A new generation of highrise commercial and institutional wood buildings are planned for B. C. In the next couple of years. The buildings will feature engineered wood products, such as cross laminated timber (CLT), laminated veneer lumber ...
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Armstrong Cabinet Products unit of Armstrong World Industries, Inc., says it has become a preferred vendor for 84 Lumber, a privately held building materials and services supplier selling mostly to professional contractors. Currently, 84 ...
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The Ministry of Industry and Commerce is continuing to follow up cement subject closely to make sure the availability of this essential material for construction to meet local market needs. Last week, Local Trade and Consumer Protection ...
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Tucked into a corner of town is a company where the cutting edge is part of everyday life. SOG Specialty Knives and Tools Inc. grew from a niche business in 1986 in the apartment of owner Spencer Frazer in Santa Monica, Calif., to one that ...
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North American Municipal Drinking Water Plants Will Spend Over $3.5 Billion on New Hardware, Instrumentation and Treatment Chemicals. This is the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company in reviewing the projects it is tracking in North ...
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Coverings is the premier international trade fair and expo dedicated exclusively to showcasing the newest in ceramic tile and natural stone. It has grown to be the largest and most important show of its kind in the U.S., featuring ...
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The U.S. Defense Department needs to realize the dangerous consequences a potential lack of domestic rare earths may have on the U.S. weapon industry, suggests a latest study by the Congress released last week. The document, titled Rare ...
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The cost of construction materials rose 0.9 percent in February, more than double the 0.4 percent rise in January, according information from the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America in Arlington, Va. The unadjusted percent ...
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Now available from Martindale Electric is the CB12 checkbox.Designed to check the calibration of continuity and resistance ranges of insulation testers and multi meters,the CB12 allows you to easily verify instruments are working within ...
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Lakewood-based HomeSphere, Inc. and Stanley Black & Decker Hardware Home Improvement Group announced today they have entered into a joint agreement to offer Stanley Black & Decker brands Kwikset, Baldwin, and Weiser to HomeSphere's network ...
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Connecticut construction officials are urging the industry to renew a building technique hundreds of years old as a way to save money and increase productivity today. The renewed push in prefabrication — or modular construction ...
Despite a down economy and the looming threat of big box competitors, North Baltimore’s independent hardware stores have managed to stay in business. Deborah Falkenhan, owner of Falkenhan’s Hardware, attributed the success of ...
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High-Performance CR Series is Now Bigger, Better, Faster and Even More Affordable DURHAM, N.C. -- One year after introducing the revolutionary CR Series LED Troffer, Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) is expanding the CR Troffer family to address ...
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The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has achieved a “world first” for securing FSC and PEFC project certification on the Olympic Park site, with 100% of wood products supplied certified as “legal and sustainable”. ...
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Timber product companies have reported good initial feedback from Ecobuild – the world’s largest eco building show at London ExCeL which finishes today. Organisers UBM were expecting more than 60, 000 visitors at this ...
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