Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 322: European Heavy Equipment downturn and leadership leveraging crises

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with both Interact Analysis senior research director Alastair Hayfield about the downturn in the European heavy equipment market and what that indicates more broadly as well as an interview with Jacob Bros. president and CEO Scott Jacob about leadership in times of ongoing crisis. Hayfield detailed how demand for heavy equipment has ebbed in the European market has ebbed in the short term and may stay muted for some time, and explained how the current war in Ukraine is affecting the larger European economy.   Jacob explained how he and his company faced risk head-on during the early days of the pandemic by spreading out throughout the office while observing all necessary protocols. He also pointed to the new risks the construction industry is facing, the challenges of explaining how the industry works to those not versed in its intricacies and how technology should be approached on a case-by-case basis depending on its return on investment.  This week Daily Commercial News staff writers Don Wall, Angela Gismondi and digital media editor Warren Frey attended the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships conference in Toronto and our news roundup includes a discussion between CCPPP president and CEO Lisa Mitchell and Peter Fragiskatos the parliamentary secretary to the minister of housing, infrastructure and communities about the ongoing housing crisis, another session about Ontario's nuclear ambitions, and coverage of a panel analyzing why America's moves into the P3 space may be more of a learning opportunity than a threat for Canada. You can listen to The Construction Record on the Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce websites as well as on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music's podcast section. Our previous podcast with interviews from the CCPPP P3 conference is here. Thanks for listening. DCN-JOC News Services P3 2023: Incentivizing private sector key to getting housing built, says Fragiskatos P3 2023: Ontario's nuclear sector a model for the world, delegates told American P3 projects less of a threat, more of a learning opportunity: Panel Innovative P3 award winners unveiled during CCPPP conference