The Conco Companies were recently recognized for our concrete services on the new Wilshire Grand Project with the “2017 Charles J. Pankow,
Jr. Award” from the American Concrete Institute’s Southern California
Chapter. The Charles J. Pankow Jr. Award
was established in 1984 by the ACI SoCal Chapter in honor of Charles J. Pankow,
Jr. and is designed to recognize outstanding and innovative use of concrete in
construction. Mr. Pankow was an active
member of the Southern California Chapter since its inception and had served as
the International President of the ACI from 1980-1981.
The prestigious award is only given out annually, if, in the judgment of the Awards Committees, a qualified project and contractor are nominated. Rules for how the award is bestowed include: “One award may be presented annually to recognize an outstanding, collaborative emerging innovation in design, materials, or construction-related research and development. Innovations must be new to the industry. Not more than one award may be given in any one year.”
During the course of constructing the Wilshire Grand, Conco set
a world record for the largest continuous mat pour that required appoximately
2,000 truckloads of concrete and took 20 hours of continuous pouring. In total, crews laid down more than 21,200
cubic yards of concrete over 7.1 million pounds of reinforcing steel. We also purchased and used a new state-of-the
art electric pump to help us pump concrete
650 feet horizontally and then 1,125 feet vertically in order to reach the
highest levels of the skyscraper. Furthermore, as the pump was electric, it was
both quieter and cleaner than a diesel pump.
Conco wishes to extend our thanks for all of the support and
trust placed in us by our trade partners and the
construction industry. Along with Conco serving as the concrete contractor, the
other recipients of the award include the Wilshire Grand’s owner, Hanjin
International Corp.; general contractor, Turner Construction Company; structural
engineer, Brandow & Johnston and Thornton Tomasetti, and concrete supplier,
CalPorland Ready Mix.
At The Conco Companies, we are one of
the leading concrete contractors in the Western U.S. and offer a wide range of
quality services and products. Our
experience includes providing services for commercial, educational, parking and
other construction development as well as public works projects. We serve California, Washington State,
Oregon, Colorado and Nevada.
Source:
asce.org/templates/award-detail.aspx?id=401
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