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WEBSaudi Arabia set to be ‘world’s largest construction market’ by 2028. Saudi Arabia will be the world’s largest construction market, according to a report by property consultancy Knight Frank and covered in the business press. It said industry output reached $141bn….
Italy’s Salini Impregilo changes name to “Webuild” amid global push
WEBMay 6, 2020 · Italian contracting giant Salini Impregilo is moving ahead with its name change – to Webuild – after shareholders agreed the move in a meeting on Monday. The company said the change "signals the latest step in the Group’s evolution, becoming ever more global with a strong base in Italy". Its international projects include the Grand ...
Skanska’s $172m “AirTrain” completed at San Francisco airport
WEBSep 27, 2021 · The US arm of Swedish contractor Skanska has completed a $172m extension to the “AirTrain” – an automated people mover at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Skanska USA’s design-and-build project began in 2016 and includes two stations at the airport’s Grand Hyatt Hotel and long-term …
Ferrovial scoops $194m Saudi Arabian road contract
WEBJoe Quirke. 24.06.14. A joint venture between Ferrovial subsidiary Ferrovial Agroman and the Saudi firm Al Fahd Contracting has been chosen to upgrade an access road to Riyadh to international motorway standards.Â. The contract for the Abi Bakr As Siddiq highway was awarded by Ar Riyadh Development Authority and is worth $194m.
Multinational team designs Scandinavia’s longest suspension bridge
WEBMay 25, 2022 · The 2,010m-long suspension bridge will have a main span of 1,625m – one metre longer than Scandinavia’s current longest, the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark. The bridge will contain separate lanes for pedestrians, cyclists and slow-moving vehicles such as mopeds. NPRA and Arup will provide engineering …
China begins research into building megastructures in space
WEBAug 31, 2021 · The extraordinary cost of building in space is shown by the International Space Station, which is thought to have cost about €100bn over 10 years. The kinds of structure envisaged by the Chinese foundation would be an order of magnitude larger than that. Other elements of the plan include modelling orbit dynamics and simulation tests of ...
China's CRCC lands first major contract on China-Thailand high …
WEBDec 21, 2020 · After years of talks, state-owned rail contractor China Railway Construction Corp (CRCC) has won a $415m contract to build the 40km first segment of the China-Thailand high-speed railway linking Bangkok to Thailand’s border …
Chemicals giant BASF opens another plant in India
WEBApr 20, 2015 · German chemicals giant BASF will be hoping for growth in India’s construction market after unveiling its fifth construction chemicals plant (pictured) last week in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. It’s BASF’s fifth such plant in the country and the company says it will allow it to respond faster to customers’ needs in the south.
World's longest cantilevered building now in place at Dubai's One …
WEBNov 4, 2020 · UK-headquartered construction firm Mace reports that the final segment of the world’s longest cantilevered building has been successfully raised and fixed into position at the landmark One Za’abeel mixed-use development in Dubai.