Sources: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., New Enterprise, Pa.; CP staff New Enterprise Stone & Lime has acquired all the outstanding stock of Harrisburg, Pa.-based Hempt Bros. Inc., which operates two ready mixed concrete, three aggregate and four hot mix asphalt plants, plus a heavy civil construction business. The facilities are ideally situated between the suitor’s Chambersburg and Allentown…
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Geneva Pipe premiers Perfect Pipe, Lined Manhole technology
Sources Northwest Pipe Co., Vancouver, Wash.; CP staff Geneva Pipe and Precast, a Northwest Pipe business, has begun producing and distributing reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) and precast manhole systems finished with a corrosion resistant lining new to North America. Perfect Pipe and Perfect Lined Manhole have the potential to revolutionize municipal wastewater management, the producer notes, as they offer 100-plus years’…
Read MoreACI adds Construction Volume, Public Good, Workforce statements
Source: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich. The American Concrete Institute has recently approved three new position statements, joining nine others on various topics supporting state, federal, and international programs, rules, and regulations, particularly those underpinning code development and adoption:
Read MoreMack, McNeilus deliver Granite-mounted Bridgemaster for 2021 CIM Auction
Sources: Concrete Industry Management National Steering Committee; CP staff The Concrete Industry Management Auction will proceed June 9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, enjoying a customary World of Concrete day two backdrop and surefire anchor: an 11-yd. Granite-mounted Bridgemaster, courtesy of Mack Trucks and McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing.
Read MoreSolidia names Oldcastle veteran as CEO, closes $78M funding round
Sources: Solidia Technologies, Piscataway, N.J.; CP staff A leadership transition and a major investor commitment are opening a new chapter for a company whose cementitious binder and energy-lite curing process offer a low carbon alternative to portland cement concrete.
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