Sources: Del Zotto Group LLC, Ocala, Fla.; CP staff Del Zotto Group opened the 2025 business calendar by closing on the assets of Gulf Coast Ready Mix LLC, primarily ready mixed and concrete block plants in Homosassa, Fla. Founded in 2003, Gulf Coast RM emerged as trusted supplier to builders and contractors in Citrus, Levy, Hernando, Marion, and Sumter Counties.…
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Chryso, Graniterock officials anchor World of Concrete women’s panel
Sources: Chryso Inc., Royse City, Texas; CP staff Chryso North America has announced its inaugural “Women in Concrete Coffee Chat” at World of Concrete 2025, January 21 at 2:30 p.m. in Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall Booth #S11326. Joining the host’s HR Director Rachel Black and Sustainability Program Manager Lisa Barnard as panelists will be ADSC/International Association of Foundation…
Read MoreAbove-average operator Clark Pacific launches project-specific EPDs
Sources: Clark Pacific, West Sacramento, Calif.; CP staff West Coast precast, prestressed concrete leader Clark Pacific has deployed project-specific Environmental Product Disclosure generator software. When measured against the output of programs built on industry average EPD data, it can provide contract stakeholders a more accurate global warming potential profile of architectural or structural elements fabricated at the producer’s northern and…
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials transitions SEFA ash business branding
Sources: Heidelberg Materials North America, Irving, Texas; CP staff SEFA Group, Heidelberg Materials’ South Carolina-based fly ash processing technology and marketing subsidiary, will operate with the parent company banner effective this year. While the SEFA name continues to be associated with coal combustion residual beneficiation intellectual property, administrative, distribution and processing operations throughout Mid-Atlantic and Southeast markets will bear the…
Read MoreChryso EnviroAdd cement activator counters Type IL mix pitfalls
Sources: Chryso Inc., Royse City, Texas; CP staff Chryso North America will arrive at World of Concrete 2025, January 20-23 in Las Vegas, with a portland cement clinker grinding aid formulated to address lower compressive strength, plastic shrinkage, variable set time and other performance issues concrete practitioners encounter when using Type IL portland limestone cement in lieu of traditional ASTM C150…
Read MoreManitowoc reaches $42.6M settlement tied to uncertified crane engines
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Environmental Protection Agency have outlined a settlement with Manitowoc Company Inc., along with subsidiaries, Grove U.S. LLC and Manitowoc Crane Group Germany GMBH, stemming from alleged Clean Air Act (CAA) violations or actions outside compliance with the EPA Transition Program for Equipment Manufacturers regulations. The agencies…
Read MoreASTM C09 approves Natural Pozzolan standard, decoupling SCM class from C618
Sources: CP staff; ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa.; National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va. Responding to market demand for portland cement and fly ash alternatives or companion agents, ASTM C09.24 Subcommittee on Supplementary Cementitious Materials has published C1945-24e1, Standard Specification for Raw or Calcined Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete. The release of C1945 sets the stage for separating…
Read MoreKnife River outlines $454M Strata Corp. deal
Sources: Knife River Corp., Bismarck, N.D.; CP staff Knife River has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Strata Corp., a Grand Forks, N.D. independent with 28 ready mixed concrete and three asphalt plants, plus 75 aggregates sites, extensive reserves and related rail assets. Valued at $454 million and projected to close by mid-year, the transaction will mark Knife River’s…
Read MoreCMHA Hardscape Report tracks minor drop from record 2022 shipments
Sources: Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, Herndon, Va.; CP staff The Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association 2024 Hardscape Production Report, reflecting hard figures or estimates of U.S. and Canadian plant output, finds 2023 segmental concrete pavement and retaining wall unit shipments respectively eclipsing 1 billion square feet and 280 million square feet for a third consecutive year. The report shows…
Read MoreCMHA, Checkoff schedule inaugural Block Promoters Conference
Sources: Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, Herndon, Va.; CP staff The Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association and Concrete Masonry Checkoff (CMC) are teaming up to host a first-of-its-kind Block Promoter’s Conference, March 4-5, in St. Louis, Mo. They bill Building Blocks of Success: Promoting Concrete Masonry with Confidence as providing “industry professionals the tools and techniques they need to truly…
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