Company delivers fully and intelligently engineered retaining wall solutions. Completely engineered both structurally and geotechnically, Stone Strong gravity walls can be built in excess of 20 feet, with MSE walls reaching in excess of 60 feet.
Read MoreSources: Occupational Safety and Health Administration; CP staff
OSHA Acting Director of Safety Programs Kim Stille has informed regional administrators and state designees that safety incentive programs and post-incident drug testing—contrary to indications in a final rule the agency adopted during the Obama administration’s waning months—do not violate Standard 1904.35, Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illness, Employee Involvement.
Read MoreSource: National Precast Concrete Association, Carmel, Ind.
Convening earlier this month in Rhode Island, NPCA elected Mike Hoffman, vice president of Corporate Development at Lindsay Precast Inc. as chairman for the next 12 months. A 32-year veteran of the Canal Fulton, Ohio, producer, Hoffman has a long history of NPCA committee and task group leadership and has served on the board since 2012.
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Command Alkon has named Dexter Bachelder as vice president, Contractor Solutions, responsible for growing the information technology provider’s mindshare in the contractor vertical and championing the value of a digitally integrated bulk material supply chain. He joins Birmingham, Ala.-based Command Alkon after 11 years with Aconex, a collaborative construction and engineering management software developer where he served as senior vice president, Global Business Development.
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LafargeHolcim has closed on the assets of Metro Mix LLC, a ready mixed producer with Denver and Castle Rock, Colo., plants and a payroll of 50. Metro Mix reported 2017 sales upward of $30 million and serves a fast growing market where construction is projected to remain strong thanks to large jobs and population growth.
Read MoreSources: Polycor Inc., Quebec City, Quebec; CP staff
North America’s top natural stone producer, Polycor Inc., has effected a merger with a brand best known for The Pentagon and Empire State Building exteriors: Bloomington, Ind.-based dimensional stone, building product and hardscape unit fabricator Indiana Limestone Co. (ILCO).
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Some of the top artisans, cement masons and contractors who have helped drive concrete finishes and elements deeper into architecture, hardscapes and interiors over the past two decades convened last month for the Solomon Colors 2018 Decorative Concrete Fair. Staged near the host’s Springfield, Ill., headquarters, the three-day event spanned pattern stamping of integrally colored mixes; slab staining and finishing techniques; vertical surface carving and molding; and, countertop and outdoor fire table casting—all showcasing namesake, Brickform and Ultra Fiber brands.
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A new white paper shows how petrographic examination identifies the root cause of common deficiencies and degradation mechanisms in hardened concrete, from low compressive strength, surface scaling or spalling to cracking and alkali-aggregate or chemical reactions. Available free of charge, “The Concreting Process and Petrographic Examination,” is primarily for cast-in-place concrete but offers content applicable to precast as well, and suits engineers, architects, contractors, producers, agencies and building owners.
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