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Southland | December 15, 2021

Southland Industries announced the upcoming merger of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Southland Engineering, Southland Energy, TCM Corp., Envise, and Burns Mechanical. Beginning January 1, 2022, the merger will be executed in phases with the consolidation of all brands completed by January 2023.As one of the nation’s largest MEP building systems firms, this unification aligns with Southland’s strategy to provide fully integrated building lifecycle offerings from a single brand. Follow...

Asharq Al-Awsat | January 21, 2020

Engineers at the US Colorado University have developed a new method to make sustainable construction materials partially composed of living cells. We already use biological materials in our buildings, like wood, but those materials are no longer alive. So, we're asking: Why can't we keep them alive and have that biology do something beneficial, too? said a researcher at the Department of Civil Engineering. The scientists believe that their ability to keep their bacteria alive with a high...

Mercedes | April 16, 2020

With the coronavirus pandemic spreading to nearly every country in the world, the number of hospital patients needing respiratory support is becoming unprecedented. It’s not easy for manufacturers to quickly make huge numbers of extra ventilators so there is likely to be an imbalance in supply and demand for the necessary equipment to provide this support. To alleviate this problem, a team of engineers from UCL and Formula One engine maker Mercedes-AMG HPP have been working flat out to man...

MATERIALS

Holcim | December 27, 2021

Holcim (Paris:HOLN) has signed an agreement to acquire Malarkey Roofing Products, a leading company in the US residential roofing market with projected 2022 Net Sales of USD 600 million and EBITDA of USD 120 million. Malarkey Roofing Products has a track record of double-digit growth in the highly profitable USD 19 billion US residential roofing market. Malarkey is fully complementary to Firestone Building Products’ leadership in the commercial segment, positioning Holcim as a full roofing...