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Construction Industry Sees Growth in New York’s Education Sector

New York City's education sector has become an increasingly important market for the construction industry, according to the New York Building Congress, a nonprofit group that represents the construction industry. ...

5 Aug 2010

Nuclear Power Delivery and Horizon Partner for New Power Station Project

Nuclear Power Delivery UK - the delivery organisation for the Westinghouse-designed AP1000™ nuclear reactor - today signed a contract with Horizon Nuclear Power for preliminary work to be carried out between now an...

5 Aug 2010

Trenton Solar Farm Construction Started in New Jersey

Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) today marked the start of construction of the Trenton Solar Farm on Brunswick Avenue. The Trenton facility will be one of four ground-mounted solar farms the company is developing as part of the Solar 4 All™ Program.

5 Aug 2010

Grant Awarded to Jacobs Engineering for Clean Technology Projects

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that a project it will carryout with Suncor Energy Inc. has received funding from Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) for clean technology research and development projects.

5 Aug 2010

DeWALT Professional Power Drills gets More Plastic

The new hammer drill made by DeWALT – a worldwide developer and manufacturer of professional power tools and part of the Stanley Black & Decker corporate group – has a plastic housing that is a combined part, enclosing both the electric motor and the gear.

4 Aug 2010

Office Redesign Saves UK Government £10m and Achieves Sustainable Result

Sheffield-based experts will hear how to inject new life into school and hospital buildings while making financial savings at a conference next month. The Embracing Change In Times Of Uncertainty event held at Sheffie...

4 Aug 2010

Special-Lite Retrofit Framing Now Available for Those Requiring 90 Minute Fire Doors

Special-Lite® Retrofit Framing is now available for use in interior and exterior applications that require a 90-minute fire door. Special-Lite Retrofit Framing provides the function, appearance and easy maintenance o...

4 Aug 2010

Foster Wheeler Wins New LNG Receiving Terminal Project in Uruguay

Foster Wheeler AG announced today that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded an owner’s engineer contract for a new LNG receiving terminal (the “GNL Del Plata” facility) to be built in Montevideo, in the region of Río de la Plata, Uruguay.

4 Aug 2010

New Solar Carports from EEPro Ideal for Commercial and Residential Buildings

Many companies in the United States want to "go green." It's good for the environment and great for business branding. But finding a smart, affordable way to make the leap, particularly when it comes to solar solutions, isn't always easy or practical.

4 Aug 2010

Jensen Honored for Excellence in Landscape Installation

Once again, Jensen Corporate Holdings, Inc. was recognized by the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) for its continued success in landscape installation and maintenance on properties of distinction throu...

4 Aug 2010

London's Major Rail Infrastructure Project Awarded to Jacobs

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that it received a contract from Network Rail to progress the development of a major rail infrastructure project at Stockley Flyover in west London.

4 Aug 2010

AGR Tools Opens New Distribution Center in Delaware

AGR Tools, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has expanded its distribution network to the State of Delaware.

4 Aug 2010

Autodesk Receives Recognition for Trapelo Road Project

Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, today announced that the facility that houses its East Coast headquarters has received 13 industry awards in recognition of its innovative design and collaborative building process.

4 Aug 2010

South African Cement Market’s Production Forecasts for 2009-2015

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Production and Investment Analysis of the South African Cement Industry (http://www.reportlinker.com/p0236415/Production-and-Inv...

4 Aug 2010