Construction News

Construction News

18Nov93 UK: HYSPEC ACCESS SYSTEMS ADDS RENTAL SHOP. Hyspec Access Systems, of Egham in Surrey, has added a rental division to its access sales operation. The hire side Hyspec Access Rentals will specialise in Genie aluminium aerial work platforms. CONSTRUCTION NEWS

04Nov93 ASIA: BRIDGING THE MEKONG JOHN HOLLAND, KIN SUN.

A local construction worker puts the finishing touches to the first bridge to span the mighty Mekong river in south east Asia. Linking Thailand and Laos, the 1.2 km long Friendship www.rocroy-svp.fr Bridge is being built by John Holland, the Australian contractor, and Kin Sun (Thai) under a A$31 million ( million) contract. This is the first major construction job to be won by a foreign firm since fighting in the region ended. Designs are by Maunsell Australia, the local arm of the British consultant,

04Nov93 AUSTRALIA: AUSTRALIAN BONANZA BARCLAY MOWLEM.

Guangzhou Balfour Beatty Engineering Company, the firm recently formed by Balfour Beatty in Guangdong province, southern China, has won a million contract for specialist tunnelling work for a station on part of the first phase of www.clidoudoune.com the Guangzhou metro. CONSTRUCTION NEWS

04Nov93 CHINA: WORLD BANK STUDY HANGZHOU BAY.

Acer Wallace Evans, with Mott MacDonald and Dutch consultant Delft Hydraulics, has been commissioned by the World Bank to carry out an environmental study of Hangzhou Bay, about 150 km south east of Shanghai, China. CONSTRUCTION NEWS

04Nov93 CZECH REPUBLIC: BOVIS CZECH PAIR CONTRACTS.

Bovis Czech Republic, the local arm of the British construction firm, is starting work on two contracts from Agip Praha for the construction of petrol stations in Prague and Troubsko near Brno. CONSTRUCTION NEWS

04Nov93 CZECH REPUBLIC: PRAGUE DEAL HAKA.

Haka, the Finnish contractor, has won a million deal from Pepsi Cola to build an 18,000 sq m soft drinks factory in Prague. CONSTRUCTION NEWS

04Nov93 DENMARK: BACHY FLIES BRIT FLAG IN DUTCH BID.

London based FEBC, with Leslie Clark International, has been appointed construction manager and cost consultants for the FF 50 million ( million) refurbishment of the 26 storey American Insurance Group tower at La Defence in Paris, France. CONSTRUCTION NEWS

04Nov93 GERMANY: EUROCONTRACTS BREMEN, GERMANY OFFICE CONSTRUCTION.04Nov93 GERMANY: EUROCONTRACTS ESSEN, GERMANY SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS. CONSTRUCTION NEWS

04Nov93 GERMANY: EUROCONTRACTS HANNOVER, GERMANY RAILWAY CONTRACT. CONSTRUCTION NEWS

04Nov93 GERMANY: EUROTENDERS BERLIN, GERMANY.

Job: Repairs to the inner ring road at Berlin Tegel airport. Offers in German. CONST

04Nov93 GERMANY: KYLE BASKS BY BERLIN RIVER. Completion is in www.colettegerard.com 1995. CONSTRUCT

04Nov93 HONG KONG: HK EXHIBITION PLANS WONG AND OUYANG/SKIDMORE OWINGS AND MERRILL.

Wong and Ouyang/Skidmore Owings and Merrill, the Hong Kong/US design team, is due to submit its plans by the end of the year for a HK$2.4 billion ( million) extension to the Hong Kong exhibition and convention centre. The client for the project is the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. CONSTRUCTION NEWS