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Classic Capabilities – DOHA Airport – 10 Year Anniversary
DOHA Airport – 10 Year Anniversary HEM celebrates the 10-year anniversary of the opening of the Doha International Airport in Doha, Qatar which featured a specially designed HEM Slip-Form Paver, along with an HEM Concrete Placer and an HEM Texture Cure machine. The site for the new airport required an extensive drainage canal system up…
Read MoreGrundy Community High School Internship Program
Certificate of Appreciation HEM wants to send a huge thank you to Grundy Community Schools for the Certificate of Appreciation! We are proud to be a part of a community to help young individuals grow and gain valuable experience and knowledge of a working environment. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Grundy Community…
Read MoreSFP1800 Named Top 100 New Product
SFP1800 Named Top 100 New Product of 2024! The SFP1800, HEM’s latest addition to our Overlay Paving family, has been named a Top 100 New Product by Construction Equipment magazine for 2024. The innovative SFP1800 is a larger counterpart to the already successful SFP1200 for thin overlay applications such as PPC, HPC, EPC and Latex-Modified…
Read MoreConcrete Paver Market Heats Up as Contractors Turn to Roadbuilding
by Don McLoud https://www.equipmentworld.com/better-roads/article/15064008/concrete-paver-manufacturers-see-shifts-to-roadbuilding As some areas of the construction industry have slowed during the pandemic, contractors are shifting into other segments, such as roadbuilding, to try to keep revenues coming in. Manufacturers of concrete slipform pavers say they have witnessed such market shifts, as well as increased competition for jobs. Bidding has become more aggressive for projects, contractors are…
Read MoreCentral States Concrete – Paving to Grow
In 2015 when Conor Taft and Eric Zichterman founded Central States Concrete, they started out like a lot of companies – “We did commercial and municipal flatwork”, said Zichterman, some by hand, some with a screed. But they knew they would need to expand to continue to survive and grow in a competitive market. …
Read MoreHeavy Equipment Manufacturing Manual Dowel Bar Insertion Alternative
Dowel bar insertion or “DBI” is the process for mechanically inserting reinforcing dowel bars into concrete during the paving process. It is intended to eliminate tied rebar cages or mats placed in front of the paver. The traditional method of dowel bar insertion is the automatic dowel bar inserter which is a highly automated and…
Read MoreTaking Poly Overlay to New Heights
3,000 feet above sea level to be exact! HEM Paving recently partnered with DBE Constructors, LTD to tackle a bridge overlay on busy Interstate 80 in beautiful northern California. The project, just north of Colfax, CA involved an 8-hour lane closure during which the bridge deck had to be milled, cleaned and resurfaced and then…
Read MoreHEM Paving Returns from Successful Bauma Exhibition
Heavy Equipment Manufacturing (HEM) www.hempaving.com recently returned from Munich, Germany, after exhibiting at the Bauma 2019 Exhibition. In conjunction with its Indian partner, Apollo Inffratech, HEM exhibited from 8 – 14 April. During the seven day event over 620,000 visitors attended from 63 countries. According to HEM’s Vice President for International Operations, Rick Eisiminger, HEM…
Read MoreConcrete Paving Train for Middle East Theater
HEM Paving recently worked with our partner FedHarmony in procuring, manufacturing and transporting a three-machine concrete paving ‘train’ for the United States Armed Forces. FedHarmony is an Arlington, VA company which serves as the liaison between manufacturers like HEM and federal government agencies, (www.fedharmony.com). The HEM PS12-28 Placer Spreader, SFP14-37 Slip-Form Paver and TC12-28 Texture…
Read MoreCertified Concrete Construction
A First Time Paving Success Story Certified Concrete Construction (CCC) of Raleigh, North Carolina is a great example of persistence paying off. CCC has been a respected name in concrete construction since 1997 specializing in curb and gutter, sidewalks, walls and slabs using a vibratory screed. But Operations Manager Johnny Sousa always had bigger things…
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