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L+T Secures New Construction Projects

The Electrical & Gulf Projects Operating Company – a part of Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) Construction Division has secured a slew of orders aggregating Rs.1015 crore from Transmission & Distribution Projects in the international and domestic markets.

2 Jul 2010

Skanska to Sell New Head Office Project to Specialfastigheter Sverige

Skanska is to sell the land and development project for the Swedish Security Service’s new head office in Solna to the state-owned Specialfastigheter Sverige AB, which owns and manages buildings for special purposes like correctional facilities, police stations and reformatories.

2 Jul 2010

Atlas Railroad Construction to be Acquired by RailAmerica

RailAmerica (NYSE: RA) announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Atlas Railroad Construction Company (Atlas) and related assets for $21.5 million in cash plus closing adjustments for working capital, which ar...

2 Jul 2010

Stock Acquires Assets of Houston-Based Building Material Supplier

Stock Building Supply Holdings, LLC (Stock), an affiliate of The Gores Group, announced today that it has completed its purchase of the assets of Bison Building Holdings, Inc. (Bison) and its subsidiaries pursuant to Section 363 of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

2 Jul 2010

Analysis on Windows Market in Spain

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c53d99/market_forecast_w) has announced the addition of the "Market Forecast: Windows in Spain 2009" report to their offering. At the moment ...

2 Jul 2010

HOCHTIEF Wins Contract to Build Two Schools in Offenbach, Germany

Design, financing, building/refurbishing and operation of two schools for the City of Offenbach - Contract volume of around EUR 89.2 million.

2 Jul 2010

Two New Construction Contracts Awarded to Leighton India

The first project is the Chenani – Nashri tunnel in Jammu, Northern India. Leighton India is the engineering, procurement and construction contractor to ITNL, who have signed a concession with the National Highway ...

2 Jul 2010

Great Lakes’ Dredging Vessels Help Sand Berm Construction Off Louisiana Coast

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) - reported today that four of its dredging vessels, including three hopper dredges and one cutter suction dredge, along with other ancillary equipment, are currentl...

2 Jul 2010

AECOM to Provide Engineering Services for Roadway Project in Dallas, Texas

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 been awarded a contract from Bluebonnet Contractors to provide engineering services for the first phase of the Texas Department of Transportation’s North Tarrant Express project.

2 Jul 2010

Data and Forecasts on Global Green Building Materials Market

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1b1f0f/green_building_mat) has announced the addition of the "Green Building Materials - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offeri...

2 Jul 2010

UDOT Selects CHC to Build New Mountain View Corridor

Granite Construction Incorporated announced today that the Copper Hills Constructors (“CHC”) joint venture team has been awarded a $106 million construction management/general contractor (“CM/GC”) contract by the Utah Department of Transportation (“UDOT”) to build the new Mountain View Corridor freeway, transit and trail system in and around Salt Lake County.

2 Jul 2010

National Safety Council Publishes New Journal on Construction Safety

The National Safety Council today released a special edition of its Journal of Safety Research focused on construction. The special issue includes a research-based case study sharing lessons learned from eight tragic dea...

2 Jul 2010

CER to Install Waste Heat Recovery System at Wuxi Greenapple’s New Plant

China Energy Recovery, Inc. (Pink Sheets: CGYV) ("CER"), which designs, manufactures and installs waste heat energy recovery systems, today announced it entered into an agreement with a new customer, Wuxi Green...

2 Jul 2010

United Heartland Earns LEED Silver Certification for New Headquarters

The new headquarters facility for national workers compensation insurer, United Heartland, was recently awarded LEED® Silver certification by the U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

2 Jul 2010

New Contracts Help to Establish Design-Build Engineering Firm WPCS

WPCS International Incorporated (Nasdaq: WPCS), a leader in design-build engineering services for communications infrastructure, has announced that it has received approximately $7.3 million in new contracts. The new ...

1 Jul 2010