Sources: Headwaters Inc., South Jordan, Utah; Lincoln Intl., Chicago; CP staff
Headwaters has closed on separate transactions involving an 80 percent equity interest in Okeechobee, Fla.-based Roof Tile Inc., which produces and markets Entegra brand concrete lines in Florida and Caribbean markets, plus a 40 percent stake in a related joint venture behind Tag & Stick, a roofing underlayment product.
Read MoreSources: Prospect Partners, Chicago; CP staff
Prospect Partners, a private equity firm investing in smaller lower-middle-market companies, and Schilling Ventures, LLC, an operations-focused investor, have recapitalized Cyclonaire Corp. in partnership with management of the York, Neb., pneumatic conveying systems specialist.
Read MoreSources: CEI Enterprises Inc., Albuquerque, N.M.; CP staff
CEI Enterprises Inc., part of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Astec Industries, is set to begin engineering, manufacturing and marketing a full line of concrete production plants, including traditional batch models and others deploying new technologies.
Read MoreSource: ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa.
Thomas A. Schwartz, P.E., senior principal and president at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. in Waltham, Mass., has been named chairman of the 2014 ASTM International board of directors.
Read MoreSources: Oldcastle Precast Inc., Atlanta; CP staff
Oldcastle Precast has closed on the assets of Santa Rosa, Calif.-based KriStar Enterprises Inc., including three California plants, plus intellectual property spanning specialized concrete stormwater management and water pollution control structures or devices.
Read MoreSource: Besser Co., Alpena, Mich.
Besser CEO Kevin Curtis and Louis Hébert, president and owner of Quebec-based Automacad Inc., have announced a marketing plan centered on Besser’s global sales team representing Automacad wet cast concrete production equipment. Compatibility between the two companies is enhanced by what both note are shared values: delivering customer satisfaction through innovative products and responsive technical support.
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Manufacturers offer a range ofperformance options as producers gear for improved market conditions.
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Two acronyms go well together, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and BIM (Building Information Modeling). But what is the relationship between BIM & ERP? Why is it important to understand both? And what possible interest could more software have to a precaster? BIM and ERP each represent one half of the whole software automation picture as it relates to precast concrete manufacturing. Integrated and taken together, BIM & ERP will provide precast producers the design, production control and financial management tools they need to fully take advantage of the coming revolution in building construction.
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National Concrete Masonry Association’s ICON-Xchange debuts.
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Silvi Concrete neared the 2013 season close mustering almost its entire payroll for a weekend pour. The project entailed a 49,000-sq.-ft. foundation, 3-ft. thick, for a monument joining a recreational facility and temple in Robbinsville, N.J., built by BAPS, a worldwide Hindu organization.
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