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21.12.2021 (325 Clicks)

Fugro opens Onsite Testing Laboratory for Hong Kong 3RS Megaproject

Fugro has opened a state-of-the-art testing laboratory on the construction site of Hong Kong International Airport’s Three-Runway System (3RS).

20.12.2021 (321 Clicks)

Implenia to build District Heating Tunnel under the Elbe River

New tunnel will connect north Hamburg to a new heating network | Contract worth approximately CHF 75 million (EUR 72 million).

20.12.2021 (305 Clicks)

Lundin Mining to acquire Josemaria Resources, meaningfully increasing Copper and Gold Growth Profile

Lundin Mining Corporation announce it has entered into a definitive agreement with Josemaria Resources Inc. to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Josemaria Resources through a plan of arrangement for an implied equity value of approximately C$625 million (US$485 million).

20.12.2021 (300 Clicks)

BASF increases Prices up to 35% for its Mining Chemicals globally

Effective today, or as existing contracts allow, BASF is increasing prices for its mining chemicals globally, such as Alclar®, Magnafloc®, Rheomax®, LIX®, Lupromin®, Alamine® and Aliquat® grades.

16.12.2021 (430 Clicks)

Robbins Crossover TBM Breakthrough: Los Condores II in Chile

A Robbins Crossover TBM holed through on November 23rd, 2021, in the Andes Mountains of Chile. The 4.6 m XRE TBM bored more than 3 km in mixed ground conditions for a hydroelectric tunnel featuring a heavy duty, centrally mounted screw conveyor for the duration of the drive.

16.12.2021 (439 Clicks)

Despite Corona: STUVA Conference 2021 a complete Success with 2G plus

With well over 1,000 registered participants, numerous exhibitors and hundreds of trade visitors, the STUVA Conference 2021 at Messe Karlsruhe did not set a new attendance record, but in view of the pandemic situation the number of participants was simply overwhelming. Thanks to the precautionary measures laid down by STUVA, which went far beyond state regulations, an exceptional conference in all aspects was successfully held from 24 to 26 November 2021.

16.12.2021 (302 Clicks)

Fugro's Remote Space Operations Complex to be located in Perth, Australia

Fugro confirms the Australian Space Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Control Complex (SpAARC) will be located in the heart of downtown Perth’s central business district (CBD). Housed in Western Australia’s (WA’s) largest telecommunications exchange, and thanks to an ongoing partnership with Telstra, Fugro’s world-class facility will manage robotics and remote operations in Australia, around the world and in space. SpAARC will support the translation of terrestrial capabilities into space, while also providing innovative remote solutions here on earth.

15.12.2021 (297 Clicks)

Orica announces Sale of Minova to Aurelius Group

Orica announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Minova business to Aurelius Group, a European based investment first, for A$180 million, subject to transaction costs and customary completion adjustments.

15.12.2021 (368 Clicks)

Sibanye-Stillwater receives top tier Rating from CDP on its first Water Submission and another high Rating for its Carbon Disclosure

Sibanye-Stillwater (Tickers JSE: SSW and NYSE: SBSW) announced that it received an average ‘A-’ rating for its ‘Water Security’ by CDP, a non-profit global environmental disclosure platform. It was the first time that the Group participated in the Water Security category and benchmarks higher than the Global and Africa regional average of ‘B’, and the metallic mineral mining sector average of ‘B-‘.

14.12.2021 (350 Clicks)

Webuild opens Trades School to create Jobs in Infrastructure Sector

Technical skills for youths seeking employment and re-skilling unemployed to support Pnrr’s strategic initiatives

Webuild today launched a trade school initiative called Scuola di Mestieri to train a new generation of skilled workers and help them find jobs in the infrastructure sector. The school will make available professional technicians as soon as 2022 to start working on projects under the Italian government’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). The school will train people to become technicians and have them work alongside experienced personnel on construction sites. The aim is to prepare them for steady jobs that are to become available, offering the opportunity of a career, whether it be for young people or the unemployed in Italy.

“We want to contribute to the sector’s recovery and the creation of jobs - in the short and long term - in our country which is why we have launched the Scuola di Mestieri initiative, which is unique in our sector. The school will guarantee specific training for new resources and positions inside the Webuild Group, offering the security of a stable job and clear prospects for a career. To do the projects foreseen under the PNRR, 26,000 specialised workers are needed. And to fill these jobs autonomously and safely, there is no room for improvisation in our sector,” said Pietro Salini, Chief Executive of Webuild. “As leader of the sector, we at Webuild feel the responsibility to contribute to breaching the gap in collaboration with all the players in the system who want to work towards this objective with us, by offering stable and long-lasting job opportunities to young people and those who are unemployed who want to join us in this challenge, learning a new trade and doing it in complete safety.”

The primary goal of the project is to address the demand for skilled labor in the sector by offering professional training to new resources. But it will also be a chance to increase safety and quality in the construction of public works by means of a standardization of skills - in addition to making the most of company know-how to guarantee the conservation and transfer of internal skills.

The Scuola di Mestieri is a national project for young people who have completed their professional studies or secondary school as well as unemployed people who want to retrain and transfer into the sector. It involves a professional programme for a period of training at school and a period of four to six months on the job on projects being developed by Webuild. The resources will be followed individually by senior staff, trained ad hoc so they can receive know-how from the senior staff in an effective and structured way. The training will be completed with the use of simulators that will guarantee maximum safety conditions.

Applications open as of today at this web link for two pilot programmes that are set to begin in February. The focus in on traditional excavation and mechanised excavation at two strategic construction sites for Italy’s recovery: the high-speed railway between Naples and Bari and the high-speed/high-capacity railway between Genoa and Milan, known as the Terzo Valico dei Giovi-Nodo di Genova.

Webuild’s Scuola di Mestieri is part of a wider plan of initiatives known as Next-Gen that the Group is developing in Italy and elsewhere to contribute to youth training and creating jobs in the infrastructure sector. Next-Gen includes among other things, the Alberto Giovannini Prize, collaboration programmes with 18 universities in Italy and abroad, bursaries for women learning STEM skills, as well as research and innovation initiatives such as the UniWeLab at the University of Genoa. The Webuild Group today has 43% of its direct employees under the age of 35.

Source: Webuild