Source: James Hardie Building Products, Los Angeles; CP staff
After rigorous evaluation of a fire-resistant, fiber-cement siding found on 5.5 million-plus U.S. homes, the Good Housekeeping Research Institute has awarded HardieZone and HardiePlank products its widely regarded Good Housekeeping Seal.
Read MoreSource: Hanson Building Products North America, Irving, Texas
Lehigh Hanson, Inc. has appointed Mark Carpenter to lead its Hanson Engineered Products division. Carpenter replaces Mike Leathers, who is departing the company after more than 20 years of service.
Read MoreSources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.; CP staff
Leading into the mid-May passage of the Water Resources Development Act (S. 601), NRMCA commended Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) for an amendment requiring the National Academy of Sciences and Government Accountability Office to study and provide recommendations on how to use resilient building techniques in disaster response.
Read MoreIn 2012 business reviews, the world’s leading public cement companies confirm sales or profit declines reflecting deep ties to European Union economies beset by nightmarish governing. Brazil’s Votorantim Cimentos S.A. is preparing to join the publicly traded operators club, presenting investors a portfolio with a key differentiating factor—minor European exposure—compared to peers Cemex SAB de C.V., Heidelberg Cement, Holcim Ltd., Italcementi SpA and Lafarge Group.
Read MoreSources: CP staff; Prairie Material, Bridgeview, Ill.
Coupling a portable 8-yd. horizontal shaft, spiral blade mixer and conventional tilt drum model, Prairie Material’s Indianapolis flagship plant opened May with 6,500 yd. of roller compacted concrete mix for an Indiana Rail Road Co. pavement.
Read MoreSources: Command Alkon, Birmingham, Ala.; CP staff
Command Alkon has announced purchase of the Scout and Compass products from Ironwood, Ala.-based 323 Solutions, Inc., pioneers of mobile sales automation and mobile reporting tools for construction materials producers.
Read MoreSource: Lanxess Inorganic Pigments, Pittsburgh
Bayferrox iron oxide pigments have earned Recycled Content Certification from Scientific Certification Systems Inc./SCS Global Services, a California-based product auditing, testing, and standards development firm.
Read MoreSources: Occupational Safety and Health Administration; CP staff
OSHA has cited Globe Metallurgical Inc., a leading source of concrete-grade silica fume, with five safety violations following the death of an employee who fell 16 ft. off a fixed ladder while working in a feeder tunnel at the company’s two-furnace, Selma, Ala., silicon metal plant.
Read MoreSources: SC Johnson, Racine, Wis.; CP staff
“Usonia: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Vision Of The American Home” opened May 3 at The SC Johnson Gallery: At Home with Frank Lloyd Wright, located on the consumer products giant’s headquarters campus.
Read MoreSource: Tilt-Up Concrete Association, Mount Vernon, Iowa
TCA is accepting through June 21 entries in the 2013 Tilt-Up Achievement Awards, honoring projects that use site-cast tilt-up walls to introduce new building types, advance industry technology, and provide owners unique solutions.
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