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Sheperd Construction Installs Corus BiSteel's Corefast System

Shepherd Construction is installing Corus Bi-Steel’s Corefast system at its St Paul’s Square scheme in Liverpool making a 21-week time saving on a construction programme originally estimated at 105 weeks usin...

26 Mar 2007

Aggregates Forum Held By WRAP

Stakeholders in the construction industry met at the annual Aggregates Forum held by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) last week, to understand the developments in the use of recycled and secondary aggregates...

26 Mar 2007

Search to Find UK's Most Innovative Building and Construction

The search is on to find UK's most innovative building and construction companies. A new competition has been launched for UK construction companies that will give winners the opportunity to showcase their innova...

26 Mar 2007

DHF Announces Date for Expo 2007

A date for your diary - the Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) is holding it annual Conference and Expo for the door, shutter and hardware industry on Friday, September 28 in Loughborough. Its organisers say the event ...

26 Mar 2007

Lunar Energy and E.ON UK Announce to Develop a Tidal Stream Power Project

Lunar Energy and E.ON UK, the company that runs Powergen, have today announced they are to develop a tidal stream power project of up to 8 MWs in the sea off the west coast of the UK utilising the innovative Rotech Tidal...

23 Mar 2007

Security Addition at Midway International Airport Completed by Leopardo Construction

Leopardo Construction, a leading construction services firm, completed an 18,000-square-foot, two-story addition at Midway International Airport. The $13.4 million expansion helped realign Midway's north security che...

23 Mar 2007

BuildDirect Launches Three New Lines of Decking

BuildDirect, the world's leading online wholesaler, is launching three new lines of decking just as outdoor projects once again become top of mind. The products including: IPE Deck solid ipe decking, Rever composite deck...

23 Mar 2007

Leopardo Construction Completes Expansion to the University Chicago Comer Children's Hospital

Leopardo Construction, a leading construction services firm, completed a new 140,000-square-foot addition to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital. Located at 5730 S. Drexel Avenue in Chicago, the $31...

23 Mar 2007

Fleetwood Homes to Supply Modular Housing to the U.S. Army

The Fleetwood Homes division of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc, an industry leader in factory-built housing for more than five decades, today announced that its Trendsetter Homes unit has been chosen as a supplier to provide...

23 Mar 2007

Outdoor Kitchens: Growing Homes From the Inside Out

Creating an outdoor kitchen space to spend quality time relaxing with family and friends can be easy with good advice and functional design. The experts at the SEN Design Group and the Jay Rambo Company offer homeowners ...

23 Mar 2007

OFT to Fit Track Current Bid Rigging Cartel Investigation in the Construction Industry

The OFT is today looking to fast track its current bid rigging cartel investigation in the construction industry, by making an offer of reduced financial penalty to all those implicated companies that have not so far app...

23 Mar 2007

BP Solar Begins Constructing a Mega Cell Plant in Madrid

Madrid, 22nd March 2007: BP Solar today announced that it has begun constructing a mega cell plant at its European headquarters in Tres Cantos, Madrid. For phase 1 of the Madrid expansion, BP Solar is aiming to expand it...

23 Mar 2007

Experts Meet at Oxford University to Discuss Water Efficiency

The UK drought may be over for now, but the long term outlook is for more droughts and floods warns Waterwise. This Thursday, on UN World Water Day, Waterwise is holding the 2nd Annual Water Efficiency Conference. T...

23 Mar 2007

Project To Clean Up The Thames

An unprecedented project to clean up the Thames and make it fit for the 21st century was today announced by Environment Minister Ian Pearson. A single 30km long tunnel is planned to intercept sewage and rain water di...

23 Mar 2007

BP and Tata: Invest $100 Million Create Solar Mega Plant in Bangalore

Today at the inauguration of a new 36MW solar photovoltaic (PV) production line, the board of Tata BP Solar confirmed that this represents another step towards realizing the designed potential of the 300MW plant. The new...

23 Mar 2007