Grove City, Pa.-based Forta Corp., a long-time player in synthetic reinforcing fiber, has named Peter Ferris as chief executive officer, succeeding John Lindh, who becomes chairman of the board. Ferris arrives from Dur-A-Flex Inc., where he served as president and chief operating officer and helped build the East Hartford, Conn. business into a resinous flooring leader. In 2022, he led…
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Forta adds concrete pavement intellectual property in TCP, OptiPave deal
Pennsylvania-based synthetic reinforcing fiber specialist Forta Corp. has acquired the TCPavements brand and companion OptiPave software. The manufacturer plans to expand the use of the TCP industrial pavement engineering and jointing methodology, where no more than one wheel or axle loads the same plain concrete slab at any time. Developed in Santiago and applied in 15 countries, the TCPavements/OptiPave technology…
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Sources: Forta Corp., Grove City, Pa.; CP staff Synthetic reinforcing fiber specialist Forta has acquired the TCPavements brand and companion OptiPave software. The manufacturer plans to expand the use of the TCP industrial pavement engineering and jointing methodology, where no more than one wheel or axle loads the same plain concrete slab at any time. Developed in Santiago and applied…
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