International Construction - March 2020

Included in this issue:

• WORLD NEWS
  Impact of coronavirus on supply chain; Qatar’s floating hotels for World Cup; green light for UK’s HS2.
• CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY NEWS
  Including: Doosan’s award-winning drones; funding for robotics start-up; Exoskeleton prototype.
• ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
  The economic outlook in North Africa should see improvement over the next few years but, writes Scott Hazelton from IHS Markit, this growth will be limited.
• REGIONAL REPORT
  The countries making up the CIS Nations are looking to boost economic growth through infrastructure investment, writes Jenny Lescohier.
• ROAD CONSTRUCTION
  The equipment and working practices of road construction is ever-evolving, Jenny Lescohier reports.
• ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT
  Electric equipment is emerging from the shadows of the industry to the forefront, writes Andy Brown.
• INTERVIEW
  One of the construction industry’s closest observers, Off-Highway Research’s David Phillips, reflects on his time in the industry and what the future for it may hold.
• CONEXPO SHOW GUIDE
  The biggest construction show of the year is almost upon us, Conexpo in Las Vegas, US.
• CONCRETE EQUIPMENT
  Jenny Lescohier discovers how technology is influencing all aspects of concrete equipment.
• COMPONENTS 
  Components are being fine-tuned to boost machine performance and increase uptime, writes Joe Sargent.
• OFF-HIGHWAY RESEARCH 
  A look at global sales of road building equipment