editor ’ s comment

Hope Construction Materials is the first new construction materials business to launch in the UK for more than a decade . Managing Director Chris Plant spoke to Construction Global to explain how a successful first year saw the company already becoming a force in a competitive market and its strategy to build on this success .

Slightly less quick off the mark has been the prospective New International Trade Crossing project to link US and Canada . We investigate how this troubled project at last appears to be moving forward , and what a successful completion will mean for the economy on both sides of the border .

The National Home Building Council recently reopened its training academy as the UK ’ s residential market rises and new skills are needed . Construction Global caught up with Training Services Manager Rob Lockey to find out more about the course and how the housing market will affect the organisation in the coming years .

Elsewhere Frederic Dot , Global Industry Development Director at Dassault Systemes , explains how the city of the future will harness the power of digital modelling to improve efficiency , security and public services .

We also count down the top 10 most impressive bridges worldwide .

Editor joel . levy @ wdmgroup . com

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