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Bauer opens new drilling rig training site in Bavaria
Bauer Group has opened a 6,000m² training site for drilling rigs and their operators, not far from group headquarters in Schrobenhausen, Upper Bavaria.
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06 Sep 2010 |
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Full house for Lankelma
LANKELMA said all seats were taken at its tenth anniversary seminar, which
featured international guest speakers such as Tom Lunne of the Norwegian
Geotechnical Institute (NGI) and Mike Long, University College Dublin (UDC).
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06 Sep 2010 |
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From window sampling to drilling to 3,000m
Discovery Drilling founder Mark Green is departing his native shores for a new position in Taupo, New Zealand, taking up the role of drilling manager at the country’s largest utility company, Contact Energy.
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06 Sep 2010 |
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Geologic maps online
The British Geological Survey has launched its OpenGeoscience geologic mapping services website, built on ESRI’s ArcGIS technology; the world’s first web map service built on vector data serving attributed geologic data for an entire country.
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06 Sep 2010 |
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Grouting conference
The 4th International Conference on Grouting and Deep Mixing will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 15-18, 2012.
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06 Sep 2010 |
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FIEC reports slide of 7.5% for EU construction
The European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC), said overall EU construction activity declined by 7.5% in 2009, with a further drop of 3.7% expected this year.
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06 Sep 2010 |
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New parts tradeshow
Sobratema, the Brazilian Association of Technology for Equipment and Maintenance, is preparing to introduce another tradeshow devoted to the sector, M&T Expo Parts and Services, on June 2-4, 2011, at the Imigrantes Exhibition Centre in São Paulo, Brazil.
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06 Sep 2010 |
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SA geoscience bill 2010
South Africa’s Geoscience Amend-ment Bill 2010, tabled in Parliament, clarifies the role of the Council for GeoScience and updates terminology such as government departments.
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06 Sep 2010 |
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Samoter in Veronafiere
The 28th edition of Samoter will take place at Veronafiere, Italy, on March 2-6, 2011.
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06 Sep 2010 |
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NDA sponsors course
The National Drilling Association (NDA) will again be sponsoring the Federal Highway Administration course ‘Subsurface Investigation Qualification’, held in St Louis, Missouri, on September 28-30.
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06 Sep 2010 |
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Guide for inspectors
The Deep Foundations Institute has released the second edition of its ‘Augered Cast-in-Place Pile Inspector’s Guide’, summarising the requirements expected of all parties concerned in the successful installation of these piles.
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06 Sep 2010 |
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In memoriam: Joe Dobbs
Joe Dobbs, a long-time member of the British Drilling Association (BDA), died after a long period of ill health at 18.45pm on April 24. He was 71. His funeral was held on May 5 at Wilford Hill Crematorium, Nottingham.
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06 Sep 2010 |
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L’Heureux joins Devico
Ben L’Heureux has joined Devico, a global product and service supplier specialising in directional core drilling and borehole-surveying products, as the Norway-based company’s marketing and business development manager.
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06 Sep 2010 |
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Bauer foursome tackles 3 Peaks Challenge
A quartet from Hertfordshire, UK-based Bauer Technologies Ltd has raised £5,500 for The COINS Foundation, a charity focused on tackling poverty in Africa.
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05 Aug 2010 |
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Lankelma seminar
Lankelma will hold a 10th anniversary seminar on June 10 at its East Sussex headquarters. Speakers will include Tom Lunne, of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, and Mike Long, from University College Dublin.
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05 Aug 2010 |
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NDA convention
Plans for the 2010 National Drilling Association convention are underway with the event due to take place September 29 to October 1 in Chesterfield, Missouri, US.
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05 Aug 2010 |
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SA drill insights
The Geological Society of South Africa will present a course in Johannesburg on drilling methods and techniques in exploration and mining from July 15-16.
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05 Aug 2010 |
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Stuart Well Services teams up with Water for Africa
Stuart Well Services has donated supplies and drilling materials for the creation of water wells in deprived areas of The Gambia in Africa.
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05 Aug 2010 |
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Northwest set for green training centre
A new training centre dedicated to green energy microgeneration technologies is to be opened later this year on the Wirral in the UK.
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05 Aug 2010 |
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Euro energy target
The European Parliament’s second reading vote in plenary on May 18 strengthened the provisions of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.
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05 Aug 2010 |
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Spectrometery course
The Spectroscopic Society of South Africa and the Central Analytical Facility at the University of Stellenbosch have introduced a five-day course in X-ray fluorescence spectrometry.
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05 Aug 2010 |
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Eastern water focus
From September 26-29, the Ground Water Protection Council, in partnership with other US organisations, will host the second Water/Energy Sustainability Symposium.
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05 Aug 2010 |
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Greenfield exploration call
Australia’s reputation as one of the world’s foremost destinations for mineral exploration is under threat from a critical market failure.
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05 Aug 2010 |
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Bauma hit by airspace closure
Bauer Maschinen GmbH has said exhibitors and visitors alike will remember Bauma 2010 as “the Bauma under the ash cloud”.
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05 Aug 2010 |
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Papers for no dig 2010
Conference papers from 22 nations will feature at the 28th International No-Dig 2010 conference, to be held in Singapore, November 8-10.
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16 Jun 2010 |
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Drilcorp's new standard
UK contractor Drilcorp has achieved ISO 9001 accreditation..
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16 Jun 2010 |
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Kilfrost's sale award
UK-based Kilfrost Ltd, which makes inhibited heat transfer fluids for ground- and air-source heat pumps, has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category.
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16 Jun 2010 |
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German trio honoured at Bauma for ground innovations
Innovation awards were presented on April 18 at the opening ceremony of Bauma, the construction equipment, building material and mining machinery fair held in Munich, Germany.
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16 Jun 2010 |
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UK could turn renewable heat into a key commodity
A paper titled ‘Energy: it’s the heat, stupid!’ recognises heat as a valuable commodity with its own market.
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16 Jun 2010 |
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SA geological course
The Geological Society of South Africa will present a course in Johannesburg on May 21 titled ‘Geochemistry: applications in exploration and mining’.
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16 Jun 2010 |
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Hammerhead changes
The Charles Machine Works, which makes Ditch Witch underground construction equipment, has fully acquired HammerHead Trenchless Equipment.
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16 Jun 2010 |
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Geosoft accolade
Geosoft was the recipient of the 2010 ESRI International Partner of the Year award.
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16 Jun 2010 |
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The Sunday Times puts ground engineers on top
‘The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For Survey 2010’ has placed ground engineering company Hydrock among the top companies to work for in the UK.
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16 Jun 2010 |
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Atkins tops UK Awards
Atkins was named the most popular construction and civil engineering firm at the TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards held in March in London, UK.
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16 Jun 2010 |
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Grundfos records $3bn in 2009 turnover
Grundfos’s 2009 turnover was DK17 billion (US$3 billion) against DK19 billion in 2008.
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16 Jun 2010 |
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GEO: Denmark and beyond
Since its foundation in 1943, the consultancy and drilling contractor has expanded in its home country and across Europe
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16 Jun 2010 |
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Wilson becomes quality engineer at C&W
DAVID Wilson, who joined Rotherham, UK-based Cutting & Wear at the end of January, is the company’s new quality and technical resource engineer.
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16 Jun 2010 |
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Guide to UK construction highlights market realities
Research and Markets Ltd has published a guide to the future of the UK construction sector.
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16 Jun 2010 |
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Swiss supply network issues waterwell cost matrix
THE Switzerland-based Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN), through its Cost-Effective Boreholes flagship project, has released a model for the calculation of waterwell drilling costs.
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16 Jun 2010 |
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DNV working with industry on safer CO2 storage guide
Norway-based DNV and the energy industry, with contributions from government agencies, have developed comprehensive guidelines for safe and sustainable geological storage of CO2.
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16 Jun 2010 |
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Prospects look brighter for Australian geoscientists
First-quarter 2010 Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) employment survey results show a dramatic turnaround in employment prospects for Australian geoscientists.
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16 Jun 2010 |
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TSA’s latest guidance to help improve risk on utility surveys
The Survey Association (TSA) has produced a guidance note on utility surveys which includes guidance notes for specifying a utility survey.
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16 Jun 2010 |
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Cece paints it greyish
The future is no longer black, but dark grey: this is how Cece, the European association of construction machinery industries, summarised the sentiment of trade operators in this difficult start to 2010 in its periodical market barometer.
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15 Apr 2010 |
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Tickle takes the chair at the UKSTT
Colin Tickle, managing director of Drilline Products, has been appointed chairman of the UK Society for Trenchless Technology (UKSTT).
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15 Apr 2010 |
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Marsh launches specialist EMEA construction consulting practice
Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, has launched a specialist construction consulting practice to provide dispute resolution, risk advisory, and audit services to the construction and engineering industries of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
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15 Apr 2010 |
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Pile testing seminars
Pile Dynamics is holding dynamic foundation-testing seminars in South America. The locations of these events are: Lima, Peru, on May 24; Bogota, Colombia on May 26; and Mexico City, Mexico, on May 28.
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15 Apr 2010 |
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Peru Gold in Lima
The Peru International Gold Symposium and Exhibition, being held in Lima on May 18-20, is a key event for suppliers of exploration instrumentation, drilling equipment and supplies, geological mapping and environmental technology.
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15 Apr 2010 |
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6th Geoscience event
The 6th Quadrennial Conference of the International Geoscience Education Organisation will take place on August 29 to September 3 at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa
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15 Apr 2010 |
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US waterwell control
US-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in the initial phase of developing a National Well Data Repository to store information on well characteristics and water quality.
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15 Apr 2010 |
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UK quarries overpaying
A number of UK quarrying firms are suffering from the high price of fixed energy tariffs made back in September 2008, with many paying more than 50% above the current market rate, according to power rental company Aggreko.
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15 Apr 2010 |
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Bauer takes on COINS 3 Peaks Challenge
A TEAM of four from Hertfordshire, UK-based Bauer Technologies is well on course in its fundraising efforts as the quartet train to take part in the gruelling COINS 3 Peaks Challenge in May.
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15 Apr 2010 |
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Dando engineers see fruits of their labour in Africa
As a junior sales engineer with Dando for three years, Quentin Dulake has gained a great deal of experience in the specification and fitting of waterwell-drilling rigs and equipment.
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15 Apr 2010 |
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German manufacturing slides
German construction equipment and material machinery industry sales fell 43% to €9.5 billion in 2009.
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15 Apr 2010 |
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Atlas Copco expert guide
Atlas Copco has published Blasthole Drilling in Open Pit Mining, sharing the knowledge of its product experts and customers through 11 technical articles and nine case studies. Topics include blasting techniques in open-cut metal mines, using technology and automation on site, and ergonomics and safety.
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16 Feb 2010 |
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SED 2010 postponed
SED 2010 has been postponed due to the current economic environment. Organisers said SED would return in May 2011, with the intervening year used to develop new show plans.
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16 Feb 2010 |
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SA GEO society course
The Geological Society of South Africa will present a course on February 18-19 in Johannesburg on the subject of drilling methods in exploration and mining.
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16 Feb 2010 |
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Innotrans 2010 on track
The organisers of InnoTrans 2010, the rail technology trade fair being held on September 21-24 in Berlin, Germany, said it should have more registered exhibitors than in 2008.
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16 Feb 2010 |
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Water expo in Oregon
The 2010 Pacific Northwest Ground Water Expo takes place on February 19-20 in Portland, Oregon.
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16 Feb 2010 |
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Southeast Asia summit
The Piling and Deep Foundations SE Asia summit takes place on March 23-24 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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16 Feb 2010 |
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New rule pensions
Employers in UK small businesses will have until 2016 to establish new workplace pensions.
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16 Feb 2010 |
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Gefco training seminar
GEFCO’s Fourteenth Annual Resource Drilling Fundamental Training Seminar will be held at its facility in Enid, Oklahoma, on May 10-14. For more email intsales@gefco.com or visit www.gefco.com.
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16 Feb 2010 |
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Global rig training from Atlas Copco
ATLAS Copco has launched a global training programme for its customers’ drill-rig operators, available from early January 2010, called Drill Master, which consists of three levels – bronze, silver and gold.
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16 Feb 2010 |
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Cresme finds future potential in Africa
THE future is in Africa, according to Cresme, the Italian Research Institute specialising in construction, which has released a report called ‘Africa and emerging economies’, which states that the international market may be an effective response to the recession.
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16 Feb 2010 |
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Water plugs the gap for Dando
UK-BASED rig builder Dando Drilling has revealed that water is proving a hedge against recession for the company, which has been manufacturing and supplying waterwell-drilling machines for over 140 years.
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16 Feb 2010 |
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Tentative recovery not expected until 2011
AFTER an estimated fall of over 12% in UK construction output in 2009 – the largest decline in a single year since records began in 1955 – the latest construction forecasts from the Construction Products Association predict a further slide of 3% in output this year, with the first tentative signs of recovery not expected until 2011.
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16 Feb 2010 |
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Cornish Holman rock drill is focal exhibition sculpture
CORNISH mining engineer Stephen Lay, owner of the Holman Rock Drill Collection, has been approached by the Royal Academy of Arts in Piccadilly, London, to provide archival information regarding its ‘Wild Thing’ exhibition, featuring Jacob Epstein’s Rock Drill sculpture.
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16 Feb 2010 |
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Jon Higgins joins Eaton Geotechnics
Senior geotechnical engineer Jon Higgins has joined Eaton Geotechnics to supplement the Midlands-based company’s technical team in the wake of increasing contracts and growing enquiry levels
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23 Dec 2009 |
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Ellis president of Terex Construction
George Ellis has been named president of Terex Construction, reporting to Tom Riordan, Terex’s president and COO
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23 Dec 2009 |
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Poland leads European growth
Thanks to extensive government economic stimulus programmes, aimed to a considerable extent at construction, activity in the sector is reported to have picked up better in most industrial and emerging countries than in the economy as a whole
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23 Dec 2009 |
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Mitchell Energy names McIver as GM
Martin McIver has been appointed as general manager of Mitchell Energy Group (MEG)
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23 Dec 2009 |
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World non-ferrous exploration budgets drop US$5.5 billion
After rising for six straight years to a 19-year record high of US$13.2 billion in 2008, estimated planned non-ferrous exploration spend for 2009 plummeted by 42% to US$7.7 billion
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23 Dec 2009 |
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Construction Federation welcomes EC revisions
The European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) has welcomed some of the clarifications brought by the European Commission’s revisions on certain articles of the proposal for a Construction Products Regulation
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23 Dec 2009 |
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Buildings energy bill
The provisions of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive have been strengthened, raising the ambitions of the text beyond the original proposals of the European Commission
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23 Dec 2009 |
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UK construction sector proves healthier than predicted in Q3
The UK construction industry was stronger in the third quarter than first thought, with official data showing expansion from the effects of fiscal stimulus
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23 Dec 2009 |
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US Defense seeks new focus for investment
The US Department of Defense’s (DoD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) is seeking to fund research and development in the environmental restoration focus area
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23 Dec 2009 |
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Geo meet in germany
The International Geothermal Conference will take place in Freiburg, Germany, on May 19-20, 2010, for the sixth time
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23 Dec 2009 |
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UK Construction TSAR
Paul Morrell has been appointed to the newly-created post of chief construction adviser to the UK Government
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23 Dec 2009 |
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Raspino 2010 chair of IADC
Louis Raspino, president & CEO of Pride International, has been elected as the 2010 chairman of the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC)
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23 Dec 2009 |
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Sudden farewell to a Scottish giant
The British drilling industry bids a fond farewell to Les Nichol, one of its most dedicated and caring professionals and also a former chairman of the BDA
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23 Dec 2009 |
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Goodbye to a gentleman geologist
A former chairman of the BDA, Dr Bill Barrett is best remembered for advancing quarry geology and its associated exploration drilling
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23 Dec 2009 |
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Bauma bigger than ever
Bauma 2010 will accommodate more national pavilions than ever before
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21 Dec 2009 |
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Van Walt soil course
Van Walt’s Environmental Soil, Groundwater Research and Remediation course is aimed at anyone involved in environmental fieldwork and project management
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21 Dec 2009 |
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Brisbane geo show
The 2009 Australian Geothermal Energy Conference and Trade Show will be staged in Brisbane on November 10-13
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21 Dec 2009 |
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M-I SWACO joins Rice for nanotechnology research
US-based M-I SWACO has signed an agreement with Houston’s Rice University to fund a two-year joint research programme to investigate the potential use of nanotechnology in the oilfield and drilling fluids industry
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21 Dec 2009 |
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Exova offers Enviro-testing services via Earth Exchange
The specialist environmental-testing services of UK-based Exova are now available to members of website Earth Exchange after the worldwide testing and advisory company joined as one of the first associate members
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21 Dec 2009 |
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Kidney carbon speech
UK Energy Minister David Kidney MP will be at The Building Research Establishment’s headquarters in Watford on November 10 to promote the Government’s Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 2
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21 Dec 2009 |
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Conexpo joins CTT
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21 Dec 2009 |
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HSE forms national quarry-safety team
A new UK quarry-safety team has been formed of Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors, initially five-strong, with decades of knowledge and expertise in the sector
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21 Dec 2009 |
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CPA urges Chancellor not to cut spend on construction projects
The Construction Products Association (CPA) has written to the Chancellor, ahead of his Pre-budget Report statement, urging him not to cut capital spending on construction projects as this will jeopardise the short-term economic recovery of the UK, as well as its longer-term prospects
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21 Dec 2009 |
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Mechanics loses professor Ioannis Vardoulakis
Ioannis (John) Vardoulakis, professor of mechanics at the National Technical University of Athens, has passed away
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21 Dec 2009 |
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Pile Dynamics event spaces
Pile Dynamics says that spaces are still available for its educational events in November in Rome, Dubai and Santiago
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21 Dec 2009 |
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CIRIA half-day event
The UK Construction Industry Research and Information Association’s (CIRIA’s) ground engineering advisory panel is holding a half-day conference on geotechnical issues in construction
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21 Dec 2009 |
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’Hero’ Clyde Baker jr
Clyde Baker Jr, foundations engineer and senior principal engineer of AECOM, was honoured as an ‘Industry Hero’ at the International Foundation Congress and Equipment Expo ’09 in Orlando
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21 Dec 2009 |
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New resource drilling graduates seek gainful worldwide employment
The resources-drilling and blasting class of 2010 from Canada-based Sir Sandford Fleming College is seeking employment opportunities worldwide
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21 Dec 2009 |
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Briaud heads ISSMGE
Professor Jean-Louis Briaud has been elected as the next president of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering for 2009-13
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21 Dec 2009 |
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Warning over levy
Responding to the UK government’s proposals for the Community Infra-structure Levy (CIL), the Construction Products Association warned the measure could deter investment in the UK if, as is being suggested, CIL is levied on gross development rather than just the net additional increase of a development
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21 Dec 2009 |
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Scottish success for BDA’s top night
The annual British Drilling Association (BDA) dinner dance, held this year in Glasgow, Scotland, was another roaring success with 296 in attendance – 16 up on last year’s shindig
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21 Dec 2009 |
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Hagglunds Drives gains trio of accreditations
Hagglunds Drives has achieved accreditation for its new Integrated Management System in the three important areas of quality, environmental, and health and safety
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21 Dec 2009 |
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Call to safeguard drinking water
Environment America is calling for greater protection of drinking water as natural gas production grows
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21 Dec 2009 |
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Web advice for workers posted in EU countries
The European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW) and the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) have launched a website (www.posting-workers.eu) that addresses issues arising from the mobility of construction workers
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21 Oct 2009 |
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Sales still sliding
Sales of construction products continued to decline, despite recent optimism in the housing sector, according to Ernst and Young/Construction Products Association Activity Barometer
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21 Oct 2009 |
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Van Walt meets lab challenge
Van Walt, a specialist supplier of environmental monitoring equipment, has put together information detailing changes scheduled to come into force that will affect how contaminated soil samples are taken, and the equipment needed to comply with the new standards
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21 Oct 2009 |
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Remediation course
The Geological Society of South Africa is presenting a course on environmental and social aspects of exploration and mining on October 23 at Glen Hove Conferencing in Johannesburg
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21 Oct 2009 |
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Sinclair Knight Merz expands strategic consulting ability in acquiring Enviros
Engineering, sciences and project-delivery firm Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) has acquired Enviros, a multi-disciplinary sustainability, environmental and health and safety consultancy in the UK
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21 Oct 2009 |
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CPA: no recovery until 2011
Following the sharpest fall in construction output on record, the latest forecasts from the UK’s Construction Products Association (CPA) do not anticipate any recovery until 2011
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21 Oct 2009 |
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First BC India show
The first bC India, a Bauma Conexpo show for construction machinery, mining machines and construction vehicles, will take place on February 8-11, 2011, in Mumbai
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21 Oct 2009 |
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Polymer geogrid key
A call for industry and universities to drive forward key opportunities for research into polymer geogrid applications has been made after a symposium to mark 25 years of technological advancement
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21 Oct 2009 |
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Kensa wins greenest
Kensa Engineering, a UK manufacturer of ground-source heat pumps, secured the Green Manufacturer of the Year Award at the Corgi Awards 2009
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21 Oct 2009 |
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Niton free seminars
In co-operation with Analytical Training Consultants and Thermo Scientific, Niton UK is organising two free seminars on American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice 578 (2nd Ed) and techniques in positive material identification testing
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21 Oct 2009 |
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Life and times of Robert Bauer
A new autobiography, Roughneckin, recounts the life and times of petroleum engineer and offshore drilling pioneer Robert Bauer
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21 Oct 2009 |
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Messe Berlin reports InnoTrans exhibition space almost full
One year before Berlin’s InnoTrans exhibition, its organisers have revealed that almost all available space at the trade fair for transport technology has already been reserved
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21 Oct 2009 |
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Balfour aligns divisional businesses
Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering (BBGE) has aligned its divisional businesses of Pennine, Stent, Branlow, Balfour Beatty GeoEnvironmental and Testal to provide an integrated ground engineering service in Ireland
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30 Sep 2009 |
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DFI accolades
Joel Moskowitz, a partner at Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, New York, is the recipient of the Deep Foundations Institute’s (DFI’s) 2009 Distinguished Service Award
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Coretrack hiring
Coretrack has appointed Trevor Beazley as non-executive director. Mr Beazley is the founder and managing director of Perth-based corporate advisory firm Maiden Capital, specialising in ASX listings and capital raisings.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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St Louis water course
The US National Ground Water Association is offering a short course on groundwater remediation technologies on September 14-15 in St Louis, Missouri
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Dublin hosts heat pump course
A training course for drillers for the installation of geothermal heat-pump systems will take place at the Geological Survey of Ireland in Dublin on September 28-29
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Transboundary aquifers of the world update
The International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC) – an initiative of UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organisation – has presented an updated version of its Transboundary Aquifers map of the world
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Eijkelkamp joins iSOIL
Eijkelkamp has joined the collaborative project iSOIL, which aims to create connections between soil-related sciences such as geophysics and digital soil mapping
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Helical heads to Vegas
The Deep Foundations Institute’s 2010 Helical Foundations & Tiebacks Seminar will take place on February 1, 2010, in Vegas, Nevada
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Life after 2012?
Is there life in London beyond 2012 for the construction sector? That’s the question being asked by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) in a new research paper
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Devico core trio
Devico says three new candidates have joined the company to become specialists in directional core drilling
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Micropiling seminar
The International Association of Foundation Drilling is holding a Micropile Design & Construction Seminar, with field demonstration, on September 16-17 in Greensboro, North Carolina
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Government boosts building
A rise in UK Government-funded construction work and a surge in utilities projects are helping to stabilise the flow of construction projects starting on site, according to research
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Zetica appoints and updates portal
Brian Barrett has joined Zetica as a senior geophysicist. Before joining Zetica, he was a postdoctoral research assistant at Swansea University, responsible for processing and inter-preting ground-penetrating radar and borehole thermometry data from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Water for All circles more of the globe
Water for All, a non-profit organisation managed by Atlas Copco employees, will expand into more than 10 countries this year, including India and China, as it celebrates 25 years of working to provide people in need with clean drinking water
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30 Sep 2009 |
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AMS ratchets up
AMS has created a Signature Series soil-classification kit that includes a ratcheting cross-handle, knurled extensions in 1ft intervals, soil colour binder with chart and extendible tile probe
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Honorary degree for Lord Oxburgh
Scientist, academic and industrialist Lord Oxburgh of Liverpool, a former chairman of Shell UK and an internationally-renowned geologist and geophysicist, has received an honorary degree from the University of Liverpool
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Skelair’s Neighbour turns 60 in style
Skelair International’s sales director, Chris Neighbour, has turned 60 and in honour of the milestone the company laid on celebrations at the firm’s Cheshire office on September 3 – his birthday
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Letter to the editor
The geotechnical sector in the UK has had a challenging 12 months, with cancellations and delays to construction projects impacting on the ability of consultants, main contractors and drilling specialists to plan ahead, particularly with regard to capital-intensive activities such as plant procurement
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Construction adviser
The Strategic Forum for Construction has welcomed the UK government’s announcement that it is to appoint a chief construction adviser
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Further fall for UK construction
After suffering the sharpest fall in activity on record during the first quarter of this year, construction output figures from the UK Office for National Statistics for the second quarter highlight a further deterioration
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Soilmec’s showcase
Soilmec’s new initiative, a permanent showroom of equipment and technologies exhibited in front of its headquarters in Cesena, Italy can be visited until autumn.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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London’s ’bad’ land gig
The Construction Industry Research and Information Association’s annual contaminated land conference will take place on October 14 at the America Square Conference Centre in London.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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Eaton Geotechnics’ site
UK-based Eaton Geotechnics has launched www.geotechnical.co.uk, which allows engineers, developers and architects access to their own dedicated client page.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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Assessment deal inked
BRE Global has signed an agreement with ITG, the Spanish institution for architects and engineers, for the adoption of the BRE Environmental Assessment Method in Spain.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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Hydrock promotes and appoints
Hydrock has promoted Richard Garland to geotechnical director. The company said the appointment recognises Mr Garland’s work in developing the specialist design and contracting business of the UK construction services group through challenging economic conditions.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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UCG partnership course
UCG Partnership, in association with Imperial College, London is running a training course on underground coal gasification on September 14-18 at Imperial College.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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Loopmaster appoints senior hydrogeologist
UK geothermal design and project management consultancy Loopmaster (Europe) Ltd has appointed senior hydrogeologist Huw Williams.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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Charity karting in kent
Chunder in the Park 8, the annual kart-racing event organised by Hydraquip to raise money for charity, will take place on October 10 at Buckmore Park International Kart Circuit, Chatham, Kent.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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JD Fett’s founder dies
John Fett passed away on July 14 at his home in Crystal Bay, Nevada. He had been battling Parkinson’s disease for seven years.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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Gold training award for Van Elle
UK-based piling and foundation contractor Van Elle has been awarded the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) certificate of commitment (gold award) by Trevor Walker, chairman of CSCS.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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Boart is ‘best in class’ for safety
Boart Longyear has been cited as having the lowest reported lost time incident frequency rate in 2008 for all companies listed in a recent Citibank report.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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NHSE’s open day focuses on Eurocodes and best practice
Norwest Holst Soil Engineering (NHSE), one of the UK’s leading geotechnical contractors, hosted an open-day event on June 18 at its Leeds head office, depot and laboratory.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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Stable interest at CTT
June’s CTT Moscow, an annual construction-machinery trade fair held in Russia, says the proportion of Western European exhibitors remained steady, despite the economic crisis. Exhibitor numbers fell to 580, from 820 in 2008.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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Sampling goes fourth
The Fourth World Conference on Sampling and Blending will take place on October 21-23 in Cape Town, South Africa.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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Cavotec launches blog
Engineering group Cavotec’s blog portal at blog.cavotec.com provides news on industry developments and materials on Cavotec projects.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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UK contractors caution
Employers and employees are being warned about the increased danger of accidents for those working as contractors
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21 Aug 2009 |
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Southworth to manage Ian Farmer’s tenth regional office
Ian Farmer Associates has appointed John Southworth as regional manager of its new Bristol office. He will be responsible for all activities in the southwest region of the UK.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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Maryland’s drill expo
The 2009 National Drilling Association Convention will take place on September 30 to October 2 at the Turf Valley Resort, Ellicott City, Maryland, US.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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Vibro goes live online
In a bid to raise the online presence of Vibro Projects, the ground-improvement specialist has launched www.vibro.co.uk.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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Pile Dynamics’ founder wins major US award
FRANK Rausche (right), PhD, PE, has been awarded the 2009 G. Brooks Earnest Technical Lecture Award by the Cleveland section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
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17 Jun 2009 |
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BAM team fund-raising
Ten men from UK-based BAM Construction Ltd undertook a 24-hour endurance challenge to raise money for Yorkshire Cancer Research on June 4, climbing 2,785ft (about 850m) up Slieve Donard the highest mountain in Ireland, then cycling 140 miles (about 220km) to and around Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK.
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17 Jun 2009 |
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Stiebel Eltron’s free eco advice helps building planners
A GLOBAL renewable energy specialist is launching a free eco design advice service for architects and developers to help their projects meet tougher green building standards.
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17 Jun 2009 |
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Skelair secures French rig supply deal to British Isles
SKELAIR International Ltd has been appointed UK and Ireland distributor for a new range of mid-sized drilling rigs made by French company EMCI.
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17 Jun 2009 |
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China expo’s third year
China Geo-tech 2009, the third such geological exhibition and forum based in China, will be held in Beijing on September 16-18.
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17 Jun 2009 |
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Seismics leads Geothermics agenda
AROUND 200 trade visitors came to the International Geothermics Conference in Freiburg, Germany, on April 27-28.
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17 Jun 2009 |
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Gatenby takes on second role at another BBGE arm
TESTAL, the specialist technical services division of Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering (BBGE), has appointed BBGE director and environmental expert Ian Gatenby to head up the business.
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17 Jun 2009 |
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SA Geo SOCIETY events
The Geological Society of South Africa will present a course on advanced diamond drill methods in exploration and mining in Johannesburg on June 24-25. The society will also hold GeoForum 2009 on July 9-10 in Johannesburg.
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17 Jun 2009 |
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Site-injury claims fiasco
The claims process for construction workers hurt in site accidents can be so complicated that some – and their solicitors – just give up, missing out on compensation.
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17 Jun 2009 |
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SAFE contractor award
The UK’s Geotechnical Engineering Ltd has received accreditation from SAFEcontractor, a programme recognising high standards of health and safety practice among UK contractors.
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17 Jun 2009 |
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NHSE holds June open day
Norwest Holst Soil Engineering (NHSE) will hold an open day on June 18 at its Leeds office and depot.
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17 Jun 2009 |
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High-wire stunts with Tarzan – a driller's tale
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17 Jun 2009 |
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Ontario drilling-safety event
AN INTERNATIONAL Drilling Safety Conference will be held at Sir Sandford Fleming College in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada on July 25-26.
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17 Jun 2009 |
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pileco founder dies
Pileco founder and chairman Otto Kammerer passed away at his home on March 26.
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21 May 2009 |
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In Memoriam: Victor Milligan
Victor Milligan, a founding father of Golder Associates, died peacefully on March 4 while on vacation with his wife in Mali, West Africa.
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21 May 2009 |
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Messe Munchen teams up for Indian trade fair
Messe München GmbH (MMG) and the American Association of Equipment Manufacturers have reached an agreement on closer co-operation in organising international construction-machinery trade fairs.
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21 May 2009 |
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17th soil conference
The International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, the Egyptian Geotechnical Society, the Government of Egypt and the city of Alexandria are organising the 17th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering on October 5-9. The quadrennial event will be held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
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21 May 2009 |
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Van Elle in the Profit Track 100
Piling and foundations contractor Van Elle has been included in the Sunday Times PricewaterhouseCoopers Profit Track 100, which tracks the fastest-growing profits for companies throughout the UK using the past three years’ audited accounts.
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21 May 2009 |
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Trevi 2008 results
Italy-based Trevi has approved its 2008 financial statements, showing total revenues of €1,069 million (US$1,424 million), up 27% year-on-year.
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21 May 2009 |
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Geoforum & Congress
The Geological Society of South Africa’s Geoforum and Student Geo-Congress will be held on July 8-10 at the Mintek Conference Centre in Johannesburg.
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21 May 2009 |
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Ghana Geotechnical Society stages seminar
The Ghana Geotechnical Society (GGS) under the patronage of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) organised an international seminar on February 2-4 in Accra.
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21 May 2009 |
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In Memoriam: Victor de Mello
Victor de Mello, a Brazilian geotechnical engineer, died on January 1, 2009, aged 82.
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21 May 2009 |
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A driller's tale: the three-wheeled tractor
A driller's tale
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21 May 2009 |
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Geosoft Russian link
Geosoft has established a joint educational collaboration with Russian scientific university Perm State and geophysical technology firm AGT Systems.
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21 May 2009 |
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Sustainable building
The new corporate head office of VolkerFitzpatrick, the Dutch-owned civil engineering and construction company, has won its fifth award for sustainability
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Comacchio well-drilling rig for African charity
Comacchio srl, the well-known Italian manufacturer of drilling rigs, held a ceremony in February at its factory in Riese Pio X, in Italy.
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Foundations seminar
The Deep Foundations Institute’s 2009 Helical Foundations and Tiebacks Seminar will take place on June 9 at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Geology conference
The 2010 Extractive Industry Geology conference will be held at the University of Portsmouth, and will be hosted by the School of Environmental and Earth Sciences.
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20 Apr 2009 |
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CPA chairman warns of ‘staggering’ job losses
In response to publication of official statistics, which show the sharpest fall in construction output in nearly 30 years, Adrian Barden, chairman of the Construction Products Association, has written to UK Business Secretary Lord Mandelson warning him of major job losses and urging him to ensure that government delivers the construction programmes it has already committed to.
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Skanska aids mencap
Staff at construction group Skanska UK have eliminated 100 health and safety hazards thanks to a fundraising scheme introduced three years ago by UK learning disability charity Mencap.
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Economics pupils get real-life practice with Skelair
Three sixth form pupils from Queen Mary’s Grammar School in Walsall, UK have been working to expand their business interests with Skelair International Ltd.
The team of pupils have studied the company, met the management team and have formulated a programme of deliverables to the business.
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Clean-up costs grow
Now that off-site disposal of contaminated soils will carry a £40/t landfill tax from April 2009, as well as the haulage and disposal costs themselves, the need for new approaches to keep costs down is greater, according to UK-based engineering consultants and contractor Hydrock.
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Atlas Copco appoints VP marketing
John Hort has been appointed vice-president, marketing, Atlas Copco Airpower. In his new appointment he will be responsible for Atlas Copco and multi-brand generators and compressors.
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Driller digs out new business at Ground Source Live!
A Seaham, UK-based drilling company found new business at the inaugural Ground Source Live! exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham, UK on March 12.
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Redundancy pay
The Forum of Private Business is warning that a plan to increase redundancy pay to help workers laid off as a result of the recession could backfire, forcing businesses to close rather than attempting to recover and grow, adding to unemployment and leaving the taxpayer to pick up the bill.
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Course postponed
The Geological Society of South Africa’s Bushveld platinum course has been postponed until June
17-18. For any enquiries, e-mail: events@rca.co.za.
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Mann in administration
UK civils and groundworking firm Mann Construction has entered voluntary administration, leaving behind a string of creditors. The contractor recorded a turnover of £67 million (US$95 million) in 2007.
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Sunday Times survey puts ground engineers on top
The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For Survey 2009 has placed ground-engineering company Hydrock among the top companies to work for in the UK, for the third year running.
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Breathe deep
I was working in north Wales when I got a phone call asking me to come into the depot. So I set off, and at the depot there was a wooden contraption. I wondered what it was, and the manager said we had a job on Daz Island in the Arabian Gulf.
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Letter to the editor
Debate about the proposed changes to the Construction Act, or rather ‘changes’ to the changes, took place in the House of Lords recently. They will soon be law, unless someone does something about it. And they should!
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Vancouver digital city
Autodesk has designated Vancouver as the third pilot city of its Digital Cities initiative.
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Jobs down under
With the UK construction industry at a 12-year low, emigration experts are advising workers to look Down Under, where their skills are still in demand
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20 Apr 2009 |
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In Memoriam: BILL ROBERTSON 1927-2009
Bill Robertson, aged 81, passed away from cancer on February 11, 2009 in Newcastle-upon Tyne, his native city and home. He was proud of his northeast England ‘Geordie’ heritage. In his time he was perhaps the UK’s finest drilling design engineer, and by virtue of this obituary he has joined the GDI ‘Hall of Fame’.
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Foundations conference
An international conference organised by the Deep Foundations Institute and European Federation of Foundation Contractors will take place May 26-28 at the ExCel centre in London.
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20 Apr 2009 |
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Cbm centre in india
On November 17, 2008, in Ranchi, India, the India Coal Mine Methane/Coalbed Methane (CMM/CBM) Clearinghouse held a kick-off event to officially inaugurate its activities.
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18 Feb 2009 |
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Aucsc in morgantown
AUCSC 2009, the 54th annual Appalachian Underground Corrosion Short Course, will take place on May 19-21, 2009, at West Virginia University in Morgantown.
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18 Feb 2009 |
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Räkers on dmt board
Essen, Germany-based DMT has named Professor Eiko Räkers to its management board. He succeeds Jörg Becks, who is assuming a new position in the TÜV NORD group.
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18 Feb 2009 |
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Time to transfer skills
Engineers feeling the pinch of the credit crunch should seriously consider transferring their skills to emerging sectors, according to recruitment specialist ATA.
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18 Feb 2009 |
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Do your SPT hammers conform to British Standard?
Did you know that since 2005 there has been a new British Standard for the standard penetration test (SPT)? In 2005, BS EN ISO 22476-3:2005 replaced the test method given in BS 1377 part 9 for the SPT.
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18 Feb 2009 |
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In memoriam
Gary Vermeer, founder and chairman emeritus of Vermeer Corporation in Pella, Iowa, died on February 2 at the Comfort House of Pella. He was 90 years of age.
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18 Feb 2009 |
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CPA forecasts construction crunch
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18 Feb 2009 |
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Atlas Copco launches lighting tower for outside Europe
Atlas Copco has introduced a new, dedicated lighting tower for non-European markets, featuring four 1,000kW metal halide lamps.
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17 Dec 2008 |
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Champion Compressors to open new Melbourne HQ
Australian compressed-air technology group Champion Compressors will unveil its new national headquarters at an official opening for key customers, staff, industry partners and media in February 2009.
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17 Dec 2008 |
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New ground-engineering jobs included in SOL
The Ground Forum has announced that 19 ground-engineering job titles have been included in the new ‘Shortage Occupations List’ (SOL), which is published by the UK Government’s Migration Advisory Committee (MAC).
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17 Dec 2008 |
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Stent House Foundations passes £1 million mark
Piling and foundations specialist Stent, part of the Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering group of companies, has announced that Stent House Foundations has passed £1 million in turnover only nine months after it began trading.
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17 Dec 2008 |
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Letter to the Editor
I enjoyed the October 2008 issue of GeoDrilling, and your ‘InDepth’ story on geothermal was most interesting. It brought to mind that it was 50 years ago when I drilled my first and only geothermal well, in San Salvador, El Salvador.
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17 Dec 2008 |
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Construction research body examines risk data
The UK’s Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) is to examine the management and interpretation of data for risk assessment on contaminated land.
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17 Dec 2008 |
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Terex in aem hall of fame
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has inducted Terex chairman and CEO Ronald DeFeo into its hall of fame, which recognises outstanding leaders in the construction-equipment industry.
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17 Dec 2008 |
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A guide to the unseen hazards of ground gas
Ground gas is often dismissed as a low risk due to its ubiquitous presence in small quantities below many development sites.
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17 Dec 2008 |
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Don’t press that button!
The weekly shift-change from the site in Rosshire started on a Wednesday. The oncoming driller boarded the sleeper at 22:00 from Rugby, and arrived fresh and alert in Inverness at 07:00 on Thursday morning.
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17 Dec 2008 |
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Tensar hires new international sales manager
Earth retention structure and building foundations firm Tensar International has appointed civil engineer Tony Roe (pictured) as its new international sales manager.
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17 Dec 2008 |
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‘Target Zero’ action plan to launch at Hillhead 09
A ‘Target Zero’ action-plan package will be launched by the UK’s Health and Safety Executive on June 23 next year at Hillhead 2009.
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17 Dec 2008 |
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FPS electronic pile schedule
The long nights of retyping pile schedules could be a thing of the past as the UK’s Federation of Piling Specialists launches a standardised form of pile schedule for use by contractors and engineers alike in both the driven and bored-piling market.
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17 Dec 2008 |
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Double addition to Drilcorp
AS PART of its drive to further develop the company and service new markets, Drilcorp Ltd, based in Seaham, UK, has made two new appointments: Nigel Jones (right), managing director; and Graeme Alcock (far right), project manager.
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26 Nov 2008 |
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Boart Longyear appoints Grzelak as director
BOART Longyear has appointed David Grzelak as a non-executive director of the company, effective from November 12.
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26 Nov 2008 |
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New staff at compressor giant champion core focus
CHAMPION Compressors has appointed Ross McNamara as its New South Wales (NSW) state manager. In his new role, Mr McNamara will oversee Champion’s day-to-day operations in the region.
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26 Nov 2008 |
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Dinner and dancing at BDA’s top night
Despite tougher times looming for the UK drilling industry, the annual British Drilling Association’s (BDA’s) dinner dance put plenty of smiles on revellers’ faces.
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26 Nov 2008 |
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UK Strategic Forum in debut meeting under Raynsford
THE UK’s Strategic Forum for Construction met on September 18, the first meeting since Nick Raynsford MP took the chair.
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26 Nov 2008 |
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Cutting & Wear marks its ruby anniversary
CUTTING & Wear celebrated a significant landmark on November 15, when it reaches its 40th year in business.
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26 Nov 2008 |
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Wirth rewards staff loyalty with castle banquet
WIRTH has honoured its longstanding employees and young people who have completed their apprenticeships with a celebratory ‘knights’ banquet’ in Wegberg Castle.
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26 Nov 2008 |
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In the dog-house?
THE drill crew were renting a self-catering cottage near the drill site. The boss’s wife had volunteered as landlady and chef and, to keep her occupied during the day, had brought with her a rescue dachshund, Fritz.
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26 Nov 2008 |
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UK should follow US practice in underground utility mapping
UTILITY detection firm TBE (UK) Ltd is calling for change within the UK underground utility mapping industry in order to raise standards and client expectations by adopting a similar strategy to the US.
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26 Nov 2008 |
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Balfour Beatty expands with environmental arm
GROUND engineering specialist Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering (BBGE) has launched Balfour Beatty GeoEnvironmental to provide a complete service for land remediation.
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26 Nov 2008 |
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STRESS WAVE THEORISING
The 8th International Conference
on the Application of Stress Wave
Theory to Piles will take place on
September 8-10 in Lisbon Portugal.
It is sponsored by the International
Society for Soil Mechanics and
Geotechnical Engineering the
Portuguese Society for
Géotechnique and Instituto
Superior Tecnico of the Technical
University of Lisbon.
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01 Aug 2008 |
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GZA GEO HIRES MANAGER
Massachusetts-based GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc an environmental and geotechnical consulting firm has appointed Christopher Blackburn as a senior business development manager in its North Hampton New Hampshire office. Prior to joining GZA he was at Gemini Geotechnical Associations.
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01 Aug 2008 |
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GHENT HOSTS PILING DAYS
From September 8-10 the Fifth
International Conference on
Foundations on Bored and Augered
Piles will take place in Ghent
Belgium.
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01 Aug 2008 |
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Nottingham Society of Engineers
Dear Editor I had been to the two previous GeoDrilling exhibitions and conferences held at the Donington Park motor-racing track in 2005 and 2006. This third exhibition had moved to a brand-new bigger and better hall at the agricultural showgrounds in Peterborough.
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01 Aug 2008 |
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Housing starts forecast to be lowest since 1945
UK housing starts for 2008 are forecast to be the lowest since 1945 according to the latest construction output forecasts from the Construction Products Association.
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01 Aug 2008 |
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Halcrow boosts geo specialisms
HALCROW has enhanced its geographic information system (GIS) and mapping and geomatics services by purchasing the assets of New York-based Community Cartography.
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01 Aug 2008 |
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR MUD PUMPS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
vDear Editor,
Historically, Centerline Manufacturing has encouraged the promotion of the Centerline Standard Pressure (SP) model pumps wherever possible
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01 Aug 2008 |
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UNDERGROUND COAL CALL
The 4th International Conference on Underground Coal Gasification to be held in London on February 10-11 2009 has issued a call for abstracts. Last year more than 135 senior delegates from 35 countries attended the two-day event.
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01 Aug 2008 |
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Contractor costs go through the roof
THE annual rate of inflation of civil-engineering contractors’ costs accelerated in the 12 months to April 2008 according to the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) in the UK.
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01 Aug 2008 |
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Moving up the Bachy Soletanche ladder
BACHY Soletanche Ltd is a company that has put time and effort into creating potential ‘rising stars’ in the geotechnical engineering field from its NVQ schemes and graduate programmes.
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01 Aug 2008 |
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Govt-industry targets to improve builds
NEW targets to improve the productivity efficiency and sustainability of the UK’s construction sector have been unveiled by its Government and industry.
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01 Aug 2008 |
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Scotch missed
A driller`s tale by Richard Braithwaite
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01 Aug 2008 |
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MINE MASTER
Poland-based Mine Master has
signed a contract for the supply of a
low-profile single-boom drill
jumbo-type Face Master 1.7 with a
Chilean distributor which is
planning to use the machine for
initial works in copper mines.
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01 Aug 2008 |
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Work Hours up to 60HRS
The Forum of Private Business has cautiously welcomed a decision to allow the UK to opt out of the EU’s Working Time Directive which restricts staff working time to an average of 48 hours per week or forces employers to provide flexible arrangements if their staff work for longer periods.
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01 Aug 2008 |
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Govt endorses building targets
THE Strategic Forum for Construction has welcomed the endorsement for its Construction Commitments by all the main UK government spending departments.
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01 Aug 2008 |
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