Articles by Lucy Barnard

Kiloutou chief “anxious” about global ESG roll-back
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Published on: 30 April 2025
Olivier Colleau on the CAMD carbon reduction initiative
Why construction is training record numbers of mental health first aiders
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Published on: 03 July 2024
Can mental health first aiders effectively help colleagues in crisis?
Too much of a good thing: Can rental companies ever sign too big a contract?
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Published on: 27 June 2024
Can you ever have too much business with one customer?
The AI systems used to fight energy waste on construction sites
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Published on: 22 May 2024
Contractors including Kier, Balfour Beatty and Bouygues are all using AI-enabled energy management systems in site cabins to reduce power waste 
Solar panels and wild flower gardens: How rental depots are becoming greener
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Published on: 20 May 2024
How rental firms are using their depots to cut carbon emissions
Job hopping, remote working, and tech: How can construction retain Gen Z?
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Published on: 08 April 2024
What does Gen Z want from the construction industry? And can the industry provide it?
Baltimore bridge collapse: Can engineers prevent similar disasters?
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Published on: 02 April 2024
Deadly catastrophe leads to opportunity for engineers to do more to protect the world’s aging bridges
Instagrid charges ahead with ambitious battery storage plans
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Published on: 11 March 2024
Andreas Sedlmayr, co-founder and joint CEO of German battery storage manufacturer Instagrid on the battle to make smaller battery storage solutions for equipment rental  
Banking on Europe: Why the EIB is backing rental firms with cheap loans
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Published on: 26 February 2024
The European Investment Bank announced in 2019 it would phase out lending to fossil fuel projects and has since funded several rental firms investing in zero-emission equipment
Disrupting the disruptors: How Austrian rental site Digando is taking on tech platform startups
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Published on: 11 January 2024
Digando chief executive Alexander Höss sets out his strategy for taking on tech startups at their own game.
The increasing affordability of electric construction equipment
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Published on: 08 December 2023
Battery-powered machines are seeing more adoption from equipment rental companies, but many in the sector still need to be convinced
Equipment rentals in the platform economy: A rising trend
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Published on: 04 December 2023
Multibillion-dollar online platforms like Uber and Airbnb are inspiring efforts to create similar solutions for equipment rental, but there are challenges in making this a reality 
How sustainable are alternative fuels in construction?
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Published on: 24 October 2023
Are alternative fuels really better for the environment?
Rental companies grapple with scope 3 emissions
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Published on: 16 October 2023
How are rising interest rates affecting equipment finance?
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Published on: 07 July 2023
Interest rates drive costs up for equipment buyers
Five electric access platforms to look out for at APEX
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Published on: 18 May 2023
Trackunit’s 2022 revenue nearly doubles despite “uncertain and difficult macro environment”
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Published on: 09 May 2023
Revenue for construction telematics specialist up 48% despite challenges caused by inflation and supply chains 
How Zeppelin Rental is adapting to the platform economy
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Published on: 24 April 2023
OEM embraces digital rental platform
Demolishing stereotypes: The women working for gender equality in demolition
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Published on: 08 March 2023
Women in the industry talk to D&Ri about their experiences
How construction can avoid allegations of ‘greenwashing’
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Published on: 28 February 2023
Bureau Veritas pubishes guide to assessing green claims
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