Netherlands Municipality Officials Sign Vijfsluizen Project Agreement

  • Posted on

The municipality of Vlaardingen and Heijmans have signed a letter of intent for the development of the former Vijfsluizen sports park. Heijmans intends to develop and construct between 300 and 400 homes at that location. The project’s value is expected to be in the €80 million to €100 million range and will become a new district within the municipality of Vlaardingen, located in the Netherlands. Heijmans is planning to transform the former sports park into a sustainable and future-proof district with primarily ground-floor homes and apartments. Heijmans will also transform the old Shell sports building at this site and give … Read more

Filed under: Around the World, eNewsTagged with: , ,

Digging Begins in Construction of New Antarctic Wharf

  • Posted on

A new 74-meter-long wharf—bigger, deeper and stronger than the current one—will be built during the next two Antarctic seasons. It is due for completion in April 2020, and will provide safe berthing and efficient operations for the new polar research vessel the RRS Sir David Attenborough. While preparations for building a new wharf have been underway for two years, the first “spade in the ground” moment occurred recently when two 35T excavators, operated by construction partner BAM Nuttall, broke through the surface of the old “Biscoe” wharf and began the process of deconstruction, which has to take place before the … Read more

Filed under: Around the World, eNewsTagged with: , , ,

CIMIC Group Wins $725M Regional Rail Project

  • Posted on

CIMIC Group companies Pacific Partnerships, UGL and CPB Contractors, as part of the Momentum Trains consortium, have been selected by Transport for NSW to deliver the $1.26-billion Regional Rail Project as a design, build, finance and maintain contract. The consortium will deliver a new regional rail fleet and a new maintenance facility in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. CIMIC Group has led the consortium’s development of the project, with Pacific Partnerships providing leadership and equity financing for the contract term. CPB Contractors will design, construct and commission the maintenance facility at Dubbo, while UGL will maintain both the fleet of … Read more

Filed under: Around the World, eNewsTagged with: , , ,

The Importance of Proper Fall Protection Training for Workers at Height

  • Posted on

By Baxter Byrd, Pure Safety Group As the march of technology pushes fall protection products into the future, the most useful tool for the worker-at-height remains the one between their ears. Keeping that tool keen and sharp with a properly managed training program is the most effective way to ensure that what goes up, comes down safely. 2017 was an important year regarding worker-at-height training. OSHA released its long-awaited update to the 1910 Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems), which became effective on Jan. 17, 2017. If there was any doubt before this release as to the … Read more

Filed under: eNews, SafetyTagged with: , , , , , , ,

Soft Skills Training: Next Step in Evolution of Project Culture

  • Posted on

By Bruce Worcester For many of us who have spent our careers in the field, there’s no place we’d rather be. Each time I’ve wrapped up a big project and spent a few weeks in the office starting up a new one, I always find myself eager to get back to the field. As we aim to attract more talent into the trades, never has there been a better time to invest in our people to provide them with the meaningful careers they desire—in the field or in the office. In the trades, training tends to focus on technical building … Read more

Filed under: eNews, Means & MethodsTagged with: , ,