Author: Peter Carlisle

Chonburi Concrete Product targets revenue growth of 15-20 per cent to between Bt2.7 billion and Bt2.8 billion this year on strong demand for building materials to renovate both residences and factories in the wake of the recent disastrous flood. Managing director Chakrit Theepakornsukkasame told a group interview on Tuesday that 40 per cent of revenue […]

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC; Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Kazuo Sakai) has established a subsidiary for the production of electronic materials in the Kingdom of Thailand. The construction of the production plant for copper clad laminates and prepregs will begin in May 2012 and is scheduled for completion in April 2013. Following prototyping […]

The housing market will improve slightly this year, with more than 80,000 units of new supply serving pent-up demand from last year’s fourth quarter and the higher incomes of civil servants. Sopon Pornchokchai, president of the property consultant Agency for Real Estate Affairs (AREA), said last year’s floods affected 23 housing projects which were subsequently […]

Flooding will be the main theme of the Architect ’12 fair, featuring flood-escape housing design, a trend toward ceramic tile instead of wood, and redesigned mechanical and engineering systems. Chalay Kunawong, vice-president of the Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage (ASA), said flooding was the hot issue with the public, so Architect ’12 would […]

AECOM was ranked No. 1 tunneling consultant in Asia, No. 2 consultant in the world and No. 4 in Australasia, by Tunnels & Tunnelling International magazine in its 2011 Annual Listings. AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, was ranked No. […]

AECOM has been appointed by Ch. Karnchang Public Company Limited (CK), one of the largest civil contractors in Thailand, to be its design consultant for the underground civil infrastructure works of the Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit Blue Line Extension: Contract 2 – Sanam Chai to Tha Phra Section, Underground Civil Works and Contract 5 – […]