The RMC Research & Education Foundation is collaborating with the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and its Research, Engineering & Standards Committee (RES) on identification of industry research needs and referral of proposals for potential funding. Members of an RES task group, chaired by Bruce Blair, president of Consumers Concrete in Kalamazoo, Mich., have developed a list of concrete materials…
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Producers, NPCA hone positive messaging for Precast Days 2021
Sources: National Precast Concrete Association, Carmel, Ind.; CP staff National Precast Concrete Association producer and associate members are opening their doors November 1-12 for Precast Days 2021, a unique educational opportunity for local communities to tour operations and interface with valued employers. As of mid-September, 25 members have registered 30-plus plants for Precast Days events. Leading hosts are Jensen Precast…
Read MoreSmith-Midland completes Carolina satellite expansion
Sources: Smith-Midland Corp., Midland, Va.; CP staff
Smith-Carolina timed a November 1 open house for its new $3 million operation in Reidsville, N.C., with National Precast Concrete Association-sponsored Precast Days activities across North America. The event spotlighted a 15,000 -sq.-ft. plant enclosure located on a 46-acre plot geared to future expansion.
Read MoreNPCA sets October window for national Precast Days activities
Sources: National Precast Concrete Association, Carmel, Ind.; CP staff
The National Precast Concrete Association bills the inaugural Precast Days as an opportunity for producer members to provide engineers, specifiers, students, professors and the community at large with a personal, up-close look at their plant operations. The association has set up a portal through which members can choose a plant tour date during the last two weeks of October.
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