The Concrete Council of St. Louis and ACI Missouri Chapter recently presented Ceco Concrete with a Quality Concrete Award for demonstrating outstanding concrete work at the Ballpark Village Phase II – Block 400 project, also known as One Cardinal Way. The project was developed by Cordish Companies in partnership with the St. Louis Cardinals. With venues providing direct views into Busch Stadium, Ballpark Village is a mixed-use retail, entertainment, office and residential district that b …

Selecting the right forming system is an important decision for any concrete frame building project. Consider that the total load for a 12-inch-deep, 10,000-square-foot slab is more than 2 million pounds (concrete + live load + form load). The formwork system must temporarily support that load while reshoring distributed loads throughout the structure. While there are many ways to safely shore a supported slab, the goal is to find the best and most economical way. To help determine the best …

To help close the gaps between concrete and stucco trade tolerances, Ceco Concrete is working with the Florida Lath & Plaster Bureau and the American Society of Concrete Contractors to provide industry-backed guidance and recommendations. Concrete and stucco contractors can share these documents with clients, designers and other project partners to resolve tolerance issues before construction begins. When building structures in hurricane-prone states, it’s important to factor Mother Nature …

Ceco Concrete is proud to announce we have received yet another Contractor Score of 2500—the highest possible score from the construction industry’s leading independent business financial assessment agency. The ranking places Ceco at the top of the “Excellent” category, identifying our company as financially stable with low risk of default on projects. While not a bond or guarantee of performance, the Contractor Score certification is designed to be an objective input to better assess risk. …

Ceco Concrete constructs Cast-In-Place (CIP) parking structures across the U.S. through our long-established local teams. Our centrally located equipment and staff stand ready with specialized equipment to meet the needs of these projects. Bring in Ceco during design and planning to take advantage of our extensive experience as a CIP concrete garage contractor. Covered parking structures have been in existence since cars were first sold—and even longer if you count the horse stables that we …