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OCS releases Industrial Product Price Index analysis

OCS releases Industrial Product Price Index analysis

April 21, 2023 by builderkp

April 21, 2023 – The Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) released its analysis on the Industrial Product Price index. Findings included … Read more

Categories Canadian Contractor
New UBC water treatment removes ‘forever chemicals’ for good

New UBC water treatment removes ‘forever chemicals’ for good

April 21, 2023 by builderkp

Engineers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have developed a new water treatment that removes “forever chemicals” from drinking … Read more

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PCL installs mass timber bridge at George Brown

PCL installs mass timber bridge at George Brown

April 21, 2023 by builderkp

(Photo courtesy of PCL) George Brown College’s Limberlost Place is now sporting a two-storey mass timber pedestrian bridge. The bridge, … Read more

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Cirque du Skyline | UrbanToronto

Cirque du Skyline | UrbanToronto

April 21, 2023 by builderkp

Cirque du Soleil is in town with Kooza for the next couple of months, and this year the Big Top … Read more

Categories Urban Toronto
Gove leans on big investors behind Grenfell cladding firms

Gove leans on big investors behind Grenfell cladding firms

April 20, 2023 by builderkp

Gove has written to investors in Kingspan, Arconic, and Saint-Gobain. He has urged them to use their “position of influence” … Read more

Categories Construction Enquirer
IKO announces full commissioning of Ontario-based Asphalt Shingle Recycling line

IKO announces full commissioning of Ontario-based Asphalt Shingle Recycling line

April 20, 2023 by builderkp

April 20, 2023 – IKO, a manufacturer of residential and commercial roofing products, has announced the full commissioning of its … Read more

Categories Canadian Contractor
Legal Notes: Balancing ‘pay when paid’ and ‘pay no later than’ with prompt payment

Legal Notes: Balancing ‘pay when paid’ and ‘pay no later than’ with prompt payment

April 20, 2023 by builderkp

Receiving full payment for work and services rendered is critical throughout the construction pyramid. That’s why Ontario, Alberta, Nova Scotia … Read more

Categories Daily Commercial News
Topcon makes strategic investment in DDK Positioning

Topcon makes strategic investment in DDK Positioning

April 20, 2023 by builderkp

By Adam Freill  April 20, 2023   Construction Software Designer, manufacturer and distributor of precision measurement and workflow solutions for construction, … Read more

Categories OnSite Magazine
Condominium Proposed at Kipling and Hwy 7 in Vaughan

Condominium Proposed at Kipling and Hwy 7 in Vaughan

April 20, 2023 by builderkp

There is plenty of land to be found for development and intensification venturing north of Toronto’s city limits into the … Read more

Categories Urban Toronto
DOL program head says women need to ‘see it to be it’ in the trades

DOL program head says women need to ‘see it to be it’ in the trades

April 20, 2023 by builderkp

Women comprise only about 14% of registered apprentices, according to the Department of Labor, although they account for half of … Read more

Categories Construction Dive
Precast cladding contractor goes into administration

Precast cladding contractor goes into administration

April 20, 2023 by builderkp

Interpath Advisory were appointed joint administrators on Thursday and all 45 employees have been made redundant. The firm has been … Read more

Categories Construction Enquirer
CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in Canada slowed in March

CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in Canada slowed in March

April 20, 2023 by builderkp

April 20, 2023, Ottawa – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in March fell … Read more

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