Hydro Conduit Invests $1.8 Million in Missouri

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Houston, Texas). Hydro Conduit, a division of Rinker Materials Corporation (NYSE: RIN) (West Palm Beach, Florida) is investing $1.8 million to upgrade their 40-year-old plant in Riverside, Missouri (Plant 1063096). In February of 2004, the company began renovating their 29,000 square foot building and is replacing concrete pipe forming equipment, upgrading kilns, and material handling equipment.

Bob DeGeorge Associates Incorporated (North Kansas City, Missouri) is performing construction services for the project and expects to complete work in April 2004.

The company is upgrading the Riverside plant to improve overall production and meet customer demand. Hydro Conduit is a leading national supplier of concrete pipe and products. The company has 50 concrete pipe locations in the United States. Hydro Conduit supplies their products to general and utility contractors in the housing, commercial building, and road construction markets.