June 2021 – Page 4 – Concrete Products

4K video rewrites site delivery tracking from crane, aerial perches

June 15, 2021June 16, 2021 Concrete News

Sources: Quartz Systems, San Francisco; CP staff Construction technology services provider Quartz demonstrated the quality control and productivity gauging potential of its new Concrete Deck Analysis program at World of Concrete 2021. The integrated hardware and software platform uses ultra-high resolution 4K video streams, machine learning, plus a web and mobile app to enable project principals to track and understand…

National Ready-Mix fills mixer-geared, high clearance CNG fuel tank

June 14, 2021June 15, 2021 Concrete News

Sources: Momentum Fuel Technologies, Roanoke, Texas; CP staff Momentum Fuel Technologies’ small diameter, side-mounted compressed natural gas tank, available in 32 or 55 diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) models, debuted earlier this month at the Las Vegas Convention Center on a Peterbilt 367-mounted Con-Tech Mfg. BridgeKing mixer. The truck is bound for the Los Angeles fleet of National Ready Mixed Concrete…

How the Pandemic Changed Ready-Mix: A Look Back

June 11, 2021June 16, 2021 Concrete News

BY VICTORIA K. SICARAS Although not completely on the other side of the pandemic, we each have our own set of lessons learned since March 2020. Like many in the ready-mix industry, the Martin Marietta Rocky Mountain Ready Mix District’s journey to a new normal began when office employees faced a transition from working on premises to working at home, virtually…

A FAMILY AFFAIR

June 11, 2021June 16, 2021 Concrete News

ANDERSON CONCRETE MARKS A CENTURY OF FAMILY, CUSTOMER COMMITMENT One of the Buckeye State’s oldest and largest ready mixed producers, Anderson Concrete Corp., is celebrating a century of being the backbone of infrastructure and development for Central Ohio. Part of an elite group of operators that have seen a continuity of leadership from one generation to the next, the producer…

MANUFACTURERS – June 2021

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Concrete News

Consistent with an executive transition plan outlined last year, Besser Co. has appointed Ryan Suszek successor to Chief Executive Officer Kevin Curtis, who retires after 43 years with the concrete products machinery and plant equipment mainstay. Suszek was named president in 2019 following a 14-year tour of duty leading to the vice president of Pipe and Precast post, and becomes…

ORGANIZATIONS – JUNE 2021

June 10, 2021June 11, 2021 Concrete News

The ACI Foundation has established the Burg-Coleman Iowa State ‘77 Fellowship, funded by a $75,000 donation from American Concrete Institute Executive Vice President Ronald Burg and 2020-21 President Jeffrey Coleman. Both are 1977 graduates of Iowa State University College of Engineering: Coleman a master’s in structural engineering, following a degree in civil engineering the prior year; and Burg, a degree…

PRODUCERS – June 2021

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Concrete News

Anderson Concrete Corp., one of Ohio’s oldest and largest ready mixed concrete producers, has named Rod Jenkins as vice president of Production, following nine years as quality control manager. He has worn many hats within the organization, beginning as a driver in 1998 and soon moving to the plant department, where he climbed the ranks from laborer and operator to…

Geneva Pipe lays groundwork for Perfect Pipe, Lined Manhole technology

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Concrete News

Utah-based Geneva Pipe and Precast 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’ service life in most sanitary sewer environments. Perfect Pipe RCP…

Basalt rebar aces mechanical, physical property tests at Sherbrooke labs

June 10, 2021 Concrete News

Basanite Industries reports successful completion of testing to prove the concrete reinforcing potential of BasaFlex, a family of basalt fiber reinforced plastic bar products offering practitioners a lightweight, corrosion resistant alternative to conventional steel reinforcement. Tests per ASTM D7957, Standard Specification for Solid Round Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars for Concrete Reinforcement, plus CSA S807 and FDOT 932-3, were performed…

Contractor sees workplace returns spurring polished slab demand

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Concrete News

Heightened consciousness about interior space cleanliness and maintenance has compelled slab finishing specialist NEx Systems to shift its focus to the craft of polished concrete. With clean floors topping a list of concerns for returning workplace occupants, the Stockton, Calif. contractor notes, smooth, non-porous surfaces will see a unique level of traction among facility owners. NEx Systems will perform work…