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Schneider Electric Awarded Solar Construction Project in Italy

AES SOLE Italia s.r.l, fully controlled by AES Solar Energy limited, a joint venture between AES Corporation and Riverstone Holdings LLC, has chosen Schneider Electric as the main EPC (Engineering, Procurement and ...

10 Sep 2010

Shingle Roofing Org Offers Entire Market Information

One man’s quest to make roofing shingles information available all under one roof for the first time. The road to DIY roofing has always been a popular one for a lot of people. With much information around, it i...

10 Sep 2010

Knife River Wins Bid for New Highway Construction Projects

Knife River was the successful bidder in late August on a combined $41 million in new highway construction work.

10 Sep 2010

Ascent Solar Expands Building Integrated PV Product Range

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of flexible thin-film solar modules, announced today the launch of its new WaveSol™ series of five meter long modules to complement its current portfolio of building integrated (BIPV) and building applied (BAPV) photovoltaic product portfolio.

10 Sep 2010

Forecasts on France’s Construction Market from 2010 to 2015

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a0d2e3/construction_fra) has announced the addition of the "Construction - France" report to their offering. This market analysis gives a cle...

10 Sep 2010

Groundbreaking for Boral Composites’ New Plant in North Carolina

Boral Composites Inc., an independent, wholly-owned subsidiary of Boral USA, broke ground today on a new manufacturing facility located in East Spencer, N.C. The Rowan County facility is scheduled for completion in Se...

10 Sep 2010

Damp Proof Xi Precast Concrete Panels Now Available in Several U.S. Counties

Based on consumer demand for dry, energy-efficient basements, Superior Walls® of East Tennessee has expanded its product coverage availability areas into western Kentucky and central Tennessee.

10 Sep 2010

Construction Firm Kiewit Extends Contract with Airgas

Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG), today announced it has signed a three-year extension to its industrial gases and welding products supply agreement with Kiewit Corporation, a Fortune 500 employee-owned construction company cons...

10 Sep 2010

Global Aluminium Supplier to Present at Trade Fair in Germany

Rio Tinto Alcan will present its leading global aluminium business at the ALUMINIUM 2010 trade fair in Essen, Germany, 14-16 September 2010.

10 Sep 2010

AABS Chosen to Construct New Building for Casper College

All American Building Systems, LLC ("AABS"), one of the nation's largest commercial systems-built builders, has signed a contract with Caspar/Pope Joint Venture to build a new three-story residence hall for...

10 Sep 2010

Market Trends and Development Forecasts of Road Construction Sector in Romania

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/48fdcc/road_construction) has announced the addition of the "Road Construction Market in Central Europe 2010 - Romania" report to their offering....

10 Sep 2010

Principia Partners’ Conference to Feature Ultra-Low Maintenance Decking

Growth in demand for ultra-low maintenance composite decking is one of the hottest topics of the industry in 2010. Although overall decking demand remains sluggish, the ultra-low maintenance category is exploding. Pr...

10 Sep 2010

EcoBlu Products to Supply Lumber Components for New Production Homes

EcoBlu Products, Inc., (OTCBB:ECOB) announced today that it has been awarded a contract to supply all framing lumber components with BLUWOOD(TM) and FRC(TM) (Fire Retardant Coating) technology for the production homes be...

10 Sep 2010

Foster Wheeler Wins Gulf Farabi Petrochemical's Plant Expansion Contract in Saudi Arabia

Foster Wheeler AG announced today that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Gulf Farabi Petrochemical Company for the provision of project management consultancy (PMC) services for Gulf Farabi’s Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) plant expansion at Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

10 Sep 2010

UK-Based FLI Structures Receives Prestigious Certification

FLI Structures are the leaders in the design, manufactures, supply and installation of steel structures and their foundations including screwpiles and steel grillages.

10 Sep 2010