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How Technology Is Changing The Construction Industry

How Technology Is Changing the Construction Industry

Most construction industry professionals acknowledge that increased adoption of technology is in their future. Yet many still resist committing their time or money, and others invest sporadically, hoping to see results by using tech for tech’s sake. Improved project outcomes…

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Work Begins On Water Project In Argentina

Work begins on water project in Argentina

Work on a US$450 million tunnel project in Buenos Aires has been started by Italian contractor Salini Impregilo, it is part of the biggest public works in Argentina. The 12 km tunnel will pass beneath the Riachuelo River, and is…

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High Speed 2 (HS2) Railway

High Speed 2 (HS2) Railway

HS2 is a new high speed railway line under development, which will run between London and Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. The route is also named the  Y network because it roughly resembles the shape of the letter Y. It is…

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Bounce Back For UK Construction

Bounce back for UK construction

The latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has shown that growth in the UK construction sector reached a 17-month high in May 2017, with an index figure of 56.0 – up sharply from 53.1 in the April…

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UK Civil Engineering Costs To Rise

UK civil engineering costs to rise

In the second quarter of 2015, UK civil engineering costs rose by 0.7%, remaining unchanged compared with the same period last year, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). Civil engineering costs, tender…

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