The Concrete Masonry Checkoff has named Riley Dvorak as national design technical director. He is tasked with spearheading CMC’s visionary Design Assistance program, a virtual destination where architects and engineers can access complimentary concrete masonry design services. His first order of business will be helping to appoint program directors across five U.S. regions; together, they will collaborate to sculpt a…
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AmeriTex strengthens drainage market stake with $155M credit facility
Sources: AmeriTex Holdings LLC, Seguin, Texas; CP staff The Lone Star State’s top concrete pipe, box culvert and precast concrete drainage structures producer recently closed a $155 million credit facility with Bank of America to combine with $530 million in senior notes raised with BofA Securites in October 2023. The financing leeway positions AmeriTex to grow capacity and product offerings for…
Read MoreFoley Products strengthens Florida footprint with Coastal Precast deal
Source: Foley Products Company LLC, Newnan, Ga. Foley Products is equipped to serve the southwest Florida drainage construction market with a full range of concrete pipe and precast structures after acquiring a second Sunshine State operation: Coastal Precast of Florida Inc., whose Fort Myers site is 15 miles from an existing Foley concrete pipe plant. The Coastal Precast plant joins…
Read MoreAfinitas CEO Schmidgall to lead County Materials; Duncan named successor
Sources: Afinitas, St. Louis; CP staff Afinitas CEO Brad Schmidgall will shift from concrete plant equipment and accessories to ready mixed and manufactured concrete production early next year, taking the helm of County Materials Corp. As CEO of the Marathon, Wis.-based producer, he will oversee a portfolio spanning concrete pipe and precast operations that Afinitas has equipped under his tenure. …
Read MoreConcrete Pipe producers sum up new brand: Water + Resilience + Strength
The American Concrete Pipe Association has effected a major brand update with the unveiling of a new signature intended to be more modern, scalable, and representative of the products or markets the group represents and serves. Underscoring the effort are a new ACPA logo presented as the sum of Water + Strength + Resilience, plus an evolution of the www.concretepipe.org…
Read MoreAmeriTex secures upward of $400 million in credit facilities with U.S. Bank
Sources: AmeriTex Holdings LLC, Seguin, Texas; CP staff AmeriTex Pipe and Products LLC, Texas’ top independent concrete drainage structures operator, has closed $380 million in Senior Secured Credit Facilities with U.S. Bank National Association, joining $35 million in current Subordinated Notes with Prudential Capital Partners LP. The credit lines will enable the producer to continue building volume and other capabilities…
Read MoreProducers and allies mobilize for Concrete Pipe Week 2022
Source: American Concrete Pipe Association, Irving, Texas The American Concrete Pipe Association-organized Concrete Pipe Week, August 14-20, recognizes the reinforced concrete pipe and precast industry’s strong connection to quality of life. This year’s “Build for the Future. Build with Concrete” theme celebrates the long service life, resilience and sustainability that ACPA members and the industry provide to America’s infrastructure. “Reinforced…
Read MoreOldcastle Infrastructure books three Texas concrete pipe plants
Sources: Oldcastle Infrastructure, Atlanta; CP staff Oldcastle Infrastructure, a CRH company, has acquired Rinker Pipe reinforced concrete drainage structures in Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth and San Antonio from Quikrete Cos. An agreement behind the transaction was announced in February as Quikrete moved to consummate its takeover of Forterra Inc., Texas concrete pipe and box culvert market leader. The deal continues Oldcastle…
Read MoreAfinitas powers turnkey curing services for manufactured concrete
Afinitas has added a finishing element to its concrete pipe and precast formwork, machinery and accessories offering. The manufacturer unveiled its SmartSet Concrete Curing Solutions for pipe, precast, block, paver and prestressed production at the 2022 Precast Show. The Afinitas Curing Team rolled on to the Kansas City Convention Center floor in its fully stocked, 20-ft. SmartSet Curing Solutions service…
Read MoreQuikrete assimilates Forterra Precast as sister Rinker Pipe brand
Atlanta-based Quikrete Holdings LLC acquired all outstanding Forterra Inc. shares late last month and established the Irving, Texas concrete pipe, drainage structure, structural precast and ductile iron pipe giant as a wholly owned subsidiary. The incoming assets significantly extend the drainage and short-span bridge market footprints of sister Quikrete businesses, Rinker Pipe and Contech Engineered Solutions; add precast, prestressed plants…
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