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, Schwanau, Germany
3 EPB SHIELDS FOR THE LARGEST WASTEWATER SYSTEM WORLDWIDE.
The CEO of the Mexican water authority CONAGUA visits Herrenknecht AG on the occasion of completion of the first tunnel boring machine for the Emisor Oriente project.
, New York City, USA / Schwanau, Germany
MARTIN HERRENKNECHT BECOMES THE FIRST EUROPEAN TO RECEIVE THE “MOLES AWARD” IN THE USA.
The renowned association of the US heavy construction industry, “The Moles”, has presented the Schwanau entrepreneur Dr. Martin Herrenknecht with the “Moles Award 2009” making him the first European to be honored with this prize.
, Schwanau, Germany
MARTIN HERRENKNECHT IS NOW A MEMBER OF THE "HANDELSBLATT HALL OF FAME".
The renowned business journal elects Dr. Martin Herrenknecht as the first acting founder and head of a family enterprise to the "Hall of Fame".
, Schwanau, Germany
HERRENKNECHT INCREASES TRAINEE QUOTA.
In 2008, Herrenknecht AG has once again created new apprenticeship training positions. Herrenknecht is providing training to a total of 178 young people.
, Schwanau, Germany / Madrid, Spain
Records tumble at the Cabrera Tunnel.
The two tunnel tubes of the Cabrera Railway Tunnel near Valencia are completed: The Double Shield tunnel boring machine (TBM) S-373 achieved breakthrough 5 months ahead of schedule.
, Schwanau, Germany
Gotthard Base Tunnel: Tunnelling works in the eastern tube of the Piora Basin finished.
The Herrenknecht Gripper-TBM S-210 passed the Piora Basin – a critical zone of the Gotthard Massif – without problems. The tunnel boring machine S-211, driving the western tube, will also arrive in the Piora Basin at the beginning of 2009. North of the basin, both machines will have to tackle another seven kilometers of...
, Shanghai, China / Schwanau, Germany
HERRENKNECHT GIANTS REACH THEIR TARGETS IN SHANGHAI.
Two Herrenknecht tunnel boring machines, the largest in the world with a diameter of 15.43 meters, successfully completed their crossing beneath the Yangtze River in Shanghai. On May 28 and September 5, 2008, the two Mixshields met their target shafts precisely on the Yangtze river island Changxiang – far ahead of...
, Offenburg/Germany
HERRENKNECHT CELEBRATES ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY WITH 2,000 GUESTS AND A FESTIVE GALA.
Saturday, June 28, 2008, 2,000 guests accepted the invitation of Martin Herrenknecht and the Board of Management of Herrenknecht AG to attend a dazzling and entertaining gala in the Baden-Arena in Offenburg (South Germany). 1,550 employees and 450 guests including customers, politicians and industries representatives...
, Schwanau/Germany, Chongqing/China
Germany Esplanade in Chongqing ends with benefit concert for earthquake victims in the region. Partners and sponsors donate 100,000 euros.
On Saturday, May 17, 2008, the Germany Esplanade in the metropolis of Chongqinq, in which Herrenknecht is involved, will be coming to an end with a major benefit concert for earthquake victims in the region of Sichuan and in Chongqing.
, Schwanau/Deutschland
Germany Esplanade in Chongqing.
Herrenknecht is taking part in the Germany Esplanade from May 9 to May 17, 2008 in the Chinese 32-million-metropolis of Chongqing. The event is a highlight of the tree-year initiative "Germany and China - Moving Ahead Together".
