Williams Scotsman Expands Footprint in North America by Opening Four New Branches in Mexico

Williams Scotsman, the leading provider of modular space and storage solutions, today announced further expansion in Mexico with branch openings in Juárez, Hermosillo, Riviera Maya and Tijuana. “The new branch openings represent the company’s commitment to serving our Mexican customers in the manufacturing, mining, agricultural, and tourism-related fields,” said Nicholas Polit, country manager of Mexico. “With nine branch locations strategically... 

Examine the Homebuilding Market in Japan, Including its Leading Companies, Market Value and Demographics

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Homebuilding in Japan” report to their offering. Homebuilding in Japan industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the homebuilding industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information. Scope - Contains... 

Philips Lumileds Sheds New Light on Street Lighting in White Paper

Philips Lumileds today released “LEDs: Coming Soon to a Street Light Near You,” a new white paper that discusses the emerging use of power LEDs in street lighting and describes a demonstration design that yields lower total ownership costs, much improved lighting and significant energy savings — as much as 50% — over standard lighting technologies. The paper can be downloaded free of charge at www.lumileds.com/pdfs/WP14.pdf. Governments, municipalities... 

SGS Netherlands announces new service to mitigate explosion hazards

Explosion hazards are a recognized issue throughout the world but controlling and mitigating these risks remains complex and an ongoing area of concern. Expert knowledge and experience is required to identify, evaluate and reduce such risks to a tolerable level. To cater the demanding needs of the industry, SGS introduced its new service: Explosion Protection offering consultation, inspection and trainings for explosion safety. The European sector... 

ARCADIS Divests Copijn to Hoek Hoveniers

ARCADIS, the international consulting, design, engineering and management services company, today announced that it will sell Copijn to Hoek Hoveniers from Voorhout, the Netherlands. Copijn, established in 1807, is a design and contracting firm specializing in green amenities projects in the Netherlands. Its sixty staff members will continue to work for Copijn. The company, with annual gross revenues of EUR 6 million, became a part of ARCADIS in 1994.... 

Industrial waste energy and process by-products as sustainable resources to serve greenhouse horticultural complex

WarmCO2 is set to become a by-word for sustainable, cost effective and energy efficient solutions for Dutch greenhouse horticulture. In the Netherlands, greenhouse horticulture is the most intensive form of crop production and is of major economic importance to communities and to the country as a whole. However, the industry’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels for greenhouse heating presents both a cost and a CO2 emissions reduction challenge for...