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In many areas of the country, school administrators are working hard to keep up with ever-increasing demands for space. Some have turned to fast-paced construction techniques to meet the tight [...]

There's not much that's easy about a continuous, five-day pour. Everything has to go right and there's little margin for error. There are no second chances. Things were touring along [...]

In January 2005, the Wisconsin Ready-Mixed Concrete Association sponsored a Concrete Parking Lot Workshop for ready-mix producers, contractors, and ingredient suppliers. Our workshop started at noon and continued until noon [...]

Looking for a way to improve your ability to compete, break out of commodity-based, price-driven sales, and give your customers more choices? Think slag. Growing numbers of concrete producers are [...]

A few years ago, Lamarre Concrete Products tested a fiber reinforcement system, but the Greenville, N.H., precast producer decided not go ahead with the program. 'We found it wasn't economical [...]

Visit the San Francisco Giants' Pacific Bell Stadium and the Monterey Bay Aquarium and you'll see impressive structures built with products from RMC Pacific Materials. RMC, based in Pleasonton, Calif., [...]

W.B. 'Bev' Shouldice sat down with Jesse Besser one day back in the 1950s. The two men had more in common than living in cold climates. After all, Shouldice lived [...]

Q. A contractor we supply asked for help in meeting the new energy code requirements for a residential project. The local building inspector referred him to a Web site that [...]

An industry-wide mix design research effort will help determine the best concrete mix for insulating concrete form (ICF) construction. W hat do contractors want in a performance-based ICF mix design? [...]

The first goal in the 'Vision 2030: A Vision for the U.S. Concrete Industry' document from the industry's Strategic Development Council (SDC) reveals how much the industry will depend on [...]

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has published Material Usage and Condition of Existing Bridges in the U.S., which compares the materials used and the condition of bridges built through 1999 [...]

Do you ever give thanks for the amount of work you get? In the last few years there are very few days most of us aren't dispatching truckloads of concrete, [...]

Ready Mix USA and CEMEX Inc. are forming a joint venture to provide concrete to the Southeast United States. CEMEX will contribute two cement plants in Alabama and Georgia, 11 [...]

Wouldn't it be great if every ounce of concrete your ready-mix trucks delivered was used at the jobsite? We know that would make our jobs easier, but unfortunately, it's just [...]

For those of us who know him, Greg Vickers often seems to have an answer for everything. Now he even answers his own question: 'Who's got the time to keep [...]

Q. One of our customers wants to reduce construction time on a job that will include several concrete retaining walls. They've asked us how quickly they can backfill these walls [...]

You might call insurance a 'necessary evil.' You can't own a home or drive a car without it. When life moves along smoothly and you don't make a claim, you [...]

Concrete played a big role in calling attention to the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway in Maryland. A sign was recently erected on Interstate 70 in Frederick County, with the [...]

At first glance, there may not seem to be a lot in common in creating the perfect concrete mix design and the perfect Web site. Sure, you obviously want your [...]

My kids are past the age when a cool-looking key chain will pass for a gift from a long business trip. So I've learned the hard way how to choose [...]

Q. I am a new manager for a company called Cast Crete, the largest precast lintel and sill manufacturer in the United States. We also make concrete parking bumpers/wheel stops. [...]

I bought my first home PC in 1997 mainly for one reason--games. My screen time would take me to a fantasy world where I could compete in sports against the [...]

Not too long I received as a gift from my sons a replica of the 1932 Ford Deuce Coupe. You know, the one that was featured in the film 'American [...]

There's something about concrete that brings out true American practicality. If you don't believe me, just look in the bed of your favorite concrete contractor's pickup. There's bound to be [...]

Q. How can we eliminate the cement balls that we've recently discovered in our concrete? This problem seemed to start after we recently installed a new batch controller on our [...]

The NRMCA Safety Contest, which is co-sponsored by THE CONCRETE PRODUCER, is designed to recognize safe practices by NRMCA members. Additionally, the purpose of the contest is to gather thorough, [...]