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Southeast 18 September 3, 2025

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® September 3 2025 Vol. XXXVII • No. 18

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Welspun Invests $100M in Little Rock, Ark. Welspun Tubular photo

Southern Concrete Materials Employs New Workhorse Loader...12

Calder Brothers Holds Fifth Annual Echoes of Emma Event...16

To expand and upgrade its pipe portfolio in the United States, India-based Welspun Tubular is investing $100 million in its High Frequency Induction Welded (HFIW) pipe manufacturing facility at the Little Rock Port Authority in Arkansas. In addition to enhancing its leadership position in the oil and gas segment in the North American market, the company will bring 175 high-skilled, high-wage jobs to the area. By Cindy Riley

CEG CORRESPONDENT

R. Ashby Templeton Paving Succeeds Through Relationships, Trust...47

“It’s an exciting time,” said Snehal Patel, chief operating officer of Welspun Tubular. “The work is going well. We are on track for completion timelines, and should be good with meeting construction standards, both quality-wise and timewise.” Welspun Tubular LLC is a subsidiary of Welspun Corp Ltd of India, one of the leading manufacturers of large diameter line pipes globally. see WELSPUN page 54

Tamping Down Supply-Chain Issues Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Pandemic-Tested Contractors Utility Equipment Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37-40 Can Work Through Sudden Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47-63 Changes in Price, Availability By Lucy Perry Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80-85 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

CEG CORRESPONDENT

Uncertainty about material prices and availability is nothing new to construction contractors. They know that neither the most detailed plan nor the best-crafted contract will help when delivery falls short. “Go” becomes “no-go” in an instant, creating a ripple effect and hitting other areas of the construction project from see SUPPLY page 46

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