Euroconstruct forecasts only a slight rise in construction by 2022
Construction research network Euroconstruct anticipates building work to increase only slightly in the 19 member states up to 2022. According [...]
January 13, 2020
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John Deere starts to cut jobs as it expects sales of the construction and forestry equipment to drop by 15%
Deere & Co. is laying off 57 workers at its Davenport manufacturing plant, saying reduced building activity is expected to [...]
December 10, 2019
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Euroconstruct: Growth in European construction sector forecast to decrease in the next two years
European construction output is forecasted to increase by less than 2% in 2019, and by less than 1.5 percentage [...]
November 5, 2019
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Prefabricated wood construction to make new leap in Chile
The Chilean company E2E is a joint venture between Arauco and the Belgian company Etex. Its factory, which has been [...]
October 21, 2019
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EU construction market a mixed picture; hardwood sector still strong
According to latest Eurostat figures, building construction contracted by 0.2% in May over April 2019, while civil engineering output [...]
August 2, 2019
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China recognized wood framing in new standard
Wood Frame Construction Technology (WFC) has officially been recognized for the first time by China’s Green Building Evaluation Standard [...]
June 26, 2019
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Swedish wood construction takes centre stage at the UN’s global conference
Swedish wood construction was a key point on the agenda at the first UN [...]
June 19, 2019
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Building on tropical hardwood’s construction potential
Advocacy for using timber as a mainstream modern construction material is increasing in Europe and other regions. Faced with the [...]
April 23, 2019
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Europe building materials market to depict appreciable growth prospects over the next five years
Europe building materials market is fragmented in nature due to the presence of numerous domestic manufacturing companies catering wide product [...]
April 2, 2019
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Wood has a positive role of in construction, EU Commission report says
On 4th March, the EU Commission published a comprehensive report on the implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan, adopted [...]
March 12, 2019
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