The American Society of Concrete Contractors’ Decorative Concrete Council honored winners in its ninth annual Decorative Concrete Awards competition during a 2017 World of Concrete ceremony.
Read MoreArtistry in abundance
Month: March 2017
Cut costs, carbon, and boost durability by dropping cementitious minimums
by tom kuennen
Read MoreBigger and Better
ConExpo-Con/Agg and co-located IFPE exhibition spotlight the newest product innovations and technologies to increase productivity, reduce downtime, and enhance safety and sustainability for the construction, construction materials and fluid power/power transmission/motion control industries. Running March 7-11 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, every major material, product, equipment and service sector is represented amongst 2,500-plus exhibitors over a record 2,500,000 net square feet of exhibit space. Hundreds of industry meetings, including annual conventions of industry associations, are also held in conjunction with the shows.
Read MoreFront Line Excellence
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s 21st Ready Mixed Concrete Driver of the Year program recognizes four industry veterans from a pool of outstanding delivery professionals across the country. The NRMCA Operations, Environmental and Safety Committee assembled a panel of judges to weigh nominees’ competence, driving skills, number of years without an on- or off-road accident, and colleague or customer testimonials.
Read MoreActive Alleys
Ernst Enterprises of Georgia Inc. recently upgraded its Lawrenceville headquarters site with a second transit mixed plant, built alongside a smaller model installed in 2002. An overdue pick up in commercial and residential building throughout Atlanta had challenged the producer to keep pace with customers especially fixated on morning deliveries—thanks to peak construction season weather factors and heavy traffic year round.
Read MoreMANUFACTURERS – MARCH 2017
Texas-based Concrete Results Inc. has established a division supporting professional financial analysts and fund managers seeking strategic investments within the global building materials industry. With over 40 years of direct senior executive leadership in the international cement, concrete, aggregate, fly ash, and concrete products industry, Concrete Results President Mark Muratore and colleagues will offer strategic insight on the sector.
Read MoreORGANIZATIONS – MARCH 2017
The American Concrete Institute has presented its Construction Award to N.J. Gardner, FACI, University of Ottawa, and Luc Monette of HP Engineering Inc., Ottawa, for their work in parametric analysis evaluation of flat plates constructed using a single level of shores and multiple levels of elastic reshores.
Read MorePRODUCERS – MARCH 2017
Brenda Harris has joined the Oldcastle APG management team with direct line responsibility to grow masonry cladding market share. With more than 30 years in hardscape and masonry markets, she will take a leadership role with several new product lines, such as the Echelon Masonry Veneers’ new Be.On Stone, a mechanically fastened (anchored) product proven to enhance a building’s moisture deflection properties; improve labor efficiencies; reduce jobsite waste; and, equal to installation in virtually any adverse climate.
Read MoreNRMCA revises Quality Certification Program
ollowing Research, Engineering and Standards Committee review, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has released version 2 of the Quality Certification program, noting criteria and submission requirements simplified from the charter version.
Read More2017 MANUAL OF CONCRETE PRACTICE
