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UK construction industry declines at slowest rate for eight months
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UK construction industry declines at slowest rate for eight months
The UK's construction sector declined at its slowest pace since January last month as it edged closer to recovery, according to new figures. The closely-followed S&P Global UK construction PMI showed a reading of 46.1 in September, improving from…
UK construction industry declines at slowest rate for eight months
The closely-followed S&P Global UK construction PMI showed a reading of 46.1 in September, improving from 44.3 in August. It marked the strongest industry performance for eight months. Any reading above the 50.0 threshold indicates activity in the…
German Production Jumps Most in 17 Months on Construction Boom
German industrial production jumped the most since March last year, extending an economic recovery bolstered by public spending on infrastructure and defense. Output rose 2% in August, more than erasing a decline the previous month. Economists…
Home construction is up but still well short of government targets
A surge in homes built last quarter has failed to get the government back on track for its 1.2 million homes target, as experts warn the deteriorating economic conditions threaten to slow down future housing projects. The Australian Bureau of…
TVA Secures First SMR Construction Permit
The TVA received the country's first construction permit for a BWRX-300, and the NRC completed the review in 14 months. The GEV and Hitachi joint venture is now leading two major SMR projects in the U.S. and Canada. Companies such as BWX…
Regulators Cleared a Small Modular Reactor for Construction. It Isn't a NuScale Design.
NuScale Power (SMR +4.43%) says it holds the only design certification the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given a small modular reactor. Its newer US460 design, based on bigger 77-megawatt modules, also earned the agency's standard design…
President Trump Announces Major Shipyard Construction and Iranian Military Actions
President Trump has announced significant developments in U.S. defense and industry with the construction of the largest new shipyard in the United States since World War II and decisive actions against Iran's military capabilities. This major…
Trump in Maryland Announces Construction of 'Largest New Shipyard' in U.S.
President Donald Trump traveled to Sparrows Point, Maryland, on Tuesday to announce construction of Arsenal-2, which he said will be the largest new shipyard in the United States. Anduril Industries, founded by Palmer Luckey, is investing $3.7…
President Trump Announces Construction of Largest New U.S. Shipyard at Sparrows Point
President Trump has officially announced the construction of the largest new shipyard in the United States since World War II, at Sparrows Point in Maryland. The project marks a significant milestone in bolstering America's maritime industrial base…
Anduril Dives Into Submarine Construction With New Baltimore Plant
As part of its overall effort to boost America's flagging shipbuilding capacity, the Trump administration on Tuesday announced that Anduril is building a new two-million-square-foot facility in Baltimore designed to help speed up the production of…
E1 construction delay | Smotrich petitions High Court against Attorney General
Religious Zionism Party chairman and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich petitioned the High Court of Justice on Tuesday against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara's directive to delay the opening of bids and announcement of the winners in the…
Energy Secretary Chris Wright talks steel tariffs, the U.S. steel industry and the future
The Trump administration's latest attempt to prop up American steelmaking, which has struggled for much of the past half-century, came with an infusion of cash to Cleveland-Cliffs, highlighted by a visit from Energy Secretary Chris Wright. KDKA-TV…
From New Construction to Service and Replacement: HVAC Contractors Share Advice
Further, the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, which gauges the sentiments of the builders of single-family homes, is at just 32 for September. Levels below 50 indicate by how much builders have a more negative…
Texas data center pause isn't stopping construction of facilities, including one just outside San Antonio
Work on some Texas data centers slowed after Gov. Greg Abbott called for a pause on air permits for the massive computing facilities. However, one just outside of San Antonio appears to be moving ahead as planned. CyrusOne's SAT14A near…
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