Construction Focus
Comin Khmere Receives (Bs) Ohsas 18001:2007 Certificate
After years of commitment to strong business, quality and safety standards for its construction-related services, Comin Khmere Co., Ltd has been recently accredited the (BS) OHSAS 18001:2007 certification for a period of three years by BM TRADA, a UK-based international independence certification provider to businesses around the world.
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Building Projects Up While Value Down in 2014
Cambodia recorded a rise in the number of construction projects last year, while its total construction value was down against 2013.
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Cambodia?s 24th Province Breaks Ground
After being officially established and included into Cambodia’s administrative system in 2014, infrastructure construction for the nation’s 24th province, Tbong Khmum, kicked off in early January.
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Chinese Developer Builds World?s Tallest Pre-fab Skyscraper in 19 Days
A developer in the Chinese province of Hunan has built a skyscraper in just 19 days using a prefabrication technique designed to save energy and reduce pollution.
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Scaffold Collapse in Vietnam Kills 14
At least 14 construction workers were killed and 28 others injured when scaffolding collapsed at a construction site in central Vietnam on 25 March.
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Alstom to Build $us1bn Plant in Thailand
Alstom, with Japanese trading company Marubeni Corporation, have signed an agreement with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to build the new unit at Mae Moh power plant. Alstom has a US$560m share of the US$1bn EPC contract.
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Mace Wins Unis Vietnam Contract
UK-based construction company Mace has been appointed as project manager, construction manager, and cost consultant for Phase 3 of the campus development for the United Nations International School (UNIS) in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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World’s Largest All-terrain Crane Works at 3,000m
XCMG XCA5000 is the world’s largest all-terrain crane in terms of tonnage. Recently, it succeeded in hoisting a 2MW wind turbine in Yunnan province, China.
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Sumitomo to Build Usd40 Million Thermal Power Plant in Myanmar
Sumitomo Corp. announced at the start of March that it had won a contract to construct a thermal power plant in Myanmar.
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Mixed Use and Retail Development: a Story of Value-added by Design
A mixed-use and retail development is a real estate mission with planned integration of combinations of retail, office, residential, hotel, recreation or other functions. It is pedestrian-oriented and contains elements of a live-work-play environment. From a developer’s perspective a development should maximize space usage, bear upscale amenities and strong architectural expression that tends to mitigate traffic and sprawl.
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