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INWED20 | June 23, 2020

Now in its seventh year, International Women in Engineering Day 2020 (INWED20) aims to raise the profile of women in engineering across the globe. INWED celebrates the impact of female engineers and focuses on career opportunities available to women in the profession. Leeds College of Building has joined the calls for more women to enrol on engineering courses as the UK continues to fall behind Europe when it comes to female engineers. There are 165,000 engineering students in the...

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CRH | November 25, 2022

Oldcastle APG, a CRH company, has acquired the packaging operations of Sterling Sand and the soil business of Soil Mender Products. The acquisitions of its co-packing partners enable Oldcastle APG to extend its geographic position and production capabilities in high-demand, high-growth markets to best serve its customers. With operations in South Carolina and North Carolina, Sterling Sand is a leading regional manufacturer and distributor of specialty sands for industrial, constru...

The Engineer | March 03, 2020

Now in its seventh year, International Women in Engineering Day 2020 is designed to raise the profile of women in engineering across the globe and focus on career opportunities available to girls in the profession. Coordinated by the Women’s Engineering Society, INWED’s global reach has seen countries including Panama, Canada, Rwanda, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Pakistan participate in the campaign. In 2016 INWED was awarded UNESCO patronage for the first time. Elizabeth Donnelly, CEO...

Daily Energy Insider | April 21, 2020

Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, is seeking interested industry partners to develop or demonstrate advanced construction technologies and processes that could transform nuclear energy system project economics and schedule success. Construction costs and schedule risks are predominant factors driving up the costs of new nuclear energy systems, Dr. Ashley Finan, director of the National Reactor Innovation Center, said. The NRIC advanced construction technologies initiative will support a transformat...