Construction & Infrastructure

Istanbul – September 8, 2026 -- Rönesans Holding has ranked among the world's top 50 international contractors for the 11th consecutive year, according to Engineering News-Record's 2026 "Top 250 International Contractors" list, a benchmark based on revenue earned outside a company's home market.

Rönesans has generated USD 50 billion in international project revenue since 1993

Over more than three decades of international operations, the Turkish construction group has completed over 1,000 projects in nearly 40 countries, working alongside 3,500 Turkish manufacturers and subcontractors. Rönesans first entered the ENR ranking in 2006 at 86th place before climbing into the top 50 tier.

Velburg – September 11, 2026 -- Germany's push for a new federal housing corporation to fix the country's housing shortage is drawing scrutiny after Bavaria's state-run BayernHeim delivered only a fraction of its promised units, with industry experts arguing the real barrier is construction economics, not a lack of state builders.

BayernHeim delivers 1,700 units versus a 10,000-unit target set in 2018

Bavaria's state government pledged in 2018 to create 10,000 new apartments through BayernHeim by 2025. According to a response to an inquiry from state parliament member Jürgen Mistol, the company will complete only around 1,700 units by the end of 2025 -- nearly half of which stem from acquiring projects already planned by private developers. The portfolio is projected to grow to roughly 3,700 units by end-2026, still far short of the original goal.

Föhren – September 11, 2026 -- Machinery, tools, cabling and building materials worth millions of euros disappear from German construction sites every year, with unsecured storage areas, containers and sites staffed by rotating crews among the most frequent targets.

Stolen equipment triggers costs that exceed the theft itself

"A stolen excavator costs money, but a halted construction project often costs many times more. That is exactly what many companies underestimate," said Carsten Simons, managing director of LivEye GmbH. Missing machinery halts planned work, while stolen cabling or components force crews to redo completed tasks, pushing back subsequent trades and delivery deadlines.

New York – September 10, 2026 -- Galaxy Service Partners has completed its acquisition of Central Door Solutions, a Wisconsin-based commercial dock and door service company, marking Galaxy's 10th deal since launching in 2025 and its 4th acquisition in 2026.

Galaxy expands Wisconsin footprint through Central Door Solutions deal

Central Door Solutions, headquartered in Plover, WI, with an additional location in New Berlin, WI, has served the state for more than 20 years. The company recently acquired Fox Valley Overhead Door in Appleton, WI, adding another regional footprint to its operations ahead of the Galaxy partnership.

Qingdao – September 10, 2026 -- Lida Group is expanding its integrated modular construction services to cover design, factory production, logistics and site installation under a single delivery model for large international projects, drawing on experience that spans United Nations related camps, an 8,000-person Saudi labor camp and a 30,000-square-meter commercial development in West Africa.

The Qingdao-based manufacturer, founded in 1993, is positioning itself as a one-stop supplier for contractors managing remote sites that require multiple building types simultaneously, including accommodation, offices, dining halls, clinics and warehouses.

Lida Group built 600 container houses for a UN peacekeeping camp in South Sudan in 2013

The company supplied the units for a United Nations peacekeeping camp in Bor, South Sudan, and separately participated in a UN-aided library and printing building project in Senegal.

Barcelona – September 10, 2026 -- Fira de Barcelona will convene 1,000 cities, more than 25,000 attendees and over 1,000 exhibitors at the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) 2026, running November 3-5 at the Gran Via venue under the theme "Urban Solutions, Real Impact."

Housing takes center stage with new HOWS Barcelona summit

The event will launch HOWS Barcelona, a dedicated housing world summit addressing urban planning, land policy, social and affordable housing, and building renovation. The summit opens debate on what organizers call a new residential paradigm, reflecting housing's status as one of the most pressing global urban challenges.

Berlin – September 10, 2026 -- Germany's Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) will lead a coalition of more than 70 organizations in a protest outside Berlin's Rotes Rathaus on September 10, 2026, demanding that state building ministers halt what the group calls the country's "demolition mania" ahead of the Bauministerkonferenz.

Official data shows 12,000 buildings demolished annually in Germany

China – September 09, 2026 -- More than 300 senior executives, government officials and civil-society leaders gathered at a Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) summit to launch a dozen sustainability-driven partnerships aimed at accelerating the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

London – September 09, 2026 -- A&S Resources Limited has secured $6 billion in financing from the Export-Import Bank of India to build a 1,350km railway linking its Central African Republic mineral assets to the deep-water Port of Kribi in Cameroon, unlocking an iron ore deposit valued at approximately $2.5 trillion.

Railway financing clears path to 20 billion tonnes of high-grade iron ore

The CAR project sits atop what geologists describe as one of the largest magnetic anomalies globally, with resource potential exceeding 20 billion tonnes of predominantly high-grade iron ore. A&S Resources also holds critical minerals, rare earth elements and copper deposits across the region, positioning the project as a multi-commodity supply source beyond iron ore alone.

Dubai – September 08, 2026 -- Al Habtoor Tower, a 350-meter (1,155-foot) residential skyscraper on the Dubai Water Canal, was inaugurated in September 2026, ranking among the world's tallest residential buildings and relying on PENETRON ADMIX crystalline waterproofing to protect its below-grade concrete structures.

Tower delivers 1,740 apartments across 85 residential floors

The Al Habtoor City development spans a built-up area of over 25,000 square meters (274,000+ square feet), with three below-grade basement floors, a ground floor, and 85 residential floors. Units range from one-bedroom apartments (78-141 m2) to three-bedroom apartments (162-229 m2), with Ultra Residences and Sky Villas occupying the top six floors. The tower runs 24 high-speed elevators capable of 7 meters per second, described as the world's fastest.