International Construction Jan/Feb podcast

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19 February 2018

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The International Construction editorial team

For the first International Construction podcast of 2018, from the January/February issue, editor Andy Brown and deputy editor Thomas Allen summarise the major news stories from the latest edition.

This month we look at the collapse of Carillion, Volvo re-entering the rigid hauler market and plans by the Chilean government to create a state-owned company to manage capital for infrastructure projects.

In other news, the Chinese government has lodged a complaint after an Australia Minister criticised their construction policy regarding certain Pacific countries and report on plans to build the world’s tallest modular development. 

 

Southwest Industrial Rigging gets new owner and leadership team
Entering a new era but aspiring to continue Harry Baker’s legacy
Trail King debuts automatic kingpin steering trailers
New trio hailed as a fundamental shift in heavy-haul equipment design
How a modular test system overcame a genset bottleneck
When rising demand threatened to outpace a genset manufacturer’s testing capacity, a modular test cell bridged the gap – and laid the groundwork for future growth.