AECOM Completed Project and Construction Management Services for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center’s Sobrato Pavilion
LOS ANGELES — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announces the opening of the US$470 million Sobrato Pavilion building on the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) campus in San Jose, California. AECOM, as project and construction manager, provided schedule and cost management, quality assurance, project administration and contract management during the preconstruction and construction phases for the facility. AECOM also provided similar services for the medica...
Borealis Selects Jacobs to Conduct Engineering Study for Chemical Plant in Belgium
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has been awarded a contract to complete a front end engineering design (FEED) study for a propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant located at the existing Borealis production site in Kallo, Belgium. The contract award follows the successful completion of the feasibility study for the plant. When complete, the new PDH plant will have a targeted annual production capacity of 740 kilotons, making it one of the largest and most efficient facilities in the...
Atlas Copco Closes Acquisition of U.S. Mining Equipment Distributor
Stockholm, Sweden, January 3, 2018: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has closed the acquisition of the assets of Cate Drilling Solutions LLC., a U.S. company that distributes and services Atlas Copco drilling equipment and components. Cate Drilling Solutions is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is active in the states of Utah, Nevada, Wyoming and Idaho. The company is an Atlas Copco full service distributor for surface drilling products. Cate Drilling S...
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...
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 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...
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...
Topcon and Bentley Systems Announce kick-off of Constructioneering Academy
LIVERMORE, Calif., U.S./ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, the Netherlands – Topcon Positioning Group and Bentley Systems announce the kick-off date of their collaborative Constructioneering Academy initiative. The first session is scheduled for February 13, 2018 in Livermore, California. Topcon and Bentley have joined efforts to provide opportunities designed to allow construction industry professionals to learn best practices in constructioneering, a process of managing and integrating survey, engineeri...
Jacobs Completes CH2M Acquisition, Creating $15 Billion Professional Services Leader Focused on Delivering Innovative Solutions for a More Connected, Sustainable World
DALLAS & DENVER- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) today announced the completion of its acquisition of CH2M via a cash and stock transaction. The combination, which received broad affirmative support from CH2M shareholders, is expected to further drive the company’s profitable growth strategy. “This is a transformative step-change that brings together the industry’s foremost expertise and services to fulfill our vision to provide leading-edge solutions for a more connected, sustainabl...
YellowScan and Geotrim Sign a Distribution Agreement for Finland
YellowScan and Geotrim have concluded a distribution agreement for Finland. Headquartered in Vantaa, Geotrim is the Finnish Distributor of Trimble Geomatics solutions with long time experience on Imaging and UAV technologies. The agreement broadens YellowScan´s coverage in the Scandinavian regions. UAVs in combination with LiDAR technologies are now recognised as one of the most effective and reliable solutions for aerial 3D point cloud acquisition. Easy to use and flexible, LiDARs for UAV pro...