Articles by Neil Gerrard

HD Hyundai targets $11bn in revenue as it merges construction entities
Published on: 02 July 2025
HD Hyundai Construction Equipment and HD Hyundai Infracore are set to merge to form a new entity called HD Construction Equipment
Aecom in $81.3m deal to remediate California Space Force base
Published on: 28 May 2025
Aecom to provide environmental remdiation at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California
Caterpillar elects a new CEO as Jim Umpleby moves to executive chairman
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
Komatsu: Improved sales on horizon in Europe after ‘depressive’ two years
Published on: 08 April 2025
Komatsu Europe CEO and COO on European sales and impact of trade tariffs
Atlas to build wheeled material handler models for Develon in new partnership
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.
7 photos from the build-up of Bauma 2025
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
Three former managers of UK demolition company convicted of taking bribes for contracts
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
Two firms win €217m deal to replace Austrian ‘engineering marvel’
Published on: 16 January 2025
Strabag and Porr to build new bridge to replace 1960s structure that snakes through mountainous Tyrol region
Keltbray lands increased £18m fine after losing bid-rigging appeal
Published on: 23 December 2024
Demolition contractor’s appeal against ‘excessive’ penalty results in larger fine
UK could hit Chinese excavators with duty of up to 83.5% after anti-dumping probe
Published on: 27 November 2024
The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has proposed slapping imported Chinese excavators with up to 83.5% duty.
Construction work banned in Delhi amid ‘severe plus’ smog
Published on: 18 November 2024
New restrictions ban nearly all forms of construction and demolition
When does construction waste become a marketable product?
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Published on: 09 October 2024
Findings from a new report on the potential for EU-wide ‘end-of-waste’ criteria
Former dealer sues Caterpillar for $100m in damages
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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
What are the root causes of project failure? One project planning expert thinks he knows.
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Published on: 15 July 2024
Image: Generated using AI by Bartek via AdobeStock - stock.adobe.com Elecosoft head of innovation Mark Chapman on what a 30-year civil engineering career has shown him about causes of project failures
A critical moment for Germany’s bridges
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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
JCB aims to double size of Latin American operations with $100m investment
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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
The European construction industry in 4 charts
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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
Skanska’s Francis Scott Key Bridge recovery work worth $50m
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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
Skanska to build €150m Lokomotion Technology Centre for Metso
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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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