December 29, 2023 – Concrete Products

ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

December 29, 2023January 24, 2024 Concrete News

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association 2023 Environmental Excellence Awards program honors nine plants. Now in its 28th year, the program offers producer members national recognition for outstanding contributions to protecting the environment and maintaining sound environmental management practices. It salutes operators that have not only met, but surpassed governmental compliance requirements and demonstrated a commitment to environmental excellence through…

Instrumental Workhorse

December 29, 2023January 24, 2024 Concrete News

The past decade’s top two mergers in North American cement, aggregate and concrete—Lafarge Group + Holcim Ltd. and HeidelbergCement AG + Italcementi S.p.A.—have spurred realignment of markets up the Atlantic Seaboard, across the Great Lakes and down the Mississippi. Of all the markets those deals and their asset divestitures impacted, none stands out quite like Toronto, where a case study…

Organizations – December 2023

December 29, 2023December 29, 2023 Concrete News

The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute has named Jacques Cattan as managing director, Quality Programs. He will oversee certification activities for plants, erectors and personnel, and succeeds Mike Kesselmayer, retiring at year end. Prior to PCI, Cattan was design-build director at Chicago-based F.H. Paschen, a major general contractor, construction manager, and design-build services provider. He was responsible for design management, virtual design,…

Producers – December 2023

December 29, 2023December 29, 2023 Concrete News

Heidelberg Materials North America has acquired the assets of Bach & Co. in New York, including a sand & gravel site and additional high-quality deposits. “This further strengthens our aggregates reserves in the northern New York State area and fortifies our vertically integrated footprint in this key market,” says Northeast Region President Alex Car. The deal reflects a strategic plan…

Bio-charcoal hardens Habitat affiliate’s zero carbon concrete home

December 29, 2023December 29, 2023 Concrete News

The Tacoma/Pierce County Affordable Housing Consortium has recognized Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity and the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Build with Strength coalition for a Gig Harbor, Wash. home built with insulating concrete form (ICF) walls and mixes bearing a bio-charcoal admixture. When dosed at 100 lbs., SolidCarbon’s the C-Lock 8 admixture has the potential to sequester 50 kilograms…