Concrete mix technology is demanding and, all too often, thankless. We ask our people to guarantee the structural integrity of the design and minimize costs despite the host of bad things that can happen with mix components and transit. When things go right, our folks are invisible. Yet when things go wrong, they are the first to bear the brunt…
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How the Pandemic Changed Ready-Mix: A Look Back
BY VICTORIA K. SICARAS Although not completely on the other side of the pandemic, we each have our own set of lessons learned since March 2020. Like many in the ready-mix industry, the Martin Marietta Rocky Mountain Ready Mix District’s journey to a new normal began when office employees faced a transition from working on premises to working at home, virtually…
Read MoreWhen Time and Inventory Collide
For most concrete producers, high-tech inventory management is well worth the investment. by Craig Yeack
Read MoreCloud or Closet: What’s Best for Internet Security?
Ready-mix producers are weighing the risks of keeping their data in-house by Craig Yeack
Read More2021: Year of the Digital Enterprise
From paperless to wireless, ready-mix producers can thrive in a digital era By: Craig Yeack
Read MoreReady-Mix for Small Town, USA
Technology plays a unique role for producers who serve small markets By Craig Yeack
Read MoreThe Value of Control
Producers are investing in precision over tradition when it comes to cooling concrete By Craig Yeack
Read MoreBuilding a Better Driver
A new app motivates drivers with performance-based incentives by Craig Yeack
Read MoreBack to the future for precast
Producers embrace technology to strengthen core values of safety and service To understand the implications of technology for concrete pipe and precast producers, let’s start with Michael J. Fox and Jamie Tremain, vice president and general manager of Inland Pipe/Ocean Pipe affiliates of Lehigh Hanson in Canada. Both are from Western Canada, and Tremain started his career in 1985 at…
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