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CE100 ‘The year of Covid’ initially hit the revenues of contractors across Europe hard, but in general they were seeing solid recovery before the end of the year ENGINES With the world in a race against time to reduce its carbon output, Leila Steed reports on how new and improved engines can help contractors lower their CO2 footprint HYDROGEN ADVANCES Hydrogen combustion engines are now making their move towards centre stage as the construction industry aims for zero emissions. Graham Anderson reports MENTAL HEALTH IN CONSTRUCTION Workers in our industry are far more likely to take their own lives than to be killed in an accident on site. But what’s being done about it and is it enough? Lucy Barnard reports LIEBHERR TEST DRIVE Liebherr has introduced the  rst in a new line of articulated haulers. It’s called the TA230, like its predecessor, but the rest, says CE’s road tester Dan Gilkes, is new BIM Building Information Modelling (or BIM) has been around for many years, but we still ask what is it, what are its bene ts and what is its role today? Steve Ducker reports COUNTRY REPORT: GERMANY An ageing transport infrastructure is one of the many challenges facing Germany as it emerges from the Covid crisis, CE looks at Europe’s largest construction market