Lighter Structures, Better Construction

BY DARON BROWN Precast concrete can contribute to more efficient and cost-effective construction. Because precast structures are poured and cured in a plant before being shipped to the jobsite, they can reduce the number of subcontractors working alongside each other as well as the amount of waste generated from having to place and cure concrete on site—both of which can…

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Mixer Systems names executive team under new majority owner

The company excels in customizing EconoBatch series models, equipped with the Praschak Horizontal Mixer, for specialized precast concrete production, including the plant shown here, where self-consolidating mixes prevail.  Lesley Hill and David Boles have sold a majority stake in Mixer Systems Inc., the Pewaukee, Wis. business their father William Boles founded in 1979 and built into a premier manufacturer of…

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Producers – August 2023

San Antonio-based Solidia Technologies has enlisted Pathfinder Systems to deliver a customized Tiger Machine model for a dry-cast concrete production facility under construction at Alamo Junction in Elmendorf, Texas. Scheduled for a Q3 2024 start up, the operation will bring to commercial scale Solidia material and process developments in carbon dioxide utilization and emissions elimination. Beyond supplying and installing product…

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Core & Main closes on Foster Supply, R.P. Foster assets

Sources: Core & Main Inc., St. Louis; CP staff Underground infrastructure product and services provider Core & Main has acquired the assets of Foster Supply Inc. and R.P. Foster Inc., with Scott Depot, W.V. headquarters, plus two satellite locations or offices each in West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. The businesses specialize in underground precast concrete structures, pipe, drainage materials and…

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Recon licenses precast EV charging base foundation production

Sources: Recon, Minneapolis; CP staff Precast concrete production technology licensor Recon plans to bring universal electric vehicle charging base foundations to North America through a partnership with U.K.-based EV Blocks Ltd. The arrangement anticipates upward of 1.5 million station installations by 2030, owing to Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provisions.  EV Blocks precast foundations are currently sold across the United…

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