Construction and Infrastructure

As the Mills-Peninsula Hospital nears completion, executive project manager E.J. Saucier shares with David Hendricks some of the things that went right on the project that might have gone wrong if not for an experienced project team and some creative thinking.

A large number of regulatory environmental agencies in Oregon get involved when you demolish one bridge and construct another, David Hendricks learns from Hamilton Construction’s Kevin Parrish.

Austin Building Company, a subsidiary of Austin Commercial, is the general contractor for the new W Austin Hotel & Residences in downtown Austin, a 37-story tower combining hotel, condominiums, and retail and office space. Iris Seymour has the story

When you look at the list of completed projects on its website, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Technip Iberia (TPI) has single-handedly built the entire industrial part of Barcelona. When I put it like that to Jerónimo Farnós he demurred; but there’s no denying that Technip has had a hand in a very large number of developments over its 38-year history.TPI’s headquarters is in Barcelona where it employs some 250 people; there is a production office in Tarragona employing a further 100 staff; and a small commercial office in Madrid.

Technip Germany is part of the Paris-based Technip Group, a world leader in engineering, technologies, construction and project management for the oil and gas industry.

The founders of Hunter Roberts Construction Group all gained high-level experience while working for a large, local company and shared a common vision: to apply their knowledge in a flexible, more client-focused environment.

Even before terrorists flew hijacked airplanes into the Pentagon building outside Washington, DC on September 11, 2001, Bybee Stone Company had already worked on several projects atthe headquarters of the US military. When efforts to rebuild the Pentagon were put on a fast track, Bybee’s existing relationships and its unique skill set helped it become the cut-limestone supplier for the project.

Coal might not be environmentally popular but electricity in South Africa is dependant upon it, as well as those involved with getting it to the power station, as Alan Swaby reports.

Barrie Badenhorst, general manager of Trans-Africa Projects, speaks to Jane Bordenave about the company’s successes in the power industry across the African continent and beyond.

Since joining forces with a larger company, Stefanutti Stocks Marine (previously known as Civil & Coastal Construction) has continued to thrive, taking on bigger and more lucrative projects than ever before. Andrew Pelis talks to Simon Allen about the many benefits that have arisen from the change in ownership.