The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Workforce Development Committee did not sugarcoat the results of its 2021 Mixer Driver Recruitment and Retention Survey. As we noted in a report last month, survey data shows that 28 of every 100 drivers hired in 2021 quit during the year. That placed ready mixed producers 3 points above the national resignation rate the…
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LandCare deal deepens Outdoor Living Supply Northeast stake
Sources: Outdoor Living Supply, Rochester, Minn.; CP staff Rapid growth that has defined 2022 for Outdoor Living Supply rolls on with the acquisition of LandCare Associates Inc., Madbury, N.H. hardscape, natural stone, landscape supply and bulk material distributor. Daniel Gordon founded the company in 1984 as a property maintenance and landscape services provider. He moved into distribution seven years later,…
Read MoreTindall Infrastructure’s Sheets elected NPCA chair
Sources: National Precast Concrete Association, Carmel, Ind.; CP staff Joel Sheets, vice president of Operations for Spartanburg, S.C.-based Tindall Infrastructure, was elected 2022-23 National Precast Concrete Association chair during the group’s 57th annual convention, staged earlier this month in Amelia Island, Fla. “I will work with the Board to increase the visibility and significance of precast concrete products through every…
Read MoreInvestor taps Forterra veteran to lead newest acquisition, Artistic Paver
Sources: Blue Ridge Construction Capital LLC, Charlotte, N.C.; CP staff Two months after closing on North Carolina’s Edge Aggregates and Matthews Sand & Gravel, investor Blue Ridge Capital has looked down the Atlantic Coast to acquire North Miami Beach, Fla.-based Artistic Paver Manufacturing Inc. The interlocking concrete paver producer serves Southeast and Southwest markets from headquarters and satellite plants in…
Read MoreCalPortland appeals to Supreme Court in Teamsters case decision
Sources: CP Staff; U.S. Supreme Court; Coalition for a Democratic Workplace CalPortland Co. has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the Washington State Supreme Court’s dismissal of a suit in which the cement, aggregate and concrete producer seeks restitution for property damage that International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 174 officers and members caused during commencement of a strike. Court…
Read MoreCR Minerals, Rio Tinto see the mine tailings pile for the pozzolans
Sources: CR Minerals Company LLC, Southlake, Texas; CP staff Natural pozzolans production leader CR Minerals has entered an agreement with Rio Tinto to process a new grade of concrete binder with pozzolanic properties. CR Minerals will build a processing facility at the mining giant’s US Borax operation in Boron, Calif., using mine tailings as feedstock. “We have been working with…
Read MoreRoanoke Cement to add 70K tons to Chesapeake terminal capacity
Sources: Roanoke Cement Co., Virginia; CP staff Roanoke Cement has begun work on a $40 million storage dome and companion infrastructure at its Chesapeake Terminal, near Norfolk, Va. The dome will bring 70,000 tons of capacity, tripling existing storage; facilitate additional supplementary cementitious material distribution; and, dovetail truck and rail loadout upgrades, strengthening an integrated logistics network under Titan America,…
Read MoreACI commences search for successor to EVP Burg
Source: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich. In anticipation of the retirement of Executive Vice President Ron Burg, the American Concrete Institute Search Committee and executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates have released specifications for his successor. Russell Reynolds has detailed the position and related responsibilities, which include carrying out the vision, mission, and objectives of the global organization; directing…
Read MoreACPA 2023 Pipe School set for St. Louis
Source: American Concrete Pipe Association, Irving, Texas; CP staff “Road to Resilience” is the theme of the American Concrete Pipe Association 2023 Pipe School, February 6-9 at Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch. The event spans 50-plus classes across Engineering & Marketing, Production and Transportation Forums; poster session for case histories and new products or concepts; and, the Pipe…
Read MoreMIT researchers confirm recycled glass pozzolanic performance
Sources: MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, Cambridge, Mass.; CP staff The newest Research Brief from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology-hosted Concrete Sustainability Hub illustrates how concrete practitioners can realize voluminous recycling and pozzolanic value extraction from municipal waste streams. “Open-loop Recycling of Glass in Concrete Provides Upcycling Opportunities” authors also posit a new metric for architectural/engineering/construction professionals: Mid- to high-rise buildings…
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