ORGANIZATIONS – June 2022

CTLGroup, Illinois-based design, engineering and materials science consultant, has promoted Giulia Alimonti, AIA, LEED AP to principal architect following her successful launch of a New York City office in January 2021. The firm recently expanded into new office space at the historic Hoover Building on 8th Avenue, in the heart of city’s Garment District, operating as CTL Engineering & Architecture.…

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PRODUCERS – June 2022

Holcim Ltd. has acquired Cajun Ready Mix Concrete, which leads the Baton Rouge, La. market with eight plants and 51-mixer truck fleet. The business is strategic to Lafarge ready mixed operations in New Orleans and becomes the latest bolt-on under Holcim’s Aggregates & Construction Materials U.S. umbrella. “This acquisition expands our footprint in the dynamic Baton Rouge market, confirming our…

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Market researcher tracks structural precast against C-I-P, steel alternatives

Structural building components lead annual precast shipments and are on pace to exhibit nearly 6 percent annual growth over the next five years, according to “Precast Concrete Products,” a new analysis from Cleveland market researcher Freedonia Group. When specified for slabs, columns, foundations, or full building systems, precast concrete reduces costs in certain construction conditions and lowers site labor requirements. 

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HeidelbergCement invests in AI-mated maturity sensor technology

Lehigh Hanson Inc. parent HeidelbergCement AG has taken a strategic minority stake in Ottawa-based Giatec, whose proprietary sensors equip producers and their customers to monitor concrete maturity in real time. Combined with artificial intelligence algorithms configured to integrate with a wide range of concrete industry software solutions, the sensor data augments cement optimization, quality control, and formwork operations.  “Our investment…

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NRMCA calls for Safety, Environmental Excellence Award entries

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association is accepting through month’s end nominations for its Annual Safety Award program, which acknowledges safe work practices’ significant contribution to the growth and success of a producer or the industry as a whole. With support from the Truck Mixer Manufacturers Bureau, the NRMCA Annual Safety Award is presented to an industry individual or company…

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Xypex CEO offers cable producers a full-throated take on concrete

Sources: Xypex Chemical Corp., Vancouver, B.C.; CP staff The innovation behind Xypex Chemical’s crystalline waterproofing technology will be featured in “Concrete Solutions Provided by Admixtures,” an Inside the Blueprint series episode airing June 19 (2 p.m. Eastern) on Fox Business News, July 10 on Bloomberg News (10 a.m. Eastern), and in syndication after. 

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Outdoor Living Supply grows NE market presence with Back Yard Living

Hardscapes-focused distribution platform Outdoor Living Supply has acquired Back Yard Living of Abingdon, Mass., an independent paving stone, segmental retaining wall unit, fireplace, outdoor appliance, and lighting dealer. The transaction extends OLS’ Northeast market stake and provides additional product expertise. Peter and Paul Fiore founded Back Yard Living in 2005 to accommodate discerning homeowners, builders, landscape architects and contractors. The…

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Registration opens for Hardscape North America 2022

Organizers of the nation’s largest hardscape event, Hardscape North America (HNA), have opened registration for the Kentucky Exposition Center gathering, October 19-21 in Louisville. With the recent addition of more than 35 companies who have not exhibited in the past, the 2022 show is on track to be bigger than ever. New this year, HNA will open earlier on Wednesday,…

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Multinational cement producers back carbon management start ups

An unprecedented research, development and commercialization project under the Global Cement and Concrete Association, London, aligns multinational producers and proprietors of technologies aimed at streamlining or capturing and utilizing carbon dioxide emissions from cement plants or other major industrial sources. The project teams permutations of major European, Latin American and Asian cement producers behind six start-ups selected for GCCA’s inaugural…

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CalPortland, Cemex, Ozinga, PCA compound Energy Star records

Four familiar names in construction materials are among 210 U.S. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency 2022 Energy Star Partner of the Year Award recipients. CalPortland Co., Cemex USA and Ozinga Bros. Inc. earned awards in the Energy Management category, Portland Cement Association in Energy Management Program Delivery. The 2022 Partner naming marks 18 consecutive years of such recognition…

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