Press Releases by Category Industry, Real Estate & Construction
Boston AREIA raises $8,000 for Non-profit Rosie's Place
The Boston Area Real Estate Investors’ Association (Boston AREIA) hosted a special event for their December meeting: an auction fundraiser for Rosie’s Place. Attendees offered donations to Rosie’s Place and were given real estate investing courses and tickets to educational workshops. Boston AREIA members donated over $8,000.
Local Auctioneer, Bert Cox, donated his services and helped raise the bids for Rosie’s Place. Various national speakers donated…
New Southall primary school takes safety very seriously with a fully integrated …
Oxford-based Chris Lewis Fire & Security has been awarded the contract to provide comprehensive fire and security systems for Khalsa Primary School - a new voluntary aided school being built in Southall, Middlesex. The contract, which includes the design, installation and commissioning of fire alarm, intruder alarm, CCTV and access control systems, was awarded by GA Electrical Contractors.
Carl Vink, Managing Director at GA Electrical, comments, “When we won the electrical…
Ibstock Brick hosts MP visit
Nick Herbert, the Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural affairs was given an ‘on the ground’ insight into the current condition of the construction industry, by the UK’s largest brick manufacturer, Ibstock, when he visited one of its flagship factories earlier this month.
During his tour of Ibstock’s impressive Laybrook factory in West Sussex, Mr Herbert took part in discussions on the many issues facing the industry during…
Ibstock Brick wins Top Award at Ceramics Biennial
Ibstock has been presented with the highly coveted ‘Ceramics in Industry Award’ at the recent British Ceramics Awards, which took place in October as part of the British Ceramics Biennial in Stoke-on-Trent.
The awards promote and celebrate innovation in contemporary British ceramics, focusing on creativity and achievement across the industry.
Ibstock was awarded with the top honour for the technological innovation and creativity of its CoolVault and Elementix Express product ranges.…
Housing Market 'Boom' In 'For Sale By Owner' Property
While the property market continues to looks gloomy for estate agents, 'for sale by owner' property is booming according to NetMovers, the UK's leading commission free property portal.
More people are searching for property through 'for sale by owner' search terms, rather than searching for 'estate agents' or 'property', according to the Google Trend's latest figures. From 2004 to 2009, searches for 'property' and 'estate agents' show a steady decline while…
Eco-Friendly Materials Being Used More in Homes
With Al Gore's documentary, The Inconvenient Truth, and the growing global awareness, more Americans are choosing to "go green." According to McGraw Hill NAHB report, America’s builders have adopted green home building permanently, with more than 50 percent of homebuilders participating in green building.
Green builders and concerned homeowners across the nation are taking notice of the hidden toxins within their building and home materials. These toxins are not only harmful…
Belvedere capital real estates
Belvedere Capital Real Estate Partners is a private investment firm founded in 1994 to own, operate and invest in real estate. Since inception Belvedere Capital, along with various institutional and private partners, has invested in more than 10 million square feet of office, industrial and retail properties and approximately 2,000 residential apartments. The company remains focused on its primary market, the New York metropolitan area, but is also focused on…
RealEstate.com To Utilize EnergizedSeller as Home Selling Resource
EnergizedSeller.com has formed a joint marketing partnership with RealEstate.com, REALTORS®. This collaboration provides RealEstate.com’s 1,200 national REALTORS® with the opportunity to utilize EnergizedSeller’s informational resource booklet. Covering 35 different home selling topics from curb appeal and home staging to repair and remodeling, the booklet is a supplement to EnergizedSeller’s website, the only social networking site with the sole purpose of helping sellers increase the value of their home. The…
Cobalt 300 High Speed Plate-Making, Cutting & Engraving Laser System from Inkcup …
Inkcups Now Corporation has introduced the Cobalt 300, an advanced plate-making, cutting and engraving laser system, equipped with the highest-speed servo-driven motor and the most user-friendly software on the market. The Cobalt 300 is a CO2 laser engraver geared for making high resolution Pad Printing Cliches directly from the computer, without the use of film positives, chemicals or concern about depth control.
The Cobalt 300 can be used as a…
Raytheon Anschütz IBS for new Intership Bulkers
Raytheon Anschütz was recently awarded a contract to supply their Integrated Bridge System (IBS) to two new bulk carriers. The bulkers will be built at New Times Shipyard in Jingjiang, China. The delivery to the Cyprus based shipping company Intership Navigation Co. Ltd., a member of the German Hartmann Group, is scheduled for August and October 2011.
The new bulkers, each with a capacity of 176,000 dwt, will be equipped…
4 Interfaces, Function Generator, Data Recorder, Display, Macro Functionality…
The German expert for precision positioning, Physik Instrumente (PI), offers a new digital multifunctional interface for the proven modular E-500 piezo controller system: the E-517.
Compared to its successful predecessor E-516, the E-517 is equipped with two additional fast digital interfaces: USB and TCP/IP.
More than an interface only, the E-517 provides enhanced functionality for system operation in precision positioning technology. This is, for example, a function generator with freely programmable trigger…
Ibstock launches new Brick Selector
Choosing the right brick has been made a whole lot easier with the launch of Ibstock’s new ‘Brick Selector’, a simple and inspirational approach to brick matching and brick selection for the UK’s biggest range of clay facing bricks.
The new, easy to follow brochure from leading brick manufacturer Ibstock, guides customers through the brick selection process and also contains inspiring and creative ideas for the use of brick, helping both…
Leading London commercial property agency MERJS lets Mayfair offices on behalf o …
MERJS, one of London's leading commercial property agencies, is delighted to announce the successful letting of prestigious first floor Mayfair offices at 25 Park Lane on behalf of Pamplona Capital Management, to Macrosynergy Partners LLP. Macrosynergy Partners has leased the 1,123 sq ft office suite for a duration of 2 years with a mutual break on 5th October 2010. For further information visit merjs-agency.co .uk or call +44 20 7079…
DNR Process Solutions continues regional expansion with presence in Kuala Lumpur
Singapore, December 16, 2009- Plant automation consultancy DNR Process Solutions has expanded its regional operations in Asia with a new office in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. This will enable the company to support its growing customer base in Malaysia especially in the Palm Oil and Specialty Chemical Industries.
Having already successfully executed several projects in Malaysia, the company's local presence in the country will enables it to strengthen its relationships with clients…
Metallurgical High Vacuum Debuts "Torture Tank" To Assure Peak Pump & Blower Per …
Fennville, MI--- Until now, most replacement vacuum pumps were tested under actual conditions only when they were first connected to a customer’s heat treating chamber. Now, Metallurgical High Vacuum puts their new and rebuilt pumps and blowers through their torturous “stress test” at the factory to assure performance under pump-down conditions.
As Geoff Humberstone, MHV President, comments: “We have always done a blank off test and a 20-24 hour…
Lighting Galaxy Launches New Website Designed by WideGroup :: Interactive
Los Angeles, CA (November 30th, 2009) – Lighting Galaxy, premier distributor of fine lighting products, has launched its new website designed by WideGroup :: Interactive.
Lighting Galaxy has an extensive background in the Lighting Industry, with long term experience in design, manufacturing, sales, and the most innovating lighting design ideas.
WideGroup is an interactive agency with over 9 years of experience, specializing in web design, rich media, branded desktop applications, social and…
Frank R Kennedy & Son Construction announces it has passed the lead-based paint …
Frank R Kennedy & Son Construction are certified lead renovators will meet the new lead paint regulations required for contractors by April 2010.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently passed a lead-based paint regulation called the Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule. Effective as of April 2010.
In 2008, the EPA announced new rules for contractors who renovate or repair housing, child-care facilities or schools built before 1978. Under the…
Roof Pros Launches Website as a Michigan Roofing Resource on the Internet
Whitmore Lake, Michigan - December 14, 2009 – Roof Pros today announced the launch of callroofpros.com as an information portal for Whitmore Lake area home owners and businesses to find information about roofing projects. With articles being added almost every day and an online monthly newsletter of roofing tips, the website is anticipated to quickly become Michigan’s primary resource for residential and commercial roofing projects.
Future plans include educational guides…
Advanced DSP Application Design Will Be a Blast With New Xilinx Virtex 6 FPGA Ba …
Reno Nevada, USA -- The first in a series of Xilinx Virtex 6 FPGA based XMC and PMC boards has been launched by 4DSP Inc. The new FM680 features a unique design and manufacturing technique that provides customers with advanced configurability called BLAST (Board Level Advanced Scalable Technology). 4DSP created BLAST to accelerate the manufacturing process for customer specific configurations which normally delay the production cycle and add…
Switches with halogen-free materials from Greatecs
Five new series of halogen-free and recyclable switches expand the product range of Greatecs. Due to the use of environmentally friendly materials the components can be submitted to a recycling process. At the market launch the series include DIP, slide, standard tactile, low profile tactile and double action switches.
The recyclable DIP switches (DX48H series) have a small size (1.27mm pitch), SMT terminals and are available with 2, 4, 6, 8…
LANXESS India receives award for Water Resource Management from Indian Chemical …
Award recognizes success in recycling domestic sewage water for industrial use
The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) has honored specialty chemicals company LANXESS India Private Limited with the “Water Resource Management” award. The award paid tribute to LANXESS’ production site in Nagda for its innovative approach to recycling domestic sewage water and harnessing it for industrial use. Neelanjan Banerjee, Director of LANXESS India, accepted the recognition from the Honorable Minister for State…
ControlLogix Interface Communicates with EnDat Sensors
ControlLogix Interface Communicates with EnDat Sensors
Terryville, CT - A direct interface to EnDat position encoders is now available for the 1756 ControlLogix PLC. The AMCI 7272 module is a digital, bidirectional interface for EnDat encoders, with features including latch inputs, onboard diagnostics, and read/write access. Utilizing Rockwell Automation licensed technology, the 7272 EnDat Interface PLC module is 100% compatible with the 1756 ControlLogix PLC.
The 7272 EnDat interface module…
NH Architects Bonin Architects & Associates Announces New Draftsman
Bonin Architects & Associates, New London, New Hampshire, announced yesterday the hiring of Todd Coull for the position of draftsman. In his new position, Coull will draft, design, and attend site visits and project meetings for measurements and Master Planning. He will work closely with both Principal Architect Jeremy Bonin, AIA NCARB LEED AP, and Intern Architect Chris Timberlake, who was hired in April 2009.
Todd received his Associate Degree…
Global Markets Direct: Global Vinyls Market Analysis And Forecasts To 2020 on re …
Global Markets Direct’s Global Vinyl Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 provides in-depth analysis of the global vinyls industry. The study provides volume forecasts for Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) and Ethylene dichloride (EDC) to 2020. Detailed analysis and forecasts of the major economic and market trends, both historic and forecast, affecting the vinyls markets in all the major regions of the world have been undertaken. The research includes VCM and…
SGS Industrial Division in Arabian Peninsula Awarded ISO 9001:2008 Certification
On November 11, 2009, SGS Industrial Division in the Arabian Peninsula (UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar) was awarded with ISO 9001:2008 Certification by the British Standards Institution (BSI) as recognition for implementing practices that are in accordance with the Quality Management Systems standard.
After an extensive audit, the British Standards Institution (BSI) awarded ISO 9001:2008 Certification to the Industrial Services division of SGS in the Arabian Peninsula on November 11, 2009.…
Long leasehold interest on entire lower ground and ground floor N1 offices at Th …
MERJS, a leading London commercial property agency, has sold the long leasehold interest of the self contained ground and lower ground floor accommodation at The Wallpaper Factory 144 Offord Road N1. Acting on behalf of Londonewcastle, the entire ground and lower ground floor offices located in the landmark property development were sold in a shell and core condition. For further information visit www.merjs-agency.co.uk or call +44 20 7079 3976.
The…
LANXESS' New Rubber Grade Enables Eco-Friendly Tires
Singapore - Further landmark in rubber development; enhanced Nd-BR materials lower tire rolling resistance
Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG is extending its range of highly elastic neodymium-polybutadiene (Nd-BR) rubbers with a grade of particularly high viscosity – Buna CB 21. This product, whose Mooney viscosity of 73 MU is unique among commercially available grades in this rubber family, features outstanding rebound resilience and particularly low heat buildup, making Buna CB 21…
Northshore A/C & Heating Services Launches Website as a Louisiana Heating and ai …
Slidell, Louisiana - December 10, 2009 – Northshore A/C & Heating Services today announced the launch of northshorehvac.com as an information portal for Slidell area home owners and businesses to find information about heating and air conditioning projects. With articles being added almost every day and an online monthly newsletter of home heating and air conditioning tips, the website is anticipated to quickly become Louisiana’s primary resource for residential…
Feher Home Solutions Launches Website as a Michigan Roofing, Siding and Replacem …
Whitmore Lake, Michigan - December 10, 2009 – Feher Home Solutions today announced the launch of feherhomesolutions.com as an information portal for Whitmore Lake area home owners and businesses to find information about roofing, siding and replacement window projects. With articles being added almost every day and an online monthly newsletter of roofing, siding and replacement window tips, the website is anticipated to quickly become Michigan’s primary resource for…
Portakabin works around the clock to help the flood-hit community in Cockermouth
The Portakabin rapid-response team has installed an interim building for two Cockermouth GP surgeries, which serve 15,000 patients, after their buildings were destroyed in the Cumbria floods.
Working over a weekend and in adverse weather conditions, Portakabin has just delivered and erected a 624 sqm two-storey building at Cockermouth Community Hospital as part of the major recovery and restoration plan. The new facility has 21 consulting rooms, offices and patient waiting…
Raytheon Anschütz certified for its Environmental Protection Program
Raytheon Anschütz has recently been certified by the German Lloyd for its environmental management system (EMS) according to the rules of ISO 14001-2004. The EMS was not only established to follow legal requirements and save energy costs but also to support the company’s efforts of going green during the past years.
With the implementation of its new environmental management system, Raytheon Anschütz has adapted the principles of a responsible handling with…
SGS to introduce IECEE Hazardous Substances Testing Services for Electric and El …
Due to different requirements for hazardous substances (HS) in various regions a high number of noncompliant products are still being placed on the world market. The need for reliable tools to verify and demonstrate the level of HS in electric and electronic (E&E) products was the basis for developing the IECEE Hazardous Substances Testing Services (HSTS). This approach aims to verify and demonstrate the level of HS in electric and…
ROTOCONTROL now proud member of TLMI
Ahrensburg, Germany (December 10, 2009) - Marco Aengenvoort, Managing Director, today announced that ROTOCONTROL is an approved member of the Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI), the premier member-driven association for the label and packaging industry located in Gloucester, MA .
As a member-driven association, one of TLMI’s top priorities is to deliver tools and resources to help members grow their companies and fine tune their business initiatives…
OLED switches and displays from Greatecs
Innovative OLED switches extend the wide product program of Greatecs. The programmable switches can indicate videos and pictures in a brilliance and sharpness never seen before. One of the outstanding features is a high-resolution, illuminated OLED display with 96x96 pixels and 65,000 colors. This technology presents many advantages including enhanced viewing angles, sharper contrasts and higher brightnesses.
The switches offer attractive and multimedia-based possibilities for many high-end applications: Endless possibilities of…
SMSC MOST(r) Network Adopted in New Porsche Panamera
SMSC (NASDAQ: SMSC), a leading semiconductor company providing Smart Mixed-Signal Connectivity(tm) solutions, today announced that its Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST(r)) networking technology has been selected as part of the infotainment system of the new Porsche Panamera. MOST is the standard network for the infotainment systems across the range of Porsche's major car models.
"We are pleased that Porsche has again selected MOST as the in-vehicle networking system for the…
TMC-3D Multi-axis Motion Controller Executes G-code Applications
TMC-3D, the Technosoft multi-axis motion controller, is now adapted to execute G-code commands. Today, a lot of industrial applications are defined with these types of motion. G-code is a language, used in numerical control programming, that executes various movements as: piece cutting, profile shaping or drawing, etc. In order to achieve these particular kinds of movement, the numerical control uses basic blocks which carry one or more words, each word…
BIM: A Catalyst to the Change of Construction Industry
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is 3D CAD tool that captures the geometry of walls, foundations, frames, roofs, and window systems of a building. It’s a process of generating and maintaining building data throughout its life cycle. A typical BIM covers geometry, light analysis, climate zone information, quantities and properties of building components and uses 3D software to increase productivity in building design and construction. With the help of 3D, it…
SGS to Test Eurofighter Cockpit Simulator for Electromagnetic Compatibility
Just like any other electrical and electronic product the cockpit simulator built by Reiser Systemtechnik for the Eurofighter must fulfill the existing Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) requirements. Indeed, even out of the ordinary products like the simulator of a fighter jet cockpit must keep within the limit values of harmonized EMC standards and show satisfactory immunity to interference.
Complex system tested thoroughly
In the SGS CQE EMC testing lab, the cockpit simulator was…
First Call Plumbing Launches Website as a Texas Plumbing Resource on the Interne …
Houston, Texas – December 8, 2009 – First Call Plumbing today announced the launch of firstcallplumbinghou.com as an information portal for Houston area home owners and businesses to find information about plumbing projects. With articles being added almost every day and an online monthly newsletter of plumbing tips, the website is anticipated to quickly become Texas’s primary resource for residential and commercial plumbing tips.
Future plans include educational guides…
The Most Powerful Carbon Infrared Emitter in the World
For decades infrared emitters have been successfully used in industrial heating processes to dry coatings, form plastics and to manufacture solar cells. Since the 1990s, carbon infrared emitters have helped to save up to 30% in energy consumption in many processes.
In October, the manufacture of the world’s most powerful carbon infrared emitter was brought on stream at Heraeus Noblelight in Kleinostheim, Germany. Carbon emitters can now be manufactured in lengths…
Differential Pressure Sensor for Wet Media and Low Pressure Ranges
American Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST) offers the new AST5100 Wet / Wet differential pressure sensor (also termed differential pressure transducer or transmitter) for differential pressure measurement ranges as low as 0 to 5 inches of water column (0 to 0.18 PSI) and up to 0 to 15 PSID.
AST uses a Macro Sensors LVDT (Linear Variable Differential Transformer) to measure the movement of bellows and digitally amplifies the signal with new…
Kornylak Continues Long-Standing Relationship with U.S. Navy with Sale of Four V …
The Kornylak Corporation shipped four Vertiflo® conveyors for installation on board the U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the LHA-6, currently being built by Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (NGSB) in Pascagoula, MS.
Watertight, blast-resistant, and able to handle loads of up to 200 lbs. at high speeds, the Vertiflo is the world’s most compact vertical conveyor. It offers simultaneous loading and unloading at all floor levels regardless of direction. For Navy…
MERJS, a central London commercial property agency, lets entire ground and first …
Acting on behalf of ISA Holdings, MERJS have recently let the entire ground and first floors at 29-35 Rathbone Street, London W1 to Limelight Projects Limited. The office accommodation was let for a term of five years at a rent of £140,000 per annum exclusive of service charge and business rates. For further information visit merjs-agency.co.uk or call +44 20 7079 3976.
"This ideally located W1 office space was let…
All Clean Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Launches Website as a New Jersey Carpet a …
Brick, New Jersey - December 07, 2009 –All Clean Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning today announced the launch of njsteamclean.com as an information portal for Brick area home owners and businesses to find information about carpet and upholstery cleaning projects. With articles being added almost every day and an online monthly newsletter of carpet and upholstery cleaning tips, the website is anticipated to quickly become New Jersey’s primary resource for…
Toronto Tile Wholesaler Launches Website to Help Ontario Homeowners Learn More A …
Toronto, ON August 27, 2009 – The Tile Store today announced the launch of thetilestore.ca as an information portal for Ontario home owners to find information about tile purchases their homes, and home improvement tips. With articles being added almost every day and an online monthly newsletter of tile purchases tips the website is anticipated to quickly become Ontario’s primary resource web site for tile purchases and related home improvements.
Future…
Livonia Urgent Care Center Cleared by Accrediting Body
The Accreditation Committee of the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine (AAUCM) has reviewed the case of Livonia Urgent Care and determined that errors in administration of H1N1 nasal spray vaccines were caused by ambiguous instructions provided to the clinic. As a result, the affected center has contacted patients to reschedule vaccinations and the AAUCM has provided supplemental advice to its members.
Local media reported in November that Livonia Urgent Care…
AUSTIN BASED TESCOM RECEIVES ISO ACCREDITATION
(AUSTIN, Texas) December 4, 2009 – TesCom today announced that is has received ISO 17025 accreditation from ACLASS for its Austin calibration facility. TesCom specializes in providing test equipment and dimensional calibration services for Central Texas Manufacturers.
According to TesCom executives, the accreditation marks a significant milestone in TesCom’s ongoing quality system improvements.
“In addition to having one of the most advanced calibration facilities in Central Texas, TesCom now has the…
PMC PowerPC Board with Gigabit Ethernet, USB and CAN
The PMC-CPU/440 is a PCI Mezzanine Card that automatically switches to monarch (PrPMC) or non-monarch mode ac-cording to the system’s requirements. The PowerPCTM AMCC PPC440EPx with 533 MHz or 667 MHz enables a performance of 1334 DMIPS peak, is equipped with at least 256 Mbyte DDR2 RAM and 256 Mbyte NAND Flash, and offers system time sup¬port by RTC (with double layer capacitor) or IRIG-B. For CAN bus synchronization tasks,…
Neschen fully satisfied with ICE
The first appearance of Bückeburg coating specialist, Neschen AG, at the International Converting Exhibition was a resounding success. The industrial solutions for Technical Coating were met by the trade public with marked approval. The wide portfolio of solutions offered includes modern and innovative self-adhesive products as well as high-quality, coated media for a variety of industrial applications
"During our first participation in the exhibition, we did not expect this level…
Protective Home Coatings Launches Website as a Connecticut Protective Home Coati …
Windsor Locks, Connecticut – December 1, 2009 – Protective Home Coatings today announced the launch of phcoatings.com as an information portal for Connecticut area home owners and businesses to find information about protective home coating services. With articles being added almost every day and an online monthly newsletter of protective home coating tips, the website is anticipated to quickly become Connecticut’s primary resource for residential and commercial…
