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| KBR to build transformer manufacturing facility in Georgia KBR Inc, the engineering and construction company, announced that a division of its Services Business unit, BE&K Building Group (BE&K), has been awarded a $64 million contract by EFACEC Power Transformers, Inc. an affiliate of Portuguese based EFACEC Group (EFACEC) for the construction of a power transformer manufacturing facility at Effingham Industrial Development Authority's Industrial Park in Rincon, Georgia. BE&K will design and construct the new manufacturing facility that will be used by EFACEC to build power transformers, including core form, shell form and mobile power substations for the U.S. market. Work on the project began in July 2008 and is expected to conclude in August 2009. EFACEC, the largest Portuguese company in the field of electro-mechanics and electronics, has operations in more than 65 countries world wide. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |