Source: Concrete Pumping Holdings Inc., Denver Concrete Pumping Holdings (CPH), a key player in mix placing and Eco-Pan concrete waste management services in the U.S. and U.K., has closed on Coastal Carolina Pumping, Inc. The Carolinas’ largest contractor of its kind, Charlotte-based Coastal has additional operations in central Florida and brings 89 units to the CPH fleet. The deal stands…
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Trueform Concrete adds interior precast ace JM Lifestyles
Sources: Trueform Concrete, Wharton, N.J. Trueform Concrete has acquired JM Lifestyles, a Randolph, N.J. studio whose concrete artisans and craftsmen cast decorative counters, sinks, tables and other premium furnishings for homeowner, architect and commercial property clients. “With the premise that we are better together, we are excited to extend our leadership in the decorative concrete industry as one team,” says…
Read MoreBM Group acquires precast artisan Sanderson Concrete
Sources: BM Group, Vancouver, B.C.; CP staff Sanderson Concrete Inc. is the latest addition to the BM Group portfolio of concrete, construction, project management, and land development businesses. A specialist in wet cast architectural and masonry elements, retaining wall units and site furnishings, Surrey, B.C.-based Sanderson Concrete joins sister brands Fraserway PreKast, Vancouver Ready Mix and (Yard At A Time)…
Read MoreAmeriTex secures upward of $400 million in credit facilities with U.S. Bank
Sources: AmeriTex Holdings LLC, Seguin, Texas; CP staff AmeriTex Pipe and Products LLC, Texas’ top independent concrete drainage structures operator, has closed $380 million in Senior Secured Credit Facilities with U.S. Bank National Association, joining $35 million in current Subordinated Notes with Prudential Capital Partners LP. The credit lines will enable the producer to continue building volume and other capabilities…
Read MoreHaulHub Agency Portal application advances at U.S. Patent Office
Sources: HaulHub Technologies, Haverhill, Mass.; CP staff HaulHub Technologies, a developer of digital tools assisting state transportation agency e-Ticketing and e-Construction program management, cites a United States Patent and Trademark Office notice of allowance for a patent application directed to use of a system to reconcile and reformat delivered construction material data with project data between various contract stakeholders. “In…
Read MoreEngineering giant Arup to eye cement projects through Climate Bonds lens
Sources: Arup and Climate Bonds Initiative, London; CP staff The Climate Bonds Standard Board has certified global built environment engineering consultant Arup as an Approved Verifier. Arup Advisory Services team members will participate in a Climate Bonds Initiative industry group to finalize criteria for cement, steel and hydrogen projects viewed as key to a carbon-free economy transition. They will likewise…
Read MoreCode Council tracks Inflation Reduction Act-spurred EPD demand
Sources: International Code Council, Washington, D.C.; CP staff The International Code Council salutes provisions in the just-signed Inflation Reduction Act that will help communities update building energy codes and promote low-carbon construction materials. Building on last year’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, ICC notes, the new law: • Serves up $1 billion to support codes and standards or local amendments…
Read MoreContinental completes portland-limestone cement migration
Sources: Summit Materials Inc., Denver; CP staff Summit Materials’ Missouri subsidiary, Continental Cement Co. LLC, has consummated a full conversion from clinker-only to portland-limestone cement output at its Hannibal plant— four months after a similar transition at a sister mill up the Mississippi River in Davenport, Iowa. The PLC is typically finished at a 90/10 clinker and ground limestone blend. …
Read MoreMontana code officials move first to view 3D-printed, block walls equally
Sources: Apis Cor, Melbourne, Fla.; CP staff Montana building code regulators are the first among U.S. state peers to approve 3D-printed concrete or cementitious mortar layers as an equal replacement for concrete masonry units in load-bearing walls. Montana native and Billings general contractor Tim Stark secured a nod to use Apis Cor printing technology for housing developments, confident the equipment…
Read MoreEPA tour closes in on Clean Water Act 50th anniversary
Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; CP staff EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox recently joined agency colleagues, state and local officials to kick off the Clean Water Act 50th Anniversary celebration tour. Culminating in mid-October, it will highlight waters that are essential to healthy people, vibrant ecosystems, agricultural productivity, and economic growth, with stops including the Florida Everglades, Chesapeake…
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