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01.12.2020 (636 Clicks)

Engie Impact provides strategic and actionable Support for Vale New Caledonia to reach its Zero Carbon Target and boost Competitiveness

Engie Impact announced the completion of its Zero Carbon Roadmap for Vale New Caledonia to reach its zero carbon targets and stay ahead of regional competition during its sustainability transformation.

01.12.2020 (667 Clicks)

Metso Outotec announces Crusher for soft Ore Applications

Metso Outotec expands its mobile and stationary crushing systems range with a sizer crusher for soft ore applications

30.11.2020 (888 Clicks)

GHH Multipurpose electric Vehicles: New Conversion Kits for Tembo 4x4

The electric off-road vehicle Tembo 4x4 E-LV on Toyota basis becomes a multifunctional platform: Several versions, from the classic Hilux and Land cruiser pickup to the station wagon, are already available - and another one with an extra large personnel cabin is now being added to the offering.

26.11.2020 (669 Clicks)

Metso Outotec helps rebuild Beirut Explosion Area

Metso Outotec supports the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) emergency program in Beirut, Lebanon, in collaboration with UNICEF Finland, by donating equipment which will be used in the reconstruction of the disaster area in order to secure clean water, sanitation and healthier living conditions for thousands of children and families. The donated equipment is expected to arrive in Beirut in December 2020.

26.11.2020 (739 Clicks)

Fugro supports World Bank Activities on Flood Hazard and Risk Mapping in Romania

Fugro has been awarded a Geo-data acquisition contract to support the World Bank in its efforts to support the Government of Romania in preparing flood hazard and risk maps, and flood risk management plans, at national level.

25.11.2020 (687 Clicks)

Nornickel Proceeds With Automation and Modernization of Equipment in the Russian Far North

MMC Norilsk Nickel, headed by Vladimir Potanin, is pursuing its ambitious programme aimed at the modernization and automation of production facilities. As part of that plan, the Company’s Polar Division has received a new batch of equipment to improve the efficiency of operations, and autonomous vehicle devices have reached the second stage of testing at the Severny mine at Kola MMC.

Under the equipment renovation programme, the enterprises of the Polar Division received 25 units of mobile equipment for various purposes in 2020. The total value of the equipment delivered amounts to around $8mln (RUR 600mln). One of the main points of the programme was the purchase of new equipment for the local motor transport association.

25.11.2020 (615 Clicks)

ABB launches ABB Ability™ Safety Plus for Hoists ensuring the highest Level of Personnel and Equipment Safety

- Suite includes the first Safety Integrity Level 3 certified mine hoist brake system, hoist monitor and hoist protector on the market

Global technology company ABB is launching ABB Ability™ Safety Plus for hoists, a suite of mine hoist safety products that brings the highest level of personnel and equipment safety available to the mining industry. The products include Safety Plus Hoist Monitor (SPHM), Safety Plus Hoist Protector (SPHP) and Safety Plus Brake System (SPBS) including Safety Brake Hydraulics (SBH).

24.11.2020 (756 Clicks)

Implenia announces new Chief Human Resources Officer

As of 1 December 2020, Claudia Bidwell is taking over from Christelle Beneteau as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and becomes a member of the Implenia Executive Committee | She has profound expertise in all areas of HR management, organization, talent and leadership development and vast international experience

Claudia Bidwell is taking over as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at Implenia, Switzerland’s leading multinational integrated construction and real estate services company, as of 1 December 2020. She also joins Group management on the same date as a member of the Implenia Executive Committee. She succeeds Christelle Beneteau who, holding this position since March 2019, has decided to leave Implenia for personal reasons.

Before joining Implenia in September 2019 as Global Head of People and Organization Development and Head of HR Switzerland, Claudia Bidwell was a Global HR Head at Takeda Pharmaceuticals in Zurich, and prior to this she held different leadership positions at Novartis in Basel from 2004 to 2017.

Graduating from London University (UCL) in a Bachelor of Science in Economics, where she was a research assistant with a focus on environmental economics, she then spent eight years working as a Management Consultant in Lon­don. In 1997 she joined Unisys Corporation in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, USA where she worked as Corporate Director for seven years. She completed her education with various Executive Education Programs at Harvard Business School. She holds both German and Swiss citizenship, is married, has three children and lives near Lausanne.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank Christelle Beneteau for her great commitment and dedication to Implenia. She has made a major contribution to the implementation of the new strategy and the new organization of the company. She has also rebuilt HR and initiated its transformation into an integrated Global Function,” says Implenia’s CEO André Wyss. “Claudia Bidwell has vast international experience in all areas of HR and is a highly respected professional and leader. As our new CHRO, she will further develop the Global Function of HR and enrich the team of the Implenia Executive Board with her view and expertise.”

Source: Implenia

                     

24.11.2020 (1098 Clicks)

Geogrid reduces Earthworks by more than 40 per Cent

Embankments have to be reinforced, subsoils stabilised, or sinkholes bridged. Due to extreme weather events, the need for soil reinforcement steadily increases. High strength geogrids can make such work much easier. Secugrid HS geogrids from Naue enable time savings of more than 40 per cent for complex earthworks.
With weak and compressible soils, earthworks are often a long process. The fill has to be installed in stages, and the soft soil may need to be relieved by a deep foundation. These measures usually take a lot of time and increase costs.

24.11.2020 (743 Clicks)

Mechanical Engineering Exports in Germany overcome low Point

Export figures for the mechanical engineering industry in Germany are further improving. The lowest point in machinery exports has been overcome. However, patience and efforts are still needed in business and politics before the pre-crisis level is reached.