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Tessenderlo Group Inks Deal with OpenGate Capital to Divest Fenestration Products Business

OpenGate Capital, LLC, a private investment and acquisition firm, announced today it has signed an agreement with Tessenderlo Group to acquire Profialis, a major supplier of extruded PVC window and door profiles to the building and construction industry in Europe.

8 Oct 2012

Overall Downturn in Construction Industry to Last Until Late 2013 Despite Improvements

Despite business improvements in the overall construction industry, contractors and equipment distributors expect the overall downturn in the construction industry to last at least until late 2013, according to the latest Construction Executive Survey from Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC). Conducted in August, the quarterly survey recorded the responses of approximately 250 construction industry executives across the U.S.

6 Oct 2012

New Report Sheds Light on Concrete Market in United Kingdom

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "A comprehensive study of the UK Concrete market in 2012, rating & valuing each of the 840 companies that operate in today's market" report to their offering.

6 Oct 2012

Deere-Hitachi Construction Machinery to Invest for Capacity Expansion in North Carolina

Deere-Hitachi Construction Machinery Corporation announced today it will invest $97 million to expand manufacturing capacity at its Kernersville, North Carolina operations. Deere-Hitachi expects to hire an additional 340 full-time employees over the next four years to support the expansion.

6 Oct 2012

Aconex Launches New Mobile and Web-Based Construction Field Management Solution

Aconex, provider of the world's most widely used project collaboration solutions for the construction, infrastructure, power, mining, and oil and gas industries, today announced the launch of Aconex Field.

5 Oct 2012

Skanska Begins Construction on Children’s Pavilion at VCU, Richmond

Skanska has been awarded a contract to construct a new Children’s Pavilion at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). The contract value is USD 80 M, about SEK 545 M, which will be included in order bookings for Skanska USA Building in the third quarter 2012.

5 Oct 2012

Innovative Switch4Good Living Buildings Program Showcased at Energy Datapalooza

Balfour Beatty Communities and WattzOn participated in the White House-sponsored “Energy Datapalooza” to showcase the Switch4Good™ Living Buildings program as an innovative approach to help reduce community energy consumption by deploying usage data in creative and powerful ways.

5 Oct 2012

Skanska to Design and Construct South Essex College’s New Thurrock Campus

Skanska has been awarded a contract for design and construction of the South Essex College of Further & Higher Education’s new Thurrock Campus in Grays, Essex. The contract value is GBP 33 M, about SEK 355 M, which is included in order bookings for Skanska UK for the third quarter 2012.

5 Oct 2012

Australian Construction and Equipment Expo Opened by Queensland Deputy Premier

The Australian Construction and Equipment Expo Queensland (ACE QLD 2012) has been officially opened this morning by Queensland's Deputy Premier the Hon. Jeff Seeney MP, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning.

4 Oct 2012

NTA’s New Assembly Report for Plasti-Fab’s Insulspan Structural Insulated Roof Panels

NTA announces a new assembly report for Insulspan Structural Insulated Roof Panels manufactured by Plasti-Fab Ltd. for use in diaphragm assemblies. NTA, Inc. has evaluated the above product in accordance with NTA IM 014 Structural Insulated Panel Evaluation.

4 Oct 2012

Eco Building Products Releases ECOB World News, Volume 2

Eco Building Products, Inc., (OTCBB: ECOB) announced today the release of ECOB World News, Volume 2. This online digital publication has proven to be a first in the Lumber Industry, providing the Company with another platform for Eco Red Shield™, for the industry acceptance and continuation of the paradigm shift towards coated lumber products.

4 Oct 2012

Tower Companies' Two Buildings Receive BOMA 360 Performance Designation

The Tower Companies announced today that the BOMA International 360 Performance Program Council has designated The Tower Building at Tower Oaks, and 1707 L Street in Washington, DC, BOMA 360 Performance Buildings, among an elite group of properties that have demonstrated their buildings are managed to the highest standards of excellence.

4 Oct 2012

Wilsonart Expands HD Laminate Collection

The unattainable attained. Bold and beautiful Brazilian granite – considered one of the most coveted surface materials in the world with a hefty price tag – is now available for a fraction of the cost in stunning Wilsonart® HD® High Definition® Laminate.

4 Oct 2012

Canada Green Building Council Awards Platinum Rating for The Earth Rangers Centre

Earth Rangers — the kids' conservation organization dedicated to educating millions of children across Canada about the importance of protecting biodiversity — has been awarded Platinum Certification from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) through its LEED® for Existing Buildings (EB) green building rating system for The Earth Rangers Centre located in Woodbridge, Ontario.

4 Oct 2012

New Report Analyzes Market Potential of Prefabricated Buildings

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Prefabricated Buildings - Market Opportunity and Environment, Analyses and Forecasts to 2016" report to their offering.

4 Oct 2012