Sources: Titan America LLC, Norfolk, Va.; CP staff Titan America has become the first U.S. producer to fully switch its ASTM C150 Type I/II portland cement to ASTM C595 Type IL or portland-limestone cement. This lower carbon powder utilizes conventional clinker and gypsum, typically blended with up to 15 percent limestone at the grinding lines of Roanoke Cement in Virginia…
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Concrete Contractors appoint Executive Director Garnant successor
Sources: American Society of Concrete Contractors, St. Louis The American Society of Concrete Contractors has named Gordon Hefner to replace Executive Director Bev Garnant, who led the organization for 20-plus years. He will administer all ASCC programs and oversee a staff of eight serving more than 700 contractor, design or engineering professional, manufacturer, supplier and distributor members in 12 countries. …
Read MoreMDU elevates Knife River NW Region chief, 29-year veteran Gray
Source: MDU Resources Group, Bismarck, N.D. The MDU Resources Board has named Brian Gray as president of construction materials subsidiary Knife River Corp., where 36-year veteran David Barney remains chief executive officer. With a Knife River tenure just shy of 30 years, Gray has headed the producer’s Northwest Region for a decade and overseen seven bolt-on acquisitions since 2018, most…
Read MoreTahoe S&G compounds Outdoor Living Supply deal spree
Sources: Outdoor Living Supply, Rochester, Minn.; CP staff Outdoor Living Supply continues a 2022 flourish with the acquisition of California-based Tahoe Sand & Gravel. Steve and Roxanne Harding founded the South Lake Tahoe bulk material, hardscapes and masonry supply distributor in 1981 as a two-person, one-truck operation. Their commitment to providing “good friendly service” has netted long-term homeowner and contractor…
Read MoreOldcastle APG adds Sterling Sand, Soil Mender operations
Sources: Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company, Atlanta; CP staff Oldcastle APG has extended its outdoor living market footprint and production capabilities by acquiring the packaging operations of Sterling Sand LLC, West Columbia, S.C., and soil business of Soil Mender Products, Tulia, Texas. With one North Carolina and three South Carolina facilities, Sterling Sand is a leading regional processor and distributor…
Read MoreAfinitas builds accessories program with Haala Industries deal
Sources: Afinitas, St. Louis; CP staff Afinitas has acquired Haala Industries, a major source of steel reinforcements and related accessories for precast concrete and drainage applications. Dave Haala founded the Sleepy Eye, Minn. company in 1974 as a fabricator serving local agricultural and construction accounts. Haala Industries has since established itself as a leader in fabricated rebar mats, wire cone…
Read MoreBrown & Root, KBR veteran succeeds Charah Solutions CEO Sewell
Sources: Charah Solutions Inc., Louisville, Ky.; CP staff Fly ash marketer and coal combustion products management specialist Charah Solutions has named Jonathan Batarseh as president and chief executive officer, replacing Scott Sewell. Batarseh arrived in October as chief financial officer after serving in the same capacity for Brown & Root Industrial Services, where he led strategic planning, acquisitions, and optimizing…
Read MoreWhite House, agencies pen federal contractor greenhouse gas accounting rules
Sources: White House Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Federal Chief Sustainability Officer; CP staff The White House-proposed “Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience Rule” outlines greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disclosure requirements applicable to contractors involved in construction or delivery of other services for federal projects, facilities and agencies. “Major” contractors, or those booking more than $50 million annually in…
Read MoreApples-to-apples carbon metrics drive steel interests’ Buy Clean position
Sources: American Institute of Steel Construction, Chicago; CP staff The American Institute of Steel Construction’s new “Buy Clean Guidance for Structural Steel Products” informs federal, state and local policymakers of the load-bearing solutions that mills, fabricators and contractors bring to sustainable design. By navigating steel industry intricacies, it helps users take full advantage of the structural product supply chain, accurately…
Read MoreA ‘Concrete’ Mystery
Researchers have enlisted the resources of one of the world’s leading X-ray facilities at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Ill. to help discover what lies inside German-born artist Wolf Vostell’s “Concrete Book #83.” The results of the X-ray scans, which will be published in an unnamed journal, hope to uncover a short book by…
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