Material Handling

Oldcastle Materials, Inc., has selected Case Construction Equipment as one of only three preferred suppliers of construction equipment for its $6 billion operation.

Oldcastle Materials, a federation of companies with more than 1,200 locations in 41 states, is a vertically integrated supplier of aggregates, asphalt, ready-mix concrete and paving services.

James Hasler, vice president of Case Construction’s North American division, says Case will support Oldcastle’s equipment needs through its network of 240 dealer locations across the U.S.

Sermac America Inc. recently delivered its largest operating concrete boom pump to C&C Concrete Pumping Inc. in Miami.

“We have large jobs, so we had a need for a large pump," says Pepi Cancio, Jr., president of C&C Concrete Pumping Inc. "The five-section, 62-meter pump gives us the flexibility we need to cover basically any job, so we have a lot more opportunities.”

The pump was delivered in August and is the largest operating concrete boom pump in Florida.

"With a pump this large, energy consumption can be an issue," Cancio says. "With the Sermac pump, we can pump all the time in low idle. It saves on fuel and on the equipment, and that's important to us."

Two North Carolina counties are crushing landfill rocks and turning them into aggregate, which they plan to sell to contractors, in addition to using for roads in and out of the landfill.

Brunswick County, following the lead of Horry County, last week the county began grinding 60,000 tons of concrete it has accumulated for several years. Brunswick County reuses about 6,000 to 7,000 tons - about 30 percent - of the construction and demolition debris it receives annually, and that doesn't count discarded appliances and tires. Horry County's construction and demolition landfill recycled about 44,500 tons of waste last year, Hardee said, most of which was aggregate.

The counties expect to sell much of the recycled aggregate to contractors for roadbeds and driveways.

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 seeking donations for their third annual auction, to be held at the World of Concrete on January 24, 2008.

The money raised from the CIM Auction, to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, will benefit the CIM National Steering Committee and support the CIM Programs at Middle Tennessee State University, Arizona State University, New Jersey Institute of Technology and the California State University–Chico.

Organizers hope the 2008 Auction is even bigger than the 2007 Auction, which raised approximately $500,000.

Among the items auctioned last year were a McNeilus/International concrete mixer truck, BASF admixtures, a Putzmeister portable grout and concrete pump, a Command Alkon batch control system, 10 Enviroguard mixer washout systems and many more.

Those interested in making a donation should contact Wally Johnson at 713.499.6229 or wjohnson@us-concrete.com; Janice Tucciarone at 216-839-7016 or janice.tucciarone@basf.com; or Brian Gallagher at 410-850-7000 or bgallagher@structural.net.

Ruwac has redesigned its MicroClean filtration system for improved performance and increased productivity for its portable vacuum line. The new filtration assembly for dry material allows filters to stay cleaner longer with less built up dust, ensuring reduced maintenance and fewer replacements.

A manual quick release assembly drops accumulated concrete dust from the filter and allows for more efficient cleaning. An innovative design keeps filter integrity intact to ensure dust-free operation and dustless environments for concrete workers.

The new dry-material filter assembly is included with all new vacuums for concrete dust pickup and is available as an upgrade for any existing portable concrete dust recovery machine.

Industry members wishing to attend the 2008 CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE expositions in Las Vegas can register beginning July 9, 2007.

CONEXPO-CON/AGG and the co-located IFPE 2008 will be held March 11-15,2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The shows will be the international gathering place in 2008 for the construction and motion control industries.

One registration www.conexpoconagg.com or www.ifpe.com allows access to the exhibits of both shows, and advance registration saves money off the on-site fee.

Advance registration closes February 8, 2008.

Single tickets will be available as well as four-ticket and 12-ticket value packs.

IFPE 2008 will also offer extensive education. The IFPE Technical Conference is $75 pre-show and at-show, and includes a CD-ROM of the proceedings. The new IFPE Innovations and Solutions Showcase sessions are no charge to all registered IFPE and CONEXPO-CON/AGG attendees.

For fax and mail registrations, fax numbers are 847-940-2386 or toll free North America 800-521-6017, and mailing address is CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 & IFPE 2008 Registration Headquarters c/o Experient, 108 Wilmot Road - Suite 400, Deerfield, Illinois USA 60015-5124.