Normet, the leader in sprayed concrete solutions (equipment, construction chemicals, expertise),has expanded its offering array with the new Alpha 1430 kit it gives customers an ever increasing ...
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Will you be attending BAUMA in Munich April 11-17? Come visit Robbins at booth C2-403. Speak with our experienced worldwide team to learn how we are "Focused Forward", from innovations to ...
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From April 2016 to January 2018 Datwyler will deliver 20.236 M 38928 anchored gaskets to JV Acciona Ghella for the Oslo Follo Line in Norway. The tunnel(36.430 m) with an outer diameter 9.550 ...
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The 31st Edition of BAUMA the world's leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment opened this morning ...
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Wimmer International was founded in 1984 and is an Austrian family business. They operate in the development and construction of excavator attachments and one of their greatest strengths is in ...
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Only 3 days are left until BAUMA 2016 opens its gates in Munich. As in previous years TACS will participate with a booth and would be very pleased to welcome you at its Red Bar for some talks ...
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The new Schuman-Josaphat tunnel opened on the 04.04.2016 allowing for trains to run through for the firet time. The Schuman-Josaphat tunnel is a direct rail link between the Brussels-Schuman station ...
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PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency, will be calling for two open pre-qualification exercises in April to pre-qualify consultancy firms and construction companies with relevant experience and ...
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Have all the latest tunnelling news, tenders and awards delivered for FREE to your mail box. The tunnelbuilder weekly newsletter goes out every Thursday and brings you up to date with everything ...
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Asia’s Leading Urban Underground Space & Tunnelling Summit will return from 6 to 9 September 2016 in Singapore. The Summit 2016 will provide excellent insight into the complexity and ...
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On 29.02.2016 the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) presented the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Varanasi Metro Rail Project to the State Government. The DPR envisages two corridors with ...
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A loan agreement for the Lucknow Metro project between the Government of India and the international funding agency European Investment Bank (EIB) has been signed in Brussels. It was done during the ...
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The TBM Alice has been dismantled and delivered to the Ports of Auckland for shipment back to its manufacturer to be recycled. The TBM has successfully built two 2.4km underground tunnels which were ...
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Palmieri is showing its products at BAUMA this year. BAUMA is in Munich from the 11th until the 17th of April 2016, Palmieri will be situated in Hall C3, Booth 339.
Palmieri was founded almost 40 ...
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On the 12.03.2016 the SR99 TBM Bertha reached its last maintenance stop. Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) will take up to one month to inspect the TBM and provide any maintenance that is needed. Some ...
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ExpoTunnel will exhibit at BAUMA in Munich from April 11th until April the 17th, booth number 5 in the East entrance area, in order to promote the fair worldwide.
ExpoTunnel, wants to be able ...
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a EUR109,24 million (USD123.3 million) loan for a new water tunnel to help modernise Manila’s water supply. This will reduce the risk of shortages ...
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Last night the 600 tonne TBM, belonging to the consortium of ISG, headed by the Italian company Salini Impregilo, broke through at the Red Line North of al Golf, North East of Doha. The EUR1.8 ...
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As part of Sandvik Construction’s increasing focus on the local needs of our customers, we will be participating at two March events to be held in Sweden. Both of these will provide an ...
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On 14.03.2016 the Sant’Urbano tunnel in Pedemontana Veneta broke through. The tunnel is 1531m and is the first tunnel between Montecchio Maggiore and Castelgomberto municipalities, which ...
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The Robbins Company has been the foremost manufacturer of TBMs and underground construction equipment for over 60 years. Click here for a journey through the company history as told by Robbins ...
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The Second Avenue Subway (SAS) will be New York City’s first major expansion of the subway system in over 50 years. The line will stretch more than 136 km along the length of Manhattan's East ...
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HS2 Engineering Director and former Chief Engineer at Crossrail Chris Dulake, will be outlining the engineering and environmental challenges presented in the delivery of HS2 at a special one day ...
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The Robbins Company will be hosting their first TBM webinar for the 2016 series on April 5th . The title of the webinar is “The Robbins Crossover TBM: One Machine, Many Geologies”. ...
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On 09.03.2016 the FFS officially began work on the new Bözberg tunnel. It is a 2.7 km-long, double-track and 4 m compatible and runs between Effingen and Schinznach-Dorf in the ...
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The PassiveTec® range of high performance fire protection panels, jointly owned by PFP Fire Systems and Sheffield Insulations Group, has won the supply contract for the refurbishing ...
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On the 24.02.2016 TBM 6 arrived in Sports City Station on the Gold Line Doha Metro Project. The TBM has excavated 1614 m in 73 days, with 10 Fridays on maintenance, with an average of 22meters ...
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Beijing’s 13th five-year development plan, which was unveiled during the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing states that China is planning to construct a 126 km long ...
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On 27.02.2016 Uzbekistan Railways in conjunction with China Railway Tunnel Group completed tunneling works on the main trunk of the 19.1 km tunnel under the Kamchik pass in Uzbekistan. The ...
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The 10th China Tunnel & Bridge Summit will be held will be held at Yindo Grand Jasper Hotel in Zhuhai on 17-18 March, 2016. A technical excursion to the artificial island of ...
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The 4th Annual Tunnels Fire Safety Forum will take place from 11 to 13 May 2016 in Amsterdam. It will bring together fire brigades, construction companies, operators, and the public sector in order ...
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On 05.02.2016 the Land Transport Authority (LTA the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Phase 1) report for the stretch of the Cross Island Line (CRL) at Singapore around the Central Catchment ...
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The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has submitted a proposal to the ministry of road transport and highways for construction for a EUR1.19 billion (Rs9,000-crore) 18 km long road tunnel. The tunnel ...
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Key to the success of a world-class conference is a world-class venue and the BTS is planning to deliver both in its bid to host the World Tunnel Congress (WTC) in 2019 in London.
London is ...
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Recent breakthrough marks triumph over Mixed Ground Conditions - On January 27, 2016, a Robbins mixed ground EPB broke through at Chennai Metro, finishing up a challenging second drive that saw the ...
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ICE's one day conference is on the 15 March 2016 in London. The conference will help engineers and planners make the most of the opportunities presented by going underground. Case studies will ...
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