Patrick Nagle became CEO of Paris-based Freyssinet International just weeks before the specialty contractor saw the late August debut of the results of one its largest-ever contracts
Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi launched a long-term program to reinforce millions of aging buildings against earthquakes following the Aug. 24 shocks, measuring magnitude-6.2, that caused nearly 300 deaths as of Aug. 30 in an area northeast of Rome.
The Aug. 7 completion of the world’s largest concrete-arch railroad bridge, which reaches 384 meters, at the Alcantara reservoir in western Spain adds another link in the nation’s big and growing high-speed network.
U.K. construction’s exposure to the EU is most evident in the sounds of East European accents on countless sites cross the country, particularly in London and south east.
One of Europe’s notable museums of art and design this month started detailing structural engineering, focusing on the work of Anglo-Danish Ove Arup, whose firm he founded in 1946.