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22.03.2020 (823 Clicks)

Neckartal Dam in Namibia inaugurated

Namibia: Neckartal Dam inaugurated, the largest dam in the country built by Salini Impregilo to irrigate the desert

The Neckartal Dam is a fundamental infrastructure that will provide water for Namibia's desert. It will irrigate 5,000 hectares of land, promoting agriculture and employment. The dam, the largest in this southern African country, was built by Salini Impregilo and inaugurated just a few days ago. It is the symbol of a Namibia that wishes to move forward after the emergencies of these past years, caused by the severe drought, by implementing environmentally sustainable works aimed at guaranteeing a secure water supply and the Country's food independence.

Salini Impregilo built the dam located at 40 km west of Keetmanshoop, in the Karas region, in the southern part of Namibia. The infrastructure is part of the first phase of the Neckartal Irrigation Scheme (NIS), which through irrigation will guarantee the area's agricultural development, especially for cultivating products such as lucerne, grapes and dates. The water will be provided by the dam, subsequently flowing downhill for 13 km, until it finally reaches an extraction well. The NIS water supply system will then transport it to the irrigated areas, and then to then single agricultural areas.

The dam was built using the Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) construction technique. It is 78.5 m high and 518 m long.  By using the waters from the nearby rivers, it has a storage volume of 857 million cubic metres of water, over a 39 km² area.

The dam was built with over 1.1 million hours of zero lost work day injuries, since July 2018, a record-breaking feat in terms of Health and Safety. In Keetmanshoop and in the nearby areas, a total of 5,500 jobs were also created: 3,000 workers were hired directly and 2,500 indirectly. 65% of these workers came from the Karas region.

When the irrigation of the nearby areas will have reached its peak potential, an additional 4,000 jobs will be created (directly and indirectly). The dam, besides contributing to producing food for the region's farming, will also have a positive impact on tourism and the economy in general of Keetmanshoop and nearby areas.

Salini Impregilo has been active in Africa for almost 70 years in the construction of projects which have contributed to the economic and infrastructural growth of the continent and to reaching the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations. The Group is one of the world leaders in infrastructure for the Water sector, according to the ENR ranking. The Group’s business sectors cover the entire water cycle, from supplying water for drinking and irrigation purposes to the final treatment of wastewater. Over 20 million people are served, each day, by the plants built by the Group's subsidiary, Fisia Italimpianti. An additional 14 million people will benefit from the hydraulic infrastructures currently being built by the Group, in addition to 7 thousand hectares of new irrigable land, thanks to the dams for irrigation purposes currently under construction.

Source: Salini Impregilo

                     

22.03.2020 (612 Clicks)

BAM's digital Credentials win BIM Kitemark

BAM Construct UK has become one of the first firms in the UK to become accredited to Kitemark standard for Building Information Modelling (BIM).

20.03.2020 (982 Clicks)

Construction of a hydroelectric Dam in Madagascar

Sogea-Satom (Vinci Construction), in a joint venture with SCB (Société de Construction et de Bâtiment), has been participating since April 2018 in the construction of the Farahantsana hydroelectric dam on the Ikopa River, 30 km to the north-west of the capital, Antananarivo.

20.03.2020 (653 Clicks)

New Senior Vice President IT at Skanska AB

Anders Candell is appointed new Senior Vice President IT at Skanska AB as of August 17, 2020.

20.03.2020 (649 Clicks)

Anglo American secures Future of Woodsmith Polyhalite Project in UK

On 20 January 2020, the boards of Sirius Minerals Plc (Sirius), Anglo American plc (Anglo American) and Anglo American Projects UK Limited (Bidco) announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Sirius by Bidco (the Acquisition), to be implemented by means of a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act (the Scheme).

20.03.2020 (624 Clicks)

Coronavirus: Strabag suspends Austrian Construction Site Activity for the Time being and initiates early Warning System according to § 45a AMFG as a Precaution

• Around 1,000 sites affected
• Minimum distance not guaranteed, supply chain not assured
• Early warning system activated for employees in Austria

19.03.2020 (670 Clicks)

Conexpo 2020 – Carmix presented new Service for American Building Companies

At Conexpo 2020, Carmix has presented a new service for the American building companies and has focused on the off-road mobile batching plant’s technology

19.03.2020 (732 Clicks)

New Member brings Aviation Expertise To Parsons’ Critical Infrastructure Strategic Advisory Board

Parsons Corporation announced Lysa Scully, an aviation industry expert with more than 30 years of experience, has joined the company’s Critical Infrastructure Strategic Advisory Board. Scully is the former chief executive officer of LaGuardia Airport, the 20th largest commercial service airport in the United States.

19.03.2020 (569 Clicks)

Queensland's Resources Sector’s “people first” COVID-19 Response

The health and well-being of the 372,000 men and women working in the State resources sector is the priority for the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) and its member companies in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

19.03.2020 (638 Clicks)

Individual Value Adjustment from a legal Dispute affects consolidated financial Statement 2019 of Bauer AG

The consolidated financial statement of Bauer Aktiengesellschaft for 2019 will be negatively affected by an individual value adjustment to be made due to a legal dispute. As a result, the Group will not achieve its forecast for 2019 given to date.