Source: Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Milwaukee
The next ConExpo-Con/Agg international exposition will be held March 7-11, 2017, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, confirms the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
Read MoreSource: General Shale, Johnson City, Tenn.
A 22-year company veteran, most recently serving as president and chief operating officer, Charles Smith has officially assumed the chief executive officer post upon the April 1 retirement of Richard Green, who has led the masonry giant for 20 years.
Read MoreSources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.; CP staff
The second annual Cement & Concrete Day on the Hill, April 29–30 in Washington, D.C., brings together representatives from more than a dozen construction industry groups, as host and lead sponsor Portland Cement Association aims to expand members’ and their customers’ presence in federal transportation, environmental and water resources infrastructure.
Read MoreSources: Holcim Ltd., Zurich; Lafarge Group, Paris; CP staff
Two of top five global players in concrete, cement and aggregates confirm discussions surrounding a potential “merger of equals which builds on the strengths and identities of the two companies,” but stipulate that no deal has been reached nor can assurance be given that discussions will lead to definitive agreement.
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Chief among innovations at this year’s World of Concrete in Las Vegas and The Precast Show in Houston was a new generation of extruding equipment that represents a significant step forward for prestressed hollow-core slab flooring production.
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After a strong showing in January 2013, glass and polymer fiber-reinforced polymer hybrid precast girders again dominated the technical presentations on precast technology and accelerated bridge construction at the 93rd annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board earlier this year in Washington, D.C.
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