Jensen Precast closes on utility structure accessory specialist ProGlass

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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American 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…

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L.B. Foster stresses infrastructure solutions as core takeaway

Sources: L.B. Foster Co., Pittsburgh; CP staff L.B. Foster Co. has unveiled a new visual identity following a 12-month consultation with internal and external stakeholders. The objective was to articulate a customer-centric organization that has a clear vision and core purpose, “We innovate to solve global infrastructure challenges,” capturing the breadth of the company’s solutions and market application diversity. In…

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For the Team

Workforce safety, input and growth potential carry the  day at new Knife River Prestress Division flagship BY DON MARSH A new high-bay structure a stone’s throw from the Washington-Idaho border is poised to emerge this decade as the most productive precast, prestressed concrete facility on the West Coast. With nearly 200,000 square feet under roof on a 45-acre site, the…

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PCI honors 10 new Titans of the Industry 

Sources: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Chicago; CP staff The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute has named 10 PCI Titans of the Industry for their exceptional and unique contributions to advancing the organization and members’ role in building and infrastructure construction: PCI named 50 charter Titans of the Industry in 2004 as part of observances of the organization’s 50th anniversary, and added eight Titans…

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Foley captures StormPrism intellectual property, territory in Precon deal

Under an agreement with California-based Precon Products, Foley Products Company LLC of Newnan, Ga. has been assigned patents and trademarks for the StormPrism precast concrete structure in Canada and all U.S. markets excepting California. StormPrism installations are engineered to store large volumes of stormwater runoff underground and promoted for their ease of installation, access and maintenance. The system joins value-added…

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3D-printed concrete: Construction and climate resilience possibilities

As a leading authority on engineering and architectural practice, WSP is helping construction clients find new and effective ways to add 3D-printed concrete (3DPC)—a form of automated fabrication that reduces labor cost, planning time and waste—to their project menus. With 3DPC, a robot layers beads of mortar-like material to build structures from the ground up. This allows users to print…

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Recon Wall Systems, sister businesses define Precast Forte Group

Sources: Precast Forte Group, Coon Rapids, Minn.; CP staff Leadership of licensing innovator Recon Wall Systems has unveiled The Precast Forte Group, a parent entity affording clarity of purpose for each of four companies while sharing manufactured concrete domain expertise. On the strength of the Recon Wall Systems flagship, the Forte portfolio has grown to include proprietary product or structure…

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Bristol Precast strengthens Fabcon along West Virginia to Missouri axis

Sources: Fabcon LLC, Minneapolis; CP staff Fabcon, a top player in architectural precast concrete wall products east of the Rockies, has acquired Bristol Precast, a division of Lexington, Ky. design-build specialist Bristol Group Inc. The transaction includes a Lexington office and advanced Charlestown, Ind. production facility. Bristol Precast’s order log has included architectural and structural precast packages for industrial, multi-family,…

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Build America, Buy America fine print contrasts cast-in-place, precast concrete

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has formally delineated Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements as they relate to concrete materials for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)-funded building or nonbuilding construction projects. Final BABA sourcing requirement guidance issued last month indicates procurement interpretations relating to cast-in-place and precast concrete. It puts to rest questions surrounding IIJA…

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