HOW SEVERE IS the US ’ s infrastructure problem ? Well with rural roads cracking , a lack of money available for investment and the Highway Trust Fund receiving only the latest in a series of patch-ups , it could certainly be argued that there is a problem to address .
The President recently unveiled the government ’ s plan to encourage private investment through PPP partnerships , but how far do the proposals go , and what does it mean for the US construction ?
Siniat ’ s Neil Ash , Managing Director of the company formerly known as Lafarge Tarmac , also spoke to us about the company ’ s strides forward under the new brand and its role in the nation ’ s sustainability dive .
Elsewhere , Hans Wildeboer , Product Application Specialist at Shell , explains how the company is working with OEMs to enhance performance and drive down maintenance costs for heavy construction machinery .
Elsewhere , we discover what the UK ’ s new health and safety proposals will mean , and count down the top 10 examples of Chinese architecture .
Joel Levy
EDITOR ’ S COMMENT
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HOW SEVERE IS the US ’ s infrastructure problem ? Well with rural roads cracking , a lack of money available for investment and the Highway Trust Fund receiving only the latest in a series of patch-ups , it could certainly be argued that there is a problem to address .
The President recently unveiled the government ’ s plan to encourage private investment through PPP partnerships , but how far do the proposals go , and what does it mean for the US construction ?
Siniat ’ s Neil Ash , Managing Director of the company formerly known as Lafarge Tarmac , also spoke to us about the company ’ s strides forward under the new brand and its role in the nation ’ s sustainability dive .
Elsewhere , Hans Wildeboer , Product Application Specialist at Shell , explains how the company is working with OEMs to enhance performance and drive down maintenance costs for heavy construction machinery .
Elsewhere , we discover what the UK ’ s new health and safety proposals will mean , and count down the top 10 examples of Chinese architecture .
Joel Levy
Editor joel . levy @ wdmgroup . com
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