Touted as the first—and only—annual international event for the concrete and masonry industries, the 51st World of Concrete returns this coming January, 2025. Presented by Informa Markets for the booming concrete and masonry construction sectors, the event takes place January 21–23, 2025, at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), with the Education Program scheduled for January 20–23.

Producing precast concrete for almost 50 years, Coreslab Structures knows what it takes to be successful in the industry. With 17 locations across North America, the company is a leading manufacturer of precast, prestressed concrete, a natural alternative for attaining sustainability in structures due to its inherent qualities of thermal efficiency, use of recycled materials and aggregates, and decreased waste.

Since 2000, alkus Innovative Systems has been taking the construction industry by storm, revolutionizing formwork with a more efficient, effective, and sustainable option that enables greater performance and a stronger bottom line for the long term.

CROM has been building and restoring essential water and wastewater infrastructure for municipalities and private clients since 1953. The Gainesville, Florida-based business is a market leader in prestressed concrete tank design and continues to innovate. After featuring CROM in December 2023, Construction in Focus is checking back this month to learn about the company’s latest solution.

Founded in 2014 with a clear mission to provide high-quality, innovative, and client-centered engineering solutions, Design Works Engineering & Inspections Ltd. has grown from a small operation in Grande Prairie, Alberta, into a global engineering powerhouse. This year, the firm celebrates its 10th anniversary, marking a decade of excellence, growth, and the realization of an ambitious vision.

Combining the best steel and highest-quality hydraulic components made in the world today, and building them into elite boom designs with exemplary engineering, Concord Concrete Pumps embraces a true harmony of product reliability, dependability, and success.

DY Concrete Pumps Inc. of Alvarado, Texas and Calgary, Alberta is gearing up for new products, an e-commerce website, and a milestone anniversary. The company acquires pumps and parts made by South Korean firm DY Innovate (DYI) and ships them to Texas. There, welding, manufacturing, electrical, driveline work, and assembly is performed. Completed pumps are sold directly to clients through a widespread network of sales staff across Canada and the United States.

Curecrete Distribution is the original concrete densification company. Its award-winning flagship products, Ashford Formula™ and RetroPlate®, were the first to market of their kind and continue to lead the way as component parts of a comprehensive system of products that keep concrete floors looking and performing their best for a lifetime.

Ever since its humble beginnings, WORD Rock Drills has aimed to be both a family-focused and faith-driven operation. The company began operations in 2006 in Colorado after its founders, John and Lisa Patterson, pivoted from longstanding careers in the drilling industry to start their own business. WORD started as a venture run out of the attic of the Patterson family home in Colorado, mainly dealing with buying and selling drill parts from suppliers in Mexico; by 2011, John pursued a product line that included the company’s first drill.