Minnesota’s Wells Concrete, the fifth largest precast, prestressed producer in the U.S., has acquired Waukesha, Wis.-based peer Spancrete. With more than 125 years of combined industry experience, principals note, the partnership aligns two companies dedicated to innovation.
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Consequential deals cap a year that couldn’t end fast enough
As we closed our 2020 work schedule producing this issue, a slew of post-Thanksgiving developments quickly sealed December as the most consequential month of a year we are pleased to see in the rearview mirror. While absent CRH, HeidelbergCement, LafargeHolcim, Martin Marietta, Summit Materials, Vulcan Materials and other deal catalysts or newsmakers of the past decade, the developments warrant cement,…
Read MoreWells Concrete consolidates Midwest leadership in Spancrete deal
Sources: Wells Concrete, Albany, Minn.; CP staff Wells Concrete, the fifth largest precast, prestressed producer in the U.S., has acquired Waukesha, Wis.-based peer Spancrete. With more than 125 years of combined industry experience, principals note, the partnership aligns two companies dedicated to innovation.
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Wells Concrete builds Western Division flagship, upholding Rocky Mountain Prestress standards
Read MoreClark Pacific, Wells Concrete team on turnkey building envelope venture
Sources: Clark Pacific, West Sacramento, Calif.; CP staff
Major architectural and structural precast producers Clark Pacific and Wells Concrete have entered a partnership to support nationwide availability of Infinite Facade, a prefabricated concrete panel and glazing solution the former company unveiled in 2019.
Read MoreWells Concrete occupies new Rocky Mountain flagship
Sources: Wells Concrete, Albany, Minn.; CP staff
Sited on 65 acres in Brighton, Colo. and the focal point of a $45 million investment, Wells Concrete’s new office and production facility brings under one modern roof the former Rocky Mountain Prestress architectural and structural precast lines housed on separate, nearly adjacent sites bordering downtown Denver. Staff relocation and other transition measures have commenced ahead of Memorial Day.
Read MoreFull Circle filter press scales Wells Concrete production demands
Wells Concrete recently reached a crossroads for managing equipment wash down slurry water at its Albany, Minn., headquarters and flagship precast/prestressed operation. An existing filter press was no longer keeping up with demand, and operated in a separate building a few hundred yards from the main washout location.
Read MoreORGANIZATIONS – APRIL 2019
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute elected new directors during its 2019 convention: Matt Ballain, Coreslab Structures; Jenny Frost, Wells Concrete; Harry Gleich, Metromont Corp.; Matt Graf, International Concrete Products; Chris Mosley, Consulting Engineers Group; Bob Pabst, High Concrete Group; Jay Stracener, Precast Erectors; and, Randy Wilson, Meridian Brick.
Read MoreRocky Mountain Prestress guides Wells Concrete West and Southwest
Minnesota’s Wells Concrete has become one of the top five precast/prestressed producers in the U.S. after acquiring key business assets of Denver-based Rocky Mountain Prestress (RMP). The transaction extends a footprint in structural and architectural precast from the Upper Midwest to markets from Canada and New Mexico and Wisconsin to Colorado.
Read MoreWells Concrete enlists UltraSpan in hollow core production upgrade
Wells Concrete has been a leading developer, producer and erector of architectural and structural precast concrete across the Upper Midwest for 60-plus years. When weighing the market outlook, management questioned the capabilities of its Minnesota hollow core production line to competitively pace plank demand in the region.
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