Cement shipments recently released in the United States Geological Service survey show growth month over month for the 10th consecutive time. Shipments for April 2018 grew by 6.72% in comparison to April 2017 which is 17% higher than the 5 year average for the month of April. While the news…

A Day of Concrete Knowledge is designed to provide valuable education programs on concrete topics. This full-day seminar provides 8 hours of AIA approved HSW, as well as PDH credits for engineers. Certificates will be issued to both. There is a fee of $30 to attend. Payments can me made…

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The 2018 ACIF Continental Pheasant Shoot will be Wednesday, Oct. 17th at Harrell & Sons Farms in Lowndes County and will be hosted by Big Rig Lodge. There will be a morning (9am) and afternoon (1pm) shoot, and all proceeds will be used for two $8,000 scholarships given out each…

Cement shipment data recently released by the United States Geological Service for March 2018 shows tonnage to the state grew at a rapid rate over the same period last year. The growth marks the ninth consecutive month of an increase. The 115,209 tons shipped to the state represents a 12.8%…

A big thank you to Pitts Media for this awesome video from the 2018 Truck Driver Championship, held at Thompson Tractor this past April! Check it out HERE

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Thankfully, Tropical Storm Alberto from earlier in the week moved out just in time for the Tri-State Summer Convention. With nearly 330 members, their families and guests attending this year’s meeting, held at the Sandestin Beach Hilton, was one of the largest ever. We were thrilled that the Tennessee and…

Cement shipment data recently released by the United States Geological Service for February 2018 shows tonnage to the state grew for the eighth straight month. The 93,323 tons shipped to the state represents a 13.6 % increase compared to February 2017 and a 9% increase over January 2018. The February…

Phil Webb, president of Webb Concrete & Building Materials, was recently appointed to Alabama Power’s board of directors. Founded in 1945, the company operates ready mix concrete plants in Oxford, Pell City, Heflin and Roanoke, and building materials locations in Heflin, Oxford, Pell City, Centre and Birmingham. The company also…

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Cement shipment data recently released by the United States Geological Service for January 2018, shows tonnage to the state grew for the seventh consecutive month. The 84,753 tons shipped to the state represents over a 11% increase compared to January 2017 and the largest volume in five years for the…

Despite the unseasonably cold temperatures, 41 drivers from across the Southeast gathered at Thompson Tractor Company on Saturday, April 7th, to compete in the 2018 Truck Driver Championship. The event is held each year to thank these men and women for all the hard work they do for our industry….

Cement shipments to Alabama in December rose by 19% over the same period in 2016, according to recently released USGS cement data. For the month, 86,587 tons were shipped in the state versus 70,168 in December 2016. The increase marks the sixth consecutive month shipments have outpaced the previous year’s…

The Alabama Legislature has met for 23 of its possible 30 meeting days, and will likely adjourn after meeting only two days this week. This is very atypical of an organization that often goes to the last minute to pass the budgets. A long time employee of the legislature recently…