Source: Jensen Precast, Reno, Nev. Jensen Precast has expanded its suite of products engineered specifically for the electric utility market, acquiring Shelton, Wash. fiberglass products manufacturer ProGlass Inc. A supplier to electric utility customers since the 1970s, Jensen Precast offers concrete vaults, polymer concrete handholes, and metal access hatches. Joining them are ProGlass utility vault covers; transformer, box or switchgear…
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ASTM C09 schedules Next Generation Cements and SCMs workshop
Sources: ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa.; CP staff ASTM Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates will present Workshop on Next Generation Cements and SCMs: Towards Specification on June 9 in conjunction with standards development meetings in Philadelphia. Workshop organizers cite the rise of new concrete binding agents, often from start-up operators, that do not fall under existing specifications. The…
Read MorePrecast Specialties plant crews approve Teamsters 653 representation
Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Washington, D.C.; CP staff Workers at Precast Specialties, an Abingdon, Mass. producer of architectural or utility concrete structures and elements, have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 653 in South Easton, Mass. The union will represent a bargaining unit encompassing a variety of crafts, including carpentry, maintenance, quality control, batching, production, and loading. “Teamsters Joint…
Read MoreAmerican Concrete Industries ushers Alcrete into Florida precast market
Sources: Alcrete LLC, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.; CP staff Alcrete LLC, a drainage structures operator with plants in Alabama and North Carolina, has acquired American Concrete Industries Inc. of Fort Pierce, Fla. The deal affords an NPCA Certified Plant, skilled workforce and 10-acre production site, while enabling Alcrete to expand its Southeast region reach and serve a significantly larger geography. “We…
Read MoreNew website seals CMHA positioning in segmental concrete products, systems
Sources: Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, Herndon, Va.; CP staff The Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association checks one of the final deliverables in the integration of predecessor groups, Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute and National Concrete Masonry Association, with the launch of www.masonryandhardscapes.org. Site programming has been a work in progress since the ICPI and NCMA merger in July 2022 and…
Read MoreAltusGroup begins search for successor to chief Carson
Source: AltusGroup, Bethlehem, Pa.; CP staff AltusGroup is seeking applicants to succeed John Carson, who will retire as executive director in February 2025. Reporting to the AltusGroup board of directors, the full-time position spearheads strategic planning efforts and manages related initiatives, including the exploration and commercialization of new precast technologies, partnerships with innovative precast suppliers, plus ongoing marketing and technical…
Read MoreCRH Ventures’ Roads accelerator application deadline nears for start-ups
Sources: CRH Ventures, Dublin; CP staff The venture capital unit of CRH Plc is accepting applications through March 28 for its latest accelerator program, Roads of the Future. Open to Construction and Climate Technology start-ups poised to advance surface transportation infrastructure, the CRH Ventures program will identify companies that can demonstrate solutions to specific challenges within three distinctive segments: Smart…
Read MoreEngineering executives confirm confidence in key construction sectors
Source: American Council of Engineering Companies Research Institute, Washington, D.C. ACEC Research Institute Engineering Business Sentiment report data shows engineering firms are dramatically more optimistic toward the U.S. economy than they were last year, and that wage inflation, versus the likelihood of a recession, is the biggest single concern among executives as 2024 unfolds. Among respondents to a survey underpinning…
Read MoreFHWA-allied pavement interests form Reduced Carbon Concrete Consortium
Sources: American Concrete Pavement Association, Rosemont, Ill.; CP staff The American Concrete Pavement Association, Iowa State University-hosted National Concrete Pavement Technology Center and allies have formed the Reduced Carbon Concrete Consortium (RC3) to assist state departments of transportation and other qualifying entities eyeing grants under the just-announced Federal Highway Administration Low-Carbon Transportation Materials (LCTM) program. RC3 will provide DOTs technical…
Read MoreArcosa Utility Structures to add Ameron Pole Products
Sources: Arcosa Inc., Dallas; CP staff Aggregate, barge and utility structures producer Arcosa Inc. has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Ameron Pole Products LLC from Houston-based NOV Inc. The $180 million cash deal involves four Alabama, California and Oklahoma operations offering prestressed concrete or steel poles for a broad range of infrastructure applications, including lighting, traffic, electric distribution, and…
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