Landing the World Cup brought some difficult decisions for the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) when planning the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project. Project manager Alex van Niekerk outlined these to John O’Hanlon.
Olayan Descon is continuing to expand its industrial construction and maintenance capabilities to support the industrialisation of Saudi Arabia. Muhammad Naveed talks to Gay Sutton about the latest move: to provide end-to-end engineering, procurement and construction services.
Commercial director of Haw & Inglis Civil Engineering Francis Chemaly tells Jane Bordenave how the company has developed over the past 12 months and what the future has in store.
Cape Town-based Haw & Inglis is one of South Africa’s foremost civil engineering firms, with 25 years of experience in the field. The company has particular expertise in road and highway construction and has been instrumental in developing the country’s infrastructure.
Around 2,500 jobs have been saved at troubled UK social housing group Connaught, after specialist construction group Morgan Sindall acquired the majority of its assets and contracts.
Connaught, which carries out essential maintenance and repairs to homes, called in administrators to its main social housing unit after government cuts caused contract deferrals, leading to financial difficulties.
Administrator KPMG had warned of potential redundancies among Connaught's 10,000 staff.
Around 2,500 jobs have been saved at troubled UK social housing group Connaught, after specialist construction group Morgan Sindall acquired the majority of its assets and contracts.
Connaught, which carries out essential maintenance and repairs to homes, called in administrators to its main social housing unit after government cuts caused contract deferrals, leading to financial difficulties.
Administrator KPMG had warned of potential redundancies among Connaught's 10,000 staff.
San Francisco is the home of construction makeovers, and one contractor in particular, GCI General Contractors, has taken it to a fine art, as Alan Swaby learns.
Anyone familiar with the geography of San Francisco will know that with water on three sides, there is precious little opportunity for new buildings to be erected. As such, the construction industry in the city itself is focused on renovation and refurbishment.
As governments around the world invest in power infrastructure, competition has become rife within this specialist construction sector. Mr V. Balasubramanian talks to Andrew Pelis about the strategy that has helped KEC International Ltd to make the most of the opportunity.
Driven by base realignments, lease considerations and homeland security concerns, a large-scale courtroom and office project at AndrewsAir Force Base was placed on the fastest of fast tracks. Keith Regan learns how the project team uses a design-build approach and constant communication to keep the project on its aggressive schedule.
With today’s economy affecting corporations all over the world, most firms are trying to use their resources wisely. Rob Harris investigates one company that has incorporated a strategy that has taken it to the next level.
Federal stimulus funding for infrastructure is changing the construction industry as more public and private entities opt for design-builds, David Hendricks learns from Tutor Perini Civil Group’s CEO, Jack Frost.
