Sources: Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Milwaukee; CP staff ConExpo-Con/Agg 2023, March 14-18, is set to be the largest edition since the event’s 1996 premier, owing to organizer Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ recent sale of remaining Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) exhibit area. At 2.8 million square feet, next year’s show will encompass 5 percent more space than 2020, which set…
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VCNA’s Ruiz, Buzzi Unicem’s Toso named PCA chair, vice chair
Sources: Portland Cement Association, Washington, D.C.; CP staff Filiberto Ruiz, president and chief executive officer of Toronto-based Votorantim Cimentos North America, has been elected to a two-year term as Portland Cement Association chair, succeeding his GCC of America counterpart Ron Henley. “Portland Cement Association plays a crucial role in the advancement of the cement and construction industries, not only in…
Read MoreSRM Concrete commands Metro NY market with USC-Atlantic/Vulcan deal
Sources: SRM Concrete LLC, Smyrna, Tenn.; CP staff SRM Concrete has put an exclamation mark on a watershed year, closing a deal with Vulcan Materials Co. for 28 USC-Atlantic LLC ready mixed plants in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Based on the Big Apple and Garden State market footprint it entails, the transaction stands to be the largest transfer…
Read MoreApples-to-apples carbon metrics anchor steel interests’ Buy Clean position
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 determine embodied carbon factors, and make informed decisions based…
Read MoreThe Technology Upside in an Economic Downturn
Embrace the paradox: Invest in tech partners and people now, while an impending recession makes talent and time abundant. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RATIONALEResearchers preparing the 2022 KPMG U.S. Technology Survey Report asked businesses: “What are the key drivers of your organization’s digital transformation and corresponding investments?” As the United States slides into a recession, our industry is starting to feel it.…
Read MoreWilling Us Into Recession
I was driving to the airport at 5:15 a.m. one very recent morning to catch an early flight, and tuned into one of my favorite business radio channels for my usual dose of early news and data, and the outlook for the markets. Some financial pundit was being interviewed, giving all the reasons why the recent spate of good economic…
Read MoreCalPortland asks the Supreme Court to draw a line on union recklessness
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments this term involving one of the West Coast’s top cement, aggregate and ready mixed concrete players (note Government Affairs, page 11). CalPortland Co. counsel will demonstrate why justices should reverse a Washington State Supreme Court decision shielding International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 174 from liability in a 2017 Seattle plant stunt…
Read MoreACI publishes groundbreaking code for GFRP structural concrete
Source: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich. American Concrete Institute Committee 440 Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Reinforcement has published the first comprehensive building code covering the use of nonmetallic, glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars in structural concrete conditions. Developed by an ANSI-approved consensus process, ACI Code-440.11-22 addresses cast-in-place or precast structural systems and members, plus composite construction. GFRP reinforcement has been in use…
Read MoreReport tracks broad field of additive construction, 3D printing players
Sources: Wohlers Associates, Fort Collins, Colo.; CP staff ASTM International-aligned advisory Wohlers Associates has announced Specialty Report: Building an Additive Construction Future, covering a rapidly growing market segment fueled by additive manufacturing and 3D printing developments. “ASTM International sees additive construction as the next frontier,” notes Market Intelligence Head Terry Wohlers. “To gain a view of what is ahead, it…
Read MoreColorado Barricade, Pavement Surface Control forge business model
Sources: Colorado Barricade Co., Denver; CP staff Colorado Barricade, a leading traffic control and road safety service provider in the Mountain Region, has merged with like-minded Pavement Surface Control Inc. (PSC), based in Kennewick, Wash. The combination spawns one of the largest road safety and infrastructure service providers in the Western U.S., with operations from the Rockies to the Cascades.…
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