June 1, 2008

News Scope

Environmental Specialist Rebrands Nycon, Unveils Green Fiber

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY CP STAFF

After closing on Rhode Island synthetic concrete-reinforcing fiber manufacturer Nycon Inc., Pure Earth Inc. has effected a name change to New Nycon Inc.,...

National Cement gains Atlanta marketintegration through Walker Concrete

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY CP STAFF

National Cement Co. parent Vicat Group has acquired Walker Concrete and Walker Construction Products, Stockbridge, Ga., which serve primarily south-metro...

Yarbrough's Joins Knife River South Region

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY CP STAFF

MDU Resources Group has acquired Yarbrough's Dirt Pit, Inc. (dba Yarbrough's Material & Construction), which operates a ready mixed plant and 300,000-plus-tons/year...

AEM pegs equipment depreciation bonus in Fed's economic stimulus package

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY CP STAFF

Beyond rebate checks for individual taxpayers, businesses will benefit from a key provision in the economic stimulus package that cleared Congress and...

Icpi Foundation Sets $5 Million Education Endowment Goal

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY CP STAFF

The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute Foundation for Education & Research has launched a Foundation for the Future Endowment Campaign seeking to...

Grubb tumbling technology deepens Besser's hardscape equipment line

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY CP STAFF

Besser Co. has closed on a deal for Grubb AMC of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. The acquisition includes future product development projects and the Stone...

OSHA, brick producer alliance eyes ergonomics issues, silica exposure

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY CP STAFF

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Brick Industry Association have a renewed an alliance through which representatives of both...

Ncma Fosters Srw Contractor, Installer Member Categories

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY CP STAFF

The National Concrete Masonry Association has created a membership category for segmental retaining wall (SRW) contractors and installers, whose ranks...

Lafarge Enters Jamaica Jv

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY CP STAFF

Lafarge North America recently signed an agreement with Jamaica Pre-Mix Ltd. to create Jamaica Aggregates Ltd. Jamaica Pre-Mix will contribute its aggregate...

Developments

Masonry shipments to approach 16 billion units

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

A new study from Cleveland market researcher Freedonia Group projects that demand for brick and block products will increase 2.2 percent annually to 15.9...

Briefs

June Producers Information

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

As part of its national expansion strategy, ProSpec, Bonsal American Inc.'s brand of professionally specified construction products, has added seven new...

June Organizations Information

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Pacific Southwest Concrete Alliance (PSCA) has recognized 34-year construction industry veteran Brent Coulson with its first annual Promoter of the Year...

June Manufacturers Information

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Safety Vision has hired Russell Austen as director of engineering to manage the company's in-house engineering department at its Houston headquarters...

PCA Recognizes Industry Promoters, Distinguished Allies

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

At its annual spring committee meeting in Chicago, Portland Cement Association (PCA) awarded eight industry professionals Promotion Progress Awards in...

Have Plant, Will Test

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Don Marsh

Long the nucleus of technical support for block & paver interests, the National Concrete Masonry Association has taken a quantum leap in testing and engineering...

Compliance Matters

Lawmakers contest OSHA-industry alliances, demand stiffer penalties

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY BOB ECKHARDT

An April 18 directive issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) might interest producers who have elected to participate in OSHA's...

Innovations

Concrete: Equipment & Products

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

FOUNDATION REPAIR Manufacturer notes that its DynaPier system allows the strength and durability of piers to be placed directly underneath a footing,...

June Equipment & Products Information

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

CLEANING ACCESSORIES To help users identify appropriate implements for an application, the company has updated its water jet accessory catalog, as well...

Precast

Portable Brick production providesCure for Kabul

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

In a country ravaged by conflict over several decades, the availability of affordable building materials may help spur redevelopment. Geo-Building Technologies,...

Inaugural Hardscape North America Project Award Winners

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute as well as cosponsors Brick Industry Association and National Concrete Masonry Association announce the first...

ACI releases masonry structures spec guide, MCP

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

American Concrete Institute announces the release of two of its best-selling publications. The first 530-08: Building Code Requirements and Specification...

TXI Expanded Shale & Clay launches online resource

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

TXIESC.com has been introduced by TXI Expanded Shale & Clay as an online resource highlighting expanded shale and clay (ES&C) lightweight aggregate through...

Csi Invites Comment On New Classification System

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) has released for public comment the first draft of a revision to the 1998 version of UniFormat. Comments...

Safety book tracks PPE, equipment specs

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Safety Equipment Standards Your Keys to Business Success is a new publication from the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) that examines...

PSC Offers Precast Roadway Products

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Precast Specialties Corp. (PSC) announces the availability of a wide range of precast concrete roadway products. Durable and economical, the producer...

NPCA Awards honor leading precasters

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

All PSC roadway components are fabricated from air-entrained, superplasticized, 5,000-psi concrete, company officials report, using the latest mixing...

Ecolite offers distributorships for cellular concrete wall system

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Pursuing a national expansion strategy, Ecolite Concrete USA launched a distributorship model to deliver its rapid-erection, prefabricated cellular concrete...

New Version of U.S National CAD Standard Now Available

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), and National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) recently unveiled...

Fence foundation delivers for DHL

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

To maintain the security essential for shipping providers, plans for DHL's new 290,000-sq.-ft., Allentown, Pa., distribution facility called for 3,450...

Retaining Wall System Stands The Test

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Streamlining construction and enabling developers to reclaim valuable real estate, Strata Systems notes, Sleeve-It is a code-compliant system for building...

Articles

Building Information Modeling

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Martha Blastow

If popular trends often are viewed as a new wave, Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the construction industry can be considered an imminent tsunami....

Precision Drive

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Don Marsh

After running 100 million units over a seven-year period through a dual machine line, Tri-Cities Block Plant Manager Bryan Hoilman welcomed a new challenge:...

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