Concrete Products covers the issues that attract producers of ready mixed and manufactured concrete focusing on equipment and material technology, market development and management topics.
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BRIEFS ACTIVITIES & APPOINTMENTS PRODUCERS Through a series of agreements with major and independent ready mixed producers, Houston-based U.S. Concrete Inc. has ex- tended availability of its Aridus Rapid Dry- ing Concrete into Southeast, Midwest and Pacific Northwest markets. Aridus is formulated to prevent floorcov- ering failures tied to excess moisture vapor in slabs. Developed by subsidiary USC Tech- nologies, the proprietary mix was introduced in U.S. Concrete's metro New York/New Jer- sey, Washington, D.C., Texas and northern California ready mixed businesses earlier this year. Joining them in the product of- fering are Bayou Concrete in Gulfport, Miss.; Cemstone Products in Mendota Heights, Minn.; Irving Materials Inc. in Greenfield, Ind.; MMC Materials in Madison, Miss.; Prairie Material Sales, Chicago; and, Stoneway Concrete Inc., Seattle. Licensees are granted the right to Aridus mix designs and access to all support materials to pro- duce the concrete at designated plants. "The expansion of our Aridus supplier base through this distinctive group of companies is a great milestone for us to leverage our in- novative product solutions, research and de- velopment, and quality principles," said U.S. Concrete CEO William Sandbrook. "We con- sider this collaboration an advantage for U.S. Concrete to gain access to an extensive na- tional supplier network for Aridus, an expan- sion of existing business capabilities for our partner companies, as well as an opportunity to continue to bring the latest innovations to the construction industry." Graduate students at the University of Wis- consin-Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning recently exhibited their final freshwater innovation design clusters for re- view. The clusters were a part of a three-year design project, designed at the Spancrete ARTISTIC PURSUIT Lafarge's Harbour ready-mix plant teamed with Earth Foundation to support neighboring Inner-City school, Admiral Seymour School. Lafarge provided the funding to enable the 133 students to partake in the creation of a public mural and environmental learning experience. 24 | JULY 2012 WWW.CONCRETEPRODUCTS.COM