16.05.2023

Webuild in consortium with Pizzarotti and Ghella wins two rail contracts in Southern Italy

• Consortium to build lot 1a Battipaglia-Romagnano of Salerno-Reggio Calabria High-Speed Rail and Lot 3 Lercara-Caltanissetta Xirby of Palermo-Catania High-Capacity Rail
• Both contracts to add more than 3,500 jobs to 4,500-strong workforce on group’s ongoing projects in region
• Webuild reaches €13.7 bln in news orders acquired, being finalised this year, including €3.5 bln as best offer
• Webuild leads with more than 3,800 businesses in southern Italy, technical and engineering excellence at the country’s service in front of new challenge
• Webuild and supply chain serve as strategic asset for Italy’s future and thousands of unemployed youth in southern Italy

Market-Place-4.0 Skanska

16.05.2023

Skanska selected preferred bidder for construction and O&M for E10-rv. 85 road project in northern Norway

Skanska has as a part of a consortium been selected by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) as preferred bidder for the E10/rv. 85 Tjeldsund-Gullesfjordbotn-Langvassbukt road project in northern Norway. For Skanska, the scope of the project includes designing, building, and operating and maintaining the road for 15 years from completion.

The project, that is being procured as a Public Private Partnership (PPP) by NPRA, is part of the transport link between Lofoten, Vesterålen Harstad/ Narvik Airport and the E6. It includes the construction and operation of 82 kilometers of new and upgraded road with seven new tunnels and 22 bridges. In addition to improving road safety, the project will shorten the trip distance by around 30 kilometers and reduce the travel time by around 40 minutes. The E10/rv. 85 project further constitutes a pilot project for NPRA to test measures for greener and more environmentally friendly development.

The total value of the construction contract is estimated by NPRA to about NOK 11.3 billion, about SEK 11.5 billion, and the operating and maintenance contract is estimated to NOK 1.0 billion, about SEK 1.0 billion, for the period. No order booking will be accounted for until the contract is executed, which is expected during the second quarter of 2023.

Preparatory works are expected to start early in the summer of 2023 and the construction phase for the project is expected to last for a total of 5.5 years.

Source: Skanska

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15.05.2023

LKAB - Historic permit application decisive for the green transition in the north

LKAB today submitted an historic environmental permit application that is necessary for beginning the company's transition in Gällivare. In addition to continued mining and processing operations, the permit covers, among other plans, the establishment of HYBRIT's first demonstrator plant and a new apatite plant for extracting phosphorus and rare earth elements from current waste streams.  

11.05.2023

Roland Hecken to become new COO at HBT GmbH

Since May 2, 2023, Roland Hecken has joined the management of HBT GmbH as Technical Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for the company's operative business.  

11.05.2023

HS2 contractor invests in upskilling Bucks residents ready for jobs on HS2

Buckinghamshire residents have been given a helping hand to launch a career in construction with HS2’s Aylesbury-based contractor, Blackwell Earthmoving Limited. HS2’s construction partner, Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall (EKFB), appointed Blackwell Earthmoving to deliver the earthworks on a 30km section of the route from Calvert South to the North Chilterns.