Conquering Crisis
Day: September 1, 2020
MANUFACTURERS – AUGUST 2020
Chryso Inc. in Rockwall, Texas, has promoted Dan Bentz to vice president of Sales and Marketing, Concrete Admixtures. He will be responsible for managing all brands and promoting sales growth and customer satisfaction throughout North America. Since joining Chryso in 2019, Bentz has made significant contributions to the organization, strengthening sales, marketing and dispenser teams as well as contributing to overall business growth. He will continue as a member of the Chryso Executive Committee, offering expertise as a registered professional engineer and master of business administration graduate with nearly two decades’ technical experience in the concrete industry.
Read MoreORGANIZATIONS – AUGUST 2020
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has named 21 rising stars from producer and associate member companies for the 2020 Developing Industry Leaders program: Master Builders Solutions’ Mason Booth and Matthew Wilson; Aggregate Industries’ Jenay Brown, Dan Corneau and Matthew Riggi; Titan America’s Marty Elkes, Jr. and David Novitzki (S&W Ready Mix Concrete) and Justin Walker (Roanoke Cement); Euclid Chemical’s Jason Jimenez; Irving Materials’ Andrew Mercker, Tyler Stanley and Kyle Norwood; Oremus Material’s Alireza Nili; Dickinson Ready Mix’s Ben Olin; U.S. Concrete’s Francis Pico-Llerena and Luis Soto-Rivas; Coast 2 Coast’s Micah Red Elk; CalPortland’s William Regis; Bayou Concrete’s Leighton Reynolds; Preferred Materials’ Frank Russo-Alesi; and, Maschmeyer Concrete’s Michael Tucker.
Read MorePRODUCERS – AUGUST 2020
Four-plant, prestressed hollow core panel producer Fabcon Precast has named Mike Rafi chief executive officer. He succeeds Mike LeJeune, who transitions to chairman of the board after overseeing day-to-day operations for 20 years. Rafi has served in senior leadership roles over the past two decades, gaining exposure to manufacturing and construction, along with merger & acquisition activity. He was most recently Contech Engineered Solutions CEO, leading into its acquisition by Quikrete Cos., and had arrived at the concrete and steel infrastructure solutions specialist following an Oshkosh Corp. management tenure.
Read MoreWearable device helps employees keep their social distances
A social distancing and contact tracing device, PariRange can be used to support the health and safety of construction and manufacturing workforces and, in the event of infection, help control spread. The waterproof, 2.5- x 3.5- x 0.4-in. wearable collects and communicates data in a peer-to-peer fashion; easily extracts contact tracking data; and, immediately identifies potential employee exposure to infection.
Read MoreSouth Florida developer debuts innovative forming system in U.S.
The Faith Group, a leading Aventura, Fla. developer, is the first to bring a breakthrough construction technology to the United States. The economical and efficient forming system, which the company refers to as Advanced Concrete Technology, is used in Asia and South America, and was adopted to U.S. standards and specifications by the developer.
Read MoreACI taps Geiger veteran for premier Resource Center; extends certification
The inaugural American Concrete Institute Resource Center opens this month in San Bernardino, Calif., charged with coordinating ACI chapter or sponsoring group offerings of direct, on-demand access to all Institute certification and educational products. Managing the facility will be William “Rusty” Owens III. He previously served as quality control general manager for Kansas City-based Geiger Ready-Mix Co. and holds ACI, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, and state department of transportation certifications.
Read MoreInvestigators probe efficacy of 90-minute discharge window in ASTM C94
Findings in a Ready Mixed Concrete Research & Education Foundation report support reexamination of the 90-minute delivery threshold in ASTM C94, Standard Specification for Ready Mixed Concrete. The just-released “Impact of Extended Time to Discharge on Concrete Durability and Performance” covers a New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) investigation of concrete specimen freeze-thaw performance and resistivity.
Read MoreHolcombe dispatches volumetric mixers to 45-mile, Arizona border wall site
Holcombe Mixers is providing eight, high payload volumetric mixer trucks in partnership with Fisher Sand & Gravel and Cat Construction to fast-track a wall on Arizona’s southern border—the main aspect of a $1.3 billion Department of Homeland Security contract. From a single loading point, the trucks have paced stepped up concrete or grout production and delivery requirements for two-shift workdays common along a 45-mile jobsite.
Read MoreOzinga Energy demonstrates emerging natural gas platform on an F-150
Through a partnership with activated carbon processor Ingevity Corp., Ozinga Energy is delving deeper into diesel and gasoline alternatives to fuel light- to medium-duty trucks for its Great Lakes market operations. The compressed natural gas fueling system business of Illinois-based Ozinga Bros. Inc. recently kicked off a test of its newest concept in a Ford F-150 pickup.
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