Press Releases by Category Industry, Real Estate & Construction
New Homes Launched in Yorkshire
Linden Homes have launched a new, completed street at one of their developments in Yorkshire.
The new street is located at their St. Nicholasgate development in Beverley, East Yorkshire. The new homes consist of two, three and four bedroom family homes Located close to the town centre. A total of 130 new houses for sale have been launched and come in varying architectural designs to suit a range of buyers, including…
Overview of Brazilian consumer product regulatory changes
Automotive Parts
Inmetro Ordinance 362/2011 postponed the effective date of the new requirements of Ordinance 445/2010 to January 1, 2013, thereby allowing manufacturers and importers until the end of 2012 to prepare for compliance. Only road wheels possessing the Inmetro Conformity Identification Mark may be sold in Brazil from January 1, 2015.
In addition, automobile parts that include shock absorbers, electric fuel pumps for Otto cycle engines, horns and similar equipment for…
Steel Production Orchestrating Impressive CAGR
Saudi Arabia is one of the most attractive destinations for global crude steel producers. Factors that prompted investors to capture the market include its geographical location being equidistant from Africa, Europe, and the Asian countries; cheaper availability of labor compared to Europe and America; and cheap and reliable energy and gas resources. A fast-growing market has encouraged major players in the steel sector to announce new projects and expand the…
Jenoptik´s Optical Systems division with new Technologies at Optatec 2012
Jenoptik´s Optical Systems division presents at Optatec 2012 optical systems and components from its Optics, Microoptics und Optoelectronic Systems business units. The company also shows new Hybrid-DLC-Coatings, CaF2 Microoptics and Anti-reflection coated polymer optics produced by innovative technologies.
Visit us at OPTATEC in Frankfurt, from May 2012, 22nd to 25th, in hall 3, booth B12. Our Team is looking forward to welcome you!
Hybrid-DLC Coatings for Infrared Optics
Jenoptik´s Optical Systems division will…
Gentle on the ears - New silentec technology by markilux makes awnings whisper q …
In an increasingly hectic world it is important to give our ears a rest from the hubbub of the cities. From cars to computers or even kitchen appliances: consumers are demanding quieter technology which doesn’t compromise on function.
Awning with quieter motor operation
A new 'whispering’ awning by German manufacturer markilux caters to this need. With the new, patented silentec technology*, the automatically-controlled extension and retraction noises of the markilux 6000…
Construction industry in Russia continues to grow
In the second half of 2011, activity on the Russian construction market finally picked up, with civil engineering work and residential construction as the main two drivers of growth. Despite the unfavourable and challenging global economic sentiment, the industry is expected to continue to expand, with growth fostered by increases in spending on infrastructure development and healthy demand for residential properties.
The continuing sovereign debt crisis in Europe and…
HOCHTIEF Projektentwicklung lays cornerstone for “forum am Hirschgarten”
Office and commercial property with rental area of 33,000 square meters to form center of new Munich urban district, Am Hirschgarten
HOCHTIEF Projektentwicklung today lays the cornerstone for the Forum am Hirschgarten, an office and commercial property with a rental area of around 33,000 square meters, in the center of the urban development area “Am Hirschgarten—Die Mitte im Grünen”. From the beginning of 2014, the project—consisting of two buildings on a…
Advantech is a Founding Member of the Embedded Consortium SGET
Germering, May, 2012 – As a leading producer of embedded platforms, Advantech has been a founding member and driving force behind establishment of the embedded consortium SGET (Standardization Group for Embedded Technologies). The body aims to create and advocate standards for embedded technologies. The term is defined more broadly than is currently the case at existing organizations and also covers software, interfaces or systems. SGET’s lean and agile structure also…
ima’s Leo O’Brian is Assistant Vice Chair of Orange County Chapter of ULI
ima’s Leo O’Brian is a part of the Orange County Chapter as Assistant Vice Chair of the Urban Land Institute Housing Initiative Council. The Urban Land Institute (www.uli.org) is a nonprofit education and research institute providing leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. ULI Orange County/Inland Empire is among the ten largest District Councils worldwide with 1,300 members.
The ULI Housing Initiative…
LED ushers in a revolution in smart vehicle lighting
The ubiquitous LED technology offers a multitude of advantages. LED lamps provide many performance improvements over their incandescent predecessors: they consume less energy and produce less heat, are more reliable, have quicker starting times, are more resistant to vibrations and shocks as well as being smaller and so offer lots more possibility for design.
The LED technology challenges
In addition to their many advantages, lighting solutions based on LED do introduce new…
LCM Systems Increases Its Range of Stocked Load Cells for Faster Delivery to Cus …
Now with increased factory space, load cell manufacturer LCM Systems has expanded its existing range of stocked products. This means that customers can expect faster delivery and lower prices on a larger range of load cells. Recently added products include the SGA analogue stain gauge amplifier, the TR150 handheld load indicator and the renowned STA series of S-Type tension/compression load cells. All three products are commonly purchased together to provide…
Desarrollo de nuevas formulaciones de masterbatches con cáscara de almendra
The introduction of these masterbatches in consumer goods will make way for their integration into the market of new sustainable products, with high performance and profitability.
The Project so called is developing new colour concentrates, based on natural resources from agriculture for diverse thermoplastics. The aim is to obtain high added value masterbatches for the market and that, due to their high innovative value, they will be without competition. The concentrates…
SGS Provides Inspection and Expediting Services for Saipem
SGS Supports Saipem in Various Projects
SGS, the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification was awarded a contract to provide comprehensive inspection and expediting services for various on- and off-shore projects by Saipem. The contract, signed in February 2012, will last until end of December 2014.
Headquartered in Milan, Saipem, which has been operating in the oilfield service industry as a gas and oil contractor offering engineering and construction of on-…
Let it sing, let it swing! - The new sound awning by markilux: More than your av …
Intelligent technology is set to dominate the future. Refrigerators can already contact service departments via internet, TV armchairs will replace personal trainers, and awnings can now make music.
Markilux now offer customers the opportunity to not only customise the visual appearance of their awning, but also. They can be varied not only in design according to personal tastes, but also pamper their users with music. All this without a single loudspeaker!…
Memmert develops cooled vacuum oven
As the first manufacturer worldwide, Memmert has developed a cooled vacuum oven. Low temperature vacuum drying on a laboratory scale is applied among other things during the drying of bacteria and starter cultures or in the simulation of storage conditions during long distance flights.
The cooled vacuum oven VO 200cool with its interior volume of 29 litres has a temperature range of +5 °C to +90 °. For cooling purposes,…
Charles Rutenberg Realty, Inc. Continues to Expand Roster of Agents
Charles Rutenberg Realty, Inc. is continuing their success in being one of the nation’s fastest-growing Real Estate Agencies with the addition of the Agents to the firm at its locations in Plainview and Oceanside. These Agents have joined the Plainview office:
Amalea Richards-Harding, formerly of Lou Gazzola Realty
Alia Hessen, formerly of RE/MAX South Shore
Linda M. Salvo, formerly of Donovan Brothers Realty
Jean Y. Chery, formerly of Leap Frog Realty
Kousar Alam, formerly of…
SGS to Conduct Ancillary Services Performance Testing in Turkish Gas Power Plant …
Enerjisa Chooses SGS for Performance Testing
Enerjisa (Joint Venture of Sabanci Holding and Verbund) has appointed SGS to conduct performance testing of ancillary services provided by four natural gas combined-cycle power plants located in Adana, Mersin, Canakkale and Bandirma in Turkey. SGS expert testing will determine regulatory compliance of these services.
Diverse supplemental technical services support the transmission of power from the producer to the consumer within local control areas to…
COFRAC Accreditation ISO 17025 Received by SGS France for Juvenile Product Testi …
With over 1,350 laboratories and offices around the world, SGS is a multinational company which provides inspection, verification, testing and certification services to companies across the globe. SGS’s dedicated office in France has recently announced that its laboratory in Aix en Provence, France, dealing exclusively with juvenile products and childcare articles, has been accredited ISO 17025 by COFRAC according to the standard NF EN ISO /CEI 17025 within the Program…
Romaco at ACHEMA 2012 - Expertise all down the line
Romaco will be at this year's ACHEMA with several innovative solutions for blister and strip packaging, liquid filling and cartoning, vacuum processing and wet grinding.
Noack 960R blister line
The new, servo-controlled QuickTransfer system connects the Noack 960R blister machine to the Promatic PC 4250 continuous horizontal cartoner to form a single, integrated line. As a result, the robotic transfer station now conveys each individual blister even more securely from the die…
Sarasota, Florida Attorney and CPA Jo Ann Koontz Featured on Talk Credit Radio
SARASOTA, FL – Attorney and Certified Public Accountant Jo Ann Koontz will be a featured guest on Talk Credit Radio, a weekly radio talk show hosted by consumer advocate Gerri Detweiler of Ultimate Credit Solutions Inc. in Sarasota. Koontz will discuss short sales, their tax implications and potential pitfalls.
The show will air 2 p.m., Saturday, May 19, on WSRQ 1220 AM and 106.9 FM in Sarasota. It will also…
"UAV flight training and simulation market worth $451.9m in 2012" says Visiongai …
Visiongain’s analysis indicates that the UAV flight training and simulation market will reach a value of $451.9m in 2012, as increasing demands for UAVs around the world drives the creation of formalised pilot and sensor operator training and simulation apparatus.
A Visiongain analyst commented that: ‘Growing requirements for UAVs will lead to continued demand for more immersive operator training. This will result in spending on UAV flight training and simulation products…
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Names ReadyChat as Preferred Provide …
CHICAGO (5/17/12) – Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® has named ReadyChat a preferred service provider, presenting the company’s website chat services to its global network of over 500 top real estate firms through LeadingRE’s Solutions Group program.
ReadyChat is a leading provider of live chat marketing services for the real estate industry, with a full range of lead generation, lead qualification, and lead transfer…
Datest Announces Quick-Turn Troubleshooting Service with the Installation of Its …
FREMONT, CA — May 2012 — Datest, a leading provider of advanced, efficient and mission-critical in-circuit testing, test engineering, and X-ray inspection solutions, has successfully installed a XD7600NT500 Ruby X-ray Inspection System with X-Plane™ technology from Nordson DAGE.
Datest will use the XD7600NT500 Ruby X-ray system for internal troubleshooting and failure analysis activities. Additionally, the system will be available to Datest customers in need of fast, accurate resolution of…
Systech Illinois Develop Gas Analysis System For Measuring Trace Gas Impurities
Systech Illinois manufactures an extensive range of gas analysis equipment and are already well known on the world stage in the gas instrumentation market.
In response to customer demand, Systech Illinois have developed a new cylinder analysis system. This system is capable of quickly and easily measuring trace gas impurities such as oxygen or moisture, which is essential for inert gas manufacturers who require every gas cylinder to be…
Civil engineering to be a driving force of the Romanian construction industry
Romanian civil engineering construction has registered considerably better performance in 2011 compared to the residential and non-residential segments, which posted decreases. The reason behind this is increased capital expenditure on infrastructure projects, particularly road and railway construction.
Despite the strong economic downturn Romania experienced in 2009 and 2010, the value of civil engineering works has not decreased greatly, compared to the decreases in non-residential and residential construction. According to PMR’s latest…
Landmark Lehman Mansion Reveals a Stunning Retractable Roof-Top
One of New York City’s most elegant historical buildings, The Lehman Mansion, located on former Millionaires Row West 54th Street was recently renovated with a vision to preserve its Beaux-Arts style charm while being converted in a commercial office. This vision was achieved by introducing a modern, innovative OpenAire roof design that is sure to be one of the hottest building features in New York City.
Oakville, ON, Canada, May 17,…
Jenoptik presents innovative Hybrid-DLC Coatings at Sensor + Test 2012
Jenoptik’s Optical Systems Division will be presenting its new product line of Hybrid-Diamond-Like-Carbon (DLC) coatings for multispectral use. Jenoptik´s technology launches a new technology generation of environmentally highly resistant optical coatings and components. It combines the superior toughness of protective DLC coatings with the versatility and multispectral functionality of High-End IR coatings.
The optics which is built into infrared systems of metrology, test and monitoring equipment is required to transmit high-quality…
MI Windows and Doors Gratz, PA Plant Receives SHARP Award From OSHA
Gratz, PA – MI Windows and Doors, Inc., and its Gratz manufacturing facility received a Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) award from OSHA in recognition of its safety and health management systems.
The SHARP award is presented to employers who operate an exemplary safety and health management system facility. Acceptance into SHARP by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) qualifies MI Windows and Doors as a model…
Detecting and Preventing Viral Contamination of Food
Foodborne viral outbreaks are ever present in the media spotlight. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reported that viral agents were responsible for 11.9% of the foodborne outbreaks in the European Union (EU) during 2007, coming second only to Salmonella as the most common causation agent group.
Undetected food contamination
Foodborne viral infections often go undetected and differ from bacterial infections in that, once present in food, viruses will neither alter the…
ESCHA starts up international production in the Czech Republic
Halver, 16 May 2012 – ESCHA Bauelemente GmbH starts up its new international production in Czechian Rumburk as of mid-May. Near the German border – parallel to the capacity extension at the home base in Halver – about 800 m² of production area will be put into operation. According to Managing Director Dietrich Turck, the connector- and housing manufacturer intends to create further preconditions for growth and stability with these…
Joint “attack” on the camshaft
For example in China – even if the automobile market in the country is currently growing more moderately, the “Middle Kingdom” is still the driving force on the global market. Around 11 million automobiles were produced in China in 2009 and the figure rose to around 14 million in 2010. In 2011, production growth slowed to about 15 million vehicles (source: PwC, Statista). Imports of automobile components, complete engines and…
ROTOCONTROL Celebrates Fifteen Installations of RSP 100% Security Inspection Mac …
Ahrensburg, Germany (May 15, 2012) – ROTOCONTROL today announced its fifteenth successful installation of the RSP Single Pass 100% Security Inspection Machine, benefiting Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical industries throughout Europe, United Kingdom, South America and Asia.
Initially unveiled at the 2010 edition of Labelexpo Americas, the RSP is specifically designed for compliance with the most demanding security label inspection and finishing applications and can operate in 3 distinct levels of…
Pipe forming: Safe shaping instead of expensive welding
transfluid's process integration for spherical head sealing on steel and stainless steel tubes
In the automotive industry spherical heads are used as sealing and connecting elements for pressure tubes. Up to now, these sealing elements have been produced mechanically and subsequently connected with the respective tubes through welding or soldering. This process is not only cost-intensive, but can also result in weak points in the welds. Facing this challenge, transfluid Maschinenbau…
Amplifier Measurement System AMS42-LAN16f by bmcm: 1 System – 1000 Possibilities …
Maisach/Munich/Germany. The mobile tabletop unit AMS-LAN16f by the measurement manufacturer BMC Messsysteme GmbH (bmcm) combines 5B amplifier technology and data acquisition via network within a tight space. Due to the modular concept of the amplifier measurement system, different analog and digital measuring applications can easily be realized.
A modular measurement system with individual equipment is versatile and flexible. The measurement specialist BMC Messsysteme GmbH (bmcm) focused on this aspect when developing…
More Ryanair Flights for Palma de Mallorca
This month Ryanair commenced six new routes out of Palma de Mallorca Airport. Beginning the first week of May, the airline now flies daily to Cologne, thrice-weekly to Rome Ciampino, Porto in Portugal and Malmo Sweden, twice-weekly to Groningen in the Netherlands and once a week to Smaland in Sweden. Mallorca Sotheby’s International Realty believes the new services make perfect sense for the Island.
Managing Director of Mallorca Sotheby’s…
Sarasota, Florida Attorney and CPA Jo Ann Koontz to Speak on "The Long and Short …
SARASOTA, FL – Attorney and Certified Public Accountant Jo Ann Koontz will speak on “The Long and Short of Short Sales,” Wednesday, May 16, at noon. The presentation is a follow-up to the sold-out April seminar offered by the Realtor-Attorney Joint Committee of the Sarasota Association of Realtors (SAR) and the Sarasota County Bar Association (SCBA). It will be held at the SAR office at 3590 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota,…
BRAMFORD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP CELEBRATES NEW CANOPY ALONG WITH A GLOWING OFSTED …
Pupils at Bramford Pre-School Playgroup in Bramford now have a sheltered outdoor playing area that will allow them to play and learn outside all year round thanks to the installation of a new wall mounted canopy.
The canopy supplied by Able Canopies was funded by a grant from Early Years at Suffolk County Council and an Easter fundraising event at the pre-school which included a raffle, with prizes donated by local…
Twenty-Three Years of Trust in the Boom Bucket Truck Business
Houston, Texas, May, 2012. Family owned Atlas Trucks has been in the boom bucket truck business for more than a couple of decades now. To say that the employees there know their business is an understatement. They know quality and they're more than happy to pass on the kind of knowledge that can only come with many years in the field of utility truck sales to their…
Barbara Mei Named Sales Person of the Month for Premier Sotheby's International …
SARASOTA, FLORIDA – Broker-Associate Barbara Mei was recognized as the top sales person for March 2012 at a recent sales meeting of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty. Specializing in downtown Sarasota luxury condominiums, Mei achieved $3.35 million in sales in March.
Her methodical and tenacious approach to problem-solving is an asset in assisting clients to navigate the many facets of a real estate transaction. “Everything was handled most professionally and in…
Real Estate Investment Services (REIS) Hires Carol Steed as Property Manager Ass …
Tacoma, WASH. — May 10, 2012 —Real Estate Investment Services (REIS), with offices throughout Puget Sound, announced that it has hired Carol Steed as a property manager assistant in their Tacoma office. Carol will assist with marketing, leasing, and resident relations for several residential properties managed by the REIS Tacoma office.
“Carol is an expert in organization, planning, and efficiency”, said Debbi Anderson, owner and managing broker at the REIS…
Advantech Offers 5 Year Warranty for Industrial Communication Product Line
Advantech expands warranty coverage to 5 years for Industrial Communication product lines, effective 1st May, 2012. Industrial Communication product lines include: Industrial Ethernet Switches, Wireless AP/CPE, Media Converters, Serial Device Servers, Cellular IP Gateways, Modbus Gateways, and Serial Communication Cards.
The new 5 year warranty affects all Industrial Communication products for shipments after May 1st from “Advantech worldwide”. Products shipped before 1st May, 2012 are NOT retroactively covered by…
'$32.55bn infrastructure security spending to assume more global dynamic' says v …
Visiongain’s analysis indicates that the global infrastructure security market, in terms of government spending, will reach a value of $32.55bn in 2012. Visiongain’s latest report, The Infrastructure Security Market 2012-2022: Government Spending for Homeland Security (HLS), finds that investment will continue in ensuring the physical integrity of nations’ vital infrastructure, with very strong growth in Asia and the Middle East. Continued economic weakness in Europe and North America will not…
MENTOR, world leaders in the manufacture of opto and electronic components, anno …
A new UK company Multitron Ltd has been formed with active support from MENTOR. This new company has the sole objective of promoting the MENTOR brand in the UK and enhancing service levels for MENTOR’s UK customers. As from 1 July 2012 Multitron Ltd will be MENTOR’s sole agent for the UK and ROI.
MENTOR’s Joint Managing Director Mr Wido Weyer comments: “The UK market is proving to be an increasingly…
SGS Announces the Opening of a New Textile Testing Laboratory in Cairo, Egypt
With significant increases of textile exports and the newly enforced inspection certificate requirement for imported textile and leather products, the demand for consumer product testing services has been rising in Egypt. SGS has relocated its existing Egyptian textile testing laboratory, founded in 1996, and is now able to provide textile testing solutions which will satisfy this need.
The Egyptian textile industry is an attractive business proposition and its proximity to…
Multifaceted lighting solution: MENTOR presents a new optical concept "M-LEDligh …
The concept module M-LEDlight illumination optics is based on a TIR collimator (Total Internal Reflection) as a base body and exchangeable facet designs for various beam properties. The company develops, simulates, tests and produces in house - the result is custom-made light engines for complex lighting solutions with targeted illumination.
One of the biggest core competencies of the company is the virtual light development and product visualisation of customer specific…
Aerospace Component Heat Treatment Specialist Wallwork Wins Goodrich and Westlan …
Aerospace heat treatment specialist, Wallwork HT, has achieved new accreditations from Augusta Westland the UK and Italian helicopter company and from USA based, international aerospace components supplier Goodrich Actuation Systems. Wallwork HT already has extensive approvals for its metal hardening processes from Airbus, Bombardier, NADCAP, APPH, BAe, and Rolls Royce.
The new Wallwork certifications are for case hardening to vacuum heat treatment. This process is applied to aerospace…
KWG Kommunale Wohnen AG records significant growth in Q1 2012
- Net Cold Rent increased by 18.0 % to EUR 4.1 million, Revenues improved by 17.3 % to EUR 5.9 million
- Increase of FFO by 77.5 % to EUR 0.7 million
- Additional significant growth planned for 2012
Hamburg - 10 May 2012 - KWG Kommunale Wohnen AG, the long-term oriented property holding company of German residential real estate, records a successful start into the current fiscal year. The Q1 2012 net…
Capital Safety Australia Introduces the DBI-SALA™ Nano-Lok™ Self Retracting Life …
Capital Safety, home of the DBI-SALA, PROTECTA and UNILINE brands of fall protection equipment has announced the launch of the new DBI-SALA Nano-Lok™ Self Retracting Lifelines (SRL). These new SRL’s, an addition to Capital Safety’s extensive line of industry-leading self retracting lifelines, can be used in place of lanyards and can be directly attached to any harness, reducing fall clearances. Compact and lightweight, these SRL’s are virtually unnoticeable to the…
Datest Completes Transition to New AS9100 Revision C Standard as Part of Its Con …
FREMONT, CA — May 2012 — Datest, a leading provider of advanced, efficient and mission-critical in-circuit testing, test engineering, and X-ray inspection solutions, announces that it has successfully completed the transition from the ISO 9001:2008, AS9100 Revision B standard to the new Revision C standard – the quality management system for the aviation, space and defense industries.
“I am pleased to have participated intimately in the process leading to Datest…
Systech Illinois to Exhibit their Range of Process Gas Instruments at the 2012 A …
Systech Illinois manufacture a range of gas analyzers for the process industry. Providing measurements from trace ppm levels up to high percentage levels the process gas instruments are available in wall mounted IP66-rated, bench top and rack mounted versions. There is a gas analyzer, oxygen analyzer and moisture analyzer available for almost any process application requirement. In addition, Systech Illinois manufacture intrinsically safe analyzers for use in hazardous areas.…
