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UK 2014 Budget boost for housing and infrastructure
Government to support new housing developments and improvements to roads and flood defences
Corruption costs EU €120 billion a year
Report from European Commission highlights urban development and construction sectors as vulnerable across Europe
U.S. construction sectors propelling 8% cement growth for 2014
With U.S. residential, non-residential and public construction sectors “all beating positive,” PCA chief economist Ed Sullivan said cement consumption will grow 8 percent in 2014.
UK outlines €451 billion infrastructure plan
Construction industry claims it may look good on paper, but this spending plan must deliver
Spanish rental industry launches voluntary accreditation scheme
Initiative has support of three main rental associations in Spain - ANAPAT for aerial platforms, ASEAMAC for general rental, and FANAGRUMAC for cranes.
FIEC criticises new EU public procurement rules
European Construction Industry Federation brands revised directives “lengthy and complicated”
Positive signs for UK construction
Latest Office for National Statistics figures show rising second quarter output, while Construction Products Association survey shows improvements across supply chain
UK construction orders down 10% in Q1
Decline due to largest fall in new infrastructure orders since fourth quarter of 1987.
CECE: Russia is a growth engine for Europe
Government and private projects in the oil and gas industry, infrastructure and housing sectors are stimulating demand
UK construction output slows again
Output dropped across all construction sectors year-on-year in January, according to latest ONS figures
UK issues guidance on fitness of equipment operators
Equipment operators should be medically assessed every three years according to the new industry guidelines.
Loxam updates ISO 9001 and 14001 accreditations
Equipment rental firm receives 9001 and 14001 accreditation for all operations across Europe, including businesses acquired since the first accreditations in 1997 and 2010.
Poland’s road building spend to drop in 2013
Investment of €4.7 billion planned for next twelve months, compared to total spend of €5.4 billion last year.
Japan unveils US$ 116 billion stimulus package
US$ 43 billion will go towards reconstruction of earthquake damaged areas and strengthening disaster prevention
UK’s €41 billion infrastructure spend
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne outlines plans to increase investment
Roads a main focus for Ukraine
Government plans to build 2,200km and repair 30,700km of roads between 2013 and 2018
Russian construction market to grow 9% in 2013
Output forecast to hit RUB6.6 trillion (€162 billion) next year as government invests in infrastructure
US$ 23 billion for Central Asian transport
CAREC programme ministers agree on action plan new for new regional transport infrastructure projects
US$ 43 billion infrastructure investment for Jakarta
Indonesia and Japan reach agreement to support 45 projects in the Indonesian capital over next eight years.
Porr CEO in takeover offer for company
Public offer to be made by Karl-Heinz Strauss's investment company after acquiring a 44% stake in contractor
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