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European construction slide continues
20/03/2013: Construction output fell by 1.4% in the Eurozone and by 1.3% across the 27 countries of the EU in January compared with the December. more »
Deal done to build world's largest solar power towers
20/03/2013: Concentrating solar power (CSP) companies Abengoa and BrightSource Energy have joined forces to build the world’s two largest solar power towers. more »
Christchurch hospital rebuild moves forward
19/03/2013: The first site work on Christchurch’s NZ600m-plus (£327m) hospitals redevelopment project is set to start in a couple of months. more »
Report sheds light on construction fraud
19/03/2013: A new report by Grant Thornton’s Canadian business lists the top 10 most common construction frauds and how to lower risk. more »
Hong Kong suspends lift contractor
19/03/2013: Shineford Engineering Limited’s registration as a lift contractor in Hong Kong has been suspended for six months with effect from 1 May, following a lift incident earlier this month in which seven passengers were injured. more »
Two big Hong Kong wins for Leighton
19/03/2013: Leighton Contractors (Asia) has won a contract worth AU$656m (£445m) with Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation to build a key part of the Shatin to Central Link (SCL). more »
World's largest concentrated solar plant opens
17/03/2013: The Shams 1 concentrated solar energy plant has opened in Abu Dhabi's western region. more »
Coffey in alliance team for NZ causeway
17/03/2013: Coffey has been appointed as part of an alliance team to upgrade the SH16 Causeway in New Zealand. more »
CH2M Hill to review decision-making on three US mega projects
15/03/2013: Washington State Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson has announced an assessment programme for three of the state's largest construction projects. more »
Hong Kong awards final Central-Wan Chai Bypass tunnel
15/03/2013: Hong Kong’s Highways Department has signed a HK$4.792bn (£412m) contract with China State Construction Engineering for the Central-Wan Chai Bypass. more »
Atkins helps put Denmark's construction permits online
14/03/2013: Atkins has been brought in by local authorities in Denmark create a web-based geographic information system (GIS) for professionals and the general public to apply for construction and environmental permits. more »
World Bank bars L&T for six months
14/03/2013: The World Bank has imposed sanctions on India’s Larsen & Toubro Group for a period of six months, effective from last week. more »
RMD provides shoring for world’s second-deepest pumping station
13/03/2013: Contractor Abuljadayel has used formwork and shoring systems provided by RMD Kwikform to support construction of the North Jeddah pumping station in Saudi Arabia. more »
Hong Kong construction booms
13/03/2013: The total gross value of construction works carried out in 2012 by main contractors in Hong Kong increased 24.2% in nominal terms on the previous year. more »
Spanish asphalt cartel fined €16m
13/03/2013: Spain’s National Competition Commission (CNC) has imposed fines totalling more than €16m (£14m) on 11 companies for sharing out the Cantabrian asphalt market amongst themselves. more »
Construction bosses subdued about future outlook
12/03/2013: An international survey has shown CEOs in engineering and construction to be less confident that their peers in other sectors about the outlook for the next few years. more »
JCB’s new Brazilian factory scoops order for 1,000 backhoes
12/03/2013: JCB has won a massive order for more than 1,000 of its backhoe loaders in a deal which is designed to transform the rural economy of Brazil. more »
Aecom team lands $72m Riyadh airport expansion
12/03/2013: Aecom is in a joint venture that has won a five-year, US$72m (£48m) contract for the redevelopment and expansion of King Khaled International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. more »
T&T leads fit-out of Heriot-Watt’s Malaysian campus
12/03/2013: Turner & Townsend is leading the fit-out of Heriot-Watt University’s new campus in Putrajaya, Malaysia. more »
Multi-billion deal done for Australian port project
12/03/2013: Aurizon and GVK Coal Infrastructure have signed non-binding terms for a joint scheme to develop rail and port infrastructure to unlock Galilee Basin coal reserves in Australia. more »