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03.08.2010

, Barcelona, Spain / Schwanau, Germany

MEDALS FOR OESER AND OBERGFÖLL AT THE 2010 ‎EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BARCELONA.

A Herrenknecht Earth Pressure Balance Shield with a diameter of 15.55 meters ‎will be ready to start work in the year 2011 to extend the A1 highway between ‎Bologna and Florence. Then, the giant from Schwanau will be the largest tunnel ‎boring machine ever built in the world.

07.06.2010

, Schwanau, Germany

NEW RECORD-BREAKING TBM EXTENDS HIGHWAY ‎NETWORK IN ITALY.‎

A Herrenknecht Earth Pressure Balance Shield with a diameter of 15.55 meters ‎will be ready to start work in the year 2011 to extend the A1 highway between ‎Bologna and Florence. Then, the giant from Schwanau will be the largest tunnel ‎boring machine ever built in the world.

12.04.2010

, Schwanau, Germany

HERRENKNECHT at the bauma 2010.

Herrenknecht will be presenting itself at the bauma 2010 as the worldwide leading supplier of state-of-the-art tunnelling technology under the motto “All Around Tunnelling Solutions”. The joint presentation with ten specialists from the Herrenknecht Group and the equipment and services they offer in the area of mechanized...

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Werner Suhm, member of the Board of Management since 1998, and with the company since 1986, is to resign from his position on the Board of Management of Herrenknecht AG at the end of 2009.

12.10.2009

, Wuhan, China / Schwanau, Germany

HERRENKNECHT GIANTS PREPARE THE WAY FOR SUBTERRANEAN LIFELINES IN CHINA’S MEGACITIES.

On the German-Chinese Esplanade in Wuhan, the technology and market leader in mechanized tunnelling presents examples of innovative high-performance technology for the construction of transport and supply tunnels under the motto "Sustainable Solutions".

 

16.09.2009

, Amsteg, Switzerland / Schwanau, Germany

GOTTHARD BASE TUNNEL: MECHANIZED TUNNELLING COMPLETED ON THE NORTH SIDE.

Six months ahead of schedule the Herrenknecht Gripper TBM reaches breakthrough on September 16 in the western tube from Erstfeld to Amsteg.

 

22.08.2009

, Nanjing, China / Schwanau, Germany

China: Herrenkencht Mixshields set a new milestone during Yangtze crossing.

On May 20 and on August 22, the two giants in diameter (14.93m) reach their target in Nanjing after 3 kilometers of tunnelling.

29.07.2009

, Schwanau, Germany

HERRENKNECHT ARRIVES IN NEW YORK.

A total of three hard rock machines are part of the extension of Manhattan's subway network: two Double Shield TBMs and one Gripper TBM.

17.06.2009

, Amsteg, Switzerland / Schwanau, Germany

GOTTHARD BREAKTHROUGH IS CHEERED IN AMSTEG.

On June 16, 2009, the Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine 'Gabi 1' reaches its target in Amsteg six months ahead of schedule.

07.05.2009

, Istanbul, Turkey / Schwanau, Germany

Successful premiere under the Bosporus.

The first mechanically-excavated tunnel beneath the Bosporus successfully completed.

BRISBANE: TBM GIANTS READY FOR TUNNELLING.

Two Herrenknecht EPB Shields (diameter 12,450mm) start tunnelling in summer 2010 for approx. 2.5km each of new road tunnel.