Ali Mir to Lead WSP USA Advisory and Transportation in Southern California and Nevada
Experienced leadership to expand transportation and consulting capabilities in the SoCal/Nevada district. LOS ANGELES — Ali Mir has joined WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, as a vice president and leader of the Advisory and Transportation business lines in the firm’s Southern California/Nevada District. Mir will set the direction for the Advisory business, which performs WSP USA’s core consulting work, and its best-in-class work in transportation pl...
Idrica strengthens its international expansion with the opening of five new subsidiaries in 2021
In 2021, Idrica opened five new subsidiaries, in Hong Kong, Chile, Canada, Brazil and Saudi Arabia, in addition to those already up and running in the USA, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Qatar and Romania, in line with its international expansion strategy. In just two years, the multinational headquartered in Spain has gained a foothold in 14 countries in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America, providing technological solutions and services for the digital tr...
Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe (HCME) NV announces factory-fitted Leica Geosystems solutions for Zaxis-7 excavators
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Expanding its range of connected machinery, Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) is now offering its Zaxis-7 excavators ranging from 10 to 50 tonnes with factory-fitted 2D and 3D machine control solutions from Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon. As the solutions are installed in the Hitachi factory in Amsterdam, customers will benefit from extensive testing to ensure optimum machine calibration, and professional installation. In addition, custome...
Wishek Offers Heavy-Duty Offset Disk for Construction
WAHPETON, N.D. — Wishek has engineered its Y2000 offset disk to withstand the toughest conditions of construction jobs. With its massive tubular frame (6" x 12" x 3/8"), strong 36-inch blades and a low bearing-to-blade ratio, it is ruggedly built to eliminate expensive downtime when performing site prep, land clearing, soil drying and a variety of other applications. The Y2000 disk is available with a 10-foot working width and 18-inch blade spacing. It exerts 1,273 pounds per foot, helping th...
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Announces 2022 PCI Design Awards Winners
CHICAGO – The highest total precast concrete building in the world, a single-family precast concrete home on a scenic lake, and a bridge at one of the nation’s busiest airports are some of the winning project highlights of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s 2022 PCI Design Awards. Three panels of jurors honored 29 winners and 13 honorable mentions for design excellence in the buildings and transportation categories. For the past 59 years, the PCI Design Awards have showcased and rec...
WALTER P MOORE OPENS CHICAGO OFFICE
Chicago, IL,- Global engineering firm Walter P Moore opens its 23rd domestic office in Chicago, Illinois, demonstrating growth in the Midwest region. The Chicago office officially opened on January 19, 2022. “Our move into Chicago represents an incredible opportunity to leverage our entire platform while bringing value to our clients. Opening the office presents unique opportunities to help us maintain existing relationships and build new client connections in several of our target market sec...
World of Asphalt Launches App for 2022 Show in Nashville
MILWAUKEE – World of Asphalt released the official app for the 2022 show in Nashville, March 29-31, 2022. Asphalt paving professionals can download the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play before leaving for the Music City, and plan their visit based on the live map and exhibitor directory. “The World of Asphalt app is the easiest way for asphalt paving pros to make the best use of their time at the show,” said World of Asphalt Show Manager Brittany Weltcheff. “Not only does it help a...
3 innovative solutions selected in “Pitch the Press” at Geo Week 2022
Tools for reality capture, collaboration and data visualization were chosen among 16 competing products. Denver, CO: At Geo Week, the coming together of the International Lidar Mapping Forum, SPAR 3D and AEC Next, three innovative solutions, and one notable project were chosen as the winners of the Pitch the Press event. The latest products from NavVis, Avatour and Prostar GeoCorp were chosen from 16 of presentations that were pitched rapid-fire to a panel of high-profile press representative...
APR Energy Enters Brazilian Market with EPP Gas Generation Project in Rio de Janeiro
LONDON – APR Energy Ltd. ("APR"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp. ("Atlas" or the "Company") (NYSE: ATCO), announced today that it will provide Evolution Power Partners ("EPP") with 228 MW of gas generation capacity for a minimum of one year. APR's solution for EPP includes a full turn-key natural gas-fired power plant powered by eight GE TM2500 gas turbines in Itaguaí, Rio De Janeiro with a commercial operation date of May 1, 2022. APR's work will support EPP's award in the October...
New Focus Swift Mobile Scanner with Color Feature
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new and improved FARO Focus Swift Mobile Scanner that adds improved semi-mobile workflows with color capture capabilities. The upgraded Focus Swift enables scanning for large projects and complex areas in as little as one-tenth of the time as it takes with traditional stationary scans. With this update the Focus Swift enables users to capture 10-20 second colorized anchor scans to provide greater accuracy and detail in important areas. This update int...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
