The Ministry of Textiles, an Indian government national agency, has announced the phase one launch of two Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for 31 goods, made up of 19 geotextiles and 12 protective textiles. Joint secretary Rajeev Saxena, stated at a news conference on April 11 that “these QCOs signal the first technical regulation from India [...]
Photo: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, has revised its Principles & Criteria (P&C) to ensure it remains an effective tool to drive continuous improvement and deliver sustainability impact at field-level. The P&C define the organization’s approach to more sustainable cotton production and establish the requirements farmers [...]
Portable Electric, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is partnering with Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), Shippensburg, Pa., to provide silent, emission-free mobile charging solutions for construction equipment as an extended offer through the Volvo CE dealer network. As part of the partnership, Volvo CE’s 245 North American dealer locations will offer customers the opportunity to bundle the [...]
Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit has opened a Marine Innovation Center in Kennesaw, Ga. The new 75,280 square foot facility also houses the Yamaha Marine Connected Division as well as Yamaha U.S. Marine Development, Yamaha Marine Product Management and Yamaha Marine Technical Marketing. The Marine Innovation Center represents the fourth major Yamaha facility in the [...]
Tensar, a division of CMC and the leading provider of soil stabilization and earth reinforcement solutions, has secured Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for several of its high-performing products – a first for geogrid products manufactured in North America. The news represents another step by Tensar to accelerate the development of more sustainable, longer-lasting roads and [...]
Sunseeker International, a British luxury performance motor yacht brand, recently announced the launch of a new training initiative to address a skills shortage affecting the marine industry. The Sunseeker Skills Academy, developed in partnership with Bournemouth and Poole College, in Poole, England, is open to those seeking a career change, offering individuals the opportunity to [...]
WSP has entered into an agreement to acquire Calibre Professional Services One Pty Ltd, strengthening its position as a leading firm providing sustainability services across the full mining asset life cycle. Calibre Professional Services One is the resources, rail, renewables and rehabilitation business of Calibre Group. The deal also includes its subsidiary, Xstract Mining Consultants Pty [...]
Chairman Xue Suduo The "20th Anniversary Celebration of Membrane Structure Innovation and Development and the 11th National Membrane Structure Technology Exchange Conference" hosted by the Spatial Structure Sub-association of China Steel Construction Association and undertaken by Beijing University of Technology was successfully held this spring in Beijing, China. Nearly 400 delegates from all over the [...]
The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) Foundation has designated Marine Systems at IYRS School of Technology and Trades a Marine Trades Accreditation Program (MTAP). Launched in 2022, the MTAP ensures training is aligned with industry needs at both secondary and post-secondary schools. To achieve MTAP designation, ABYC staff reviews the program application prior to [...]
Tiltex Australia recently completed a 10B rail embankment reconditioning project in Werris Creek, Australia. Tiltex 10B geosynthetic cementious composite mat (GCCM) was specified as the ground surface erosion control over the embankments and drains for ARTC’s Werris Creek reconditioning project. Safety, time management and a durable, low maintenance product were all critical elements of this project’s success. 4,900m2 of [...]
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