Afinitas has named Kirk Schall as Concrete Accessories Division president, succeeding Aaron Schmidgall, who will remain in a strategic advisory role. Prior to Afinitas, Schall held a wide range of roles at DuPont including operations, strategy, sales, and business leadership. Most recently he led MECS Inc., the global leader in sulfuric acid technology and a wholly-owned DuPont Clean Technologies subsidiary.…
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MANUFACTURERS – OCTOBER 2019
New Hampshire- based Water Treatment Solutions, Inc. has appointed Della McDonald as director of Sales for Concrete, tasked with driving revenue in the block, precast and ready mixed segment. She will be responsible for sales, sales team development and leadership, plus product enhancements.
Read MoreProtective manhole, grade ring liners
The two-piece Water-LOK telescopic liner system is engineered to protect the grade work area and pavement around manhole structures from water infiltration and chemical attack, particularly from bacteria and sewer gas.
Read MoreA-Lok, Seaman parlay corrosion resistance technology for precast
Sources: A-Lok Products, Inc., Tullytown, Pa.; Seaman Corp., Wooster, Ohio; CP staff
Seaman Corp. has entered a strategic alliance that will see its XR Quikliner membrane distributed through A-Lok Products, a key player in underground precast connectors, gaskets and accessories. A prefabricated PVC alloy with polypropylene fiber backing, the Quikliner is based on XR-5 technology, which has been deployed for 40-plus years in geomembrane conditions subject to harsh environments.
Read MoreMANUFACTURERS – SEPTEMBER 2018
Command Alkon has named Dexter Bachelder as vice president, Contractor Solutions, responsible for growing the information technology provider’s mindshare in the contractor vertical and championing the value of a digitally integrated bulk material supply chain. He joins Birmingham, Ala.-based Command Alkon after 11 years with Aconex, a collaborative construction and engineering management software developer where he served as senior vice president, Global Business Development.
Read MoreManhole hoop holder
One of the latest additions to A-Lok Products’ precast accessories line is the hoop support.
Read More‘Lean’ cart
Precast accessories and reinforcing product specialist A-Lok has rolled out “The Cart” for storing and transporting tools and equipment safely throughout concrete plants.
Read MoreA-Lok looks past steel to basalt fiber reinforced polymer rebar
As composites of fibers embedded in polymeric resins, fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) have emerged as an alternative to steel for concrete reinforcing bars, offering weight savings, strength and corrosion-rooted durability advantages, and longer service life. Manufacturing advances have positioned FRP rebar as competitive with conventional steel reinforcement, and very competitive with higher performance epoxy-coated and stainless steel rebar, according to A-Lok Products.
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