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Construction sector

  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
    Japanese business & finance
    The couple fighting a 52m-high data centre next door

    Japan is getting ready for a huge surge in AI facilities — and complaints from nearby residents

    Munekazu and Erin Tanikawa stand on their apartment balcony, looking out over a parking lot where construction equipment is visible.
  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    Home Depot Inc
    Home Depot courts contractors as US economy weighs on the DIY set

    Home improvement giant spends billions to attract new business from professionals beyond traditional customer base

    A shopper pushes a flat cart loaded with wooden boards through the lumber section of a Home Depot store.
  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    US
    Maine becomes first US state to pass data centre construction ban

    Closely watched legislation could provide a blueprint for others considering moratoriums

    The Maine State House with its domed roof, leafless trees, and several cars parked in front on a winter day.
  • Wednesday, 8 April, 2026
    UK universities
    The Big Read. The hangover from Britain’s student housing boom

    Concerns about affordability and community impact are mounting, even as purpose-built accommodation gains traction elsewhere

    Montage of images of different blocks of purpose-built student accommodation
  • Wednesday, 1 April, 2026
    Employment
    Does it really make sense to retrain as a plumber?

    It’s become the go-to advice for anyone whose white-collar job could be eliminated by AI — but it’s not very realistic

    Jonathan Guthrie
  • Monday, 16 March, 2026
    Art Basel Hong Kong 2026
    Can the last bamboo artisans of Hong Kong survive the modern age?

    The material is an inescapable part of the city’s landscape and heritage — but its future is precarious

    Two bamboo scaffolders in bright shirts work high above, securing metal sheets onto a temporary bamboo theatre structure against a blue sky.
  • Wednesday, 4 March, 2026
    Property sector
    Lex. Three reasons to be hopeful for UK homebuilders

    Despite Vistry’s gloomy outgoing chief, easier planning rules, better affordability and possibly even state help could boost sector

    Premium content
    A builder in a high-visibility vest lays bricks and applies mortar at a residential construction site.
  • Wednesday, 4 March, 2026
    Property sector
    Vistry shares plunge 25% as UK housebuilder warns of lower margins

    FTSE 250 company to separate CEO and chair roles as Greg Fitzgerald steps down

    People walking past multiple estate agent signs outside a row of brick terraced houses in south London.
  • Friday, 6 February, 2026
    UK housebuilding
    Lex. Why private equity won’t rescue the UK’s housebuilding efforts

    Investors have little interest in build-to-rent projects given the dismal level of profits

    Premium content
    Scaffolding and building materials surround a partially constructed house, with the roof structure visible but unfinished.
  • Monday, 2 February, 2026
    Property sector
    One Hyde Park residents win legal battle over £35mn in building defects

    Claimants hail ‘a decisive victory’ over corrosion and other faults at exclusive development

    Several modern glass and steel apartment buildings at One Hyde Park in London, with cars and pedestrians in front.
  • Sunday, 11 January, 2026
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia opens $1bn theme park as kingdom pushes ahead with megaprojects

    Six Flags Qiddiya City is welcome arrival for country’s rulers after multiple setbacks to grand infrastructure schemes

    A CGI rendering of Steam Town in Qiddiya theme park featuring a dramatic roller coaster with steep drops, smoke effects, and a large central tower
  • Thursday, 4 December, 2025
    UK business
    UK businesses cut jobs at fastest pace since 2021 while builders report steep downturn

    BoE survey and S&P Global data point to impact of Budget uncertainty on headcount and activity

    A construction worker in a red hard hat and safety vest measures wooden roof beams with a tape measure.
  • Thursday, 27 November, 2025
    Reinvention Champions 2025
    Machinery hire group paves way for greener construction sites

    Nixon Hire’s shift from fossil fuel-based equipment taps into demand for lower-carbon building methods

    A worker in a hard hat and orange safety vest opens large solar panels in front of a yellow Nixon-branded container.
  • Tuesday, 18 November, 2025
    UK housebuilding
    UK government’s housebuilding target under threat as councils face exodus of planners

    Planning industry has been hit by local authority budget cuts since 2010

    A worker in a high-visibility vest and helmet fits tiles on the roof of a new house under construction, surrounded by scaffolding.
  • Monday, 17 November, 2025
    Property sector
    What happens when housing supply is driven by markets not Main Street

    Home prices in America won’t come down without systemic reform

    Rana Foroohar
    An illustration showing a barrier of large hands blocking people from accessing a cluster of houses and apartment buildings.
  • Saturday, 8 November, 2025
    UK property
    Neighbour vs neighbour: the perils of taking control of your block of flats

    Leaseholders can band together to manage their buildings. It can mean lower costs — but it doesn’t always go to plan

    Montage image of flats and two people in a disagreement sat on a bench
  • Thursday, 6 November, 2025
    UK economy
    UK construction activity falls at fastest pace for 5 years

    Tenth consecutive monthly contraction marks longest period of continuous decline since financial crisis

    A construction worker in a safety vest and helmet moves yellow insulation boards at a housing development site surrounded by scaffolding.
  • Tuesday, 28 October, 2025
    Nuclear energy
    Bechtel boss urges US government to share risk of nuclear build-out

    Danger of cost overruns is obstacle to financing Donald Trump’s plan for 10 new reactors by 2030

    Two large cooling towers at the Alvin W. Vogtle nuclear plant emit steam into a blue sky above treetops.
  • Friday, 26 September, 2025
    Investments
    Directors’ Deals: Kier insiders take advantage of strengthening prices

    Infrastructure group has a healthy order book for 2026

    James Morrall lays bricks with a trowel and cement on a partially completed wall at a residential construction site.
  • Monday, 22 September, 2025
    Middle Eastern companies
    Egyptian billionaire Sawiris seeks to invest $50bn in US infrastructure

    Industrialist’s latest pivot comes as he merges OCI Global into Abu Dhabi-listed Orascom in major business overhaul

    Nassef Sawiris sits smiling at his desk at his office in London in January 2024, with a large blue and white painting behind him.
  • Thursday, 28 August, 2025
    War in Ukraine
    Lex. Rebuilding Ukraine is an opportunity for European companies

    Comments on earnings calls indicate that dozens of companies already have an eye on opportunities

    Premium content
    A man removes a piece of broken glass from a damaged window after a drone attack.
  • Wednesday, 27 August, 2025
    Nuclear energy
    Is the UK’s giant new nuclear power station ‘unbuildable’?

    Meant to withstand being hit by an aircraft, industry veterans warn of Sizewell C’s ‘terrifying’ complexity

    A technical drawing shows aerial view of the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power plant with reactor domes and multiple large buildings near the coastline.
  • Wednesday, 27 August, 2025
    Ukrainian politics
    CRH’s Ukraine cement expansion sparks unease

    War-torn country’s biggest building materials group says Irish company’s recent acquisition of plants ‘contains huge risks’

    A man pours cement into a mixer while rebuilding a house with exposed brick walls and construction tools visible around him.
  • Thursday, 21 August, 2025
    Markets
    The tech ‘sell-off’

    Plus, the homebuilder stock rally, and more on concentration

    Robert Armstrong
    Premium content
    Trader on floor of New York Stock Exchange
  • Wednesday, 20 August, 2025
    Markets
    The signal from semiconductors

    And from housing starts

    Robert Armstrong
    Premium content
    Close-up view of multiple semiconductor chips mounted on a blue computer circuit board
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