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Construction Materials
Giatec announces strategic partnership with HeidelbergCement
International building materials firm makes investment with a view to carbon neutrality, assisted by sensors and AI technology.
Euclid Chemical acquires cement additives division
Chryso’s North American cement grinding aids and additives business purchased by construction products manufacturer.
MAPEI marks 85-year milestone
As it reflects on its international past, which includes building the Olympic track in Montreal, the multinational building materials group continues to look to the future.
Kryton wraps up new Calgary facility
State-of-the-art manufacturing facility capable of 10 times the output of previous plant.
CarbonCure partners with Astec Industries
This strategic alliance will help CarbonCure push its agenda of reducing embodied carbon in the construction industry.
Tech Trajectory: Construction Plots Its Course
Canada’s leading contractors are making choices today that will dictate how the industry tackles projects throughout the 2020s and beyond.
Security fencing revisited
A reader suggests that chain link fencing is still a fine security solution.
Security fencing: Canada’s past, present and future
As little as a decade ago, the fencing industry…
Construction materials firm Nexii buys into building process, acquiring Omicron
A West Coast construction materials start-up is getting into…
Feds have funding flexibility for housing projects facing rising costs, Hussen says
OTTAWA—The federal minister in charge of boosting the stock…
Vancouver police warn of spike in construction thefts as lumber prices rise
VANCOUVER—Construction companies in Vancouver are being encouraged to take…
‘It is a gold mine:’ Builders warned of rising lumber thefts across Canada
The skyrocketing cost of lumber is fuelling a trend…
Home renovation savings prove elusive as wood prices at record highs
CALGARY—Canadian consumers have many ways to save money on…
B.C. mass timber movement gets boost with backing for 13 new projects
A pair of government funding announcements last week will…
Fast-growing construction materials firm Nexii to add $50M Vancouver Island plant
Construction materials start-up Nexii Building Solutions Inc. has announced…
Cementing change: LafargeHolcim, other producers innovating their way to low carbon concrete
At a handful of smelters throughout Quebec, mining and…
The hired fleet: New tech helps contractors manage deliveries from numerous haulers
According to an infographic published by the Ontario Sand…
Wood products price surge likely to persist in 2021, raising home, renovation costs
CALGARY—An unexpected rebound in wood product prices last month…
Top 10 Canadian construction trends to watch in 2021
After a turbulent 2020, which forced the industry to…
West Fraser Timber to acquire Norbord in deal valued at $4B
TORONTO—A $4-billion all-stock deal to take over Norbord Inc.…
