CalPortland Co. has appointed Hamed Maraghechi to the new position of Central Research Laboratory director. Based at the producer’s Center of Technical Excellence in southern California, he will conduct new research and testing related to issues such as carbon reduction and sequestration to help the company achieve its commitment to lowering greenhouse gases. He will also oversee all advanced analytical…
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Safety cap specialist documents rebar, stake impalement liability
A new white paper from Temecula, Calif.-based J-Cat Safety Products addresses the use of rebar, metal forming stake and exposed bracket caps for California concrete practitioners and peers subject to Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards. “Impact of Plausible Deniability” describes the financial consequences, starting at a reported $18,000 per incident, employers might face if they fail to comply with…
Read MoreDirectory connects design-build providers and prospects
A new infrastructure investment era will have state, local and federal agencies from coast to coast looking for qualified design-build teams to deliver the most cost and time-efficient projects, according to the Design-Build Institute of America, Washington, D.C. Finding them will be as easy as a click of the mouse with the launch of DBIA’s Industry Match, billed as the…
Read MoreSecond ACI Resource Center opens on O’Hare International periphery
The American Concrete Institute’s new Resource Center – Chicago/Midwest will help meet the region’s increased demand for knowledge through hands-on training, educational offerings, and on-demand ACI Certification Program access. The facility is the second of its kind, following a charter Resource Center opened two years ago in southern California. Both offer a diverse array of custom training programs designed to…
Read MoreBig Apple GC Trident elevates safety practice with load navigator
Crane load stabilization and precision hardware developer Vita Inclinata has delivered the first of two 20-tonne Vita Load Navigator systems to New York City’s Trident General Contracting. The commercial concrete contractor will utilize the VLN-20s for 9 Dekalb Avenue, a 1,066-ft., 73-story building in Brooklyn, and anticipates similar deployment on a 995-ft., mixed-use tower on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.…
Read MoreFoley Products prepares to restart Georgia pipe and precast operation
A key player in Southeast drainage construction markets, Foley Products Co. plans to resume operations this month at a previously dormant Waco, Ga. concrete pipe, box culvert, manhole, vault and specialty structures plant. The facility is projected to add 100,000-plus tons’ capacity in the long term, serve primarily Georgia and Alabama accounts, and bring 50 jobs to the Haralson County…
Read MoreCourt further validates mixer, dump, tanker driver-suited FMCSA hours exemption
Sources: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Washington, D.C.; National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va.; CP staff The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has denied a petition to review a final rule expanding a short-haul recordkeeping exemption and modifying a 30-minute break requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hours of…
Read MoreMapei, Black Buffalo 3D “ink” R&D, production partnership
A recently formed strategic partnership between Nexcon 3D construction printer provider Black Buffalo 3D Corp. and admixture supplier Mapei Corp. has its first commercial product. The launch of Planitop 3D, a packaged, cement-based ink/mortar, times with a project spelling significant initial scale: Affordable-home builder Alquist 3D will use a Nexcon printer and Planitop 3D on a 200-unit community in Pulaski,…
Read MoreRMC Foundation strength predictor model picks up where Duff Abrams left off
The latest RMC Research & Education Foundation report, “A Concrete Strength Model to Optimize Concrete Mixtures,” and companion Excel tool equip producers and practitioners to pinpoint appropriate binder dosages and limit potential overdesign as measured in 28-day concrete specimen compressive strengths exceeding psi targets. Report author and Florida consultant Edwin J. Dunstan Jr. refined his model based on observations from…
Read MoreTerex MP enters volumetric mixer production with ProAll deal
Sources: Terex Materials Processing, Tyrone Terex Materials Processing has acquired ProAll, a volumetric concrete mixer truck specialist with Olds, Alberta headquarters plus Keller, Texas service and body installation satellite. The manufacturer has a payroll of 170 and order book at record level, and joins the Advance and Bid-Well brands anchoring Terex MP’s concrete market presence.
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