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Kalmar to supply the first Super Gloria reachstacker Kongsberg wins
Kalmar, 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
Balfour 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
driveline contract in North America and Asia
Kongsberg 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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Technip 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 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 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
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Bouygues to construct two tunnels for the Hong Kong metro
Through its subsidiaries Dragages Hong Kong and Bouygues Travaux Publics, Bouygues Construction has won a contract worth HK$ 5.2 billion (roughly €490 million) from MTR Corporation for the construction of 2x2 tunnels that will form part of a 6-kilometre extension of the Shatin to Central Link.
These tunnels are among the major infrastructure projects currently under way in the city, connecting tourist sites and the financial district. The two eastern tunnels, each approximately 540m long, will run from the south ventilation building and the new
Exhibition station on the Shatin to Central Link. The two western tunnels, each approximately 450m long, will be bored between the Fenwick Pier emergency egress point and the existing Admiralty station. Bouygues Construction will also construct the ventilation building.
Philippe Bonnave, deputy chief executive of Bouygues Construction, said: “Bouygues Travaux Publics has achieved the status of a global reference for underground works, following a series of technically complex projects, adapting to the most diverse geologies. This latest success further demonstrates our ability to meet technical challenges and carry out very large-scale infrastructure projects.” Visit: www.bouygues-construction.com
HANZA signs manufacturing agreement with Saab Dynamics
HANZA has signed a multi-year production contract with Saab Dynamics containing both mechanics and electronics. The agreement is intended to provide production to a number of HANZA factories initially in Sweden.
HANZA Holding AB, Sweden’s leading business partner in manufacturing solutions, has developed the cooperation with security and defence company Saab Dynamics through a multi-year agreement with an unofficial order value.
HANZA’s business model is based on increasing growth and profitability for product owners by providing effective manufacturing solutions.
“We already have cooperations with several other business areas within Saab Defence. It will be exciting to develop Dynamics as well,” said Thomas Lindstrom, vice-president Sales & Marketing HANZA.
Saab Dynamics offers ground combat weapons, missile systems, torpedoes, sensor systems, unmanned underwater vehicles and signature management systems for defence and remotely operated vehicles and safety systems for the offshore industry and nuclear power plants. Visit: www.hanza.com
ABB wins order for Scotland’s CaithnessMoray subsea power link
ABB has won an order worth over $800 million from Scottish Hydro Electric (SHE) Transmission plc to provide the Caithness-Moray high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission link, which will connect the electricity grid on either side of the Moray Firth in northern Scotland. This follows a favourable decision by Ofgem (Office of Gas and Electricity Markets), an independent National Regulatory Authority, on the need for the link.
ABB will design, engineer, supply and commission two 320-kilovolt land-based HVDC Light converter stations, one rated at 1200 megawatts (MW) at Blackhillock in Moray and another rated at 800 MW situated at Spittal in Caithness.
ABB’s scope of supply also includes submarine and underground cables covering a total transmission length of nearly 160km. The link is scheduled to become operational in 2018.
“We are pleased to support this major transmission project that will enable integration of a significant amount of renewable energy into the grid and supply clean, emission-free electricity to millions of people,” said Claudio Facchin, head of ABB’s Power Systems division. Visit: www.abb.com
AREVA wins a contract to supply fuel assemblies to RWE
AREVA has been selected by the utility RWE to supply fuel assemblies to the Emsland nuclear power plant located near Lingen, Germany. From 2016 to 2020, the power plant will receive a total of four reloads of AREVA’s HTP™ fuel design, one of the group’s proven fuel assembly designs developed for pressurised water reactors (PWR). The fuel assemblies will be produced in Germany in AREVA’s Lingen manufacturing plant.
“This order reinforces the historical links between AREVA and RWE that were established in the 1960s with the construction of the first German nuclear power plants and pursued through service and modernisation contracts. It shows the competitiveness of AREVA’s integrated offer for nuclear power plant operators,” said Peter Reimann, senior vice-president of AREVA’s fuel activities in Germany.
AREVA is a world leader in nuclear power. The group’s offer covers every stage of the nuclear fuel cycle. Visit: www.areva.com
