This week we look at the latest in construction products, including a versatile portable welder and wicking geosynthetic fabric. Click on the image to begin the slide show.
Photo by Tudor Van Hampton Attendance at this year's World of Concrete is expected to reach 50,000, slightly higher than last year's 48,554. Related Links: Clean Diesels Debut at World of Concrete New Concrete Transit Mixers Get a Turn McCarrans $99 Million Air Traffic Tower Takes Shape The annual World of Concrete show opened its doors with moods and traffic slightly higher than last year."There is a tinge of optimism," said Ed Sullivan, chief economist for the Skokie, Ill.-based Portland Cement Association, on the first day of this year's show in Las Vegas. "Only recently have we seen the job
Tudor Van Hampton Arnold fills up the tank, which is easy to do, but computing mileage is a chore. Tudor Van Hampton Due to the size of the fuel, experts say CNG (shown) is ideal for delivery fleets. LNG is suited to long-distance hauls. As a transportation fuel, natural gas has a lot to offer: It is cheap, abundant and clean. The downsides: lack of available pumps, less power and a higher up-front cost for the vehicle. These are hard to overlook, but fleets are doing just that in an effort to cut their fueling costs.Today, natural gas sells for
Putzmeister America Putzmeister is the market leader for concrete truck pumps outside of China, sources say. Related Links: Chinese Heavy Equipment Digs In Globally Robot Loaders and Massive Pumps Head to Fukushima Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., a China-based manufacturer of concrete pumps and other heavy equipment, has inked a deal to acquire Germany-based Putzmeister Holding GmbH for an undisclosed sum. Believed to be the largest deal between China and Germany, the acquisition aims to create a global juggernaut for concrete-pumping machinery."This merger is a global showcase transaction," said Karl Schlecht, Putzmeister's founder, in a joint statement released on Jan.
Photo by Tudor Van Hampton Industry analysts say that Chinese manufacturer XCMG has purchased a stake in Schwing, which exhibited at this year's World of Concrete. Related Links: Schwing Exits Chapter 11 Chinese Firms Boost Overseas Spending Chinese manufacturer XCMG has taken out a stake in Germany-based Schwing, industry analysts have told ENR.Details of the deal are sketchy though it is the subject of much talk here at the annual World of Concrete show, held Jan. 24-27 in Las Vegas. Schwing, a large exhibitor at the show, declined to comment."We prefer to communicate directly with our customers, not through the
Photo courtesy of Repurposed Materials Inc. The founder and owner of Denver-based Repurposed Materials Inc., Damon Carson has created a niche market that links discarded materials to customers that can use them for another purpose. One of Damon Carson's customers recently told him, "You're really just a professional dumpster diver, aren't you?"Carson took it as a compliment. "I've been called a lot of things: Dr. Junk, dumpster jockey, trash wizard. It doesn't matter, as long as they know I've got what they need," he says.The founder and owner of Repurposed Materials Inc., Denver, Carson buys by-products from industries across the
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