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Architectural Building Components Partners with Korean Roof and Wall Panel Manufacturer

Architectural Building Components, premier manufacturer of innovative metal roofing solutions like the 238T roof system and Archzilla™ jobsite manufacturing truck used in low-/steep-slope and complex roofing applic...

2 Feb 2010

Worthington Purchases Processed Metal Products Business from Gibraltar

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROCK), a leading manufacturer and distributor of products for the building and industrial markets, today announced that it has completed the sale of the majority of the assets of its P...

2 Feb 2010

Summit Materials Acquires Construction Company Based in Paris, Kentucky

Summit Materials announces the acquisition of Hinkle Contracting Company based in Paris, Kentucky, which will form the second regional platform for Summit Materials following its first platform acquisition of Hamm, Inc. ...

2 Feb 2010

Volvo Teams Up with JCB for Skid Steer and Compact Tracked Loaders

JCB and Volvo Construction Equipment (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB) have entered into a framework agreement under which they will cooperate on the engineering and manufacturing of skid steer loader and compact tracked loader pr...

2 Feb 2010

IES to Offer Integrated Performance Analysis Training for Building Professionals

Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES), a provider of integrated performance analysis software and consulting services for sustainable building design, today announced it will provide training on its software and build...

2 Feb 2010

SkyBridge Announces Merger with China-Based Plastic Wood Manufacturer

SkyBridge Technology Group, Inc. today, after the market closed announced that the company had finalized the merger with the Chinese Jiangxi Sanhe Science and Technology Co., Ltd . SKGO has been in the process of eval...

2 Feb 2010

PMC Unveils New decaBDE Free Flame Retardant Masterbatches

PMC Polymer Products Company announces the introduction of a line of decabromo diphenyl ether (decaBDE) free flame retardant masterbatches. These products have been designed as direct replacements of decaBDE containi...

1 Feb 2010

Solar Millen-nium's Nevada Solar Project Earns US BLM Fast-Track Status

At the end of December, the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) placed Solar Millen-nium Group's proposed solar power plant located in the Amargosa desert, Nevada, on its so-called Fast-Track list. Previously, onl...

1 Feb 2010

CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Wins Contract for Longquan-Qingyuan Expressway

On 27th January 2010, CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won Section LQA2 of Longquan-Qingyuan Expressway in Zhejiang province. The bidding price is RMB340 million with construction period of 24 months. This pro...

1 Feb 2010

Paints Industry in Middle East to Grow Strong Due to Large Infrastructural Projects

Emphasing the value of quality is the key concern for both paints and coatings manufacturers and applicators alike in the Middle East region. According to recent research from Frost & Sullivan, the Middle East&#39...

1 Feb 2010

Worldwide Business Report on Construction and Mining Equipment

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f0379c/construction_min) has announced the addition of the "Construction & Mining Machinery/Equipment - Global Strategic Business Report" rep...

1 Feb 2010

Outlook on Development of Construction Sector in Czech Republic

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/da9ba8/construction_secto) has announced the addition of the "Construction Sector in the Czech Republic 2010 - Development Forecasts for 2010-2012&quo...

1 Feb 2010

Burns+McDonnell to Offer Design and Construction Services to Xcel Energy

Burns & McDonnell has been retained by Xcel Energy to perform engineering services and permitting, procurement and construction support services for design and installation of biomass gasification technology at Xcel&...

30 Jan 2010

HOCHTIEF to Design and Build High School in Bavaria

HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions secured the contract for another public-private partnership (PPP) project: In Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn in Bavaria, the company will design, build and operate a new high school complete with ...

30 Jan 2010

Balfour Wins New Orders Worth £270 Million from UK Highway and Rail Sectors

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, announces today that it has won work valued at £270 million in the UK highway and rail sectors. Commenting on the contract awards today, Balfour Beatty Chi...

30 Jan 2010