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New Wausau Homes Builder Opens Design Studio to Serve Area Homebuyers

Local builder opens new home design studio in Cold Spring, MN. Kory Bellmont begins providing custom home building services for local area home buyers. - May 17, 2015 - Wausau Homes Inc.

Clever House Global Offers Rapid Recovery Program for Property Damage Caused by Natural Disasters

Swiftly rebuild residences and businesses with patented steel and concrete building materials. - May 16, 2015 - Clever House Global

Terra Site Constructors, LLC is DBE Certified in West Virginia and North Carolina

Terra Site Constructors is pleased to announce that it is DBE Certified in West Virginia and North Carolina. - May 16, 2015 - Terra Site Constructors

Surface Protection Expert, Builders Site Protection, Launches New Mobile Responsive Website and Offers Free Shipping

Surface protection supplier, Builders Site Protection announced today that they have launched a mobile responsive website. Located at www.buildsitepro.com, the new website features easier navigation on cell phones, ipads and tablets. To launch the new site, the company is offering Free Shipping on most products for a limited time. - May 15, 2015 - Builders Site Protection

Award-Winning Home Designer and Contractor Roger Perron Offers Free Consultation

Roger Perron Design and Construction, rated in the top 5% of contractors in California, is offering a free design consultation to homeowners. - May 14, 2015 - Roger Perron Design and Construction

ARCO/Murray Construction Awarded Contract for New Suncoast Community Health Center Location

ARCO / Murray Construction Company and Suncoast Community Health Centers held a ground-breaking ceremony to announce the construction of a new community health center and corporate office building. The two-story 31,200 SF facility will be constructed on a 2.2-acre site in Brandon, FL. This... - May 12, 2015 - ARCO|Murray Construction

Terramor Homes Honored with Five MAME Awards

Premier Local Home Builder and Its Associate Recognized for Excellence During 2015 “Academy Awards” of Triangle New Home Sales and Marketing Industry. - May 09, 2015 - Terramor Homes

New Day Underwriting Managers Named One of the Best Places to Work for Second Straight Year

Leading Specialty Intermediary Ranks 10th in Best Places to Work in NJ by NJBIZ Magazine at April 30th Award Ceremony. - May 07, 2015 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice

Vincent Troisi Joins Pristine Environments

Troisi will lead company’s FM Solutions Practice Group, National Safety, and “Lean Six Sigma” Programs. - May 07, 2015 - Pristine Environments Inc.

Global Gray Cement Prices Fall US$3.2 in 4Q 2014, Down 4.5% QoQ

Global cement trade prices fell 1.9 percent year-on-year, according to preliminary figures presented in the 1Q2015 Global Cement Trade Price Report (GCTPR). The GCTPR is a benchmark price assessment for monthly worldwide gray cement, white cement, clinker, and slag trade, ex-works and effective market prices published by CW Research, the research desk of global industry advisory and analysis boutique based in Greenwich, CT USA. - May 07, 2015 - CW Group

Luxury Villas at Limassol Marina Now Ready! Peninsula Villas with Private Berths for Sale in the Most Exclusive Waterfront Development in Cyprus

The first exclusive villas at Limassol Marina have been delivered to their owners. The Peninsula Villas are the only villas of their kind in the Mediterranean. - May 06, 2015 - Limassol Marina

MW GOLDEN CONSTRUCTORS Wins 7th General Contractor of the Year Award

The American Subcontractors Association of Colorado has chosen MW GOLDEN CONSTRUCTORS its 2015 General Contractor of the Year in the $10 million to $50 million category. The company was chosen over two other finalists by a vote of ASAC members. This is the company’s seventh ASAC General... - May 06, 2015 - MW GOLDEN CONSTRUCTORS

Macintosh Electric Corp Remembers Yonkers Police

Macintosh Electric Corp extends their deepest thanks and gratitude to the Yonkers Police department for their extraordinary efforts in regards to funeral services of one of their own. Last May 28th 2014 Yonkers Police controlled, managed and organized an enormous funeral service for a fallen... - May 06, 2015 - Macintosh Electric

Macintosh Electric Thanks Retired Founder Master Electrician Marwan Muqattash

Macintosh Electric Corp thanks Master Electrician Marwan Muqattash and wishes the former President and Founder a happy retirement. Macintosh Electric Corp was born November of 1994 by Westchester County 69th licensed electrician. Macintosh Electric Corp started out as an outfit servicing lower... - May 06, 2015 - Macintosh Electric

BioZone Scientific Names Distributor of CoilCare® HVAC System Range in the United Kingdom and Europe

BioZone Scientific International are proud to announce the launch of its CoilCare® System range in the United Kingdom and Europe with exclusive distribution through Gibbons Ultraviolet Solutions. - May 06, 2015 - BioZone Scientific International, Inc.

AFG Group Celebrates 25 Successful Years in Business

AFG Group. Inc., a leading construction program management and relocation services firm has reached its 25th Anniversary. The Firm is recognizing an impressive two and a half successful decades in business – the business of helping owners navigate and solve facility-related challenges. With... - May 05, 2015 - AFG Group, Inc.

Importation of Logs to China Jumped 76% in March with New Zealand and Australia Increasing Their Shipments the Most

Log arrivals to China surged in March with an increase of 76% over the previous month. This came after almost a year of declining log imports. New Zealand and Australia increased their volumes the most, together accounting for a record-high share of over 50% of the total import volume. Log import prices have trended downward since early 2014. - May 04, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC

Qatari Contractor Mr. Moataz Al Khayyat Focuses on Green Real Estate Projects in the Arabian Gulf Region

Mr. Moataz Al Khayyat of UrbaCon Contracting and Trading comments on the relationship between the rise in the volume of tourists visiting the Arab Gulf and the increasing need for green ecofriendly construction projects. - May 04, 2015 - Al Khayyat Contracting & Trading

MetalTech-USA Restores Historic Landmark with Zinc

MetalTech-USA clads old historic dome with over 2,000 sq feet of zinc flatlock system in Orange, Texas. - May 02, 2015 - MetalTech Global

Terra Site Constructors Selected as Subcontractor to Construct Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Wall, for Route 29-Route 250 VDOT Interchange Improvements

This high profile project will reduce congestion and improve safety while moving traffic from Route 29 onto the Route 250 Bypass. - May 01, 2015 - Terra Site Constructors

Australia Real Estate Offshore Finance Announced by UCHK Consulting Ltd

Australian property investors located overseas rush to secure a new off shore finance package between 1.75% - 2.25%. - April 30, 2015 - Mortgagee Property Ltd

First Major Renovation in 30 Years Allows Family Gateway to Continue Providing Homeless Families and Children Safe Shelter, Innovative and Comprehensive Services and Hope

Family Gateway is leading the Dallas community to end child homelessness. For the first time in 30 years, the primary facility, Annette G. Strauss Family Gateway Center (Center) dedicated to homeless children and families has received a significant renovation. In the last 3 years, the number of families served by Family Gateway grew 750%. Each night in Dallas, an estimated 5,000 children and their families will not have a safe place to sleep. - April 29, 2015 - Family Gateway

Pristine Environments Expands Energy & Building Intelligence Practice Group

McGray and Autry Join Pristine Environments to Meet Growing Service Demands - April 29, 2015 - Pristine Environments Inc.

Capital Safety Awarded Top 10 SME Achiever Award

Nurturing Business Excellence Through Learning and Performance - April 27, 2015 - Capital Safety Group Asia Pte Ltd

Softwood Lumber Prices Fell Towards the End of 2014 in the US, Japan and the Nordic Countries, While Import Prices to China Remained Unchanged from Earlier in the Year

Softwood lumber exports were 5-8% higher in Canada, Russia and the Nordic countries in 2014 compared to 2013, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Prices for lumber trended down over the course of the year, mainly because of the strengthening US dollar and weaker wood markets in Europe and Asia. - April 25, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC

Sawlog Prices Declined in Many Countries During 2014 and the GSPI Price Index in the 4Q/14 Was at the Lowest Level in Two Years

For the third consecutive quarter, the GSPI price index fell in the 4Q/2014 to the lowest level in two years, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The biggest price declines the past year have occurred in Europe, Latin America and Oceania, while prices in North America have remained stable thanks to healthy domestic demand for lumber. - April 25, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC

Click4Corp Developers are Building a New Gallery for Contractors Stone Supply

An update for the Contractors Stone Supply website is rolling out soon, that will change the way they interact with their website. - April 25, 2015 - Click4Corp

Skid-Lift Begins Production of Scissor Lift Attachments for Skid Steer Loaders and Tractors

New product features portable design that allows crews to work safely up to 27 feet in the air. - April 23, 2015 - Skid-Lift, LLC

BUFCA Promotes Polyurethane Foam for Structural Stability as Well as for Insulation Purposes

Spray-applied or injected polyurethane foam has many uses - it's longer seen simply as an insulation material. - April 23, 2015 - British Urethane Foam Contractors Association

Noah’s Park & Playgrounds Bringing New Fully ADA Accessible Playground Structure and Equipment to the Historic Centennial Park

Noah's Park and Playgrounds will install a brand new playground, swing set, independent play equipment, safety surfacing, border timbers and an ADA access ramp to the Centennial Park next to the Simmons Center in Duncan, Oklahoma. - April 21, 2015 - Noah's Park & Playgrounds

StainlessDelivers.com is Now Social

StainlessDelivers.com is now happy to offer access to Social Media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ on their website. Information and discounts on products can be found on these social media sites. You can find StainlessDelivers.com online at the Social Media sites by following the links... - April 19, 2015 - Stainless Delivers

Los Angeles Cleaning Company Does Post Construction Cleaning on New Building

Building Cleaning Services Excels at Post Construction Cleaning in New Business Building. - April 19, 2015 - Building Cleaning Services

AFG Wins 5-Year GSA Construction Management Contract for St. Elizabeths' Phase II Project

AFG was recently awarded a 5-year GSA Construction Management Contract to provide Construction Management support services to the US Department of Homeland Security's Consolidation to St. Elizabeths’ Campus in Washington, DC. - April 17, 2015 - AFG Group, Inc.

Weidlinger to Present at 2015 ASCE/SEI Structures Congress

Engineers will discuss developments in the protection of critical infrastructure, among other topics, at the annual structural engineering conference. - April 17, 2015 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.

Avlite Systems Unveils Certified FAA L-864 Medium Intensity Obstruction Light (MIOL)

Avlite is Enhancing Aviation Safety through Visual Identification of Obstacles and Aviation Hazards, typically above 150 feet, with the New FAA L-864 MIOL - April 14, 2015 - Avlite Systems

David M. Slaugenhoup of New Day Underwriting Managers to Address Design Build Insurance Options at DBIA-Liberty Region Water Conference

David M. Slaugenhoup, CRIS of New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a leading environmental and construction-related professional liability resource for insurance agents and brokers, has been selected to address the latest insurance trends, challenges and issues at the Design Build Institute of... - April 14, 2015 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice

Jaime Partners Bumps Up Consulting Business Unit

The project and construction management firm enhances a variety of consulting services to offer a more inclusive program. - April 12, 2015 - Jaime Partners

Charles F. Van Pelt Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Charles F. Van Pelt of Vista, California has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of construction. About Charles F. Van Pelt Mr. Van Pelt has over 25 years experience in the construction field. He... - April 10, 2015 - Strathmore Worldwide

Nu Flow Italia Expands Reach with Two New Licensees

Nu Flow Technologies Inc., a world-leading pipe lining manufacturer, installer and distributor has announced that Nu Flow Italia has added two new companies to their list of Licensees. “After showing the Licensees the products and doing some jobs together, the owners of the companies... - April 10, 2015 - Nu Flow

tonic design | tonic construction Partners to Give Keynote Lecture at the 2015 CSI Memphis BUILD/IT Show

tonic design | tonic construction, a design-build firm, is pleased to announce that principles Katherine Hogan, AIA and Vincent Petrarca, will give the Keynote Lecture at the 2015 CSI Memphis BUILD/IT Show on Thursday, April 9th at 4:00 p.m. at Minglewood Hall in Memphis, TN. The lecture, entitled... - April 09, 2015 - Tonic Design / Tonic Construction

Submissions for 2015 Building Healthcare Awards Now Open

Building Healthcare Awards to acknowledge regional hospitals. - April 09, 2015 - Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions

GRAITEC Announces European BIM Tour 2015 Across 18 Cities in 8 Countries

GRAITEC, an international BIM, CAE and CAD software developer, announces a first-of- a-kind European BIM Tour across 18 cities in 8 countries. - April 08, 2015 - GRAITEC Group

UCC CEO Mr. Moataz Al Khayyat Comments on Achieving 10 Million Man-Hours Without Lost-Time Incident

"Achieving 10 million man-hours without major incident is no accident,” says Mr. Moataz Al Khayyat, CEO of UrbaCon Contracting & Trading (UCC), “but the direct consequence of the company’s commitment to safety and accountability." - April 08, 2015 - Al Khayyat Contracting & Trading

New Day Underwriting Managers Celebrates 10th Anniversary as Leading Resource for Environmental & Construction-Related Professional Liability Insurance

New Day Underwriting Managers LLC has celebrated its 10th anniversary as a leading environmental and construction-related professional liability resource for insurance agents and brokers. Founded in 2005, New Day has since grown over the past decade from a three-person environmental insurance firm... - April 07, 2015 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice