International Construction July/August 2017 podcast

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08 August 2017

International Construction podcast

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In the July/August 2017 podcast from International Construction, editor Mike Hayes and deputy editor Thomas Allen summarise the major news stories from the latest edition.

This month, the Japanese firm Toshiba agrees aid for a nuclear plant in Georgia in the U.S. and Martin Weissburg announces he will step down as president of Volvo CE.

In other news, Megaport construction begins at the newly-expanded Panama Canal, and Indian cement maker Ultratech buys rival Jaypee in one of India’s biggest ever acquisitions.

From scale to flexibility: Inside the development of Zoomlion’s Smart Factory
Mr Shi Heng, assistant to the general manager of Zoomlion Zvally Co Ltd, on the future of heavy equipment manufacturing
Crane strike reveals strain in UK construction
Government policy failures highlighted by UK tower crane operator strike, CPA chief says
ESTA pushes ahead with trailer operator training
European Trailer Operator Licence programme development includes ‘dual track’ trailer operator training