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BehrTech, a disruptive enabler of wireless connectivity for IoT, has announced that Andorix, an expert in smart building readiness and infrastructure solutions, has leveraged MYTHINGS™ to enable multiple IoT solutions in commercial buildings managed by QuadReal Property Group, a...

Inflation, spending cuts, widening fiscal slippages, and project suspensions are all impediments to the expansion in construction output in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and the Covid-19 outbreak is exacerbating these problems. However, there are some promising sectors in construction that...

Saudi Arabia is implementing a range of austerity measures following the announcement on 11 May that the Kingdom posted a $9bn budget deficit in the first quarter of 2020. The central bank’s foreign reserves fell in March to their...

Turkey has thus far been one of the most affected countries in Europe by the spread of the coronavirus. The country has reported over 120,000 confirmed infections and more than 3,400 deaths since the start of the outbreak. The government...

The state government of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia has approved the A$1.49bn ($1.02bn) upgrade of the Mt Druitt central business district (CBD) in Western Sydney. Expected to create 15,000 jobs, the project involves the construction of more than...

UK construction clients need to keep the supply chain close as the industry prepares for an easing of lockdown restrictions, warns Turner & Townsend. Turner & Townsend’s UK market intelligence report (UKMI) for spring 2020 has warned construction clients...

Great changes have taken place in China's export market for ceramic tiles. China Building Ceramics and Sanitaryware Industry Import and Export Analysis 2019 published by China Building Ceramics & Sanitaryware Association shows that both volume and value of ceramic...