t CZM FOUNDATION EQUIPMENT BREAKS
GROUND ON NEW GEORGIA FACTORY
CZM Foundation Equipment, a company that manufactures foundation
equipment, broke ground on their new U.S. corporate and
factory headquarters on Sept. 16, 2019. The new facility will include
a new 40,000 square foot manufacturing shop in the Interstate
Centre II industrial park in Ellabell.
Giuliano Clo, president of CZM USA Corp, says that with these
plans, he expects to create 25 new jobs, taking the company to
around 75 total employees over the next three years. The expansion
will give CZM the ability to double the number of machines
it currently makes. Kern and Company is the engineering firm,
Mahany Construction is the general contractor, and Suntrust Bank
is financing the project, which is expected to be completed early
next year.
“The Bryan County Development Authority has been instrumental
in developing the industrial park and supported us from
the beginning. We are thrilled to be expanding in Bryan County. It’s
a great place to do business,” said Clo.
Since 2012, CZM Foundation Equipment has operated in
Pembroke in the Dixie Harn Industrial Park. The company offers a
comprehensive line of machines engineered for a variety of foundation
applications. CZM Foundation Equipment is the American
division of CZM Corp., the leading foundation equipment manufacturer
in South America, founded in Brazil in 1976.
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t PDCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY
AGREE TO 2020 DUES INCREASE
PDCA members by now have received notice that the PDCA
Board of Directors unanimously approved an organizational dues
increase for 2020.
This measure was passed for several reasons:
1. Achieve PDCA dues parity with similar
industry organizations
2. Ensure adequate and prudent funding for all
PDCA programming
3. Continue expanding and improving PDCA offerings.
This adjustment to PDCA’s dues has long been overdue, but PDCA
understands that members may have some questions. Please contact
Frank Peters, PDCA’s executive director, with any questions or
feedback: frank@piledrivers.org, or 904-215-4771.
t IFCEE 2021 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
DEADLINE EXTENDED
The International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC),
Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), Geo-Institute of the ASCE
(G-I) and the Pile Driving Contractors Association (PDCA) will
again join to host the International Foundations Congress and
Equipment Exposition (IFCEE 2021) from May 10–14, 2021, in
Dallas, Texas. Industry members interested in making a presentation
at IFCEE 2021 should submit a brief description (300 words or
less) of the subject matter of their proposed presentation no later
than the extended deadline of Jan. 15, 2020.
PDCA encourages its contractor members to submit case
studies on completed driven pile projects for presentation
during IFCEE 2021. It’s important that the driven pile is well
represented during the conference, and PDCA looks forward
to attending presentations by its members during this worldclass
deep foundation construction event.
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