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Stent enables customers select the most energy-efficient piling solution
Piling and ground engineering specialist Stent - a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering (BBGE) – has launched an environmental initiative called ‘Green Siesta’. The programme is the first of its kind in the industry to calculate the carbon emissions from prospective piling projects as part of the estimating process, enabling the customer to select the most energy-efficient piling solution. Working with energy specialists Nifes Con... [more]
New repair options to keep Cat machine control and guidance systems up and running
Caterpillar offers new repair options to keep Cat® machine control and guidance systems up and running and owning and operating costs down. Two economical solutions, repairing components or using remanufactured ones, provide customers the flexibility to choose the option that best suits their needs. Caterpillar® remanufactured components are available off the shelf, warranted and are about half the price of new. Additionally, the Cat Machine C... [more]
Free seminar and credit clinics specifically for the construction sector
This year’s Credit Show conference will be hosting a free seminar aimed specifically at the construction sector as well as free credit clinics. The seminar and clinics will be running alongside the conference and main exhibition on 14 and 15 May 2008 at London’s Olympia Conference centre, during Credit Awareness Week. The seminar itself will last approximately 90 minutes tackling various credit related subjects as well as including an extensiv... [more]
Managing cash flow is the biggest challenges construction firms face in 2008
Despite the credit crunch and ongoing concerns of a recession, more than a sixth of construction firms reported their greatest achievement over the last year had been an increase in turnover and profits, securing a major contract came a close second. This is reassuring news and demonstrates there is still some level of confidence and growth in the industry in spite of ongoing economic uncertainty. This more buoyant outlook could be the reason ... [more]
Late payment is preventing construction firms from making the most of London Olympics business opportunities
Bibby Financial Services recently carried out some research across the construction industry to identify the key issues for 2008. The most common challenge identified was the issue of late payment and two fifths of firms admitted to spending at least 10hrs a week chasing outstanding payments/bad debt. The late payment problems that have plagued recent high profile construction projects such as the Millennium Dome and Wembley Stadium could be ... [more]
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Hamptons Luxury Homes Continues to Outperform Construction Services Companies (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y.----Hamptons Luxury Homes, Inc. , a construction services company that builds and renovates multi-million dollar estate homes in the Hamptons area of Long Island, New York, reported another quarter of revenue growth and profitability, marking the fifth consecutive profitable quarter for the company during a period when many within the industry have encountered difficult times. |
Yucheng Technologies Further Expands Partnership with China Construction Bank for POS Merchant Acquiring Services (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)Yucheng Technologies Limited , a leading provider of IT solutions and services to China's banking industry, today announced that it has signed a contract and started providing Point of Sale merchant acquiring services to the Beijing Branch of China Construction Bank , following its initiation of partnership with CCB Guangdong Branch in providing such services in late February. |
Hopfenberg joins general contractor PCL Construction (Orlando Sentinel)PCL Construction Services, a commercial-building giant with an Orlando office and a track record of major local projects, is already preparing for the resumption of construction growth in the Southeastern U.S., once the current slowdown ends. |
Hill International to Supervise Construction of the National Library of Latvia (Centre Daily Times)Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has been awarded two contracts by the Republic of Latvia's Ministry of Culture to provide construction supervision and other consulting services during construction of the new National Library of Latvia building in Riga. The contracts have a total estimated value to Hill of approximately ... |
Kier Profit Will Meet Estimates on Building, Services (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Kier Group Plc , the U.K. construction company that helped build the Channel Tunnel rail link, said full-year pretax profit will meet estimates on building projects and housing-maintenance contracts. |
Layne Christensen acquires Wittman Hydro Planning (AP via Yahoo! Finance)Layne Christensen Co., which offers drilling and construction services, on Friday said it bought Wittman Hydro Planning Associates, a water resource and consulting company, for $2.5 million. |
Water, sewer rates set to increase soon - Yet-to-be-OK’d rise to fund construction projects (Johnson City Press)Johnson City water and sewer customers will see a rise in rates in the near future, paving the way financially for several year’s worth of construction projects. |
Construction update given to town council Dalhousie St. reconstruction progressing (The Amherstburg Echo)AMHERSTBURG -- Manager of Public Services Lou Zarlenga has given an update on the various construction projects occurring around Amherstburg including those in the downtown core. |
Hill International overseeing construction of Latvia library (Philadelphia Business Journal)Construction manager Hill International said it won two contracts worth about $9.9 million for construction supervision and other services in Riga, Latvia. (HIL) |
Oswego library budget includes funding to complete expansion project, add new community services (The Palladium-Times)As the Oswego Public Library Project completes the final phases of construction, funding becomes critical to ensure that the new structure can fully realize its potential when the doors are opened in the coming weeks. |
