Construction and Engineering
Europe's newest biggest skyscraper under construction in Warsaw
Already 75 metres high, with its construction now exceeding 17 floors, the soon-to-be tallest skyscraper in Europe, the Varso Tower, currently being built in Warsaw, is set to be finished next year. Upon completion the structure will stand at 310... Read more
Tackling the gender gap in engineering
Research from Cornell University and McKinsey & Co., among others, suggests that a diverse workforce leads to increased creativity, motivation and morale, all qualities which are paramount when developing innovative engineering solutions... Read more
Strengthening the supplier-engineer bond
The power of human relationships that create interpersonal bonds, whether in a family, friends or business setting, is more important than ever in an increasingly unstable and unpredictable world. Here, Melissa Albeck, CEO of online materials... Read more
SOCAR to construct petrochemical complex in Turkey
SOCAR Turkey Energy has announced it will break ground on the construction of a new petrochemical industrial complex in Turkey in the first half of 2020. The estimated investment stands at €1.6-billion and will take the form of a joint venture... Read more
FinEst Bay tunnel project hits first stumbling block
The proposed FinEst Bay subsea tunnel project, which will link Helsinki, Finland, and Tallinn, Estonia, via an underwater train link beneath the Gulf of Finland has hit its first obstacle... Read more
SMT Scharf mulls Mühlhäuser assets acquisition
A major supplier of diesel and electric monorail solutions for mining and battery electric mobile equipment, SMT Scharf AG says it is currently reviewing the possibility of acquiring significant assets from subsidiaries of the Swiss-based... Read more
Without leaving a trace
In the past, a coal-fired power plant was once in operation in the Belgian town of Flémalle. The coal residues are landfilled on a fly ash stockpile. Now, the stockpile is to be entirely emptied and the terrain transformed into a nature park... Read more
Renishaw’s education outreach team makes Cheltenham Science Festival debut
In June 2019, the education outreach team from Gloucestershire-based global engineering technologies company, Renishaw, attended the Cheltenham Science Festival for the first time. Renishaw was among other science, technology, engineering and... Read more
ROBOZE 3D printed skateboard taken for a test ride
Italian 3D printer manufacturer ROBOZE has created a fully 3D printed skateboard. Made to demonstrate one aspect of the applications of ROBOZE’s materials which “Print Strong Like Metal,” the board was developed in partnership with Impact Surf Shop. Read more
German rail network to be given €86bn upgrade
The German government has approved a spending plan where €86-billion will be invested in the upgrade of the country's Deutsche Bahn rail network... Read more
YIT to work on two Norwegian dam projects
Finnish construction firm YIT is to engage in two dam projects in Norway. The first will see the company build a new dam on Lake Mjåvatn to replace the present one, built in the 1940s. The second will involve the repair of the Kuli Dam that was... Read more
Croatia-Bosnia cross-border bridge given go ahead
The governments of Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina have signed a contract to provide almost €23.5-million for the construction of a second cross-border bridge on the River Sava... Read more
US 3D printer Formlabs invests €6m in Hungary
3D printer manufacturer Formlabs is to open its first development centre outside the US in Hungary. The Boston-based company will invest 2-billion forints (€6.14-million) in the facility. Read more
KONE to modernise escalators & elevators in Madrid station
Finnish experts in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE Corporation, has secured an order to modernise 60 escalators and 14 elevators at the Atocha train station in the Spanish capital. The order also includes maintenance for 25 years... Read more
Latvia awards Baltica Rail Project contracts to Sia Rere Būve & Besix
Latvia's Ministry of Transport has awarded Sia Rere Būve and Besix the design and construct contract for the Rail Baltica Central Station project in the capital, Riga... Read more
Eiffage to construct Anaklia port in Georgia
Eiffage SA, one of Europe’s largest civil engineering companies, has become the general construction contractor for Anaklia deep sea port, on the Georgian Black Sea... Read more
Sika's mortar plant in Serbia to get an expansion
Sika is expanding its production capacities in Southeast Europe by bringing a further mortar facility as well as a warehouse for raw materials and end-products on stream at its Simanovci site in Serbia. The plant, which is located near Belgrade... Read more
Stonehenge tunnel procurement process begins
The agency responsible for the the UK's road network, Highways England (HE) has started the procurement process for a new tunnel building project that will be constructed beneath the iconic Stonehenge world heritage site in Wiltshire, England... Read more
Chinese consortium inks FinEst Bay Area Development deal
A memorandum of understanding has been signed by FinEst Bay Area Development and a consortium of three Chinese companies as part of the plan to construct an undersea train tunnel from Helsinki, Finland to Tallinn, Estonia... Read more
LafargeHolcim acquires Romanian concrete producer Somaco
Holcim Romania has announced that it is set to acquire Somaco, a Romanian prefabricated concrete producer. Holcim Romania is part of Switzerland's LafargeHolcim Group, a major supplier of ready-mixed concrete and cement... Read more
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Advanced Engineering speaker announcement
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Varso Tower, Warsaw
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Female STEM ambassadors
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Supplier-Engineer bond
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Muhlhauser SMT Scharf
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