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Floor Restoration Company Announces Impressive Growth Figures

Setting smart goals for small companies is always great advice. Absolutely Floor Restore have shown that their dynamic and driven approach has paid dividends in their most recent publication of their growth figures. - October 18, 2017 - Absolutely Floor Restore

Construction Technology Company, Multivista Announces UK Expansion to London

Multivista opens a European Head Office to provide documentation services and software to the UK’s largest construction market. - October 17, 2017 - Multivista

Big Trees Inc. Transplants Two Large Native Willow Trees

Big Trees Inc., (http://bigtreesupply.com/), a tree sales and transplant company, was asked by a general contractor to transplant two large, native Willow trees to a property being developed in Redmond, WA. The trees were part of a tree canopy mitigation with the City of Redmond. Big Trees started... - October 14, 2017 - Big Tree Supply Inc.

Lendlease Bolsters Their Strategic Marketing and Branding Efforts in the Americas

Lendlease, one of the world’s largest international property and infrastructure providers, is pleased to announce the appointment of Petula Lucey as Vice President, National Marketing Director for Lendlease Americas. In the newly created role, Ms. Lucey joins the Americas Corporate Affairs... - October 13, 2017 - Lendlease

Trinity Street Capital Partners Announces the Origination of a Non-Recourse, Commercial Mortgage on a Portfolio of Retail Properties Located in the San Ramon Valley of CA

Trinity Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a full service real estate investment bank, announces the origination of a $29MM first mortgage on a portfolio of un-anchored retail properties located in the San Ramon Valley of California. - October 13, 2017 - Trinity Street Capital Partners

Jeff Slivka of New Day Underwriting Managers to Address Anatomy of CPrL Policies at 37th Annual IRMI Construction Risk Conference

Jeff Slivka, president of New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a leading specialty intermediary of high-quality environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverage, will address the “Anatomy of a Contractor’s Professional Liability Policy (CPrL)” at... - October 12, 2017 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice

REALTOR.ca is Making the Canadian Home Shopping Experience Better

REALTOR.ca, Canada’s most popular and trusted real estate website, is adding iGUIDE®'s media rich 3D virtual tour to listings improving the home buyers' search experience. - October 12, 2017 - iGUIDE

The International MLS [IMLS]TM and FIABCI Agree to a New Global Partnership

The IMLS joins FIABCI as a Direct Corporate Member and Global Partner gaining in such access to its over 100 Member Associations in 65 Countries, as well as to its World Councils of Developers, Brokers, Investors, Managers, and Experts. - October 12, 2017 - The International MLS

NEFCO Corporation Acquires Tekk Supply, Inc.

The NEFCO Corporation announces the opening of its first Florida branch in the Greater Miami/Ft. Lauderdale metropolitan area, after acquiring the operating assets of Tekk Supply, Inc. - October 11, 2017 - NEFCO Corporation

Maydelis Torres Promoted to Vice President at New Day Underwriting Managers

Maydelis Torres has been promoted to Vice President of the Real Estate Practice at New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a leading specialty intermediary of environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverages. For the past four years, Torres has leveraged her vast... - October 10, 2017 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice

Crosby & Associates, Inc. Adds New Team Member and Location to the Atlanta Market

Crosby & Associates, Inc., Winter Haven, FL, is pleased to announce the newest addition to its experienced team of Land Specialists, REALTORS® at its newest location, 57 Waddell St SE in Marietta, GA. Lee Jerris is the newest Sales Associate, based in Atlanta, and brings a Masters degree in... - October 09, 2017 - Crosby & Associates, Inc.

USL Partners with Act Global

Act Global becomes the Official Synthetic Turf Supplier across all league properties. - October 07, 2017 - Act Global

500 People Attend Mars Electric Open House and New Product Expo

Mars Electric, northeast Ohio’s leading distributor and wholesaler of electric supplies hosts largest event of its kind at its new central warehouse and headquarters in Mayfield Village, Ohio. - October 07, 2017 - Mars Electric

Lockdowel, Glue-less Tool-less Joining for Cabinets and Furniture, Hosts Cabinet Makers Association Breakfast Oct. 18 Kicking-off the CMA Lancaster Regional Event

Snap-together assembly solution provider Lockdowel will kick-off the Cabinet Maker Association Event Oct. 18 at the Lancaster Resort and Conference Center. Participants will also tour Lancaster Cabinet Company, Keystone Wood Specialties and Kitchenview Custom Cabinets. - October 05, 2017 - Lockdowel

Durante Rentals Opens New Location in Brooklyn, NY

New Bushwick store is their first in Brooklyn and ninth overall. - October 05, 2017 - Durante Rentals

Dependable, LLC Introduces a New Self-Leveler

Dependable, LLC is pleased to announce the launch of a new self-leveler, SKIMFLOW® LCB. SKIMFLOW LCB is a gypsum based self-leveling underlayment designed for use directly over wood. The product is reinforced with fibers for superior performance over flexible substrates. SKIMFLOW LCB may be... - October 03, 2017 - Dependable, LLC

Norfolk Based PVCu Suppliers Launch New Recycled Product Range to Benefit Environment and Local Community

Plastic Building Supplies LTD, ‘PBS’, are the leading supplier of PVCu building products in East Anglia, offering a wide range of products to both trade & DIY. Their head office & store is on Concorde Road in Norwich, with other branches in Gorleston, Kings Lynn and... - October 01, 2017 - Plastic Building Supplies

Meeting KSA’s Need for Mosques Construction

This event will focus on the opportunities for designing, constructing, furnishing and refurbishing mosques in the Kingdom. - September 30, 2017 - Advanced Conferences & Meetings

Successfully Launching the 3rd Annual Smart Parking UAE Conference

This event is dedicated to the design, optimisation, and management of car parks and parking facilities in the UAE. - September 30, 2017 - Advanced Conferences & Meetings

EPIC Pipeline Announces Capacity Agreement with BP Energy Company & Secures Capital Commitment for New 650-Mile NGL Pipeline from the Permian Basin to Corpus Christi

EPIC Y Grade Pipeline, LP, a subsidiary of EPIC Y Grade Services, LP and EPIC Midstream Holdings, LP, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with BP Energy Company to anchor a new 650-mile natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline that will be known as “EPIC NGL Pipeline,”... - September 29, 2017 - EPIC Y Grade Pipeline, LP

Announcing Facility Expansion for Keene Building Products

Keene Building Products is pleased to announce the expansion of the Euclid manufacturing facility. The industrial complex’s 11 acres allows room for expansion to create more available space for products due to continuing growth of the company. Future plans include a new 25,000 square foot... - September 29, 2017 - Keene Building Products

Kingspan Light + Air Offers Hurricane Protection with Polycarbonate Skylights

Kingspan Light + Air has a range of polycarbonate skylights which meet a large list of safety standards suited to the High Velocity Hurricane Zone recently affected by Harvey, Irma and Maria. - September 28, 2017 - Kingspan Light + Air, North America

Ronald R. Bishop Honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Ronald R. Bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for his outstanding contributions and achievements for over 55 years in the field of PVC piping. About Ronald R. Bishop Mr. Bishop is the VP of Engineering... - September 28, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide

Temporary Elevator, Window, and Floor Protection Provided to Andersen Construction’s Touchmark Project by Builders Site Protection

Window, Floor, and Temporary Elevator Surface Protection is being provided by Builders Site Protection to Andersen Construction's new Touchmark retirement home project. This project has required creative one-time solutions using hard surface film to protect interior elevators and custom exterior glass panels. - September 28, 2017 - Builders Site Protection

Go Unmanned Selected as Flight Team at NCDOT Drone Workshop

Go Unmanned has been selected as the flight team at the N.C. Department of Transportation Drone Workshop on Thursday, October 12, 2017. - September 27, 2017 - Go Unmanned

West Villages Realty is a Different Kind of Real Estate Brokerage and It's Working

The award winning West Villages Realty is one of the fastest growing brokerages in Sarasota County Florida. Its business design combines specific area focus and technology. - September 26, 2017 - West Villages Realty LLC

YouBIM® Secures Investment Funding from Strategic Maintenance Solutions, Inc.

YouBIM® LLC, a provider of Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solutions for facility management, is pleased to announce that it has secured strategic investment funding from Strategic Maintenance Solutions, Inc. (SMS). The funds will be used to accelerate growth through the expansion... - September 25, 2017 - ENGworks

Thompson-DeWitt Financial Opens $50,000,000 Mezz Fund for Caribbean Hotel & Resort Properties Impacted by the 2017 Hurricane Season

Thompson-DeWitt's Caribbean Based Hospitality Divison Creates Capital Fund to Assist Hotel & Resort Owners in Rebuilding After the Recent Devastation Across the Region. - September 23, 2017 - Thompson DeWitt Financial Group

Cathy Robertson of T.E. Johnson & Sons, Inc. Elected to the North Carolina Association of Realtors Property Management Division Board of Governors

At the recent meeting of the North Carolina Association of Realtors (NCAR) Property Management Division (PMD), Cathy Robertson, ARM®, Vice President of T.E. Johnson & Sons, Inc. was elected for a 3 year term on the Board of Governors. The PMD serves as the governing body for the NCAR in all... - September 21, 2017 - T.E. Johnson & Sons

Family Development Homes and Presidio Residential Capital Now Selling Homes at The Cove in La Quinta, Calif.

Family Development and Presidio Residential announce the grand opening of a $20-million-plus community offering 29 homes at The Citrus Country Club in La Quinta, Calif. - September 20, 2017 - Presidio Residential Capitol

Keene Building Products Announces Mike Eglin as New England Regional Sales Manager

Mike Eglin joins the Keene Building Products and Dependable, LLC team as the New England Regional Sales Manager. With more than 18 years of sales and marketing experience, including owning and operating his own business, Eglin will make an excellent addition to the growing sales team. Eglin is an... - September 20, 2017 - Keene Building Products

Rosendin Electric’s Kavya Paladugu Receives 2017 Women in Construction Award

ConstrucTech Recognizes Business Systems Analyst for Her Role in Implementing and Supporting Technology for Rosendin Electric. - September 20, 2017 - Rosendin Electric, Inc.

A New Dynamic in Changing the Minds of the Lighting Industry-Luminaire Marketing Fills a Void in a Rapidly Evolving Industry

Lana Rice never expected to be creating a niche in the commercial lighting industry when she was asked to develop a luminaire selector 4 years ago by a leader of one of the largest lighting agencies in the country. What she thought would be a custom web design for one manufacturer’s representative has grown into a much-needed full-scale agency providing marketing services to the lighting industry. - September 19, 2017 - Luminaire Marketing

Wahoo Decks Completes Load and Span Certification for 48 States

Increased Safety & Expedited Inspection Processes Benefit Both Residential and Commercial Customers. - September 15, 2017 - Wahoo Decks

Carolina Underground Solutions Awarded Project for Piedmont Rural Telephone

Greenville, SC (September 14, 2017) – [CAROLINA UNDERGROUND SOLUTIONS] CUS, a leading underground telecommunications contractor, has been awarded a project servicing Piedmont Rural Telephone (PRTC). - September 15, 2017 - Carolina Underground Solutions

Ruwac’s OSHA Compliant Industrial Vacuums for the Safe Removal of Silica Dust

All Ruwac vacuum cleaners recommended for silica dust removal comply with the latest OSHA standards for worker safety while featuring industry-leading filtration innovative technology that can be custom tailored to suit your individual needs. - September 14, 2017 - Ruwac

Innovative Transport Solutions Expands to Include New Freight Loading & Unloading Products That Save Time and Money

Innovative Transport Solutions (ITS), located in Elmhurst, IL near O’Hare International Airport develops and distributes labor and time-saving freight loading and handling products (Mobile Transport Tray, Portable Roller Bed System, Easi-Deck System & Easi-Shipper System). The company also offers a full suite of international and domestic freight services, including Full Truckload (FTL), Less-Than-Truckload (LTL), rail/intermodal, ocean, trans-loading, cross-border and warehousing. - September 13, 2017 - Innovative Transport Solutions

Northwich Builder Announces Much Improved User Experience

In an ever-increasingly competitive online environment, it is always a challenge to improve user experience. Northwich Builder Simon Hindley Building Contractors has shown incredible determination through their presentation of informative and valuable content to their ever-growing website. - September 13, 2017 - Simon Hindley Building Contractors

Trinity Street Capital Partners Announces the Origination of a High Leverage, Non-Recourse, Hotel Loan and Preferred Equity Investment

Trinity Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a full service real estate investment bank, announces the origination of a $37MM first mortgage and $9MM of preferred equity on a portfolio of limited service hotels in Dallas, TX. - September 12, 2017 - Trinity Street Capital Partners

Lars Remodeling & Design Announces Schedule of Events for the Month of September

Lars Remodeling & Design, a San Diego-based remodeling and design firm, has confirmed that its representatives will be attending and exhibiting at three industry events in the month of September. "We are hoping that this involvement in upcoming San Diego events will showcase Lars... - September 07, 2017 - Lars Remodeling & Design

Christopher Jeffery Joins New Day Underwriting Managers as Account Administrator

Christopher Jeffery has been named an account administrator at New Day Underwriting Managers, a leading specialty intermediary of environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance. A recent college graduate, Jeffery will support New Day’s operations, claims and policy... - September 07, 2017 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice

PanLbilt Global Responds to the Recovery Effort to Return Residents to Permanent Houses in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and Irma

Rapid Assembly Building Kits Accelerate Recovery after natural disasters. - September 07, 2017 - PanLbilt

Blue Sky Chimney Sweeps Urges Homeowners to Get Chimney Cleaning Before Upcoming Fall and Holiday Season

Blue Sky Chimney Sweeps, in the Minneapolis area, is urging homeowners to get a chimney cleaning and inspection before the upcoming fall and holiday season in order to prepare for parties, get-togethers, and for regular winter season usage. - September 07, 2017 - Blue Sky Chimney Sweeps

National Concrete Accessories Announces New Leadership

National Concrete Accessories, of Toronto, ON, has appointed Mike Hardman, as President and CEO, effective Aug 28, 2017. Mike joins National after 30 years with Sika and served as President of Sika Canada for 22 years. National Concrete Accessories, is Canada’s leading manufacturer and... - September 06, 2017 - National Concrete Accessories

Suzanne Zahr Announces Completion of Caruccio’s Culinary Event Center, an Architect-Led Design-Build Project on Mercer Island

Architect Suzanne Zahr takes a symbiotic approach to designing and building creative environments in close collaboration with her clientele. - September 05, 2017 - Caruccio's

Maxx Builders Announces Groundbreaking for Home2Suites by Hilton

Maxx Builders announces the groundbreaking of 100 unit Home2Suites in Richmond, TX. - September 04, 2017 - Maxx Builders

All Seasons Pools Attending Jacksonville Fall Home & Patio Show

All Seasons Pools will be in attendance at the Jacksonville Fall Home & Patio Show, Friday, September 28 – Sunday, October 1, 2017, at the Prime Osborn Convention Center, so please stop by and meet their experienced and talented pool builders and designers. Visit All Seasons Pools at... - September 02, 2017 - All Seasons Pools

Keene Building Products Announces New Roofing Product