A live demonstration in Chicago by Adapt Corp. President Florian Aalami highlighted strengths of the company’s integrated design software for post-tensioned (P/T) or reinforced concrete (RC) floor systems and mat foundations
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Out Of Sight
When the family-run Rohrer’s Quarry, Inc., first opened in 1887, it was located in the middle of one of the largest limestone deposits in Pennsylvania,
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HORIZONTAL LIFELINE SYSTEM The Permacable Horizontal Lifeline System is a synthetic, lightweight cable strung between L- or T-shaped supports that can
Read MoreCifa Positions Chinese Operator As World’s Top Gun In Concrete Machinery
A consortium led by Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Development Co. in Changsha, China, and financial investors has agreed to acquire Milan-based CIFA SpA
Read MorePartnership Program Offers Brand-Specific Bim Objects
Reed Construction Data recently announced the SmartBIM Partnership Program offering SmartBIM Object Creation Services to building product manufacturers that seek high-quality, brand-specific BIM objects modeled exclusively after their products
Read MoreNrmca Rolls Out Fleet Manager Certification
The inaugural National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Fleet Manager Certification Course will be offered Sept. 30-Oct. 3 in Silver Spring, Md., at the organization’s Education Center.
Read MoreSix-Pronged Solution Colors Ready Mixed
A developer and supplier of pigments, admixtures and fibers for the concrete industry, Interstar offers what the company terms a “fully integrated, one-stop solution” for all decorative coloring needs
Read MoreDrum Cleaning, Lock/Tag, And Backing Accident-Prevention Training Programs
Among three new safety-training programs the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) has released, the Backing Accident Prevention Kit comprises a Powerpoint presentation on CD, training-documentation and accident-reporting forms, standard truck-mixer backing hand and arm signals (English and Spanish), and reference cards for contractors assisting in backing truck mixers on site
Read MoreDiamonds In The Rough
Detroit has seen better than its current economic cycle, but thanks to two companies entrenched in Michigan, the city has landed a potential one-two punch
Read MoreNew Orleans Tops Fastest-Growing Cities List
Citing new Census Bureau figures, Associated General Contractors of America reports that New Orleans, in continuing recovery from Hurricane Katrina three years ago, was the fastest-growing large city (100,000-plus residents) between July 2006-07, when the population rose 13.8 percent
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