The latest content updates from the www.worldconstructionnetwork.com web site http://www.www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/ en-us http://www.www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/ http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/content/images/logo_big.gif http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/projects/nova-red-deer-polyethylene-expansion-plant-alberta-canada/ http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/projects/nova-red-deer-polyethylene-expansion-plant-alberta-canada/ The Red Deer Polyethylene Expansion Plant project involves construction of a 950 MM lbs/yr single-train linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) facility near Red Deer in Alberta, Canada. Fri, 24 May 2013 07:49:20 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/innergex-secures-72-million-loan-for-hydropower-project-in-canada-240513 http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/innergex-secures-72-million-loan-for-hydropower-project-in-canada-240513 Innergex Renewable Energy Incorporated has closed a $72 million non-recourse construction and term project financing for the Northwest Stave River run-of-river hydroelectric project located in British Columbia, Canada. Fri, 24 May 2013 06:08:00 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/martifer-solar-build-30mw-photovoltaic-plant-in-mexico-240513 http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/martifer-solar-build-30mw-photovoltaic-plant-in-mexico-240513 Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, has secured a contract from Gauss Energía to build a 30MW photovoltaic plant in Mexico. Fri, 24 May 2013 06:05:00 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/balfour-beatty-mccarthy-tops-out-536-million-medical-centre-in-texas-240513 http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/balfour-beatty-mccarthy-tops-out-536-million-medical-centre-in-texas-240513 Balfour Beatty | McCarthy, a joint venture of Balfour Beatty Construction and McCarthy Building Companies, Incorporated, has celebrated the official topping out of the $536 million Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Replacement at Fort Hood, Texas. Fri, 24 May 2013 06:01:00 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/development-securities-gets-approval-for-226-million-mixed-use-project-in-uk-240513 http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/development-securities-gets-approval-for-226-million-mixed-use-project-in-uk-240513 Development Securities Plc, a UK-based property developer and investor, has received a planning approval for a £150 million ($226.2 million) mixed-use regeneration project at its seven-acre development site in north-west London, UK. Fri, 24 May 2013 05:56:00 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/morgan-sindall-completes-work-on-27-million-leisure-centre-in-uk-240513 http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/morgan-sindall-completes-work-on-27-million-leisure-centre-in-uk-240513 UK-based construction company Morgan Sindall has completed construction work on a £17.9 million ($26.9 million) leisure centre in Worthing, UK. Fri, 24 May 2013 05:52:00 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/eacom-timber-q1-net-income-decreases-240513 http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/eacom-timber-q1-net-income-decreases-240513 Canada-based EACOM Timber Corporation has reported a net income of CAD1.6 million ($1.54 million) for the first quarter ended 31 March 2013, compared to CAD5.9 million ($5.7 million) for the same period of 2012. Thu, 23 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/nbk-to-fund-342-million-hospital-expansion-project-in-kuwait-230513 http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/nbk-to-fund-342-million-hospital-expansion-project-in-kuwait-230513 The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has signed a financing agreement with a joint venture led by Associated Construction Co (ASCO) to finance KWD98 million ($341.8 million) Al Amiri Hospital Expansion project in Kuwait. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:42:00 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/acciona-windpower-voltalia-to-supply-wind-turbines-in-brazil-230513 http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/acciona-windpower-voltalia-to-supply-wind-turbines-in-brazil-230513 Acciona Windpower and the subsidiaries of Voltalia have signed a contract for the supply of turbines with a capacity of 210MW for two of Voltalia's wind farm clusters in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:37:00 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/wrtsil-to-supply-gas-engine-power-plant-to-russia-230513 http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/wrtsil-to-supply-gas-engine-power-plant-to-russia-230513 Wärtsilä Corporation, a Finland-based supplier of decentralised power plant solutions, has won a contract to supply a major power plant for Russia. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:33:00 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/canary-wharf-qatari-diar-receive-approval-to-redevelop-shell-centre-in-uk-230513 http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/canary-wharf-qatari-diar-receive-approval-to-redevelop-shell-centre-in-uk-230513 Braeburn Estates, a joint venture of Canary Wharf Group plc and Qatari Diar, has received a planning consent from the London Borough of Lambeth to redevelop the Shell Centre on London’s South Bank. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:29:00 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/carillion-wins-600-million-battersea-power-station-contract-in-uk-230513 http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/carillion-wins-600-million-battersea-power-station-contract-in-uk-230513 Carillion plc, a UK-based facilities management and construction services firm, has been selected to deliver the £400 million ($600.9 million) first phase of redevelopment at Battersea Power Station in south-west London, UK. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:25:00 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/features/learning-to-do-business-in-the-new-europe/ http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/features/learning-to-do-business-in-the-new-europe/ Faced with the ongoing eurozone crisis, crane manufacturers are quickly coming to terms with an uncertain, unpredictable, and often volatile market coupled with the specter of shrinking profit margins. Hoist looks at how manufacturers are coming to t… Wed, 22 May 2013 04:47:51 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/interserve-to-build-business-innovation-centre-in-uk-220513 http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/interserve-to-build-business-innovation-centre-in-uk-220513 Interserve Plc, a UK-based construction and support services group, has been appointed by Allia, the UK Social Enterprise Charity, to design and build a £7 million ($10.6 million) business innovation centre in Cambridge, UK. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/msheireb-properties-awards-contract-for-phase-3-of-msheireb-downtown-doha-220513 http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/msheireb-properties-awards-contract-for-phase-3-of-msheireb-downtown-doha-220513 Msheireb Properties has awarded a consortium comprising Obayashi Corporation and HBK Contracting the QAR2.5 billion ($686.7 million) construction contract for the penultimate stage, Phase 3, of its flagship project, Msheireb Downtown Doha, in Qatar. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/clark-jv-wins-117-billion-contract-for-phase-2-of-silver-line-project-in-us-220513 http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/clark-jv-wins-117-billion-contract-for-phase-2-of-silver-line-project-in-us-220513 Capital Rail Constructors, a joint venture of Clark Construction and Kiewit Infrastructure South, has won a $1.17 billion contract from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for Phase 2 of the Silver Line project in the US. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/projects/sfcl---hokkaido-biomass-power-plant-japan/ http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/projects/sfcl---hokkaido-biomass-power-plant-japan/ The Hokkaido Biomass Power Plant project involves construction of a new 50MW biomass power plant in Hokkaido, Japan. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/galliford-try-wins-four-new-contracts-worth-90-million-in-uk-220513 http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/galliford-try-wins-four-new-contracts-worth-90-million-in-uk-220513 Galliford Try plc, a UK-based construction firm, announced that its Building business has secured four new contracts worth more than £60 million ($90.9 million) in the UK. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/mace-wins-15-billion-contract-to-deliver-residential-project-in-russia-220513 http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/mace-wins-15-billion-contract-to-deliver-residential-project-in-russia-220513 Mace, a UK-based construction company, has secured a contract worth more than £1 billion ($1.5 billion) to deliver the Gutenborg project, a residential development in St Petersburg, Russia. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/sembcorp-opens-1-billion-independent-water-and-power-plant-in-oman-210513 http://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/sembcorp-opens-1-billion-independent-water-and-power-plant-in-oman-210513 Sembcorp Industries Limited has opened its $1 billion Salalah Independent Water and Power Plant (Salalah IWPP) in Oman. Tue, 21 May 2013 07:31:00 GMT