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Builk.com offers small and medium-sized construction firms free software and application services

December 20, 2011Peter CarlisleLeave a Comment

Small and medium-sized construction firms can now avail free of charge Web-based software and application services, thanks to the efforts of local software company Builk Asia, which has developed construction software called Builk.com. Builk.com is an online and social network platform offering free construction business software. Builk Asia’s business development director Patai Padungtin said that […]

Vietnam's Construction projects slow to a crawl

December 19, 2011August 28, 2020Peter CarlisleLeave a Comment

Ninety-nine per cent of construction projects in Viet Nam have fallen behind schedule, with red tape and delayed land clearance procedures seen as leading causes for the delays, Deputy Minister of Construction Bui Pham Khanh told a seminar held here yesterday by the Federation of Civil Engineering Associations (FCEA). State-financed projects were not immune from […]

Vietnam’s Construction projects slow to a crawl

December 19, 2011August 28, 2020Mike RiemerLeave a Comment

Ninety-nine per cent of construction projects in Viet Nam have fallen behind schedule, with red tape and delayed land clearance procedures seen as leading causes for the delays, Deputy Minister of Construction Bui Pham Khanh told a seminar held here yesterday by the Federation of Civil Engineering Associations (FCEA). State-financed projects were not immune from […]

Bangkok's Purple Line construction 10% behind schedule

December 16, 2011Peter CarlisleLeave a Comment

The severe flooding in Bangkok has put the construction works of the Purple Line electric train route 10 per cent behind schedule, said Mass Rapid Transport Authority of Thailand Acting Governor Ronnachit Yaensaard. As reported by MCOT News, he said today that MRTA is revising the construction plan. It is also waiting for a written […]

Bangkok’s Purple Line construction 10% behind schedule

December 16, 2011Mike RiemerLeave a Comment

The severe flooding in Bangkok has put the construction works of the Purple Line electric train route 10 per cent behind schedule, said Mass Rapid Transport Authority of Thailand Acting Governor Ronnachit Yaensaard. As reported by MCOT News, he said today that MRTA is revising the construction plan. It is also waiting for a written […]

Winners of South East Asia Property Awards announced

December 16, 2011August 28, 2020Peter CarlisleLeave a Comment

Winner s of the inaugural South East Asia Property Awards 2011 were announced this evening (November 30, 2011), at a glittering Gala Dinner and presentation ceremony attended by over 300 industry leaders and guests at Singapore’s Hotel Fort Canning. “The South East Asia region has some of the worlds’ most innovative and interesting property developments, […]

Thailand: Conergy secures further major contract for 9 MW solar power plant

December 16, 2011Peter CarlisleLeave a Comment

Solar company continues on growth course in spite of flooding As the year is coming to an end, Conergy has won a further major contract in Thailand, continuing its string of successes in Asia in spite of the recent flooding in the country. The 9 megawatt solar park in Pak Thong Chai in the province […]

Honeywell Outspends 3M to Tap Asia’s Growing Safety Concern

December 16, 2011Peter CarlisleLeave a Comment

Honeywell International Inc. is poised to overtake 3M Co. as the world’s biggest maker of protective gear, buoyed by $3 billion in acquisitions since 2008 and stronger workplace-safety rules in developing countries. Annual personal safety-products revenue at Honeywell may rise past $2 billion in 2012 once it closes on last month’s $338 million purchase of […]

Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport 2nd phase development to be finished in 2016

December 16, 2011Peter CarlisleLeave a Comment

The Airports of Thailand (AoT) will speed up completion of the second phase expansion of Suvarnabhumi Airport to 2016, one year ahead of its earlier scheduled 2017. The second phase project uses a Bt62.5 billion budget, said Transport Minister Sukampol Suwannathat. The ministry plans to make Suvarnabhumi Airport the region’s aviation hub. Acting Suvarnabhumi Airport […]

Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport 2nd phase development to be finished in 2016

December 16, 2011Mike RiemerLeave a Comment

The Airports of Thailand (AoT) will speed up completion of the second phase expansion of Suvarnabhumi Airport to 2016, one year ahead of its earlier scheduled 2017. The second phase project uses a Bt62.5 billion budget, said Transport Minister Sukampol Suwannathat. The ministry plans to make Suvarnabhumi Airport the region’s aviation hub. Acting Suvarnabhumi Airport […]