Construction Focus
6 Years Growth in a Row
Bosch, a leading global supplier of technology and services, has been growing in Cambodia with double-digit growth for six consecutive years since the company incepted the businesses here in 2010. Bosch in Cambodia is part of the Bosch group and is currently represented in the country by Robert Bosch (Cambodia) Co, Ltd. Its current business […]
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China Pledges Usd122bn at Silk Road
As world leaders gathered in Beijing for the Silk Road Summit in May, Chinese president Xi Jinping pledged USD122bn for infrastructure projects under the ‘One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) initiative.The Chinese strategy sees high-speed railways, bridges, roads, ports, industrial parks, oil pipelines and power grids now being built across the ancient Silk Road routes from […]
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False Concrete Tests Nab 21
21 people have been arrested in Hong Kong for corruption after allegedly submitting false concrete strength tests on the 30km-long mega bridge being built to connect Hong Kong to Zhuhai and Macau. The 55km project involves a 29.7km bridge, artificial islands and a 6km+ section of underwater tunnel beneath one of the world’s busiest shipping […]
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Thailand Seeks Private Investment for Airports
Thailand is seeking private investment to expand 28 regional airports and develop one new site in an effort to become the main aviation hub in Southeast Asia. The Department of Airports will draw up business plans for each of the 800 hectare sites to be published at the end of July. The public sector budget […]
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Gold Star for Jcb as Machines Take a Bow in Cult Film
A fleet of more than 20 JCB machines is playing a starring role in a cult film following the biggest product placement project in the company’s history, said a press release issued by JCB on 17 May, 2017. Skid steers loaders, Loadall telescopic handlers and JS excavators were supplied to 20th Century Fox for the […]
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Chinese Mega-project Questioned
A Chinese mega-development in Myanmar is under the spotlight for its impact on the environment.The USD10 billion Kyauk Pyu Special Economic Zone development on the Myanmar coast in the northwestern state of Rakhine includes a 770km pipeline which pumps oil across Myanmar to southwest China as part of the ‘One Belt, One Road’ (OBOR) initiative.The […]
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World Infrastructure Leaders to Convene at Bentley Infrastructure Talk in Singapore
Asia is recognised globally for its BIM advancements and innovation in infrastructure – providing the backdrop for the 2017 Be Inspired Awards Program. Hundreds of global infrastructure experts are expected to discuss various issues facing the infrastructure construction industry at the Year in Infrastructure 2017 Conference organised for the first time in Asia, in Singapore […]
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Manila Tower Restarts After Court Decision
Construction on a controversial tower block that ‘photobombed’ the National Matyr’s Monument in the Philippine capital Manila can restart after a Supreme Court ruling. The 49-floor Torre de Manila condominium project became known as “Pambansang Photobomb” (the “national photobomb”) and saw construction halted in June 2015 for violating building regulations. The Supreme Court saw a […]
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Solutions for Rod Jamming
Have you had any experience of rod jamming during your drilling operation? There can be many factors; one is the collapse of the drilling hole; another is the cavity space inside the drilling hole. Furukawa, one of the leading rock drilling machinery producers can introduce some solutions and will explain details of these factors. 1. […]
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Chinese contractors: a Priority for SIKA
The construction landscape in Cambodia sees massive investments coming from abroad. Chinese, Taiwanese, Singaporean and Malaysians are attracted by Cambodia’s fast growing market. As well as these, the Chinese Government Belt and Road initiative is engaging Cambodia in an economic integration which has started changing the construction industry in the kingdom. Thirty-one agreements, including soft […]
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