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Barbour ABI helps track construction projects from concept to completionBarbour ABI have announced the launch of further services to boost their online offering. Evolution which was introduced earlier this year has now evolved to incorporate a new marketing feature called List Track and advanced services for larger split-territory sales teams with the Management Pack. By tracking projects from concept to completion, clients get value added roofing data for their su... [more] Construction underway for Derwenthaugh EcoParc autoclave recycling plantDerwenthaugh EcoParc will be one of the world’s largest steam autoclave recycling plants on the banks of the River Tyne in Gateshead. This £50 million investment will offer a large waste recycling plant capable of treating 320,000 tonnes of municipal solid wastes and commercial wastes, and will divert more than 80 per cent of input wastes from landfill. The EcoParc will act as the blueprint for... [more] Construction contractors are not passing on the full impact of the rising costs of materials and wagesAccording to the latest Tender Price Index compiled by RICS’ Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), construction contractors are not passing on the full impact of the rising costs of materials and wages, amid fears of a credit crunch backlash from clients unable to secure finance for new orders. The price of new construction work in Q1 2008 fell by 2.4 percent compared with the previous quar... [more] CEMEX to sell its Austrian and Hungarian operations to StrabagCEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. has announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its Austrian and Hungarian operations to Strabag SE, one of Europe’s leading construction and building materials groups, for €310 million Euros (approximately US$485 million dollars). Closing of the transaction is subject to approval from regulatory authorities and Strabag's supervisory board. Proceeds from the sa... [more] Turbine Business Park construction startedThe £70 million Turbine Business Park has now been granted reserved matters planning and construction has started. The 55 acre scheme is strategically located between Sunderland and Washington, on land fronting the A1231 adjacent to the junction with the A19, and will incorporate a prestigious 715,000 sq ft business park with office space, light industrial units, a hotel and car showroom and ancil... [more] |
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The Downturn: Bidders from around the world crowd Yolo construction-equipment auction (The Sacramento Bee)The global economy rumbled through rural Yolo County on Wednesday as bidders from six continents snapped up California's dump trucks and front-loaders at the Ritchie Bros. auction house near Dunnigan. Spencer Pellandini, 15, of Galt checks out a bulldozer Wednesday before construction equipment is auctioned at Ritchie Bros. in Dunnigan. More than 900 items were displayed in the Yolo ... |
Duo arrested for construction equipment heist from year earlier (St. Tammany News)Two California residents were arrested and charged with 15 felony burglary counts last week, more than a year after they allegedly swiped $200,000 worth of heavy duty construction equipment from two large scale area developments, authorities said. |
Remote Dynamics Announces Satellite Service for Construction Equipment Monitoring (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)Remote Dynamics, Inc., a leading provider of GPS vehicle tracking solutions for commercial fleets, heavy equipment, and construction assets, today announced REDI Anywhere, a satellite monitoring service using the ORBCOMM data network. |
H&E Equipment says second-quarter net income climbed (New Orleans Times-Picayune)H&E Equipment, a Baton Rouge equipment services company, said this morning its income climbed during the second quarter despite a slowdown in some aspects of the construction market. |
$40K Worth of Construction Equipment Stolen in Pacoima (FOX 11 News Los Angeles)At least $40,000 worth of construction equipment was stolen overnight from a Habitat for Humanity work site in Pacoima, which could delay a 62-home project in the area, according to broadcast reports. |
35W Bridge worker hurt in construction accident (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul)A Flatiron Construction worker was injured in an accident at a building used for storing equipment for the new 35W bridge. |
Construction: Van Bebber plans building for new equipment; awards for landscape ?rm (North Bay Business Journal)Heavy construction steel distributor Van Bebber Bros. wants to build a third building to house new, more-efficient equipment and protect about $40,000 in plate and pipe millstock in the gated yard. |
Initial construction begins on runway for regional airport (Forrest City Times-Herald)Work towards a future regional airport in Colt is quickly moving forward with much of the property for the airport having been purchased and the initial phase of construction getting under way. |
Employees Solve Stolen Equipment Case (FOX 6 News Milwaukee)A Milwaukee company had some important construction equipment stolen, but weeks after reporting the crime, employees helped solve the crime. The FOX 6 News Team and Chrystina Head explain. |
Construction begins on new miner-training site (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport)INA, Ill. (AP) - Construction is under way on a new $1 million miner training site at Rend Lake College near the southern Illinois community of Ina. The 20,000-square-foot complex will offer training of new coal miners and required in-service training for working miners. |
