development of McConnell Dowell's major
infrastructure capacity in the tunnels and
underground sector. In New Zealand
construction of the massive tunnel boring
machine for the NZD1.3 billion Waterview
project has been completed and it is
currently being mobilised to site in
Auckland. The statistics of this enormous
tunnelling machine are staggering:
· Installed power 11,600kW
· Weight
Singapore is moving towards substantial
completion ahead of time. In Abu Dhabi
we continue with the tunnelling works
program for the national power supplier
Transco, and in the Philippines we have
successfully completed a rehabilitation
works program for our long term hydro
power client SNAP-B.
well aligned to our strategic goals in
the transport, utility and hydropower
markets. The Tunnelling and Underground
business continues to perform
impressively in QSE and maintains
industry leading indicators in health
and safety through strong, visible and
committed safety leadership.
places the group in a strong position to
secure future infrastructure transport
projects across several regions.
Australia, Singapore and New Zealand
have commenced rolling out a range of
infrastructure works programmes, due
to come to market in 2013/14. McConnell
Dowell possesses the key experience
and expertise in underground transport
technologies that will be critical in
securing and delivering these massive
projects.
resource sector remain demanding,
the underground mining sector is
committed to productivity and technology
improvements to ensure long term
sustainability. We continue to pursue a
number of tunnelling opportunities in
the sector and are well placed to work
with the mining groups to develop these
improvements.
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