Opinion - Page 4
Stay up to date with the latest opinion features from the global tunnelling industrySustained industry Sustainability has become something of a 'buzz' word in recent years. As is often the case with buzz words, over use has somewhat diluted its impact.
But to the tunnelling engineer, it's a...
Paying the price The recent collapse of another 'tunnel' in the UK (p8) could spell trouble for the British tunnelling industry. I've put tunnel in inverted commas because many believe it not to be a tunnel at all!...
Dark day in London What a terrible coincidence, that our tunnel fire, safety and refurbishment issue should be leaving the office just as news comes in of a horrific terrorist bomb attack on London, mainly on its...
Form follows function... Whilst flicking through television channels the other night I found what turned out to be a fascinating, if at times very irritating, programme on the pros and cons of skyscrapers. I know this...
Picture perfect... When we decided earlier this year to hold T&TI's first ever photo competition, we certainly didn't expect to recieve the overwhelming response we've had! The entries have literally flown in.
It...
Lateral thinking... Good news for the Brits this month! A 35km long, 7.2m i.d. tunnel has been chosen as the preferred solution to the River Thames' pollution woes by the Thames Tideway Strategic Study Steering Group....
Buy cheap - buy twice! Buy cheap - buy twice! That's what an old Irish friend used to tell me. Although the subject of our financial concern would usually be something trivial like a pair of socks, the same adage could...
A wealth of information... Welcome to T&TI's annual "World Profile of Tunnelling Contractors & Consulting Engineers". Now a regular January fixture, the listing once again provides a more comprehensive insight into...
Who's your champion? When the American city of Atlanta needed to get serious about a mandated US$3bn overhaul of its dilapidated sewer and water system, it was extremely fortunate to have elected to office the...
A helping hand After what feels like years of listening to people bemoaning the lack of 'new blood' entering the tunnelling industry, it is extremely refreshing to see more and more initiatives emerging to draw...
Back-to-back quality! Hello again from the T&TI team and welcome to another bumper September issue, which includes our regular back to back T&T North America supplement.
Plenty for everyone again this month including...
Midsummer mix Welcome to the July issue of T&T International, heralding in the middle of summer or winter, depending on which hemisphere you live in!
This month we focus geographically on T&TI's home country,...
Too many chefs at ITA Maybe it was the balmy Singapore weather, or possibly one too many of its famous Slings, but the atmosphere at last month's International Tunnelling...
A problem shared... It's happy birthdays all round this month! Firstly a very happy 30th to the International Tunnelling Association, who will no doubt celebrate in...
Setting a good example It's always nice to kick off the month with some positive news and thankfully that's definitely the case with April's T&TI, courtesy of Section 2 of the UK's Channel Tunnel Rail Link (see p6). It's...
Evolving partnerships In Munich this month, the largest ever trade fair for construction materials, machinery and equipment, will take place - bauma 2004. The scale and importance of this event is reflected in the...
The bigger picture... Bad news this month for the UK's Channel Tunnel operator, Eurotunnel (p13). Chief executive, Richard Shirrifs, has recently all but admitted in the UK press that the company could go bust, just 10...
Tunnels in biblical proportions... Welcome to T&TI's annual "World Profile of Contractors & Consulting Engineers". Historically this amalgamation of industry information has appeared in our February issue, but we've decided on a...
Risk and reward As 2003 draws to a close it's a good time to look back on a year that has probably seen more potential for change regarding the future of the tunnelling industry than any other. On the work front...
Dealing with the unexpected An overriding theme that runs through this month's T&TI is one of dealing with the unexpected. This is clearly illustrated in the focus on 'Central Europe', which offers four site reports...
