Interviews

Q&A with Skanska USA’s Scott Cannon on construction’s skills shortage
Published on: 01 November, 2024
Read a Q&A with Skanska’s Scott Cannon on how internships can help support construction’s labour market
‘Then the cable snapped…’: Turning a bad day on site into a useful lesson
Published on: 25 October, 2024
What happened when construction teams were forced to abandon the planned immersion of a 185-meter-long tunnel section under one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world?
AT-PAC names new Canadian managing director
Published on: 21 October, 2024
Appointment will grow and strengthen company’s Canadian operations and business
Heavy weather: Climate change drives demand for storm-resistant, bullet-proof cabins
Published on: 15 October, 2024
Virginia-based off-site construction company VFP specialises in producing bullet-proof concrete cabins which can withstand tornadoes with a rating of EF5 
Digging for Ukraine: Volvo’s battle to get women to operate excavators and wheel loaders
Published on: 08 October, 2024
Volvo CE is piloting a course aimed at encouraging more women to become qualified excavator and wheel loader operators, starting in Ukraine. 
Q&A: How drones are transforming processes in the construction sector
Published on: 03 October, 2024
Construction Briefing speaks to Matthew Swinney, head of image sensing solutions at Sony Europe
Video: Discussing women in construction with Catie Williams of InEight
Published on: 02 October, 2024
Mitchell Keller speaks with Catie Williams of InEight - a software and project management firm - about data and how women can have a big part in the future of construction
Building from the ground up: Has the construction industry turned a corner?
Published on: 18 September, 2024
Construction is an industry that is constantly being challenged, but could be turning a corner
Online exclusive: How technology can reduce construction’s emissions
Published on: 06 September, 2024
How technology can help the construction industry increase its sustainability
The 3 key ingredients to making modular construction work
Published on: 03 September, 2024
Reds10’s chairman Paul Ruddick on making a success of modular construction
Exclusive interview: XCMG chairman highlights the changing Chinese market
Published on: 23 August, 2024
XCMG is China’s largest construction OEM by sales. Mr. Yang Dongsheng, chairman of XCMG, sat down with Andy Brown to talk about the changing Chinese market, export plans, electric equipment and heavy construction robots
European dealers weigh the benefits of buying Chinese EV equipment
Published on: 16 August, 2024
Dutch equipment dealer Kemp Groep says trade wars and far-right climate scepticism will not deter it from investing in Chinese electric earthmovers
Exclusive interview: Yves Padrines, CEO, Nemetschek Group
Published on: 13 August, 2024
With 12 brands under his control, Yves Padrines, CEO, Nemetschek Group, is a man with his finger on the pulse of technology trends and opportunities, Andy Brown discovers
Q&A: What does a 100% technological approach mean to the construction industry?
Published on: 12 August, 2024
Construction Briefing speaks to Ibon Iribar, investment and open innovation advisor at Cemex Ventures
Which are the world’s most ethical construction companies?
Published on: 05 August, 2024
What are the world’s most ethical construction companies doing to make the world a better place?
Down Under: The challenges of building Sydney’s mega metro
Published on: 30 July, 2024
Comprising the first tunnel drilled under Sydney Harbour and Australia’s biggest station cavern, Australia’s biggest public transport project, has navigated huge technical challenges, a global pandemic, industrial action and floods of epic proportions. 
EFCA Barometer: “60% of countries forecast increased turnover in the next six months”
Published on: 29 July, 2024
EFCA highlights some of the findings from its most recent Barometer
What are the root causes of project failure? One project planning expert thinks he knows.
Published on: 15 July, 2024
Image: Generated using AI by Bartek via AdobeStock - stock.adobe.comElecosoft 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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