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Halsall Group of Companies Merge with Global Infrastructure Firm

Peter Halsall, Chairman of the Halsall group of employee-owned professional services companies, announced today that the companies have become the Canadian Operating Company of Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), the 14,000 person global professional services firm specializing in infrastructure planning, design and program/construction management.

14 Oct 2010

Cosentino Forms New Alliance to Offer Innovative Kitchen Designs

Cosentino, the world leader in natural stone, quartz, and recycled surfaces, announces a new alliance with premium home decor brand, Christopher Peacock Home. The joint venture will officially kick-off at Culinarium 2010...

14 Oct 2010

Outlook on Indian Construction Equipment Sector

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Booming Construction Equipment Market in India" report to their offering. Being the worlds seventh largest country by area and second biggest by popul...

14 Oct 2010

Modular Flooring Tile Manufacturer Earns LEED Certification

Swisstrax, manufacturer of interlocking, modular garage floor tile, has received 4 and 5 MR credits in LEED certification of their recycled flooring product line - EcoTrax.

14 Oct 2010

NCC Construction Sweden Receives LOI to Rebuild Kristianstad City’s Hall Block

NCC Construction Sweden (STO:NCCA)(STO:NCCB) has obtained a letter of intent from Kristianstad Municipality concerning a rebuild of the city hall block, the City’s municipality and regional building. The fa&#23...

14 Oct 2010

ReBath Launches New Sister Company for Plumbing Services

ReBath has been renovating Houston’s bathrooms for over 30 years. Now, with the launch of its sister company, ZenBath, Houstonians have a trusted, local company to call on for plumbing services and innovative plumb...

14 Oct 2010

Market Databook on the Indian Commercial Construction Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Commercial Construction in India: Market Databook to 2014" report to their offering. This report is the result of World Market Intelligence's exte...

14 Oct 2010

Huber Engineered Woods Contributes to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition for the Second Year

Huber Engineered Woods LLC is contributing ZIP System® roof and wall panels and AdvanTech® flooring for more than 20 homes during Season Eight of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”

14 Oct 2010

Soliant Energy Announces New Commercial Rooftop Solar Solution

Soliant Energy, the leader in concentrated photovoltaic solar energy systems for commercial rooftops, today announced the next evolution of its industry leading CPV commercial rooftop solar energy solution, the SE-1000X....

14 Oct 2010

Clear Polycarbonate Sheets Used to Create Spectacular Achitectural Features

The demands made on architecture in public spaces today are high. Structures need to be stylish, easy on the eye and offer a welcoming interior flooded with light. In view of the need to considerably reduce carbon dioxide emissions, there is also a growing demand for more energy efficiency in buildings.

13 Oct 2010

Foster Wheeler Bags New Offshore Contract in the Gulf of Venezuela

Foster Wheeler AG, (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a pre-front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) and front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by Card...

13 Oct 2010

VINCI Chosen as Preferred Bidder for Olympic Nice Stadium Project

The city of Nice has just declared Nice Eco Stadium, the consortium led by VINCI Concessions in association with Caisse des Dépôts and SEIEF, the preferred bidder for the 30-year PPP contract to design, finance, construct, operate and maintain the future 35,000-seat Olympic Nice Stadium.

13 Oct 2010

Three Projects Earn Living Building Certification

The Living Building Challenge, widely regarded as the world’s most rigorous green building performance standard, has redefined the design and construction process for more than seventy projects since its launch in 2006.

13 Oct 2010

Forecast Report on Canadian Commercial Construction Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Commercial Construction in Canada: Market Databook to 2014" report to their offering. This report is the result of WMIs extensive market, company and ...

13 Oct 2010

SunWize Systems Wins Solar Installation Contract at Phoenix VA Medical Center

SunWize Systems, the installation group of SunWize Technologies, Inc., announced today it secured a contract to design and install a 3.003 MW DC solar electric system for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at its Phoenix Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

13 Oct 2010