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UL and ICC-ES Join to Offer Dual Evaluation and Certification Program for Building Products

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), the leading product safety testing organization, and ICC Evaluation Service, Inc® (ICC-ES®), the United States' leader in evaluating building products for compliance with code,...

8 Dec 2009

Marc Climatic Controls Merges with The Birdwell to Make Explosion Proof HVAC Units

Marc Climatic Controls Inc. ("Marc") and The Birdwell Co. ("Birdwell") have merged and recapitalized to create the leading manufacturer of explosion proof HVAC units in the world. Each company has ...

8 Dec 2009

AGR Tools Announces New Safe and Effective Alternative to Natural Stone Fabricators

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 introduced a new grinding stone which gives natural stone ...

8 Dec 2009

Americhem Enhances Lighting at its Plants and Headquarters

Americhem Inc., a global provider of custom color and additive solutions for polymeric products, has implemented lighting improvements at three of its plants, plus its world headquarters location, improving lighting effi...

8 Dec 2009

NCC Construction Sweden Receives SEK 380 Million Contract Extension from LKAB

NCC Construction Sweden (STO:NCCA)(STO:NCCB) has extended an existing contract with LKAB concerning rock-engineering works at Malmberget. The works pertain to the new main level, the M1250, and the contract value is SEK ...

8 Dec 2009

Overhead Door Acquires Wayne-Dalton’s Door Business and Fabric-Shield Storm Panel Business

Overhead Door Corporation today completed its acquisition of Wayne-Dalton’s residential and commercial door business, as well as their Fabric-Shield® storm panel business, based in North America and Europe. Thi...

8 Dec 2009

PPG Industries Signs Deal with Ebtech to Manufacture Mil-Tough ICB Blast and Ballistics Panels

PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) fiber glass business has entered into an agreement with Ebtech Industrial under which PPG will manufacture Mil-Tough inorganic composite binder (ICB) blast and ballistics panels that Ebte...

8 Dec 2009

HFF Office Arranges Construction Loan for DARPA Headquarters in Virginia

The Washington, D.C. office of HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.) announced today that it has arranged a $98 million construction loan for the development of the 352,740-square-foot future headquarters of the Defense A...

8 Dec 2009

Woobius Offers Simple, User-Friendly File-Sharing for Building Industry

Contemporary buildings, such as London’s ‘Gherkin’, showcase architecture, technology, and engineering. Yet for most small architecture firms the collaborative process between architects, engineers, bui...

8 Dec 2009

Exquisite Entryways for Residential and Commercial Properties Still in High Demand

Dunkirk, NY-headquartered Chautauqua Woods, a manufacturer of high-quality doors and entryways, reports sales of its high-end products continue to grow despite a soft national economy. "We have several target ma...

7 Dec 2009

Webinar Tackles New e-Verification Regulations

New e-verification regulations are now mandatory to ensure federal contractors have a legal and authorized workforce. Failure to comply with the new rules can detrimentally affect a contractor's chances of being awar...

7 Dec 2009

Webinar Helps Contrsuction Professionals Schedule Weather Contingencies

When it comes to planning for predictable as well as unpredictable weather contingencies, construction contractors and project owners need to know how to beat Mother Nature at her own game, or at least work around her. K...

7 Dec 2009

Overhead Door Company Acquires Residential and Commercial Door Business

7 Dec 2009

Special-Lite Release Electronic Version of Their 2010 Entrance Product Catalog

Special-Lite, Inc. has released the electronic version of their 2010 product catalog to provide architects, designers, contractors, building owners and maintenance directors the complete range of information needed to evaluate their heavy-duty entrance system products.

7 Dec 2009

Siemens to Install Baggage Handling Systems in Spain, Mexico and Hungary

Siemens Mobility has won orders to install airport logistics systems at small and medium-sized airports in Spain, Mexico and Hungary. These orders are worth more than 12 million euros. Siemens will be installing new or e...

7 Dec 2009