Vale, the world’s second largest mining company, is about to open a new coal mine in Mozambique. Ben Sansom lifts the veil on corporate social responsibility and discovers the efforts Vale is making to ensure the benefits percolate through to the local community.

Subsea construction and engineering company Technip Norway provides essential infrastructure services to customers working in some of the world’s most challenging environments.

A world leader in engineering, procurement and construction for onshore pipeline systems with an emphasis on safety, innovative technology and getting the job done on time.

Jeff Daniels looks at a relatively new approach to providing air conditioning that is contributing greater energy efficiency to the Middle East.

Improvements to Pakistan’s major highways are critical to the future expansion of the country’s economy and relations with its neighbours. Jayne Alverca looks at how the National Highway Authority is responding to the challenge.

Economic growth in any form can only be sustained if it is underpinned by a solid infrastructure and road transport is always a key element, especially in countries such as Pakistan with a relatively short coastline.

Western Australia’s unique location makes it an ideal region to pioneer some of the world’s most innovative solar power solutions. Jayne Alverca reviews some of the recent achievements of Horizon Power.

ELB Engineering Services has an entrenched position in the South African mining industry thanks to over a century of experience and the alliances it has formed with the best local and international technology partners.

Jeff Daniels looks at what could possibly be Europe’s largest construction project gearing up at the moment beneath the streets of London.

Draw a horizontal line smack through the centre of London from Heathrow Airport in the west to the financial district of Canary Wharf in the east, and you have a rough idea of where Britain’s biggest civil construction project is to be found.

Consol Glass has been part of South Africa’s history for nearly 70 years, but it is anything but old-fashioned. Priding itself on innovation and engagement with the local community, the company pursues success in every area.

Solving the world’s water problems is not going to be an easy task, but drought-hit Bitou Municipality in South Africa’s Western Cape is making an effort to relieve local water shortages through the construction of a new seawater desalination plant at Plettenberg Bay.