State Grid Electrifies Utilities Brand Ranking
State Grid, the electric utility giant from China, has made a commanding entrance to the Brand Finance Utilities 50 league table. With a brand value of US$40.9 billion, over four times more than France’s EDF, it is by far the most valuable uitlity brand in the world. The company’s service covers the majority of China’s land area, with a population of more than 1.1 billion. The brand’s success is supported through strategic investment, innovative technology, responsible operations, and environmen...
Wärtsilä Boosts its QuantiServ Service Offering by Acquiring LOCK-N-STITCH
The technology group Wärtsilä is expanding the service offering of its QuantiServ business line with the acquisition of the American engineering company LOCK-N-STITCH. The acquisition strengthens Wärtsilä’s service portfolio for customers operating multiple brands. The QuantiServ business line within Wärtsilä Services was established in 2016 to provide support and maintenance services for customers operating equipment by multiple brands – including Wärtsilä acquired service brands (e.g. Deutz...
Atlas Copco Completes Divestment of Concrete and Compaction Business to Husqvarna Group
Stockholm, Sweden, February 2, 2018: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has completed the divestment of 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 divestment will allow Atlas Copco’s Power Technique business area to better focus on its core technologies of air, power and flow....
Fluor Team Selected for Los Angeles International Airport Automated People Mover
IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its joint venture team was selected as the preferred proponent to design-build, finance, operate and maintain the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Automated People Mover project for the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA). Fluor plans to book its share of the contract value later this year. “We are excited to join with LAWA on its first public-private partnership, providing a best-value technical and financial solut...
HP Launches the World’s Most Secure Large Format Printers for GIS mapping
PALO ALTO, Calif. — HP Inc. today introduced HP DesignJet T1700 printers, next-generation 44-inch solutions for CAD and geographic information system (GIS) workgroups to produce highly accurate documents and maps with powerful processing and a new level of security. New added features on the HP DesignJet T1700 make it the most secure large format workgroup printer available today1. The improved security is designed to help enterprises print CAD and GIS applications while protecting prin...
Envirosight Releases New Quickview airHD+ Sewer Assessment Camera
RANDOLPH, NJ— Zoom assessment cameras are used to help determine sewer condition, and the Quickview brand revolutionized the sewer inspection industry by providing rapid, affordable visual assessment capabilities in sewer lines, stormwater lines, catch basins and manholes. The new Quickview airHD+ makes assessment even easier and more detailed. It has all the features of its predecessor: wireless tablet-based control, HD video, remote height and tilt adjustment, and hands-free operation. In a...
Craig Denson Appointed to Chief Financial Officer of HNTB
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Craig Denson, CPA, has been named CFO of HNTB. Denson, a senior vice president, has been with the firm for almost 17 years in various roles, including corporate controller and most recently as corporate treasurer. He has been responsible for all aspects of accounting and finance functions at HNTB, including long-range capital planning, banking and treasury management, retirement plan administration, shareholder relations, annual share price valuation, corporate taxes and all...
National Transit Leader Kimberly Slaughter Joins HNTB as Transit/Rail Market Sector Leader
CHICAGO – Kimberly Slaughter has joined HNTB Corporation as transit/rail market sector leader. She brings 30 years of comprehensive experience in transportation and public transit. Slaughter is based in HNTB’s Chicago office and will work with transit clients across the country. Slaughter is responsible for collaborating with HNTB region, division and office leadership on strategic planning and implementation, industry representation, business development, service delivery and client satisfac...
Western Specialty Contractors Working with Renowned Team to Restore Iconic Saban Building in Los Angeles, CA
(St. Louis, MO) – Western Specialty Contractors branches in Los Angeles, CA and Seattle, WA are teaming up on a project to restore the historic Saban Building (formerly May Company department store) in Los Angeles, CA—the future home of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Western crews are working alongside renowned historic preservation consultant John Fidler, New York Pritzker-Prize winning architect Renzo Piano with Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Gensler, general contractor Matt Constru...
Wärtsilä Ensures the Reliability and Availability of Saudi Arabian Power Plant
The technology group Wärtsilä and Saudi Arabia based Northern Region Cement Company (NRCC) strengthen their cooperation by signing a new three-year asset management agreement for NRCC’s power plant in Turaif, Saudi Arabia. Wärtsilä will continue to be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the power plant and to ensure the reliability and availability of its operations. This agreement, signed in October 2017, is an extension of Wärtsilä’s previous service agreements for NRCC’s power pl...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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