Baseball fan Carl Walker, General Manager of Central Concrete Pumping, Ft. Worth, TX, thinks there is no better entertainment than watching an outdoor baseball game. Lucky for him, the Fort Worth Cats of the American Association have been the city’s team since 1888 playing out of several locations. They are now based out of LaGrave […]
Southwest Concrete Pumping in Denver is experiencing a surge in separate placing boom work compared to past years. “We are a full service pump company and the market has really been pushing us to build with separate placing booms, “explains Bob Rosendale, co-owner of the 17 year old firm. As the city has sprawled up […]
Under the supervision of Seattle-based general contractor Sellen Construction Co., Inc., Brundage Bone’s new BP 8800 trailer mounted line pump and KVM 39 X detachable placing boom are flexing their muscles on the 42-story Washington Mutual Bank in downtown Seattle. Before this combination went to work on the tower’s elevator core, columns, and decks of […]
Pump owners, manufacturers, and customers of pumping services all rely on one knowledgeable individual to place concrete correctly and safely through some of the most technologically advanced equipment in concrete construction. This individual must be a professional as well as an ambassador to uphold the image of his employer and the entire industry. That individual […]
To fuse metal by the application of heat is the simple definition of welding. When the pieces of metal become boom sections stretching 200-feet over a jobsite, the welding process becomes ultra critical. Because welding is a broad discipline, it’s good to know the procedures that apply to concrete pumps. Knowing your concrete pump is […]
Edwards Concrete Construction, Evansville, IN, is responsible for pumping, placing and finishing over 4,000 cubic yards of concrete into the floor slabs at the new Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center located near the contractor’s headquarters. General contractor Weddle Bros. Construction Co., Inc., also of Evansville, is responsible for the construction of several educational facilities […]
Ready mix suppliers are challenged with the fixed expenses involved in operating an efficient business. Truck maintenance and operator compensation are unavoidable factors. Material and batch plant operation are simply part of the deal. And customers constantly at the ready, prepared to negotiate the cost of one yard of concrete. It all adds up to […]
The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission (NFBC), in partnership with the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario, is currently undertaking major upgrades to Highway 405, the infamous Queenston-Lewiston International Bridge, and the NFBC Queenston Plaza. General contractor Rankin Construction, Inc., St. Catherines, Ontario is overseeing work on the entire Queenston-Lewiston Bridge Fifth Lane Project […]
A&M Concrete Pumping, Minneapolis, MN, does it all. From residential to commercial, owner and pump operator Bruce Mozey says his contracts keep him on his toes. “One morning I’m on a basement floor, and that afternoon I’m completing a mezzanine job. Core filling, pools, you name it, I’m there.” Armed with over twenty years of […]
From routine pumping of precast sections to designing delivery systems that adjust to the changing of the tides, pumping contractors Curtis Creek Concrete Pumping, LLC, Baltimore, MD, and Brundage-Bone & Blanchet, LLC, Maryland, are meeting the challenge on the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge. In 1961, engineers and contractors completed the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, successfully carrying […]
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