Mapei, the worldwide leading manufacturer of adhesives, chemical products, and sealant for the building industry, has been announced as a Platinum Sponsor of the 4th Arabian Tunnelling Conference ...
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The Federal Office of Transport (FOT), after comparing the costs and benefits have decided to go ahead with the refurbishment and upgrading of the single track Weissenstein tunnel length 3.7km on ...
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On 20 January 2017, at a ceremony in the NLE (Northern Line Extension) Battersea Power Station site, the Ferrovial, Agroman/ Laing O’Rourke (FLO) joint venture, unveiled the names of the two ...
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On 03.02.2017 the contractor Eiffage launched a Robbins TBM, for construction of the 2750 m Janots water tunnel in La Ciotat, France. The 220t machine has been named Augustine, after the mother of ...
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On 01.02.2017, contractor MIP-Story used the Robbins EPB371 (diameter 6 m), on its fourth bore of the Moscow Metro. The EPB is expected to encounter difficult geology and running sands. The ...
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On February 6th, 2017, CREG's R73 hard rock TBM was successfully launched in Vietnam on the Da Nhim job site. For further information on this project please read their press release and also visit ...
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On 07.02.2017, after little more than a year since the main breakthrough in the Ceneri Base Tunnel, the shotcrete work has been completed along the inner lining of the eastern tube of the tunnel. ...
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Stones Consult Group was created in 2010 with its main base in Denmark that oversees markets in the European Union involving all type of construction and manpower. The Company has extensive ...
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TERRATEC marks its continued growth throughout Asia with the official opening of a new large-diameter TBM production facility in Guangzhou, China.
At the end of January, Australian-based TBM ...
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CIFA will be exhibiting at the World of Conexpo 2017 in Las Vegas from the 7th to the 11th of March 2017 you can find them at Golden Lot 2793. They will be displaying a new ...
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The construction of a tunnel under the much-awaited Melamchi Drinking Water Project has begun its final phase. On 28.12.2016 the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Nepal ...
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The French senate has approved the bill of ratification for the start of the final phase of the Turin/Lyon tunnel project.
The TBM Gea, which is building the Maddalena geognostic tunnel, has now ...
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On 16.02.2017 the International Congress about the Role of Security Management Measures in tunnels which is organised by the World Road Association PIARC/AIPCR Italy and Fastigi foundation will be ...
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The 4th Arabian Tunnelling Conference (ATC 2017), held in conjunction with the 20th Gulf Engineering Forum (GEF 2017), will take place from 21-22 February 2017 at the Ritz Carlton in Dubai ...
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Robbins SBUs have been around since 1996 – originally they were designed for hard rock but through constant development, at least 60% of today’s SBUs sold are designed for mixed ground. ...
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In an effort to recognize the individuals and companies that have worked toward successfully completing complicated projects and advancing the microtunneling industry, the Microtunneling Achievement ...
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The first Terratec TBM EPB, named Gomti, diameter 6.52m, has been assembled 18-m below ground in the launching shaft of the Sachivalaya Station. The TBM will first dig 780 m towards the underground ...
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The 17th International Water Mist Conference will take place
in Rome, Italy, on 25th and 26th October 2017. The venue will be the Barceló
Aran Mantegna Hotel.
Today the call for papers ...
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After an extensive amount of research and testing CREG has developed the world's first U-sharp EPB machine for application in soft ground conditions. The Menghua U-sharp EPB TBM created by CREG has ...
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The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology and the Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company (ADSSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will allow for knowledge sharing and advanced ...
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On 16/01/2016 the Municipalities of Milan, Cinisello Balsamo, Sesto San Giovanni and Monza, the Metropolitan City and the Lombardy Region gave the Milan Metro the contract to re- award the works to ...
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CIFA will be appearing at Samoter 2017 in two separate areas, one indoor booth of more than 500sqm (Hall 4, stand E2-G3) and one an external area (Area A, stand 9-10). Make sure you visit their team ...
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The 30th edition of Samoter will be in Verona from 22nd to 25th of February 2017 and will welcome the best Italian and international brands in the following sectors: earth moving, ...
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Seattle Tunnel Partners resumed mining late Monday following 10 days of hyperbaric maintenance on Bertha, the SR 99 tunnelling machine.
Crews replaced approximately 300 of the nearly 500 ...
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Rock Machine surmounts challenges on High-Cover Los Condores HEPP - Chile’s Los Condores HEPP is a high cover, hard rock challenge, with 500 m (1,640 ft) of rock above the tunnel and a ...
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The UK government has given the green light to EUR2.27 billion plans for the upgrading of the A303 between the M3 and M5 motorways, and 11.26 km stretch of new dual carriageway with a 2.9 km tunnel ...
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Preparation to build the first of the cross passages, linking the two parallel tunnels of the Forrestfield-Airport Link, located along Dundas Road in Forrestfield, will start from 23.01.2017. The ...
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CIFA will be exhibiting at the World of Concrete 2017 in Las Vegas from the 17th to the 20th of January 2017 you can find them at booth C5372. They will be displaying a new range of ...
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On the 20th December 2016 FCC Construction completed the boring of the Bolaños tunnels (Verín-Ourense). The works entailed the delivery of two parallel single-track tunnels, ...
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Message from Tarcisio CELESTINO, ITA President -
Dear ITA Colleagues:
In spite of an overall low level of global economic activity, the tunnelling industry seems to have been growing ...
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At the beginning of November a rectangular pipe jacking machine with a cutting section of 7.72m x 5.65m has finished tunnelling as part of Singapore’s T221 project.
The machine was ...
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CIFA have released a comprehensive
newsletter covering all aspects of their operations. The subjects they cover include - Exploring sustainability, learning to invest
abroad, ...
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The Environment Effects Statement (EES) assessment for the Metro Tunnel was released today, paving the way for major construction to start in early 2017.
Minister for Planning Richard Wynne ...
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CREG is the leading TBM supplier for challenging tunnelling work in underground projects worldwide. CREG provides TBMs, tunnelling technology and technical solutions for a wide variety of ...
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Senbay Madencilik - Kolin - Kalyon JV gear up for tunnelling works on the Dudullu - Bostancı ...
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GIVING OUR CUSTOMERS WHAT THEY NEED: GLOBAL PRODUCT LAUNCHES IN 2016
2016 saw us introduce many developments aimed at helping our customers whatever their business, wherever they are in the world. ...
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