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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