Sources: Giatec Scientific Inc., Ottawa; CP staff
Central Concrete Supply Co. of California, Maschmeyer Concrete Company of Florida and Stoneway Concrete of Seattle have provided mix data used to train an artificial intelligence program, Roxi, to detect possible errors in batch proportions and slab or structure maturity calibrations.
Read MoreSources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va.; CP staff
NRMCA will honor Jose Bermudez, based at the Central Concrete Supply Co. plant in San Francisco, as 2020 Ready Mixed Concrete Delivery Professional Driver of the Year during its annual convention, March 7-9 in Las Vegas. The award and $5,000 check recognize his career achievements, outstanding safety record, professionalism, driving competency and customer service skills—underscored by 36 years without any on-the-job accidents and at-fault accidents or rejected loads.
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The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Commitment to Environmental Excellence Awards program recognizes sound operating practices and outstanding contributions to protecting the environment. Now in its 22nd year, it salutes producer members that have surpassed governmental compliance requirements and demonstrated environmental commitment through plant and staff investment.
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Continuing a 12-year sponsorship, San Jose-based Central Concrete Supply Co. dispatched one of six 15-member teams to the Special Olympics Northern California Annual Power Pull at Great America, Santa Clara. Accompanied by a Special Olympian, each team competed for time on 20-ft. pulls of a 38,000-lb. Central Concrete mixer and 66,000-lb. Sunnyvale (Calif.) Department of Public Safety fire engine. The teams raised $23,000 for the Special Olympics.
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Central Concrete Supply Co., the northern California business of U.S. Concrete Inc., has left its signature on a finely detailed, 3D model of the Point Lobos State Marine Reserve, located south of Monterey along the central coast of California.
Read MoreSource: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico
Cemex will apply a methodology this year to initially measure concrete, cement and aggregate operations’ water footprint, then define actions to increase their water efficiency and reduce total volume consumed.
Read MoreSource: U.S. Concrete Inc., Houston
Major northern California ready mixed producer Central Concrete Supply Co. will adopt an admixture, Pervious Plus, formulated to improve pervious concrete mix workability and finished slab durability. An agreement with Pervious Plus Inc. of Citrus Heights, Calif., will see Central Concrete market the brand and add the pervious mix to EF Technology, a family of environmental products promoted throughout the operations of parent U.S. Concrete.
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