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Month: September 2016

U.S. Concrete burrows deeper into the Big Apple via Jenna, Kings deals

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Texas-based U.S. Concrete, Inc. continues a New York City market roll up, closing last month on asset transactions involving Jenna Concrete Corp., Bronx, and Kings Ready Mix, Brooklyn. With two plants and 52-mixer fleet, Jenna Concrete has established a presence over 25 years, supplying ready mixed to commercial and residential building projects in its Bronx home base and the neighboring borough of Manhattan. Kings Ready Mix runs 60-plus mixers from four plants, and maintains a leading stake in non-union, low- and mid-rise building jobs across Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan.

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Lafarge R&D, Holcim Apasco veterans to oversee LafargeHolcim Americas

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The 10-member LafargeHolcim Ltd. Executive Committee has been realigned to reflect an evolved global cement, aggregate and concrete production asset portfolio, and close an integration phase commencing with the July 2015 Lafarge Group and Holcim Ltd. merger. Representing the Western Hemisphere are region heads Pascal Casanova, North America, and Oliver Osswald, Central & South America.

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Organizers call for donations to 2017 CIM Auction pool

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Sources: Concrete Industry Management National Steering Committee; CP staff

The National Steering Committee and CIM Program patrons from Middle Tennessee State University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Texas State University and California State University, Chico have begun collecting equipment, material, and sports, entertainment or travel packages plus other items for the 12th annual auction, to be staged January 18 at the Las Vegas Convention Center—amid 2017 World of Concrete day two.

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Survey finds construction interests lag in mobile, other technology tool adoption

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Sources: KPMG International, New York; CP staff

U.S. construction companies are embracing drone aircraft, robotics, RFID equipment, materials tracking, data analytics and other tools at limited rates, according to KPMG International’s “Building a technology advantage – Global Construction Survey.”

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Eagle looks east in cement, inking $400 million Cemex Fairborn mill deal

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Sources: Eagle Materials Inc., Dallas; CP staff

A definitive agreement with Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. will net Eagle Materials a Xenia, Ohio (Fairborn) cement plant, plus Columbus terminal, cement bagging operation and related assets. The $400 million deal is projected to close in the fourth quarter and could increase the suitor’s cement output by up to 20 percent.

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SF Bay Area builder develops new method for crafting concrete homes

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Sollars concrete homes are energy efficient and can be designed without limitations. Homeowners can choose from one of many pre-designed models, such as the Webster, or have a customized floorplan to fit their unique needs.

San Jose, Calif.-based Sollars Home, a subsidiary of Sollars Construction Inc., has introduced an advanced technology that, the company notes, produces a better, more efficient home from concrete at a comparable price as well as in half the time of a wood alternative. The Multi-Flex Formwork technology is used to cast buildings in place and is considered by the company as the first new method for building homes since the mid-20th century.

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McInnis Cement sites first U.S. terminal at Port of Providence

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The terminal encompasses an existing ProvPort warehouse, which McInnis Cement aims to transform into a world-class receiving and storing facility. The company will also build a modern rail and truck station to load up to 100 tankers and 10 railcars daily.

Rhode Island and Providence officials joined McInnis Cement executives for an early-August groundbreaking at the deep-water Port of Providence, where the producer is building a 30,000-plus ton capacity terminal linked to its Port-Daniel-Gascons mill under construction in eastern Quebec. The $22 million storage and loading facility is positioned to supply much of the New England construction market, especially in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

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Argos, CalPortland, Irving Materials lead NRMCA 2016 Quality Awards

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Source: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.

NRMCA will honor 2016 Excellence in Quality Award recipients at a September 20 luncheon, capping the four-day ConcreteWorks 2016 in Nashville. Participants have demonstrated adherence to quality management principles covering materials, production facilities, QC programs and customer satisfaction.

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