Precast concrete system manufacturer Tindall Corp. announces a major expansion at its Virginia Division manufacturing facility in Dinwiddie County, Va. Once completed, the operational capability of the expanded facility will nearly double its current output of precast, prestressed concrete building system components. A new office building, expanded support facilities, additional […]

Gore Design Co. has scheduled four glass-fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) training workshops for 2008, each with a capacity of 16. Participants will learn how to handcraft concrete countertops and sinks that weigh 30 percent to 75 percent less than comparable wet-cast pieces, require no rebar, vibration, slurry-coating or waterpolishing and […]

The Concrete Countertop Industry Conference, October 25-27, 2007, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., drew more than 400 people from throughout the United States, Canada and as far away as Australia. Conference highlights included 11 in-depth seminars, including a design seminar by Fu-Tung Cheng, a mix design seminar […]

Responding to an increasing level of interest from engineers, regulators and communities, ASTM International Committee C27 on Precast Concrete Products has formed Subcommittee C27.70 on Precast Concrete Products for Stormwater Management. “New environmental regulations, as well as vastly improved methods of meeting these, have created many new products and practices […]

Lafarge received several of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s 2007 Awards for Environmental and Safety Excellence. The awards recognized a number of Lafarge’s aggregates and concrete sites across the United States and Canada for their commitment to sustainability initiatives in North America. A total of 37 Lafarge sites […]