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Anger Over the Banning of Advertisements About Asbestos-Related Dangers

Safety campaigners and cancer experts have slammed advertising watchdogs for banning a series of government-sponsored adverts warning about the dangers construction workers face from asbestos. Officials at the Adverti...

30 Sep 2009

Safer by Design Guide Offers Recommendations on Plant Safety

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has refined its recommendations on plant safety into a best practice and hopes the voluntary code will not only help its members prevent accidents, but will also benefit constructio...

30 Sep 2009

International Contractors to Compete for Northern Ireland Road Deal

An international line-up of contractors has picked up the tender paperwork for a high-profile road deal in Northern Ireland, worth at least £100m. The task, involving the upgrade of the A8 between Belfast and La...

30 Sep 2009

Commercial Building Retrofit Initiative Summit Focused on Energy Efficiency

Greening Greater Toronto (GGT) convened today a meeting of Toronto's building owners, tenants and commercial real estate experts at the Commercial Building Retrofit Initiative Summit. The Initiative, one of four id...

30 Sep 2009

CIRCOR International Takes Over Pipeline Engineering & Supply

Transaction Significantly Expands Pipeline Solutions Reach Beyond Traditional North American Foothold Creates Global Entity to Provide Expanded Pipeline Products, Systems, and Services to Major Oil & Gas Markets ...

30 Sep 2009

Report on the Trends and Forecasts of the Global Engineering Services Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Reportlinker Adds Global Engineering Services- 2009 Edition INDUSTRY MARKET RESEARCH REPORT This is the replacement for ...

30 Sep 2009

Report on the Utilization of Ethoxylate in China

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Reportlinker Adds Survey of Ethoxylate in China Ethoxylates, mainly include AEO, APEO, MPEG, etc., are widely used in the in...

30 Sep 2009

NABCEP Solar Installation Training in Phoenix

October 5-9 PV100: Solar Installation Training (Rio Salado) eRenewable Resource Group, in partnership with Rio Salado College, is offering the only ongoing NABCEP Solar Installation Training in Phoenix. This Rio Salad...

30 Sep 2009

NCC Construction Norway Receives Warehouse and Parking Construction Contract

NCC Construction Norway (STO:NCCA) (STO:NCCB) has secured an assignment to construct office, warehouse and parking premises in the Municipality of Asker, 20 kilometers west of Oslo. The customer is Gjerdrum Eien...

30 Sep 2009

NCC Construction to Build Offices at Sundbyberg's Industrial Property

NCC Construction Sweden is to convert the Kabeln 5 property block in central Sundbyberg into offices and stores. The property, an industrial building dating back to the 1940s, will maintain its industrial character w...

30 Sep 2009

Adura LightPoint System Makes Existing Lighting Designs More Flexible

Adura® Technologies today announced the availability of a wireless lighting control system that can be easily and economically installed in existing commercial buildings, potentially saving users up to 50 percent on ...

30 Sep 2009

Titanium Solutions to Target Late-Paying borrowers with Freddie Mac-Owned mortgage

Titanium Solutions, Inc. To Help Borrowers Complete Modification Applications Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) today announced it has hired Titanium Solutions, Inc. to meet with delinquent borrowers at their homes and help the...

30 Sep 2009

Report Reveals an Increase in Remodeling Activity in Parts of America

- Recovery Spurred by Declining Costs and Stimulus Incentives - RemodelorMove.com's U.S. Remodeling Activity Report(TM), a sampling of remodeling permits in the U.S., was issued for the second quarter 2009 today, re...

30 Sep 2009

Design Research Exhibit Spotlights Didriks as Featured Retailer

Finnish home furnishings manufacturer, iittala, officially spotlighted Didriks as a featured retailer of the Design Research Exhibit in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA. Exhibit recreates entire store in its original flagsh...

30 Sep 2009

Concrete Pour at Haiyang Completed

Westinghouse Electric Company, its consortium team member The Shaw Group Inc., China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) and Shandong Nuclear Power Company Ltd. today announced successful completion ...

30 Sep 2009