Articles by Neil Gerrard

UK and US continue interest rate cuts but sound caution on pace of reductions
Published on: 08 November, 2024
Both the Federal Reserve in the US and the Bank of England have cut key interest rates but have sounded caution over the pace of further reductions.
Weekly Quiz: What does the world’s first ‘smart’ hard hat do?
Published on: 08 November, 2024
Test your knowledge with Construction Briefing’s fiendishly difficult weekly quiz
Eiffage bags contract for one of France’s biggest public investments in a decade
Published on: 07 November, 2024
Eiffage lead contractor on Grand Paris Nord campus project in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France
Two firms in pole position to build Rikers Island replacement jail
Published on: 06 November, 2024
Tutor Perini leads joint venture to build one of four new NYC jails
‘You’re only supposed to blow the tunnel up’: ‘Green’ explosive cuts CO2 emissions
Published on: 05 November, 2024
Nitrate-free, biodegradable explosive for tunnel blasting reduces CO2 emissions and improves water and air quality
‘World first’ smart hard hat can detect impacts and falls
Published on: 05 November, 2024
A new smart safety helmet that its manufacturers claim is a ‘world first’ can detect falls and impacts and automatically call for help
The 9 regions of the world where construction workers report never having OSH training
Published on: 05 November, 2024
Wide-ranging survey examines how much health and safety training construction workers receive globally
Construction of Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm gets go-ahead
Published on: 04 November, 2024
The Danish Energy Agency has granted German company RWE an offshore construction permit for what will become Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm
Replacement of dangerous cladding lags behind schedule
Published on: 04 November, 2024
National Audit Office assesses progress of cladding remediation programme in wake of Grenfell fire
$54m loan for Mozambique’s first wind farm approved
Published on: 04 November, 2024
The African Development Bank has approved a $54 million loan for the construction of Mozambique’s first onshore wind farm
Tutor Perini JV bags $330m deal to repair typhoon-ravaged harbour
Published on: 01 November, 2024
Tutor Perini subsidiary Black Construction Corporation to lead joint venture
Weekly Quiz: Have Caterpillar’s sales gone up or down?
Published on: 31 October, 2024
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UK government to fund HS2 Euston link and increases pothole repair spending
Published on: 30 October, 2024
UK’s first female Chancellor of the Exchequer reveals spending and taxation plans
North America makes up nearly half of Ferrovial’s construction order book
Published on: 30 October, 2024
North America now accounts for nearly half (49%) of Dutch-Spanish infrastructure group Ferrovial’s construction order book.
Vietnam discusses construction of US$67.3 billion high-speed railway with China’s biggest contractor
Published on: 30 October, 2024
China State Construction (CSCEC) said it wished to participate in key projects in Vietnam
Vinci Construction buys UK-based public works firm
Published on: 30 October, 2024
Vinci Construction has acquired UK-based public works company FM Conway for an undisclosed sum
Sindalah: First of Saudi Arabia’s Neom projects to be completed opens
Published on: 29 October, 2024
Luxury island development aimed at yacht owners opens on Saudi Arabia’s northwestern coast
Construction carbon database holds data on 250,000 products
Published on: 29 October, 2024
A new construction product carbon database holds information on 250,000 different products, according to its creator.
Two construction firms share $2.8bn Chicago metro Red Line extension
Published on: 29 October, 2024
Two firms to build 9km extension of Chicago’s Red Line
Construction OEMs grapple with cost problem amid pressure to decarbonise
Published on: 29 October, 2024
New ways of powering construction equipment bring with them risk of higher total cost of ownership (TCO)
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