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(20 May 2011) In March 2011 the NZ$200 million Te Uku Wind Farm was fully commissioned – with the capacity to generate 64.4MWs of electricity to power the equivalent of approximately 30,000 homes. The wind farm was built by an alliance of Meridian Energy and WEL Networks. This is the first time an electricity generator and retailer and a lines company have entered into an alliance to build a wind farm in New Zealand.
(19 April 2011) Dr Ben Rotter, Groundwater Engineer at Coffey Geotechnics, was recognised by the International Association of Hydrogeologists as the New South Wales Young Professional 2011.
(24 February 2011) Potential geotechnical engineers now have a direct career path available to them in Australia.
The Bachelor of Engineering (Geotechnical) has recently been fully accredited by Engineers Australia. Offered by the University of Tasmania (UTas), the course has been established as a joint initiative with Coffey subsidiary, Coffey Mining, who are providing lecturers and course development advice. UTas Engineering and Earth Sciences staff are also involved in lecturing for the course.
(1 February 2011, Hobart, Tasmania) Australia’s largest private museum, the spectacular $75 million Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), was officially opened last week. The development is quite unlike any Australia has known – it is a three-level subterranean concrete and corten steel development with over 6,000 square metres of gallery space. It is comparable in size to Queensland’s Gallery Of Modern Art.
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20 October 2010) Dr Harry Poulos, Senior Principal Coffey Geotechnics, is to be awarded a Distinguished Membership of the American Society of Civil Engineers later this month.
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30 March 2010) Coffey Geotechnics Canada, a subsidiary of global professional services firm Coffey International Limited, has been awarded a five year contract worth up to C$15 million with the Toronto Transit Commission (“TTC”). The specialist ground engineering consultancy will provide specialist consulting services for the Transit City program of infrastructure upgrades throughout the Greater Toronto Area.
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3 June 2009) Coffey International Limited subsidiary Coffey Geotechnics has developed an innovative geo-marine barge positioning system that has dramatically improved the safety and project cost of geotechnical sea-bed surveys.
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April 2009) Ensuring world’s best standards and quality in geotechnical engineering and testing within the Coffey group is what gets Professor John Atkinson out of bed in the morning.
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April 2009) Coffey Geotechnics, Coffey Projects and Coffey Mining have combined their specialist skills to form a cohesive and experienced project team for their client.
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April 2009) Coffey Geotechnics has developed an innovative solution to allow the construction of a 500-metre submerged tube tunnel across the River Shannon in Ireland. The tunnel is a crucial component of the Limerick City Bypass, which will help relieve congestion in the Republic of Ireland’s fourth most populous city.
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December 2008) A groundbreaking research project spearheaded by Coffey Geotechnics could change the face of dredging in the UK and elsewhere around the world. The three-year project aims to make the dredging of shipping channels and ports more cost effective and environmentally friendly by finding new and more diverse commercial uses for dredged material.
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December 2008) Coffey Geotechnics is spearheading a groundbreaking research project to develop new sustainable practises in dredged material reuse that could be applied in ports across the world.
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Sydney, Australia - 6 June 2008) Coffey Geotechnics has appointed Marc Woodward as United Kingdom (UK) Director to continue to grow and build the company’s profile in the region and integrate its global strategy with the UK operations.
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October 2007) Coffey Geotechnics’ specialist ground engineering knowledge is enabling a new highway to be built on one of the deepest patches of soft soil in Australia.
(6 March 2008) Coffey Geotechnics and Coffey Environments are providing specialist services to the $US10 billion Ichthys Gas Field Development Project, located off the far north-west coast of Western Australia.
