US-based steel service company Harsco Corporation (Harsco) has announced its receipt of new international orders in the Netherlands and Chile totaling approximately $1 million, as Harsco continues its worldwide support of the active global infrastructure sector.
In Chile, Harsco's formwork will be used during the concrete construction of a new public hospital, one of several initiatives planned as part of the country's 2010 Bicentennial Master Plan. Harsco's formwork support begins in March 2009 and is expected to continue for almost a year. Harsco's operations have served the expanding Chilean market for more than a decade, with the company further solidifying its presence through a strategic acquisition in 2006.
In the Netherlands, Harsco will supply rental scaffolding to the Dillenburgh neighborhood restoration project in The Hague, building on an existing customer relationship with Netherlands-based construction contractor Bokx Bouw. The 30-week multi-building project includes construction of a new high-rise apartment building as well as multiple building renovations. The project is scheduled to begin in May.
The orders follow the company's announcement of similar orders within the past month, totaling close to $5 million, in Peru, France, Romania and the US for equipment and services to the infrastructure sector. Harsco states that it is well-positioned across the globe to support the economic stimulus packages announced this year by many of the G-20 countries with targeted investments in infrastructure projects.