Charlie Ewing, equipment operator for Curbs Etc of Smyrna, DE, has seen it all in over 20 years of Power Curbers’ machines. Specializing in pouring curb, Curbs Etc’s range of work has included sidewalk, traffic separator, and ditches. Recently they tackled one of their most challenging jobs at the Dover (DE) Transit Center. The… Read More »
We hear about many interesting jobs our customers perform during the course of a year. We don’t often, however, get a chance to report a story from as unique a place as the United States Coast Guard Academy. Founded in 1876 and located in New London, CT since 1910, the Academy’s streets recently… Read More »
Thorncrete Construction Ltd is the largest curb and gutter contractor in all of Ontario, Canada. Established in 1973, the company grew from a small family business with one machine to a major concrete player running five curb and gutter machines and employing 210 employees. Throughout the decades, Thorncrete relied on one manufacturer for… Read More »
For centuries, the countryside of northern Wales has been dotted with farms and stone walls which define property lines and keep sheep from venturing into neighboring pastures. Recently, realignment of the A470 trunk road north of Llanrwst between Penloyn and Tan Lan required a barrier wall to be placed between the new road… Read More »
3-D Technology for Curb Machines Power Curbers, Inc., is actively engaged in 3-D technology research for curb machines. The possibility of eliminating the setting of hubs and the labor-intensive setting of stringline will revolutionize curb work. The use of common control systems for graders and curb machines is an advancement of unparallel proportions…. Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 13, 2008 – Dyke Messinger, president of Power Curbers, Inc., of Salisbury, North Carolina and Executive Committee member of the National Association of Manufacturers’ (NAM) Board of Directors, urged President Bush today to increase the exploration and production of domestic sources of energy. Messinger briefed the President with leaders of… Read More »
We recently published and mailed our last 2010 company newsletter, Power Curbers Profiles to contractors all over the world. In reviewing our 2010 issues, the change of scenery in our industry was more evident than ever. Though the days of subdivision after subdivision were profitable and frankly, easy, the work we see in 2011… Read More »
Joe Barone used his 5700-B on an Alleghany County playground, converting it to be handicap accessible. Header curb, 18″ tall, was poured around the perimeter of the playground; a rubber membrane was then laid inside the curb. Sidewalk was poured adjacent to the curb so there was no reveal. “The curb snaked… Read More »
My office window overlooks a a large grove of hardwood trees. The maples, oaks, and elms have just begun their fall color explosion. A few reds and bright yellows have worked their way into the canvas that’s been green since April. Each autumn, the leaves remind me of the inevitably of change in our… Read More »
In past entries, I’ve written about customers diversifying in order to keep their machines running. With federal stimulus dollars earmarked for highway work, bridge parapet and barrier wall opportunities have increased dramatically across the U.S. Over the past 12 months we’ve seen many customers, who were strictly curb and gutter contractors, make the leap into the barrier… Read More »
