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16.10.2020 (747 Clicks)

Digital, Interactive, International – A successful Premiere for Intergeo Digital

Direct exchange, lively discussions, lots of information and great entertainment. High acceptance of the digital offer in pandemic times by the geo-community.

16.10.2020 (667 Clicks)

Construction Machines – Italian Market in Lockdown in 2020 and Restart in 2021

• January-June: Sales down by 20%
• Better Performance in the second half Year (-8.7%)
• and Restart in 2021

15.10.2020 (655 Clicks)

Lane (Webuild Group) receives Florida Road Contract Days after Texas Win

Webuild Group’s U.S. subsidiary Lane has won a $93-million Poinciana Parkway Phase 2 design-and-build contract in Polk County, Florida, less than a week after receiving a $176-million toll-road contract in Texas, further consolidating its leadership in road work in the United States.

15.10.2020 (578 Clicks)

Parsons selected to support Southern California Regional Rail Authority with Metrolink Rail Expansion and Rehabilitation

Parsons Corporation announced that the company has been selected by the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) as one of five engineering firms for a three-year $50 million task order contract. Parsons will support an unprecedented plan for expansion, rehabilitation and state of good repair projects that will improve the safety and service of the Metrolink System and its facilities.

15.10.2020 (706 Clicks)

QRC welcomes Commitment to Future Skills Initiative

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed a $45 million state government pre-election commitment to a new future skills initiative to encourage closer partnerships between high schools and industry-related job opportunities.

14.10.2020 (551 Clicks)

£2m Works to repair Doncaster Flood Defence in UK are complete

The Environment Agency has completed repairs to a 40 m slip on a flood defence embankment in Doncaster, to repair and improve defences for winter.

The embankment, which lies between the River Don and the South Yorkshire Navigation canal at Mile Thorn in the Wheatley Park area of Doncaster, suffered from damage before and during last winter’s flood conditions. The bank slip could have been at risk of destabilising the whole river bank if it was left unrepaired.

The £2 million works at Wheatley Park are part of an overall £32 million package of repair works across Yorkshire.

A large 42 tonne excavator was transported to site using a pontoon as part of the work. Large barges were used to transport materials in to repair the bank. Over 580 rock bags weighing over 1,000 tonnes were placed in engineered bays, and have been used to make the foreshore much more resistant to erosion.

Access to the site was restricted, so the Environment Agency has worked closely with Doncaster Council to set up a site compound near the site, and the Canal and River Trust enabled teams to have access from the canal so that equipment could get to site safely.

Tony Hartley, project manager at the Environment Agency said: ‘This work was a significant repair job in difficult conditions, which has now strengthened this flood defence bank and reduced the risk of flooding to the local area. We are prepared to take action this winter wherever it is needed. Throughout the year we have continued to build and repair flood defences across Yorkshire, prioritising work to ensure we’re ready for winter.’

The repair works were carried out by the Environment Agency’s framework contractor BAM Nuttall and their specialist contractor Waitings, and Arup. Since the floods in November 2019, the Environment Agency has checked 650 kilometres of flood defence embankments across South Yorkshire and identified over 100 individual repairs that are required at a cost of £12.8 million, protecting around 6,000 properties. There are 250 high volume pumps available and 6,500 trained staff across the country, including 314 trained flood support officers.

Environment Agency flood schemes protected almost 130,000 properties during the winter 2019/20 flooding. Our teams will always work around the clock to support the community and our top priority is the safety of residents and working with our partners to get people back into their homes as soon as possible.

In South Yorkshire, government has invested £44.3 million in flood defences since 2010, providing better protection for around 4,600 homes. In Doncaster, over £19.8m has been invested in flood defences since 2010, providing better protection for around 4,191 homes.

Source: Royal BAM Group

                     

14.10.2020 (675 Clicks)

Senex Energy announced more Resources Jobs for Covid Recovery

Chief Executive of the Queensland Resources Council Ian Macfarlane has welcomed 50 extra resources-related construction jobs created by Senex Energy in its new $30 million Roma North expansion announced.

13.10.2020 (597 Clicks)

Costain announces Directorate Change

Costain announces that Tony Bickerstaff, chief financial officer, after 14 years in the role will be stepping down from his position and as a director of the Company.

13.10.2020 (551 Clicks)

Fugro to provide Quality Assurance Testing Services for Dallas Airports

Fugro has been awarded a 5-year contract by the City of Dallas Department of Aviation to provide quality assurance testing services for all upcoming construction projects at Dallas Love Field Airport, Dallas Executive Airport, and Dallas Vertiport.

12.10.2020 (570 Clicks)

Webuild in a new Scholarship Agreement with University of Melbourne to support talent Pipeline in the Infrastructure Sector in Australia

The Webuild Group is collaborating with the University of Melbourne’s Melbourne School of Engineering to support innovation, inclusion and the professional training of young students as part of its investment in Australia, a strategic market for the Group. In an agreement signed with the university, the Group is offering, as of September 2020, two scholarships for the next five years: Webuild Women into Engineering Pathway Scholarship and Webuild Master of Civil Engineering Scholarship.