Concrete Forming Inc history

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.

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 the early 1900's, concrete paving forms were introduced to support the heavy roadbuilding machines.

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.

MFC was established in 1909 and became the first company to successfully design and produce steel forms for building monolithic concrete homes.

In 1910, the first concrete forms made of steel were manufactured in the United States and were being used for road laying and the building of concrete homes inspired by the ideas of Thomas Edison.

In 1911, the Risorgimento Bridge was built in Rome.

In 1913, the first load of ready-mix was delivered in Baltimore, Maryland.

In 1915, Matte Trucco built the five-story Fiat-Lingotti Autoworks in Turin using reinforced concrete.

In 1919, “METAFORMS®” becomes a registered trademark.

Gates & Sons’ History goes back to the late 1920’s, when Lee Gates, Sr. invented his first twisted-wire form tie with a built in spreader.

In 1921, he built two gigantic parabolic-arched airship hangars at Orly Airport in Paris.

In 1928, he was granted a patent for pre-stressed concrete.

In 1930, air-entraining agents were developed that greatly increased concrete’s resistance to freezing and improved its workability.

MFC’s work week was raised to 55 hours and business was up 30% and an additional 20% in 1931.

Manufactured the steel forms used in 1936 to build the unusual and innovative “dendriform” concrete columns designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the headquarters of S. C. Johnson & Son in Racine, WI.

Insulated concrete forms — or ICFs — have been around since roughly 1940, but didn’t come into popular use until they were used extensively for the rebuilding of Europe after the Second World War.

Redesign of paving forms to provide a new and improved product in time to meet the demand of the concrete paving boom and the building of the Interstate Highway System started by President Eisenhower in 1956.

Construction in 1962 of Bertrand Goldberg's 60-story Twin Towers in Chicago sparked renewed interest in using reinforced concrete for high-rises.

He died on April 7, 1975 at the age of eighty-one and is buried just a few hundred feet south of the mausoleum where his first form ties were used.

For over 2000 years, people have worked to get the most out of concrete or concrete-like substances to create and build structures that are safe, durable, and unique.

Purchased Sterling Handling Equipment in 2008, another Milwaukee manufacturer with over 100 years of history, featuring Sterling “Tough Guy”® wheelbarrows.

Fresh Facade in 2017 - Metal Forms Corporation Undergoes A Facelift!

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