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Schlumberger’s Water Management Division is Now Part of WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

August 1, 2016 - in Corporate, News

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has finalized the acquisition of Schlumberger’s industrial water consultancy business on August 1st 2016. The transaction, which was announced in mid-June, enables the company to provide water consulting services and project solutions…

HNTB Grows Architecture Practice to Accommodate New Projects

August 1, 2016 - in News, People

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 1, 2016 – HNTB Corporation’s architecture practice has added a significant number of new architects, representing approximately…

HDR Expands Dam, Levees, Civil Works Practice with Addition of Three Key Hires

July 29, 2016 - in News, People

HDR has recently added three industry-recognized leaders to the dams, levees and civil works practice. They are Dan Osmun, national technical advisor…

IoT Paves Its Way Into Commercial Construction

July 29, 2016 - in Corporate, News

Have you ever sat in a meeting and suddenly wondered if you closed your garage door in the morning?  It tends to leave you in a bit of a panic, making it difficult to concentrate on the task at hand. Those days are long gone since the introduction of the…

Skanska Divests Skanska Installation to Assemblin for about SEK 225M

July 29, 2016 - in Corporate, News

Skanska has signed an agreement to sell 100 percent of the share capital in Skanska Installation to Assemblin. The purchase price is about 225 million on a debt free basis. The transaction will not have any material result effect. The sale, which takes place…

Atkins Chemical Engineer Quizzes MPs on Brexit and UK Science

July 29, 2016 - in Corporate, News

Jack Melton, a graduate chemical engineer in Atkins’ Bristol office visited the Houses of Parliament to discuss ‘Science After the Referendum: What Next?’ at a Parliamentary Links Day. Parliamentary Links Day is an annual event organised by the Royal…

Skanska Adapts to the Current Market in Poland

July 29, 2016 - in Corporate, News

Recent developments in the Polish construction market where Skanska is active has resulted in the notification of employees of redundancies within Skanska S.A. We have informed the union that a total of 1,150 employees in Poland could be affected in collective…

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Named GEC for Extension of State Road 167 in Tacoma

July 29, 2016 - in Design/Engineering, News, Projects

SEATTLE, WA – The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has awarded a contract to WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff to serve as general engineering consultant (GEC) on a planned extension of SR 167 in Tacoma. The project will provide a better freight…

Norton Rose Fulbright Launches Interactive PPP Risk Allocation Tool with GI Hub

July 29, 2016 - in Financial, News

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, working in partnership with the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub), has produced a tool for governments and stakeholders in developing economies to assist in building a pipeline of viable public-private partnership (PPP)…

Jeff VanDyke Joins HNTB in Atlanta as Senior Project Manager

July 28, 2016 - in News, People

ATLANTA, July 28, 2016 – Jeff VanDyke joined HNTB Corporation as senior project manager. He is based in the firm’s Atlanta office. VanDyke has more than 30 years of comprehensive transportation experience, with 14 years in private-sector consultation and…