B&W takes majority stake in solar energy contractor Fosler Construction

B&W takes majority stake in solar energy contractor Fosler Construction

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (B&W) has closed the previously announced acquisition of a majority stake in Fosler Construction Company, an Illinois-based solar energy contractor. The financial terms of the deal were not revealed by the Ohio-based renewable, environmental, and thermal energy technologies and service provider. The deal was announced last month. Paul Fosler will continue […]

Swiss building material firm Holcim to sell Brazilian business for $1bn

Swiss building material firm Holcim to sell Brazilian business for $1bn

Holcim Group, a Swiss building material company, has agreed to sell its Brazilian business to Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) for $1.025 billion. The sale includes Holcim’s five integrated cement plants along with four grinding stations, 19 ready-mix concrete facilities, and six aggregates sites. The buyer — Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional is a fully integrated steel producer […]

Ahluwalia Contracts wins Rs 890cr contract for Bihar Animal Science University

Ahluwalia Contracts wins Rs 890cr contract for Bihar Animal Science University

Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Limited said that it has bagged a new contract worth around INR 890 crores for the construction of Animal Science University in Patna, Bihar. The contract was awarded by the Executive Engineer Construction Division -1, Building Construction Department, BCD-1, Patna (Bihar). Ahluwalia Contracts (India) said that its total order inflow during the […]

Crest Ventures to acquire 5.1% stake in Vascon Engineers for Rs 25cr

Crest Ventures to acquire 5.1% stake in Vascon Engineers for Rs 25cr

Crest Ventures Limited, a Mumbai-based non-banking finance company, said that it will acquire a stake of 5.12% in Vascon Engineers Limited for nearly INR 250 million ($3.36 million). Vascon Engineers, which is based in Pune is a construction engineering company. It is engaged in real estate development, which includes owning and operating projects with a […]

Duratec, Ertech JV bags $39m contract from Aus govt agency

Duratec, Ertech JV bags $39m contract from Aus govt agency

Duratec Limited said that its joint venture (JV) with Ertech Group has bagged an AUD 53 million ($39 million) design and construction wharf project contract from an Australian government agency. While Duratec is an Australian engineering, construction, and remediation contractor, Ertech is a civil construction business, which is also based in Australia. Duratec said that […]

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited bags Rs 29cr orders from NHIDCL

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited bags Rs 29cr orders from NHIDCL

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) said that it has bagged three orders with a combined worth INR 28.9 crores from National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL). The first order is worth INR 8.3 crores for providing consultancy services for preparing detailed project report for two laning with hard shoulder in Nagaland. The second […]