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Skanska Buys Cast-in-Place Concrete Structures Builder, SkyBau

Skanska is to acquire all shares in the Slovakian company SkyBau, which builds cast-in-place concrete structures.

8 Dec 2010

SunPower to Build Solar Power System at Masdar Institute Building

SunPower Corp. has announced the construction of a 1-megawatt solar power system on the roof of the Masdar Institute building, Masdar City, located on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi.

8 Dec 2010

Mathy Construction and Ergon Asphalt + Emulsions Secure Patent for Hot Mix Asphalt Production Process

Ergon Asphalt and Emulsions, Inc., (Ergon), and Mathy Construction Co. of Onalaska, WI announced today the award of a patented process that allows for the production and placement of conventional hot mix asphalt (HMA) at reduced temperatures of up to 75⁰ F.

8 Dec 2010

BuildingGreen’s Top-10 Product List Includes FOAMGLAS Cellular Glass Insulation

FOAMGLAS® cellular glass insulation, manufactured by Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, has been selected as one of BuildingGreen.com’s Top-10 products of the year by the editors of Environmental Building News and...

8 Dec 2010

Modern Precast Signs Contract to Establish Two Precast Concrete Restrooms at Luna Park

Modern Precast Concrete® was recently awarded a $500,000 contract to install two customized precast concrete restrooms as part of a facilities upgrade at Luna Park in Coney Island, N.Y. The company completed the ...

8 Dec 2010

Medline Industries Starts Distribution Facility Construction in Alabama

Medline Industries, Inc., the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies, officially broke ground today on a new state-of-the-art 350,000 square-foot distribution facility in Prattville, Alabama.

8 Dec 2010

iLevel Wood Products Come with SFI Certified Fiber Sourcing Label

iLevel by Weyerhaeuser will soon provide builders and dealers with an easy way to recognize that all of its manufacturing facilities are certified to the SFI Certified Fiber Sourcing standard.

8 Dec 2010

Universal Consumer Products’ Railing System Clears International Building Code

Universal Consumer Products, Inc. announces that Deckorators® brand aluminum deck railing has passed both the 2006 and 2009 International Building Code and International Residential Building Code for its 6-foot railing system in 36- and 42-inch heights.

8 Dec 2010

New Report Discusses the UK Market for Builders' Merchants

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Builders' Merchants Market Report 2010" report to their offering. In 2009, the UK market for builders' merchants was estimated to be worth 11....

8 Dec 2010

Skanska Buys HVAC Contractor TKI

Skanska is to acquire all shares in the Swedish installation company TKI, which is a contracting company in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry, with its head office in Umeå. Sales for 2009 amounted to approximately SEK 250 M and the company has about 130 employees.

8 Dec 2010

High Performance Window Frames and Gutters Made from Extruded Plastic

When Zhongcai Profiles Co. Ltd., Zhejiang, China, needed an advanced materials solution to manufacture color-rich, high-performance window profiles for its building and construction customers, the company turned to SABIC Innovative Plastics.

7 Dec 2010

Axcel Acquires Trelleborg’s Roofing Business

As part of its strategic focus, Trelleborg has entered an agreement to divest its roofing operations, which is included in the Trelleborg Engineered Systems business area.

7 Dec 2010

Stantec Completes Merger with Burt Hill

Continuing its focus on becoming one of the world's leading design practices, Stantec has officially completed a merger with Burt Hill, a 600-person integrated architecture and engineering firm headquartered in Butler, Pennsylvania.

7 Dec 2010

Research and Markets Offers Market Report on Windows and Doors

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Windows & Doors Market Report 2010" report to their offering. In this Market Report the UK windows and doors industry is analysed in terms of the ...

7 Dec 2010