(PRWEB) August 3, 2006 -- AltusGroup™, Inc. (www.altusprecast.com) has further widened the availability of its breakthrough CarbonCast™ precast technology with the addition of Morse Bros Prestressed Group.
“ Morse Bros dramatically improves our presence in the western states, where architects have expressed interest in the weight, insulation and durability benefits that CarbonCast can provid... ”
Morse Bros Prestress (www.morsebrosprestress.com), Harrisburg, Ore., produces architectural precast and/or prestressed concrete building cladding and framing components as well as moment frame beam/column components for buildings and elevated parking garages. The company’s product line also includes prestressed bridge girders and components. Morse Bros serves Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada and California from its plant in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
Morse Bros joins The Shockey Precast Group, Blakeslee Precast, and Heldenfelds Enterprises, Inc., as precaster manufacturers who have joined AltusGroup during the past 12 months.
“Expanding our national partnership of innovation-minded precasters is allowing us to offer the first truly national brand of precast concrete: CarbonCast,” said John Carson, chairman of the AltusGroup marketing committee and director of business development for TechFab, LLC, AltusGroup’s carbon grid supplier. “Morse Bros dramatically improves our presence in the western states, where architects have expressed interest in the weight, insulation and durability benefits that CarbonCast can provide.”
CarbonCast is an innovative precast concrete technology that uses C-GRID™ -- a non-corrosive, high-strength carbon fiber grid -- as secondary reinforcing in architectural panels and as sheer reinforcing in insulated wall panels. Depending on the application, C-GRID allows thinner precast sections and can reduce the weight of architectural panels by up to 66 percent while offering significantly improved corrosion resistance, durability and insulation value. CarbonCast technology is also available in pretopped double tees and residential wall and foundation applications.
Acceptance of CarbonCast since its mid-2004 introduction has been rapid. More than 7 million square feet of products have been erected or sold to date, and millions more square feet of projects are in development.
About AltusGroup
AltusGroup, Inc. is a partnership of several of industry’s largest precasters and C-GRID developer, TechFab LLC; it was formed to make CarbonCast technology and future innovations available throughout North America. CarbonCast is an innovative precast technology that uses conventional steel for primary reinforcing and C-GRID for secondary reinforcing and shear transfer. It provides long-term durability, lighter weight, finer finishes, improved insulating properties and better sustainability than traditional precast concrete. For more information about AltusGroup and CarbonCast, contact AltusGroup, PO Box 10097, Lancaster, PA 17605; call 1-866-GO-ALTUS or visit www.altusprecast.com.
