Construction

As Singapore’s construction sector goes green, portable ‘power banks’ are leading the charge

Clean-energy firm GoRental’s battery systems offer a cheaper, quieter alternative to diesel-powered generators

As household size is hardly growing, is there a need to build super-large landed homes?
THE LEVEL GROUND

Think twice about rebuilding that old landed property into a super-big house to max out GFA

Mind the high construction and recurring costs of building a gigantic home for owner occupation 

New Zealand's building industry has struggled through a period of high interest rates, followed by a mix of geopolitical concerns that hit buyer confidence and weighed on the residential property market.

New Zealand home building hits 10-year low as house prices stall

The volume of residential construction falls 5% to NZ$17.6 billion in the 12 months through March

OKP's order book stood at S$760.7 million as at May 28, with projects until 2031.

OKP wins S$165.3 million LTA contract for commuter infrastructure works

It will design and construct elevator shafts at 30 pedestrian overhead bridges

Heavy vehicle demand to serve major construction projects has helped drive Category C COE premiums to new heights.

Policy changes, construction demand push commercial vehicle COE premiums to new record

Big infrastructure projects and changing policy keep Category C high, which could disadvantage smaller players

The measure of input cost inflation by the S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 81.4, its highest since June 2022.

UK builders hit by biggest surge in cost inflation in nearly four years: PMI

It is the second-largest rise since 1997, when the data series began

Longest-serving chief minister Taib Mahmud’s legacy looms large over Sarawak as a family feud over his estate threatens to expose skeleton’s in the eastern state’s political closet.

On the board but frozen out: The Taib family feud tearing Sarawak construction giant apart

Cahya Mata Sarawak is mired in court and boardroom tussles between two sons of the man who built it

The contract is not expected to have a material impact on Boustead’s profitability for the financial year ending Mar 31, 2027.

Boustead unit secures over S$400 million contract to build office complex

This brings the real estate solutions division’s order backlog to S$837 million