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Crumbling UK hospitals highlight problems with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete
Why reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is proving to be a headache for the owners of older buildings and why good inspection, remediation and maintenance are crucial.
Total sales for world’s largest contractors revealed
ICON 200 lists the world’s biggest contractors by sales 
Mota-Engil and Conduril share €100m Mozambique roads deal
Portuguese contractors Mota-Engil and Conduril have shared the award of three packages of work on a roads project worth more than €100 million in Mozambique.
Construction company secures contract in US$2bn rail project in Nigeria
Mota-Engil emphasized that this contract underscores the Nigerian government’s commitment to enhancing regional connectivity
Benin receives €164 million loan to build stormwater drainage infrastructure
Benin has received €164 million (US$178.3 million) from the African Development Bank and a fund backed by China to build stormwater drainage infrastructure in four of its cities.
Terex brand expands into new equipment market
Trommel manufacturer MDS names first equipment distributor
New EMEA President for Doosan Bobcat
Compact equipment specialist appoints new EMEA President
Volvo CE’s ‘industry first’ 48V DC charging protocol to drive electrification
Volvo CE has published its own brand-agnostic software protocol, as well as plug specifications, used on its 48V off-board DC chargers
How South Africa’s government hopes to tackle its construction corruption problem
The scale of corruption in South Africa’s construction industry and how the government has vowed to crack down on the problem.
Terex RTs for South African port
Two rough terrains cranes for confined port work
Interview: buying used equipment from United Rentals
IRN asked United about its used equipment business
New survey reveals two biggest issues for global construction industry
Third annual Global Capital Projects Outlook highlights issues faced, but reveals sector is optimistic 
McKinsey Report: construction can reduce emissions by 50% with existing tech
Report looks at over 1,000 potential decarbonization levers for the built environment and identifies 30 of the largest opportunities
Video analysis: world’s biggest construction OEMs
Watch a video highlighting the main points of this year’s Yellow Table 
How technology can advance modular construction
Modular construction can play a role in the industry becoming more sustainable, and tech can turbocharge this process, says Eva Carranza, Hexagon’s Global Director ESG & Sustainability
Rapid tech adoption and optimism at heart of global construction
KPMG survey reveals sector’s increased takeup of robotic process automation, virtual reality, project management information systems (PIMS), drones, smart sensors and AI
Further expansion with Roll Group partnership in Africa
Dutch heavy lift and transport group in new partnership, with Cranes ‘R’ Us in Nigeria
New MD for Yanmar in EMEA region
José Cuadrado appointed Managing Director of Yanmar Compact Equipment’s Europe, Middle East and Africa
Interview, Bentley Systems: how to transform construction
Rich Humphrey from Bentley Systems tells Andy Brown how construction can take its next step on the tech journey
World’s top ten construction OEMs revealed
What construction OEMs make up the top ten of the lastest Yellow Table?
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