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"MOST CHALLENGING PROJECT EVER" COMPLETED BY TBM
An 8m (26.2 foot) diameter Robbins Main Beam

RESTORATION AND REPAIR
The new federal government has invested significantly in the future of German infrastructure projects and plans to restore the country’s bridges are well on their way, writes Catrin Jones

BIG CHANGES AHEAD
The German economy has been hit by the war in Ukraine and the need to increase the speed of the country’s energy independence, writes Scott Hazelton from IHS Markit

RECORD BREAKING
Global equipment sales hit a record high in 2021, and demand will remain strong as order backlogs are fulfilled. Beyond that, it is not clear what impact the war in Ukraine will have on inflationary pressures, writes the team at Off-Highway Research

ARE AUTONOMY, Al, AND ALTERNATIVE POWER ROAD CONSTRUCTION'S FUTURE?
Research and development teams across the sector are working on autonomous solutions, electric power and increased digital integration – Andy Brown asks just how different road construction could look by 2030?

THE NEW REVOLUTION
Robotics and autonomy are changing the face of construction, as TOM JACKSON reports

‘WORLD’S LARGEST’ ELECTRIC DRIVE DUMP TRUCK
XCMG has produced what it says is the

NEW US FACILITY FOR CNH
CNH Industrial will open a new engineering centre

MACHINE CONTROL READY FOR NEXT BIG PUSH
MAGNUS THIBBLIN, President, Machine Control, Hexagon, tells ANDY BROWN about lagging rates of adoption and why retrofit or factory fitted is one of the big debates in the sector

BOOSTING JOBSITE HEALTH AND SAFETY
Safety risks and dangers are well known to the construction industry. Catrin Jones examines what more can be done and whether technology can play a key role in improving safety

MATERIAL CONCERNS: WHAT THE GLOBAL ENERGY CRISIS MEANS FOR CONSTRUCTION
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is sending already stretched costs of steel and concrete soaring. Lucy Barnard finds out why the construction industry is one of the most exposed to the global energy crisis and how high gas bills are impacting projects

UAE'S LARGEST INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT
The rail link will better connect people and