The Office of Public Works in Ireland has awarded Lagan Construction a €14.5m Flood Alleviation Scheme in Fermoy, County Cork, with the 18 month contract due to commence in May 2012.
Lagan Construction will be working with Consultants TJ O’Connor and Associates to deliver the 1.5km scheme of which 1.1km of flood alleviation will be walls supported on 2,600No Continuous Flight Auger Secant Piles.
Other works will include 0.4km of 5metre high clay flood embankments, reinforced concrete works, masonry cladding, aluminium pull up barriers, natural stone paving, storm and foul pipelines as well as carrying out black top surfacing.
The contract also involves the construction of 4No pumping stations including Mechanical & Electrical works which will have an approximate volume of 500 m3 each.
Amiblu, a global leader in Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) pipe systems for wastewater, stormwater, drinking water, irrigation, hydropower, and industrial applications, has announced the appointment of Martyn Turton as its Sales Director for the UK & Ireland, driving strategic market development in the infrastructure and water sectors, effective immediately.
As a project manager at Metasphere, a Grundfos-owned remote telemetry company at the cutting edge of innovation, Fey McHarg, has witnessed firsthand how the intelligent harnessing of data, specifically through the data-as-a-service model, is fundamentally reshaping and revolutionising the water sector.
Attendees at next month’s National Civils Show, Floodex, National Drainage Show and Waterways Management on 26th and 27th November are set to benefit from an expert speaker line-up and the opportunity to visit a wide range of exhibitors all co-located in one place at Excel, London, one of the UK’s leading international exhibition and convention centres.
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