After reporting its latest quarterly results after the bell on Monday, BNN catches up with John Beck to talk about the appetite for construction and infrastructure spending in Canada.

Aecon Group Inc. today reported results for the second quarter of 2012. Margin trends in the quarter continued to be positive despite lower revenue versus the same period a year ago.

Aecon Group Inc. announced today that Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has signed a contract awarding Aecon’s Industrial division design and construction work for the Atikokan Generating Station (GS) biomass conversion project.

Aecon Group Inc. announced today that it has been awarded an $85 million contract for site preparation and foundation construction for the Vale Clean AER (Atmospheric Emissions Reduction) Project in Sudbury.

Aecon Group Inc. announced today that a joint venture in which its Aecon Utilities division is participating, has been awarded a $600 million contract by Inter Pipeline Fund to complete the expansion of the Cold Lake and Polaris pipelines in Alberta.

Aecon Group Inc. today announced that its backlog stood at $2.663 billion as at May 31, 2012, compared with $2.379 billion that was reported at the end of the first quarter (March 31, 2012).

Aecon Group Inc. announced today at its Annual General Meeting in Calgary the winners of the 2011 Aecon Employee Recognition Awards.

May 22, 2012: Aecon Group Inc. is part of a joint venture selected by Capital City Link General Partnership (CCLGP) which has reached the financial close to construct the Northeast Anthony Henday Drive project in Edmonton.

Aecon Group Inc. today reported improved results for the first quarter of 2012. Stronger results than the prior year were attributable to the performance of the Infrastructure and Industrial segments and the successful ramping-up of Aecon Mining.

Northland Power Inc. and Aecon Group Inc. announced today, Aecon’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Miwel Construction Limited, has been awarded a contract to construct six 10MW solar photovoltaic (PV) generation projects in Ontario.

Aecon Group Inc. today reported its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2011.

Aecon Group Inc. announced today that a joint venture between Aecon Industrial and SNC-Lavalin (the SLN-Aecon Joint Venture) has been awarded a major contract with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to carry out the Darlington Retube and Feeder Replacement Project

A testament to Aecon’s commitment to safety, Aecon Construction & Materials Limited (ACML) received two separate safety awards on February 6th at the 85th Annual Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) convention.

Aecon Group Inc. announced today that its Cambridge fabrication facility has been awarded nuclear accreditation, known as the “N-Stamp” from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Aecon Group Inc. announced today its joint venture with Dufferin Construction Company, a division of Holcim (Canada) Inc., has reached commercial and financial close on the previously disclosed project for the Air Rail Link (ARL) “spur line” and passenger station at Toronto Pearson International Airport (Toronto Pearson). The project is valued at $128.6 million.

Aecon Group Inc. announced today that its Lockerbie and Hole Eastern Division has signed a letter of intent with the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp) for a project valued at over $250 million to install the interior of a new process mill at the PotashCorp mine site near Rocanville, Saskatchewan.

Aecon Group Inc. today reported its results for the third quarter of 2011.

Aecon Group Inc. today announced that it has signed a letter of intent regarding the purchase of the assets of Leo Alarie and Sons Limited (“LAS”), one of the largest construction companies in northern Ontario.

Aecon Group Inc. announced today that it has been awarded four new contracts totaling $75 million for work with three different clients, Suncor Energy, the Calgary International Airport, and the Federal Bridge Corporation. These awards bring the total value of new projects announced by Aecon since September to over $600 million.

Aecon Group Inc. announced today that its Mining Division has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $80 million for work at a new potash mine, located approximately 140 kilometres east of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Aecon Group Inc. announced today that its Infrastructure Division, in a joint venture with Dufferin Construction Company, a division of Holcim (Canada) Inc., has been selected as the preferred proponent by Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx, to design, build, and finance a three-kilometre rail line for the Air Rail Link (ARL) and an ARL passenger station at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

On May 7, 2011, the Rosewood Hotel Georgia officially opened its doors; exactly 84 years to the day since it originally opened in 1927. Restored to its former glory, it has been transformed into Vancouver’s most sophisticated hotel.

Aecon has established a Western Canadian Headquarters in Calgary, Alberta to anchor its presence in Western Canada.

Aecon Group Inc. announced today that it has been named one of the Best Employers in Canada for 2012 in an annual study conducted by Aon Hewitt. Results will appear in the October 31 issue of Maclean’s magazine and in the November 3 edition of La Presse.