Concrete Pumper keeps on schedule with midnight pours Berkeley Concrete Pumping, Inc., Berkeley, CA, recently wrapped up pumping on a unique cast-in-place highrise structure in San Francisco. Concrete construction of Block N1 of the new Mission Bay development posed challenges for every contractor involved. With the 16-month long project behind them, general contractors and subcontractors […]
After three years of negotiations and planning, a groundbreaking ceremony on October 22, 2001 marked the beginning of construction on the Niagara Falls Casino/Gateway Project. A consortium of five firms hired several contractors to complete work on the CDN$800 million entertainment park. Owners Hyatt Development Corp., Highland Gaming, Inc., Shiplake Gaming Corp., Olympic V, Inc., […]
PUMPCO AND MORTENSON TEAR THROUGH TIGHT SCHEDULE Contractors in Memphis, TN are pushing through concrete construction on a new stadium for the NBA Memphis Grizzlies, the FedExForum. Provided a 10-month timeline to complete the concrete portion of the job, pumping contractor Pumpco, Inc., Memphis, is over half way through the job with four months to […]
General contractor Chris R. Sheridan & Co., Macon, GA and pumping contractor Cherokee Pumping Company, Stockbridge, GA, completed a challenging concrete project at the Boeing Aerospace facility in Macon in November 2002. The facility is scheduled to house two new Brotje® Integrated Panel Assemby Cell (IPAC) Riveters. The riveters, the largest models in the world, […]
As concrete pumps have become workplace fixtures, some owners have added complementary services to sell. Maturing businesses recognize that diversification can add profits when a new service is added that fits their established market. Two added services have been embraced successfully by pumpers and contractors who use concrete pumps as a part of their business. […]
A Better Roads Exclusive Soil and rock nailing is a relatively new construction technique first utilized in Europe to stabilize and construct tunnels. In North America, it is quickly becoming a popular method of soil and rock retention, slope stabilization, and shoring. Soil nailing provides project owners and DOTs economic benefits and a rapid means […]
The Detroit Public Schools Management Team commissioned the help of several contractors to complete a brand new public high school for the fine, performing communication and media arts outside downtown Detroit. The $75 million project was separated into three separate phases to ensure concrete contractors and steel workers remained on schedule. Lead general contractor L.S. […]
Residents and business owners in Miami located close to I-95 should soon see a drop in noise levels as contractors are working toward a mid-summer completion of all-concrete noise-barrier walls on both sides of the highway. A small concrete line pump is responsible for placing some big yardage on the upper wall sections of the […]
When Bobby Powell started Central Florida Concrete Service in 1991, his sole pump was a 1988 Meco P-30 that he transported to jobsites on a 1976 Chevy flatbed trailer. The following year Powell bought a Schwing P-88 small-line pump and gained experience on small jobs, mostly pumping tie beams and filling concrete block for walls […]
The new Best Buy corporate campus, a whopping 1.5 million square feet of office, parking, and recreational space, is currently under construction in Richfield, Minnesota at the intersection of I-35 and I-494. Architectural and Engineering departments of Opus Northwest Construction Corporation are heading up the operation. Two ready-mix suppliers with pumps are speeding the process. […]
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