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Action Equipment & Scaffold makes acquisition
Deal will see company expand into Texas
HYIELD consortium to develop EU-backed waste-to-hydrogen project
Demonstration plant in Spain to manufacture 400 tonnes of green hydrogen
Vinci and Acciona in PPP deal on €6.2bn electrical transmission infrastructure framework
Vinci’s subsidiary Cobra IS and Acciona have won a deal for a 35-year public-private partnership on a €6.2 billion electrical transmission infrastructure framework in Australia.
Video: Balfour Beatty installs six offshore liners at Hinkley Point C nuclear plant
UK-based civil engineering contractor Balfour Beatty has installed six offshore liners at the major new nuclear power station under construction at Hinkley Point C in Somerset.
Double breakthrough for Sydney Metro
The TBMs have achieved the first two breakthroughs for Sydney Metro West as work goes ahead to build twin 24km metro tunnels
Silicon Valley company develops off-highway electrification ‘ecosystem’
Will show electric mini excavator at CES show in January
Komatsu expands short tailswing wheeled excavator range
Range extended upwards with two models in 16-20t class
TELT awards €800 million contract for tunnel materials project
10-year contract calls for handling of 23 million tonnes of material recovered from tunnel excavation
€246m in funding secured for Morocco highways project
A new highway project in Morocco has secured a total of €246 million in funding for its construction.
UK launches its most expensive road project
Construction is underway on England’s €1.2 billion A428 upgrade
The top 40 most-read stories of 2023 (1-20)
Today is the Construction Briefing’s penultimate issue of the year and to round off 2023, we’re bringing you the top 20 articles from the last 12 months.
€130m ammonia terminal for UK port
Green energy terminal to support liquid ammonia from Saudi’s NEOM facility
Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska attempts to sell his stake in Strabag
Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska is attempting to sell 100% of the shares he controls in Austrian construction company Strabag.
What does COP28 mean for construction?
Amanda Williams, Head of Environmental Sustainability, CIOB on some of the main construction-related discussion points at COP 28 
Top 10 construction companies in Europe 2023
CE100 reveals highest ranked contractors by revenue
‘World-first’ mixed-use gaming and esports district planned for Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya City
Qiddiya City in Saudia Arabia will see the construction of what its developers claim will be the first mixed-use gaming and esports district in the world.
Asian Development Bank approves US$2.1bn finance for Philippines bridge
The Bataan–Cavite Interlink Bridge (BCIB) will complete the transport loop around Manila Bay
HummingbirdEV tech powers explosion-proof EVs
Nearly 400 mine utility vehicles built under license between HummingbirdEV, Keshi Group
XCMG opens automated MEWP factory
Second aerial platform facility offers automation across all key proccesses 
Wirtgen upgrades F-Series milling machine
W 220 XFi cold milling machine promises more sustainable operation
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