General Shale optimizes legacy, new brands in Meridian Brick assimilation

Sources: General Shale, Johnson City, Tenn.; CP staff General Shale, the top producer of clay brick and sustainable building solutions in North America, has adopted the Canada Brick, Michigan Brick and Red River Brick brands to succeed the production and sales locations of Meridian Brick, acquired earlier this fall. The company is also assigning established and highly regarded General Shale…

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LafargeHolcim, CenterPoint enter 6-million ton ash recycling phase

Sources: LafargeHolcim, Chicago; CP staff LafargeHolcim and waste management subsidiary Geocycle have logged the first coal ash shipment in a multi-year initiative with CenterPoint Energy Inc. Delivered by barge via the Mississippi River, the 2,000-ton load will replace natural clay and fine aggregate as raw feeds at the Holcim (US) Ste. Genevieve mill in Missouri, North America’s largest cement operation.…

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Leadership appointments confirm glass ceiling absence at ABC, AIA

Sources: Associated Builders and Contractors, American Institute of Architects, Washington, D.C.; CP staff Associated Builders and Contractors Directors have elected Stephanie Schmidt, president of Poole Anderson Construction, State College, Pa., as 2022 national chair, while their American Institute of Architects counterparts have named Lakisha Woods successor to Chief Executive Officer Robert Ivy.  “As the fourth woman to serve in this…

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Iron Workers case frames bargaining unit for Big Apple precast erector

Sources: National Labor Relations Board Region 29, Brooklyn, N.Y.; CP staff National Labor Relations Board Regional Director (RD) Kathy Drew-King has determined a craft unit within the site crew of Kingston, N.Y.-based NYC Crane Hoist Operations LLC, and directed an election for its 27 members to vote on representation by the United Derrickmen & Riggers Association, International Association of Bridge,…

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Alliance, Kenworth pump package sets new CIM Auction watermark

Source: CIM National Steering Committee Alliance Concrete Pumps, Kenworth Truck Co. and NorCal Kenworth are donating a JXLZ 38-meter boom pump and T880 chassis for the 2022 CIM Auction, January 19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Based on a manufacturer’s suggested retail price north of $400,000, the vehicle becomes the most valuable donation in the 16-year history of the…

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Raw material, freight costs drive GCP admixture price increase

Source: GCP Applied Technologies Inc., Alpharetta, Ga. GCP Applied Technologies will raise concrete admixture prices up to 10 percent for North American customers, effective January 2022. “The global supply chain impacts on raw material and freight costs have been unprecedented over the past six months and input costs are not expected to subside in the near-term,” explains GCP Specialty Construction…

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