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Non-Destructive Wall Thickness Measurement System

The new MiniTest FH-7400 from ElektroPhysik (Köln, Germany) has been designed for the non-destructive wall thickness measurement of non-magnetic materials such as plastic, glass, ceramics and non-ferrous metals. ...

4 Sep 2007

Precast Develops World's First 14.5 Metre Span Matiere Box Bridge

Precast concrete specialist ABM Design and Build, the UK and Ireland licensee for the Matière modular bridge system, has developed the world's first 14.5 metre span Matière box bridge. The pioneering Opti-Cadre design ma...

4 Sep 2007

Stone Age Designs Announces Plans to Introduce Scagliola Stone to Architects and Designers

Stone Age Designs announces plans to introduce Scagliola Stone™ to architects and designers of high rise construction projects. Stone Age Designs, an Atlanta-based maker of Scagliola Stone™ Fireplace Mantels, and Kitchen...

4 Sep 2007

Sutor Launches its Antistatic Color Coating Steel Strips with Its New, Innovative Technology

Sutor Technology Group, Ltd. ("Sutor") announced that it successfully developed antistatic color coating technology for its new product -- antistatic color coating steel strips - in August. The antistatic co...

4 Sep 2007

Project Marks Initial Step in Solar Power Market

Constellation Energy announced that its subsidiary, Constellation Energy Projects & Services Group (CEPS), has constructed and will own and operate a new photovoltaic solar power system in California, marking CEPS&#3...

4 Sep 2007

Understanding the Phrase Structually Deficient

The recent collapse of the bridge in Minneapolis has focused the public's attention on the classifications structurally deficient, as well as functionally obsolete, as applied to bridges. The terms have highly negati...

4 Sep 2007

First National Vocational Qualifications in Lean Construction Improvement Techniques

The first BTECs in Construction Lean Improvement Techniques have been awarded to four employees from Cowlin Construction, the Cardiff-based building contractor. These are the first externally verified and nationally reco...

4 Sep 2007

Planning and Land use to Support Sustainable Rural Communities

The Prime Minister has today announced that Matthew Taylor MP will advise and assist the Minister of State for Housing and the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - within the context of existi...

4 Sep 2007

English Heritage Announces Two Grants

English Heritage has announced two grants totalling £70,000 to help preserve Bignor Roman Villa and Treyford Old Church in West Sussex, two of most important historic sites in the area. Bignor Roman Villa, near Pulbo...

4 Sep 2007

GMVL Announce the Appointment of its Consultant Team

Greenwich Millennium Village Limited (GMVL), a joint venture between Countryside Properties Plc and Taylor Wimpey Developments Ltd, has announced the appointment of its consultant team for the building of the remaining p...

4 Sep 2007

Boral Acquires Concrete, Sand and Quarry Businesses in Oklahoma City

Boral Ltd (Sydney, NSW, Australia) has announced that is has acquired the assets of two construction materials businesses in Oklahoma City, USA: Schwarz Readymix, a ready-mixed concrete and sand business and the quarry a...

3 Sep 2007

UK Construction Investment Running at Record High Levels

Investment in the UK construction industry is running at a higher rate now than at any time since 2000, according to a latest survey by the Construction Products Association (CPA). Responding to increasing concerns about...

3 Sep 2007

Metal Roofing Systems Now Available for Homeowners in Massachusetts

Classic Metal Roofs LLC, serving Southern New England, now offer homeowners in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Southern New Hampshire a Metal Roofing system that will outlast any traditional roof by years, ...

3 Sep 2007

An Innovative Wall Panel System is Gaining Wide Spread Attention in the Construction Industry

An innovative wall panel system is gaining widespread attention in the construction industry from commercial building contractors and residential builders, as well as from building owners. The system, known as the accel-...

3 Sep 2007

Walk-In Bathtubs Make Bathing Easier

Wasauna is proud to announce the 2007 Safe Hands Bath™ Walk-in Bathtub. This walk-in bathtub with a door allows the elderly and disabled to easily and safely get in and out of the tub. "These tubs solve a frustrating cha...

3 Sep 2007