Holcombe Mixers arrived at World of Concrete 2022 with the G2, one of the Las Vegas show’s major equipment introductions and representing what Managing Partner Brent Holcombe frames as “the new frontier of volumetric concrete. The G2 is breaking boundaries with the first-ever moisture control system with dynamic calibration, plus a cement speed responsive gate optimization aggregate system. These next-generation…
Read MoreNearly 37,000 construction and masonry professionals convened January 17-20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center for World of Concrete’s requisite peer-to-peer connection, deal-making, education, and competitive activities. The show’s 2022 edition saw 1,100-plus manufacturers, suppliers and service providers occupy 632,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space across the newly expanded LVCC. Consistent foot traffic in convention center halls and outdoor exhibit…
Read MoreSources: Concrete Industry Management National Steering Committee; CP staff The National Steering Committee for the Concrete Industry Management program reports $1.74 million-plus in gross revenue from its annual auction, staged during World of Concrete 2022 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Fueling the record kitty were winning bids for an Kenworth T880-mounted Alliance boom pump; Mack Granite-mounted McNeilus mixer; Con-Tech…
Read MoreSources: Informa Markets, Irving, Texas; CP staff Nearly 37,000 construction and masonry professionals convened January 17-20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center for World of Concrete’s requisite peer-to-peer connection, deal-making, education, and competitive activities. The show’s 2022 edition saw 1,100-plus manufacturers, suppliers and service providers occupy 632,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space across the newly expanded LVCC. Consistent foot traffic…
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British Columbia-based Alliance Concrete Pumps, along with Kenworth Truck Co. and San Leandro, Calif. dealer NorCal Kenworth, are donating a T880-mounted, JXLZ 38-meter boom model for the 2022 CIM Auction, January 19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. With manufacturers’ suggested retail price north of $400,000, the vehicle becomes the biggest ticket donation in the Concrete Industry Management Program fundraiser’s…
Read MoreSources: CIM National Steering Committee; CP staff McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing and Mack Trucks are continuing their custom of dispatching one of the signature offerings in the Concrete Industry Management Program Auction, staged in the Las Vegas Convention Center with World of Concrete backdrop. A McNeilus 10.5-yd. FLEX Controls Standard Mixer mounted on a 2022 Mack Granite GR64BR joins the…
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Sources: CIM National Steering Committee, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; CP staff Organizers of the 2022 Concrete Industry Management Auction welcome plant or construction equipment, tool, material, service, travel packages and other candidates for silent and live bidding, January 19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. “Proceeds will benefit the CIM National Steering Committee and support current degree programs at Middle Tennessee State…
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Sources: Concrete-AI, Los Angeles; CP staff Alex Hall has been named chief executive officer of Concrete-AI, a cloud-based, artificial intelligence and machine learning platform that applies data analytics to mix design and quality control. Concrete-AI premiered at World of Concrete 2021 amid transition to an independent business from University of California, Los Angeles Samueli School of Engineering incubator.
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Doosan Infracore NA arrived in Las Vegas for World of Concrete 2021 to premier its latest next-generation wheel loader, the DL380-7, sporting a 7 percent greater bucket capacity than the DL350-5 model it succeeds. The beefed-up -7 Series models feature stronger, larger axles and a strengthened box frame than prior offerings, while new axles afford better braking capacity to extend…
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The developer of a push-to-talk voice messaging service that enables communication and collaboration for workers, teams, and businesses has increased its construction materials fleet offerings. Through Dispatch Hub, Zello modernizes dispatcher-driver communications with push-to-talk technology, dispatcher workload sharing, call queuing, location tracking and message replay.
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