Roll-Out Concrete Floor Slab Reinforcement Beats Construction Blues

Steel reinforcement specialist Hy-Ten, has achieved sales of 10, 000 tonnes for their innovative Bamtec floor slab reinforcement system this year, roughly equivalent to their record breaking year of 2007. This represents a real increase in market share for Bamtec in a sector that some commentators estimate has shrunk by 40 percent. Hy-Ten is the exclusive licensed manufacturer in the UK and Ireland for the Bamtec system which originated in Germany.... 

Royal Laser Corp. Provides Update on Former Venture Steel Shareholder Litigation

Royal Laser Corp. has received notice of judgement on a legal matter relating to a former shareholder and option-holder employee of Venture Steel Inc., a subsidiary of Royal Laser. This matter was a result of actions taken by the prior owners of Venture Steel Inc. The judgement amounts to approximately $4.8 million plus interest of approximately $0.5 million, of which approximately $1.5 million has been held in reserve by the Company. The Company... 

Husqvarna to launch demolition robot

This November marks the production start of Husqvarna’s first demolition robot – a remote-controlled demolition machine developed by Husqvarna Construction Products in Jonsered, Sweden. The robot is the first product from a new Demolition Robots category, which is projected to strengthen the Group’s leading position in machinery for the construction industry. The market for demolition robots has grown continuously and has been dominated...