April 1, 2008
Editorial
2011 Invites Improvements for Industry and Conexpo-Con/Agg
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Don Marsh, Editor
A fifth installment at the Las Vegas Convention Center left little doubt of ConExpo-Con/Agg's emergence as a global event worthy of staging every three...
News Scope
Virginia Ready Mixed on Radar
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Cp Staff
Essroc-Crider & Shockey is the fourth sizable transaction in Virginia ready mixed in less than two years. It follows Vulcan Materials' November 2007 acquisition...
Oldcastle + Pavestone
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Cp Staff
Dublin-based CRH announced in mid-March an agreement to acquire Dallas-based Pavestone Group LP, propelling the Oldcastle Architectural Products Group...
Integration-minded Essroc adds Crider & Shockey
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Cp Staff
Essroc Cement Corp., Nazareth, Pa., closed last month on Crider & Shockey Inc. and Toms Brook Inc., the ready mixed businesses of Winchester, Va.-based...
Heldenfels' Cowboys Contract Reaches Half-Time
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Cp Staff
Heldenfels Enterprises Inc., along with subcontractors Precast Erectors and Grout Tech, recently completed phase one precast/prestressed concrete seating...
Owens Corning Crafts Economy Veneer Alternative to Cultured Stone
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Cp Staff
Responding to builder customers' challenging market conditions, Owens Corning Masonry Products LLC has introduced a value-engineered manufactured stone...
Increte ushers Euco into decorative concrete
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Cp Staff
Cleveland-based Euclid Chemical Co. has acquired Increte Systems, Odessa, Fla., adding decorative concrete prospects to its admixture and construction...
Solar Power Magnifies Ash Processor's Environmental Posture
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Cp Staff
Titan America's Separation Technologies LLC of Dalesville, Va., is doing double duty on the green building front by inaugurating solar-powered, emission-free...
A Walk in the NRMCA Park
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Cp Staff
From a high-profile, Las Vegas Convention Center/South Hall booth at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2008, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association showcased its...
Developments
Staggered but steady
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Contemplating the design of its Staybridge Suites Hotel, Chicago developer Miglin Properties, LLC joint owner with Atlanta's Dellisart Lodging, LLC eyed...
NLRB unloads Longshoremen's claim to Cemex barge work
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that Operating Engineers Local 3-represented Cemex Construction Materials L.P. employees are entitled to...
Craft Book
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Florida-based craftsman T.J. Neil follows his first title Making Concrete Sculpture, released in 2007 by Schiffer Books with a title highlighting garden...
St. Patrick's Day Occasions Steel Industry's Green Message
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Stressing the new implication that sustainability advocates have created for the traditional St. Patrick's Day color, the American Iron & Steel Institute...
Concrete Promoters' Web Site
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has launched an online resource center at www.ConcretePromotion.org to help industry promoters create a...
Feds Renew Silica Exposure Scrutiny
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Revised guidance on skin protection against exposure to portland cement (note Compliance Matters, pages 45-47) follows the Occupational Safety and Health...
Briefs
Producers
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Angela Harris has joined the Metromont Corp. Atlanta Sales Team, assuming responsibility for sales primarily out of the Hiram, Ga., plant. A registered...
Organizations
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute has appointed Mike Mota, P.E., Atlantic regional manager, responsible for managing all CRSI activities in Maine,...
PCI Foundation backs CIM Degree Program
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute-affiliated PCI Foundation has announced a five-year commitment to the Concrete Industry Management Program...
Concrete Plant Manufacturers Fund CIM Scholarship
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
During their annual meeting, timed with the 2008 National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Convention in Las Vegas, Concrete Plant Manufacturers Bureau...
Final Form
Oldcastle Precast Affords Makeover Home Solid Footing in Short Order
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Bound by the usual one-week building window, a forthcoming Extreme Makeover: Home Edition project rests on Oldcastle Precast's Oasis Foundation Wall System....
Technical Talk
SCC's Northern Flow
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Tom Kuennen
Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) suits cast-in-place bridge applications in northern-tier states such as Nebraska and South Dakota, according to research...
Compliance Matters
OSHA Cement Exposure Report
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Bob Eckhardt
On February 21, the U.S Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a new guidance document titled Preventing Skin Problems from Working...
Precast
Segmental Precast rises in Steel Town
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
From the Transportation Research Board's January 2008 meeting in Washington, D.C. A Pennsylvania Turnpike project in planning used a design advisory team...
PCI adds peer-reviewed tech sessions to 2008 convention
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute will offer a track of seminars featuring peer-reviewed technical papers at its 2008 convention, Oct. 6-8 at...
Institute Cites BASF for Repair Solutions
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
BASF Construction Chemicals' Building Systems division was recently honored by the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) for its contributions...
InsulFoam named AltusGroup Innovation Partner
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Molded expanded polystyrene manufacturer InsulFoam has joined specialty precast licensor AltusGroup as an Innovation Partner. Contributing technical expertise...
NCMA Fosters SRW Contractor, Installer Membership
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The National Concrete Masonry Association has announced new membership categories for segmental retaining wall (SRW) contractors and installers. Prompting...
Study Gauges Soft Machinery Market
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Plagued by lagging residential activity, increased uncertainty about the economy and tightening credit, the market for construction machinery will grind...
Rockin' design
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The 2007 New England Concrete Masonry Association (NECMA) Design Award of Excellence was presented to the project team behind the Rock Cats Stadium -...
PTI: Certification advances quality across industry
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) has established certification programs both for manufacturing plants and field personnel. Notes Executive Director...
Speed Fab-Crete Steers Town Toward D/B Fire Stations
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The City of Rockwall, Texas, has selected Ft. Worth-based Speed Fab-Crete to deliver two new fire stations, marking the city council's first approval...
OSHA fines two contractors $324K for asbestos cement pipe handling
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently cited Balfour Beatty Construction LLC, a general construction contractor based in the U.K.,...
Superior Walls Support 2008 Blog Cabin
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Demonstrating the viability of design by committee, DIY Network's 4.2 million-plus on-line voters helped design the Blog Cabin in 2007, launching one...
Turnkey Countertop Plant
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Plants and transfer assemblies tailored to concrete countertop fabrication and installation are now available from Brownstown, Pa.-based Pinnacle Cast...
Weigh Batcher Foils Manual Method
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
For lightweight concrete block fabricator H+H Celcon Ltd. of Kent, England, expert engineering has taken product design to new levels of precision and...
Precast: Equipment & Products
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
CONCRETE DRILLING AND ANCHOR KIT The Concrete Drilling and Anchor Kit is billed as the industry's most complete collection of components specifically...
Innovations
Equipment & Products
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
HAWKEYE, DRAWING TECHNOLOGY PARTNER The Hawkeye Group of Mediapolis, Iowa, and Drawing Technology Inc. of Rockford, Ill., have announced a marketing agreement...
Features
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Gulf SurgeApr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Steven Prokopy On the morning of August 29, 2005, winds and storm surge from Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and... |
Challenging Times
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Tom Kuennen
Continuing pressure from a weak residential market combined with the persistent assault of plastic pipe portends a challenging year in 2008 for the concrete...
The Long View
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Tom Kuennen
Breaking with the office's customary year-to-year focus, the new chairman of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) is determined to create...
