FOREWORD


Welcome to the T&T Buyer’s Guide


Ongoing economic and financial challenges face many nations while infrastructure needs only increase, which continue to create opportunities for more private backing of projects – albeit the support for such run by different metrics. What is clear is that the need for infrastructure investment is unending, whether new to meet the existing and projected demands or to refurbishment and renew what it already in place and vital to communities.


Against this backdrop there still needs to be projects economics assessments, running a rule over where resources might be best spent on endeavours involving civil engineering works that, frankly, take time – but are in society’s interest.


Much, then, is called upon to be achieved by infrastructure owners and operators, governments, funders and investors, and the supply chains that create the assets envisaged and called upon. What is undertaken and achieved is remarkable, continuous and necessary for the very fabric of society.


The optimal use of underground space is of significant value to these societal endeavours. The tunnelling industry supply chain – with its many, many players – supports decisions by initiators and funders to realise the project visions. Possibilities are examined as to the type, scale and timing of what might go into such multi-year capital investment programmes – then specific choices are made, in designs and methods of construction, along with elected timelines and cost-lines.


There are many ways to plan, procure, design, build, and operate an underground asset, either new or renewed. The supply chain needs to be strong and capable. The Tunnels and Tunnelling Buyer’s Guide gives you opportunity to have direct access to the best in the global tunnelling industry – machinery manufacturers, materials and chemical suppliers, site investigation specialists, ground treatment experts, consultants and contractors specialised and capable in underground construction.


The Tunnels and Tunnelling Team


www.tunnels-directory.co.uk


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