NRMCA Celebrates 100 Years of Ready Mixed Concrete in the U.S.

NRMCA's celebration of the 100th anniversary of ready mixed concrete in the U.S. continues in August with two more histories of Producer and Associate members - see below for their respective Web site links. This week's industry milestone: The Texas Commerce Tower in Houston was completed by using concrete pumped to a height of 1,030 feet in 1981 – the highest pumping ever undertaken at the time.

Razorback Concrete Company - In 1965, Kent Ingram and his father, the late W.K. Ingram, founded Razorback Concrete Company. They began operations with a single ready-mix plant and six Mack mixer trucks. Today, Razorback Concrete is one of the largest suppliers of ready mixed concrete in Arkansas with 18 plants in 16 locations and more than 100 mixer trucks serving the region. Read more.

An NRMCA producer member since 1986

CERATECH, Inc. - Incorporated in 2002, CERATECH, Inc. is a clean technology company that has developed and commercialized the world's first carbon neutral "green" cement. CERATECH's core technology converts industrial waste by-products produced by coal-fired power generation plants into hydraulic cements that are an alternative to portland cement for the production of concrete. Read more.

An NRMCA Associate Member since 2011