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Volvo and VT LeeBoy Partner to Market Pavers and Road Wideners Under Blaw-Knox Brand

Volvo Construction Equipment and VT LeeBoy have finalized a strategic alliance agreement for LeeBoy to supply certain pavers and road wideners to Volvo dealers under the Blaw-Knox brand. LeeBoy will also take full respon...

16 Feb 2010

Süddeutscher Verlag Headquarters First to Achieve Gold LEED Certification in Germany

Green buildings do not just result from stringing together a series of highly efficient products and only using sustainable building materials but rather by intelligently combining innovative structures made from recyclable materials and multi-functional building technology. One of the most up-to-date examples in the green building range is the new Süddeutscher Verlag HQ in Munich.

15 Feb 2010

LED Lighting System Designed for People Living in Areas with Unreliable Electricity

Schneider Electric launched In-Diya, a highly energy-efficient LED based Lighting System, to provide lighting to people living with no or unreliable electricity, on February 3, in New Delhi (India). In-Diya is a spec...

15 Feb 2010

Athlete's Village in Vancouver Built Using Aluminum Composite Material from Alcoa

Athletes participating in the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games starting Friday in British Columbia will sleep, eat, and watch sporting events in buildings that include Alcoa’s energy–efficient, recyclable and colorful Reynobond® aluminum composite material (ACM).

15 Feb 2010

Caterpillar Upgrades Cat Wheel Feller Bunchers, Land Management Equipment

Upgrades to the hydraulic system and other enhancements have improved the productivity and reliability of the 173 hp Cat® 553, 197 hp Cat 563 and the 225 hp Cat 573 wheel feller bunchers. Multi-functioning, an ad...

15 Feb 2010

Beacon Roofing Supply Acquires Florida-Based Independent Building Materials

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (Nasdaq: BECN) ("Beacon") announced today that it has acquired Independent Building Materials (“IBM”), a distributor of mostly residential roofing systems and related acc...

15 Feb 2010

NCC to Construct New Highway in Swedish County

NCC Construction Sweden (STO:NCCA)(STO:NCCB) has been commissioned by the Swedish Road Administration with the assignment of constructing the new Highway 50 between Mjölby and Motala in the county of Österg&#24...

15 Feb 2010

JPS Plans for Wind Energy Project in Munro

The Jamaica Public Service Co. Ltd. (JPS), has unveiled its plans for the Munro Wind Energy Project, to the residents of St. Elizabeth. The unveiling took place at a Public Meeting held on Thursday, February 5, at the Mu...

15 Feb 2010

Sto Releases Life Cycle Study That Shows EIFS Better Than the Rest

Sto Corp., the innovative world leading manufacturer of energy-efficient cladding systems and high performance architectural coatings, has released a life-cycle study of Sto engineered claddings systems showing they outp...

15 Feb 2010

Outlook on Industrial Construction Industry in USA

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/18867a/usa_industrial_con) has announced the addition of the "USA Industrial Construction Market Data & Forecast to 2013" report to their off...

15 Feb 2010

Gunnebo to Deliver and Install Security Solutions to Central Bank in Africa, Middle East

Gunnebo Security Group (STO:GUNN) has in the beginning of February received an order from a central bank in the Africa/Middle East region to deliver and install security products. The order is worth MSEK 280. “...

15 Feb 2010

Edens + Avant Begins Construction of Hendrix Crossing Retail Center in Lexington, South Carolina

Construction has begun at Hendrix Crossing, a 61,725 square-foot neighborhood center being developed in Lexington, SC, by Edens & Avant, one of the nation's leading retail real estate companies. Publix will ancho...

15 Feb 2010

Forecast Report on Austria Construction Market

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dcec87/austria_constructi) has announced the addition of the "Austria Construction Market Data & Forecast to 2013 " report to their offering....

15 Feb 2010

KBR Wins Ethylene Plant Renovation Contract from Eleme Petrochemical

KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by INDORAMA-owned Eleme Petrochemicals Co. Ltd (Eleme) to provide technology licensing and engineering services related to the revamp of Eleme’s P...

15 Feb 2010

Firespray Launches First No-Weld Grease Duct System for Hotels, Restaurants and Others

Firespray International has introduced the first no-weld rectangular fire resistant grease duct system for commercial kitchens available in the United States and Canada that is tested and evaluated to ASTM E2336 and UL19...

15 Feb 2010