Boskalis Westminster Ltd.

ENGINEERING TECH

KCI | December 03, 2021

KCI Technologies Inc., a multi-disciplined engineering firm with offices throughout the United States, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Texas-based Civil Engineering Consultants (CEC). CEC’s wide-ranging civil engineering, construction management, and surveying expertise will complement KCI’s continued expansion throughout the state. CEC was founded in 1983 as a three-person firm and has since grown to a comprehensive staff of more than 100 professionals speci...

TerraPower | October 09, 2020

TerraPower today unveiled Bechtel as its plant design, licensing, procurement, and construction partner in a federal grant application to build a demonstration plant for the Natrium™ reactor and energy system architecture. Bechtel, the industry leader in nuclear plant engineering and construction since the 1950s, joins a team that also includes GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, PacifiCorp, Energy Northwest, and Duke Energy. The Natrium system features an advanced, cost-competitive sodium fast rea...

Construction Dive | February 27, 2020

A recent ransomware attack on Canadian contractor Bird Construction has once again highlighted the need for cybersecurity measures in the industry. Canadian media reports late last month said that the Ontario-based government contracting company was the victim of an incident that resulted in the encryption of company files. The incident caused no major impacts and the affected files were quickly restored, a company spokesperson said. Nevertheless, the issue raised red flags about national securi...

Los Angeles Times | April 01, 2020

Amid concerns that construction workers are being exposed to coronavirus, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced new guidelines that will require all construction sites to create a COVID-19 exposure control plan. Protocols should include symptom checks, physical distancing, hygiene and decontamination, Garcetti said. As most of our city has stayed home or changed the way of doing business, much of our construction program has continued, he said, adding that it is important to continue critica...