International Construction’s April podcast

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04 April 2013

In this month's podcast, iC editor Chris Sleight and deputy editor Helen Wright discuss key stories from the April 2013 edition of iC.

In news, An SNC Lavalin executive has admitted to an inquiry into corruption in the construction industry in the Canadian province of Québec that the contractor donated more than CA$ 1 million (US$ 980,000) to Quebec political parties.

In business news, we discuss the proposed merger between UK contractors Costain and May Gurney to create a new UK£ 1.6 billion (US$ 2.4 billion) per year company.

This month’s features include a look at the earthmoving sector as well as the Yellow Table, our annual report on the world’s 50 largest construction equipment manufacturers.

How Donaldson is putting the seal on innovative filtration
When you’re working with machinery, uptime is money – so why allow downtime on a jobsite to be triggered by something as unglamorous as an air filter?
Smart lifting: How to balance cost and safety
Rental experts discuss equipment strategies for today’s complex lifting challenges
How microgrids are powering the data center boom
As the global demand for data grows, businesses are looking beyond the grid for uninterrupted operation