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AGR Tools Expands Network of Distribution to Southwest Florida

AGR Tools, Inc., is pleased to announce that AGR Stone & Tools USA, Inc., with which AGR Tools, Inc. has entered into a binding share exchange agreement, has recently expanded their distribution network to Southwest ...

15 Dec 2009

RPM Subsidiary Acquires UK-Based Fiberglass Anti-Slip Safety Products Supplier

RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM) today announced that its subsidiary, Rust-Oleum Corporation, has acquired FibreGrid Limited, a supplier of fiberglass anti-slip safety products based in the United Kingdom. Terms of the...

15 Dec 2009

China Architectural Engineering to Buy 60% Stake in Shanghai ConnGame

China Architectural Engineering, Inc. ("CAE" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CAEI), a leader in the design, engineering, fabrication and installation of high-end building envelope systems, today announced ...

15 Dec 2009

CPG International Consolidates Operations of VYCOM Corp. and Scranton Products Industrial

CPG International, Inc., manufacturer of market-leading brands of highly engineered building products, introduces VYCOM, a rebranded business unit. Following the consolidation of the previous VYCOM Corporation and Scr...

15 Dec 2009

Michael Baker Jr. to Provide Engineering Services to PennDOT

Michael Baker Jr., Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Amex:BKR), has been awarded a five-year contract by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Bureau of Public Transportation...

15 Dec 2009

RTI International Metals Announces Indefinite Idle Plans for Titanium Sponge Facility

RTI International Metals, Inc., (NYSE: RTI), announced today that it has determined to indefinitely idle plans to construct a titanium sponge facility. In addition, RTI has also entered into two additional long-term tita...

15 Dec 2009

Half Yearly Research Report on Poland Construction Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7f001a/construction_secto) has announced the addition of the "Construction Sector in Poland, H2 2009 - Comparative regional analysis and development foreca...

15 Dec 2009

Buckman’s Ski and Snowboard Shops Constructs 620kW Solar Power System at Pennsylvania Headquarters

Buckman’s Ski and Snowboard Shops announced the construction of a 620 kilowatt solar energy system at their corporate headquarters in Pottstown, PA. Made up of nearly 3,000 roof-mounted solar panels, this system wi...

15 Dec 2009

Covanta Holding Commences Construction of Energy-from-Waste Facility in Ireland

Covanta Holding Corporation (NYSE: CVA) ("Covanta"), an internationally recognized owner and operator of large-scale Energy-from-Waste and renewable energy projects, today announced that it has begun constructi...

15 Dec 2009

Energy Conversion Devices to Install 3MW Rooftop Solar System in Seville

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (Nasdaq: ENER), the leading global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building integrated and commercial rooftop markets, today announced it has signe...

15 Dec 2009

Honeywell and Minneapolis Public Housing Authority Announce Facility Renewal Program

Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) and Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced a $33.6-million energy efficiency and facility renewal program that will help the housing authority improve its infrastructure, reduce...

15 Dec 2009

High Strength Alternative to Insulating Tape

TPC Wire & Cable provides a line of self-fusing silicone tape called Vulko-Wrap. The products are designed to be used in place of typical adhesive insulating tape. TPC offers the product in several different configurations, 40mil thickness, 50mil thickness in both yellow and black. It is also offered with an embedded reinforced glass yarn for added strength.

14 Dec 2009

Building Your Home from Timber and Lumber Can Offset Carbon Emissions

Many human activities such as driving automobiles and heating homes typically add climate-changing carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Using wood for home construction, instead of more ener...

14 Dec 2009

Tips on How to Care for Your Laminate Floor

Internet-based building materials sales innovator BuildDirect has published a page in the company Learning Center about ‘How to Care For Laminate Floors’. The resource page is in place for anyone who owns lam...

14 Dec 2009

Carbon Reducer Industries to Trial Energy Optimisation Units at Various Locations Across UK

Carbon Reducer Industries UK Ltd. has confirmed and placed purchase orders to Carbon Credits International Inc. for several ProReducer power optimisation units that will be distributed for trial periods over a variety of...

14 Dec 2009