As of February 1, 2017, King Shotcrete Equipment Inc. has set-up shop in Allentown, Pennsylvania! With office and warehouse space at 964 Postal Road, Unit 200, Allentown, PA, King Shotcrete Equipment Inc. is positioned to service U.S. and International mining, tunneling, refractory, concrete construction and concrete rehabilitation markets.

With industry-leading shotcrete equipment and technical support, KSE is proud to distribute the shotcrete industry’s leading brands, including: Aliva, Fiori, Meyco, Putzmeister, Reed and Terramin. In essence, King Shotcrete Equipment is projected to be the most comprehensive distributor of all major, shotcrete equipment manufacturers in the marketplace.

The King Shotcrete Equipment business model is built on the concept of superior customer service, with the understanding that downtime is something its customers cannot afford. KSE will stock a wide range of wet-process and dry-process, shotcrete equipment, including all spare parts and related accessories required to keep its customers productive and on the job.

Its highly knowledgeable staff has over 50 years of combined experience in the shotcrete equipment and materials sector! As part of the King Shotcrete Solutions brand, King Shotcrete Equipment will support your complete shotcrete operation. To learn more, browse the equipment brands offered at www.kingshotcrete-equip.com/us, or call Patrick Bridger, General Manager, at 610-597-3672.

Effective, January 13, 2016, KING RS-D1 Shotcrete has been added to the Transport Quebec “Accepted Product List” for 2016. Following customer demand for an ultra rapid strength gain shotcrete to use on Transport Quebec projects, RS-D1 Shotcrete is now approved and ready to be used.

RS-D1 Shotcrete is a high performance, ultra rapid strength gain, dry-mix shotcrete for overhead and vertical construction jobs requiring rapid re-opening to traffic, or an accelerated construction schedule. RS-D1 Shotcrete has been developed to provide rapid strength gain, very low rebound, enhanced shrinkage-cracking resistance and excellent durability when exposed to freeze-thaw conditions or salt-scaling. In order to further reduce the construction schedule, RS-D1 Shotcrete has been developed using a simplified curing method consisting of applying two coats of a water-based curing compound that complies with ASTM C 309.

King Packaged Materials Company is pleased to add Twitter to its social media suite and marketing mix. The King Construction Products group launched a Twitter page (www.twitter.com/KingShotcrete) on January 15, 2013. This social media platform is yet another channel that will allow the company to communicate with engineers and consultants, distributors and contractors, as well as other participants in the North American mining and construction industries.

This advancement is another step in the company’s ongoing social media plan for 2013. The company also has plans to integrate YouTube and LinkedIn into the marketing mix, later this year. To read more about King’s social media presence, read the Press Release titled “King Packaged Materials Company Makes Social Media Debut”. To view the King Construction Products and Masonry Products Facebook page, visit www.facebook.com/KingConstructionMiningProducts.

Contact Name: Shannon Polk

Contact E-Mail: marketing@kpmindustries.com

King Packaged Materials Company would like to congratulate Joe Hutter (Vice President of Sales at King) on his term served as the President of the American Shotcrete Association (ASA), from January 23, 2012 to February 4, 2013. Our company would also like to welcome Michael Cotter (Independent Shotcrete Consultant, Chicago, Illinois) as the new President of the American Shotcrete Association, starting on February 5, 2013.

King Packaged Materials Company was proud to receive the award for Outstanding Repair & Rehabilitation Project at the 8th Annual ASA Outstanding Shotcrete Projects Awards Banquet, held in Las Vegas on February 5, 2013. We are also pleased to offer our congratulations to all of the other award winners.

To learn more about the shotcrete products that King offers, visit kpmindustries-com.www.kpmindustries.com.

Contact Name:    Joe Hutter

Contact E-Mail: jhutter@kpmindustries.com

King Packaged Materials Company is pleased to introduce 11 more construction products with QR Code packaging. Now, the Technical Data Sheets and MSDS documents for 16 products, can be found on the company’s mobile site.

King is continuing its phased approach to the QR Code packaging initiative, and plans to feature a code on all of its industrial, Construction Products by the end of 2013. For more information about this development, refer to the previous press release entitled, “QR Code on Packaging for 5 King Products“. To request instructions on how to use the QR codes on the packaging, please e-mail Shannon Polk.

Contact Name: Shannon Polk

Contact E-Mail: marketing@kpmindustries.com

Effective immediately, the King Company can be found on Facebook, by searching for King Construction & Mining Products, or visiting www.facebook.com/ KingConstructionMiningProducts. The move to include this social media outlet in its marketing mix, will allow the construction products division and the masonry group to actively engage with various audiences on the web. This strategic decision also reflects the growing web presence of many companies with the pre-packaged cementious products industry, and the overall trend toward technological advancement within the construction products market.

The addition of Facebook will also users to retrieve product information and those resources currently featured on the construction products website, kpmindustries-com.www.kpmindustries.com. Facebook will not likely be the only social media platform utilized by King, as the company plans to add other social media outlets to its online suite, in 2013. Additionally, the King Paving Division and the King Truck Centre will have an English Facebook page as of December of this year.

Contact Name: Shannon Polk

Contact E-Mail: marketing@kpmindustries.com

Twenty months after the purchase of a new production facility in the Montreal suburb of Boisbriand, QC, King Packaged Materials Company is pleased to announce that production from this facility is underway. Business growth in Quebec and Northeastern United States stretched the production capacity of the old Blainville plant and led to the purchase of the new Boisbriand facility, in 2010. A dramatic increase in production capacity and warehouse space makes the new facility 400% larger than that in Blainville. The new plant will also allow for further growth of King’s consumer, construction, and masonry products divisions for many years to come.

The new production lines and computer-controlled batching system at the Boisbriand plant will allow for the recycle of waste material, and improved batch accuracy for better quality control. The Boisbriand plant is home to King’s new quality control lab, which includes a 1,288 ft² product training facility. King’s Boisbriand facility represents a significant commitment to the company’s customers and employees. The new plant is truly a world-class facility that will serve the company well for decades to come.

Contact Name: Mark Lowry

Contact E-Mail: mlowry@kpmindustries.com