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THE BIG PICTURE
01 UNITED KINGDOM
03 SWEDEN
Cundall names Carole O’Neil as Global Managing Partner
Husqvarna Construction introduces new range of demolition robots
Carole O’Neil has been announced as Global Managing Partner for multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Cundall. O’Neil assumes the role on 1 July, 2022, taking over from Tomás Neeson, who served as Managing Partner for eight years and will now act as Chair of Cundall’s Partners. O’Neil first joined the firm in 2007 and is said to have helped Cundall grow from 450 people to over 1,000 people in 21 offices. She has been a part of Cundall’s Management Board for over a decade and has played a pivotal role supporting the business’s leadership over the years.
02 NORWAY
Oslo tops overall sustainable city index The fifth edition of Arcadis’ Sustainable Cities Index (SCI) has revealed that Oslo has clinched the first spot in its ‘Overall’ ranking. Stockholm, Tokyo, Copenhagen, and Berlin were ranked at second, third, fourth and fifth respectively. The SCI ranks 100 global cities on three different pillars of sustainability: Planet (environmental), People (social), and Profit (economic). The report noted that Oslo ranked first in terms of Planet, 17th in People and 39th in Profit. The top five cities in the Planet pillar were: Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Berlin.
Husqvarna Construction, part of Husqvarna Group, has launched a new range of demolition robots, the DXR 145, DXR 275, DXR 305 and DXR 315. The new range offer on average, a power increase above 20%, allowing the user to get more demolition work done, faster and in a more efficient manner. The machines are also expected to improve power levels in difficult conditions. They also feature an all-new remote-control unit that enables more precise operation and gives an overview of machine status.
04 EGYPT
06 SAUDI ARABIA
SNC-Lavalin wins four-year contract for $1.8bn SaudiEgypt power project
Abengoa begins commissioning for 600,000cu/m Jubail 3A desal plant
SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a four-year project management office (PMO) and engineering design review services contract by The Saudi Electric Company and The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Corporation. The deal will see the firm support the Saudi-Egypt power grids project. The firm’s PMO mandate includes supervising the design and execution of the project, and involves supervision of contractors throughout the engineering, construction and commissioning phases.
July 2022 | MEConstructionNews.com
05 EGYPT
ACWA Power consortium to develop 1.1GW wind project in Egypt
A consortium led by ACWA Power has announced the signing of a project agreement to develop a 1.1GW wind project in Egypt, at an investment value of $1.5bn. The consortium, comprising of ACWA Power and Hassan Allam Holding, will work together during the development phase to complete the site studies and secure the financing of the facility. The wind project is the largest single contracted wind farm in the Middle East region and is one of the largest onshore wind farms in the world.
Abengoa has announced that commissioning has started on the 600,000cu/m day Jubail 3A desalination plant for ACWA Power. The firm said the project is being carried out in a consortium with engineering and construction firm SEPCOIII. The Jubail 3A desalination plant has already started pumping seawater to the pre-treatment successfully as part of the tests at the start of commissioning. Once this phase has been passed, as well as all required contractual tests, the plant will enter commercial operation.
