Atlas Copco Completes Acquisition of South African Exploration Manufacturing Business
Stockholm, Sweden, January 2, 2018: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has completed the acquisition of the assets of Renegade Drilling Supplies Proprietary Ltd., a South African manufacturer and distributor of drilling consumables for mining exploration. Renegade Drilling is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and sells its products throughout the Southern African region. The company manufactures and distributes mining exploration drilling consumables, s...
Zeyad Alkaisi Joins HNTB as Senior Project Manager
NEW YORK – Zeyad Alkaisi, CCM, joined HNTB Corporation as a rail transit senior project manager and associate vice president. Based in the firm’s Empire State Building offices in New York City, he is a member of HNTB’s program management and construction management practice, leading project teams working with key transit clients in the New York and New Jersey region. “Zeyad’s diverse combination of leadership and project experience for complex rail transit projects further strengthens HN...
Plans4Less Teams with Procore: Seamlessly Delivers Construction Plans from Anywhere to Anywhere - for Just $1 Per Page
Beacon Falls, CT (JANUARY 2, 2018) – “This new partnership gives anyone in the construction industry something that is rare: Peace of mind.” That’s how one project manager summed up his experience using the newly-partnered Procore construction project management software and Plans4Less.com’s large-format document reprographic services. “This enables faster turnaround, lower costs, and literally keeps everyone on the same page.” Last Spring, Procore, a pioneering construction project manage...
Power on the Way to Major Urban Areas as Fluor Completes Work on Priority Lines in Puerto Rico
IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) confirmed today that the company, working under its contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in support of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mission to help repair and restore the power grid in Puerto Rico, has completed work on portions of three priority 38kv power lines in large urban areas near San Juan and a fourth priority 38kv line near Caguas. The completion allows the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREP...
Atlas Copco Announces Three New Members of the Board of Directors of Epiroc AB
Stockholm, Sweden: The Board of Directors of Atlas Copco AB today announces appointments of three additional members of the Board of Directors of Epiroc AB – the company planned to be listed in 2018. The Board of Epiroc will have eight members including the President and CEO of Epiroc. Atlas Copco has earlier announced five Board members; Ronnie Leten, Chair, Johan Forssell, Anders Ullberg, Ulla Litzén and Lennart Evrell. Today three new members are announced, Jeane Hull, Astrid Skarheim Ons...
Atlas Copco to Divest Concrete and Compaction Business to Husqvarna Group
Stockholm, Sweden: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has agreed to divest its concrete and compaction business to Husqvarna Group’s Construction division. The business had revenues of approximately MEUR 57 (MSEK 570) in 2016. In total, approximately 200 employees will join Husqvarna Group. The planned divestment will allow Atlas Copco’s Power Technique business area to better focus on its core technologies of air, power and flow. “Our commitment to...
Phil Murphy to Appoint Former N.J. Turnpike Boss to Cabinet
Gov.-elect Phil Murphy will announce Wednesday he's nominating former New Jersey Turnpike Authority executive director Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti as commissioner of the state Department of Transportation, NJ Advance Media has learned. Murphy is expected to announce the appointment during an 11 a.m. news conference at the Frank R. Lautenberg Secaucus Junction Train Station, according to two sources with knowledge of the decision. The sources asked for anonymity because they were not authoriz...
Bechtel Wins Award for Digital Innovation
HOUSTON - Bechtel, a global engineering, procurement, and construction leader, has been awarded the prestigious 2018 Digital Edge 50 Award in recognition of its new Pipeline Integrity Management (PIM) tool. With support from Bechtel's Future Fund, an internal incubator which finances development of disruptive technologies, innovators from the Bechtel pipeline business designed the tool to help customers prioritize critical pipeline integrity work and improve overall safety. The tool integrates p...
Heartland Water Technology Signs Contract With Mississippi's Three Rivers Solid Waste Management Authority
HUDSON, Mass. and TUPELO, Miss. - Heartland Water Technology, Inc. today announced that it has signed a contract with the Three Rivers Solid Waste Management Authority to install a Heartland Concentrator™ at the Three Rivers Regional Landfill near Pontotoc, MS to treat landfill leachate. Heartland develops innovative technology to solve some of the world's most challenging waste water problems. A recent report from UNESCO predicts that wastewater volume will double in volume by the year 2025...
Harugei Malchut Symbolizes Tel Aviv's Future of Residential Design
Tel Aviv : HQ Architects in collaboration with developer Yarden Gilan of Ram Aderet Group, today unveiled plans for Harugei Malchut, an innovative and forward-thinking residential project spearheaded and designed by leading architect firm HQ Architects, led by architect Erez Ella. The project will transform a nondescript building with eight units in northern Tel Aviv's affluent Ramat HaHayal district into a reimagined residential structure measuring 40m long by 18m wide with 21 gorgeous resid...