A Greener Future Through Masonry
April 2025

When it comes to building a more sustainable future, the construction and building materials sector has a lot of room for growth. According to the most recent data, construction and building-related emissions are responsible for 40% of greenhouse gas emis

Mortar and Grout: Is Self-Consolidating Grout Right for My Project?
July 2018

Self-consolidating grout is becoming more available and more widely used. However, self-consolidating grout is still somewhat mysterious.

Material Valve Designs
November 2016

Grout pumps and material delivery systems are utilized on jobsites to fill CMUs, providing structural stability to masonry walls according to project specifications.

Blair Appointed President of Consumers Concrete Corporation
October 2016

Consumers Concrete Corporation recently announced the appointment of Bruce Blair as President and CEO.

CarbonCure Boosts Sales Team
June 2016

William (Bill) Holden has joined CarbonCure’s team as Vice President of Sales.

Material mix design for masonry grouting
April 2016

The masonry industry has established guidelines for masonry grout, which allows contractors to produce quality materials and deliver them efficiently to where they are needed.

Up, up and away!
April 2016

Ozinga Chicago pumped Riverlite® lightweight concrete straight up for a 54-story project on Lake Street in Chicago.

CIM will auction off vintage Ford Ready Mix Truck at 2016 World of Concrete
October 2015

The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program announces a vintage Ford Ready Mix truck is available at their 11th annual auction to be held at the World of Concrete.

U.S. Concrete acquires two West Texas ready-mixed concrete operations
August 2014

U.S. Concrete, Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Ingram Concrete, LLC, acquired the assets of City Concrete, Inc. and Pitts Ready Mix.

User’s Guide to ASTM Specification C94/C94M on Ready-Mixed Concrete
July 2014

An updated edition of Manual 49, User’s Guide to ASTM Specification C94/C94M on Ready-Mixed Concrete, 2nd Edition, is now available.

Holcim and Lafarge announce a list of proposed asset disposals
July 2014

Lafarge and Holcim have taken a further step towards their planned merger of equals to create LafargeHolcim.

U.S. Concrete acquires Young Ready-Mix
April 2014

U.S. Concrete, Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Ingram Concrete, LLC, completed the acquisition of Young Ready-Mix, Inc.

Mortar and grout delivery
December 2013

An overview of equipment features that allow you to meet the challenges of proper mortar and grout delivery.

CarbonCure signs deal with Northfield Block
July 2013

Clean technology innovator CarbonCure Technologies Inc., has signed a licensing agreement with Northfield Block.

Masonry grout pump
June 2013

Masonry contractors can efficiently and cost effectively accomplish structural reinforcement and core filling requirements by using a masonry grout pump.

ASTM proposed standard on recycling ready-mixed concrete
April 2013

A proposed new ASTM International standard will cover the process, verification and record keeping procedures for recycling returned fresh concrete.