Category: Concrete Equipment & Products
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Challenging Concrete: Profile of Tarlton Corp.’s Concrete Group
Concrete contractors are as varied as there are projects. As every job is going to be different, every contractor looks for a different type of project. Then there are the few that look for the difficult projects. The jobs that test the skills of everyone. Tarlton Corp.’s Concrete Group is one of those teams actively…
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BOMAG Americas’ Exhibit at World of Asphalt 2025 to Showcase New Equipment
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in Alarms, Asphalt, Asphalt Pavers, Attachments, Business, Business Services, Compaction, Compaction Equipment, Concrete, Concrete Equipment & Products, Construction Safety, Construction Safety Technology, Construction Technology, Dealers, Detectable Warnings, Equipment, Featured, Lighting, Pavement Maintenance, Screeds, Service CentersAnticipating World of Asphalt 2025, March 25-27, BOMAG Americas has announced the product launches and compaction technology features that it will be showcasing at its booth. Displayed at exhibit #1932, BOMAG Americas will have a 4,200 ft2 display. At the show, BOMAG will be unveiling its new 8-ft. paver – nimble enough for commercial paving…
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BOMAG Americas’ Exhibit at World of Asphalt 2025 to Showcase New Equipment
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in Alarms, Asphalt, Asphalt Pavers, Attachments, Business, Business Services, Compaction, Compaction Equipment, Concrete, Concrete Equipment & Products, Construction Safety, Construction Safety Technology, Construction Technology, Dealers, Detectable Warnings, Equipment, Featured, Lighting, Pavement Maintenance, Screeds, Service CentersAnticipating World of Asphalt 2025, March 25-27, BOMAG Americas has announced the product launches and compaction technology features that it will be showcasing at its booth. Displayed at exhibit #1932, BOMAG Americas will have a 4,200 ft2 display. At the show, BOMAG will be unveiling its new 8-ft. paver – nimble enough for commercial paving…
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Women in Concrete: Lizabeth Howard, P.E. of Superior Construction
As part of a series featuring women in the concrete industry, Concrete Contractor has queried a few individuals to represent various aspects of the job and share their points of view on the industry. In December 2024, ForConstructionPros.com announced the winners of its inaugural PACER Award program which recognizes construction pros on the jobsite and in the office…
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National Flooring Equipment Acquires Syntec Diamond Tools
National Flooring Equipment, an industrial-quality floor removal and surface preparation equipment manufacturer, has announced its acquisition of another manufacturer. This is expected to benefit both companies and improve development and expansion. National Flooring Equipment has added an internationally known manufacturer to its portfolio: Syntec Diamond Tools. Syntec will remain its own entity and continue to provide…
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Women in Concrete | For Construction Pros
According to research conducted in December 2023 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), women made up about 10.8 percent of construction overall (this includes legal, administrative, etc., women represented 4.3 percent in the trades). Comparing that to a November 2024 report from the U.S. Department of Commerce, women’s employment in construction represents about 1 in…
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What’s in the Drum for Concrete in 2025
The 2024 presidential campaign is behind us, and the election of President Donald Trump, plus Republican control of both chambers of Congress, means the nation is positioned for a near-total reset of federal energy and environmental policy. Among other outcomes, that could free up additional volumes of coal ash for use in concrete production. First,…
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When False Knowledge Fails Trench and Excavation Projects
There’s a famous saying, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” It’s commonly accredited to Mark Twain, but likely it’s one of those quotes that change as people say it and eventually collapses upon itself over time. No matter where the…
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Construction Experts Unite to Bring Tech to the Industry, Built by Builders Q&A
In the consumerism industry, products are constantly being updated and changed to better suit the consumer. In the construction industry, it can be hard to find the perfect product that tackles the problems that contractors are actually dealing with. When the producer has personal experience with your field of expertise, the products are more likely…
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PTI Reveals New Post-Tensioning Building Code and Certification Program
During the 2025 World of Concrete trade show, the Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) shared that it teamed up with the American Concrete Institute to put together an updated set of post-tensioned structural concrete building code requirements — ACI-PTI 320-25, Building Code Requirements for Post-Tensioned Structural Concrete. The PTI also revealed its new certification program for multistrand and bar…