(IN BRIEF) Sika has acquired Gulf Seal, a leading Saudi Arabian producer of bituminous waterproofing membranes, strengthening its presence in the fast-growing construction markets of Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC. Gulf Seal brings more than 20 years of regional … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Acquisition of Gulf Seal Enhances Sika’s Production Capabilities and Market Reach Across the GCC Construction Sector, Awazil Al Khaleej Industrial Co, bituminous waterproofing membranes, Christoph Ganz, construction materials, cross-selling, EMEA region, FIFA World Cup 2034, GCC growth, Gulf Seal, Infrastructure Development, Khaled Al Mogbel, Riyadh production facility, Saudi Arabia construction market, Sika, SMAC France, urbanisation projects, Vision 2030, waterproofing solutions
(IN BRIEF) Atlandes, supported by Egis, has implemented an innovative truck parking system at the Lugos Est rest area on the A63 motorway, increasing capacity from 72 to 128 spaces without expanding the site. Inspired by German best practices, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, European Union, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged A63 motorway, and Improves Driver Safety, Atlandes, Atlandes and Egis Boost Safety and Capacity on the A63 with Innovative Multi-Column Truck Parking System, Bordeaux corridor, Egis, Egis and Atlandes Boost A63 Safety and Capacity with Innovative Algorithm-Driven Multi-Column Truck Parking System, EU-Supported Parking Upgrade on the A63 Introduces High-Capacity, European Union funding, freight transport, Intelligent Transport Systems, Lugos Est rest area, MATIS project, multi column parking system, New Algorithm-Driven Truck Parking Concept on the A63 Enhances Efficiency, Olivier Quoy, PIARC, Reduces Illegal Parking, road safety, Saugnac et Muret control centre, sustainable infrastructure, Sustainable Truck Management Model for European Freight Routes, truck parking, World Road Association
(IN BRIEF) Nefco is supporting a Swedish-funded demolition training programme in Finland for five Ukrainians, including three women, to help strengthen Ukraine’s sustainable reconstruction capabilities. Delivered in partnership with Lotus Demolition, the training covers safe and circular demolition practices, safety … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Ukraine
Tagged circular demolition, debris management, green recovery, Irpin reconstruction, JCB, Kimmo Palomäki, Komplet, Lotus Demolition, Mykulychi school, Nataliia, NEFCO, Nordic expertise., Nordic-Led Initiative Brings Ukrainian Trainees to Finland to Build Skills for Sustainable and Safe Demolition Work, safe demolition practices, Scania, Sweden funded initiative, Ukraine recovery, Ukrainian demolition training, Ulf Bojö, Volvo Construction Equipment, women in demolition
(IN BRIEF) VELUX and DOVISTA have joined with circular construction company a:gain to repurpose insulated glass units with minor aesthetic imperfections into high-performance facade windows. Branded as Viddø, these systems minimize material processing and waste while offering a significantly lower … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Again™, Carbon Footprint Reduced by 44%: Viddø Facade Windows Turn Glass Waste into Building Assets, carbon footprint reduction, circular construction, circular economy in construction, Denmark architecture, DOVISTA, Environmental Product Declaration, facade systems, Frank Radich, glass upcycling, green building innovation, insulated glass units, Krone Vinduer, Lone Feifer, resource optimization, sustainable building products, Thomas Heldgaard, VELUX Group, Viddø, Viddø window system
(IN BRIEF) Bouygues Construction, through Losinger Marazzi, will deliver a CHF 242 million (€260 million) redevelopment in the canton of Zug, constructing new premises for the ZVB public transport authority, the RDZ emergency services and 250 workstations for the cantonal … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Switzerland
Tagged administrative offices, Bouygues Construction, Bouygues Construction Advances Large-Scale Mixed-Use Project to Modernise Key Public Service Buildings in the Canton of Zug, canton of Zug, cantonal administration, CHF 242 million, emergency services, Emergency Services and Cantonal Offices in Zug, Losinger Marazzi, Losinger Marazzi Secures Large-Scale Project to Construct Modern Facilities for Public Mobility and Emergency Services in Zug, Losinger Marazzi to Deliver CHF 242 Million Redevelopment for Public Transport, Minergie P ECO, mixed use development, public transport, public transport authority, RDZ, sustainable construction, Switzerland, underground bus parking, urban redevelopment, urban regeneration, ZVB, €260 million
(IN BRIEF) Vattenfall and Industrikraft have formalized a partnership to develop new nuclear power in Sweden, with Industrikraft acquiring a 20% share in Videberg Kraft AB and investing SEK 400 million. The consortium, which includes leading Swedish companies such as … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged ABB, Alfa Laval, Anna Borg, Boliden, EU energy transition, fossil-free electricity, Green Energy, Hitachi Energy, Höganäs AB, Industrikraft, nuclear power, Ringhals, Saab, SSAB, Stora Enso, sustainable power, Sweden, Swedish industry, Tom Erixon, Vattenfall, Vattenfall and Industrikraft Partner to Drive Sweden’s Next Generation of Nuclear Energy, Videberg Kraft AB, Volvo Group
(IN BRIEF) Heidelberg University has started construction of its new €70 million Life-inspired Engineering Molecular Systems (LEMS) facility, a landmark interdisciplinary research building that will unite engineering, natural, and life sciences. Located on the Im Neuenheimer Feld campus, LEMS will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Education, Germany, Industrial, Science, Technology
Tagged 3D-printed sensors, artificial cell systems, bioinspired technology, Christine Selhuber-Unkel, Federal Government of Germany, Frauke Melchior, German Science and Humanities Council, Germany, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld campus, IMSEAM, INNOVATION, interdisciplinary research, Jürgen Odszuck, LEMS, Life-inspired Engineering Molecular Systems, Marco Grübbel, medical diagnostics, molecular systems engineering, nanotechnology, New LEMS research building at Heidelberg University to unite science and engineering for sustainable innovation, Peer Fischer, photovoltaic façade, research infrastructure, State of Baden-Württemberg, sustainability, sustainable building design, university research, Vermögen und Bau
(IN BRIEF) Vattenfall has received final planning approval from the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) for its Nordlicht 2 offshore wind farm, completing the permitting for the 1.6 GW Nordlicht cluster in the German North Sea. Comprising 44 turbines … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Malta, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged BorWin Delta, BSH, clean energy, CO₂ reduction, energy transition, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, fossil free future, Germany, grid connection, Jonas van Mansfeld, Low-Emission Steel, Netherlands, NOR-6-3, Nordlicht 1, Nordlicht 2, Nordlicht 2 Offshore Wind Farm Approved, North Sea, Offshore wind, renewable energy, Scandinavia, Strengthening Vattenfall’s Leadership in European Offshore Energy, sustainability, United Kingdom, V236-15.0 MW, Vattenfall, Vattenfall Advances German Energy Transition with BSH Approval for Nordlicht 2 Offshore Wind Project, Vestas, wind power
(IN BRIEF) The University of Groningen has named its future University College Groningen headquarters the Bladergroen Building, honoring pioneering child psychologist Wilhelmina Bladergroen. Located at Bloemsingel 1, the building combines the restoration of a 1911 monument with sustainable new construction … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Education, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Architecture, Bladergroen Building, Bloemsingel 1, Education, Elephant Taller, green building, Groningen, Healthy Ageing Campus, Hegeman B.V., heritage restoration, inclusive education, interdisciplinary learning, J.A.W. Vrijman, Joke Fleer, Netherlands, renovation, solar panels, sustainability, Thermal Energy Storage, UCG, University College Groningen, University of Groningen, University of Groningen Names Bladergroen Building as New Sustainable Home for University College Groningen, Wilhelmina Bladergroen
(IN BRIEF) METLEN has secured €65 million in financing to build two large-scale solar parks — Porto Torres in Sardegna and Casale Monferrato in Piemonte — totaling 60 MW of capacity. Scheduled for completion by the end of 2025, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Greece, Industrial, Italy, News
Tagged accordion facilities, Alpha Bank, Aurora, Battery Energy Storage System, BESS, BonelliErede, Casale Monferrato, clean energy, CO2 reduction, energy transition, EOS Consulting, Gestore dei Servizi Energetici, green financing, GSE, Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy, KPMG, Legance, Marsh, Metlen, METLEN Strengthens Renewable Portfolio with €65 Million Financing for Two Italian Solar Parks, non-recourse senior debt, Piemonte, Porto Torres, project financing, renewable energy, Sardegna, solar parks, sustainability, UNICREDIT
(IN BRIEF) METLEN has completed and inaugurated the new bioclimatic façade of the Hellenic Ministry of National Defence at the “Papagos” military camp in Athens, designed by artist and professor Kostas Varotsos. The 13,500 m² façade, constructed with Greek aluminum … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Government, Greece, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged Agenda 2030, ALUMINIUM of GREECE, architectural innovation, Ark of National Memory, bioclimatic façade, ELEMKA S.A., energy efficiency, Evangelos Mytilineos, Greece modernization, Greek aluminum, Greek Armed Forces, Greek industry, Hellenic Ministry of National Defence, HMOD redevelopment, Kostas Varotsos, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, METKA ATE, Metlen, METLEN Completes Iconic Bioclimatic Transformation of the Ministry of National Defence Reflecting Greece’s Progress and Legacy, METLEN Unveils New Bioclimatic Façade for Greece’s Ministry of National Defence as a Tribute to Innovation and Heritage, national heritage, Nikos Dendias, Papagos military camp, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Webuild has initiated a public naming contest for two of Europe’s largest tunnel-boring machines, which are about to begin excavating on Lot 1A of the Salerno-Reggio Calabria high-speed railway. The public can vote until November 7 for either … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Management, Marketing, Society, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Battipaglia, Elvira Notari, engineering, FS Italiane Group, Ghella, Giant TBMs Ready to Shape Southern Italy’s Future as Webuild Launches “Name the Giants” Contest, High-Speed Rail, Italy infrastructure, Leucosia, Ligea, Olga Schiavo, Pizzarotti, Public to Choose Between Myth and Culture for Naming Webuild’s Record-Breaking Tunnel Machines, RFI, Romagnano, Salerno, Salerno–Reggio Calabria high-speed railway, Strait of Messina Bridge, TBM Partenope, TEN-T, Tunnel Pro, Tunnelling, Webuild
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €400 million to support the construction of a 12.64 km section of the Prague Ring Road between Běchovice and the D1 motorway, a project led by Ředitelství silnic a dálnic (RSD) … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged Baltic-Adriatic Corridor, Běchovice, central Europe, climate resilience, congestion reduction, Czech Republic, Czech transport, D1 motorway, EIB, EIB and Czech Authorities Advance Major TEN-T Corridor Project with €400 Million Investment in Prague’s Transport Network, EU Cohesion Policy, European Investment Bank, Green mobility, infrastructure investment, Marek Mora, Ministry of Transport, Prague Ring Road, Radek Mátl, Ředitelství silnic a dálnic, regional development, RSD, SFTI, State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, SUMP, sustainable transport, Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan, TEN-T Core Network
(IN BRIEF) ZÜBLIN, a STRABAG subsidiary, together with ROM Technik GmbH & Co. KG, has been contracted to build the first phase of the IPAI Campus in Heilbronn, Europe’s pioneering innovation park for artificial intelligence. Commissioned by IPAI Immobilienmanagement and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Austria, Business, Construction, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged AI Infrastructure, European AI ecosystem, Germany, green architecture, Heilbronn, high-tech buildings, Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence, IPAI Campus, IPAI Immobilienmanagement, Jörg Rösler, mobility hub, photovoltaic panels, Reallabor, recycled concrete, renewable energy, ROM Technik, Schwarz Immobilien Service, start-up innovation centre, STRABAG SE, sustainable construction, Züblin, ZÜBLIN Leads Construction of Europe’s First AI Innovation Campus in Heilbronn
(IN BRIEF) Holcim has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Xella, a European leader in sustainable walling systems, in a deal valued at EUR 1.85 billion. Xella, which operates across 21 countries with more than 4,000 employees, offers premium … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Switzerland
Tagged acquisition, blue.sprint, Building Companion, building solutions, construction materials, digital construction, Duisburg, EBITDA, EPS, Europe, Germany, Hebel, holcim, Holcim Expands European Footprint with EUR 1.85 Billion Acquisition of Xella, Miljan Gutovic, Multipor, NextGen Growth 2030, ROIC, Silka, sustainability, sustainable construction, synergy, walling systems, Xella, Xella Acquisition Marks Major Step in Holcim’s NextGen Growth 2030 Strategy, Ytong
(IN BRIEF) SGS is advancing its collaboration with the Blue Dot Network (BDN), a global initiative backed by governments and over 200 partners worldwide, to promote quality infrastructure that meets internationally recognized sustainability standards. As an accredited certifier, SGS evaluates … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged BDN, Blue Dot Network, climate solutions, economic efficiency, emerging markets, environmental governance, ESG, Francesca Cerchia, Global Development, IMPACT NOW, infrastructure certification, resilience, responsible infrastructure, SGS, SGS Advances Global Sustainability Through Blue Dot Network Partnership to Certify Quality Infrastructure, SGS Empowers Developers and Investors with Blue Dot Network Certification for High-Quality ESG-Aligned Infrastructure, social inclusion, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, sustainable investment, transparency
(IN BRIEF) Sellafield Ltd has awarded HOCHTIEF (UK) Construction a framework contract worth up to £595 million under the £2.9 billion Infrastructure Delivery Partnership, a long-term programme designed to strengthen the UK’s nuclear and civil infrastructure. Spanning up to 15 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Spain, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ACS Group, civil engineering, clean energy, engineering partnerships, EU funding, HOCHTIEF, HOCHTIEF Awarded £595 Million Role in Sellafield’s Long-Term Nuclear Infrastructure Framework, IDP, Infrastructure Delivery Partnership, infrastructure investment, James Riddick, Juan Santamaría Cases, long-term contracts, nuclear decommissioning, Sellafield Ltd, Sellafield Strengthens Nuclear Infrastructure Programme with HOCHTIEF’s 15-Year Partnership, sustainability, UK nuclear sector, West Cumbria
(IN BRIEF) The Lindner Group made its first appearance at EXPO REAL in Munich, where it presented its SMART Solutions under the theme “Turning Ideas Into Impact.” The approach embodies Lindner’s holistic view of project delivery, combining sustainability, efficiency, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged building passports, circular economy, Circularity and Innovation Take Centre Stage in Lindner Group’s EXPO REAL Premiere, construction industry, Cradle to Cradle, DGNB, environmental responsibility, EXPO REAL, green building, holistic design, INNOVATION, investment fair, Lindner Group, Lindner Group Debuts at EXPO REAL with Forward-Thinking SMART Solutions for Circular Construction, Lindner Group’s First Appearance at EXPO REAL Highlights Future of Holistic Green Building, Madaster, material databases, modular design, Munich, project management, real estate, recyclable materials, resource efficiency, smart solutions, SMART Solutions by Lindner Inspire New Perspectives on Sustainable Construction at EXPO REAL, sustainability strategy, sustainable construction, value creation
(IN BRIEF) STARK Group, through its Danish subsidiary STARK Denmark, has expanded its partnership with the Danish Football Association to include both the women’s and men’s national football teams. The move builds on a collaboration that began in 2018 with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Industrial, Management, Marketing, News, Society, Sports
Tagged Britta Korre Stenholt, Community Engagement, Corporate Social Responsibility, Danish Football Association, Danish national teams, DBU, Denmark, football sponsorship, gender equality, inclusion in sport, men’s football, sponsorship, sports partnership, STARK Denmark, STARK Denmark strengthens ties with Danish Football Association by supporting both women’s and men’s teams, Stark group, STARK Group broadens DBU partnership to champion equality across Denmark’s national football teams, STARK Group expands national football partnership to promote inclusion and community engagement in sport, STARK Group expands partnership with Danish Football Association to support both women’s and men’s national teams, women’s football
(IN BRIEF) Saint-Gobain has announced its new strategic plan Lead & Grow, building on the success of its previous Grow & Impact initiative. The plan aims to drive profitable growth between 2026 and 2030 through innovation, sustainability, and disciplined capital … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged Asia-Pacific, Benoit Bazin, CO2 reduction, Construction Chemicals, EBITDA, emerging markets, Europe, global strategy, Grow & Impact, infrastructure, Lead & Grow, non-residential buildings, North America, profitability, ROCE, Saint-Gobain, Saint-Gobain Unveils Ambitious 2026–2030 Plan to Drive Profitability Sustainability and Shareholder Value, Shareholder Value, sustainability, sustainable construction
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