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Turner Receives School Construction Project in New York

Turner Construction Company, the nation's largest builder of education facilities, has been awarded a $54.7 million contract to provide construction services by the New York City School Construction Authority for PS/IS 51M in New York, N.Y.

21 Aug 2010

New Construction Contracts Awarded to Turner and Flatiron

The HOCHTEF subsidiaries Turner and Flatiron have received new orders in the US with a total value of EUR 284.4 million (USD 366.1 million).

20 Aug 2010

Gammon Construction and Leighton Asia JV Receives Rail Infrastructure Project

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 been awarded a HK $2.883 billion (£238 million) rail infrastructure contract, in joint venture with Leighton Asia, by MTR Corporation.

20 Aug 2010

CCCC Second Harbor Awarded Yangtze River Estuary Extension Contract

On 17 August 2010, CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won extension project for Yangtze River Estuary 12.5m-deep navigation channel. The bidding price amounted to RMB102 million with construction period of 6 mon...

20 Aug 2010

New Two-Part Wall Tie for Commercial Building Applications

Tec Ties is launching the two-part tie in various lengths to fit wider cavities commonly used nowadays in office, hospital and school building programmes.

20 Aug 2010

Trend Analysis on the U.S. Asphalt Paving Mixture Manufacturing Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cd82c7/2010_u_s_asphalt) has announced the addition of the "2010 U.S. Asphalt Paving Mixture Manufacturing Industry Report" report to their offer...

20 Aug 2010

FDOT Selects AECOM for Intelligent Transportation Systems Services

AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it has recently been awarded a US$14.5-million contract to provide district-wide Intelligent Transportation Systems services for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).

20 Aug 2010

Balfour Beatty’s Subsidiary to Build Glen Mor 2 Student Housing at UC Riverside Campus

Barnhart Balfour Beatty has been chosen by the University of California, Riverside (UCR) as construction manager at risk for a LEED Gold-targeted $104-million apartment village to house more than 800 students. In May,...

20 Aug 2010

BRDC Bags New Construction and Renovation Contract from the U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy has awarded BRDC, a joint venture of Burns and Roe Services Corporation and dck worldwide, a $64.5 million contract for the New Navy Family Housing & Fitness Center Renovation at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

20 Aug 2010

Pragmatic Products Unveils New Bucket Ape Tool for Tile Installers

Pragmatic Products introduces the Bucket Ape (Click Link to watch a video) - newest tool for the tile and stone industry’s professionals and DIYers.

20 Aug 2010

Technip Signs Collaboration Agreement with PETRONAS’ Subsidiaries

Technip announces today that it has agreed with MISC and MHB, subsidiaries of the Malaysia National Oil Corporation Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) to establish a long-term strategic collaboration.

20 Aug 2010

Forecasts on Denmark’s Construction Industry from 2010 to 2015

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/51460b/construction_den) has announced the addition of the "Construction - Denmark" report to their offering. This market analysis gives a cl...

20 Aug 2010

Acsys Acquires Koreteck Brand to Support Construction Industry

Acsys, Inc., a leader in cost effective and energy efficient building systems, announced today that it has acquired the Koreteck brand from its largest technology licensee (Koreteck, Inc.). During the past seven years...

20 Aug 2010

PROLIFIC LED Street Lights to Illuminate Elevated Superhighway in Mexico

No electrical grid necessary—Lighting Science Group's (Pink Sheets: LSCG) revolutionary new wind and solar powered LED street lights can now be installed in virtually any place in the world. The PROLIFIC DC...

20 Aug 2010

RAB Lighting Introduces New cLED Ceiling Fixture

RAB Lighting has announced the expansion of its family of Affordable Outdoor LED Lighting with the addition of a ceiling fixture named the cLED. The RAB cLED is designed for use both indoors and outdoors -- ideal for ...

20 Aug 2010