Construction and Engineering
Service and support beyond the sale
Let’s face it. With all kinds of technology at our fingertips, we take a lot for granted. Day in and day out we use and benefit from many devices, but we usually don’t appreciate them until they malfunction or break. One device we use the most... Read more
Baltic Pipe to Poland €215m funding agreement signed
GAZ-SYSTEM signed an agreement for co-financing the Baltic Pipe construction works as part of the EU's Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) with the Innovation and Network Executive Agency. The signing ceremony in which a subsidy of nearly €215-m... Read more
Austria's PORR wins €129m Romania motorway construction deal
The Vienna-based construction company, PORR, has won the tender for design and building of a motorway in Romania. The contract, worth €129-million, has a total duration of 48 month; 12 months for the design phase, then 36 months for construction. Read more
From rust to robust for major Spanish refinery
The efficient prevention and minimisation of corrosion-induced deterioration in distillation columns is a key aspect helping refineries to remain highly productive and competitive. One of the world's top integrated energy companies was... Read more
Nord Stream 2 applies for third Danish pipeline route
Nord Stream 2 has filed the third application in two years for a gas pipeline through its territory in waters to the south of the island of Bornholm, which is located between Sweden and Poland in the Baltic Sea, close to the Polish border... Read more
bauma 2019 sees record visitor numbers
With more than 620,000 visitors, bauma 2019, the trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment, saw the best results in the exhibition’s 65-year history. Read more
Designing for hazardous environments
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79, the citizens of Pompeii were not prepared for the devastation that followed. Now, the Italian authorities continue to prepare for the next eruption from one of the most dangerous active volcanoes in the world... Read more
UK's main gas link needs 'half a stadium of sand' to protect from erosion
The UK's only link with mainland Europe's natural gas network is in danger of falling into the sea, a fact that has started a rescue effort involves thousands of tonnes of sand. Read more
CECE presents 5 year EU legislative plan at bauma
At today’s CECE press conference, the European association of construction machinery manufacturers made it clear that 2018 was the strongest year for the construction equipment sector after the economic crisis. Releasing today a special video-... Read more
Not a brick in the wall... 3D printing in construction
Twenty years ago, few people would have even heard of 3D printing. It’s the kind of technology that would have at best seemed like a work of science fiction, akin to the replicators aboard the Enterprise on Star Trek: The Next Generation... Read more
Extended Bradford Manufacturing Week aims to create 6,000 student experiences
An initiative which educates young people about career opportunities in the manufacturing sector is doubling its targets for 2019. Bradford Manufacturing Weeks, which celebrated a highly successful inaugural campaign in 2018 after creating 3,000... Read more
Air Tools Maintenance Solutions
Tools maintenance involves the storage, frequent checkups, and cleaning of tools to ensure that they are in proper working condition. Maintenance also enables the tools to last longer, compared to unmaintained tools. Taking care of your tools... Read more
The next generation of engineering
The 2018 Engineering UK State of Engineering report states that the engineering industry employs over 5.6 million people in the UK. However, the report also highlights an annual shortfall of up to 59,000 engineering graduates and technicians to... Read more
Big profit rise for Polish construction firms
A recent report has shown a huge rise in profits for construction firms in Poland in the past year. The report, entitled The Construction Market in Poland 2019-2025, and published by research firm Spectis, has shown that, in 2018, large and... Read more
China's Minth starts Serbia factory construction
Chinese company Minth Automotive Europe has broken ground on a new manufacturing plant in Lozinca, Serbia. The €100-million factory, which will make aluminium car parts, is set to employ 300 workers at first, with another 700 hired at a later date. Read more
Denmark puts brakes on Nord Stream 2
The controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, which was set to start pumping 55 billion cubic metres of gas between Russia and Germany by the end of the year, has hit a setback after Denmark's Energy Agency (DEA) requested the company... Read more
Minimising costs through process optimisation
The control of industrial processes can be a complex operation involving multiple valves, sensors and controllers which means there are many considerations when looking for opportunities for process optimisation. Using best practice and ensuring... Read more
£480m invested in new Lostock energy-from-waste plant
Funding to the tune of £480-million has been secured for a proposed 600,000 tonne capacity energy-from-waste (EfW) plant at the Tata Chemicals-owned Lostock manufacturing site in Northwich, UK. Read more
Mjøsa Tower - world's tallest wooden building - completed in Norway
The Mjøsa Tower has been confirmed as the tallest wooden building in the world. The 18-floor building, located in Brumunddal, Norway, is 85.4 metres high and includes a hotel, private homes and office space. Metsä Wood’s fast, light and green... Read more
Saudi construction firm buys world's largest 3D printer
Saudi Arabian construction company Elite for Construction and Development has placed an order with Cobod, a Danish firm that specialises in additive manufacturing for the construction industry, for what has been dubbed "the world's largest 3D... Read more
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