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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

Next Century Associates Plans Redevelopment of Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles

The owners of the Century Plaza Hotel, Next Century Associates, along with the Los Angeles Conservancy and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, today announced plans for a revised development project that would ...

15 Feb 2010

UANI Announces Call Renewal for Caterpillar to End Construction Business in Iran

United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) today renewed its call for Caterpillar to end its business in Iran. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) at the U.S. Department of Treasury yesterday announced that it was taking...

15 Feb 2010

SunPower to Buy Solar Power Plant Developer in Europe

SunPower Corp. ( SPWRA, SPWRB) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SunRay Renewable Energy, a leading European solar power plant developer with offices in Europe and the Middle East, incl...

12 Feb 2010

South Rock Wins Two Construction Contracts from Alberta Transportation

Aecon Group Inc. (TSX: ARE) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary South Rock Ltd. has been awarded two contracts valued at over $119 million by Alberta Transportation and the City of Calgary. The two contracts...

12 Feb 2010

Apartments in Olympic Village Feature Alcoa's Reynobond Aluminum Composite Material

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 col...

12 Feb 2010