MarchNews2024

 The breakthrough of TBM “Houda” having completed the bore for the tunnels of Lot 2 of the Line 16 of the new metro line of the Île-de-France
INFRASTRUCTURE

Webuild finishes excavation on Lot 2 of Line 16 of Grand Paris Express

Second Webuild TBM finishes bore for Paris Metro extension project

12 March 2024

 Epiroc’s Boltec S rock-reinforcement rig is part of the order by Dumas for use at a mine site in Mexico
MINING

Epiroc wins large mining equipment order in Mexico

Swedish manufacturer supplying mining kit to Canadian outfit operating in Mexico

11 March 2024

 L to r: Sami Massum (BGS), David Boon (BGS), Councillor Rob Inglis, Michelle Bentham, (BGS), Mark Thorpe (Pick Everard), Ross Goodband (Pick Everard), Ruth Edwards MP, Daniel Crow (BGS), Gershwyn Soanes (BGS), Andrew McConnochie (BGS), Mike Potter (NERC), James Howell (NERC) and Edward Leddy-Owen
GEOTHERMAL

BGS implementing a low-carbon heating system

A ground source heating project is being implemented by BGS at its Nottinghamshire headquarters

11 March 2024

 Tribe Tech has recently successfully switched on the engine of the new autonomous drill rig for the first time
MINING

Successful first switch on for Tribe Tech's TTDS 700 GC drill rig update

Successful first time engine start-up for Tribe Tech's autonomous RC drill rig

11 March 2024

 After being refurbished, TBM Beatrice and Daphne have relaunched from the Five Dock Metro Station site to dive 11km as part of the Sydney Metro West project
INFRASTRUCTURE

Sydney Metro West kicks off year of tunnelling

Refurbished and relaunched TBM start on 11km drive for Australian Metro project

08 March 2024

 Major Drilling’s new analytics package, TrailBlazer Rock5, is beginning to be loaded onto rigs at the company’s locations around the globe
CORE SAMPLING

Major Drilling blazes new trails for drilling innovation

Major Drilling dives into 2024 with range of new innovations and product developments

08 March 2024

 Natalie Smith is believed to be the UK's first female rig driver
PILING

HS2 celebrates the UK's first female rig driver

The changing face of construction - the story of the UK's first female piling rig driver

08 March 2024

 Autonomous underwater vehicles will be used along a robotic seafloor drill by Fugro on a marine site investigation job in Indonesia
SITE INVESTIGATION

Fugro to survey for marine LNG and carbon capture and storage project

An underwater robotic drill among kit to be used for marine site survey by Fugro in Indonesia

07 March 2024

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