More stories about Aggregates

  • Casting Characters

    This year Top Influencers will receive unique awards symbolizing the industry they so effectively promote.

  • Preparing for an SCC Job

    Q: Our lab has developed a self-consolidating concrete (SCC) mix design that we plan to use on a recently awarded project. It will be our first large SCC project. While we have provided the SCC recipe on several small jobs and for this project's test pours, this will be our first attempt to...

  • Rocky Times for Aggregate

    Last month, I reviewed Florida's aggregates shortage and how it affects that state's ability to supply the material required for the construction projects you see as you drive up and down I-95 or the Florida Turnpike. Now, lets look at California...

  • The Looming Aggregate Crisis

    For years now, California and Florida have led the nation in growth, and there is no doubt that these two states will be among the growth leaders for decades to come. But a troubling trend that could impact residential, commercial, and public works projects in those states is the looming aggregates...

  • In The Mix

    Construction falls 14%; Florida Rock OKs sale; Boral Acquires Oklahoma Operation and more.

  • Florida Rock OKs Sale to Vulcan

    Florida Rock Industries' shareholders overwhelmingly approved its sale; Boral Ltd., a large construction materials company based in Australia, has bought Schwarz Readymix in Oklahoma City and the quarry assets of Davis Arbuckle Materials

  • Product Pulse: Crushers

    Maximize efficiency while holding the line on costs with the new, updated crushers featured in our latest installment of Product Pulse.

  • Crusher Reduces Costs

    When Pennsylvania-based Denucci Excavating needed to update its crusher to meeting increasing demand for its services it turned to the Extec C12 jaw crusher.

  • From Field to Future Dreams

    Alfred H. Smith Jr. is building his field of dreams in Branchville, Md. No, he's not building a baseball diamond like in the 1989 film,

  • Does Well-graded Aggregate Stand Up?

    Q: We are beginning to work on a new set of mix designs for a large commercial project. We are experimenting with some potential changes in the aggregate gradations of our commonly used products.