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Swinerton scales up with public work
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Swinerton is finding ways to grow while other contractors pull back by leaning into public sector work and shoring up its supply chain. The Concord, California-based builder recently jumped five spots to No. 30 on ENR’s list…
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The Trend Toward Bright-Line Protections: Recent Legislative Updates to Prompt Payment Laws Across the Country
Prompt payment statutes have long served as the backbone of financial fairness and predictability in the construction industry. Designed to ensure that those who perform work and furnish materials are paid timely, these statutes help maintain cash flow stability across all tiers of a project. In recent years, state legislatures across the country have taken…
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Kenworth Introduces New L770 and L770E Trucks
Kenworth has announced its newest Class 8 vocational trucks — the Kenworth L770 and the battery-electric L770E. These models represent Kenworth’s first vocational low-cab forward offerings, which are engineered to excel in specialized vocational applications, such as concrete pumping, crane and paint striping. The Kenworth L770 and zero-emission L770E are now available for order and…
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Balfour, Laing and Bouygues sign Sizewell C civils agreement
The agreement brings the three contractors into a single delivery organisation, which will be responsible for extensive areas of the project. These include enabling works and earthworks; marine and tunnelling works; main civils works; and ancillary works, permanent roads and networks. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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MHCLG takes over Building Safety Regulator in major overhaul
Alex Norris, minister for building safety, said: “The establishment of the BSR has been fundamental to centralising safety in the construction process and it’s time to take the next steps to build on that precedent and create a system that works for the sector whilst keeping residents and their safety at the heart of the process. View…
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State of the Equipment Rental 2025 Power Generation Industry
Generators, engines, and battery technologies are the key to getting the job done, even if the work is at a remote jobsite without connection to the grid or someone’s backyard. As the industry continues its efforts in sustainability goals, OEMs continue to develop the machines to generate the power necessary to get the job done.…
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Building world-class hotels: The power of preconstruction and self-perform services
By fostering a collaborative project approach that earns trust, PCL Construction provides key services that ensure the success of hospitality projects. When it comes to constructing and renovating hospitality facilities, prioritizing the guest experience is paramount. This means minimizing disruptions during renovations and delivering exceptional quality for new projects. Ranked number two in the United…
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Your Blue Color Palette Is Probably Not Complete: Here’s How We’d Fix It (Using Real Reader Homes)
Over the course of my tenure at EHD (I’ve been around since 2018 off and on), I’ve seen into a ton of reader homes. It’s always so much fun for me to see how other people live; it speaks to my inner home voyeur. But you start picking up on things when you do it…
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Footage captures aftermath of house blast that led to builder’s prosecution
Footage taken by a member of the public shows the immediate aftermath of a gas explosion that left a worker with burns so serious he has been unable to work since. Barry Newman, 58, the sole trader of Foster Brother Builders, was given a suspended sentence after his failures led to the blast. Newman had…
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Is motherhood construction’s untapped leadership asset?
When women step away from work to have children, we often speak about what the industry loses. But we should also ask what it gains when they return. In construction, we’re facing a familiar challenge. The latest CITB Construction Workforce Outlook warns that we need an additional 240,000 workers by 2029. Yet the pipeline remains…