What does it look like to innovate by expanding your business? Look no further than Modern Foundations located in Woodbine, Maryland. Bruce Neale is founder and owner of Modern where he has built a corporation that provides many levels of produ

Behind the Mic: Ryan Olson of Ligchine International

Apr 28th, 2020 25m 22s

Ryan Olson has spent a large part of his professional career investing in the concrete industry and learning from the many resources, personalities and innovators. As editor for Concrete Contractor magazine, he used his platform to bring awaren

Behind the Mic: Dwight Lamm of Accufooting

Apr 21st, 2020 28m 6s

Accufooting Concrete Footing Brace is a new system bursting onto the market from the innovative mind of Dwight Lamm. A concrete contractor by trade with a lifetime of work behind him, Dwight saw a need in his own work for a quicker way to set u

Behind the Mic: Doug Herbert of Herbert Construction Company

Apr 14th, 2020 30m 4s

Located in Marietta, GA, Herbert Construction Company has an incredible story to tell. With an established market in Michigan, they began to see the signs of recession through a deteriorating customer base. Doug watched his father, Barry, make

Behind the Mic: Timothy Ball of TCB Walls Inc.

Apr 6th, 2020 29s

TCB Walls Inc. in Melbourne, Florida is a cast-in-place concrete shell contractor. The company markets a concept as quite literally “The Cure for Block.” In a state which has seen the most dramatic increase in design wind speed and some of the

Behind the Mic: Sean Smith of MPW Construction Services, Inc.

Mar 30th, 2020 33m 46s

We continue our series of contractor interviews and break into our planned track with this important interview. Sean Smith is Vice President for MPW Construction Services, Inc. of Wellington, OH (Greater Cleveland Market). A second generation w

Behind the Mic: Kirby Justesen of SCW Footings & Foundations

Mar 19th, 2020 25m 31s

Kirby Justesen is president of SCW Footings & Foundations, Inc. of Salt Lake City, Utah. A Board member in two different decades (separated by a decade) and an active member of both CFA’s Legacy Committee and ACI Technical Committees, Kirby has

Behind the Mic: OSHA’s Perspective on Crane Operator Certification for Knucklebooms

Nov 30th, 2018 47m 30s

From all appearances, what OSHA is saying is they are not going to cite the operator of an knuckleboom crane “at this time” for not having a crane operator certificate. Does that matter? What are the technical requirements for operating these p

Behind the Mic: Increase Profits by Creating Systems in Your Company

Oct 12th, 2018 1h

Increase Profits by Creating Systems in Your Company is presented by Doug Herbert of Herbert Construction Company of Marietta, Georgia and was a featured presentation at Concrete Foundations Convention 2018 in Midway, Utah. Doug is the company

Behind the Mic: Safety for a Residential Concrete Company

Aug 1st, 2018 49m 18s

Levi Shrock is the Safety Director for his company and former chair of the CFA Safety Committee. Through his leadership, this committee developed a new safety resource to challenge the present cultures of concrete companies and the safety progr

Behind the Mic: Overcoming Adversity

Jul 1st, 2018 38m 14s

Overcoming Adversity or “Think and Grow Well” is presented by Tim Parrish of CFI Enterprises, Harrisonburg, Virginia and was a featured keynote presentation during Concrete Foundations Convention 2018 in Midway, Utah. Tim, a long-time CFA membe

Rate