The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program – a business-intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management – is pleased to announce the following list of contractor-focused items have been donated for its annual auction on Jan. 22, 2025, at World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Nev.
“The unwavering support from the concrete industry year after year has been truly remarkable, and this year is no exception,” said Ben Robuck, CIM auction chairman. “The generosity of this year’s donors reflects the strong value they place on the CIM program and its mission. These contributions play a significant role in ensuring the success of the 2025 CIM Auction at World of Concrete, and we are deeply grateful for their continued partnership.”
The auction’s featured items include:
- Truck-Mounted 38M Concrete Pump donated by Alliance Concrete Pumps, Papé Kenworth and Kenworth Truck Company. View details of this item here.
- 2025 Mack Granite 64FR chassis donated by Mack Trucks and equipped with an 11-yard Revolution Bridgemaster mixer donated by Revolution Concrete Mixers. View details of this item here.
- 2025 Model 567 chassis with a 10.5-yard extreme-duty mixer donated by Peterbilt Motors Company and Con-Tech Manufacturing, Inc. View details of this item here.
- Somero S-485 Laser Screed machine donated by Somero Enterprises, Inc. View details of this item here.
While the list of items continues to grow, as of Jan. 8, the contractor-focused auction items include:
- Allen Engineering Corp. – Pro424E-B 24″ battery walk-behind trowel
- American Concrete Institute – 10 copies of ACI/ASCC Guide to Quality Concrete Construction
- American Concrete Institute – Two (2) tickets to the Excellence in Concrete Awards
- Basalite Building Products – Two truckloads 80LB SAKRETE concrete mix
- Blades Direct – 14″ diamond blade
- Calculated Industries – Six (6) sets Model 4225 Concrete Calc Pro w/Model 7455 digital angle finder ruler
- COMMAND Center – COMMAND Center starter kit
- Concrete Forms Services – EZ-Flatwork forming set
- d.p. dorfmueller co. inc. – Two (2) print reading for construction textbook and videos
- Euclid Chemical Company (The) – Concrete cure & seal package
- F. Walther Electric Corporation – Walther Electric HEB201U power distribution unit (POU)
- FJDZ – Thermal warm double-layer knitted winter gloves
- Gilman Construction Solutions – Five (5) boxes of 50 adjustable embed chair (size options 3”, 5”, 7”, 9” and 11”)
- HILTI – Hilti Nuron cordless concrete trade tool kit
- International Concrete Repair Institute – Concrete Surface Repair Technician (CSRT) certification program
- International Concrete Repair Institute – Concrete Slab Moisture Testing Online (CSMT) education course.
- International Concrete Repair Institute – One (1) set of ICRI’s concrete surface profile chips
- MEVA Formwork Systems Inc. – Formwork rental
- Multiquip Inc. – MQ TuffTruk TB12SE walk-behind buggy
- Myers Associates & UTEST Materials Testing Equipment – Concrete air meter & aggregate splitter
- Oldcastle APG – Five (5) pallets each of Pro Mix Accelerated Concrete Mix, Pro Mix All Purpose Cement, and Pro Mix Concrete Repair by Sakrete
- Putzmeister America – $20,000 Putzmeister spare parts
- Quikrete Companies (The) – Two (2) truckloads of 80lb Quikrete Concrete – 1,176 bags
- Sunbelt Rentals – Four $500 gift certificates
In addition to the extensive list of items donated, the following organizations have made financial contributions to this year’s auction to help advance CIM’s mission and drive meaningful change. They include AOE, Baldwin Filters, Cummins, Inc., Irving Materials, Inc., Keystone Private Wealth, Lithko, PACCAR Parts Fleet Services, Sioux Corporation, SRM Concrete, Structural Group, United Rentals, Volvo Construction Equipment, Vulcan Materials Company Foundation, and World of Concrete.
“We are deeply grateful for the incredible generosity of our Auction donors, which enables us to advance meaningful industry initiatives and support the next generation of leaders,” said CIM Marketing Committee Chairman Brian Gallagher. “These donations will contribute to the success of the 2025 CIM Auction at World of Concrete.”
About CIM
Receiving tremendous support from the concrete industry, the CIM program was the first of its kind in United States – a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management. Since its humble beginning, the CIM program has expanded and offered at Middle Tennessee State University, California State University, Chico, Texas State University, New Jersey Institute of Technology and South Dakota State University. Today there are more than 1,640+ graduates of the Concrete Industry Management working in the concrete industry.
The goal of the program is to produce broadly educated, articulate graduates grounded in basic construction management, who are knowledgeable of concrete technology and techniques and can manage people and systems as well as promote products or services related to the concrete industry. It entails a broad range of courses, from English and history to science and mathematics. A series of required business courses such as finance, marketing, management and business law are also taken throughout the length of the program.
The concrete-specific courses teach the fundamentals of concrete, properties and testing, concrete construction and more. All these courses provide much more than what is simply in the text – they emphasize problem-solving, quality assurance and customer satisfaction. They utilize practical case studies and an internship to make sure the student obtains real-world experience essential to starting a successful career. Additional opportunities include on-campus socials and other events providing industry networking and professional development.
The CIM program continues to provide future leaders for the concrete industry. To learn more about the program, visit www.concretedegree.com
