Industrial Structure

Maintaining Concrete Riding Surface and Reducing Repair Downtime Background To meet continued demand for their pet food, Blue Buffalo decided to build a new $150 million manufacturing and research and development facility in Indiana. In response, their design team, Design Group, drew up plans for an almost 37,161-square meter (400,000-square foot) plant, which is now … Read More

Enabling Concrete Surfaces to Survive Harsh Industrial Spaces Background Gerdau’s metal recycling plant in Whitby has been in operation for decades and still continues to this day. It’s a feat that the company could have only achieved through their focus on fostering customer trust. With this focus in mind, they made it easy and worthwhile … Read More

Making Room for Alternative Fuel with Integrally Hardened Concrete Background St. Marys Cement has been producing cementitious materials at their six manufacturing plants for decades. Recently, however, the team at the company’s Bowmanville plant saw the need for a new unheated alternative fuels building. Working together with the Barry Bryan Associates team, they drew up … Read More

Offering a High-Quality Sustainable Form of Concrete Abrasion Resistance Background Chapman’s Ice Cream was founded in 1973 and has grown into a multimillion-dollar business that employs hundreds of people. However, in 2009, they experienced a setback. A fire had gutted Chapman’s creamery, and because of that, the company had to rebuild the entire facility. Luckily, … Read More

Reducing the New Afton Mine’s Lifetime Carbon Footprint by 49.5% Background New Gold Inc.’s New Afton Mine near Kamloops in British Columbia, Canada, was built in 2011 and opened in 2012. As part of its mining operation, it employs the block-caving method. Because of that, New Gold Inc. needed to construct a large network of … Read More

Background Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group involved in exploration, mining and processing mineral resources worldwide. In 2011, Rio Tinto Alcan began a 4.8 billion dollar modernization project of its 60-year-old aluminum smelter in Kitimat, BC. The Kitimat Modernization Project (KMP) will boost production by 48% to 420,000 tons per year and reduce … Read More

Protecting the Integrity of One of the Largest Sources of Uranium in Namibia Background Known as one of the largest reserves for uranium in Namibia, the Trekkopje mine is located in Western Namibia, approximately 65 km northeast of Swakopmund. As part of its maxi project’s construction, the mine was envisioned as a composite of numerous … Read More

Background After the success of their first Vietnamese plant in 2009, Samsung Electronics launched a second plant in Thai Nguyen Province. Located in the Yen Binh 1 Industrial Park, the Samsung Electronics Vietnam Thai Nguyen (SEVT) complex will manufacture Samsung products such as mobile phones, smart phones and tablets. The project broke ground in March, … Read More

Background The crystalline concrete waterproofing industry competition is stiff and varied. It is critical to ensure that companies are aware of the details separating the different choices available to them. The best choice is the product that provides a history of success, is trusted throughout the world, and offers materials and technical support to ensure … Read More

Background Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) is in the business of mining, refining, and marketing of platinum group metals, as well as nickel, copper and cobalt. Imapala is also the second largest producer of platinum in the world. The Impala Platinum slag granulation cooling tower in Rustenburg had several flaws that were causing cracks and … Read More