Atlas Copco to Acquire Brazilian Compressor Manufacturer
Stockholm, Sweden: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has agreed to acquire Pressure Compressores Ltda., a Brazilian manufacturer of piston compressors and related equipment. Pressure Compressores is based in Maringá in the state of Parana, Brazil. The company offers a broad range of piston compressors, screw compressors and air treatment products, serving mainly the Brazilian market but also some other South American countries. It has about 150 employees a...
HDR’s Denver Architecture Studio Making an Impact on Local Students
Local students of all ages are gaining a wealth of knowledge from employees in HDR’s Denver architecture studio through hands-on instruction and activities at HDR and local schools. First, Denver Public Schools is hosting the CareerConnect program’s CareerX Industry Exploration event on April 6 at HDR, 1670 Broadway St., Suite 400 in Denver. High school engineering and architecture students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College and CEC Early College will participate in hands-on activi...
Bechtel Selects SKUR to Deliver the Construction Industry’s First Cloud-Based Analytics Platform
HOUSTON, Texas – April 4, 2017 – Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, announced today that the firm has entered into an agreement with SKUR, the construction industry’s pioneer in providing insights focused on actual on the ground conditions, to deploy the SKUR As-Built Data Platform for large-scale Oil, Gas & Chemical construction projects. “With our mission to accelerate innovation on our projects, we are excited to see SKUR bridging the physical and digit...
IMAGINiT Technologies Named Leica Geosystems Laser Scanning Reseller of the Year
OWINGS MILLS, MD — Rand Worldwide (OTCBB: RWWI), a global leader in providing technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements, today announces that its IMAGINiT Technologies division was named Laser Scanning Reseller of the Year in North America by Leica Geosystems. This recognition acknowledges that the IMAGINiT team continues to lead the way in demonstrating the value of Leica Geosystems’ high definition scanning products in the market....
Ramboll Engaged by Brazil’s Federal Public Ministry to Oversee Remediation of the Rio Doce Basin
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - At an official signing ceremony on March 8th, leading engineering, design and consultancy company Ramboll entered into a long-term agreement with the Federal Public Ministry of Brazil (MPF) in connection with the country’s November 2015 socio-environmental disaster. Ramboll will evaluate and monitor the work of the Renova Foundation to remediate the damage caused by the dam rupture at the Samarco iron ore mine in Mariana, Minas Gerais. The disaster killed 18 people an...
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Celebrates Ten Years Volunteering with ACE of Greater Boston Mentorship Program
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) recently celebrated ten years of partnering with the ACE Mentor Program of America (ACE), having served as a mentor firm since the inception of its Greater Boston chapter. ACE – which stands for architecture, construction, and engineering – offers an after-school program for high school students interested in these disciplines. Teams of students work with volunteer mentors from across the industry to complete a hypothetical building project and take part in visits...
Atkins and Dragages Celebrate the First TBM Tunnel Breakthrough at Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point Project
The breakthrough ceremony for the Lung Shan Tunnel southbound tunnel boring machine (TBM) section of the Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point (BCP) took place on 1 March 2017. The ceremony was officiated by the Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), Mr Hon Chi-keung. Atkins was invited to celebrate the major milestone with our client Dragages, and other stakeholders. Eric Chui, Atkins’ project director, said: “We’re delighted to be here to witness and celebrate t...
CH2M Signs Framework Agreement with Shell to Provide Global Engineering Services
DENVER - CH2M has signed a framework agreement with Shell to provide engineering, procurement, construction and project management services across upstream, integrated gas and downstream projects globally. This is in line with continuing efforts to make transformational improvements in capital project delivery efficiency in the oil and gas sector. In keeping with Shell's commitment to safety, quality, collaboration, simplicity and transparency, CH2M will deploy its world-class safety manageme...
Bechtel Helps Launch “Building Responsibly” Initiative to Promote Global Worker Welfare
Bechtel, the leading global engineering, procurement, and construction firm today announced the formation of a global coalition aimed at improving worker safety and productivity standards for construction and engineering projects as well as for their relevant supply chains. Together with Amec Foster Wheeler, CH2M, Fluor, Multiplex, and Vinci, Bechtel is launching the Building Responsibly initiative focused on advancing efforts of construction and engineering firms to more effectively align with...
CH2M Wins 5 Environmental and Climate Change Industry Business Achievement Awards
DENVER- The Environmental Business Journal and the Climate Change Business Journal, a leading sources of business intelligence in the environmental and climate change industries, awarded CH2M five prestigious business achievement awards. "Recognizing our best practices for outstanding new achievement in environmental expertise, and our global projects for merit in sustainable water infrastructure is an honor and testament to the technical ability and sustainable vision of ou...
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