Sources: Dayton Superior Corp., Dayton, Ohio; CP staff Dayton Superior will acquire Utah-based HK Composites, adding the insulated concrete sandwich panel connector specialist’s offering to a broad line of accessories, chemicals, rebar connections, infrastructure packages and forming solutions. “HK Composites bolsters our product portfolio and further enhances our footprint in the Tilt-Up and Precast markets,” says Dayton Superior CEO Mark…
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Precast panels help fast-track new Bell & Evans facility
Design-build firm Stellar is utilizing Thermomass precast exterior walls for a new 411,500-sq.-ft., Organic-Certified Chicken Harvesting Facility in Fredericksburg, Pa. for premium poultry producer Bell & Evans. The $330 million project will double its current production capacity.
Read MoreSuperior Walls licensee elevates foundation-grade panels 15 stories
Sources: Superior Walls of America, Lancaster, Pa.
Great Lakes Superior Walls has delivered 1,600-plus precast concrete panels to enclose the 522-unit Grand Castle, a Grandville, Mich., apartment complex patterned after the architecture of a 19th-century palace in southern Germany.
Read MoreATMI Precast panels frame WeatherTech Super Bowl ad
Sources: CP staff; WeatherTech Direct LLC, Bolingbrook, Ill.
Auto protection product manufacturer WeatherTech offered the 100 million-plus viewers of this year’s Super Bowl a quick sampling of precast concrete construction methods’ speed and efficiency in a 30-second spot with the timely message, “At WeatherTech, we built our new factory right here in America. Isn’t that the way it’s supposed to be?”
Read MoreInsulated architectural precast panels: Value beyond building
Savvy builders know the true value of a building product must consider a combination of the purchase price, installation cost, and possible long-term operational savings it provides to the owner during the life cycle. At Enterprise Precast Concrete of Texas, Operations Manager Scott Davis is certain that a high-performance building envelope is one of the wisest investments that can be made on any commercial construction project, regardless of client or purpose.
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