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Black & Veatch appoints Ken Williams to lead global treasury operations
Ken Williams has joined Black & Veatch as Treasurer and Senior Vice President. Williams will lead the company’s global treasury operations, including the areas of cash management, reporting, global currencies, project financing, investment, shareholder relations and capital plans. He will also manage the company’s relations with its financial partners, including banks, sureties, insurance ...
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Eamonn Kelly to Join Black & Veatch’s water business in Asia Pacific
New Managing Director for South Asia Pacific responsible for developing water business in region. Melbourne, Australia (24 November 2009) – Eamonn Kelly will join Black & Veatch as the new Managing Director for South Asia Pacific early next year. Kelly will be responsible for growing Black & Veatch’s water business throughout the region and will be based in Melbourne. “Eamonn has more ...
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B&V expansion to help improve China water service for millions of people
At the opening of its new, expanded office in Shenzhen, PR China, Black & Veatch announced that it is planning to double the size of its operations in the city within the next two years to provide greater capabilities to serve its clients who provide water to millions of people in China. “By the end of 2011, we plan to significantly increase the number of professionals in our Shenzhen ...
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Global Green Consulting Group adds EMC`s Kathrin Winkler to advisory board
Global Green Consulting Group, Inc., the industry's foremost provider of comprehensive sustainability strategy and business performance solutions, today named Kathrin Winkler to its Advisory Board. Winkler, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at EMC Corporation, will play an integral role in helping Global Green Consulting Group maintain its competitive edge and leadership position in ...
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Global Green Consulting Group introduces managed services to ensure successful and cost effective sustainability programs
Global Green Consulting Group™, Inc., the industry's foremost provider of comprehensive sustainability strategy and business performance solutions, today announced the launch of its Sustainability Managed Services offering. The unique new services will enable customers to reap the significant benefits of a successfully planned, executed and managed sustainability program, while eliminating ...
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Black & Veatch sponsors reuse roundtable
On 12 October Black & Veatch hosted a roundtable discussion on water reuse with more than a dozen water and wastewater industry leaders attending the WEFTEC® conference in Orlando, Fla. Dan McCarthy, President and CEO of Black & Veatch’s global water business, hosted the event and Cindy Wallis-Lage, Vice President and Chief of Black & Veatch’s Water Technology Group, was the ...
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Black & Veatch recognized for innovation in health and safety
The effectiveness of Black & Veatch’s approach to health and safety has been recognized with an award from one of the construction industry’s leading insurance underwriters. Black & Veatch received the Chris Jopling Award for Innovation in Risk Management from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Underwriting at Lloyd’s Ltd (MSIUL) for its Behavior on Safe Sites (BOSS) for Designers safety and ...
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Project to improve water quality in River Thames
Black & Veatch has been selected by Thames Water as principal contractor to upgrade and extend Mogden Sewage Treatment Works in West London. Construction will start in spring 2010 to significantly reduce the amount of storm sewage that overflows into the River Thames during heavy rainfall when the site becomes overloaded. As principal contractor, Black & Veatch is responsible for the ...
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Black & Veatch leads infrastructure improvements to reduce pollution and flooding in Danang, Vietnam
Vietnam is in the midst of rapid growth and urbanization as it transforms from an agricultural to a market economy. Similar to several other countries in the East Asia region, Vietnam has experienced impressive economic growth rates recently. Danang, one of the four major cities in Vietnam, is experiencing rapid growth and urbanization. The Danang Priority Infrastructure Investment Project, ...
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Carbon Trust unlaces the ‘carbon bootprint’ of watching football
New research released by the Carbon Trust unveils the ‘carbon bootprint’ of watching football, looking at watching on tablets, smartphones, televisions and at the stadium. New research revealed today by the Carbon Trust unveils the ‘carbon bootprint’ of watching football. The research finds that when watching on your own then the lowest carbon way to watch football is by ...
By Carbon Trust
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Plant upgrades to enhance Chesapeake Bay water quality, save energy
Visitors to the Chesapeake Bay area will soon be able to enjoy cleaner water in the bay thanks to upgrades at the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (AWTP) The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States and is located along the coasts of Virginia and Maryland. The Blue Plains AWTP, the largest facility of its kind in the world, serves more than 1.7 million people ...
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Upgraded wastewater treatment plant will be source of renewable energy for national grid
One of the UK’s largest wastewater treatment works (WwTW) is set to become a valuable source of renewable energy. The benefits of a major upgrade at Davyhulme WwTW in Manchester include the generation of electricity from biogas and the potential to provide a sustainable source of soil improver. Design and construction of the upgraded treatment facility will be undertaken by Black & Veatch as ...
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Future water supplies seriously challenged, say industry experts
For the first time in nearly 60 years, Australia’s capacity to secure high-quality water supplies for cities, towns and remote communities is being seriously challenged, a Black & Veatch media forum in Brisbane was told last week. Speaking at the Black & Veatch Media Dialogue on March 8 at Ozwater ‘10 in Brisbane, Australia, Eamonn Kelly, Vice President and Managing Director of South ...
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Stockholm seminar focused on sustainable water technologies
As part of World Water Week held this week in Stockholm, Sweden, six water/wastewater industry experts presented a groundbreaking seminar on Tuesday, September 7 that explored future sustainable solutions to the world’s water problems. Approximately 120 people attended the seminar, which focused on how creating successful, sustainable solutions depends on anticipating the most efficient ...
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ITT Corporation, Black & Veatch and Water for people bring student water projects to life in Ghana
ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT), Black & Veatch, and Water For People have announced that they will be supporting the improvement, refinement and implementation of two award-winning student water projects that received national titles in the 2010 Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition, one of the world's most prestigious student competitions for water-related research. With this support, ...
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Mercury Marine`s environmental stewardship
A recent expansion at Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac Wisconsin has caught the attention of professionals in the energy and environmental industries. At an event this past May, the Wisconsin Association of Energy Engineers (WAEE) showcased Mercury's new process equipment and pollution control system. The 75 attendees consisted of facility engineers, plant managers, project managers, ...
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New high-tech industrial park in China investigates water reuse for new plants
Black & Veatch and Zhongying Precious Metal Company Ltd., are investigating advanced technologies that would provide sustainable options for two new wastewater treatment plants. The plants will treat domestic and industrial waste at a new industrial park in the Lunggang District of Shenzhen. One treatment option under investigation would provide for potential water reuse applications. The ...
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Verisae Adds Depth to U.S. Sustainability Product Strategy Team
Verisae, the global leader in Sustainability Resource Planning (“SRP”), announced today that Lara Greden has joined the company as an environmental product strategist. Prior to joining Verisae, Ms. Greden provided technical and management consulting on energy efficiency, renewable energy, and green buildings as a consultant with Arthur D. Little, Navigant Consulting, and The Weidt Group. She ...
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Closure of regional planning bodies will not `weaken situation` for waste infrastructure
Government plans to streamline the planning system through the closure of regional planning bodies will have little impact on waste infrastructure, an expert has claimed. Energy consultancy AEA practice manager Dr Adam Read said that plans to end funding for regional partnership boards – which provide regional planning and infrastructure strategy – would have a limited effect on ...
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Infocast`s Emerging North American Shale Plays 2012
Infocast brings the Emerging North American Shale Plays Conference to the Grand Hyatt Denver in Denver, CO on January 11 - 13, 2012 as the industry looks to reap the benefits of the white hot shale market. The age of oil and gas in the region has just begun and based on Anadarko Petroleum's positive assessment of its Horizontal Niobrara drilling program located in the Niobrara Shale, other major ...
By Infocast
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