The CEA is holding its annual conference on Wednesday 18th November 2015 at the home of the Institute of Civil Engineers at One Great George Street, London. This year’s conference will concentrate on the factors that will make the UK construction equipment sector even more successful – investment in infrastructure, …
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Construction sector in Kazakhstan expanded by 4.6% in 2014
As indicated by the results of PMR’s latest report, entitled “Construction sector in Kazakhstan 2015. Development forecasts for 2015-2021”, construction industry output increased by 4.6% in real terms to KZT 2,667bn (€11.2bn) in 2014. In recent years, the construction industry in Kazakhstan has been fuelled overwhelmingly by new construction projects, …
Read More »MaBuild brings Morocco’s building industry to Casablanca
With the fifth largest economy in Africa, a thriving tourism industry and a growing focus on solar energy, Morocco is a busy place. There’s been huge growth in the local construction sector over the past few years that shows no sign of slowing down. The government is running a …
Read More »Construction Trades Call for Government Support
Tradesmen have called on the government to protect the industry from future recessions, as part of a roundtable discussion hosted by UK Construction Week in association with Checkatrade. The event, which was chaired by TV personality and Checkatrade Ambassador Craig Phillips, brought together a cross-section of tradesmen from around the …
Read More »ICUEE 2015 – Online Bidding Is Open for Benefit Auction
Event Helps Connect Military Veterans with Industry Jobs MILWAUKEE (September 9, 2015) – Online bidding is now open for the ICUEE 2015 benefit auction, which will help connect military veterans with industry jobs. The auction is October 1 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. on the show floor. ICUEE 2015 …
Read More »The 60th Nordbau – Celebrating past and future of Germany’s building trade
Germany has one of the world’s leading industrial economies and a very high level of infrastructure, so as you can imagine there’s a large and busy construction sector. Germany also manufactures a huge amount of world-class plant, hand tools and advanced materials. That means a construction expo in Germany is …
Read More »Third Bosphorus link will be world's longest road/rail bridge
For thousands of years the city that’s now Istanbul, and was once Constantinople and Byzantium, has been the gateway between Europe and Asia. The only obstruction in that gateway is the mile-and-a-half channel of the Bosphorus straits, currently spanned by Istanbul’s two bridges. Now, to direct traffic around the city …
Read More »UKCW's Roll Call of Recognisable Names
With just weeks to go before the industry heads to Birmingham for UK Construction Week, planning a visit around the comprehensive seminar schedule is vital. Delivering high-level insights into the key issues facing the construction industry from a raft of recognisable names, the Main Stage seminar programme is integral to …
Read More »Tehran lining up $100bn of energy deals, says MEED
Investment in oil, gas and petrochemicals projects will be priority for post-sanctions Iran Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 7 September 2015 – Tehran is lining up $100bn worth of energy deals it wants to sign in the aftermath international sanctions being lifted, according to a new report by Middle East business …
Read More »Over 200 companies to participate in Infra Oman
Infra Oman 2015, the 5th edition of Oman’s International trade event for infrastructure & industrial projects will be held from 5 – 7 October 2015. It is organized by Al Nimr Expo and supported by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Ministry of Regional Municipalities & Water Resources and the …
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