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 ada...
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...
Tetra Tech Reports Third Quarter 2016 Results
PASADENA, Calif.- Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) today announced results for the fiscal 2016 third quarter ended June 26, 2016. Revenue in the third quarter totaled $667 million. For ongoing operations1, revenue totaled $662 million, and revenue, net of subcontractor costs2 (net revenue), was $496 million, up 19% and 20%, respectively, compared to the same period in fiscal 2015. Operating income for the third quarter was $39 million, and on an ongoing basis totaled $44 million, up 8% compare...
USAID Awards Tetra Tech $125 Million Architect-Engineer Services Contract
PASADENA, Calif.- Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Company a $125 million, single-award contract to provide comprehensive architecture-engineering services to USAID/Afghanistan. Under the five-year Engineering Support Program (ESP), Tetra Tech will provide engineering services, construction oversight, and quality assurance assistance to successfully implement USAID’s infrastructure design and construction...
Geospatial Corporation Leveraging Technologies and Software to Meet New Federal Buried Pipeline Requirement
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania – July 25, 2016– Geospatial Corporation (OTCIQ Symbol “GSPH”) announces the long awaited passage of the PIPES ACT of 2016. The bill, recently signed into law by President Obama, empowers the Pipeline Hazardous Material Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) to require various certifications, data management, testing and mapping of all types of the more than 3 million miles of buried energy pipelines across the USA. “Geospatial is perfectly positioned to benefit from the new P...
USACE St. Louis District Awards Dewberry Five-Year Contract for Photogrammetric and Lidar Surveying and Mapping Services
Dewberry has been awarded a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) St. Louis District for photogrammetric and lidar surveying and mapping. The firm will provide geospatial services consisting of professional photogrammetric mapping lidar and aerial imagery acquisition, along with related surveying work and photo interpretation. The projects may be requested by USACE offices; other Department of Defense agencies; and other lo...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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