The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association is recognizing 975 of the nearly 1,500 producer member plants entered into the 2019 Excellence in Safety Awards Program. The record number of plants spans Gold (918 recipients), Silver (five) and Bronze (52) categories defined by Occupational Safety and Health Administration and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics incident rate (IR) thresholds.
Read MoreDay: July 30, 2020
PRODUCERS – JULY 2020
Valdosta Lowndes County Development Authority directors have approved an agreement under which Bates Precast Concrete, Inc. will invest up to $5 million in a new Lake Park Industrial Park office and production facility, increasing drainage and utility structure offerings from a present 6.4-acre Lake Park, Ga. site.
Read MoreTxDOT on board with GCP Verifi system for ASTM C94-grade loads
A new Texas Department of Transportation Special Provision Specification notes that mixer trucks deploying sensor-enabled slump adjustment equipment meet ASTM C 94, Standard Specification for Ready-Mixed Concrete requirements. Among current equipment options for ready mixed producers is GCP Applied Technologies’ Verifi automated water and chemical admixture dosing system. It utilizes a suite of on board sensors and hardware to monitor, measure and manage concrete in transit, and doses loads with GCP ITM750 superplasticizer from a 12-gal. tank.
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