Jan 20 2011
U.S. Concrete, Inc. (OTCBB: USCR) today announced that its subsidiary, Central Concrete Supply Co., Inc., has entered into an agreement with Pervious Plus, Inc. of Citrus Heights, California, to market and produce pervious concrete utilizing Pervious Plus™, a specialty chemical admixture designed to improve pervious concrete.
Central Concrete Supply, an industry leader in producing sustainable concrete in Northern California through its development of EF Technology®, has been producing pervious concrete since 2000.
The introduction of Pervious Plus™ into the manufacturing process will allow Central Concrete Supply to enhance the workability of its pervious concrete and improve the durability of the finished product, providing value to both the contractor and the project owner. Architects engineers and other design professionals involved in sustainable projects will benefit from this superior product. Pervious concrete is an alternative concrete mix design that has an open void structure which allows water to drain directly through the concrete. When used for pavement of parking lots, driveways and sidewalks, pervious concrete provides an environmental benefit and an alternative storm water management option. Not only can pervious concrete reduce storm water runoff, it can also eliminate the need for retention basins, thus limiting the amount of unusable land in large development projects.
"We believe Pervious Plus™ will allow us to provide a higher quality product and give our customers greater assurance about the success of their pervious concrete projects," said Dave Perry, Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Central Concrete Supply. "While we are committed to developing and supplying sustainable concrete products, we understand we must do this in a cost effective manner and our use of Pervious Plus™ helps us achieve this goal."
Source: http://www.us-concrete.com/