Construction, Real Estate & Infrastructure

DANIA BEACH – October 28, 2026 -- FirstService Residential, which describes itself as North America's leading residential property management company, has released the Los Angeles episode of its Skyline Sessions series, featuring four executives from development, architecture, design and property management.

Four industry leaders anchor the Los Angeles episode

The panel includes Mike Leipart, co-founder and managing principal at Redeavor; Yu-Ming Wei, AIA, principal at HED; Tiffany Hannah, executive vice president of High-Rise at FirstService Residential California; and Sebastian Salvadó, creative director and partner at RIOS.

Skyline Sessions covers luxury high-rise communities across North America. Each episode focuses on a single market and examines the trends, challenges and changing resident expectations shaping luxury residential living there.

Cleveland – – October 28, 2026 -- Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW) lifted third-quarter consolidated net sales 7.9% to $6.86 billion, but net income fell 1.5% to $821.0 million, or 12.0% of sales, as raw material and supply chain costs weighed on margins.

Diluted earnings per share rose 0.9% to $3.38 from $3.35. Adjusted diluted EPS gained 1.1% to $3.63 from $3.59. EBITDA increased 3.4% to $1.39 billion, or 20.3% of sales, while adjusted EBITDA rose 3.3% to $1.40 billion, or 20.5% of sales.

Price increases and Suvinil acquisition drive sales growth

Selling price increases added a mid-single-digit percentage to net sales. The October 2025 acquisition of Suvinil also contributed, and all three reportable segments grew. Net sales at Paint Stores Group stores open more than twelve months rose 3.9%.

PUTIAN – October 28, 2026 -- Chinese coatings maker 3TREES presented five green coating categories at Big 5 Construct Kenya, which opened on October 21, 2026, at the Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi, as part of its push into East Africa.

3TREES covers wall and floor applications with five product lines at Hall 1, Booth 1J17

The portfolio included stone-effect exterior coatings, inorganic interior coatings, artistic finishes, waterproofing membranes and coatings, and floor coatings. The company markets the range under its "Create Healthy Life" philosophy.

Distributors and contractors from four East African markets visit the booth

Distributors, engineering purchasers, contractors and industry professionals from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia, along with other East African markets, met the 3TREES team. Talks covered product performance, application methods, technical standards, local adaptability and distribution cooperation.

Global – October 28, 2026 -- SupplyOne has reduced stockouts, excess inventory and in-house assembly work for a leading metal processor serving the building products industry, according to a customer case study from the supplier.

Customer ran short on critical items while overstocked on others

The metal processor faced inconsistent inventory levels. It frequently ran out of critical items while holding excess stock of others. The company sought a partner that could keep the right products on hand, cut on-site inventory and cover day-to-day operational needs.

SupplyOne built a three-part inventory and supply program

The tailored program centered on product availability, space optimization and supplier consolidation.

XUZHOU, China – October 27, 2026 -- XCMG Machinery (SHE: 000425) ranked No. 202 on the 2026 Fortune China 500, up 10 places from the previous year, and kept its lead among Chinese construction machinery companies.

The company attended the 2026 Fortune China 500 Summit in Chengdu on Oct. 22. Business leaders, entrepreneurs and scholars gathered there to discuss how companies can strengthen their competitiveness. The ranking itself was released in July.

Shen Yan, chair of XCMG Machinery's labor union, accepted the Fortune China 500 certificate at the summit. The list uses a methodology consistent with the Fortune Global 500 and covers both listed and unlisted companies.

COLOGNE, GERMANY – Oktober 25, 2026 – Organizers of ORGATEC have confirmed that the trade fair for workspace and contract solutions will return to Cologne from 27 to 30 October 2026, bringing together roughly 500 exhibiting companies from around 40 countries. The event will be structured around two core segments, Workspace Solutions and Contract Solutions, reflecting the breadth of buyers now shaping office, hospitality and public-sector interiors. For procurement teams, architects and facility planners, the confirmed exhibitor list and program scope signal that Cologne remains a central sourcing and benchmarking point for the sector despite broader market headwinds in commercial furnishing and workplace design.

United States – October 23, 2026 -- Home affordability remains strained in the third quarter of 2026 as mortgage rates rise, even with lower prices and stronger wage growth, according to ATTOM's Q3 2026 Home Affordability Report.

Rate increases outweigh price and wage gains in ATTOM's Q3 2026 affordability data

The report finds that higher mortgage rates are offsetting two factors that would normally ease buyer pressure: lower home prices and stronger wage growth.

ATTOM tracks flipping returns and foreclosure starts across metros and states

ATTOM's Q2 2026 U.S. Home Flipping Report ranks the 10 metros with the largest annual increases in home-flipping return on investment. Its August 2026 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report lists the 10 states with the largest annual increases in foreclosure starts.

HUNT VALLEY, MD – October 22, 2026 -- Fidelity Building Services Group has appointed Mark Miller, an executive with more than 30 years of leadership experience, as Chief Integration Officer. The new C-suite role is tasked with integrating acquired companies into a business that now spans more than 75 U.S. locations and 3,000 team members.

Miller will own process, IT and ERP integration for new acquisitions

Miller will develop integration strategies for new companies joining Fidelity, focusing on processes, information technology systems and enterprise resource planning (ERP) technology. He will also work to strengthen collaboration across business units and support unified approaches tied to the company's long-term growth objectives.

Hunt Valley, Maryland – October 22, 2026 -- Fidelity Building Services Group has acquired MVH Industrial, a Georgetown, Kentucky-based mechanical, electrical, plumbing and general contracting firm. The deal adds industrial and manufacturing capacity in central Kentucky to a Fidelity network of more than 75 U.S. locations and 3,200 team members. The announcement did not include financial terms.

MVH Industrial brings sole-source turnkey project capability to Fidelity

MVH Industrial concentrates on manufacturing environments, complex sole-source turnkey projects and critical infrastructure upgrades. Its service lines include HVAC/mechanical system design and installation, industrial piping, plumbing, electrical systems, building automation and custom sheet metal fabrication.

Gurnee, Ill. – October 22, 2026 -- Adams Elevator called its NAEC booth the most talked-about it has run at the show after deploying SKYE, a humanoid robot supplied by Metropolis Robotics, the sister company of exhibit builder 3DL Design.

Adams Elevator co-brands SKYE as part of its booth identity

The activation was the idea of Molly Cruz, National Sales and Process Manager at Adams Elevator. Adams co-branded the robot so that it became part of the booth's identity rather than a standalone attraction. The move extends Cruz's record of bringing new booth technology to NAEC.

SKYE also walked the show aisles carrying Adams-branded first aid kits and invited attendees to take one. Visitors stopped to photograph the robot and left with a branded giveaway.

Cruz said attendees lined up to meet SKYE, took photos and returned with colleagues. In her words, it was "the most talked-about booth we've had at NAEC."