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UK Public Invited to Give Their Views on Roadside Facilities

Road users and other interested groups are being invited to make their views known as the Government reviews its guidance for motorway service areas, trunk road service areas, lay-bys and lorry parks. The provision o...

20 Nov 2006

Allied Modular Win Contract to Build Cleanroom for US Air Force

Allied Modular Building Systems, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded the contract for construction of a Class 10000 Cleanroom for America's Global Strike Task Force's C-17 Globemaster III and the F-22A ...

20 Nov 2006

PVC Window Manufacturer Deceuninck to Cease Extrusion Operations at US Plant

The Deceuninck Group, one of the world´s leading producers of PVC window systems and building profiles, announces that it will cease extrusion operations at its Oakland, New Jersey (USA) plant. The move is part of ...

19 Nov 2006

DHF Fire Hardware Code Now Online

The recently launched Code of Practice covering hardware for fire and escape doors, produced by the Door and Hardware Federation and the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers, is now available online. Specifiers, buildin...

17 Nov 2006

Kings Waterfront Development Receives Environmental Award

The prestigious Kings Waterfront development in Liverpool City Centre has received a national ‘Green Apple’ environmental award in recognition of the sustainability standards achieved during the completion of infrastruct...

17 Nov 2006

ADB Global Trade Acquires Classic Stone Pavers

ADB Global Trade, an Illinois based LLC that has an office in the capital of Turkey, Ankara, has acquired Classic Stone Pavers, in a move that will supplement Classic's exquisite portfolio of natural stones from only...

17 Nov 2006

Custom Drawings Come to Life on Thin Concrete Canvases

The Concrete Network, the most comprehensive resource on the web for decorative concrete information, is featuring several pieces of decorative concrete artwork showcasing the artistry evolving in the decorative concrete...

17 Nov 2006

Award Winning Shorne Woods - Country Park Visted by New Thames Gateway Chief Executive

Judith Armitt, the new Thames Gateway Chief Executive, visited the Shorne Woods Visitors Centre today to find out about the progress of the Green Grid network in North Kent and to discover the innovative energy efficienc...

17 Nov 2006

Wienerberger Reports Significant Earnings Growth in Third Quarter

During the third quarter of 2006 Wienerberger AG (Vienna, Austria) successfully implemented its programmes to improve earnings. Both revenues and EBITDA rose by 18% from July to September, increasing Group revenues for t...

17 Nov 2006

Construction Products Association Sees Climate Change as Pre-Budget Priority

The Construction Products Association (CPA) has called upon the British Government to use this year’s Pre-Budget Statement, and the subsequent Budget next spring, to introduce tax reforms that raise the UK’s ...

17 Nov 2006

Barcelona's Regeneration a Beacon for London and Britain - Jowell and Coe

London 2012 will never stop learning from past Olympic host cities – that was the message today from Tessa Jowell and Seb Coe, as they visited Barcelona and praised it for its success in securing a long-term legacy from ...

17 Nov 2006

Christmas Lights for South Bank Centre Designed by David Batchelor

Artist designed lights will illuminate the South Bank Centre this Christmas, as part of a initiative by Hayward Gallery Director, Ralph Rugoff, to present visual art projects across the whole site. In the second of a ser...

17 Nov 2006

Revoltionary New Concept for The Building Industry Promises a Return to Profitability

Hennes de Ridder, professor of Building Processes at TU Delft in the Netherlands, and building innovators PSIBouw will co-present a revolutionary, new working method for the building industry. De Ridder's ‘Livi...

16 Nov 2006

ThyssenKrupp Elevators Open a New Factory in Guangdong China

ThyssenKrupp Elevator opened a new factory for escalators, moving walks and passenger boarding bridges in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, China. Edwin Eichler, Executive Board Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG, and Ram...

16 Nov 2006

New Interior Doors Give Homes A Fresh Breath of Life

While real estate agents and home designers have always emphasized the importance of interior doors in the overall look and feel of a home, new research now validates that belief -- and takes it a step further with data ...

15 Nov 2006