Journals By Industry - Construction Materials & Components

Group sales for the third quarter ended January 21, 2012 decreased 3.8%. Like-for-like sales for the nine months ended January 21, 2012 decreased 1.7%. Group sales for the nine months ended January 21,...

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A recently approved credit system allowing the granting of loans to small business owners, private farmers and those looking to repair or rebuild their homes came into effect in Cuba, reports ACN (Dec....

French cement company Incehsa-Lafarge has begun a modernization and expansion of its Honduras plant over the next three years, reports Elfinancierocr.com (Jan. 11, 2012). Juan Martinez, director general of the cement company, said...

The Chinese building material market posted profits of 279.6 billion yuan (approx. US$44.4 billion) for the first 11 months of 2011, up 50.2 percent over the same period of a year ago, according...

HEADNOTE According to participants in the Chicago Fed's annual Economic Outlook Symposium, the U.S. economy is forecasted to grow at a pace below its historical average in 2012, following a year with an...

Park Tower Group, the developer of 535 Madison Avenue, a signature class-A commercial building located on Madison Avenue at 54th Street, announced that The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the building its...

A Uniondale law firm has expanded its office space in anticipation of hiring an additional 19 attorneys. Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana announced recently it has added an additional 7,200...

Konarka's Dr. Stuart Spitzer to Speak on Integrating Solar Energy Systems into Fa[?]ade Designs - Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - New York City LOWELL, Mass. -- Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development...

PORTLAND, Maine & CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- BlueTarp Financial, the only financial services company dedicated to providing a full-service commercial credit program to the building materials industry today announced it has named Scott Simpson...

The Vue, a mix of penthouse condominium and luxury rental residences in downtown New Brunswick, New Jersey, has officially opened. Located on Somerset Street and Easton Avenue--with direct walkway access to New Brunswick's...

NEW YORK -- With cash flow, cash on hand and revolver availability more than adequate to meet upcoming cash requirements, liquidity will remain on solid footing for U.S. building materials companies this year,...

AUSTIN, Texas -- American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC), the nation's largest owner and manager of high-quality student housing properties, today announced the acquisition of 26 West Apartments in Austin, Texas and a controlling...

NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. -- Axion International Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:AXIH), a leader in Recycled Structural Composite (RSC)[TM] technology used to produce ECOTRAX[TM] railroad ties as well as STRUXURE[TM] building materials, today announced it will...

While the cost of construction supplies edged down 0.2 percent in December, they still finished the year 5.3 percent above 2010 prices, according to a report from the Association of General Contractors of...

Power Doubled Without Enlarging Towers or Right of Way; Installation of Breakthrough Conductor is Second in Moscow ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The electricity transmission unit of MOESK Company (Moscow United Electric Grid Company)...

Building Products Veteran to Lead Masonry Manufacturer's Continued Innovation and Expansion CALEDONIA, Wis. -- Joel Rood, a 15-year veteran of the building products and materials industry, has joined CalStar Products as its CEO....

ROCHESTER, N.H. -- Albany International Corp. (NYSE: AIN) will release 2011 fourth-quarter financial results after the close of the market on Wednesday, February 8, 2012. The Company will host a webcast to discuss...

National Pest Management Association Advises Homeowners to Guard Homes Against Damage, Pests FAIRFAX, Va. -- Old Man Winter is apparently here, but much of the country that usually sees a snowfall or two...