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Balfour Beatty Receives £190 Million Worth of Infrastructure Contracts in Hong Kong

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, announces today that Gammon Construction, the market-leading infrastructure contractor in Hong Kong in which Balfour Beatty has a 50% shareholding, has won a series of infrastructure contracts worth a total of HK$2.3 billion (£190 million).

3 Jan 2011

CCCC Forth Harbor Engineering to Build Zhuhai Dry Bulk Cargo Terminal

On 24th December 2010, CCCC Forth Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. signed construction contract of Zhuhai Dry Bulk Cargo Terminal. The contract value amounted to RMB354 million with construction period of 573 days. This i...

3 Jan 2011

VINCI Enters 55-Year Concession Contract to Build New Nantes Region Airport

The Grand Ouest Airport Concession Company, represented by its chairman Nicolas Notebaert, chairman of VINCI Airports, and the State, represented by Thierry Mariani, Secretary of State for Transport for the Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing, signed the 55-year concession contract to finance, design, build, operate and maintain the new Nantes region airport, together with operation of the existing Nantes Atlantique and Saint-Nazaire Montoir airports.

3 Jan 2011

Wowjoint Holdings, China Railway Fangshan Bridge Sign $1 Million Equipment Sales Contract

Wowjoint Holdings Limited ("Wowjoint," or the "Company") (Nasdaq: BWOW, BWOWU, BWOWW), a leading provider of customized heavy duty lifting and carrying machinery used in large scale infrastructure pro...

3 Jan 2011

Thermafiber Introduces SafingPaks Insulation for Contractors

Thermafiber, Inc. announces the official launch of SafingPaks, fire stop insulation designed for plumbers, electricians, HVAC and telecommunication installers.

3 Jan 2011

Alpine Roofing Expands Operations Outside of North Texas

Alpine Roofing, a commercial and residential roofing company, is expanding its area of operations outside of North Texas. They are now accepting contracts in surrounding states such as Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. ...

3 Jan 2011

Heavy Construction Industry to Construct National Alliance in New York

A coalition representing New York State's heavy construction industry are announcing efforts to build a national alliance that will seek to block a proposed repeal of guaranteed federal funding that protects and strengthens our nation's highway system.

30 Dec 2010

US EPA’s ENERGY STAR Honors Pacific Guardian Center

Chelsea Group congratulates the management team at Pacific Guardian Center in Honolulu on achieving a perfect energy-efficiency record. The downtown office complex was awarded the highest possible score of 100 on the ...

30 Dec 2010

Irish Architectural Company ReDesigns Sliding Sash Windows for Building Industry

Legendary architectural parts designer Marvin Architectural has made the whole British building industry happy this year – by redesigning the sliding sash window.

30 Dec 2010

Solar Power to Construct 5 MW Rooftop Solar System on White Rose Warehouse

Solar Power, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a contract to design, engineer, and construct a five-megawatt rooftop system for installation on the expansive White Rose, Inc. distribution warehouse located in Carteret, New Jersey and owned by private equity firm KTR Capital Partners.

30 Dec 2010

Jerry Yudelson Associates Announces Top Ten Green Building Trends for 2011

Green building and sustainability consultant Jerry Yudelson says that the green building industry will rebound in 2011 in spite of the continuing economic difficulties in most developed countries, citing 10 major trends.

30 Dec 2010

Peab Receives SEK 292 Million Contract to Construct New Swimming Facility in Gothenburg

Peab has been contracted to build a new swimming facility in Angered Centre in Gothenburg.

30 Dec 2010

AK Steel to Close its Kentucky Coke Plant Permanently, Ashland

AK Steel said today that it is permanently closing its Ashland, Kentucky coke plant in 2011.

29 Dec 2010

Cavico Signs Construction Contract with Electricity of Vietnam for Song Bung 2 Hydropower Project

Cavico Corp. ("Cavico" or the "Company"), a major infrastructure construction, infrastructure investment, and natural resources conglomerate based in Vietnam, today announced that its subsidiary, Cavico Bridge and Tunnel, has signed a construction contract with Electricity of Vietnam ("EVN"), a state-owned electricity company, for the Song Bung 2 Hydropower project.

29 Dec 2010

John Holland Receives Phase II Construction Contract for Albany Health Campus in Australia

John Holland has been awarded the Stage Two Contract for the design and construction of the new Albany Health Campus in Western Australia. The contract is valued at approximately $152 million.

29 Dec 2010