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£2.7m cutterheads for railroad tunnelling project in China 30/10/2009
Leading UK heavy engineering concern, DavyMarkham of Sheffield, is nearing completion of two 10.3m (40ft) diameter cutterheads, which will be fitted to the front ends of tunnel boring machines being built by the Robbins Company of Ohio, for a major railroad tunnel project in China.Each 226 tonne cutterhead will be despatched in modular components to the company's TBM assembly facility near Chendu, Sichuan Province, home of the giant panda.After the machines have been assembled and tested in the factory, they will be disassembled and sent to a remote location in Gansu Province, where the TBMs and cutterheads will be reassembled by local labour. Full story DavyMarkham Wins $20 Million Canadian Contract For Gold Mine Hoists 01/10/2009 Sheffield heavy engineering concern, DavyMarkham has been awarded a massive $20 million order for the supply of mining hoists and associated electrical drives and controls, by top mid-tier gold producer IAMGOLD Corporation of Toronto, Canada.The contract includes the largest double drum hoist supplied to North America in recent times, with a diameter of 21ft (6.4m), a drum width of 8ft (2.4m) and a payload capacity of 44,000lbs (20,000kg). Full story Austrian technical students gain work experience in Sheffield 15/10/2009 There has been something of a continental flavour about Sheffield heavy engineering firm DavyMarkham lately, with two young Austrian students and a German postgraduate all enjoying periods of work and language experience at the Prince of Wales Road works.Michael Berger and Michael Struber, 19 year olds from HTL Hallein in Salzburg, spent some time honing their engineering skills alongside DavyMarkham's home-grown apprentices.They are pictured with the company's Apprentice Training Supervisor, Peter Kerfoot, shortly before returning to Austria. Full story DavyMarkham Young Apprentices Achieve NVQ Qualifications 10/09/2009 The £250,000 investment in a new apprentice training programme, by Sheffield heavy engineering company DavyMarkham, is already bearing fruit, with the first of its young school leavers completing the initial phase of the scheme.Daniel Firth (18) and Chris Andrews (19), both of Rotherham, have completed NVQ Level 2 qualifications in Engineering Production, which incorporated practical Welding and Fabrication modules, as part of an Apprenticeship in Metals Processing, being run in association with strategic skills body MetSkill. Full story New Marketing Executive Appointed To Enhance Global Positioning 08/08/2009 Sheffield heavy engineering company, DavyMarkham, has appointed a new Marketing Executive to enhance communications channels with its worldwide markets and help raise the firm's international positioning.Jackie Cook, who lives in Chesterfield, previously held a similar position with leading accountants and business advisors, PKF.Reporting directly to the Managing Director, she will now oversee DavyMarkham's below-the-line activities, including events, exhibitions and internet marketing, undertake extensive supplier benchmarking, with a view to improving competitive stance, and liaise with the company's external PR consultancy. Full story Lord Mandelson Visits DavyMarkham At Nuclear Energy Conference 23/07/2009 Pictured is Rt Hon Lord Mandelson, First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, visiting DavyMarkham's stand at Unite the Union's 'New Energy Brings New Opportunity' conference in London.The Sheffield heavy engineering company recently joined a consortium to bid for construction of the ITER fusion reactor vessel and was represented at the nuclear energy conference by Managing Director, Kevin Parkin, and two members of the firm's Joint Shop Stewards Committee, Sam Wragg and Brian Straw. Full story DavyMarkham Engineers Movement for Gloucester's New Lift Bridge 15/07/2009 Sheffield heavy engineering company, DavyMarkham has gained a £750,000 contract for the mechanical, electrical and hydraulic elements of a spectacular lifting bridge over the canal at Gloucester.Designed by Bristol architects White Young Green, St Ann Way Bridge will dramatically enhance the city's transport system, linking the inner relief road to the newly-completed bypass, and provide a focal point for the regeneration of central Gloucester, being led by the Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company.The contract was awarded by leading civil engineering construction company, Alun Griffiths Contractors, and the bridge project itself is being funded and managed by national regeneration agency, English Partnerships, supported by the South West RDA. Full story Another Moving Bridge Story For DavyMarkham 09/06/2009 There are more than 1500 sites in Britain where movable bridges exist or once stood.Many are landmark structures, symbols of civic enterprise, often providing the focal point of a major infrastructure project.Over the last decade, Sheffield-based DavyMarkham has been engaged in engineering many new landmark moving bridges, from the Gateshead Millennium Bridge to the Selby By-Pass Swing Bridge, and each has involved complex technical challenges, when translating the architect's vision into a working installation that will give years of dependable service. Full story Apprentices Visit Dormer Tools AMP Training Centre 04/06/2009 Young apprentices from Sheffield heavy engineering firm, DavyMarkham, were recently among the first visitors to Dormer Tools' brand new training centre, at South Yorkshires Advanced Manufacturing Park.A joint venture between Yorkshire Forward and UK Coal, the AMP is a world-class manufacturing technology site and Dormer Tools, market leading producer of solid carbide and high speed steel cutting tools, has opened an exciting new facility there, which houses a purpose-equipped training centre and R&D unit. Full story UK Consortium Formed to Bid for ITER Fusion Reactor Vessel 01/04/2009 UK companies have formed a consortium to bid for construction of the main reactor vacuum vessel of the 5 billion Euro ITER (International Tokamak Experimental Reactor) nuclear fusion reactor, being built in Cadarache, France.The consortium comprises Davy Markham, a specialist in the fabrication and machining of large structures, and precision fabricator Metalcraft.Engineering consultancy AMEC and The Welding Institute are providing specialist support that will be needed during the construction of the vacuum vessel segments. Full story |
