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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	Magazine Article	09 May 2012	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	09 May 2012	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	09 May 2012	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	09 May 2012	0 Stars
Tucker celebrates four decades This year marks 40 years in the industry for John Tucker, the plant director at Bachy Soletanche	Headline Article	09 May 2012	0 Stars
Fatalities spark mining permit talks in Peru Three miners opposing Peruvian president Ollanta Humala’s crackdown on illegal mining in the Madre de Dios region have died following a clash with police on March 14.	Magazine Article	17 Apr 2012	0 Stars
SLR acquires EIA consultancy Mining company and environmental advisor SLR has acquired Namibian Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) specialist A Speiser Environmental Consultants (ASEC).	Magazine Article	17 Apr 2012	0 Stars
Environ Africa picks Scott David Scott, managing principal of Environ Africa, and senior manager Clinton Phaal will lead Environ’s first consultancy and business development office in South Africa.	Magazine Article	17 Apr 2012	0 Stars
Clench heads Normet’s African expansion Mining and tunnelling equipment group Normet has appointed Gary Clench as general manager, Africa, of its new sales and customer support company, Normet Africa, based in Johannesburg.	Headline Article	17 Apr 2012	0 Stars
Guide to geotechnical tools Dr Richard Bassett, Emeritus Reader in Geotechnics at University College London, has launched a guide to instrumentation in geotechnical engineering.	Magazine Article	17 Apr 2012	0 Stars
Crossrail looks at training Crossrail is in talks with the UK government about establishing new railway construction academies following the success of the Tunnelling and Construction Academy (TUCA) in Ilford, London.	Magazine Article	17 Apr 2012	0 Stars
Bauma breaks exhibitor record With seven months to go, Bauma China 2012 has already booked more exhibitors than attended the previous event in 2010.	Magazine Article	17 Apr 2012	0 Stars
Cutting foreign investment The Indonesian government is joining Mongolia and South Africa in reducing the amount of foreign ownership in national mines.	Magazine Article	17 Apr 2012	0 Stars
Cap Drilling expands rig fleet by 15% Singapore-headquartered Capital Drilling expanded its drilling rigs by 15% last year to a total of 85. The average fleet size for the whole of the year came in at 78.	Magazine Article	17 Apr 2012	0 Stars
Web sub-contractor group It is not all doom and gloom for the troubled construction and engineering sector in the UK – industry advisor StreetwiseSubbie has launched a live version of its LinkedIn group.	Magazine Article	17 Apr 2012	0 Stars
Aker Wirth promotion Mining and civil construction products supplier Aker Wirth has appointed Einar Brønlund as its new manager. He succeeds Christoph Kleuters, who is leaving the company at his own request.	Magazine Article	17 Apr 2012	0 Stars
Procurement promising The average size of the global annual procurement budget for the mining industry buyer in 2012 is US$121 million, a rise from US$107 million in 2011, a new survey has found.	Magazine Article	17 Apr 2012	0 Stars
Australian mining tax From July 1 Australia’s Minerals Resource Rent Tax will impose a 30% levy on iron ore and coal mining profits.	Magazine Article	17 Apr 2012	0 Stars
Top 10 slot for Atlas Copco Atlas Copco has been ranked the world’s 10th most sustainable company in the annual Global 100 list, presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland	Magazine Article	14 Mar 2012	0 Stars
Growth continues for Atlas Copco Atlas Copco has reported Q4, 2011 results with continued growth in orders and revenues	Magazine Article	14 Mar 2012	0 Stars
Sandvik to divest Sandvik Medical Sandvik has reached an agreement with Orchid Orthopedic Solutions, owned by Altor Fund III, to divest Sandvik Medical Solutions, a unit within the Sandvik Venture business area that makes medical implants, and instruments for orthopaedic and dental applications	Magazine Article	14 Mar 2012	0 Stars
Sandvik celebrates 150 years Engineering group Sandvik celebrated 150 years in business on January 31, 2012 – a century-and-a-half to the day since Göran Fredrik Göransson formed the firm in Sandviken, Sweden	Magazine Article	14 Mar 2012	0 Stars
Administrator appointed for First Call Diamond Insolvency practitioner SFP has been appointed Administrator of First Call Diamond Drilling, after the firm ran into financial difficulties, leading to debts of more than £100,000	Magazine Article	14 Mar 2012	0 Stars
Orders down for specialists The order books of specialist contractors are continuing to shrink, according to a survey by the National Specialist Contractors’ Council	Magazine Article	14 Mar 2012	0 Stars
Geosense new premises Vibrating wire-sensor manufacturer Geosense has moved into new purpose-built premises on a 0.7 acre site, adjacent to the main MGS facility	Magazine Article	14 Mar 2012	0 Stars
Mott is employee favourite A recent survey by London’s Sunday Times newspaper has ranked infrastructure provider and engineering consultant Mott MacDonald as one of the better employers to work for	Magazine Article	14 Mar 2012	0 Stars
Cat to be sole owner of CJL Caterpillar and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have announced that Caterpillar Japan (CJL) will become a 100%-owned subsidiary of Caterpillar	Magazine Article	14 Mar 2012	0 Stars
MineSuite moves to MinLog Mine technology provider Maptek and its distribution partner, MinLog, have consolidated their MineSuite businesses	Magazine Article	14 Mar 2012	0 Stars
NDA board names unveiled The US National Drilling Association (NDA), which represents the geotechnical, environmental and mineral exploration sectors of the industry, has announced its new Board of Directors for 2012	Magazine Article	14 Mar 2012	0 Stars
Hillhead show sell-out The Hillhead 2012 show for the extraction and construction industries is heading for a sell-out, with 350 exhibitors signed up six months before the event	Magazine Article	14 Mar 2012	0 Stars
DSI takes majority stake in Drill Tek Dywidag Systems International (DSI) has acquired a majority stake in specialist mining contractor Drill Tek Injection Systems of Chesterfield, UK	Magazine Article	14 Mar 2012	0 Stars
Drillmec in Australia Drillmec has strengthened the company’s presence in the Australasia region by appointing Matthew Drew as its Australia & New Zealand business development manager.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
Crossrail competition Crossrail has launched a competition seeking names for six of the giant tunnel-boring machines (TBMs) that will construct the new rail tunnels under London.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
Sandvik cuts workforce in mining and construction Sandvik Group announced on January 18 that its global workforce in the Sandvik Mining and Sandvik Construction business areas would be reduced by 400 employees.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
CompAir/Gardner posts Compressor manufacturer CompAir/Gardner Denver has appointed Colin Mander to the newly-created post of aftermarket sales director across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
KLEMM re-certified Rig maker KLEMM Bohrtechnik has once again attained the DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 certification from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
Froude Hofmann appointment The Froude Hofmann Group, a global manufacturer and supplier of testing systems for portable drilling test rigs, has appointed Simon Drain as international marketing manager.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
SLR acquires groundwater firm Global environmental company SLR Consulting has acquired Bittner Water Consult CC (BIWAC), a groundwater consulting firm based in Namibia.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
Colombia shows growth for Atlas Copco Atlas Copco Colombia has signed an agreement to take over the sales of drilling equipment and related services from its current distributor, Neumatica Del Caribe.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
Sandvik and Cortech sign collaborative deal Sandvik and Cortech have signed a collaboration agreement under which Cortech will distribute Sandvik exploration tooling, including RC and coring drill rods, bits, wireline and exploration products, and also be the agent in China for Sandvik exploration drill rigs.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
Sandvik to unveil latest innovations at Intermat Sandvik Construction plans to unveil its latest construction products and services at Intermat in Paris, from April 16-21.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
GeoPower conference The GeoPower Indonesia & Philippines conference will bring together policy figures with local and international geothermal companies from across the geothermal value chain.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
New award promotes biodiversity in quarries HeidelbergCement Group, which supplies heavy building materials to the UK construction industry under the name of Hanson, has launched an international academic research competition to promote biodiversity.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
Atlas Copco’s refurb centre Atlas Copco Portable Energy Division has opened its first refurbishing centre.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
MBE for Hindhead engineer Paul Arnold, who is the project manager who led the design and construction of the US$569™million Hindhead tunnel in Surrey, England, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
Geotechnical cheers 50th year Geotechnical Engineering Limited (GEL) of Gloucester, England, is celebrating its 50th year in business.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
Schlumberger acquires ThruBit Schlumberger, a supplier of technology, integrated project management and information solutions for the oil and gas industry, has announced the acquisition of ThruBit, a Shell Technology Ventures Fund portfolio company.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
Publication looks into heat pumps A new publication entitled ‘Heat-pump technology using minewater’, has been issued by the National Coal Mining Museum for England.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
Maptek opens Canada office Mining technology company Maptek has opened a new office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
New dimension for Atlas Copco Atlas Copco Italia has entered the market for dimension stone drilling equipment with the acquisition of Perfora, an Italian company that manufactures and sells drilling and cutting equipment for quarries that produce raw stone blocks.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
New HQ for DAT DAT instruments, the north Italian hardware and software manufacturer for drilling and special foundations, has opened a new head office in Cairate, Varese.	Magazine Article	02 Feb 2012	0 Stars
Leach Lewis Heavy becomes Montabert equipment dealer Leach Lewis Heavy has been appointed as an authorised dealer for Montabert hydraulic breakers and demolition/recycling equipment in seven English counties.	Magazine Article	13 Dec 2011	0 Stars
EGA date change The European Groundwater and Wells Association (EGA) has announced that the dates of its first meeting have been moved to December 12-13, 2011, for technical reasons	Magazine Article	13 Dec 2011	0 Stars
Boart to expand Mine Water Services Mineral exploration services company Boart Longyear has announced a plan to expand Mine Water Services into Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.	Magazine Article	13 Dec 2011	0 Stars
Normet Oy names new HSQE director Finnish underground technology company Normet Oy has announced the appointment of Heikki Ojala as health and safety, quality and environmental (HSQE)director.	Magazine Article	13 Dec 2011	0 Stars
HSE chair praises quarry safety Health and Safety Executive chair Judith Hackitt has praised the UK quarrying industry for reducing injuries by more than three-quarters in 10 years.	Magazine Article	13 Dec 2011	0 Stars
Crossrail Safety Week Costain has staged the first of a regular series of ‘safety weeks’ on Crossrail’s Bond Street project	Magazine Article	13 Dec 2011	0 Stars
Boring It Was Not Site investigation driller John Slater has published a book describing his experiences as a young man on site in Saudi Arabia.	Magazine Article	13 Dec 2011	0 Stars
Dumas/Monnis alliance Global mining contractor Dumas Contracting has entered into a strategic alliance with Monnis International, a Mongolian company with leading positions in the country’s construction, mining, geology, aviation and international freight forwarding, to jointly undertake underground mining projects in Mongolia.	Magazine Article	13 Dec 2011	0 Stars
Three new staff for Trolex Gas detection and safety monitoring systems manufacturer Trolex has expanded its team with three new appointments.	Magazine Article	13 Dec 2011	0 Stars
Changes at Geobrugg Geobrugg has announced changes to its relationship with BAM Ritchies in the UK and Republic of Ireland.	Magazine Article	13 Dec 2011	0 Stars
Handy reference from Atlas Copco Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions has released its 2011 blasthole reference book, ‘Blasthole Drilling in Open Pit Mining’.	Magazine Article	13 Dec 2011	0 Stars
Terra Sonic launches new website Terra Sonic International, a manufacturer of sonic drilling rigs, downhole tooling and support equipment, has launched a new website that details the company’s product range and capabilities	Magazine Article	13 Dec 2011	0 Stars
New GSHP energy firm opens Mimer Energy, a new energy development company, has been formed in the UK through the merger of Swedish geothermal company Mimer Energy and the technical team behind former groundsource heat pump (GSHP)business EarthEnergy.	Magazine Article	13 Dec 2011	0 Stars
Instantel partners Brüel & Kjær Instantel has linked up with Brüel & Kjær to provide simultaneous noise and vibration-monitoring services to the construction industry	Magazine Article	08 Nov 2011	0 Stars
CH2M HILL set to acquire Halcrow for US$194m UK-based engineering consultant Halcrow is set to be acquired for US$194 million by global engineering and construction firm CH2M HILL, the industry’s fifth-largest design company	Magazine Article	08 Nov 2011	0 Stars
Astec Industries acquires GEFCO and STECO divisions Astec Industries, a manufacturer of specialised equipment for building and restoring infra-structure, has announced the completion of its purchase of the GEFCO and STECO divisions of Blue Tree Corp for approximately US$30.8 million	Magazine Article	08 Nov 2011	0 Stars
VMT opens US office Germany-based tunnel guidance specialist VMT has opened an office in North America to cater for the increased growth in the region’s tunnelling and general infrastructure sectors	Magazine Article	08 Nov 2011	0 Stars
Brisbane Airport Link risks More than 20 safety issues have been found on Brisbane’s Airport Link tunnel, following the death of a worker, which temporarily halted tunnelling works, according to the Sydney Morning Herald	Magazine Article	08 Nov 2011	0 Stars
Experts join HNTB US transport and infrastructure provider HNTB has announced that tunnelling experts Nasri Munfah and Sanja Zlatanic have joined the practice to lead the firm’s activities in that field	Magazine Article	08 Nov 2011	0 Stars
Minova buys Atlas anchors Minova has acquired Atlas Copco’s self-drilling anchor business, which will become part of its tunnelling and civil division	Magazine Article	08 Nov 2011	0 Stars
Vietnam sets up geo and minerals dept The General Department of Geology and Minerals of Vietnam (GDGMV) has been established on the basis of the former Department of Geology and Minerals of Vietnam	Magazine Article	08 Nov 2011	0 Stars
Architects sought for green research Kensa Engineering, a manufacturer of a range of ground source heat pumps, has invited architects and specifiers to assist with research into the impact of developing ‘green’ technologies, and what it claims is ‘indecisive government policy’ on the specification of renewable heat technology in residential projects	Magazine Article	08 Nov 2011	0 Stars
TUCA welcomes first students The UK’s Tunnelling and Under-ground Construction Academy (TUCA) opened its doors to students in October	Magazine Article	08 Nov 2011	0 Stars
Liebherr celebrates 35th anniversary Liebherr-Werk Nenzing has celebrated its 35th anniversary with an open day, attracting more than 20,000 visitors, in the Austrian village of Nenzing	Magazine Article	08 Nov 2011	0 Stars
Terra Sonic acquires Sonic Sampling & Supply Terra Sonic International, which manufactures sonic drilling rigs, downhole tooling, and support equipment, has announced its acquisition of Sonic Sampling & Supply of Woodacre, California, US	Magazine Article	08 Nov 2011	0 Stars
Trans-Tasman boosts executive team New Zealand iron sands explorer Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) has made two senior management appointments as it expands its New Zealand operations	Magazine Article	08 Nov 2011	0 Stars
Boart offers financing Boart Longyear has launched a new business division, Boart Longyear Financial Services (BLFS) group	Magazine Article	12 Oct 2011	0 Stars
A J Lucas recapitalisation The Board of Australian drilling services firm AJ Lucas has agreed to a significant recapitalisation plan to raise AUS$110 million	Magazine Article	12 Oct 2011	0 Stars
Boart Longyear opens Asia-pacific HQ Boart Longyear’s new Asia-Pacific headquarters at Burbridge Business Park, Adelaide Airport, in Australia is now fully operational	Magazine Article	12 Oct 2011	0 Stars
Normet and QME sign link-up Finnish technology company Normet has signed an agreement with QME, a mining-equipment company based in Ireland, to develop co-operation and service activities	Magazine Article	12 Oct 2011	0 Stars
CITB backs Enterprise Zones CITB-ConstructionSkills is backing the UK Government’s creation of a further 11 Enterprise Zones, which brings the total number to 21	Magazine Article	12 Oct 2011	0 Stars
Perusa buys Bactec Bactec International, a global market leader in explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and mine action, has been acquired by Perusa Partners Fund 1 LP	Magazine Article	12 Oct 2011	0 Stars
Wassara appoints CEO Peter Schmid took over as CEO at Swedish mining company LKAB’s subsidiary, Wassara AB on September 1	Magazine Article	12 Oct 2011	0 Stars
Sandvik appoints new executive management team Sandvik has appointed a new group executive management team, with effect from January 1, 2012	Magazine Article	12 Oct 2011	0 Stars
Sandvik announces restructure Sandvik has announced that it is to restructure as part of a new strategy aimed at increasing profitability, strengthening market position and creating more active portfolio management	Magazine Article	12 Oct 2011	0 Stars
Layne Christensen reveals CEO retirement plan Layne Christensen Company has announced that its long-time CEO Andrew B Schmitt intends to retire on January 31, 2012, the end of the company’s financial year	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2011	0 Stars
Lucas wins A$169 million contracts AJ Lucas Group has announced its building, construction and infrastructure (BCI) division has been awarded contracts with an aggregate contract value of A$168.6 million	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2011	0 Stars
Crossrail CEO Crossrail has hired Andrew Wolstenhome as chief executive	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2011	0 Stars
Soilmec opens piling-rig factory in Italy Soilmec has officially opened a facility for manufacturing its PSM micro-piling rig	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2011	0 Stars
Atkins announces CEO Atkins has announced the appointment of Uwe Krueger as CEO, replacing Keith Clarke, who retired recently	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2011	0 Stars
Van Elle opens in southeast Geotechnical, piling and foundation contractor Van Elle has opened a dedicated office in the southeast	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2011	0 Stars
Arcadis UK hires Carroll International design, engineering and management services consultancy Arcadis has appointed Mike Carroll as its CEO in the UK	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2011	0 Stars
Bauer Group announces half-year growth Bauer AG has announced an overall growth in total group revenues and in earnings in the first half of the current financial year	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2011	0 Stars
NSCC warns of skills shortage The long-term outlook for specialist contractors remains tough according to the latest NSCC State of Trade Survey from the National Specialist Contractors’ Council	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2011	0 Stars
Van Walt sends out DIVER loggers Van Walt has become the exclusive distributor for DIVER water-level loggers, following negotiations with Eijkelkamp Agrisearch Equipment and Marton Geotechnical Services	Magazine Article	03 Aug 2011	0 Stars
Energold acquires Bertram International Energold Drilling has acquired specialty drilling company Bertram International	Magazine Article	03 Aug 2011	0 Stars
Vermeer in alliance with Pioneer One Vermeer, a US manufacturer of horizontal directional-drilling (HDD) systems, has signed an alliance with Pioneer One, which makes HDD air hammers	Magazine Article	03 Aug 2011	0 Stars
UK Renewable Heat Premium Payment Scheme rolled out The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) officially launched the UK government’s £15 million Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme on July 21	Magazine Article	03 Aug 2011	0 Stars
Atlas Copco purchases Spanish generator manufacturer Gesan Atlas Copco has acquired Grupo Electrógenos Gesan of Spain, a manufacturer of diesel and petrol generators.	Magazine Article	03 Aug 2011	0 Stars
Academy tops out Structural work has been completed at Crossrail’s new UK tunnelling academy	Magazine Article	01 Jun 2011	0 Stars
Thames Tunnel names MD Thames Water has appointed Michael Gerrard as managing director of the Thames Tunnel project in London, UK.	Magazine Article	01 Jun 2011	0 Stars
Imdex Europe expands for the future Imdex Europe is expanding with a new European HQ, the relocation of a drilling fluids specialist from Australia and a wider network of local distributors	Magazine Article	01 Jun 2011	0 Stars
Robit gains foothold in Asia On May 16, Robit Rocktools signed a share purchase agreement with South Korean drilling tool manufacturer Young Poong CND Co.	Magazine Article	01 Jun 2011	0 Stars
Swedish drillers tour with Sandvik In April, members of the Swedish Drilling Association undertook a tour of South East Asia as guests of Sandvik Mining and Construction	Magazine Article	01 Jun 2011	0 Stars
Diamond drilling workshop The Geological Society of South Africa will hold a workshop on advanced diamond-drilling techniques for mineral exploration and mining on May 12-14	Magazine Article	18 May 2011	0 Stars
Volvo names new president and CEO Patrick Olney has been appointed as the new president and CEO of Volvo Construction Equipment, effective from May 1	Magazine Article	18 May 2011	0 Stars
Agnew moves up at Costain Costain has appointed Ross Agnew as strategic management director	Magazine Article	18 May 2011	0 Stars
New MD at Coffey John Douglas has been appointed managing director of Coffey Geotechnics.	Magazine Article	18 May 2011	0 Stars
Queensland Gas meeting The Queensland Gas Conference and Exhibition (QGCE) will be staged in Brisbane, Australia, on August 16-17	Magazine Article	18 May 2011	0 Stars
ANIPA launches 1st Euro groundwater meeting The National Association of Hydrogeology and Water Wells in Italy (ANIPA) has announced the date for the 1st European meeting of groundwater and well-drilling associations and companies	Magazine Article	18 May 2011	0 Stars
A helping hand for HDD Karl Lawrence and Alireza Bayat, the owner-developers of BoreAid, take a look at the range of software options available for directional drillers in the US	Magazine Article	18 May 2011	0 Stars
MGS buys Geothermal Supplies Marton Geothermal Services (MGS) acquired Geothermal Supplies on April 4.	Magazine Article	18 May 2011	0 Stars
Major moves at BAM Ritchies BAM Ritchies has made two new appointments as part of its plan to expand its market share, at home and abroad	Magazine Article	18 May 2011	0 Stars
Atlas alters business structure Atlas Copco Group has modified its business area structure to strengthen its focus on specific product and customer segments.	Magazine Article	18 May 2011	0 Stars
Ramboll snaps up Gifford Danish engineering consultancy Ramboll, has announced plans to acquire Gifford, a UK-based engineer ing and environmental consultancy.	Magazine Article	18 Apr 2011	0 Stars
College launches low-carbon workshops The National Construction College (NCC), Europe’s largest construction training provider, has joined forces with CITB Construction Skills for the ‘Cut the Carbon’ campaign.	Magazine Article	18 Apr 2011	0 Stars
Soil Engineering consolidates its Scottish arms Soil Engineering, part of Vinci Construction UK, has amalgamated its Scottish operations for site investigation and ground engineering services at one dedicated office in Cleland, near Glasgow, UK.	Magazine Article	18 Apr 2011	0 Stars
Bauer open house preview Bauer Maschinen has invited its customers and partners to an In- House Exhibition at the start of May at its head office in Schrobenhausen, Upper Bavaria, Germany.	Magazine Article	18 Apr 2011	0 Stars
Mulcahy finds favour at Forkers Mark Mulcahy has been made head of sustainability and business development at Forkers Renewable Energy.	Magazine Article	18 Apr 2011	0 Stars
Morgan Sindall pulls out Morgan Sindall is reportedly planning to close its piling operations. This is due to a reduction in tender opportunities and a subsequent lack of work.	Magazine Article	18 Apr 2011	0 Stars
Register for TEI school Bookings are now being taken for TEI Rock Drills’ annual Hollow Bar Installation School	Magazine Article	18 Apr 2011	0 Stars
Kevin Johnson joins Stuart Wells Stuart Well Services (part of the Stuart Group) has appointed Kevin Johnson (right) as an external sales co-ordinator.	Magazine Article	18 Apr 2011	0 Stars
Eijkelkamp celebrates 100 years Eijkelkamp Earth Sampling Group (EESG), a global products and services provider for environ mental soil and water research purposes, is celebrating its centenary.	Magazine Article	18 Apr 2011	0 Stars
Slow recovery for construction London’s construction industry will continue to face challenging conditions over the next two years, according to the latest figures from the Construction Skills Network (CSN)	Magazine Article	11 Mar 2011	0 Stars
BGS publishes tungsten profile The British Geological Survey (BGS) has published a new online guide to tungsten	Magazine Article	11 Mar 2011	0 Stars
ICE London civil-engineering awards winners 2011 The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) revealed the winners of the London Civil Engineering Awards 2011 at its awards ceremony on March 4.	Magazine Article	11 Mar 2011	0 Stars
Golder sets up in Poland Golder Associates has opened a representative branch office in Warsaw, Poland.	Magazine Article	11 Mar 2011	0 Stars
NDA sets the date The National Drilling Association’s annual convention will be held on October 5-7, 2011, at the Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania, US.	Magazine Article	11 Mar 2011	0 Stars
Meehan enters into CBM JV Meehan Drilling has entered into a Heads of Agreement to create a ten-year commercial joint venture with IGas Energy to drill onshore for coal-bed methane (CBM) in the UK.	Magazine Article	11 Mar 2011	0 Stars
NSCC launches No Retention Policy The National Specialist Contractors Council celebrated the launch of the NSCC No Retention Policy on February 16.	Magazine Article	11 Mar 2011	0 Stars
New Van Elle management Piling specialist Van Elle has announced a number of new appointments since December.	Magazine Article	11 Mar 2011	0 Stars
Atlas invests in China Atlas Copco Construction and Mining Technique has invested MSEK 60 to build a new research and development centre in Nanjing, China.	Magazine Article	11 Mar 2011	0 Stars
GAI stages geothermal conference The Geothermal Association of Ireland (GAI) will be staging its one-day ‘Geothermal energy – progress and developments in Ireland and internationally’ conference on May 10, at Newpark Hotel in Kilkenny, Ireland.	Magazine Article	11 Mar 2011	0 Stars
Boode and Baroid back to Mud School Following the success of last year’s Baroid IDP Mud School, sponsor Boode UK has stated that another will be held at the Barceló Hinckley Island Hotel, Leicestershire, UK, on May 23-27.	Magazine Article	11 Mar 2011	0 Stars
Hillhead 2012 announced Hillhead 2012, the biennial trade fair for the quarrying, recycling and heavy construction industries, will take place at Tarmac’s Hillhead Quarry in Buxton, near Manchester, UK on June 19-21	Magazine Article	04 Feb 2011	0 Stars
May Gurney shuts division Contractor May Gurney Geotechnical, which is based in Norfolk, UK, is reported to be closing its piling and fencing divisions.	Magazine Article	04 Feb 2011	0 Stars
GeoDrilling 2011 registration is now open Registration is now open for GeoDrilling 2011, the UK’s only free-to-attend, two-day conference and exhibition dedicated to the drilling, geotechnical, piling and geothermal industry.	Magazine Article	04 Feb 2011	0 Stars
IGT publishes Construction report The UK government’s Low Carbon Construction Innovation and Growth Team (IGT) published the final report in November 2010, on its review into the construction industry.	Magazine Article	04 Feb 2011	0 Stars
Carlton Hall at Lankelma Carlton Hall has joined Lankelma as engineering manager, after a period as technical director with Jacobs Engineering.	Magazine Article	04 Feb 2011	0 Stars
Atlas enters Mali Atlas Copco inaugurated a new customer centre in Mali last December to support growing business in West Africa and to better serve its clients in the region.	Magazine Article	04 Feb 2011	0 Stars
Vinci Construction’s new MD Andrew Ridley-Barker has been appointed managing director of Vinci Construction UK from January 1.	Magazine Article	04 Feb 2011	0 Stars
Underground in London Brintex Events will host an Underground Construction Conference and Exhibition at Earls Court in London on June 29-30.	Magazine Article	04 Feb 2011	0 Stars
Sandvik appoints new CEO Olof Faxander has been appointed the new president and CEO of Sandvik with effect from February 1.	Magazine Article	04 Feb 2011	0 Stars
Energold snaps up Dando Energold Drilling Corp has acquired the shares and business operations of UK-based rig manufacturer Dando Drilling International.	Magazine Article	04 Feb 2011	0 Stars
Jacobs opens Kiwi office Jacobs Associates has opened its second Australasian office in Auckland, New Zealand.	Magazine Article	04 Feb 2011	0 Stars
SA drilling workshop The Geological Society of South Africa is holding a workshop entitled ‘Drilling methods and techniques in exploration and mining’.	Magazine Article	04 Feb 2011	0 Stars
Kansas Geological Survey gains funding for geothermal database The Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) has received funding from the US Department of Energy to compile data on the geothermal energy that is being used to generate electricity to the west of the Rocky Mountains.	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2010	0 Stars
Layne Christensen acquires Bencor Layne Christensen has acquired Bencor, a leading North American foundation and underground engineering contractor that specialises in deep foundations for dams, levees, shafts and below-ground structures.	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2010	0 Stars
Mining giants join forces The acquisition of Terex’s mining assets by Bucyrus earlier this year was the largest deal in the mining equipment sector for a long time.	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2010	0 Stars
Rich haul for Mitchell as Essar fires up CBM Mitchell Drilling International has signed a 60-well coal-bed methane (CBM) production drilling programme with Indian energy firm Essar Oil, which will begin early this month.	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2010	0 Stars
SRK sets up base in Kazakhstan Mining consultancy group SRK Consulting has opened a country practice office in Almaty, Kazakhstan.	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2010	0 Stars
Geotechnics engineer scoops MPT award The Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) is investing £1.4 billion in the Manchester Metrolink project, Manchester, UK, to build several new train lines by 2016.	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2010	0 Stars
Roussy wins C$10,000 Manning Innovation award for Sonic Drill Ray Roussy, president of Canadian contractor Sonic Drilling and US-based Sonic Drill Corp, was awarded a C$10,000 Innovation Award at the Ernest C Manning Awards Foundation ceremony in Ottawa on September 17.	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2010	0 Stars
A night to remember The annual BDA black-tie dinner dance, held at the Burlington Hotel in Birmingham, UK, was a roaring success with more than £4,100 being raised for the Midlands-based Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust.	Headline Article	21 Dec 2010	0 Stars
New office for Mott Mott MacDonald has opened a new office in Paris, aiming to provide a greater local presence and support for its France-based clients.	Magazine Article	23 Nov 2010	0 Stars
Subsurface course The Federal Highway Administration course ‘Subsurface Investigation (SSI) Qualification’, supported by the National Drilling Association, will be held in Wilmington, Ohio, from November 29 to December 1.	Magazine Article	23 Nov 2010	0 Stars
Costain grid contract Costain has been awarded a contract from the National Grid for its London Cable Replacement Tunnel, worth approximately £200 million.	Magazine Article	23 Nov 2010	0 Stars
DSI appoints new CEO DSI has appointed Hans Wlodkowski to the role of regional CEO for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).	Magazine Article	23 Nov 2010	0 Stars
Soil Instruments recruits two new members Soil Instruments, part of the ITM Soil Group, has added two new members to its sales team.	Magazine Article	23 Nov 2010	0 Stars
Atlas Copco expands in the Middle East Atlas Copco has inaugurated an expanded customer centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.	Magazine Article	23 Nov 2010	0 Stars
Dumas acquires shaft sinking specialist L&L Dumas Contracting has acquired L&L Contratista Minera, a Peruvian mining contractor that specialises in shaft sinking.	Magazine Article	23 Nov 2010	0 Stars
Olympic award At the recent British Construction Industry Awards, the team who carried out the London 2012 Olympic park enabling works won the Judges’ Special Award.	Magazine Article	23 Nov 2010	0 Stars
Vale reveals plans for Simandou Brazilian mining giant Vale held a London press day in October to discuss the company’s future plans.	Magazine Article	23 Nov 2010	0 Stars
Grouting technology The 4th International conference on grouting and deep mixing will be held in New Orleans, US, on February 15-18, 2012.	Magazine Article	18 Oct 2010	0 Stars
Mitchell and Riversdale in Mozambique coal deal Mitchell Group, a leading provider of drilling and geophysical services to the coal and energy sectors, has signed its first drilling contract in Mozambique with Riversdale Mining to work on the key blocks in its current phase of exploration.	Magazine Article	18 Oct 2010	0 Stars
Royal visit for Blake Geoservices HRH Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, made a special visit to the offices of Blake Geoservices on September 23, to meet with staff and inspect the growing company’s equipment.	Magazine Article	18 Oct 2010	0 Stars
NGWA 2010 expo The 2010 National Ground Water Association Expo will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 7-10.	Magazine Article	18 Oct 2010	0 Stars
New coo for Orosur Orosur Mining appointed Luis Albano Tondo as chief operating officer, effective from September 1.	Magazine Article	18 Oct 2010	0 Stars
Trenchless live in NSW The Trenchless Live 2010 event will take place at Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia, on October 18–20. It will involve three days of exhibitions, live demonstrations, toolbox sessions and networking.	Magazine Article	18 Oct 2010	0 Stars
The apprentices Thirty-three young trainees began apprenticeships at Deutz in Cologne, Germany, on September 1.	Magazine Article	18 Oct 2010	0 Stars
Atlas Copco buys H&F Drilling Atlas Copco Construction & Mining has acquired UK-based H&F Drilling Supplies, one of the country’s largest independent manufacturers and distributors of drilling equipment.	Magazine Article	18 Oct 2010	0 Stars
Energy Saving Trust publishes results of UK heat pump trial The Energy Saving Trust (EST) published a report on September 8, detailing results from the first phase of one of the most comprehensive heat-pump technology field trials ever undertaken in the UK.	Magazine Article	18 Oct 2010	0 Stars
Geo-Drill names new contracts manager UK based geothermal and site investigation specialist Geo-Drill has appointed Karl Blanke (right) as its new contracts manager.	Magazine Article	18 Oct 2010	0 Stars
Hickey joins Dumas Dumas Contracting, one of Canada’s leading underground mining companies, has appointed Chris Hickey to the new role of vice-president of international operations.	Magazine Article	18 Oct 2010	0 Stars
GeoMEM signs DAT drilling deal GEOMEM, an independent reseller of earth science software, tools and instruments, has been appointed as a UK and Ireland representative for DAT instruments.	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2010	0 Stars
Zetica and BWS join forces UK-based engineering and environmental geophysics specialist Zetica is to merge with topographic company BWS Surveying.	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2010	0 Stars
Glover launches GB arm following Discovery merger GLOVER Site Investigations recently launched its latest venture, Glover GB Site Investigations; described as the culmination of a merger with recent acquisitions Discovery Drilling and Ground Restoration.	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2010	0 Stars
Day course takes mapping in the right direction THE Geological Society of South Africa is planning to present a one-day course on September 17 in Melrose, Johannesburg, entitled ‘Modern mapping techniques’.	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2010	0 Stars
Digga and Universal Augers link up UNIVERSAL Augers International has sold its Australian division, Universal Augers Pty, to Digga Australia and is forming a strategic alliance to develop the Universal Augers and Digga brands internationally.	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2010	0 Stars
Bill Shaw takes up global mining sector role at Golder GOLDER Associates has appointed Dr Bill Shaw as global mining sector leader for its corporate group.	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2010	0 Stars
New president for Concrete Society DAVID Ball has been elected as president of the Concrete Society, taking over the position from Professor Ravindra Dhir.	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2010	0 Stars
Huhne’s local power revolution CHRIS Huhne, the UK secretary of state for energy and climate change, has overturned the law banning councils from selling renewable electricity to the national grid in a move being hailed as a ‘local power revolution’.	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2010	0 Stars
Nodig site hits 100,000 In July, nodig-construction.com, and its German counterpart, nodig-bau.de, both dedicated to the coverage of trenchless technology, celebrated receiving more than 100,000 visits per month for the first time (equivalent to over one million website visitors per year).	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2010	0 Stars
Balfour Beatty and Multibuild fined after machine fall BALFOUR Beatty and Multibuild were fined US$40,000 and US$32,000, respectively, in August, after pleading guilty at Hull Crown Court, UK, to breaching health and safety laws.	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2010	0 Stars
Solinst symposium Solinst Canada is holding its second Symposium in Georgetown, Ontario, on October 28-29.	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2010	0 Stars
Energold beats record Vancouver-based contract mineral driller Energold Drilling Corp drilled a record 86,000m during the three months to end-June.	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2010	0 Stars
Snap happy Environmental equipment supplier Van Walt has launched a photography competition.	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2010	0 Stars
CDSA-OSHA safety talk The alliance the CSDA and OSHA has released a Toolbox Safety Talk, entitled ‘Sprains and Strains Prevention’; the fifth document produced by the alliance.	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2010	0 Stars
ITM-Soil appoints new CEO MARK Kirkbride has been appointed as the new chief executive of ITM-Soil Group.	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2010	0 Stars
ITT completes Godwin acquisition ITT Corp has finalised the acquisition of Godwin Pumps, as first announced in June 2010.	Magazine Article	14 Sep 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	06 Sep 2010	0 Stars
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).	Magazine Article	06 Sep 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	06 Sep 2010	0 Stars
Grouting conference The 4th International Conference on Grouting and Deep Mixing will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 15-18, 2012.	Magazine Article	06 Sep 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	06 Sep 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	06 Sep 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	06 Sep 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	06 Sep 2010	0 Stars
Samoter in Veronafiere The 28th edition of Samoter will take place at Veronafiere, Italy, on March 2-6, 2011.	Magazine Article	06 Sep 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	06 Sep 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	06 Sep 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	06 Sep 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	06 Sep 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	05 Aug 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	05 Aug 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	05 Aug 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	05 Aug 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	05 Aug 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	05 Aug 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	05 Aug 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	05 Aug 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	05 Aug 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	05 Aug 2010	0 Stars
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”.	Magazine Article	05 Aug 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
Drilcorp's new standard UK contractor Drilcorp has achieved ISO 9001 accreditation..	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
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’.	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
Hammerhead changes The Charles Machine Works, which makes Ditch Witch underground construction equipment, has fully acquired HammerHead Trenchless Equipment.	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
Geosoft accolade Geosoft was the recipient of the 2010 ESRI International Partner of the Year award.	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
Grundfos records $3bn in 2009 turnover Grundfos’s 2009 turnover was DK17 billion (US$3 billion) against DK19 billion in 2008.	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
GEO: Denmark and beyond Since its foundation in 1943, the consultancy and drilling contractor has expanded in its home country and across Europe	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
Guide to UK construction highlights market realities Research and Markets Ltd has published a guide to the future of the UK construction sector.	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Jun 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	15 Apr 2010	0 Stars
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).	Magazine Article	15 Apr 2010	0 Stars
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).	Magazine Article	15 Apr 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	15 Apr 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	15 Apr 2010	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	15 Apr 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	15 Apr 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	15 Apr 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	15 Apr 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	15 Apr 2010	0 Stars
German manufacturing slides German construction equipment and material machinery industry sales fell 43% to €9.5 billion in 2009.	Magazine Article	15 Apr 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Feb 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Feb 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Feb 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Feb 2010	0 Stars
Water expo in Oregon The 2010 Pacific Northwest Ground Water Expo takes place on February 19-20 in Portland, Oregon.	Magazine Article	16 Feb 2010	0 Stars
New rule pensions Employers in UK small businesses will have until 2016 to establish new workplace pensions.	Magazine Article	16 Feb 2010	0 Stars
Southeast Asia summit The Piling and Deep Foundations SE Asia summit takes place on March 23-24 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.	Magazine Article	16 Feb 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Feb 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Feb 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Feb 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Feb 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Feb 2010	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	16 Feb 2010	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	23 Dec 2009	0 Stars
Ellis president of Terex Construction George Ellis has been named president of Terex Construction, reporting to Tom Riordan, Terex’s president and COO	Magazine Article	23 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	23 Dec 2009	0 Stars
Mitchell Energy names McIver as GM Martin McIver has been appointed as general manager of Mitchell Energy Group (MEG)	Magazine Article	23 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	23 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	23 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	23 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	23 Dec 2009	0 Stars
Geo meet in germany The International Geothermal Conference will take place in Freiburg, Germany, on May 19-20, 2010, for the sixth time	Magazine Article	23 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	23 Dec 2009	0 Stars
UK Construction TSAR Paul Morrell has been appointed to the newly-created post of chief construction adviser to the UK Government	Magazine Article	23 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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)	Magazine Article	23 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	23 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	23 Dec 2009	0 Stars
Bauma bigger than ever Bauma 2010 will accommodate more national pavilions than ever before	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
Brisbane geo show The 2009 Australian Geothermal Energy Conference and Trade Show will be staged in Brisbane on November 10-13	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
Conexpo joins CTT	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
Mechanics loses professor Ioannis Vardoulakis Ioannis (John) Vardoulakis, professor of mechanics at the National Technical University of Athens, has passed away	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
Pile Dynamics event spaces Pile Dynamics says that spaces are still available for its educational events in November in Rome, Dubai and Santiago	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
’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	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
Call to safeguard drinking water Environment America is calling for greater protection of drinking water as natural gas production grows	Magazine Article	21 Dec 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Oct 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Oct 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Oct 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Oct 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Oct 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Oct 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Oct 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Oct 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Oct 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Oct 2009	0 Stars
Life and times of Robert Bauer A new autobiography, Roughneckin, recounts the life and times of petroleum engineer and offshore drilling pioneer Robert Bauer	Magazine Article	21 Oct 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	21 Oct 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
Helical heads to Vegas The Deep Foundations Institute’s 2010 Helical Foundations & Tiebacks Seminar will take place on February 1, 2010, in Vegas, Nevada	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
Devico core trio Devico says three new candidates have joined the company to become specialists in directional core drilling	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
Construction adviser The Strategic Forum for Construction has welcomed the UK government’s announcement that it is to appoint a chief construction adviser	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	30 Sep 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
Loopmaster appoints senior hydrogeologist UK geothermal design and project management consultancy Loopmaster (Europe) Ltd has appointed senior hydrogeologist Huw Williams.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
Cavotec launches blog Engineering group Cavotec’s blog portal at blog.cavotec.com provides news on industry developments and materials on Cavotec projects.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
UK contractors caution Employers and employees are being warned about the increased danger of accidents for those working as contractors	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
Sampling goes fourth The Fourth World Conference on Sampling and Blending will take place on October 21-23 in Cape Town, South Africa.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 Aug 2009	0 Stars
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).	Magazine Article	17 Jun 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	17 Jun 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	17 Jun 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	17 Jun 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	17 Jun 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	17 Jun 2009	0 Stars
Seismics leads Geothermics agenda AROUND 200 trade visitors came to the International Geothermics Conference in Freiburg, Germany, on April 27-28.	Magazine Article	17 Jun 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	17 Jun 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	17 Jun 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	17 Jun 2009	0 Stars
NHSE holds June open day Norwest Holst Soil Engineering (NHSE) will hold an open day on June 18 at its Leeds office and depot.	Magazine Article	17 Jun 2009	0 Stars
High-wire stunts with Tarzan – a driller's tale	Magazine Article	17 Jun 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	17 Jun 2009	0 Stars
pileco founder dies Pileco founder and chairman Otto Kammerer passed away at his home on March 26.	Magazine Article	21 May 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 May 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 May 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 May 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 May 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 May 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 May 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	21 May 2009	0 Stars
In Memoriam: Victor de Mello Victor de Mello, a Brazilian geotechnical engineer, died on January 1, 2009, aged 82.	Magazine Article	21 May 2009	0 Stars
A driller's tale: the three-wheeled tractor A driller's tale	Magazine Article	21 May 2009	0 Stars
Geosoft Russian link Geosoft has established a joint educational collaboration with Russian scientific university Perm State and geophysical technology firm AGT Systems.	Magazine Article	21 May 2009	0 Stars
Sustainable building The new corporate head office of VolkerFitzpatrick, the Dutch-owned civil engineering and construction company, has won its fifth award for sustainability	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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!	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
Vancouver digital city Autodesk has designated Vancouver as the third pilot city of its Digital Cities initiative.	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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’.	Magazine Article	20 Apr 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	18 Feb 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	18 Feb 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	18 Feb 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	18 Feb 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	18 Feb 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	18 Feb 2009	0 Stars
CPA forecasts construction crunch	Magazine Article	18 Feb 2009	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	17 Dec 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	17 Dec 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	17 Dec 2008	0 Stars
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.	Letter To The Editor Article	17 Dec 2008	0 Stars
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).	Magazine Article	17 Dec 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	17 Dec 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	17 Dec 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	17 Dec 2008	0 Stars
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.	Comment Article	17 Dec 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	17 Dec 2008	0 Stars
‘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.	Magazine Article	17 Dec 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	17 Dec 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	26 Nov 2008	0 Stars
Boart Longyear appoints Grzelak as director BOART Longyear has appointed David Grzelak as a non-executive director of the company, effective from November 12.	Magazine Article	26 Nov 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	26 Nov 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	26 Nov 2008	0 Stars
Cutting & Wear marks its ruby anniversary CUTTING & Wear celebrated a significant landmark on November 15, when it reaches its 40th year in business.	Magazine Article	26 Nov 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	26 Nov 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	26 Nov 2008	0 Stars
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.	Comment Article	26 Nov 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	26 Nov 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	26 Nov 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	01 Aug 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	01 Aug 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	01 Aug 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	01 Aug 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	01 Aug 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	01 Aug 2008	0 Stars
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	Magazine Article	01 Aug 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	01 Aug 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	01 Aug 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	01 Aug 2008	0 Stars
Scotch missed A driller`s tale by Richard Braithwaite	Magazine Article	01 Aug 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	01 Aug 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	01 Aug 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	01 Aug 2008	0 Stars
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.	Magazine Article	01 Aug 2008	0 Stars

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