Source: Sterling Group, Houston
Construction Supply Group has closed deals for single branch distributors Holdfast and Concrete Accessories & Rentals, based respectively in Medway, Ohio and Bozeman, Mont. The former provides CSG added scale in the Dayton area, along with expertise in insulating concrete forms. Concrete Accessories affords a new presence in the fast growing Northern Rocky Mountain region.
Read MoreSources: Nano Graphene Inc., New York; CP staff
Nano Graphene, dba GrapheneCA, is presenting Original Graphene (OG) as the first commercially available admixture series in its class, formulated to reduce cracking and increase strength in finished concrete slabs or structures. Liquid black with minimum 30 percent graphene content, the inaugural OG offerings are Concrete Admix Plus, 4.5-lb. plastic containers; Aqueous Graph2Dispersion, 1-, 4-, 10- or 18-liter containers; and, Aqueous Graph2Paste in 1-liter containers.
Read MoreSource: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.
The 2019 NRMCA Mixer Driver Recruitment and Retention Survey shows the estimated industry driver pool increasing for the first time in two years, from 75,000 in 2016-2017 to 77,000 last year. Among survey respondents, 95 percent report driver vacancies—equating to nearly 10,000 unfilled driver positions through the end of 2018—versus 27 percent the prior year, while 60 percent turned away business due to lack of drivers available for material deliveries.
Read MoreSources: Command Alkon, Birmingham, Ala.; CP staff
Heavy building materials innovators who leverage technology advancements to make smarter decisions faster, achieve break-through performance and deliver differentiated experiences inform a “Made for Now” theme for Command Alkon’s 2019 Elevate Conference & Expo, November 3-6 in Chicago.
Read MoreSources: CP staff; SiteOne Landscape Supply, Roswell, Ga.
Leading wholesale distributor SiteOne Landscape Supply has closed on Trendset Concrete Products, a Woodinville, Wash., source of Abbotsford Concrete, Mutual Materials, Oldcastle/Belgard and other paver or segmental retaining wall unit brands.
Read MoreSource: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.
Nine plants in seven states have earned 2019 NRMCA Environmental Excellence Awards. Now in its 24th year, the program offers producer members national recognition for outstanding contributions to protecting the environment and maintaining sound pollution control and abatement practices. The NRMCA Safety, Environmental and Operations Committee names plants and their owners by region, saluting this year:
Read MoreSource: Dodge Data & Analytics, New York
Dodge Data & Analytics Senior Economist Richard Branch is successor to Chief Economist Robert Murray, who retired at the end of August. After a decade in his former role, Branch is now tasked with ensuring the service’s continued preeminence in tracking, analyzing and forecasting North American construction activity. He will work with clients and national, regional, or trade media to share insights on residential and commercial building plus nonbuilding markets. Branch will likewise play lead roles in producing or overseeing the monthly Dodge Momentum Index, National Construction Starts research, and annual Dodge Construction Outlook Conference.
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Sources: Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Lease Crutcher Lewis, and Wright Runstad & Co., Seattle; CP staff
A 58-floor mixed-use tower in Seattle has topped out after a 10-month schedule on the strength of a unique core wall system with requisite volumes of high performance concrete but no conventional rebar. Rainier Square Tower marks the debut of what local engineer Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA) dubs the Concrete-Filled Composite Plate Shear Wall (CPSW) system. In contrast to a conventional reinforced concrete wall with large diameter rebar, the system as engineered for the 850-ft. structure redirects steel to composite panels: Half- or ¾-in. thick plates, connected with 1-in. diameter steel cross ties running vertically and horizontally on 12-in. center grids.
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