Tag: concrete pour

Safety

Contractor killed when deck collapses during concrete pour in Mississippi

A floor collapse of a restaurant being built near the Jourdan River in Mississippi claimed the life of a contractor earlier this month. According to a report from the Sun Herald, 54-year-old Gary Berthelot, the president of Berthelot Design/Construction Inc. was killed when when a raised deck for a new restaurant overlooking the river collapsed on top […]

September 22, 2015

Business

Contractors on Milwaukee’s Northwestern Mutual tower claim largest continuous concrete pour in Wisconsin history

Workers with C.G. Schmidt and Choice Construction, among other contractors, have completed what they claim is the largest continuous concrete pour in Wisconsin state history. According to a report from WITI TV, 250 workers and 50 cement trucks took part in a 27-hour concrete pour for the foundation of the 32-story Northwestern Mutual Tower and […]

March 30, 2015

Construction Equipment

LA construction crew breaks world record for largest continuous concrete pour

A crew in Los Angeles poured 21,200 cubic yards of concrete without stopping over a period of 18-1/2 hours to break the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest continuous concrete pour. The crew building the New Wilshire Grand, a skyscraper that will reach 1,110 feet into the air once it’s complete, started the pour […]

February 20, 2014