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Contractor-Focused Items Available at 2018 CIM Auction at World of Concrete

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 their annual auction at World of Concrete. The auction is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 24 in the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Parker Twinhammer Bonded Air/Water Jackhammer Hose System Delivers Both Air and Water in a Single Configuration

The Industrial Hose Division of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has launched a new hose system designed to assist construction and rental equipment companies, state and local government agencies and those who employ jackhammer and breaker operators to easily, effectively and safely comply with a new OSHA Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) standard.

New US Patent for Solidia Technologies’ CO2-cured Concrete Advances the Performance and Sustainability of Building Materials

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a patent for the unique structure of CO2-cured Solidia Concrete™, further advancing the availability of higher-performing and more sustainable materials to the global construction and materials industries. Solidia Technologies® holds the exclusive licensing rights to the patent, which is held by Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, where the original generation of the material was invented.

Insulated Concrete Form Market size worth $970mn by 2024

Insulated Concrete Form Market size to exceed USD 970 million by 2024; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc. Rising consumer preference for energy effective buildings accompanied by the need to reduce operating e will be a key global insulation concrete form market share trend. Policies such as energy saving program by U.S., Net Zero in Canada, and new building codes by EU will fuel insulated concrete forms industry growth.

Finley Asphalt & Concrete’s Newly Elected Chief Operating Officer & 2018 Corporate Upgrade

In the first yearly executive board meeting led by company President Lewis Finley and CEO Erick Finley (plus other leading members) of Finley Asphalt & Concrete, the 50+ year paving company unanimously assembled to carve out a brand new and significant position of CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER- a leadership structure upgrade dedicated to meet the company’s 2018 expansion plans.