San Francisco news source MarketWatch has reported that International Paper Co. has launched a deal for Temple-Inland Inc. on June 6, proposing to acquire the Austin, Texas-based company for $3.3 billion in cash.
The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 Training Center, of Wilmington, Ill., recently joined the International Powered Access Federation and became an AWPT training center so that they could offer training on the safe use of aerial work platforms to its membership.
Allied Building Products Corp., a division of Oldcastle, Inc. announced Thursday, June 23, that it has completed its acquisition of Austin Acoustical Materials, Inc., a privately held interior product building materials supplier based in Austin, Texas.
CertainTeed Corporation, a leading manufacturer of building materials, and the Residential Energy Services Network™ (RESNET), a robust network of energy auditors and contractors, are joining forces to help increase residential energy efficiency.
Arxx Corp. has completed the process to have all of its products available in Google SketchUp 3-D, a user-friendly modeling program incorporating a drawing system and product models.
Walls & Ceilings will again serve as a co-sponsor to this year’s Virtual Green Expo, held August 4. A full day of exhibitors, webinars, and experts is lined up so that you can access right from your desk, including specialized Webinar topics on high-performance K-12 and college/university buildings and educational facilities.
York, Pa.-based Architectural Testing Inc. has expanded its IAS accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 to include fire performance testing test methods for building-related products, ASTM E84-10b, “Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials” (and by extension the similar test method, UL723), and ASTM E108, “Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Roof Coverings” (and the virtually identical UL790).
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