03.09.2019 (2539 Clicks)
SIKA commissions new Mortar Factory in Cameroon
Sika is further expanding its presence in West Africa and starting operations in a new facility for mortars in Cameroon. Following the foundation of the national subsidiary in 2016 and the opening of a concrete admixture plant in 2017, the company is now investing in a new mortar manufacturing facility.
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03.09.2019 (2582 Clicks)
Epiroc completes Divestment of geotechnical Consumables Product Line to Mimir Invest
Epiroc, a productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has completed the divestment of its geotechnical consumables product line.
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02.09.2019 (4187 Clicks)
Implenia wins major infrastructure order in Sweden
- Detailed planning and execution of twin-track rail expansion between Varberg and Hamra, including tunnel beneath city of Varberg
- Order worth approximately SEK 3.5 billion (around CHF 355 million)
Implenia has won a major contract in Sweden for the twin-track expansion of the railway line between Varberg and Hamra on the country’s west coast.
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30.08.2019 (3405 Clicks)
SNC-Lavalin appointed on major PMO Contract on Australia’s largest Rail Programme
SNC-Lavalin announces that it has secured a significant contract to provide Programme Management Office (PMO) services on the Inland Rail Programme, supporting global professional services company Turner & Townsend. It’s the largest freight rail infrastructure project in Australia and a once-in-a-generation programme of infrastructure works connecting regional Australia to domestic and international markets.
SNC-Lavalin and Turner & Townsend, will undertake the PMO function for the entire duration of the Inland Rail Programme, covering all 13 of its packages of work including multiple Design & Construction contracts and a major Public-Private-Partnership. Supporting Turner & Townsend, SNC-Lavalin’s role is to act as a trusted challenge partner to drive programme value through services that include assurance, controls, project support and systems provision/management/integration.
“This win represents a significant step forward in expanding our presence in Australia with a focus on growing a programme management offering within the transportation sector,” said Philip Hoare, President, Atkins, Engineering, Design & Project Management, SNC-Lavalin. “This award is in line with our strategy for growing our consultancy, design, engineering and project management business around the world, in all the markets that we serve.”
“By leveraging our local market knowledge and our global PMO capabilities, we’re able to offer clients best in class project delivery services as Australia continues to invest in critical infrastructure,” added Mr. Hoare.
Inland Rail is a 1,710 km freight line linking Melbourne and Brisbane via regional Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. The dedicated network will transform freight transportation between Melbourne and Brisbane, connecting Australia’s farms, mines, cities and ports to global markets. It will support Australia’s four richest farming regions; providing supply chain benefits and substantial cost savings for producers.
Source: SNC-Lavalin
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30.08.2019 (3376 Clicks)
Haver & Boecker Niagara offers Make and Hold and Stocking Agreement Programs for improved Convenience
Haver & Boecker Niagara offers Make and Hold and Stocking Agreement programs for screen media and wear parts. The programs provide mining and aggregates customers options for short lead times, pricing stability and simplified inventory management.
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29.08.2019 (2886 Clicks)
Vinci Construction delivered the Atlantic Bridge in Panama
- An extraordinary engineering structure that posed many technical challenges
- Strong synergies between Vinci Construction companies
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29.08.2019 (3526 Clicks)
President and CEO to leave Sandvik
Björn Rosengren, President and CEO of Sandvik, has informed the Chairman of the Sandvik Board that he intends to resign and leave the company as of 1 February 2020.
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28.08.2019 (3279 Clicks)
Fielddata.io GmbH and Casagrande S.p.A. conclude Cooperation Contract
Fielddata.io GmbH, leading provider of construction data management platforms from Munich has found a competent partner in Casagrande S.p.A., manufacturer of equipment and tools for special foundation engineering from Fontanafredda, Italy. In the future the digitalization of construction processes in special foundation engineering will be a collaborative venture.
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28.08.2019 (3451 Clicks)
A Colossus for Canada: Thyssenkrupp ships Iron Ore Handling System
- First units of a complete materials handling system transported from Bremerhaven to Baffin Island
- Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation to more than triple its iron ore handling capacities to 12 million tons per year
- Project executed within stringent environmental requirements
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27.08.2019 (2748 Clicks)
Cimic Group Companies finalise Australian Cross River Rail RIS Contract
Cimic Group companies CPB Contractors and UGL, along with their Unity Alliance partners, have reached contract award with the Queensland Government to deliver the Rail, Integration and Systems (RIS) package of the Cross River Rail project.
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23.12.2022
Doing well, doing good
The Pula Group has embraced a dynamic model for corporate citizenship that provides a conceptual framework for crafting a strategy for a company “to do well, while doing good”. The model...
#The Pula Group #Mining #environment protection
23.12.2022
Corrosion Protection of Micropiles
Micropiles often provide a favourable solution for deep foundation problems especially when significant constraints such as confined construction sites or vibration limitations have been identified....
#FRIEDR. ISCHEBECK GMBH #Geotechnics #grouting #grouting works
23.12.2022
The Konrad Nuclear Waste Repository – Renovation and Reconstruction Work in the North Compartment of Shaft Konrad 1
The BGE (Federal Service Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal) is a Peine-based organisation that has been entrusted with the task of converting the former Konrad iron ore mine to serve as a final...
#Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH (BGE) #Mining #abandoned mining #repository mining #shaft sinking #Conveyor technology
27.03.2023 - 29.03.2023
AusIMM - Underground Operators Conference 2023
29.03.2023 - 30.03.2023
Solids Dortmund
13.04.2023 - 14.04.2023
ICSMGE 2023: 17. International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
17.04.2023 - 21.04.2023
Hannover Messe 2023

World’s longest Railway Tunnel Project – supported by innovative Conveyor Digitalisation and reliable Engineering
17. October 2022 (918 Clicks)
The consortium BTC Brennero Tunnel Construction and the Hosch Group jointly delivered on a world-class tunnelling project by combining excellent engineering with the innovative remote monitoring system Hoschiris Discover.
#Brennero Tunnel Construction (BTC) #HOSCH-Foerdertechnik Recklinghausen GmbH #Tunnelling #Traffic tunnels #Conveyor technology #Digitalisation
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RAG-Technikchronik - Buch 1: Technikentwicklung und Forschung der RAG
27. December 2019 (3855 Clicks)
Das Buch 1 "Technikentwicklung und Forschung der RAG" behandelt zusammenfassend die Ergebnisse der Bücher 2 bis 6 und ergänzt um das Thema Lagerstätte aus dem Buch 7. Das Thema „Forschung und Entwicklung“ wird genauso behandelt, wie der Streckenausbau, die Entwicklung der Technikbereiche, die Bergwerksautomatisierung und die Unternehmensdigitalisierung.
#RAG Aktiengesellschaft #Mining #Digitalisation
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27.02.2023 (278 Clicks)
H.C. Starck Tungsten´s Goslar site certified according to EMAS
H.C. Starck Tungsten Powders, a subsidiary of Masan High-Tech Materials Group...
#H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH #TÜV Nord #Mining #processing #Processing
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02.03.2023 (218 Clicks)
Metso Outotec wins Order for Iron Ore Pelletizing Plants in China
Metso Outotec has signed a contract with Beijing Shougang International Engin...
#Metso Outotec #Chengde Zhaofeng Iron and Steel Group, Co. Ltd #Mining #processing
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08.03.2023 (156 Clicks)
CSIRO launches CarbonLock to tackle climate change
CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has announced the launch of...
#Mining #Tunnelling #Geotechnics #Energy
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13.03.2023 (151 Clicks)
Sandvik introduces Toro LH518iB with AutoMine
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is introducing Toro™ LH518iB with Aut...
#Sandvik Mining and Construction Central Europe GmbH #Mining #surface mining, quarrying #underground mining #Machinery for Mining and Construction #Digitalisation
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