First Quarter Trading Update: Atkins Trading in Line with Expectations
WS Atkins plc (“Atkins” or the “Group”), the design, engineering and project management consultancy, today provides its first quarter trading update for the period from 1 April 2016 to date. Group performance The Group has traded in line with expectations through the first quarter and we remain confident for the year ahead, despite continued uncertainty in some of our markets. United Kingdom and Europe In the UK we have had a good start to the new financial year. In the quarter we se...
Munfag to Lead Worldwide Tunnelling AT WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
NEW YORK, NY — Nasri Munfah has been appointed a senior vice president and director of global tunneling at WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff. In his new position, Mr. Munfah will be responsible for developing a long-term strategic plan to advance the firm’s tunneling practice nationally and globally. He will provide leadership in project delivery, marketing, recruitment and professional development of staff, acquisitions, and teaming opportunities with other firms. Mr. Munfah has more than 30 yea...
HNTB Hires Positive Train Control Expert Aaron Marx
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3, 2016 – Aaron Marx joined HNTB Corporation as project manager, Positive Train Control systems. He is a technical resource for the firm and works with public- and private-sector clients across the United States. “We’re pleased to welcome Aaron to HNTB’s expanding transit team,” said Ian Choudri, HNTB national rail and transit business development director and senior vice president. “His experience and outstanding technical expertise will increase our ability to provide infr...
Innovyze Releases SWMMLive and ICMLive Generation V7.0, Powering Real-Time Stormwater, Wastewater and Watershed Modeling
Broomfield, Colorado, USA — leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced the worldwide release of the V7.0 Generation of its SWMMLive and ICMLive for real-time operational forecasting, modeling and management of urban drainage systems. The latest release sets the scene for the next quantum leaps in smart water modeling, giving wastewater utilities an unsurpassed tool for operating and managing their collection systems, ide...
Stephen Willis Joins Stantec’s Community Development Team
Stephen Willis has joined Stantec in Ottawa as Senior Principal of Community Development. Stephen comes to Stantec from the National Capital Commission (NCC), where he served as Executive Director in the Capital Planning Branch. “Stephen is known to be a strategic thinker and a strong leader. He has a wealth of planning experience in the public and private sectors, in Ottawa and across Ontario,” says Peter Moroz, Stantec’s Managing Principal of Community Development. “Stephen’s ability to r...
Black & Veatch Takes on Innovative South African Waste-to-Energy Project
Johannesburg, South Africa/Overland Park, Kansas – Black & Veatch was selected by MBHE African Power (PTY) Ltd, a local renewable energy developer, to provide technical assistance for the country’s first waste-to-energy (WTE) plant. The energy plant will be located in the Drakenstein Municipality, near Wellington in the Western Cape. The energy plant will contribute 10 megawatts to the nation's power grid – enough to power more than 10,000 South African homes. “This landmark project will p...
Fluor Awarded Bauxite Expansion Project in Guinea
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG) awarded Fluor an engineering, procurement and construction management contract for the Bauxite Production Expansion Project in Kamsar, Guinea. Fluor booked the $501 million contract value into backlog in the second quarter of 2016. The project will expand bauxite production from 14.5 million to 18.5 million tons per year and is the company’s first of a planned three-phase expansion. The s...
Black & Veatch Adds Enterprise-level Sustainability Solutions to Service Offerings
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – Black & Veatch, a global leader in the design and construction of advanced resource management solutions, today announced a new sustainability offering focusing on the enterprise-level market. The new offering will help large consumers of power, water and other critical resources achieve greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, increase usage of carbon-free renewable energy technologies, minimize water consumption, enhance resilience and promote greater operational eff...
HNTB Viewpoint Discusses FAST Act Funding for Nation’s Crumbling Bridges
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chris Price, PE, national bridge practice leader for HNTB Corporation, authored an HNTB Viewpoint entitled “Crumbling bridges: Now is the time to take action.” It highlights provisions within the new Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act that enable more efficient bridge repair strategies. The Viewpoint notes that about 10 percent of the nation’s bridges are rated “structurally deficient,” the worst of five bridge status ratings. Price advocates bridge...
Schlumberger Acquisition Closes
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff closed on its acquisition of Schlumberger Water Services on August 1. The firm specializes in the development, management and environmental protection of water resources. In the U.S., the firm will be integrating Schlumberger Water Services staff from Denver, Fort Myers, Reno and Tucson into its environment and water consultancy sectors. Water services teams in Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Chile will report to Jorge Chaves, our newly appointed president of Latin Ameri...
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