Geofluid, the biannual international show specializing in subsoil fluid prospecting extraction and transport, geological and geophysical drilling, deep foundations,
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On 20.09.2012 breakthrough was achieved on the 2,182 m north tube of the SS77 Cupigliolo tunnel in Foligno municipality on Marche-Umbria quadrilateral in Italy.
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Mine Radio Systems has appointed Hannah Naylor as operations manager for Europe, working from the UK office.
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The 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the Mont Blanc tunnel was celebrated on 15.09.2012.
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Consortium SA.MA.C (ICS Salini-Matarrese-Carena) has announced breakthrough of the 625 m-long south tube of Cavallo tunnel on the A14 motorway, Senigallia-Ancona Nord section.
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Professor Arnold Dix will deliver a technical session in association with the ATS Tunnelling Short Course on 25.09.2012 from 6.00 pm -7.00 pm
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On 28.08.2012 the Ho Chi Minh City authorities began the construction of Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro Line 1. Some 2.6 km of the 19.7 km line will be underground, along with three of the 14 stations,
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Land Transport Authority (LTA), Singapore Land Authority (SLA) and Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) have published details of the alignment and station locations
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Italian company Costruzioni Elettrotecniche Cear has launched a new website that is modern, quick and easy to consult.
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The Bentley online seminar about ProjectWise, a software for helping utility companies in the Management of technical information,
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The international trade fair for Transport Technology, Innovative Components, Vehicles, Systems will held at Berlin Messe on 18-21st September, 2012.
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Excavation for the first 4 km-long tube of the Saverne TGV tunnel through the Vosges mountains has been accomplished
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In one of many deep shaft sites throughout Singapore, the first of six 6.65 m-diameter Robbins EPBs is ramping up for the Downtown Line construction project.
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CBE Group has invested in a total makeover of its website www.cbe-tunnels.com, with up-to-date news, features, company moves and contacts.
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International recruiters iPS are looking for experienced concrete batching plant operators for 18-month contracts commencing mid-September, 2012.
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Tasmanian manufacturer Terratec has announced that its 6.44 m-diameter EPB is ready to launch on a 5.1 km drive beneath Chinatown and Chao Phraya river at the Bangkok Metro Blue Line
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Gjerstad is a leading manufacturer specializing in tunnelling and mining equipment.
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The Saudi government has approved EUR13.15bn of spending to overhaul the transport network of Mecca (or Makkah).
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Norwegian Ola Waldmo, the international expert on rock support, grouting and sprayed concrete, has been appointed managing director at Normet Scandinavia AB in Ludvika, Sweden
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Liefkenshoek rail link is a 16.2 km-long twin-track railway project under construction in Antwerp, Belgium.
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Prominent tunnelling experts will convene in Munich to discuss case studies and trends in fire protection and safety on 12-13 September, 2012.
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Employment specialist iPS is supporting four contracts within the Crossrail project, the largest underground construction job in Europe
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Following its success at Veligonda, where a 7.9 m-diameter Herrenknecht double shield TBM achieved 525 m advance in one month, the German manufacturer has announced orders for 18 EPBs in the +6 m-diameter range for Indian metro projects.
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The first TBM of contracting JV BAM Nuttall/Ferrovial Agroman/Kier has reached Paddington, some 750 m from its launch chamber at Royal Oak.
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For tunnels, Italian manufacturer Maccaferri produces GFRP profiles and hybrid drainage elements to reinforce and consolidate face excavation,
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On 09.08.2012 Cipa SpA broke through the 402 m south carriageway of Limbia tunnel, lot DG22 of SS106 Jonica,
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On 31.07.2012 breakthrough the Col Cavalier tunnel in Belluno municipality (BL). The tunnel is 1,826 m long, of which 210 m in cut/cover, is part of the upgrading of a large section of SP1 Left Piave.
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The new Robbins TBM EPB Tierra has reached Singapore from Shanghai, where, on 28-29th June it had been accepted by LTA (Land Transport Authority) and CMC.
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On 27.07.2012 the 15.62 m-diameter TBM Martina (EPB S-5) broke through the 2,564 m northbound tube of the Sparvo tunnel on Italy’s Variante di Valico project.
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Crewing and recruitment agency iPS is newly OHSAS certified and compliant with international standards for safety management.
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On 19.07.2012, Putzmeister acquired Intermix, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of truck mixers and special mixers, with an annual output in the order of 800 units.
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The consortium Pedelombarda Scpa, comprising Impregilo (leader), Astaldi, Pizzarotti and ACI secured the Section A of the Pedemontana Lombarda and the first lots of the Varese and Como bypasses.
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TUCA is the Tunnelling & Construction Academy in London, which iPS supports. iPS is a supplier of specialized tunnelling personnel for Crossrail and other projects.
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In 1975 Martin Herrenknecht set up on his own as an engineer, and two years later founded Herrenknecht GmbH in the tiny hamlet of Schwanau, Germany.
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Bentley's annual Be Inspired Awards programme is a competition open to all users of Bentley software for sustaining infrastructure.
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A Robbins 6.25 m-diameter main beam TBM is making good going in basalt over 100 m beneath the streets of Mumbai to install 8.3 km of much-needed replacement water main.
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