MOVING PRECAST TO THE TOP

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Published: Tuesday, 01 April 2014 14:29

Written by Josephine Smith

Dean Gwin Is 2014 Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Chairman

Since taking the helm from Tom Kelley, P.E. as the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Chairman, Dean Gwin, president & COO of Gate Construction Materials Group, has been eager to assist and challenge members to “move the needle” of the percentage of times precast is chosen for construction projects in a rebounding market. 

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Industry exhibits positive pulse across Las Vegas acreage

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Published: Tuesday, 01 April 2014 10:54

Written by Concrete News

ConExpo-Con/Agg and IFPE 2014 took center stage last month in Las Vegas with what organizers dub “tremendous energy and serious buyers.” Registration was just shy of 130,000, second only to the events’ 2005 staging, while new scale records were set with 2,400 exhibitors occupying 2.5 million sq. ft of indoor and outdoor space.

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BUYING TIME

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Published: Friday, 14 March 2014 10:30

Written by CP Staff

INDUSTRY HEADS TO LAS VEGAS FOR SEVENTH CONEXPO-CON/AGG

After a second consecutive year where concrete, cement and aggregate interests saw modest shipment gains—while overall construction industry increases in 2013 reached the 7-8 percent range—producers are positioned to act on plant and fleet equipment investment carrying them through the growth projected for the remainder of the decade.

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