equipment run by alternative power sources is becoming the norm in an increasing range of applications, presenting fleet owners with an array of efficient options
Loxam Powered Access CEO on equipment, costs, acquisitions and headwinds
Paul Rankin shares the challenges and solutions in today’s international rental market 
Trackunit interview: swimming in a data lake
Trackunit’s Soeren Brogaard on telematics and AI
How assistance devices improve operator safety
The latest assistance devices offer crane operators a fuller picture and help improve safety on site
Interview: Kanamoto’s plans for overseas expansion
The risk of noise in construction and new ways of protecting workers from it
What can construction companies do to protect workers’ hearing as International Noise Awareness Day approaches?
Access equipment at Intermat
AI profiles the access equipment on show in Paris
The AI systems used to fight energy waste on construction sites
Contractors including Kier, Balfour Beatty and Bouygues are all using AI-enabled energy management systems in site cabins to reduce power waste 
How Turkey is rebuilding a year on from devastating earthquake
What challenges face Turkey’s construction industry a year after the country was hit by a devastating earthquake?
Striving for greater ‘rentability’ in France
As Intermat arrives, how is the French rental market doing?
Huge projects require even bigger crawlers
A trend in the market for both types of crawler crane, telescopic and lattice boom, is that the focus continues to move up the capacity scale. Niamh Marriott reports.
What makes construction projects in the UK so unusually expensive?
London is currently the most expensive city in the world in which to build, pipping Geneva in Switzerland to take the top spot in the 2024 Arcadis International Construction Costs (ICC) report.
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