A new Chaney Enterprises and York Building Products partnership will strengthen the role of Wilmington-based Heritage Concrete as a Delaware ready mixed concrete market leader. A sister operation of York Building Products under the Stewart Companies in York, Pa., Heritage Concrete brings four concrete plants, while Maryland-based Chaney Enterprises contributes three. The combination will provide customers “decades of experience in…
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Industrial building developer dispatches next generation precast
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 New York City developer PNK Group. Dubbed PNK Lambert A and suited to manufacturing, warehousing or distribution center use, the colossal building features self-stable precast concrete columns with integral footers. They afford 50- x 56-ft. bays and bear…
Read MoreProgressive Planet books agency grant for PozGlass SCM production
A Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) commitment of up to $4.6 million, phased through 2028, positions Progressive Planet Solutions to add a PozGlass supplementary cementitious material pilot plant at its Kamloops, B.C. headquarters operation. The company’s patent-pending process entails sodium extraction from post-consumer, soda-lime glass; combining sodium and carbon dioxide to form sodium carbonate; and, conversion of sodium carbonate to…
Read MoreElectrical Safety Foundation: Targeted education, fewer incidents
With an eye to elevating worker protection through improved education measures, the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) has collected information on fatal and non-fatal occupational electrical injuries from every available source. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and Occupational Safety and Health Association provide raw data that ESFI reviews and analyzes as it is released to identify electrical safety…
Read MorePaving contractors stress resource utilization in agency outreach
The American Concrete Pavement Association emphasizes the importance of state highway agency prioritizing better utilization of their resources in light of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act funding limits evident to transportation construction stakeholders. In addition to spotlighting the economic and environmental sustainability attributes attending concrete pavement, ACPA approaches 2025 planning to advocate at all levels…
Read MoreSummit Materials opens bold new chapter for Quikrete Holdings
Atlanta-based Quikrete Holdings Inc. closed its acquisition of key cement, aggregate and concrete operator Summit Materials. The deal was consummated early last month per terms of Quikrete Holdings’ November 2024 offer of $52.50/share, representing an enterprise value of $11.5 billion, about $2 billion of which is assumed debt. Cementos Argos (31 percent stake, acquired February 2024) of Colombia led shareholders…
Read MoreNRMCA, EPA promote broader Energy Star participation
An exclusive focus this year on ready mixed concrete under the Environmental Protection Agency-aligned Energy Star program will provide producers with resources to enhance energy efficiency, cut costs and strengthen sustainability metrics. The effort mirrors an established cement industry template, where producers and program officials set annual power and fuel consumption reduction targets as plant operations maintain or increase year-over-year…
Read MoreLabor Department research findings spotlight registered apprenticeships
A new United States Department of Labor-commissioned study reveals how registered apprenticeship programs—career training alternatives to college in which enrollment has doubled over the past decade—dramatically increase the ability of participants to afford basic needs in their communities, with union-affiliated programs delivering the biggest gains across all occupational sectors. Research informing “Living Wages in Registered Apprenticeship Programs: An Assessment by…
Read MorePaving contractors stress resource utilization in agency outreach
The American Concrete Pavement Association emphasizes the importance of state highway agency prioritizing better utilization of their resources in light of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act funding limits evident to transportation construction stakeholders. In addition to spotlighting the economic and environmental sustainability attributes attending concrete pavement, ACPA approaches 2025 planning to advocate at all levels…
Read MorePolicymakers Should Pursue Stronger Construction to Save Lives and Homes
Originally published as a Real Clear Energy op-ed, January 2025 Natural disasters are projected to cost the U.S. nearly $40 billion annually by 2075, highlighting the escalating financial burden of climate-driven disasters. The mounting devastation caused by these extreme events underscores a sobering reality: inaction on current and future construction will only deepen the economic and human toll. The Trump…
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