Sources: Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland; CP staff
Promptly responding to the announced departure of CEO Jan Jenisch later this year, Sika AG has named as successor Paul Schuler. The 29-year company veteran will step into the chief executive post July 1 after 10 years as regional manager, first for North America and presently Europe Middle East Africa.
Read MoreSources: LafargeHolcim Ltd., Zurich; CP staff
A 20-year Sika AG veteran and chief executive officer since 2012, Jan Jenisch will transition in that same capacity to Swiss peer, LafargeHolcim Ltd., in mid-October. LafargeHolcim Chairman Beat Hess characterizes him as “a CEO widely respected for consistently delivering strong business results [who] comes with a deep understanding of the building materials sector. His agile leadership style and personal skills will be a good fit with our company culture and management team.”
Read MoreSource: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
PCI is accepting entries for its 2018 PCI Design Awards through September 18. The program recognizes design excellence, innovation, and construction quality using precast concrete. All winning projects will be showcased at the 2018 PCI Convention and National Bridge Conference at The Precast Show in March 2018, and included in a summary article of PCI Journal, Aspire, and Ascent magazines.
Read MoreSources: U.S. Department of Commerce; CP Staff
Commerce staff has announced affirmative final determinations in antidumping duty (AD) investigations of steel concrete reinforcing bar imports from Japan and Turkey, plus affirmative final determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of rebar imports from Turkey.
Read MoreSources: Tindall Corp., Spartanburg, S.C.; CP staff
White Construction Co. and The GEO Group have awarded Tindall Texas Division a contract covering precast structural and facade elements, including cell modules, for a 1,000-bed detention facility in Conroe, Texas. GEO Group recently secured a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract for the $110 million project, and expects to design, finance, build, and operate it under a 10-year agreement.
Read MoreSource: National Concrete Masonry Association, Herndon, Va.
Columbus, Ohio-based market researcher Industry Insights is conducting the 2017 Segmental Retaining Wall Sales Survey, geared to tracking the growth and trajectory of product in residential, commercial and department of transportation applications, including fences and seat walls.
Read MoreSource: CP staff
“Time to Build” is the theme of Infrastructure Week 2017, May 15-19, during which public and private entities engage in education, advocacy and social media activities that a) support roads, bridges, rail, ports, airports, water and sewer systems, and the energy grid; and, b) encourage policymakers to invest in the projects, technologies, and policies necessary to make America competitive, prosperous, and safe.
Read MoreSources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.; CP staff
Along with funding the federal government through September, the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law earlier this month includes NRMCA-advocated positions or directives for agencies influencing residential and commercial building design.
Read MoreSource: BuildStrong Coalition, Washington, D.C.
A recent hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management saw BuildStrong Coalition representatives testify on mitigating damage and recovering quickly from disasters as part of the T&I Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America plan.
Read MoreSources: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill.; CP staff
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt outlined for PCA directors the key changes he envisions for an agency transitioning from the Obama to Trump Administration: 1) restoring respect for the rule of law, 2) ending regulation through litigation, and, 3) establishing cooperative federalism which will restore consistency in permitting and give companies more certainty for their business.
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