Atkins Awarded Design and Engineering Contract for Thameslink Traffic Management Programme
Atkins, one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies, has been awarded a contract to support Hitachi Information Control Systems (HICSE) and Hitachi Rail Europe with the delivery of the Tranista® Traffic Management System (TMS) for Network Rail’s Thameslink programme. Atkins has been appointed by HICSE to review its Tranista system to ensure that it meets Network Rail’s functional and operational requirements for compatibility with the UK rail net...
FARO Expands Metrology and Factory Automation Offerings with Acquisition of BuildIT Software & Solutions Ltd.
Lake Mary, F - FARO® (NASDAQ:FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for Metrology, Factory Automation, Product Design, Public Safety, BIM/CIM, and 3D Services applications, announces the acquisition of BuildIT Software & Solutions Ltd., a leader in process-configurable 3D metrology software solutions with hardware agnostic interfaces. FARO will introduce the configuration power of the BuildIT software in a new “Your Product, Your Process, Your Solution” c...
Tetra Tech Awarded $200 Million Navy CLEAN Contract
PASADENA, Calif. - Aug. 1, 2016-- Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that it has been awarded a $200 million, single-award contract by Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic. Through the Comprehensive Long-term Environmental Action Navy (CLEAN) contract, Tetra Tech will provide environmental engineering support services to installations within the NAVFAC Atlantic Area of Responsibility. The geographic focus is primarily in the northeastern and southeastern United Sta...
Schlumberger's Water Management Division is Now Part of WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
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 to clients worldwide. "The industrial water consultancy team will bring an increased presence in the attractive global water market, more specifically, in the supply, management, control and environmental protection of water," comme...
IoT Paves Its Way Into Commercial Construction
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 Internet of Things (IoT) – there seems to be an app for just about everything you do (and yes, there are several for garage door systems!). Over the past few decades our lives have slowly been transformed with technology and information, but tha...
Skanska Divests Skanska Installation to Assemblin for about SEK 225M
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 after a strategic review, includes the entire Skanska Installation operations, all employees and assets. In 2015 Skanska Installation had about 830 employees. The revenue amounted to about SEK 1.5 billion. The sale is conditional on ap...
Atkins Chemical Engineer Quizzes MPs on Brexit and UK Science
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 Society of Biology (RSB). It brings together UK science and engineering institutions and invited members with MP’s, to strengthen ties between the UK Government and the scientific community. Jack was one of seven chemical engineers chosen to r...
Skanska Adapts to the Current Market in Poland
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 redundancies. The decision will not affect our Commercial Property or Residential Development units in Poland. "Poland is still a good and important market, but we are experiencing a shift in the market to larger projects and must ad...
Atkins Awarded Design and Engineering Contract for Thameslink Traffic Management Programme
Atkins, one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies, has been awarded a contract to support Hitachi Information Control Systems (HICSE) and Hitachi Rail Europe with the delivery of the Tranista® Traffic Management System (TMS) for Network Rail’s Thameslink programme. Atkins has been appointed by HICSE to review its Tranista system to ensure that it meets Network Rail’s functional and operational requirements for compatibility with the UK rail net...
Woolpert Earns Google for Work Premier Partner Status
DAYTON, Ohio, July 28, 2016 — Woolpert has attained Google for Work Premier Partner Status, an elite designation achieved by reaching sales benchmarks set by Google. Woolpert, a Google for Work Partner since March 2015, assists customers in navigating the Google Maps for Work licensing process and advises customers on the proper implementation of the Google Maps API within their solutions. Jon Downey, director of the Google Geospatial Sales Team at Woolpert, said his team is honored by the...
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