Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping is pleased to announce that Gary Bernardez has joined the team as chief operating officer of the company. Bernardez has over 29 years of experience in the construction and industrial services industries. He was most recently senior vice president of global services for Fluor Corporation, and president of AMECO, the equipment services unit of Fluor.
ST. LOUIS, MO, July 2—Volunteer members of the Decorative Concrete Council (DCC), St. Louis, MO, traveled to Ken Caryl, CO (Southwest Denver) on May 28-29 to place and finish a decorative concrete slab for the Ken Caryl Veterans Monument. The monument is being built to commemorate veterans as well as those on active duty and in the reserves in all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. The DCC is a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC).
ST. LOUIS, MO, May 28, 2015 – Concrete Industry Management (CIM) students at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), Murphysboro, TN, place concrete in a U-Shaped wall section formed the day before. The placement was part of a research project funded by the ASCC Education, Research and Development Foundation, St. Louis, MO, titled “Evaluation and Examination of ACI 347.3R ‘Guide to Formed Concrete Surfaces’.”
ST. LOUIS, MO, May 14 – The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO, will hold its fourteenth Annual Conference September 24-27, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency – Dallas, TX.
Concrete contractors, manufacturers, designers and other industry professionals will gather for three days of educational events and networking.
Putzmeister America, Inc. recognized eight of its domestic and international distributor partners with its annual “Distributor of the Year” awards at a VIP event in Las Vegas during the 2015 World of Concrete trade show.
Thomas Concrete Machinery, Inc. won Domestic Spare Parts and Pipe System Distributor of the Year and Domestic Thom-Katt® Distributor of the Year; Walker Equipment Company won Domestic Mortar Machine Distributor of the Year; and Hite Concrete Equipment won Domestic Large Line Distributor of the Year.
Schwing America has added a Western regional manager for its popular line of stationary pumps. Rich Ellis, former regional manager for boom pumps in the territory, will have expanded geographical responsibilities, covering the entire western half of the U.S. and Canada. “The demand for the stationary pump products requires a dedicated regional manager to provide the customer service expected from Schwing,” according to Tom O’Malley, vice president, general manager for concrete pumps.
On the eve of World of Concrete 2015, more than 300 notable pumping contractors, major suppliers to the industry, ACPA executives and Schwing customers gathered for a reception to mark the company’s continuous presence as the largest manufacturer of concrete pumps in North America. “Our annual reception is a great networking and learning opportunity for our customers, vendors and employees,” states Tom O’Malley, vice president and general manager, concrete pumps. Every attendee received a gift from the company.
A Putzmeister 63Z-meter truck-mounted concrete boom pump, considered the largest pump in Latin America, is placing concrete for the Moema station in Line 5 of the São Paulo Subway system. The pump was chosen by the engineering staff of the Consortium Helenus & Fonseca / Tiisa and tasked with transporting concrete to an average depth of 82 feet, the equivalent of an eight-story building.
The 63Z has a nearly 204-foot boom, which opens in a five-section, Z-fold formation to pump up to 175 cubic yards of concrete per hour. The pump is owned and operated by RentalMix.
