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CEMEX Invest $460 Million to Expand Tepeaca Cement Plant

CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: CX) announced today that it will begin the construction of a new kiln at its Tepeaca Cement Plant in Puebla, Mexico. The construction is expected to be completed in 2009. The total value of th...

4 Oct 2006

Housing Forum/Constructing Excellence Announce it's Support for "Innovations for the Built Environment"

Housing Forum / Constructing Excellence has announced its support for Futurebuild, Ecobuild, Regenex and Cityscape, known collectively as 'Innovations for the Built Environment', a unique set of co-located events represe...

4 Oct 2006

The Advantage of Using Paraffin to Waterproof Chipboard

Under the supervision of professors Ignacio Covián Sánchez, Miguel Ángel Cabrerizo Vílchez and Roque Hidalgo Álvarez, this research work of the Department of Applied Physics of the University of ...

3 Oct 2006

Aluminium Bahrain Install an Additional Heavy Duty Overhead Crane from the UK

As part of a rolling investment programme, Aluminium Bahrain has installed an additional heavy-duty overhead crane from UK handling specialist Street Crane Company. Operating in the smelting area, the crane will be used ...

3 Oct 2006

Living Steel Announce it's Second International Architecture Competition

Living Steel, a worldwide programme to stimulate innovation in the design and construction of housing, today announced its second International Architecture Competition focused on the development of sustainable housing. ...

3 Oct 2006

ECA and HCVA's Health and Safety Competency Initiative Welcomed by HSE

Today the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) welcomed the launch of an initiative by the Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA) and the Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association (HVCA), which helps member contra...

3 Oct 2006

ECA and HCVA's Health and Safety Competency Initiative Welcomed by HSE

3 Oct 2006

Online Toolkit Provides Local UK Authorities with Waste Prevention Guidance

An online toolkit aimed at providing local authorities with practical guidance for the application of waste prevention measures at a local level has been launched by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) and ...

3 Oct 2006

Dyson Launch New Product

Today Dyson launches a new hand dryer, the Dyson Airblade™. It’s hygienic and more than twice as fast as conventional hand dryers. James Dyson said: “Instead of painfully slow evaporation, the Dyson Airblade™ creates...

3 Oct 2006

Workshop Hosted by Perini Building Company for the $7 Billion Project City Center to be Attended by FlowSense

FlowSense announced today that it has been invited by the Perini Building Company to attend a diversity workshop and inclusive interviews regarding the company participation in the construction of a $7 billion developmen...

2 Oct 2006

New UK Fire Safety Laws Come Into Force

Anyone responsible for a business premises in England and Wales must take action from 1 October 2006 to comply with new, simpler and safer fire laws. From that date, fire safety law will be covered by one piece of le...

2 Oct 2006

UK Families to be Helped onto the Housing Ladder

A new shared equity mortgage to help an extra 20,000 people buy their own home is being launched today by Housing Minister Yvette Cooper. The Government has teamed up with four private sector lenders, Nationwide, Yor...

2 Oct 2006

Xtend and Climb Introduce First Compact Extending Ladder Made For Everyday Household Use

Xtend & Climb(TM) has introduced its first compact extending ladder that extends to 10 1/2 feet, which is the just the right length for most household tasks. The new 10 1/2-foot compact extending ladder is a sligh...

2 Oct 2006

System Review Cuts Energy Bills

The facilities management team at Glasgow Science Centre has cut energy bills by an estimated 55 000 a year,simply by reviewing it's operational profile and by reprogramming the Honeywell building management system t...

2 Oct 2006

Window Covering Product Available to Help Homeowners Everywhere to Reduce Energy Bills

Homeowners nationwide are feeling the heat of rising energy bills. SavAwn Awnings -- a window covering product line -- is now available to help homeowners everywhere reduce their monthly energy bills. Energy costs ha...

29 Sep 2006