Category: Construction and Building

  • Phoenix Construction Group Wins Two Contractor of the Year Awards

    freeNewsArticles Story Summary: WATERTOWN, Mass., Nov. 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Phoenix Construction Group, Inc. (PCGI), one of Greater Boston’s premier residential and commercial design/build firms, has won two 2008 Contractor of the Year (COTY) Awards. In a ceremony held on November 5, the Watertown-based company received the COTY Gold Award for Best Commercial Project and…

  • Charlie Allen Restorations Principals Achieve Aging-in-Place and Green Remodeler Certifications

    freeNewsArticles Story Summary: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Charlie Allen, founder and president of Cambridge-based Charlie Allen Restorations, and Mark Philben, the firm’s project development manager, have recently been named Aging-in-Place specialists by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). In addition, Philben has completed the green remodeler certification course offered by the…

  • 15-Percent Decline in Home Remodeling Activity in 2008 – Biggest Decline in Areas Where Homeowners Have Less Home Equity

    freeNewsArticles Story Summary: SUNNYVALE, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — According to the Remodelormove.com fall 2008 Remodeling Sentiment Report, an online publication of ABCD Publishing LLC, the amount of equity homeowners have is influencing their remodeling plans. Homeowners participating in this most recent survey reported an average of more than $190,000 of home equity and average home…

  • Mitchell Construction Group Named to 2008 Qualified Remodeler Top 500

    freeNewsArticles Story Summary: MEDFIELD, Mass., Sept. 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mitchell Construction Group, Inc., a multi-award winning design and renovation firm located in Medfield, is pleased to announce they have been named to the 2008 Top 500 list of remodeling firms in the country by Qualified Remodeler Magazine. This marks the fifth consecutive year Mitchell…

  • S+H Construction Announces Renewable Energy Division

    freeNewsArticles Story Summary: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 18 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — S+H Construction, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the greater Boston area’s premier residential renovation and custom home building companies, is proud to announce the company recently created a Renewable Energy Division. With this new division, S+H can meet the rising tide of residential demand…

  • Guardian Construction Chooses Vericom for Mobile Resource Management

    freeNewsArticles Story Summary: COLUMBIA, Md. – Aug. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Vericom Technologies(R), Inc., a nationwide provider of Mobile Resource Management (MRM) solutions to service organizations, announced today that Guardian Companies, Inc., a contracting company specializing in utility, site development and heavy highway construction, has selected Vericom as its official MRM solutions provider.

  • El Constructor Latino Magazine Reaching Out to Families of Fallen Construction Workers

    freeNewsArticles Story Summary: DULUTH, Ga. – Apr. 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A 45 year-old Hispanic laborer was working on the roof of a plant, located in Whitfield County, vacuuming rock from the membrane roofing system so the roof could be worked on. He was pulling the vacuuming hose used to collect the rock when he…

  • Southern Bleacher Wins Renovation Contract for Historic Cotton Bowl

    freeNewsArticles Story Summary: DALLAS, Texas – Dec. 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Southern Bleacher Company, based in Graham, Texas, is excited to announce that they recently won the Request for Proposals from Heery International, Inc. to be a subcontractor in the undertaking of the renovation of the historic 75-year old Cotton Bowl Stadium at Fair…

  • Altamont Homes Leads the Way with New Technique in Affordable Home Construction

    freeNewsArticles Story Summary: SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Oct. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Altamont Homes, Inc., in Martinez, Calif., is the leading provider of a new type of housing being offered in California and surrounding states – Off-site Built Homes. Off-site Built Homes, also known as True Modular homes, are built in accordance with the same…

  • Southern Bleacher is Victorious at Trojan Stadium

    freeNewsArticles Story Summary: CHAMBERSBURG, Penn. – Sept. 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Southern Bleacher Company, based in Graham, Tex., scored a win with its recent completion of Trojan Stadium in Chambersburg, Penn. The new stadium, which has a total seating capacity of over 7,000, is sure to entice more crowds and welcome home and visiting-team…