Navigators Establishes Presence in China

The Navigators Group, Inc. announced today that its Lloyd’s Syndicate 1221 is now underwriting insurance coverage in China through the Navigators Underwriting Division of Lloyd’s Reinsurance Company (China) Ltd. (LRCCL). The establishment and recent licensing of LRCCL enable Lloyd’s syndicates, including Navigators Syndicate 1221, to underwrite reinsurance business throughout China. Navigators supplies 100% of the capacity of Syndicate 1221,... 

In Weekly Cycles: Apartment Walls and Slabs in Fair-faced Concrete Quality

GRIDFLEX, the aluminium grid slab formwork system from PERI, once again showed its numerous advantages during its initial use in Brazil. Within a very short period of time, it has been possible to construct the floor slabs of the MaxHaus Morumbi residential complex with even, ready to-be-painted ceiling surfaces. Modern living in a rectangular form In São Paulo´s Morumbi district, 128 modern apartments are currently being constructed, spread across... 

The Celery Vase & The Stretch Vase from Impulse! Enterprises

Impulse! Enterprises, the home furniture and accessories manufacturer that bring to you a style of living with their product, present their two collection of contemporary vases called The Celery Vase & The Stretch Vase. Both Celery and Stretch offer the colorful and unique sculptural vases design that will bring fun and beauty to the place where it placed. Not only providing this vases, Impulse! Enterprises also provide another home furniture... 

Dubai Pearl by German Schweger Association Architects

Dubai Pearl is a luxury development being implemented by Pearl Dubai FZ LLC in the heart of the Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone overlooking Palm Jumeirah. The development will redefine the pulse of new Dubai providing a 24-hour living city with premium offices, international retail and some of Dubai’s top dining and entertainment spots. In addition, the development will also offer pedestrian facility with climate controlled walkways offering... 

Ferro Announces Agreement to Sell Fine Chemical Business

Ferro Corporation announced that it has signed an asset purchase agreement with Novolyte Technologies LP, an affiliate of Arsenal Capital Management LP, to sell its Fine Chemicals business for $66 million in cash. “This sale is consistent with our vision of focusing Ferro’s businesses around our core capabilities of particle engineering, formulation, color and glass science, and our deep understanding of customer applications,” said Ferro Chairman,... 

Key Parts HV40 Portable Compressor

Great for occasional use to have in your vehicle?s trunk for those emergency moments, adapters included for those times at the beach or park to inflate sports equipment. This streamlined, sturdy air compressor is perfect for cars and other standard-sized vehicles and is designed for day-to-day use, from blowing up balls to inflating low tires. The MF-1040’s powerful 12-volts and 150 PSI capacity is comparable to other higher-priced compressors.... 

Darling Point House by Tone Wheeler

Darling Point House is a contemporary modern house project design of architect Tone Wheeler. This house is officially listed by Sydney, Australia based agent Ken Jacobs. this house is sitting on Sydney’s Darling Point neighborhood and designed and flawlessly created with expert craftsmanship and no-expense-spared finishes sourced from around the globe, this world class residence is one of only a few exclusive homes to occupy a tightly held cul-de-sac... 

Shaw Makes History with Major Milestone at World’s Largest Surge Barrier in New Orleans

Just 10 months since breaking ground on the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Surge Barrier project, The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) has completed a major phase of construction on Lake Borgne near New Orleans, driving the final 66-inch diameter, 144-foot-long vertical pile on the foundation of the world’s largest storm surge barrier on Oct. 21, 2009. The two-mile floodwall, designed as part of a system to provide 100-year-level storm protection... 

World´s Tallest Building – Burj Dubai – formed with MEVA Formwork

The Burj Dubai will be the highest building ever erected by mankind. How high is being kept a competitive secret – but it will be higher than 8900 m (2, 625 ft). The wind forces at such extreme heights are awesome: the antenna at the top of the Burj is designed for a deflection of +/- 12 m! The biggest share of the on-site concrete works is dedicated to the slabs with a total surface of 224, 808 m² for 532 slabs on 153 floor levels – an area... 

Twin Houses by Predock Frane Architects

Twin Houses are contemporary house residence design in California that has been design by Predock_Frane Architects. This architect works hard to design this classy Californian typically residence design in Los Angeles, California. a hilly region between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Monica Mountains. classic California building typologies: the courtyard house and the hillside house. This typological hybrid “corrected” certain shortcomings in...