This motif index consists of building supply firms, self-storage centers, roofing supply businesses and manufacturers of utility supplies and generation equipment.
Not surprisingly nearly 30% of the portfolio is committed to building supply firms like Lumber Liquidators, Home Depot, Lowes Corp. and USG Corp.
Building supply stores have launched an untold number of do-it-yourself projects.
Blake, who was hired by Nardelli, is more cerebral and avuncular than his old friend and defends Nardelli's strategy down the line: expansion in China, personnel decisions and the much-criticized foray into wholesale building supply.
Britian's Hanson has simplified itself in building materials supply, and the U.S. has the demand.
The dour outlook at Cemex did not affect other major building-supply companies on Friday.
Unseasonably warm weather has boosted sales at Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD) and other building-supply and home-improvement retailers in recent months.
Much of this jump came from a huge spree at building-supply stores: spending there soared by 10.6% compared with February, as Americans poured money into their houses.
This means investment into organizational design on a global scale, establishing brand visibility, building worldwide supply chains and channels of distribution, and all of the rest of the complex set of activities that go into making a successful multinational corporation.
While the initial approach was to bring in key subsystems such as engines, transmissions and other from foreign companies, the present emphasis is on building up the supply chains in China.
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So at a time when jobs are in short supply, building exports is an imperative.
Sales were also healthy at building materials and garden supply stores, as well as electronics and appliance stores.
The photovoltaic panels generate electricity when exposed to sunlight and are connected to the building's power supply via an inverter synchronised to the electricity main's frequency.
For decades environmentalists have begged governments and business to take account of disappearing forests and the dwindling global water supply when building roads, apartment complexes and shopping malls.
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And there, unbeknownst to me is TechCrunch story number 5, an article about the start-up founded by my oldest daughter Kit: With Tech From Space, Ministry of Supply is Building the Next Generation of Dress Shirts.
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The service said solar panels on the roof meant there was still a live supply to the building, which prevented firefighters from entering.
Because building materials were in short supply, he invented a new concrete-making process that enabled him to build a factory and go into production.
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The team set sail from London in December and were building a base camp and supply depot inland from Crown Bay when Fiennes developed the case of frostbite.
Building a factory to manufacture and supply the parts was his next challenge.
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She got rid of the cartel of building societies that had rationed the supply of credit to house-buyers in Britain.
Tackle building the pipeline issue from the supply and demand sides.
Architects and engineers, who might improve building and design, are in short supply.
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Government, regulators and the water industry were urged to make concrete plans for new supply networks in advance of house building, to ensure there are adequate water resources for the future.
The last building block for my bull market thesis is that supply and demand for equities strongly favors the demand side.
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As many corporations seek to reinvent themselves during these uncertain times, they must get smarter about revealing their needs, admitting their faults, and building meaningful and trustworthy relationships with their employees and supply chain partners.
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These include the uninterrupted supply of foreign uranium fuel and help in building up a strategic fuel reserve.
Over-building and spiking foreclosures have already produced an over-supply of large suburban homes for which there is little demand or ability to purchase.
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Earnings were helped by building more trucks, and pricing benefited from the limited supply of vehicles by Japanese competitors, which plan to return to full capacity in the second half.
Whether companies partner with nonprofits or create groundbreaking supply chain management processes, they are concerned with building stronger and more recognizable brands.
"We are investigating across our global supply chain to see if a factory in this building was currently producing for Wal-Mart, " said Megan Murphy, a company spokeswoman.
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