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Asbestos Detecting Technology to Protect Construction Workers

March 20, 2017 - in News, Products

A ROBOTIC microscope has been developed to test air quality at demolition sites to protect workers from deadly asbestos fibres. Marvin is an analysis program developed by Frontier Microscopy in South Australia that eliminates manual processing of dangerous…

Atkins and Dragages Celebrate the First TBM Tunnel Breakthrough at Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point Project

March 20, 2017 - in Corporate, News

The breakthrough ceremony for the Lung Shan Tunnel southbound tunnel boring machine (TBM) section of the Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point…

CH2M Signs Framework Agreement with Shell to Provide Global Engineering Services

March 20, 2017 - in Corporate, News

DENVER - CH2M has signed a framework agreement with Shell to provide engineering, procurement, construction and project management services across upstream,…

Bechtel Helps Launch “Building Responsibly” Initiative to Promote Global Worker Welfare

March 20, 2017 - in Corporate, News

Bechtel, the leading global engineering, procurement, and construction firm today announced the formation of a global coalition aimed at improving worker safety and productivity standards for construction and engineering projects as well as for their relevant…

CH2M Wins 5 Environmental and Climate Change Industry Business Achievement Awards

March 20, 2017 - in Awards, Corporate, Events, News

DENVER- The Environmental Business Journal and the Climate Change Business Journal, a leading sources of business intelligence in the environmental and climate change industries, awarded CH2M five prestigious business achievement awards. "Recognizing our…

NASA Names Jacobs Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year

March 20, 2017 - in Corporate, News

DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has been selected as NASA’s Agency-Level 2016 Small Business Industry Award (SBIA) Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year. This is the second time in six years that Jacobs has received the award. The…

AECOM Names Paul Praylo Chief Operating Officer of its Construction Services Business

March 20, 2017 - in News, People

NEW YORK  — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, today announced that Paul Praylo has been named chief operating officer of its Construction Services (CS) business, a global construction division that has grown from under $2B to…

Ramboll Environ Appoints Michael Bittner Principal

March 17, 2017 - in News, People

ARLINGTON, Va.-- Ramboll Environ, a leading global environmental and health sciences consulting firm serving a diverse industrial, financial, legal and government client base, has announced the appointment of Michael Bittner as a Principal based in the firm’s…

Atlas Copco Wins Orders for Key Colombian Road Projects

March 17, 2017 - in Corporate, News

Stockholm, Sweden, March 17, 2017: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has won several orders for equipment that will be used in the construction of vital road projects in Colombia as the country is building up its infrastructure.…

Precast Concrete Highway Slabs Expedite Largest Project of this Type in North America

March 16, 2017 - in News, Projects, Transportation

PASADENA, Calif. (MARCH 2017) – Precast concrete highway pavement slabs are increasing in popularity for use in rapid highway construction. This is, in part, the result of many state departments of transportation recognizing the efficiency of the precast…