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Day: August 17, 2018
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Renewable natural gas fuels 100-plus mixer fleet
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Massachusetts Ready Mix instills Quality and Safety across an expansive, Boston-bordering market area
Read MoreMANUFACTURERS – AUGUST 2018
Command Alkon has named Craig Tate as chief revenue officer, charged with driving deeper integration and alignment across sales and services teams, while “ensuring current and prospective customers realize maximum business value from their investments in Command Alkon solutions.”
Read MoreORGANIZATIONS – AUGUST 2018
The American Society for Concrete Contractors will hold its 17th annual conference September 20-23 at the Sheraton Charlotte Hotel, Charlotte, N.C. Concrete contractors, manufacturers, designers and other industry professionals will gather for three days of educational events and networking.
Read MorePRODUCERS – AUGUST 2018
LafargeHolcim has acquired Tarrant Concrete Co., which operates three ready mixed plants on two sites, and builds on a Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex platform created under Holcim (US). With 90 employees and annual sales hovering $40 million, Tarrant Concrete becomes the first bolt-on transaction in domestic ready mixed production since the Aggregate Industries U.S. and Holcim (US) businesses, along with Lafarge North America, were brought under LafargeHolcim Ltd. in the 2015 Lafarge Group and Holcim Ltd. merger.
Read MoreIrving Materials propels CIM campaign to critical watermark
The School of Concrete and Construction Management at Middle Tennessee State University, which hosts the Concrete Industry Management program, has received the largest company donation to their building campaign from Greenfield, Ind.-based Irving Materials, Inc. With this contribution, the school has reached 50 percent of its $5 million goal.
Read MoreLehigh maps four-year, $600M master plan for Indiana mill
The most ambitious capital undertaking in the 11-year history of Lehigh Hanson Inc. entails a four-year, $600 million-plus modernization and expansion of the Lehigh Cement Co. Mitchell plant, aimed at increasing capacity from present 660,000-metric ton/year level; lowering energy usage and emissions per ton of finished cement; and, continuing to leverage the southern Indiana site’s limestone riches.
Read MoreLife cycle auditor revises pavement software program
The Athena Sustainable Materials Institute, Ottawa, has updated the Pavement LCA Web App to further simplify life cycle assessment (LCA) and make paving more environmentally sustainable and cost effective. Version 3.1 features plant process data based on the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association 2016 industry average LCA and Environmental Product Declaration for concrete, plus these companion improvements:
Read MoreACI launches twin Decorative Flatwork certifications
The newest American Concrete Institute certification program offerings are Decorative Concrete Flatwork Finisher and Decorative Concrete Flatwork Associate. Each requires candidates to complete a written exam and maintain appropriate ACI Concrete Flatwork Finisher or Technician certification. Finisher candidates also need 1,500 hours of work experience. The exam covers basic knowledge of proper decorative flatwork installation and finishing procedures, addressing such topics as:
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