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Cleveland-Based Private Equity Firm Buys Patio Enclosures

GDIC Group, LLC, a Cleveland based private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired all of the operating assets of Patio Enclosures, Inc. through its subsidiary, GDIC Management Services, LLC. Patio Enclosures, ...

18 Jan 2011

FDOT Signs New Three-Year Contract with AirQuest for Asbestos Consulting Services

AirQuest Environmental, Inc. has been awarded a state contact for asbestos consulting services on roadway projects in five counties, stretching from Broward to St. Lucie counties. This new FDOT award is in addition to a ...

18 Jan 2011

Overview of Construction Industry in Croatia

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Future of Construction in Croatia to 2014" report to their offering. The Croatian construction industry grew at a CAGR of 12.16% in the review per...

18 Jan 2011

Skanska Secures Contract to Build Two Laboratory Buildings in New York

Skanska (STO:SKAB) has secured an assignment to construct two laboratory buildings at the City University of New York in Harlem, New York. The contract amounts to USD 92 M, approximately SEK 625 M, which is included in o...

18 Jan 2011

Holcim’s Cement Plants Earn ENERGY STAR Award

Holcim (US) Inc. announced today that for the third consecutive year, two of its plants – Devil's Slide in Morgan, UT and Theodore in Theodore, AL – have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ("EPA") prestigious ENERGY STAR®.

18 Jan 2011

AZEK Announces Distribution Partnership with PrimeSource Building Products Canada

AZEK Building Products, manufacturer of AZEK Trim, the # 1 brand of trim, and AZEK Deck, the leading brand of ultra low-maintenance decking, will partner with PrimeSource Building Products Canada for complete national two-step distribution across Canada.

18 Jan 2011

SHEETROCK UltraLight Panels Now Available to More Than 500 Retail and Dealer Locations

USG Corporation, a leading building products company, announced today it has expanded the distribution of its SHEETROCK® Brand UltraLight Panels.

18 Jan 2011

Granite Construction Bags New Contract from the California Department of Transportation

Granite Construction Incorporated announced today that Granite Construction Company has been awarded a $29.5 million contract by the California Department of Transportation to construct a new four-lane highway on State Route 78 near the town of Brawley, approximately 100 miles south of Palm Springs in Southern California.

18 Jan 2011

Peab to Construct Rental Apartments in Helsinki

Peab's Finnish subsidiary Peab OY has been commissioned to build a new neighborhood in the timber, containing 113 rental apartments in Helsinki. The client is Etera Mutual Insurance Company and the contract amounts to 17 million Euros.

18 Jan 2011

Analysis on Builders’ and Cabinet Hardware Sector in the U.S.

Riding past a history of nearly 200 years, the mature builders’ and cabinet hardware industry is characterized by intense competition, single digit sales growth and aging product life cycles. Nevertheless, the ...

18 Jan 2011

Skanska Wins Two Healthcare Construction Contracts in California

Skanska has been awarded two major healthcare projects in California. The total contract amount is USD 282 M, approximately SEK 1.9 billion, which will be included in order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2010.

18 Jan 2011

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Join Bayers EcoCommercial Building Program

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, headquartered in Duisburg, Germany, a global technology leader in the manufacture of high quality flat rolled steel, has joined Bayer MaterialScience's EcoCommercial Building Program. Th...

17 Jan 2011

Universal Steel Buildings Designed and Supplied Pennsylvania Recreation Center

Universal Steel Buildings recently designed and supplied an Olympia Steel Buildings pre-engineered steel building to be used for a recreation center to Jewart’s Gymnastics in Wexford, Pennsylvania.

17 Jan 2011

New High Temperature Extruded Polystyrene Product for Building Applications

BASF has now extended its range of extruded polystyrene rigid foam panels (XPS) with an innovative product. The new insulation material is called Styrodur® HT (HT = high temperature). Its key feature is a heat distortion temperature of up to 105° Celsius (application limit temperature).

17 Jan 2011

Guidelines on How to Build Sustainable, Low Carbon Supermarkets

New guidance on the cost-effective design and construction of sustainable, low carbon supermarkets demonstrates how the operational carbon emissions of a typical supermarket building can meet the requirements of Part L 2...

16 Jan 2011