Articles by Neil Gerrard
Published on: 15 April 2025
Caterpillar has announced that it has elected a new CEO, as incumbent CEO and chairman Jim Umpleby moves to the role of executive chairman
Published on: 08 April 2025
Komatsu Europe CEO and COO on European sales and impact of trade tariffs
Published on: 07 April 2025
Germany-based OEM Atlas is to build selected wheeled material handler models under the Develon brand, as part of a new partnership announced at the Bauma exhibition in Munich, Germany.
Published on: 18 March 2025
As Bauma 2025 approaches, we take a look at seven images of the build-up at the show in Munich, Germany
Published on: 19 February 2025
Three former managers of UK demolition company Keltbray have been convicted of taking bribes in return for handing out specialist labour contracts worth £15m
Published on: 05 February 2025
Published on: 16 January 2025
Strabag and Porr to build new bridge to replace 1960s structure that snakes through mountainous Tyrol region
Published on: 23 December 2024
Demolition contractor’s appeal against ‘excessive’ penalty results in larger fine
Published on: 27 November 2024
The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has proposed slapping imported Chinese excavators with up to 83.5% duty.
Published on: 18 November 2024
New restrictions ban nearly all forms of construction and demolition
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Published on: 09 October 2024
Findings from a new report on the potential for EU-wide ‘end-of-waste’ criteria
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Published on: 16 July 2024
A former Caterpillar dealer based in Venezuela has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $100 million in damages from the US-based manufacturer
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Published on: 15 July 2024
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Elecosoft head of innovation Mark Chapman on what a 30-year civil engineering career has shown him about causes of project failures
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Published on: 05 July 2024
As Europe’s largest economy, Germany is renowned for having first-class infrastructure but even in one of the region’s wealthiest countries, the bridges are crumbling
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Published on: 17 June 2024
JCB is to invest 500 million reais (just under US$100 million) on modernizing and expanding its Latin American operations
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Published on: 17 June 2024
New figures that show the state of play in Europe’s construction industry have been released
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Published on: 11 June 2024
Skanska has revealed that recovery and salvage work at the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, USA, is worth a total of US$50 million
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Published on: 03 June 2024
Swedish contractor Skanska is to build the new Lokomotion Technology Centre for industrial manufacturer Metso in Lahdesjärvi, Tampere, Finland
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Published on: 15 May 2024
The US government has announced that it is raising tariffs on a wide range of Chinese goods, including on materials and machinery used in the construction industry
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Published on: 15 May 2024
The high rate of suicide in the construction industry is a ‘shameful statistic’ but the stigma around it is finally being broken down