October 30, 2018 – Concrete Products

Boral block business brings Quikrete Texas heft

October 30, 2018 Concrete News

Sources: Boral Ltd., Sydney; CP staff

Boral has announced an agreement to sell its Texas concrete masonry operations to Atlanta-based Quikrete Holdings Inc., anticipating a mid-November closing for the $156 million deal. Boral inherited the block production assets with the May 2017 Headwaters Inc. takeover, and has recently moved to streamline its portfolio around building products and fly ash businesses in North America; the USG Boral gypsum-based wall and ceilings joint venture; and, construction materials production in Australia.

Charah adds Oklahoma City terminal to MultiSource SCM network

October 30, 2018 Concrete News

Sources: Charah Solutions, Inc., Louisville, Ky.; CP staff

In partnership with transload and aggregate supply specialist Oklahoma Construction Materials (OCM), Charah Solutions has installed fly ash silos at a rail terminal near Oklahoma City and Interstates 35 and 40 interchanges.

Marcotte harnesses sensor, IoT capabilities in Coretex partnership

October 30, 2018 Concrete News

Sources: Coretex Ltd., San Diego; Marcotte Systems, Montreal; CP staff

Batch controls and concrete plant automation developer Marcotte Systems has entered a partnership with fleet technology and Internet of Things (IoT) device specialist Coretex, whose 360 solution encompasses a complete set of sensors specifically designed for ready mixed delivery and quality control—drum rotation, water-added measurement and precise integrated statusing among them. The integrated Marcotte and Coretex system is on field trial and scheduled for early-2019 launch.