International Construction March podcast

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20 March 2018

Editor Andy Brown and deputy editor Thomas Allen summarise the major news stories from the latest edition of International Construction.

This month we look at Trump’s criticised infrastructure proposal, plans for th world’s tallest timber-framed building, and the withdrawal of New Zealand’s Fletcher Building from construction.

In other news, a complaint against French contractor Vinci is dropped, worldwide construction turnover levels are reported to be almost at 2011 levels, and the rental sector booms in the US.

 

Engineering certainty: Lift planning’s expanding role in heavy industry
Driven by tighter critical lift procedures, heavier loads, and shrinking field experience, lift planning now sits at the center of construction execution
Istanbul – the world’s next meeting place
Levent Baykal, organiser of Komatek, the largest construction exhibition in Türkiye, talks to KHL’s Content Studio about his plans to put people at the heart of the show
The future of off-highway power is about integration, not just innovation
OEMs face growing complexity in powertrain decisions – but clarity is emerging around efficiency and uptime