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Cretex Companies Buys Assets of Quality Concrete Pipe

Cretex Companies today announced that, through its subsidiary Cretex Concrete Products Midwest, Inc., it has acquired the assets of Quality Concrete Pipe, Inc. (QCP) and its affiliated company CSI Precast, LLC, (CSI) in Des Moines, IA.

4 Jan 2011

Baltimore-Based DDG to Plan and Design Largest Shopping Center Building in China

Baltimore-based planning, architecture, graphics and design firm Development Design Group Inc. (DDG) has been awarded the position of planner and design architect for the retail centerpiece of the landmark Tianjin City Culture Center Development, soon to become the largest mall in China.

4 Jan 2011

Dayton Superior Acquires Iowa-Based Steel Infrastructure Product Supplier

Dayton Superior announced today that it has acquired the stock of the Block Heavy and Highway Products Company from the W. G. Block Company.

4 Jan 2011

China Ceramics Introduces New Brand for Large Size Rustic Tiles

China Ceramics Co., Ltd. ("China Ceramics" or the "Company"), a leading Chinese manufacturer of ceramic tiles used for exterior siding and for interior flooring and design in residential and commercial buildings, today announced the launch of a new brand, "WULIQIAO", for large size rustic tiles with oriental cultural pattern or printing.

4 Jan 2011

GIA Announces New Comprehensive Report on Global Asphalt Industry

Asphalt market declined drastically during 2008 and 2009, as demand dropped in various end-use segments including paving and roofing. The harsh market conditions forced a noticeable number of suppliers either to close...

4 Jan 2011

Kalamazoo Students Benefit from Consumers Energy's New Construction Program

The first beneficiaries of a new energy efficiency program offered by Consumers Energy are special education students in Kalamazoo.

4 Jan 2011

Turner Construction Shifts Atlanta Office to LEED Certified Building

Turner Construction Company, the nation’s largest builder of green buildings, has relocated its Atlanta office to a green office building that has been recognized by the U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as achieving LEED Gold certification. Turner’s Atlanta office is now located in Two Alliance Center, 3560 Lenox Road in Buckhead.

3 Jan 2011

CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Bags Phase I Survey and Design Project of Zhejiang Taizhou Port

Recently, with bidding price of RMB11.9 million, CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won Survey and Design project of Phase I of Zhejiang Taizhou Port. It is to design one 20,000DWT bulk and general cargo berth wi...

3 Jan 2011

United Steel + Structurals Provides Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings

United Steel & Structurals Pvt. Ltd.,has the necessary expertise and access to state-of-art technology in design that enables them to offer tailor-made, PEB innovative and cost effective solutions to the specific needs and desires of the customers for Steel buildings such as low rise Pre Engineered building, Cold Storage, Logistics Buildings, Airport Hangars, Sea Ports, Warehouses, Manufacturing Floors, Power plants, Multiplexes, School Buildings, Sports Stadia, Car parking sheds, Workshops & commercial buildings.

3 Jan 2011

L+T Secures New Orders from Metallurgical and Water Sectors

Larsen & Toubro's (L&T) Metallurgical, Material Handling & Water Operating Company – a part of its Construction Division – has secured orders aggregating Rs 1164 crore from various customers.

3 Jan 2011

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