NanoCrete presents its NanoJelly product as an admixture whose base of carbon atoms improves the fresh and hardened properties of pumped concrete; precast, gunite or shotcrete mixes; and, 3D-printed mortars or inks. NanoJelly is an advanced graphene gel that contains high concentrations of graphene nanoparticles in a safe, easy-to-use form. It optimizes material flow, reduces pump pressures, and minimizes rebound…
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Gotham Ready Mix, a concrete supplier in New York City, is no stranger to innovation, delivering performance materials to mid- and high-rise residential or commercial projects across the Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Bronx boroughs. The producer started in 2019 with 35 trucks and three plants in Brooklyn and Bronx. Fast-forward to 2024 and it has grown drastically. Gotham Ready Mix…
Read MoreAstec Industries Inc. has appointed Brian Harris as chief financial officer, transitioning to equipment manufacturing from his recent post as executive vice president and CFO of Denver-based Summit Materials Inc. Heinrich Jonker will step down from the interim CFO role and continue with his vice president of Finance – Infrastructure Solutions duties at Astec. “Brian Harris brings a valuable combination…
Read MoreThe National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Executive Committee has named Chief Financial Officer Joe Roche as interim president and charged Executive Vice President, Human Resources Tim Cooper with vetting executive search firms to help identify a successor to Michael Philipps, who departed the organization in August after six years at the helm. Cooper will assist a newly designated Search Committee…
Read MoreVulcan Materials Co. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wake Stone Corp., a leading pure-play Carolinas aggregates supplier. The deal stands to net more than 60 years of quality hard rock reserves to serve attractive high-growth geographies, most notably Raleigh, N.C. “We look forward to welcoming Wake Stone to the Vulcan family,” says Chairman Tom Hill. “Established in…
Read MoreJ. J. Keller & Associates Inc., Neenah, Wis. provider of safety and compliance solutions, and the International Safety Equipment Association recently joined forces to conduct a comprehensive study on worker safety practices and challenges. “A Turning Point for Head Protection” finds: “Head protection has been a cornerstone of workplace safety for decades,” says ISEA CEO Cam Mackey. “While the growing…
Read MoreSources: Summit Materials Inc., Denver; CP Summit Materials Inc. has entered a definitive agreement to be acquired by Atlanta-based Quikrete Holdings Inc. for $52.50 per share in a cash transaction valued upward of $11.5 billion. Summit directors have approved terms of the offer unanimously and will recommend shareholders vote accordingly ahead of a planned transaction closing during the first half…
Read MoreSources: Oldcastle APG, CRH Company, Atlanta; CP staff Oldcastle APG has acquired a controlling interest in Yardzen, an online design and build platform powered by “inventive software engineers, world-class landscape architects, exterior designers, creative marketers, curious product managers, horticulturists, operations whizzes construction experts and experienced builders.” The investment extends a partnership allowing Oldcastle APG to present its hardscape, fencing and…
Read MoreSt. Louis-based Afinitas has deepened its expansive concrete pipe and precast equipment, machinery and accessory suite, acquiring the concrete division assets and intellectual property of Elk River Machine Co. in Minnesota. Private equity-backed Hutchinson Manufacturing LLC divested the division to focus on other areas of custom metal fabrication and related contract work. The transaction brings wire mesh bender and roller,…
Read MoreThe Charles Pankow Foundation and partners have awarded a grant for Safe and Sustainable Parking Garage Live Loads in the Age of the Electric Vehicle, an investigation of differences between parking structures’ current design versus real world loadings. Electric vehicles’ additional weight compared to internal combustion engine cars, coupled with selective charging aisle alignment, calls for a data-driven analysis of…
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