Sources: Outdoor Living Supply, Rochester, Minn.; CP staff Concrete and natural stone hardscapes retailer Outdoor Living Supply has acquired Apache Stone, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wisconsin-based Halquist Stone Co. The transaction includes hardscape, masonry and landscape yards in Phoenix and Apache Junction, Ariz. plus Las Vegas, home to a Bedrock Landscape Supply yard that OLS acquired in late-2022. The…
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Manufacturers – August 2023
Three new representatives have joined the Besser Co. Technical Service team, bringing a focus on safety; strong mechanical, electrical, and hydraulics backgrounds; plus, a gamut of other skills required to install, commission, and troubleshoot concrete product equipment. Don Gosselin has served as a millwright at the Lafarge Presque Isle Quarry, just up the Lake Michigan shore from Besser’s Alpena, Mich.…
Read MoreOrganizations – August 2023
The PCI Foundation Board has appointed Ray Clark as successor to outgoing Executive Director Marty McIntyre, effective mid-September. He will arrive after tours as Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Georgia/Carolinas Chapter executive director and US Formliner president. Clark is tasked with strengthening connections between industry partners and educational institutions, while providing transformative experiences for higher education students across the country. The latter…
Read MoreProducers – August 2023
San Antonio-based Solidia Technologies has enlisted Pathfinder Systems to deliver a customized Tiger Machine model for a dry-cast concrete production facility under construction at Alamo Junction in Elmendorf, Texas. Scheduled for a Q3 2024 start up, the operation will bring to commercial scale Solidia material and process developments in carbon dioxide utilization and emissions elimination. Beyond supplying and installing product…
Read MoreManufacturers – July 2023
Pleasanton, Calif.-based concrete construction accessory manufacturer Simpson Strong-Tie has acquired certain assets of Pieresearch LLP, an Arlington, Texas specialist in plastic rebar reinforcing alignment and centralizer products for drilled shafts, soil nails and rebar-reinforced earth retention anchors. “This acquisition enables us to expand our offering in the commercial market,” says Simpson Strong-Tie Vice President of Strategic Market Development Ryan Kaelin.…
Read MoreOrganizations – July 2023
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has enrolled 29 emerging operations, sales and technical or engineering professionals from 19 producer and associate member companies in the 2023 Developing Industry Leaders (DIL) program. This year’s class represents 21 states, notes NRMCA Vice President, Education Eileen Dickson, who serves as chief staff liaison to the Workforce Development Committee, DIL administrator. The program…
Read MoreProducers – July 2023
Vulcan Materials Co. was named as one of the top 200 Best Companies to Work For by U.S. News and World Report, concurrent with the producer’s inclusion in the 2023 Fortune 500 list of U.S. companies. When compiling the former list, U.S. News editors factor quality of pay and benefits; work/life balance and flexibility; job and company stability; physical and…
Read MoreManufacturers – June 2023
St. Louis-based Afinitas has combined its Forming Systems and Concrete Accessories sales teams into single organization that will better align its operations and provide more comprehensive service to customers in North America. Industry veteran Barry Bauer will lead the Forming/Concrete Accessories team as vice president of Sales. He joined Afinitas earlier this year, bringing considerable experience from his time at…
Read MoreOrganizations – June 2023
The Clemson University College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences has named Marshall Brown, founder and chief executive officer of Georgia-based ACM Chemistries, to the Thomas Green Clemson Academy of Engineers and Scientists—the Upstate South Carolina institution’s highest honor. Brown earned undergraduate and graduate Civil Engineering degrees from Clemson, and completed his doctorate in 1988. He has devoted many years…
Read MoreProducers – May 2023
Solidia Technologies is expanding production of its proprietary supplementary cementitious material in San Antonio, Texas, where it recently relocated headquarters from New Jersey. The engineered product improves the durability, workability, and overall properties of concrete, while mineralizing captured carbon dioxide to reduce by 30-40 percent the greenhouse gas emissions associated with finished slabs or structures. With significantly more SCM capacity…
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