News BAM and Ramboll rehabilitate Britain’s Antarctic runway A team formed of contractor BAM and technical adviser Ramboll has resurfaced the runway at the British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station, enabling planes to land at there for the…
News British Antarctic Survey seeks new talent The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is looking for skilled recruits to work at its research stations in Antarctica. A range of roles, including carpenters, electricians, plumbers, plant operators and plant mechanics, are…
News Construction team arrives at British Antarctic base to work through polar winter Over 100 people have flown to the British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station to undertake construction work. The “construction season” at the base usually ends in spring, but in a…
News Team sets out to build China’s third Antarctic station China’s 40th Antarctic scientific expedition embarked from Shanghai this week on a five-month mission to build China’s third permanent research station, Global Times reports. The station will be sited on…
Projects What’s it like to build in Antarctica? Construction sites can be challenging environments to work in at the best of times, so how would you feel about building on the coldest continent on Earth?
Projects New research building in Antarctica sealed in time for winter A far-from-home construction team has managed to make a major new research building at the UK’s Antarctic Rothera Research Station weathertight before winter descends on the Earth’s coldest continent. In…
News New Zealand to build new prefab Antarctic base Dutch firm Mammoet is doing the heavy lifting in New Zealand’s plans to revamp its sole Antarctic research base with three prefabricated buildings in January 2027. Leighs Construction will build…
News Bam, Rambøll and Sweco begin six-month work programme at Antarctic research hub A team of companies has been chosen to carry out a six-month construction project at the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS’) Rothera Research Station. Danish engineer Rambøll, Swedish consultant Sweco and…