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New contracts and orders in industry
Kalmar to supply the first Super Gloria reachstacker Kongsberg wins
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almar, part of Cargotec, has received an order from Egon Evertz KG for Super Gloria, the world’s biggest reachstacker. The machine will
be operated at Salzgitter Flachstahl for handling hot and cold steel slabs. The design and build project was completed by Kalmar in 12 months. The Evertz Group, a company based in Solingen, Germany has specialised in serving steel mills all over the world with products and as service provider for over 50 years. Through the constant improvement of techniques, procedures and parts for steel production, it has become the leading name in the industry. Kalmar’s solution was devised to meet Egon Evertz’s increasing requirement to handle heavier loads. The Kalmar DRG650-92A5XS reachstacker is called ‘Super Gloria’ because it is now the largest reachstacker in Kalmar’s hugely successful Gloria range. The completely new design resulted in an impressive lift capacity of 65 tonnes at 4.0m load centre in dynamic mode (drive) or 65 tonnes at 5.0m load centre in static mode (non driving). Visit: www.kalmarglobal.com
Balfour Beatty awarded contract for Crossrail’s new Woolwich station
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alfour Beatty has announced the award of a £70 million contract to complete and fit-out the new Crossrail station at Woolwich. The four-year project will ensure quicker, easier and more convenient travel for commuters from Woolwich to a range of destinations across London and the South East, supporting regeneration in the Thames Gateway area and significantly reducing journey times for commuters to locations such as Bond Street, Heathrow and Canary Wharf. Works will include designing, fitting-out and handing over the works associated with the new Woolwich Station together with installing plant and finishing works at the two portals where the Crossrail trains will surface from either end of the Thames Tunnel at North Woolwich and Plumstead. At its height, the project will employ 200 people. Balfour Beatty is committed to supporting apprenticeships and local employment and will work with Crossrail and the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Newham to create apprenticeships and roles for the long-term unemployed or those who have been out of education or training for six months or more. Work will complete in 2018 when Crossrail is due to fully open for service. Visit: www.balfourbeatty.com
Technip awarded contract in the Kingdom of Bahrain
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echnip has been awarded by The Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) a significant contract on a reimbursable basis to develop the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) of the refinery located in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The FEED contract covers four main work packages
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that include units aimed at processing the ‘bottom of the barrel’ components to high value products, and all associated offsites and utilities, to provide seamless integration with existing refinery facilities earmarked for retention. Marco Villa, Technip Region B president said: “We are proud to be associated with BAPCO for this major development of the
driveline contract in North America and Asia
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ongsberg Automotive’s Driveline business area has been nominated by a major North American OEM for supplying automatic transmission (AT) shifters. The contract has an estimated total value of €122 million (NOK 1.0 billion) over its 6-year duration. The shifters will be used in a C segment ‘Crossover Utility Vehicle (CUV)’ to be sold globally. The unique design of this shifter will enable compatibility with multiple transmissions across different platforms. The shifters will be manufactured at Kongsberg’s facilities in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and Wuxi, China and production under the contract is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2016. “It’s very satisfying that our expertise in AT shifter design is recognised by North American OEMs. This nomination is a testament to the value Kongsberg Automotive can bring to customers with our full system capabilities in AT shifter technology, and our global production platform,” said Joachim Magnusson, executive vice-president for Kongsberg Automotive’s Driveline business. Visit: www.kongsbergautomotive.com
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refinery. The award confirms Technip’s leading position as partner of choice to provide high-end services for strategic investments. This reflects at the same time the importance of following the client and having a keen understanding of its needs from the earliest stage of an initiative.” Visit: www.technip.com
