GDI MAY 2012
Google-backed geothermal project gets green light
Internet giant Google’s foray into geothermal drilling is getting off the ground Full story...Skanska signs deals for Americas projects
Swedish contractor Skanska has signed construction projects in the US and Brazil Full story...Atlas Copco launches Simba rig quartet
Atlas Copco is launching four new long-hole production drill rigs. The Simba ME7 C, the Simba E7 C, the Simba E7 C-ITH for in-the-hole (ITH) hammers, and the Simba W7 C, which is fitted with a water-powered ITH hammer for special applications, join the existing Simba rig fleet Full story...Bauer replaces bores in Milan
Bauer Ambiente, the Italian subsidiary of Bauer Resources, has replaced a series of bores at the CityLife residential and business district under construction in Milan, Italy Full story...Tucker celebrates four decades
This year marks 40 years in the industry for John Tucker, the plant director at Bachy Soletanche Full story...
Projects
Google-backed geothermal project gets green light
Internet giant Google’s foray into geothermal drilling is getting off the ground Full story...
Japan allows drilling in national parks
Drilling companies will now be allowed to tap into the rich geothermal sources under Japan’s national parks Full story...Water found under Sahara
Many parts of Africa are well-known for their arid conditions, but now researchers estimate that reserves of groundwater across the continent are 100 times the amount found on its surface Full story...Skanska signs deals for Americas projects
Swedish contractor Skanska has signed construction projects in the US and Brazil Full story...Bauer replaces bores in Milan
Bauer Ambiente, the Italian subsidiary of Bauer Resources, has replaced a series of bores at the CityLife residential and business district under construction in Milan, Italy Full story...Cinema work in motion
A second piling rig has been mobilised at the site of the future Solas Picture Palace arthouse cinema in Galway, Ireland Full story...UCB carries out sediment core drilling project at lake
A team of scientists from the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) is to use a floating sediment core drill rig in the centre of the upper arm of Clear Lake (US) to extract two 3in (7.62cm)-diameter cores about 400ft (122m) long Full story...Sandvik Construction up
Sandvik Construction, set up at the end of last year when Sandvik divided its mining and construction equipment divisions, saw its operating profit rise 78% in the first quarter of the year to SEK213 million (US$31.6 million) Full story...Kenyan geothermal loan
A project to develop the first phase of a 400MW geothermal power station in the Menengai steam field in Kenya has attracted the backing of the African Development Bank Full story...Hawaii elevated railway’s ups and downs
Kiewit Infrastructure West has begun drilling concrete foundation shafts and support columns on a planned US$5.3 billion elevated rail system in Honolulu, Hawaii (US) Full story...German railway contract awarded
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn has awarded the US$386 million contract to build the 3.8km Bad Cannstatt Tunnel on the Stuttgart 21 project to the Alpine/Hochtief/Wayss & Freytag joint venture Full story...Istanbul bridge bids
Construction companies Astaldi and Salini have submitted bids to build and operate a third bridge over Istanbul’s Bosporus strait in Turkey Full story...Japan’s reconstruction
A budget of JPY3,700 billion (US$46.1 billion) will kick-start reconstruction projects in Japan following last March’s earthquake Full story...Bengal buys drill rig
Canada-based Bengal Energy has purchased an Ideco H-44 drilling rig and associated equipment for its 2012 exploration drilling programme in Queensland, Australia Full story...Hunter mobilises rig
Hunter Bay Minerals has mobilised a drill rig and ancillary equipment at Sela Creek in Suriname Full story...Utah city considers drilling in canyon
Jones and Associates, an engineering firm based in Ogden City (US), is proposing to drill a new water well in North Ogden Canyon, Utah Full story...Vinci’s revenues rise
France’s stable building sector has helped boost Vinci’s construction revenues Full story...Turkey gets wind boost
The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development has loaned €135 million to Turkish energy company Enerjisa to build a wind farm in the country Full story...Balfour to cut jobs
Balfour Beatty’s planned restructuring could mean the loss of around 500 jobs Full story...Drilling under way at UK shopping centre
Exploratory drilling work is under way at the Coopers Square shopping centre in Burton, Staffordshire Full story...Bachy bags Soil Engineering
Soil Engineering, the specialist site investigation and grouting division of Vinci Construction UK, has been transferred to the ownership of Bachy Soletanche Group, the UK geotechnical arm of Vinci’s Soletanche Freyssinet Full story...Currency rates this month
Australia US$1 = AU$0.97 Euro US$1 = €0.76 Canada US$1 = CA$0.98 South Africa US$1 = R7.72 China US$1 = Yu6.30 UK US$1 = £0.62 Full story...Qatar construction project
Chinese construction equipment manufacturer Sany and stateowned contractor China Communications Construction will develop the Port of Doha and the 2022 World Cup football stadium in Qatar. Full story...New hazardous gas guide
A good practice guide has been released in the UK giving information and advice on managing hazardous gases when drilling and piling in and around coal seams and former mine workings Full story...Sydney unveils rail project
Environmental impact statements for the AU$9 billion North West Rail Link in Sydney have been released Full story...Soldiers test the water in Djibouti
The US Army National Guard 257th Engineer Team has drilled four water test wells in different locations at Camp Lemonnier, a base situated at Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport, on the Horn of Africa Full story...BAM profit falls
Despite signing up new client Network Rail, for whom it is building a national centre at Milton Keynes, BAM Construct recorded a fall in turnover for 2011 Full story...US Geothermal heats up
During US Geothermal’s San Emidio (Nevada, US) phase II drilling programme, a new, higher-temperature portion of the geothermal reservoir was discovered Full story...Drilling leads to spill
In the US, state officials are investigating how workers in eastern Pennsylvania accidentally drilled through a concrete pipe, triggering a sewage spill into a waterway Full story...African Queen Kenya deal
African Queen Mining has executed an agreement with Kenya-based Akili Minerals Services for core drilling at its Odundu property in southwest Kenya’s Rongo Gold Fields Full story...Impreglio stake doubled
Fund manager Amber Capital has more than doubled its stake in Italy’s biggest builder, Impregilo Full story...Merc goes for gold
Merc International Minerals has begun its winter 2012 drilling programme at its Colomac Gold Property in Canada’s Northwest Territories, deploying two diamond drills Full story...Equipment
Bulroc launches range of high-pressure hammers
Bulroc UK has launched a new high-pressure down-the-hole hammer range Full story...
Atlas Copco launches Simba rig quartet
Atlas Copco is launching four new long-hole production drill rigs. The Simba ME7 C, the Simba E7 C, the Simba E7 C-ITH for in-the-hole (ITH) hammers, and the Simba W7 C, which is fitted with a water-powered ITH hammer for special applications, join the existing Simba rig fleet Full story...GeoDrilling Show 2013
GeoDrilling Show, the UK’s largest event dedicated to drilling and related services, will take place in 2013 Full story...Sandvik releases mid-market exploration drill rig range
Sandvik’s new exploration drill rigs are specifically aimed at middle markets, which do not require the premium range of Sandvik’s hi-tech versions Full story...People
Tucker celebrates four decades
This year marks 40 years in the industry for John Tucker, the plant director at Bachy Soletanche Full story...
Management buy-out deal at itmsoil
UK-based geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring company itmsoil has announced a multi-million pound management buy-out of the geotechnics business Full story...Construction workers called Down Under
The flourishing mining and construction industries in Australia have prompted companies in the country to call on skilled US workers Full story...Clough leads expansion drive at Costain
International engineering and construction group Costain Environmental Services’ new operations manager Paul Clough is leading the company’s expansion charge Full story...Aspermont appoints new managing editor
Michael Cairnduff will take over as managing editor of Aspermont’s Australian publishing operations following the retirement of Ron Berryman Full story...Features
Making it work
A focus on customer service has helped Mc Drill Technology maintain its position in a difficult market Full story...
Quietly does it
‘Silent piling’ with Giken steel tubes is being used to construct a cofferdam at Canary Wharf in London Full story...The greatest IQ
After 10 years of development, German company Ischebeck Titan has launched its IQ Rock Bolt Full story...Split umbrella
The Croatian Highway Authority (Hrvatske ceste d.o.o) has decided to expand the D8 National Road, the most important route between the seaports of Split and Makarska, after 50 years of use Full story...The stable crusade
Ground subsidence at Crusader Avenue, on the northwestern outskirts of Glasgow (UK), was reported in August 2011 at the position of a recorded former coal-mining shaft Full story...Business as usual
More than 20 drilling-related companies exhibited at Intermat in Paris (France) from April 16-21. GDI reports on the news from the show Full story...In good sport
In mid-March, M & J Drilling completed its 14-week first phase of stabilisation works to treat shallow coal workings and mineshafts below a 30ha site in Manchester, UK, known locally as Openshaw West Full story...Drilling 600 piles in four months
Bauer is working in tough conditions in a restricted urban environment on a metro project in Russia Full story...Breaking in the new bolts
Germany-based bolting systems provider Minova CarboTech has invested in new production and is working on new products and ideas, the strategy and market segment focus for which will be confirmed this year Full story...New Klemm rig reaches UK
Van Elle rushed the 708-2 rig into service to meet a tight deadline on a Birmingham rail project Full story...Collaborations strike gold
Jude Cobbing, international environmental consultancy SLR’s senior hydrologist, examines the crucial relationship between drill teams and hydrogeologists on a successful investigation into groundwater occurrence for a gold mine in Tanzania Full story...Dry method whets the appetite
Finnish deep stabilisation rig manufacturer Junttan is busy upgrading its equipment, and as global markets start to wake up it is ready to tell them about dry mixing Full story...Back to school
Simplex Westpile is piling for a school extension in London Full story...Success piling up
The last few months have been a busy time for the humble piling rig. Current and ongoing projects have taken it from the home of the Titanic in Northern Ireland to a river in Australia, while the work of Crossrail, Skelair and Bauer take it to the tracks in the UK and Russia. Full story...Where there’s a well, there’s a way
Under new owner Energold, UK drilling rig manufacturer Dando Drilling International is in expansion mode Full story...A thirst for Africa
Fraste has looked to overseas markets to offset low demand in Europe Full story...Hot prospects in Turkey
Drillmec has tapped into the demand for geothermal drilling equipment in Turkey Full story...A Titanic project
Balfour Beatty offers an alternative piling solution in Belfast Full story...Time to GET busy
Ground Engaging Technologies nears the end of its first year in business Full story...Dynamic testing
Pile Dynamics’ analysis of stress wave propagation conforms to standards Full story...Mission: impossible
A 3m-diameter siphon shaft is being drilled in basalt in Melbourne Full story...Harnessing the wind
An LDD drilling rig has been custom-designed to bore tapered monopiles for wind turbines at Gwynt y Môr off the Welsh coast Full story...Italy at Intermat
During the Intermat show Beretta Alfredo and Gemmo Group shared news of orders and products with GDI Full story...Comacchio’s customised approach pays off
Innovative solutions have been necessary to meet challenging conditions in extending the Baku Metro Full story...The key to survival
Italian rig manufacturers and service providers are looking outside the country for solutions to stay profitable Full story...Rebirth for Connaught Tunnel
Strengthening and widening a Victorian railway tunnel under a dock is a major challenge Full story...Issue: GDI MAY 2012
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