Besser raises robotics offerings with Slab Innovation asset deal

Besser Co. has added concrete masonry building or hardscape unit and pallet handling automation capabilities, acquiring the assets of St. Hubert, Quebec-based Slab Innovation. An early-September transaction formalized the next step in a strategic alliance netting successful completion of many joint plant projects throughout North America since 2017. “It’s fitting that in the same year we’re celebrating our 120th anniversary…

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Besser grasps new automation offerings in Slab Innovation deal

Sources: Besser Co., Alpena, Mich.; CP staff Besser has added concrete masonry building or hardscape unit and pallet handling automation capabilities, acquiring the assets of St. Hubert, Quebec-based Slab Innovation. An early-September transaction formalized the next step in a strategic alliance netting successful completion of many joint plant projects throughout North America since 2017. “It’s fitting that in the same…

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MANUFACTURERS – NOVEMBER 2017

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Charah LLC has opened a fly ash storage terminal in Kelim, Colo., north of Denver, in partnership with Great Western Railway of Colorado operator and rail-to-truck transloading services provider OmniTRAX. Geared to Rocky Mountain States concrete producers, the facility joins the Charah MultiSource Class C and Class F fly ash distribution network, whose recent expansion has also seen new terminals in California, the Midwest, New England and the South.

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