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New contracts and orders in industry
Largest order yet delivered by Nimo-KG T Alstom to deliver 17 Coradia Polyvalent trains to SNTF
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lstom has signed a contract with Algeria’s Société Nationale des Transports Ferroviaires (SNTF) to supply 17 Coradia Polyvalent inter-city trains. The contract is worth around €200 million. The first train will be delivered in January 2018. This investment is part of SNTF’s programme to modernise and extend its network. The trains will link Algiers to destinations such as Oran, Annaba, Constantine and Béchar. “Already adopted by SNCF and the French regions since 2009, Coradia Polyvalent is the ideal choice to meet Algeria’s transport needs.
Algerian passengers can be sure that they are travelling on trains with the latest technical innovations, combining comfort, performance and protection of the environment,” said GianLuca Erbacci, senior vice-president of Alstom Transport in the Middle East and Africa. The Coradia Polyvalent for Algeria is a dualmode train (diesel and electric, 25 kV) able to travel at 160 km/h. With a total length of 110 metres, the train has six carriages and provides capacity for 265 passengers. Visit: www.alstom.com
Destia and Finavia conclude agreement for Helsinki Airport
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estia has signed an agreement with Finavia for the apron extension work at Helsinki Airport. The apron extension will be implemented in order to increase the capacity for transit traffic. The work will begin in autumn 2015 and be completed in 2020. The estimate for the total cost of the project is about €100 million. The project is carried out based on the alliance model, whereby the customer, designers and contractors work jointly in the execution of the project. In accordance with the alliance model, the contract will begin at the development phase.
Lockheed Martin wins contract for logistics technology
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illions of military equipment parts used by the UK Armed Forces will continue to be managed by Lockheed Martin’s logistics technology after the Ministry of Defence awarded a new £18 million contract. The new contract extends the MOD’s use of Lockheed Martin’s Joint Asset Management
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At an area of some 45 hectares, the contract comprises apron and taxiway infrastructure work connected to the extension of the apron. It includes earth construction, excavation, foundation and concrete construction, sewer construction and other duct work as well as electrical and telematics work in the area. “We will utilise Destia’s strong and diverse infrastructure expertise,” says Minna Heinonen, executive vice-president of Destia. Visit: www.destia.fi and Engineering Solutions (JAMES) for a further six years. JAMES enables users across the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force to quickly identify the status, availability, condition, ownership, location and quantity of equipment, big or small. Users can access information on items from screws and bolts through to weapons and vehicles.
he largest order in Nimo-KG’s history is now manufactured, assembled and delivered. Findus’s new ultramodern factory in Bjuv, Skåne was opened on 17 June with Nimo-KG constructing the complete product handling system. “This has been our biggest deal so far and we’ve been working with the project for 18 months. It has been great fun and it’s a good feeling that the factory is up and running,” says Torsten Palmgren, project manager at Nimo-KG. Nimo-KG has been working with Findus since March last year, and it has been a wellfunctioning partnership. “Findus has been a great client to work with. We’ve had a good working relationship and they’ve had had confidence in us throughout the whole process. The factory hasn’t been in full production yet, but all the preparatory tests have shown excellent results. “The order situation for the company is looking very good and we have a number of new orders coming in. The Findus order has given us real momentum and we now have an even stronger market position than before,” says Mr Palmgren. Visit: www.nimo-kg.se
Group Captain Andrew Mickleburgh, deputy head for the Ministry of Defence’s Support Chain Information Services Transformation Projects, said. “JAMES technology is seen as a force multiplier by the front line command user community. The planning and decision support capability JAMES provides will show ever-increasing utility in the years ahead.” Visit: www.lockheedmartin.co.uk
