All categories Pervious Concrete Decorative Concrete Whitetopping – Concrete Overlays Flowable Fill Insulating Concrete Forms Self-Consolidating Concrete Roller Compacted Concrete Concrete Parking Lots Concrete Pavements 2013 Short Course 2012 Scholarship Golf Outing 2013 IRMCA Winter Meeting

Pervious Concrete Pervious or “no fines” concrete is gaining popularity because of its beneficial effects on the environment. Read more about Pervious Concrete

Decorative Concrete Adding color, design, and unique finishes to concrete has enhanced its use in commercial as well as residential applications. Read more about Decorative Concrete

Whitetopping – Concrete Overlays Highways, streets, and parking lots are being revitalized with long-lasting and durable concrete overlays. Read more about Whitetopping – Concrete Overlays

Flowable Fill Flowable Fill is a cost effective and labor saving product used primarily as backfill. Read more about Flowable Fill

Insulating Concrete Forms ICF’s are labor-saving forms that remain in-place after concrete wall placement and offer considerable energy savings. Read more about Insulating Concrete Forms

Self-Consolidating Concrete SCC offers the contractor to place a high-spread, non-segregating mix that flows through complicated reinforcement. Read more about Self-Consolidating Concrete

Roller Compacted Concrete RCC is low slump concrete placed with spreaders and rollers and used as pavement in heavy industrial application and in dam construction. Read more about Roller Compacted Concrete

Concrete Parking Lots Business owners all over Illinois are choosing long-lasting and highly reflective concrete parking lots. Read more about Concrete Parking Lots

Concrete Pavements When considering the true costs for long lasting pavements, concrete is a sure winner. Read more about Concrete Pavements

2013 Short Course Over 160 members of the Illinois Ready Mixed Concrete Association met for the annual Short Course on January 7th & 8th, 2013 in East Peoria, Illinois.  An afternoon board meeting was followed by an evening reception and dinner. The next day occasioned an annual general membership meeting and presentations focused on the present/future of ready mix concrete, slag, fly ash, environmental regulations, insurance issues, interactive discussions on materials mix designs, production, delivery, testing problems and solutions, contractor relations and IDOT 2013 update.

2012 Scholarship Golf Outing IRMCA members met at Pine Lakes Golf Club on September 11th, 2012 for their annual round of golf, beverages, boxed lunch, steak dinner and prizes. A few members joined the group later for a drink and dinner.  IRMCA's executive director, Bruce Grohne agonized over the weather forecast (40% chance of precipitation).  After over a decade streak of no rain, IRMCA members played only a couple of holes before sirens called everyone to the clubhouse due to lightning.  With only a 30 minute delay golfers headed back out to the course.  Fortunately, the brief shower eased the temperature from projected 90's to the 80's. The proceeds from this annual event fund IRMCA scholarships for students studying civil engineering at colleges in Illinois.

2013 IRMCA Winter Meeting IRMCA members and their guests attended IRMCA's March Winter Meeting at St. Pete Beach, Florida.  Attendees heard presentations regarding Batch Plant/Truck Innovation, Compressed Natural Gas, Internal Curing as well as a Legislative & Labor update. The event was co-hosted by the Illinois and Wisconsin associations including meetings, banquets, golf and the annual poker tournament.