INDEPENDENT’S DAY
Day: June 22, 2016
GROWTH PATTERN
A visit with Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute 2016-2017 Chairman Matt Lynch
Read MoreHaarup NA taps Sherman-Dixie Concrete veteran; expands parts and service
After 16 years with Tennessee-based Sherman-Dixie Concrete Industries—recently acquired by Forterra Building Products—John Higgins has joined Haarup North America as sales manager. The Portland, Ore., concrete plant equipment specialist credits his experience in precast machinery and plant design or retrofit, plus service from a National Precast Concrete Association board term.
Read MoreMANUFACTURERS – JUNE 2016
Fletcher Taylor recently joined Dallas-based Vince Hagan Co. as Southeastern Regional sales manager, bringing 30-plus years of experience in ready mixed concrete. Taylor began his career in 1984 as a loader operator, proceeding to management positions that included tours of duty with City Concrete Co. in Jackson, Tenn., and Foley Concrete Products in north Georgia. In 2004, he joined Irving Materials as Nashville-based operations manager, responsible for 32 ready mixed plants. He will be based in Mt. Juliet, Tenn.
Read MoreORGANIZATIONS – JUNE 2016
American Concrete Institute members, assembled in Milwaukee for their spring Concrete Convention and Exposition, elected Michael Schneider, FACI, president, and David Lange, FACI, vice president for the 2016-2017 term, along with four board members, who were elected to three-year terms.
Read MoreCIM National Steering Committee names 2016-17 officers, directors
The National Steering Committee (NSC) for the Concrete Industry Management program has elected officers to terms beginning July 1: Chairman Wally Johnson, U.S. Concrete Inc. vice president of Marketing & Sales; Vice Chairman Alan Nedza, BASF Admixture Systems North America director of Sales; Secretary/Treasurer Nicole Maher, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association chief operating officer; and, Immediate Past Chairman Michael Schneider, Baker Concrete Construction vice president of Operations.
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