In December last year, the Markit/CIPS UK's construction Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) decreased slightly to 62.1 from November's reading of 62.6. The latest reading marked eight months of continuous output growth in the UK construction ...
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Scaffolding is a supportive system, installed at construction site, which is exclusively aimed at providing the workmen with safe and secure platform to do their task. It is thought to be much essential ingredient for building construction, ...
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The chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) predicts that the construction industry will add as many as 300,000 new jobs next year to decisively rebound from a recession that had crippled it. This could mean ...
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Bechtel has been selected by BHP Billiton to provide engineering, project management, and construction services for a system that will bring a sustainable water supply to the Escondida copper mine in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. ...
Power Engineering magazine has awarded Bechtel and Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) the 2013 Nuclear Project of the Year Award. The companies won for the extended power uprates at the St. Lucie and Turkey Point nuclear plants, located ...
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The growth rate of China's steel demand will decline from 6.3 percent this year to 3.2 percent in 2014 in the wake of the country's economic transformation and the government's efforts to improve the environment. The nation's steel ...
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Cape plc is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Cape Australia Onshore has entered into an agreement with Bechtel for the provision of Painting, Insulation and Fireproofing Services on the Chevron-operated Wheatstone ...
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The Hertz Corporation (NYSE:HTZ) has announced that Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (hertzequip.com) has relocated its Williston, North Dakota operations to a brand new, state-of-the-art facility that includes a 12,720 square foot ...
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According to data released by the Korea Iron & Steel Association (KOSA), the country’s heave plate imports totaled 1.63 million tons in the January-October period, slumping by 42% year on year. In the given period of time, the imports ...
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Cape plc is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Cape Australia Onshore has entered into an agreement with Bechtel, one of the world’s most respected engineering, project management, and construction companies, for the ...
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Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corporation, one of the Bechtel group of companies, has been awarded contract extensions projected to be valued at approximately $13 billion by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Navy to continue providing ...
Engineering and construction firms have come to the forefront in the efforts of the U.S. oil and gas industry to optimize and accelerate shale development and delivery, according to a new PwC US report released today entitled, Shale Gas: ...
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The Carolinas' nuclear energy industry provides a significant economic impact to North and South Carolina according to a recent study. An industry coalition, the Carolinas' Nuclear Cluster commissioned the research to obtain a clear measure ...
The Internet has established itself as one of the most prominent resources in marketing and networking today. In fact, it no longer seems viable for companies not to have an online presence. This is especially true of the construction ...
Metal production devices are used in important aspects of the production market. It provides the architectural steel market very well as it helps in other metal fabricating sectors. Manufacturers of these devices have clients which range ...