The construction industry shed 2.2 million workers between January 2007 and last year. So now there's an overabundance of them eager for jobs, right? Wrong. Contractors are struggling with shortages of workers as the home-building market ...
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The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CUSTOM HOME BUILDERS has named Marie Enterprises of Albuquerque, New Mexico as "US Top Ten" Custom Home Builder for 2012. Marie Enterprises, Inc., joins the list for Custom Home Builder of the Year for 2012. ...
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Ikea announced earlier this month that it will switch to selling only LED bulbs and lamps by 2016, becoming the first U.S. home furnishing retailer to do so. The announcement is fitting, as LED lighting technology celebrates its 50th ...
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The changing foliage won't be the only new colours to see in St. Jacobs this fall as Home Hardware Dealer-Owners from across Canada gather at the 2012 Home Hardware Fall Market. Taking place from Saturday, September 22 to Tuesday, September ...
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MHA Lighting has been recognised at the Architects'Journal Retrofit Awards for its sealed LED lighting unit,winning Best Product Innovation. MHA says the LED system,which is completely sealed in order to prohibit the spread of germs and ...
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MHA Lighting has been recognised at the Architectsa Journal Retrofit Awards for its sealed LED lighting unit,winning Best Product Innovation. MHA says the LED system,which is completely sealed in order to prohibit the spread of ...
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According to BHI published by CBMCA and MOFCOM, profit of cement manufacturing industry decreased with a year-on-year drop of 50% during the first half year of 2012, while profit of sheet glass plunged more than 100% compared with last ...
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West Fraser Timber Co. And Western Forest Products Inc. Are leading Canadian lumber producers to the biggest combined profit since 2006 as mills run at five-year highs to feed a U. S. Housing rebound and near-record Chinese demand. Lumber ...
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If there is one emerging trend in home building and renovating, it is that we are finally starting to take our bathrooms seriously. Instead of sticking a shower in one corner, a vanity somewhere in the middle and a single ceiling light for ...
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If there is one emerging trend in home building and renovating, it is that we are finally starting to take our bathrooms seriously. Instead of sticking a shower in one corner, a vanity somewhere in the middle and a single ceiling light for ...
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The lumber sector recently entered into a period of seasonal strength. What are prospects this year? Canadian lumber stocks such as Canfor, West Fraser Timber, and International Forest Products have a period of seasonal strength from ...
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Ever since the financial crisis struck the Italian building materials industry in 2008, the government has put forward some laws and regulations to compensate manufacturing enterprises. In the Italian legal system, the factories can not ...
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The lumber sector has just entered into a period of seasonal strength. How can investors participate in the sector with exchange traded funds (ETFs)? Seasonal influences for lumber are positive from the middle of October to the middle of ...
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