As a leading commercial concrete
contractor, the Conco Companies have had our share of challenging jobs placing
concrete over our more than 50 years in the industry. Our success can be attributed to not only our
seasoned team of professional engineers, managers, and pump operators but also
to our impressive inventory of pumps conveniently located in California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, and Nevada.
Many projects that have been built
since the end of World War II would not have been possible without the use of
concrete pumps. Records show that the
first patent for a concrete pump was applied for in 1913 by C. A. Cornell and
S. A. McKee of the U.S. with little further development done at that time. In 1927, after unsuccessfully attempting to
lift concrete to the top of a war memorial in Germany, engineer Fritz Hell started
working on a pump that would do that type of job. Three years later the Rexnord Company of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin introduced the Pumpcrete.
Its inventor was C. W. LeValley.
Many of the early innovations in
pump designs were done by the Germans along with other Europeans as they had
the need for such equipment during their reconstruction period following WWII. Information from Ritchiewiki Everything About Equipment site, says
the first hydraulic pump was developed by the Torket Company of Germany in the
1950s using water to operate. They add
that in 1957, “the Schwing Company manufactured a fully hydraulic double-cylinder
pump that used an oil-operated ram with a water-flushed cylinder.”
During the 1980s and 90s, many of
the largest manufacturers of concrete pumps were located in Germany and
Japan. Today manufacturers are located
across the globe with the U.S. having several major manufacturers as most large
construction projects rely on pumps to place the concrete such as skyscrapers,
bridge pilings, dams, and tunnels. The
ability to pour concrete using modern, state-of-the-art pumps saves projects both
time and money.
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For
over 50 years, Conco has provided premium concrete services throughout the
Western United States and is one of the most trusted concrete contractors in
the Seattle area. We partner with clients on every project from
the pre-construction stage right through to final completion to maximize
efficiency and ensure goals and budgets are met. Our concrete services include commercial,
educational, parking and other construction development as well as public works
projects.
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