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Stimulus on the road
Road-Con Contractors has started work on a US$ 12 million project to upgrade a 4.3 mile stretch of Route 422 between Collegeville and Royersford in Maryland, Pennsylvania, US.
Caterpillar machines dig in the desert
A fleet of more than 100 Caterpillar machines is moving 20000 m³ of sand every day to build the world's largest fully integrated Aquaculture project in the Saudi Arabian desert.
European construction to fall –7,5% this year
Euroconstruct revises forecasts downwards and sees recession bottoming-out in 2010
New master plan for London's Battersea Power Station unveiled
Architect Rafael Vinoly has released images of a new "advanced masterplan" for London's iconic Battersea Power Station.
JCB increases availability of knuckle boom backhoe
Full European launch for 4CN backhoe with knuckle in excavator arm.
Heidelberg reduces Indonesian stake
Heidelberg Cement has cut its stake in Indonesia's largest cement manufacturer to 51%.
Kompakt 500 launched at M&T Expo
Ciber, Wirtgen Group's South American subsidiary, launched its Kompakt series of asphalt plants at Brazil's M&T Expo last week (2-6 June, Sao Paulo) with the new Kompakt 500, which has a capacity of 50 tonnes per hour.
Record fall in UK construction
Construction output in the UK fell -16% in the first quarter of the year, compared to the same period in 2008.
ADB appoints new chief economist
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Dr Jong-Wha Lee as its new chief economist.
China's Liugong plans Latin American expansion
LiuGong Machinery Corp. is to open a Latin American headquarters in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
EBRD to invest US$ 100 million in Macquarie Renaissance Infrastructure Fund
The EBRD is to invest up to US$ 100 million in the first infrastructure fund being set up to target projects mainly in Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
Bovis in New York over billing investigation
Bovis Lend Lease says it is cooperating with investigations into allegations of over billing on a series of projects in New York, US.
Strike threat on 2010 World Cup venues
Workers building the venues for the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa are threatening to strike over pay.
Russia Tower ditched
The Russia Tower, part of the Moscow City complex, has been scrapped and the site will be used for car parking.
Australian recovery?
The Australian Industry Group’s Performance of Construction Index (PCI) rose by 10.4 points to 46.9 in May.
US road agency faces insolvency
The US Federal Highway Administration is facing insolvency unless an additional US$ 5 to US$ 7 billion is injected for the remainder of this year.
Strabag in energy order
A Strabag and H S Energieanlagen consortium has been awarded a € 42 million contract to construct the first phase of the Reststoffheizkraftwerk waste to energy plant in Linz, Austria.
Bouygues profits slide
Bouygues reported first quarter sales of € 6,6 billion, down -2% on the € 6,8 billion recorded 12 months earlier. Pre-tax profits dropped to € 174 million, down -55% on the € 387 million recorded for the same period last year.
Bobcat introduces new 8 tonne excavator
Bobcat's new 8 tonne E80 tracked excavator is designed for easy, precise control, according to the company.
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