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ANHEUSER-BUSCH TAPS RAZORBACK CONCRETE |
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 JONESBORO - A recent job for Anheuser-Busch may be considered a record
making event for the Jonesboro community, and a representative for
Razorback Concrete said the job couldn’t have happened without expert
planning.
Razorback supplied 4,800 cubic yards of concrete and 18 mixer trucks
for the project, which consisted of 12 grain storage silos, each almost
140 feet in height. Working as the on-site contractors were Don
Waldon of Vigen Construction and Timothy Walks of Anheuser-Busch.
After laying the 15,000 square foot base in two pouring sessions, it took nearly a month to construct forms for the silo walls.
The job required a large number of workers. A vertical slip for the
project made it unique, since the pouring had to be done non-stop, 24
hours a day, seven days a week.
Vigen Construction supplied 200 men, each working 12 hour shifts.
Concrete was pumped onto moving platforms and into Georgia buggies,
which are two-wheeled wheelbarrows. Workmen then transported the
ready mix to concrete forms built on the platforms. For every six
inches of concrete that was poured, additional rebar was added.
The large job meant steady work for those at the Razorback plant in
Jonesboro, and required cooperation with the Searcy and West Memphis
plants.
“We borrowed drivers and trucks from Searcy and West Memphis, and
pulled together to make the project successful,” said Scotty Hickson,
area manager for Razorback Concrete.
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