What were Europe鈥檚 top 10 construction stories in 2021?
05 January 2022
With Covid-19 continuing to cast its shadow across the world, it has been another challenging year for the European construction industry.
However, there has still been plenty of activity as stakeholders continue to adjust to a new normal and carry out business as usual.
We look back at some of the biggest and best stories from throughout the year鈥�
1 鈥� Global construction struggles with materials shortages and prices
Growing supply chain issues are endangering the construction industry鈥檚 recovery and with it the economic recovery of many nations worldwide,
The EU has announced a multi-billion-euro plan to boost climate and construction infrastructure
2- EU set to loosen its Belt
The European Union (EU) has , in what is being seen as an alternative to China鈥檚 Belt and Road Initiative.
3- Why are construction equipment fires increasing?
Insurers and fire chiefs warned that they have seen a recent spike in the number of fires breaking out in off road construction equipment as contractors come under mounting pressure to complete projects delayed by Covid lockdowns.
4 鈥� North Macedonia launches 鈧�270m solar project
The government of North Macedonia has
5 鈥� UK announces 鈧�760bn infrastructure plan
鈥楥onstruction Pipeline鈥� document
6 鈥� Huddig launches 鈥榳orld鈥檚 first鈥� hybrid backhoe
Swedish construction equipment manufacturer Huddig is
JCB has announced another massive recruitment push
7 鈥� JCB creates another 500 jobs
JCB is to recruit , in order to cope with the ongoing surge in market demand for its construction equipment.
8 鈥� Future uncertain for Europe鈥檚 largest rail project
There is mounting speculation in the UK over the future of the hugely ambitious High Speed 2 (HS2) rail link,
9 - Top 10 construction companies in Europe 2021
In October, Construction Europe
10 - Europe鈥檚 first fully circular energy transition facility underway
Work has begun on Europe鈥檚 The project will repurpose disused oil rigs to make floating offshore wind farm foundations, as well as establishing a 鈧�350 million 鈥榞reen steel鈥� mill and a concrete production plant 鈥� these will be powered using resources from the facility.
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