An Australian inventor has created a prototype of a flocculant system designed to reduce runoff at job sites, eliminating the need to spread floc blocks
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Diversified Industrial Operator Acquires Kimble Mixer
Spring Lake, Mich.-based Hines Corp. has closed on a deal for Kimble Mixer Co. and sister fabrication and chassis companies, noting that the mixer truck
Read MoreBridge Deck Report
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) recently released a new eight-page Research Report, No. 12, Service Life Extension of Northern Bridge Decks
Read MoreTechnology Providers Join Forces
The Shilstone Companies Inc. and Contek Inc, providers of mix design software and consulting services, have merged. The venture will usher in a new era
Read MoreNrmca Updates Plant Certification Checklist
Effective this year, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Plant Certification program is adopting the ninth edition of QC Manual, Section 3,
Read MoreFly Ash Research Lands $200K Energy Dept. Grant
A National Ready Mixed Concrete Association-proposed research project, New Technology-Based Approach to Advance Higher Volume Fly Ash Concrete with Acceptable
Read MoreCemstone Engineer Attains Leed Accreditation
In a potential first for a ready mixed producer, Minnesota-based Cemstone Products Co. reports that one of its staffers has been designated a U.S. Green
Read MoreJoint-Free Slab System
With an eye toward truly monolithic floors, a New Zealand company, Canzac Ltd., has announced the Joint Free Slab flooring system, which uses a clip-together
Read MorePavermodule Shapes Hanson’s Landscape-Unit Platform
Hanson Building Products North America entered the concrete paving stone and landscape unit business last month, announcing acquisition of five plants
Read MoreFaux Stone Producer/Installer Eyes Atlanta Beachhead
To improve its positioning in the Southeast, Denver-based Environmental Stoneworks has begun construction of a 30,000-sq.-ft. plant in Cobb County, outside
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