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With the economy struggling, one might have expected low attendance at CONEXPO-CON/AGG. Instead, the show at the Las Vegas Convention Center in March shattered records. More than 144,600 people attended; 2182 exhibitors displayed their products in more than 2.28 million square feet.
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A call has gone out to concrete producers to help shape infrastructure spending for years to come. The Transportation Construction Coalition's 2008 Fly-in takes place at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on May 20–21.
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This year, THE CONCRETE PRODUCER and CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION honored our Top Influencers at a World of Concrete reception with awards symbolizing the industry they so effectively promote.
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Have you thought about the future of your family business?
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Shortly after attending World of Concrete, many concrete producers and contractors from around the world are heading back to Las Vegas—this time, for the 2008 CONEXPO-CON/AGG international construction exposition. The show will be held March 11–15 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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Plants can be old or new, transit mix or central mix, large or small. But they all have one thing in common: How well they are managed has a significant effect on their overall efficiency.
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Truck wheel washing systems help producers clean up their act in more ways than one. As trucks come and go from plants and jobsites, these systems virtually eliminate the fine dust and aggregates that can quickly build up on roads.
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While fuel costs are high, there's another commonly used liquid whose cost also is steep: water.
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As producers prepare for 2008, projections from various sources point to a 10% to 15% reduction in total sales volume as the housing bust hits bottom. This reduction translates into a contraction of 45 million to 70 million yards, depending if the housing industry begins a slow recovery by the end...
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Q: I'm fairly new in the concrete business and I know that a mix's water-cement ratio affects how well the concrete turns out. But why should I also care about something called "aggregate moisture," and what is it?