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Month: September 2020

Survey finds increasing equilibrium in mixer driver recruitment, demand

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Sources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va.; CP staff

The NRMCA Mixer Driver Recruitment & Retention Survey shows an improved, year-over-year outlook for ready mixed concrete producers to maintain a healthy delivery professional pool. In 2019, 47 percent of respondents turned away orders due to lack of mixer truck drivers, down from 60 percent in 2018. The number of producers citing mixer driver vacancies dropped from 95 percent to 87 percent over the same window. 

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MANUFACTURERS – AUGUST 2020

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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.

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ORGANIZATIONS – AUGUST 2020

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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.

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PRODUCERS – AUGUST 2020

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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.

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Wearable device helps employees keep their social distances

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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.

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South Florida developer debuts innovative forming system in U.S.

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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.

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ACI taps Geiger veteran for premier Resource Center; extends certification

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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.

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