Press Releases by Category Industry, Real Estate & Construction
Veda Wood To Grace Cover Of Business Celebrities Edition Of People You Need To K …
Veda Wood has over 12 years of real estate experience and is well respected for her in-depth knowledge of buying, selling, new construction, investment and commercial property. Veda and her team of real estate professionals handle all types of properties that range from starter homes to multi-million dollar estates.
She admits, "At the age of seven, my very first client was my two-year-old brother as I gave him guided tours of…
WISKA present their latest product developments at SMM
Kaltenkirchen, 28 August 2008 – Again at this year’s SMM, WISKA presents its latest innovations for electrical installation and lighting solutions on cargo vessels. Doing this, WISKA puts special emphasis on the controlling of system components within the vessel IT network and energy-efficient lighting.
WISKA identifies the adaption of industry IT network structures into shipbuilding as path breaking for the future. In terms of the increasing IT-orientation on board, central installation,…
Century Marketing Partners with LinkShare for Affiliate Marketing Program
Bowling Green, Ohio -- August, 2008 -- Century Marketing Corporation, home of PrintMyThing.com and PrintMyRibbon.com, has partnered with LinkShare Corporation, an online marketing solutions provider and industry leader in performance-based affiliate marketing.
For over 28 years, Century Marketing Corporation has been providing custom printed products to businesses and individuals domestically and worldwide. In recent years, Century has developed and expanded its e-commerce solutions with four retail websites. By partnering with LinkShare,…
Cold Air Products Adds New Line Of Generators To Product Offering
In addition to commercial and industrial portable air-conditioning units, Cold Air Products now offers customers a variety of Magnum generators for rent or purchase.
NORFOLK, VA – Cold Air Products recently announced has added a new line of Magnum generators to their extensive cooling products inventory. Known for its large selection of portable air-conditioning units, Cold Air Products is a family-owned American company serving commercial, industrial and military entities.
Magnum generators…
U.K. Brokerage Adds 2,300 European Listings to LuxuryRealEstate.com
SEATTLE – LuxuryRealEstate.com, the most-viewed luxury real estate Web site in the world, recently added 2,383 properties in Europe and the Caribbean from its member Unique Living, International Real Estate to its total number of listings, which currently tops 66,000.
“Our international network continues to expand and deepen our presence in top luxury markets around the world,” said John Brian Losh, CEO/publisher of LuxuryRealEstate.com, and CEO, chairman and broker of Ewing…
Local Realtor Launches an Innovative New Real Estate Service for Area Residents
Local real estate agent Portia Park, of Coldwell Banker, has launched "Ask Portia," a brand new way for local residents to get all of their home buying and selling questions answered.
Pacific Palisades, CA August 25, 2008 – The first of its kind in or around Pacific Palisades – a question and answer blog for residential real estate topics. Portia Park, a Realtor and Certified Negotiator, has launched the platform to…
Hartford Title Enters into Partnership with Penner Law Firm to Offer Mobile Real …
Hartford National Title, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Penner Law Firm, LLC to handle its real estate closings in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts, and South Carolina.
Hartford National Title will utilize Penner Law Firm’s existing processes and systems to handle its real estate transactions in those states while continuing to offer borrowers the flexibility of a “mobile closing” and streamlined closing services.…
Crystal clear liquid silicone from Momentive Performance Materials
Crystal clear liquid silicone from Momentive Performance Materials enables top reproduction accuracy for camera-based driver assistance systems
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY — AUGUST 25, 2008 - High transparency Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) from Momentive Performance Materials for use in camera-based driver assistance systems from KOSTAL. KOSTAL, the technology specialist for automotive electronics and mechatronics, introduces a compact front view camera which attaches to the windscreen. Its special construction combines functional and technical design…
NOCTRON’s new lighting technology now headed for production in China and Europe …
Luxembourg - Saving energy has become a global issue and reducing the power consumption of lighting is a common goal. Exchanging incandescent Light against CFL (compact fluorescent lighting) is only a bridge to the future lighting technology known as LED (Light Emitting Diodes) lighting or Solid State Lighting (SSL).
Though heavily promoted, CFL lighting solutions are limited in their design, energy saving and application potential. In addition CFLs are still…
THE NEW MORTGAGE LAW BOOSTS INVESTOR CONFIDENCE, SAYS ENGEL & VOELKERS
Dubai, August 24, 2008 - Engel & Voelkers, a German-based international real estate brand, welcomes the new mortgage law issued by the Dubai Government.
“This shows the government’s initiative to support the market sustainability. This positive move will boost both the investor’s and end-user’s confidence in the property market,” said Debbie Baertschi, Managing Director Engel & Voelkers Middle East, who has a rich background of banking and finance. “It also improves…
Wood costs increased for pulpmills worldwide in the 2Q 2008 as reported by WRI
Seattle, US, August 23, 2008. Wood fiber costs, the major cost component when producing wood pulp, increased in practically all major pulp-producing regions around the world in the 2Q/08, according to the market report Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ). This was both a result of a continued weakening of the US dollar against most major currencies and because of higher transport costs for both pulpwood and wood chips.
The wood costs,…
Traditions Management joins Luxury Portfolio Development Collection
CHICAGO – (8/22/08) – Luxury Portfolio Fine Property Collection™ announced that it has added Traditions Management to its highly successful Development Collection, a multi-dimensional marketing program designed to provide global exposure to a highly selective group of home buyers and sellers.
Traditions Management is a real estate sales and marketing firm with a portfolio of exceptional communities across the Western hemisphere. Two of its Hawaiian developments, Maluaka and Kukui’ula, and…
LeadingRE Announces Enhanced Educational Offerings
CHICAGO (8/20/08) – Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® has launched an enhanced version of the LeadingRE Institute, its online educational portal for member brokers, managers and sales associates.
New features of the subscription-based program include the LeadingRE Power Producers program for top sales associates, monthly webinars and coaching calls for brokers and managers conducted by leading industry coaches, special “train the trainer” courses, audio interviews with top…
What the Office Manager Knows About
Hurricane, Utah - August, 18 2008 - Roberta the office manager of Original Tool exclaims great satisfaction from the member reviews of the Handyman club of America
Roberta Johnson, the Office Manager for Original tool relates how sales have been booming, coming in right and left every day since the review of the AngleBuster in the July/August issue of the Handy magazine by the members of the Handyman Club of America.…
Sawlog prices rebound in Russia during the 2Q of 2008, reports Wood Resources In …
Seattle, USA, August 21, 2008. Wood Resource Quarterly reports that softwood sawlog prices increased in Russia during the 2Q, in contrast to the sharp decline noted during the 1Q. Contrary to earlier price movements, this time it was the domestic market rather than the export market that was the main price driver as the housing market in western Russia strengthened substantially.
As a result of the implemented and planned…
Konstructa Hire gets ahead of competitors with three-story site accommodation fo …
The £13.8 million building project of four luxury homes required a three-storey solution to accommodate workers efficiently and to provide suitable office space with canteen and toilet facilities, as space on-site was minimal. The modular building provider Konstructa Hire was the only company who could provide the right site accommodation for the right price.
Other pre-fabricated site building providers were quoting above Bell Projects’ budget, or were unable to provide…
MOTEK '08: GERWAH's classic appliance easily withstands even the highest torque
65.000 square metres of presentation space and more than 1,000 exhibitors from all over the world: the International Trade Fair for Assembly and Handling Technology MOTEK in Stuttgart is breaking all the records this year. After the move from Sinsheim to the metropolis on the banks of the Neckar, the renowned fair has substantially grown in size. And of course, trailblazers of their industries cannot miss this event. GERWAH GmbH…
Luxury Real Estate Market Consumer Trends
Aspen, Colorado (July 15, 2008)—Despite media reports to the contrary, real estate is still considered a sound investment and affluent consumers are confident both in the current housing market and that the value of their home has remained constant, according to a consumer research study undertaken by Architectural Digest with Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. In the newly commissioned survey, “Seeking an Extraordinary Lifestyle,” 85% of respondents agreed with the…
Vignani Extends Engineering Services To Europe
Zevenbergen, August 19th, 2008: Vignani Technologies, a product engineering services company with headquarters in Bangalore, India, extends it activities to Europe with establishment of Vignani Europe B.V. situated in Zevenbergen, The Netherlands
Vignani was established in June 2005 and offers high-end product design services to companies in semiconductor industry, automotive, solar, defense and medical equipment. Among its customers are 7 Fortune 1000 companies. In 2007 revenue was 4.23 M$ and number…
Toronto Plumber Launches Information Portal on Home Plumbing Solutions
Priority Plumbing today announced the launch of priorityplumbing.ca as an information portal for Toronto area home owners to find information about plumbing solutions, and home improvement tips. With articles being added almost every day and an online monthly newsletter of home improvement tips the website is anticipated to quickly become Toronto’s primary resource web site for plumbing and home improvement information.
Future plans include educational guides on selecting a plumber,…
Provider of nanopositioning equipment with a new representative in Scandinavia
piezosystem jena is a world leading company in the development, design, and engineering of piezoelectric actuator-based positioning systems for applications involving micro- and nanotechnology.
Within a global network of representatives, effective immediately the company Optonyx AB is the new representative for our customers in Sweden, Denmark and Norway and the qualified contact for distribution of our products.
Optonyx AB is a provider of optical and opto-mechanical assemblies as well as…
ISL 2008 - 2nd International Symposium on Laser-Micromachining at 3D-Micromac AG
Experts in the field of laser micromachining meet at ISL 2008 in Chemnitz, Germany at second time
In the last years laser technologies not only confirmed their outstanding role for micro-machining but expanded it impressively. With enhancements in the areas of shorter pulses and shorter wavelengths there are growing possibilities to generate micro structures in all manufacturing sectors.
Applications related to practice and latest trends will be presented by laser manufacturers and…
Penner Law Firm, LLC Principal Real Estate Attorney Acquires License to Practice …
Penner Law Firm, LLC is pleased to announce that its principal real estate attorney, Scott Penner, is now licensed to provide legal services in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Since 2006, Penner Law Firm has performed real estate closings in Massachusetts through its associate relationships with real estate attorneys in Massachusetts. Penner Law Firm will continue to utilize those relationships to handle title and real estate transactions on behalf…
OC Robotics delivers 1/2" diameter snake-arm robot
OC Robotics has developed a snake-arm robot that is only 1/2" (12.5mm) in diameter. The arm is the smallest snake-arm robot to date and uncoils out of a briefcase-sized box where it is stowed. The arm is 24" (610mm) in length, with longer arms under development, and was designed for the US Department of Defense who needed a way of inspecting and working inside confined or cluttered spaces - a…
TISCO extends scope of Broner Scheduling and MES solutions
Broner Metals Solutions, the world’s leading provider of supply chain planning, scheduling and manufacturing execution systems, specifically for Steel and Aluminium industries, has announced a new contract to extend the scope of the existing Melt Shop Scheduling and Control solutions for Taiyuan Iron and Steel Ltd (TISCO) to span additional new equipment at the plant in TaiYuan city, ShanXi province, China.
TISCO is currently using Broner Caster Scheduler and Melt Shop…
A smart solution for cost-efficient production saves space in the warehouse
To ensure smooth production under the demanding conditions in conveying engineering or driving technology, the highly stressed shaft connections have to be maintained and repaired every now and then. However, due to excessive wear flawless connections are not given any longer and fretting corrosion makes maintenance a lengthy and expensive issue. It is a great nuisance if the necessary connecting piece is neither in stock nor available at short notice.…
Macon Roofing Contractor Launches New Website For Georgia homeowners
Macon, GA, August 13, 2008 – Stormy Weather Roofing, Inc., today announced the launch of StormyWeatherRoofing.com as an information portal for Macon area home owners to find information about roofing and roof repair information. With articles being added almost every day and an online monthly newsletter of home remodeling tips the website is anticipated to quickly become the Macon’s primary resource web site for roofing information.
Future plans include educational…
MarketMyProperty.com Partners with MLS Property Information Network
New England based Market My Property, LLC achieved its first partnership with a multiple listing service to feed commercial property information to the national real estate site.
MLS Property Information Network, a privately owned MLS serving the New England area, will begin feeding listings to MarketMyProperty.com on a daily basis, the companies announced today. This partnership will allow brokers and agents to opt in to have their commercial, industrial, or…
Dakota County, Minnesota to eRecord with Simplifile
Simplifile announced today that Dakota County, Minnesota will begin electronically recording (eRecording) land record documents such as satisfactions, and mortgages, submitted by title companies, banks, and attorneys to the Recorder’s Office through the Simplifile eRecording Service.
To demonstrate the features of eRecording, the Dakota County Recorder’s Office is hosting an eRecording kick-off meeting on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm in Conference Room 2B of…
Topper Manufacturing has done it again
High strength, durability, and a protection against rust that is unmatched in the industry has kept Topper Manufacturing the Midwest's top manufacturer of ladder racks and cargo carriers
Topper has taken their philosophy of high strength rust proof steel cargo carriers that have served the needs of contractors for over 35 years, and developed removable and inexpensive racks for those do-it-yourselfers and weekend warriors that have that occasional need for a…
Broker Returns Home to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from LuxuryRealEstate. …
SEATTLE – In an astonishing display of perfect timing and hard work, Lois Schneider, founder and president of Lois Schneider Realtor in Summit, N.J., will return to her hometown of Philadelphia in October to be honored with the Luxury Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Award.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Schneider said that it is a fitting privilege to return home to be presented with this award at the 13th Annual Luxury…
Kidz-IDz Donates Unprecedented 25 Million FREE Child ID Cards
Cherry Hill, NJ – August 10, 2008 – As part of a new child safety initiative, Kidz-IDz, a leader in child safety, announced its donation of an unprecedented 25 million FREE Child ID Cards to Booster Clubs across the U.S. The driving forces behind this initiative include Michael Pouls, the founder and CEO of Kidz-IDz; Steve Beden, the Executive Director of North American Booster Club Association (NABCA); and Anne…
MagicBricks.com Gurgaon Property Bazaar ‘08 nets over Rs. 12 crores Over 2,500 H …
MagicBricks.com, India’s No. 1 property site successfully conducted the “MagicBricks.com Gurgaon Property Bazaar ‘08” on 9th – 10th August at 32nd Milestone, Gurgaon. The event witnessed over 2,500 home seekers walk-in over the two-day event and conduct business of over Rs. 12 Crores.
Speaking about the event, Mr. Gaurav Sinha, National Sales Head, MagicBricks.com said, “The MagicBricks.com Gurgaon Property Bazaar ’08 saw over 2,500 home seekers walk-in to interact with twenty…
VAG-Valves UK awarded Yorkshire Water Framework
VAG-Valves UK and its UK Distribution and Logistics Partner Fusion Provida have recently been awarded the prestigious Yorkshire Water Framework for the supply of Resilient Seated Gate Valves (50mm – 300mm) for three years with an optional addition of two years.
VAG-Valves UK, Yorkshire Water and Fusion Provida recently visited the VAG manufacturing plants in Mannheim and Hodonin to sign the agreement and see firsthand the fantastic production and logistics facilities.
VAG-Valves…
AFS-Europe extend its product range with 6 new OTDR's
With the OTDR products, glass fiber connections are measured, certified and also certificated with a certification report. The OTDR's measures attenuation, loss from the event and break in fiber and splices. Through this dirt, bad or assembled connections failures will be found. The OTDR's are perfect tool for the construction, maintenance and restoration of cable plants and are also extremely suitable for educational means. The OTDR’s are extremely accurate and…
Greener California
On July 17, 2008, the California Building Standards Commission unanimously adopted the green building standards for all new construction statewide. This decision is the first of its kind in the nation to incorporate green building standards into the building codes.
The California Green Buildings Standards Code is expected to be published at the end of 2008. It will be published as Part 11 of the 2007 edition…
Windows CE 6.0 support for Janz embedded PC systems
Janz Automationssysteme AG announces support for Windows CE 6.0 - the newest version of Microsoft’s embedded operating system - for Janz’s emPC and emVIEW systems. So now Janz customers can benefit from a completely revised kernel with updated system performance, and a new file system, which accommodates large storage media, larger files and encoding for removable media. Software-APIs for integrated CAN and I/O drivers are identical to the older operating…
MAZeT Presents Multi-channel, programmable sensor-signal amplifier as a naked ch …
Jena (Germany) - The MTI04C signal amplifier has 4 TIA-based amplifier channels integrated on a naked chip. It makes it possible to amplify signals for multi-channel optical sensors, such as arrays or color sensors, while requiring only little space and ensuring high functionality. The ability to set the trans-impedance of the MTI04C to eight different levels offers the customer added scope to make adjustments in accordance with the application requirements,…
SGS Netherlands announces new service to mitigate explosion hazards
Explosion hazards are a recognized issue throughout the world but controlling and mitigating these risks remains complex and an ongoing area of concern. Expert knowledge and experience is required to identify, evaluate and reduce such risks to a tolerable level.
To cater the demanding needs of the industry, SGS introduced its new service: Explosion Protection offering consultation, inspection and trainings for explosion safety.
The European sector is governed by the…
Expert Blogger to Share Lead-Generation Tips at LuxuryRealEstate.com Event
SEATTLE – Jim Walberg, a 35-year REALTOR® who is well-known for his real-estate blogs on the San Francisco Bay Area and the Caribbean, will reveal how LuxuryRealEstate.com members can generate real-estate leads by implementing the rules and strategies of blogging. His presentation will be at the 13th Annual Luxury Real Estate Fall Conference, which will be hosted in Philadelphia on October 11-14, 2008 at The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia.
Two years ago, Walberg…
New Ways For Home Builders To Share Their Success Strategies In This Tough Housi …
Like a flying hippo landing on a handcart, the new home construction market continues to be crushed by tightened credit, Wall Street worries, a glut of foreclosed homes and a backlog of used homes on the market. It’s the roughest environment in more than 20 years for builders and contractors.
But there are still micro markets of strong growth. This is true among builders and contractors who are employing innovative construction…
Lydia De Maria Named Builder Representative For Southern Oaks
RALEIGH, N.C. – Debbie Houston, president of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services (hpwnewhomes.com), has announced that Lydia De Maria has been named builder representative for Southern Oaks, a Fuquay-Varina neighborhood. De Maria has more than 12 years in the real estate profession. She is a member of the Raleigh Board of Realtors, the Home Builder’s Association and the Triangle Multiple Listing Services. De Maria…
Foundation work to be completed by end of August
On 28 July 2008, the industrial gases specialist Messer began construction of a new production facility for air gases on the site of Deutsche Edelstahlwerke in Siegen-Geisweid. The ongoing foundation work is currently causing some noise pollution for the neighbouring residents of the Geisweid and Kreuztal districts of Siegen on weekdays. Between the end of June and the end of August, almost 200 steel pipes, each 50 centimetres in diameter,…
Lighting Fixture from ALLSCAPE receives IESNA "Progress Report" Recognition
New concept in multiple aimable LED landscape lighting increases output, flexibility, saves direct costs, installation and maintenance, at no sacrifice to extraordinary energy efficiency.
SL-29 Trio — three versatile, aimable LED optical systems contained in a single in-ground landscape luminaire, has been recognized by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) as one of a select group of products introduced in 2008 that have advanced the art and science of…
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston Re-launches Web Site
RALEIGH, N.C. – Sean Nally, CIO of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston (hpw.com), has announced that the firm has launched their updated Web site at hpw.com. The new site features fresh and informative content and a simple, easy to use interface. Users will have the opportunity to access Google mapping, including a street level view of homes for sale. Community films are also available on the…
Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties Lands Spot On Top 100 List
RALEIGH, N.C. – Billie Redmond, CEO of Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties (cbctmp.com), has announced that the firm has been ranked 55th on Business Leader Magazine’s inaugural Top 100 List. Celebrating the top small businesses in the North Carolina, Business Leader Magazine’s Top 100 List ranks companies based on revenue growth, percentage of business conducted within North Carolina and the total number of employees. A company’s community involvement…
SABIC Innovative Plastics Announces VDE Certification
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – August 5, 2008 – To help household appliance manufacturers accelerate time to market by streamlining regulatory approvals, SABIC Innovative Plastics today announced a full portfolio of flame-retardant materials that have achieved certification from VDE (Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e.V), a German testing organization. Because these 10 materials have successfully passed VDE’s stringent testing for compliance with the IEC 60335 standard for unattended household…
emVIEW HMI systems from Janz
emVIEW systems from Janz are now also available with a POWERLINK PCI interface and can thus be used as Managing Nodes for POWERLINK networks. The systems are based on an emPC-A400 embedded PC and emPC-M systems. A sophisticated mechanical design allows for the easy combination of a display (with or without touchscreen) and emPC, thus allowing users to operate emPCs as stand-alone units or with a display. …
Joelle Edwards Named Builder Representative For Sutton Springs
RALEIGH, N.C. – Debbie Houston, president of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services (hpwnewhomes.com), has announced that Joelle Edwards has been named builder representative for Sutton Springs, a Garner neighborhood. Edwards has five years of general brokerage experience as well as nine years of on-site sales experience. She has served as a member of the board of realtors and the Triangle Sales and Marketing Council. …
Pressure switches and differential-pressure switches for gas-explosive zones
Proven technology now with ATEX licence
Not only do explosions often cause severe damage to property – not infrequently, they lead to personal injuries and invalidity. Obviously, as far as possible, such dangerous situations must be prevented in the first place. In some areas of industry, such as the chemicals sector, however, ignitable gas or air mixtures are frequently inevitable. Here, it is absolutely essential to avoid sources of…
