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University of Hertfordshire Health Research Building get State-of-the-Art Building

The new University of Hertfordshire Health Research Building will be officially opened at 2.00pm on Thursday 26 July by Ian Pearson MP, Minister of State for Science and Innovation within the newly created Department for...

18 Jul 2007

Zamil Steel to Build Hanger at Malaysian Airport

Zamil Steel Vietnam (ZSV) has signed a contract with Domain Resources Sdn Bhd to manufacture and erect a hangar project for Sepang Aircraft Engineering Sdn Bhd at Sepang Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The contract valu...

18 Jul 2007

Issues with Plastic Pipe Fittings and Joints to be Discussed at Conference in December

With the global expansion of the plastic pipe markets, the need for customised fittings to join pipe and create branch lines has also grown. Ewan Green (AMI) has described the growth in plastic pipe systems across Europe...

18 Jul 2007

First Shipments of Welded Steel Railway Made by Steel Dynamics

Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced that it has made its first shipments of welded rails from its recently completed rail welding operation at Columbia City, Indiana. This is the first commercial use of the new rail-welding f...

17 Jul 2007

Innovative Woodworking Technology to be Showcased at 2007 AWFS Fair

Nordson Corporation, the world's leading producer of precision dispensing equipment, will participate in the 2007 AWFS Fair. Nordson's booth 23126 will demonstrate the Innovation, Service and Choice theme with ho...

17 Jul 2007

World-Renowned Architect to Discuss Skyscrapers of the 21st Century

World-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind will be interviewed by the Boston Globe's Robert Campbell as part of the Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center Scholar Series to discuss Soaring Structures of the 21st Century. The eve...

17 Jul 2007

Application to Build Golf Course in Riverside Rejected

A Riverside county commission rejected a proposal to build a controversial high-end golf course and resort at the expense of wildlife and regional habitat planning. The Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club...

17 Jul 2007

Proposed Incinerator for Exeter Ignites Local Authorities

Local authorities in Devon have become embroiled in a row over proposals for a new incinerator in Exeter. Councillors in Exeter are meeting today to discuss their concerns that Devon county council's intention to ...

17 Jul 2007

Unique Green Building Meeting Held in Israel

A unique workshop, jointly organized by the Standards Institution of Israel (SII) and the Israeli Association for the Initiation of Sustainable Building Environment (IAISBE), evaluated a number of projects from among tho...

17 Jul 2007

UK House Price Index Figures for May 2007

HOUSE PRICE INFLATION: REGIONAL The UK house price inflation rate fell from 11.3 per cent in April 2007 to 10.9 per cent in May 2007. Between April and May there was a rise of 0.7 per cent in the prices index of prope...

17 Jul 2007

Lafarge Teams up with Paris Again for the Paris Plages Operation

For the fifth consecutive year, the Lafarge group has teamed up with the city of Paris for the Paris Plages operation. Lafarge will provide and ensure the river transport of the 2,400 tonnes of sand needed for the variou...

17 Jul 2007

Blackburn Mosque Benefits from Nu-Lok Roof with 50 Year Guarantee

"When designing any religious building, the roofing materials need to last a lot longer than traditional roofs. With Nu-lok we can achieve a lot more with a minimum 50 year, maintenance free roofing system." ...

17 Jul 2007

H+R Johnson Launch New Range of Matching Marble and Stone Effect Floor and Wall Tiles

H&R Johnson, the UK’s largest manufacturer of ceramic tiles, has launched a new range of marble and stone effect matching floor and wall tiles. The Marble & Stone Collection consists of realistic marble...

17 Jul 2007

Air Conditioning Trade Association Launch Web Site

The Air Conditioning Trade Association (ACTA) announces the launch of its new web site, www.actrade.org. Eric Stephens, an independent IT and web design evaluator said of the new site, “It provides credible, origin...

17 Jul 2007

National New-Home Sales and Marketing Awards Accepting Entries

New home sales and marketing professionals are encouraged to submit entries for the 2008 National Sales and Marketing Awards, sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) National Sales and Marketing Cou...

16 Jul 2007