Graniterock’s concrete team was the winner of Slag Cement Association’s 2018 Slag Cement Project of the Year in the category of green design.
Read MoreMonth: February 2019
New Home Sales Higher Than Expected in November
Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 657,000 units in November after an upwardly revised October report, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. This is the highest sales pace since March 2018. However, on a year-to-date basis, sales are down 7.7 percent from this…
Read MoreConstruction Spending Up Slightly; Highways Rise
Construction spending during November 2018 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,299.9 billion, 0.8 percent (±1.3percent) above the revised October estimate of $1,289.7 billion. The November figure is 3.4 percent (±1.5 percent) above the November 2017 estimate of $1,257.3 billion.
Read MoreSSAB to Show Duroxite 300 Overlay Plate at AGG1
The new Duroxite 300 overlay plate has been developed by SSAB to provide long service life in extreme wet and dry sliding wear environments. Compared to traditional tungsten carbide overlay, Duroxite 300 delivers high resistance to abrasive wear but at a more competitive cost, according to the manufacturer. The overlay material used for Duroxite 300 contains a uniquely high volume…
Read MorePoll Shows Strong Bipartisan Support for Broad Infrastructure Initiative
While a new national poll shows only 43 percent of likely voters support using federal dollars to build “a wall or physical barrier along parts of our southern border to make it harder for people to enter our country illegally,” almost 90 percent believe “the Democratic leadership and President Trump should work together during 2019 to pass legislation that would…
Read MoreDSS Valves Expands Distributor Network
Michigan-based DSS Valves announced five new distributors increasing the company’s global presence across the U.S. and Europe. “Our goal was to align DSS Valves with distributors who exemplified severe service expertise and experience, much like we have with our Canadian distributor – CGIS,” said DSS Valves President and Co-founder Trent Runyon. “Each of these distributors have their own team of…
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