During a roundtable meeting with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler, thePortland Cement Association(PCA) applauded the progress the agency has made with their Smart Sectors program, while also calling for changes to their non-hazardous secondary materials (NHSM) policy.PCA, is one of 14 industries participating in the Smart Sectors program.

Earlier today, the U.S. Senate passed the Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education and Promotion Act, providing Congressional authorization for the concrete masonry products industry to develop its own commodity checkoff program to support needed industry initiatives.

Aquajet Systems AB, a global leader in hydrodemolition machine manufacturing, offers the Rotolance attachments. The powerful tool works in conjunction with Aquajet’s Aqua Cutter 710 hydrodemolition robots as well as the Aqua Spine and Aqua Frame to deliver water pressures in excess of 36,000 psi through a specially designed pattern of nozzles.

Cemstone is the Central Regional winner of the 2018 NRMCA Commitment to Environmental Excellence Award

New Hampton Metal Fabrication LLC (NHMF), an Afinitas company, is excited to announce a combination with the Spillman Company, a leading designer and manufacturer of custom wet-cast concrete forms. The company is also a provider of precast accessories relating to plastic spacers, magnetic products and automation solutions. This transaction strengthens and expands NHMF’s product portfolio for the wet-cast concrete industry.

The North American Concrete Alliance (NACA), a coalition of 12 national concrete and cement associations, commended Congress for passing a five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), along with the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA). This legislation included many federal policy priorities supported by the cement and concrete industries, which collectively employ 600,000 Americans and contribute more than $100 billion each year to the U.S. economy.

The Safety and Risk Management Council (SRMC) of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, is pleased to announce that Tim Manherz, senior vice president of operations, TAS Commercial Concrete, Houston, TX, is this year’s recipient of the ASCC Member Owner Safety Award, presented September 20 at the association’s Annual Conference in Charlotte.

According to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc. Polymer Concrete Market size is forecast to exceed USD 600 million by 2025.

Cemstone, the upper Midwest’s leader in high performance concrete, has been chosen as a recipient of the 2018 National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s “Producer Excellence in Quality Award. This is the eighth year in a row that Cemstone has received this award.

In South Birmingham’s Lakeview District, a massive fire destroyed an apartment complex under construction and sent a brave firefighter to the hospital, suffering a broken leg and two broken ankles. Fire officials responded to the fire just after midnight on Friday to the wood-framed structure that lacked windows and doors, which contributed to the fire’s rapid spread.