Effective cost and risk management is critical to the success of large infrastructure projects. Significant cost overruns in major projects show that risk management is not being given the importance it should have. In order to be able to measure and control current cost and the schedule against set targets, it is necessary to assess risks in a transparent manner and to consider them appropriately. The insight is not new – every reader will certainly have heard this or similar statements. But why do we get the impression that nothing changes and that we – paraphrasing Einstein – do the same thing over and over again and still expect different results?
MBCC Group, one of the leading suppliers of construction chemicals and solutions worldwide, and TPH Bausysteme GmbH signed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of TPH by MBCC Group in March 2021....
On 26 February 2021, DSI Underground SMART, a wholly owned subsidiary of DSI Underground completed the acquisition of the virtual reality training specialist Edvirt.
Tunnel 4.0Also the tunnel sector is not exempted from BIM and digitalisation. Efficient logistics as well as regulated maintenance are the goal.In close cooperation with Siemens, Elkuch is developing...
At the beginning of 2021, DEGES (Deutsche Einheit Fernstraßenplanungs und -bau GmbH) awarded a contract to a joint venture of the companies Hochtief Infrastructure GmbH and Implenia Construction GmbH...
In February 2021, the “Global TBM Company”, newly established by tunneling industry veteran Lok Home, announced the purchase of substantially all the assets of The Robbins Company. The Global TBM...
Due to the still tense COVID-19 situation and the associated lack of planning certainty, the board of the Swiss Tunnelling Society (STS) decided at the end of 2020 to cancel the Swiss Tunnel Congress...
In late 2020, Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire DSI Underground, the global leader in ground support and reinforcement products, systems and solutions for the underground mining and tunneling...
Real-time simulations can help to support the steering of tunnel boring machines during tunnel construction. This requires setting up predictive simulation models during the initial planning phase of...
Since January 2020, Ludwig Elkuch AG has merged its two company branches Elkuch Bator and Elkuch Eisenring in the field of tunnel doors for roads and railways internationally and relocated them to the...
