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BUILDER'S CONCRETE & SUPPLY history
BUILDER'S CONCRETE & SUPPLY company history timeline
Finally, in 1824, an Englishman named Joseph Aspdin invented Portland cement by burning finely ground chalk and clay in a kiln until the carbon dioxide was removed.
1852 Hahn Bro's, Inc. founded in Muscatine, IA, primarily as a farming operation by the Hahn family.
The first home built using reinforced concrete was a servant’s cottage constructed in England by William B. Wilkinson in 1854.
1860 Builders Sand & Gravel is a key material supplier for the construction of the Rock Island Arsenal.
Between 1835 and 1850, systematic tests to determine the compressive and tensile strength of cement were first performed, along with the first accurate chemical analyses. It wasn’t until about 1860 that Portland cements of modern composition were first produced.
In 1875, American mechanical engineer William Ward completed the first reinforced concrete home in the United States It still stands in Port Chester, New York.
Ransome started building with steel-reinforced concrete in 1877 and patented a system that used twisted square rods to improve the bond between steel and concrete.
In 1879, Wayss bought the rights to a system patented by a Frenchman named Monier, who started out using steel to reinforce concrete flower pots and planting containers.
In 1885, an English engineer developed a more efficient kiln that was horizontal, slightly tilted, and could rotate.
1888 W.G. Block is founded in Davenport, IA as a coal and Ice supplier.
1890 Henry Hahn builds a sand plant on Muscatine Island, the operation fails within a few years.
In 1891, George Bartholomew poured the first concrete street in the United States, and it still exists today.
By 1897, Sears Roebuck was selling 50-gallon drums of imported Portland cement for $3.40 each.
In 1902, August Perret designed and built an apartment building in Paris using steel-reinforced concrete for the columns, beams and floor slabs.
In 1904, the first concrete high-rise building was constructed in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In the years following the construction of the Ingalls Building in 1904, most high-rise buildings were made of steel.
In 1909, Thomas Edison received a patent for the first long kiln.
In 1911, the Risorgimento Bridge was built in Rome.
Builders Supply opened for business on March 1, 1913 on McNeil St in Shreveport, Louisiana.
In 1913, the first load of ready-mix was delivered in Baltimore, Maryland.
Builders Supply would remain on McNeil for only one year before moving to its present day location on Marshall St in 1914.
In 1915, Matte Trucco built the five-story Fiat-Lingotti Autoworks in Turin using reinforced concrete.
1917 Hahn Bro's, Inc. is the largest supplier of cabbage to the United States military in WWI.
1920 Robert Hahn designs and builds the world's first roller bearing mounted centrifugal sand pump.
In 1921, he built two gigantic parabolic-arched airship hangars at Orly Airport in Paris.
Sam Falbo, Sr. arrived at Ellis Island on December 1, 1922 legally Salvatore Falbo, age 19.
In the background you can see the office and main warehouse that was built in 1926.
The first concrete truck was patented in 1926, not long afterwards Builders Supply became the first ready mixed concrete producer to serve Shreveport with the purchase of two 1 yard Rex Mixers.
In 1928, he was granted a patent for pre-stressed concrete.
These two large sand and gravel bins shown in this picture from 1930 were purchased for $2731.00 each.
In 1930, air-entraining agents were developed that greatly increased concrete’s resistance to freezing and improved its workability.
By 1935, Builders Supply had continued to grow even though the country was in the midst of The Great Depression.
The Grand Coulee Dam in Washington, completed in 1942, is the largest concrete structure ever built.
Falbo Construction Company was incorporated in 1948 by Sam Falbo, James Caferro, and Sam Pecora for the purposes of road, sewer and building construction.
1950 Builders enters the ready mix concrete industry.
Hamiter would remain at Builders until he retired on December 31, 1951.
In 1952, the company undertook the most challenging project the City of Lorain has ever attempted - installation of 625 feet of tunnel at a depth of 30 feet below the bottom of the Black River.
Terminal Ready-Mix, Inc. was incorporated in 1954 by the same owners of Falbo Construction, but with the purposes of selling aggregates, producing ready-mixed concrete, and selling builders supplies.
1955 Robert Hahn and his son Tom set up Hahn's first ready mix concrete batch plant in Muscatine.
In February of 1960 a new cement silo was constructed at the end of the main warehouse on 3rd street.
The sales staff pictured here in July 1961 include: Grady C. Golden, Charles Olson, N.R. Ward, J.W. Herring and J. Drew Moreland as Sales Manager.
Construction in 1962 of Bertrand Goldberg's 60-story Twin Towers in Chicago sparked renewed interest in using reinforced concrete for high-rises.
Beginning in 1963, Builders Supply started to purchase White Motor Co. trucks with inclined mixer drums to replace the older horizontal mixers.
In 1978, Builders Supply started purchasing Mack trucks like these shown here.
1980 After Miss Delarue's passing, Builders is sold to Alter Corp.
1984 Tom Hahn sets up Hahn's first automated batch plant in Muscatine.
He started working full time in 1985 after graduating from Louisiana Tech.
(1986 Commercial National Bank) Builders Supply supplied all the concrete for the Commercial National Bank.
H.W.G. Golden, Grady and Bill Golden, J.W. Herring and a bank office are shown in this picture from 1988 atop the Commercial National Bank parking garage.
In 1991, Builders Supply won the Fleet Graphics Award for companies with between 5 and 25 mixer trucks given out by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association.
1995 Hahn sets up their first portable batch plant to service the construction of the IPSCO Steel Plant in Blue Grass, IA. The project consisted of over 90,000 cubic yards of concrete.
By 1995 Builders Supply had identified several markets for potential growth.
1997 Builders Sand and Cement acquired by Brian Hahn.
After customer requests, Builders Supply expanded into Webster Parish in 1998 with the construction of a new plant in Sibley.
H.W.G. Golden continued to work at Builders Supply until his death in 1999.
The expansion would continue in Webster parish with the addition of Springhill market in September 2002.
In May 2003, Builders Supply moved into the Natchitoches market with the purchase of an existing plant and three ready mix trucks.
Builders Supply saw an opportunity in Desoto Parish and in September 2005 purchased an existing plant in Mansfield.
2007 proved to be a very busy year for Builders Supply with growth in the Winnfield market and a new office and plant in Bossier City.
In 2009 Builders Supply worked with Peterbilt Motors Company to design a ready mix truck that could legally haul 11 yards of concrete.
A new plant was built on this site in the spring of 2011.
2017 Hahn Ready Mix is selected to supply the concrete for the new I-74 Bridge in the Quad Cities.
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