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December 5, 2008
VINCE VERSACE
Jonathan Seglins balances on a rubber ball while supporting a block building at the Balanced Buildings booth at Construct Canada.
Building balance at Construct Canada
More than 1,100 exhibitors were at this year’s incarnation of Construct Canada, the country’s largest construction exposition. Each was vying for the attention of the 20,000 or more people in attendance.
VINCE VERSACE
Wayne Chuck of N-TWO Cryogenic Inc. monitors his display. N-TWO specializes in pipe freezing, hot tapping, shrink fitting and cryogenic nitrogen supply and equipment.
VINCE VERSACE
Jamen Ford of eLumanation, LED Lighting Solutions, basks in the glow of his company’s product.
VINCE VERSACE
Lucy Roberts of the Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario holds up the popular yellow rubber hard hats available at the association’s booth during the show.
VINCE VERSACE
Marcus Turek works on the display for his company SASE Company Inc. The firm provides various products and services, including concrete finishing equipment.
VINCE VERSACE
The PowerMate display drew a steady stream of onlookers at the show.
| MOST POPULAR STORIES |
- Ontario launches construction workplace safety campaign
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| TODAY’S TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
These projects have been selected from 282 projects with a total value of $3,305,741,968 that Reed Construction Data Building Reports reported on yesterday.
AIR-RAIL LINK, STATIONS, ROADWORK, BRIDGE
$515,000,000 Province of Ontario ON Negotiated
$100,000,000 Toronto ON Negotiated
CONDOMINIUM APARTMENT BUILDING
$31,000,000 North York ON Prebid
| CURRENT STORIES |
- Archaeological assessments an integral part of pre-construction
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- Western Construction wins contract for Bonnybrook Waste Treatment Facility
- Stimulus spending on U.S. national parks a major job creator
- Fences provide first line of defence
- Directional drilling less disruptive for locals
- Ontario Brownfield Act to change remediation rules next year
- High-tech surveillance protects construction sites from thieves
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- Site photographers focus on staying in the picture
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- Worker survives crane rollover in Victoria
- Encana negotiates with China National Petroleum
- Rigger acquitted in New York crane collapse
- Work begins on Lynn Creek Rail Bridge project in Vancouver
| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
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