A new CalPortland Co. Carbon Reduction Team will focus on research and development plus decarbonization project implementation, and operate from the cement, aggregate and concrete producer’s Crestmore Center of Technical Excellence in Jurupa Valley, Calif. Vice President of Research & Development Hamed Maraghechi and Vice President of Carbon Reduction Implementation Hartmut Riess will lead the team, tasked with science-driven activities…
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Jensen Precast closes on utility structure accessory specialist ProGlass
Source: Jensen Precast, Reno, Nev. Jensen Precast has expanded its suite of products engineered specifically for the electric utility market, acquiring Shelton, Wash. fiberglass products manufacturer ProGlass Inc. A supplier to electric utility customers since the 1970s, Jensen Precast offers concrete vaults, polymer concrete handholes, and metal access hatches. Joining them are ProGlass utility vault covers; transformer, box or switchgear…
Read MoreJensen Precast seeds national Harvest Pillar trellis post program
After successful engineering demonstrations and initial West Coast installations, Nevada-based Jensen Precast is preparing national distribution of its Harvest Pillar prestressed concrete trellis posts for vineyards, orchards, nut farms, and hop yards. Built to last significantly longer than traditional trellis system alternatives, the structures are immune to pests, diseases, and weather events. “Harvest Pillar concrete posts will help growers save…
Read MoreJensen Precast acquires CalPortland’s Southwest Concrete Products business
Sources: Jensen Precast, Sparks, Nev.; CP staff Jensen Precast has strengthened its California market presence in a deal with CalPortland Co. for Southwest Concrete Products, Ontario. Jensen Precast has operated a facility in nearby Fontana since 1989, primarily providing underground electric and telecommunication utility products, septic tanks, grease interceptors, and Caltrans highway barriers. Southwest Concrete Products, founded in 1966, has…
Read MoreJensen Precast goes national with prestressed Harvest Pillar trellis posts
Sources: Jensen Precast, Reno, Nev.; CP staff After successful engineering demonstrations and initial West Coast installations, Jensen Precast is preparing national distribution of its Harvest Pillar prestressed concrete trellis posts for vineyards, orchards, nut farms, and hop yards. Built to last significantly longer than traditional trellis system alternatives, the structures are immune to pests, diseases, and weather events. “Harvest Pillar…
Read MorePRODUCERS – February 2023
The board of Nevada-based Jensen Precast, one of the United States’ largest and most respected operators in non-architectural structures or elements, has appointed Eric Jensen, 55, as chief executive officer. A Harvard Business School graduate and past National Precast Concrete Association director, he joined the family business as a teenager, a series of assignments leading to the chief marketing officer…
Read MoreProducers, NPCA hone positive messaging for Precast Days 2021
Sources: National Precast Concrete Association, Carmel, Ind.; CP staff National Precast Concrete Association producer and associate members are opening their doors November 1-12 for Precast Days 2021, a unique educational opportunity for local communities to tour operations and interface with valued employers. As of mid-September, 25 members have registered 30-plus plants for Precast Days events. Leading hosts are Jensen Precast…
Read MoreJensen Precast builds Pacific Northwest market presence with EnCon United deal
Nevada-based Jensen Precast has acquired the EnCon Northwest LLC and EnCon Washington LLC precast concrete plants in Camus and Puyallup, Wash. The transaction provides Pacific Northwest infrastructure customers with direct access to the suitor’s portfolio of utility vaults and pull boxes, box culvert, stormwater systems, highway barriers, pump stations, underground enclosures, and earth retention systems, along with an in-house engineering…
Read MoreJensen Precast closes on EnCon United plants in Washington State
Sources: Jensen Precast, Reno, Nev.; CP staff Jensen Precast has acquired the EnCon Northwest LLC and EnCon Washington LLC precast concrete plants in Camus and Puyallup, Wash. The deal provides Pacific Northwest infrastructure customers with direct access to the suitor’s portfolio of utility vaults and pull boxes, box culvert, stormwater systems, highway barriers, pump stations, underground enclosures, and earth retention…
Read MoreJensen Precast StormVault clears high infiltration performance bar
The New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology (NJCAT) recently tested and verified an innovative system from Nevada-based Jensen Precast as a Stormwater Manufactured Treatment Device for Green Infrastructure. The producer’s StormVault Biofiltration System with engineered Sierra Blend bio soil media is a nonmechanical, self-operating unit that will function anytime there is flow within the drainage infrastructure.
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