When construction season is in full swing, Mother Nature doesn’t take a day off, especially in Florida. For Rebekah Register and the team at Absolute Solutions ARS, LLC, keeping projects moving meant finding a solution that would keep their operators comfortable, focused, and productive no matter what the forecase had in store. That… Read More »
In late 2017, S. Walker Construction, Inc. took a leap of faith. Established in 2009, S. Walker completes a variety of concrete work throughout Virginia, primarily commercial, industrial and DOT projects. S. Walker’s crews specialize in drainage structures and ditches, curbing, flatwork, reinforced concrete, design build structures, steps, and saw cut/removal. One of… Read More »
Imagine the life of a dairy cow, standing for ten or more hours every day on a concrete barn floor that is slippery from bedding and waste. Abrasively finished concrete wears out hooves like sandpaper, and a smooth finish causes slipping and falling. How does the farmer take care of their investment? They… Read More »
Using five different molds on a Power Curber 5700-B, Knox Concrete poured over 9,000 linear feet of a combination of roll curb, curb and gutter, and under guardrail curb. The 5700-B showed off its versatility as Knox transitioned from roll curb on ramps to radius work on roundabouts, to tricky curb slipped under… Read More »
Does half of a barrier mold pour half of a barrier wall? Not when W.O.E. Construction uses their Power Curber 5700-CMAX and custom mold to pour adjacent to an existing wall. For General Superintendent Joe Roundtree and his crew, the expansion of Texas 183 eastbound in Irving was not a straightforward barrier job…. Read More »
Herrera Construction, Inc. of Jessup, MD, recently had the opportunity to use their Power Curber in one of the most honored historic locations in the Washington, DC area – Arlington National Cemetery. Located in Arlington, VA, just across the Potomac River from Washington, Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for more… Read More »
Concrete may be an age-old construction method, but one Japanese project has integrated the benefits of slipformed concrete with new energy solutions. LIXIL Corporation, a leading Japanese company in the living and housing solutions industry, has begun creating renewable energy sources by turning unused land as well as factory rooftops into solar power… Read More »
Rebuilding has been slow in the New Zealand city of Christchurch following the earthquake that rocked the island nation in 2011. With many buildings “red-zoned” and deemed unsafe after the quake, it has taken time for the city’s damaged infrastructure to be rebuilt. With the construction of new roads and developments now in… Read More »
Power Pavers customer SunWest Construction Development Corporation is paving a runway, taxiways, and aprons for the new Bicol International Airport in the Philippines. The P4.7 billion (105-million USD) project underway in the Daraga municipality of Albay province in the Bicol Region has been in the works since 2006 as a replacement to the… Read More »
Sahara Concrete used their 5700-Super-B to pour approximately 2,000 linear feet of A-curb and L-curb/gutter around the new facility. “As always, the machine performed without issue,” said Danny Clayton, Vice President at Sahara. The arena is part of a new development project called “The Park,” which will combine the casino hotels and the… Read More »
