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Baltimore bridge collapse: Can engineers prevent similar disasters?
Deadly catastrophe leads to opportunity for engineers to do more to protect the world’s aging bridges
Impact of Morocco earthquake worsened by old construction methods
Morocco hit by deadliest earthquake in more than six decades
How did Turkey’s construction equipment industry respond to the February earthquake?
IRN speaks to Oğuz Yusuf Yiğit, secretary general of İMDER and İSDER
How is Turkey planning to rebuild after a devastating earthquake?
It’s now over a month since two earthquakes in rapid succession devastated parts of Turkey and neighbouring Syria.
Turkey promises swift rebuild; contractors make pledge
Country’s contractors pledge to donate 1% of public reconstruction costs.
Dutch rental firms create alliance for disaster response
Bredenoord and Riwal to provide equipment for natural disaster rellief
How are pumps tackling climate events?
Traditional pumps used to tackle floods and fires
Contractors lend a hand with European flood disaster clean up
Local construction and other industries initiate European flood disaster clean up
Interview: India’s equipment rental industry fights Covid impact
International Rental News talks to Satin Sachdeva of India’s Construction Equipment Rental Association (CERA)
Brazil’s rental industry makes plea on Covid
Brazilian rental association ALEC and 12 other organisations call for immediate action on Covid-19 crisis
Construction and Covid-19: rolling news update
KHL journalists are reporting on how the Covid-19 outbreak is impacting construction worldwide
New lockdowns currently exclude construction
Europe and UK impose new restrictions, while other regions rely on softer measures to combat spread of virus
Construction to contract 5.7% in Australia
Despite ongoing activity, industry feels impact of Covid-19 and low oil prices 
Podcast: US construction bears impact of pandemic
Ken Simonson, chief economist with Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) talks with International Construction’s Jenny Lescohier
Speedy Hire furloughs 50% of employees
UK rental company temporarily closes some smaller depots but maintains national coverage through its superstores
Coates Hire working through crisis
Events business has ceased, but rental company still active in construction and natural resources sectors
Coronavirus affects industry in Brazil and Colombia
Major equipment manufacturers have ceased production while thousands of jobsites are shut down
Survey: Over 25% of US construction firms laying off workers
Despite challenges, some are gaining work in the face of the coronavirus pandemic
CNH Industrial updates European production plans
The majority of its European assembly operations will remain suspended until April 17
Aggreko offers use of 1,300 small gensets
Power company offers the UK government up to 1,300 small generators to support COVID-19 testing sites
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