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Komatsu Cummins Announces 500,000th Engine Production for Construction Equipment

Komatsu Cummins Engine Company Co., Ltd. (KCEC) has achieved a major manufacturing milestone with the recent production of its 500,000th engine

20 Feb 2010

NSW RTA Selects Leighton JV for Sapphire to Woolgoolga Upgrade Project

Leighton Contractors and its joint venture partner Fulton Hogan have been selected by the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) as the preferred proponent for the design and construct contract to deliver the $698 million...

20 Feb 2010

Balfour Beatty to Deliver Managed Motorways Schemes to Highways Agency

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, announces that it has been named as one of the four delivery partners for the Highways Agency’s framework contract to deliver its Managed Motorways schemes. ...

20 Feb 2010

Skanska Sells Ongoing Bylingen Project to Deka Immobilien

Skanska sells its ongoing office project Bylingen in Stockholm. The sales price is SEK 576 M. The buyer is Deka Immobilien GmbH on behalf of its property fund WestInvest ImmoValue and the transfer is scheduled for March ...

20 Feb 2010

T-Solar and Solarpack Partner to Develop Four Photovoltaic Plants in Peru

Spanish T-Solar and Solarpack have been awarded the Peruvian Government's contract for the annual supply of 173 GWh of PV energy over a period of 20 years. T-Solar's installed capacity makes it one of the biggest...

20 Feb 2010

Hurd Donates $800,000 Worth Windows to World Vision

Recognizing that the number of people in need is on the rise, Hurd Windows & Doors has responded in the best way it can. The company recently donated nearly a million dollars in wood window products to World Vision t...

20 Feb 2010

Artificial Grass Manufacturer Signs New Franchise Agreement in Chicago

SYNLawn, a leading innovator on synthetic grass, today announced the signing of its latest franchise agreement with Mike Maschmeyer of Chicago Roof Deck & Gardens in Chicago. With over four decades of manufacturing e...

20 Feb 2010

Green Building and Engineering Acquires Recycle Tech

Recycle Tech, Inc., trading under the symbol (OTC Bulletin Board: RCYT) is pleased to announce that it has been acquired by Green Building and Engineering, LLC ("GBEC"), a builder of "green" structure...

20 Feb 2010

Business Report on Construction Site Supplies Market in Pakistan

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cfb83e/construction_site) has announced the addition of the "Construction Site Supplies Market in Pakistan: Business Report 2009" report to their...

19 Feb 2010

U.S. Green Building Council Grants LEED Silver Certification for Bay Colony Corporate Center

Bay Colony Corporate Center has received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver designation from the U.S. Green Building Council for the entire four-building campus. UGL Unicco LEED Accredited Pr...

19 Feb 2010

Kalama Export Expands Grain Handling Facility in Washington

Kalama Export Company LLC (KEC) today announced plans to begin construction to expand the 95,000-metric ton grain handling facility at the Port of Kalama in Washington. The expansion project, which includes a new state-o...

19 Feb 2010

Lexington Releases New Policy for Construction Industry

Lexington Insurance Company, a Chartis company, today announced the introduction of Lex FollowUPSM, a policy designed for the construction industry to assume the legacy financial risk associated with general liability se...

19 Feb 2010

Nexxus Lighting Introduces National Campaign Targeting Hospitality and Retail Sectors

Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEXS) today announced that it has launched a national advertising campaign around its new Array™ Lighting LED replacement light bulb product line. This comprehensive campaign includes...

19 Feb 2010

SFMO Launches New Portal to Review Building Construction Safety Codes

The State Fire Marshal’s Office’s (SFMO) process for reviewing architects’ and engineers’ drawings for compliance with construction safety codes has just gotten easier and less expensive, with the...

19 Feb 2010