MONOGRAPH ANNOUNCES $7.4 MILLION ROUND TO EXPAND ENGINEERING & DESIGN TEAMS
The investment paves an influential future for the design industry’s leading practice operations platform JUNE, 2021 — Monograph, a practice operations platform for design professionals, today announced a $7.4 million Series A round of funding led by Index Ventures with continued participation from existing investors Homebrew, Parade Ventures, Designer Fund, and several angel investors. Monograph is the most robust industry-specific platform that empowers AEC professionals to better ser...
Jeff Sanchez Announced as VP MANN+HUMMEL Water & Fluid Solutions
Wiesbaden, Germany, 2 June 2021 – MANN+HUMMEL Water & Fluid Solutions (previously MICRODYN-NADIR) today announced Jeff Sanchez as the new Vice President for the group. The global membrane manufacturer has been part of MANN+HUMMEL since 2015. In his new role, Sanchez replaces Marco Nava, who has been Vice President since April 2020. Sanchez is an award-winning global marketing, sales, product management, and operations leader with experience guiding businesses in the international water mark...
Rosendin’s Renewable Energy Group Partners with SB Energy to Construct One of California’s Largest Solar Power Projects
Riverside County Project Covers Nearly 5 Square Miles Anaheim, CA – Rosendin’s Renewable Energy Group (REG), a division of Rosendin, the nation’s largest employee-owned electrical contracting company, is constructing one of the largest solar projects in the state of California. Rosendin was contracted by subsidiaries of SB Energy US Holdings One, Inc. (SB Energy), a renewable energy corporation and a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp, to design and build the $700+ million project, which...
Clayco Named Midwest Contractor of the Year by ENR
[CHICAGO] – [June 2, 2021] – Clayco has been named 2021’s Midwest Contractor of the Year by Engineering News-Record (ENR), an accolade that covers an 11-state region. With $3.8 billion of revenue in 2020 and a firm grip on the design-build distribution center market, Clayco topped ENR Midwest’s Top Contractors list for the second year in a row and was unanimously voted Contractor of the Year by ENR’s editors. Recognized for leading the construction industry’s proactive response to the pandemi...
Solmax acquires TenCate, creating the world’s leading geosynthetics solutions provider
Global geosynthetics manufacturer Solmax has concluded the acquisition of TenCate Geosynthetics. With this transaction, the global reach, innovation capabilities, and specialties of two recognized geosynthetics frontrunners combine to create the world’s leading geosynthetics solutions provider. “Solmax is already the global leader in the development, manufacture, and provision of high-quality polyethylene geomembranes for containment in industrial and environmental applications. Now, with th...
Simpson Strong-Tie Sponsors Local Habitat for Humanity Women’s Leadership Build
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, is again sponsoring the Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley Women’s Leadership Build. The company has donated $45,000 to the Build since the start of its sponsorship in 2018. This year, as communities cautiously re-emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Build has taken a different form, with a blend of smaller, distanced builds and virtual discussions replacing the usual ma...
Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project wins Project of the Year from California Transportation Foundation
HNTB performed type selection, conceptual and preliminary design and owner’s engineer responsibilities for the 2,000-foot-long cable-stayed bridge that opened in October 2020 LOS ANGELES (June 1, 2021) – HNTB was part of the team honored with Project of the Year from the California Transportation Foundation for the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project. The project was one of four winners announced in advance of the 32nd Annual CTF Transportation Awards . Fourteen addi...
NSBA Seeks America’s Best Steel Bridges for 2022 Prize Bridge Awards
CHICAGO - The National Steel Bridge Alliance and the American Institute of Steel Construction have opened the 2022 Prize Bridge Awards for entries. We're looking for outstanding bridges that showcase the innovative use of structural steel. The entry deadline is Sept. 8, 2021, and there is no fee to enter the competition. "America has a proud history of steel bridges connecting communities for decades or even centuries, and new landmarks open around the country all the time," said NSBA Dire...
TenneT and GreenCom Networks want to unlock flexibility potential of households to manage bottlenecks in the power grid
A pilot project plans to answer questions such as how decentralised energy producers, consumers and storage systems can alleviate bottlenecks in the power grid Virtual platform brings together and manages test customers Integration of decentralised plants via Equigy Crowd Balancing Platform involves citizens directly in the energy transition Bayreuth/Munich, 1st of June, 2021. The transmission system operator TenneT and GreenCom Networks ("GreenCom") are undertaking a field trial t...
Jardine Engineering Corporation: Notice of Change in Chief Executive
HONG KONG SAR - 1 June 2021 - The Jardine Engineering Corporation Limited ("JEC") today announces the following management change: Kevin O'Brien, currently Chief Executive of JEC, will be moving at the end of August 2021 to succeed Thomas Ho as Chief Executive of Gammon Construction. Thomas will be retiring on 12th October 2021. In turn, Noky Wong, currently Deputy Chief Executive of Jardine Schindler Group ("JSG"), will succeed Kevin at JEC. Kevin will commence his new role at Gammon, ini...