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Mechanical
giants cautiously optimistic
So, are we entering a recession? Yes and no. For the
nation's largest mechanical contractors, the answer is probably no.
Contractors who are in the residential market or building strip malls
will feel differently.
The basic reason is that the recovery coming out of 9/11 has been slow
and steady, so many markets are not overbuilt and contractors still have
solid backlogs.
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Poole &
Kent wins 'Canes med school job
MIAMI -- EMCOR Group Inc. announced that its Poole &
Kent Co. of Florida subsidiary has been awarded a mechanical
construction contract by the University of Miami School of Medicine
campus in Miami.
Poole & Kent will install a piping system that will provide 17,000 tons
of chilled water to various buildings on the University’s School of
Medicine campus. The project will involve 7,200-ft. of up to 36-in.
underground, insulated piping, as well as all system valves and
fittings.
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KSW wins
$32 million hotel/condo job
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. -- KSW Inc., a leader in the HVAC
business through its subsidiary KSW Mechanical Services Inc., in June
announced a contract on a new Related Properties project valued at $32
million. This contract brings KSW’s backlog as of June 30, 2008, to
$138 million.
The 42nd Street Westside project in Manhattan consists of a hotel as
well as 58-stories of condominium and rental units.
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International
opportunities available for U.S. plumbing industry
WHITTIER, CALIF. -- The International Code Council’s
Plumbing, Mechanical and Fuel Gas group is looking for U.S. plumbing
suppliers interested in doing business in Asia. Forty percent of the
world’s population has no access to personal sanitation, creating a
large need for plumbing products and services.
ICC's Plumbing, Mechanical and Fuel Gas group is urging U.S.
manufacturers to consider exhibiting or sponsoring an event at the World
Toilet Summit & Expo (WTSE).
Organized by the World Toilet Organization (WTO), the event will be held
at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel in Macau from Nov. 4-6, 2008. Macau
is near Hong Kong.
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IAPMO,
WPC to hold emerging technology forum
CHICAGO -- The International Association of Plumbing and
Mechanical Officials and the World Plumbing Council are holding an
International Emerging Technology Symposium Aug. 19-20 at the O'Hare
Marriott Hotel in Chicago.
The event will allow participants to learn how the manufacturing,
engineering and trade segments devise solutions to international
regulatory developments on sanitation and health, water and energy
efficiency, water reuse, solar and other renewables, water quality, and
fat, oil and grease discharges.
Tom Meyer, executive director of the Green Mechanical Council, will be
presenting a shortened version of “GreenSpeak” during lunch on both
days.
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Steel and fuel
prices raise construction costs
Washington - “Red-hot” steel prices, combined with
record diesel fuel costs, are making construction unaffordable,
according to Ken Simonson, chief economist for The Associated General
Contractors of America.
Simonson recently commented on the producer price indexes for March
reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Simonson said the PPI for inputs to construction industries —
materials used in all types of construction plus items consumed by
contractors, such as diesel fuel — soared 2.1% in March. The increase
was propelled by a 24% increase in diesel fuel costs and a 5.5% rise in
prices for steel mill products, he said.
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