Hardscape North America management incentivizes early registration

Sources: Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, Herndon, Va.; CP staff Contractors, landscapers, and dealers can obtain through May 31 an early bird rate of $25 for Hardscape North America (HNA), October 22-24 at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville. Registration includes access to the co-located Equip Expo, with indoor exhibits plus the 30-acre Outdoor Demo Yard for hands-on power tool and…

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Agency powers glass-derived pozzolan production in Pacific NW

Sources: Progressive Planet Solutions, Kamloops, British Columbia; CP staff A Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) commitment of up to $4.6 million, phased through 2028, positions Progressive Planet Solutions to proceed with a pilot plant for PozGlass, a supplementary cementitious material. The company’s patent-pending process entails sodium extraction from post-consumer, soda-lime glass; combining sodium and carbon dioxide to form sodium carbonate;…

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Lionmark Construction joins BMC Enterprises under Breedon umbrella

Sources: Breedon Group Plc, Derby, U.K.; CP staff United Kingdom cement, aggregate and concrete operator Breedon Group has closed a $238 million deal for Lionmark Construction Companies LLC, significantly expanding a U.S. footprint established with the 2024 acquisition of BMC Enterprises, St. Louis peer and neighbor. Lionmark Construction has been recognized for excellence in safety, quality and customer satisfaction, owing…

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Industrial building developer PNK expedites next generation precast arrival

Sources: PNK Group, New York City; CP staff A 1.2 million-sq.-ft. facility north of Atlanta is among early examples of a precast building system engineered and fabricated in house by developer PNK Group. Dubbed PNK Lambert A and suited to manufacturing, warehousing or distribution center use, it features self-stable precast concrete columns with integral footers. They afford 50- x 56-ft.…

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