The American Concrete Pipe Association concluded Concrete Pipe Week 2020 last month with a graphic-rich blog posting.
Read MoreThinking Outside the Box Culvert
Month: October 2020
Licensed retaining wall systems
The company licenses production of Forix and Gravix precast retaining wall units for residential, commercial, industrial, department of transportation and heavy rail projects. Innovative, patented design of a triangular section in the stem perpendicular to the face allows the weight of the backfill to bear on the units, resulting in a stabilizing effect. Capitalizing on the efficient use of concrete,…
Read MoreSite, ground dewatering
The RainWater Absorbing System uses a simple chemical reaction to stop the disruptive effects of rain on building and landscaping jobsites as soon as drops hit the ground.
Read MoreCurved surface-ready ID tag material
PermaFlex is the newest scratchproof, metal identification tag in the company’s precast concrete-grade PermaLabel family. It exhibits the durable properties and resistance of companion, more rigid offerings, but brings the added benefit of a flexible tag that can conform to curved surfaces.
Read MoreHigh capacity lift trucks
The XH-650L and the XH-700L Lift Trucks, each bearing the manufacturer’s new all steel Dream cab, retain full rated capacity when equipped with side shift carriage and standard spec forks.
Read MorePortable electric screed
The Eel Screed 6100 features a direct drive system, eliminating pulleys and linkage belts and adding to the unit’s ease of maintenance. A variable control, ergonomically integrated into the unit’s handle, allows working speeds between 0-300 rpm and provides ease of operation to adjust for different slump conditions or mix delivery rates. A single button directional change allows for fast…
Read MoreLeadership Summons
A visit with 2020 ACPA Chairman William (Bill) Washabaugh, Jr. American Concrete Pipe Association members enlisted a seasoned chairman for a year of major developments, both planned and unforeseeable: Staff leadership transition; creation of a senior position to oversee a new focus on reinforced concrete pipe and box culvert market development, coupled with the chartering of a Marketing Committee; then,…
Read MoreMerts marks iron milestone
Milton B. Merts, Sr. established Albany, Ga.-based Merts Equipment Co. in 1950 to provide contractors, miners and farmers with gasoline or oil engines, roadbuilding or quarry machinery, and irrigation equipment. In the following decade, the company began building small ready mixed concrete batch plants, including models on wheels for staging near pouring operations.
Read MoreMANUFACTURERS – SEPTEMBER 2020
Germany’s Topwerk Group, the umbrella organization over Hess, Prinzing-Pfeiffer and SR-Schindler concrete masonry, pipe and dry or wet cast product machinery, has relocated the Topwerk America Ltd. headquarters to Houston from Burlington, Ontario, and appointed Chad Rathke as president and chief executive officer, as well as SR-Schindler regional sales director. Gudrun Hess will continue as president of newly named Topwerk…
Read MoreMAJOR GCs INCUBATE BEST SAFETY PRACTICES
San Francisco-based Swinerton is the latest general contractor to join the NEXT Coalition, through which leading critical infrastructure and construction stakeholders promote and share industry safety best practices. Black & Veatch, DPR Construction, Haskell, McCarthy Building and Swinerton are leveraging deep expertise in a campaign to ensure the well-being of crews and office team members facing complex challenges posed by…
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