by Knight's Companies | Dec 1, 2025 | Concrete, Concrete Pumping
Baby, its cold outside! Just like hot weather, cold weather effects the setting characteristics and strength of concrete, too. Once average daily temperatures fall below 40 degrees more than three days in a row, contractors and suppliers should start taking the...
by Knight's Companies | Nov 1, 2025 | Concrete
When you need a strong base to support your commercial construction project, you will want to order a high-quality concrete mix. Having a high-strength concrete base will provide excellent long-term performance for your structure, but what exactly needs to be beneath...
by Knight's Companies | Jul 25, 2025 | Concrete
Using concrete in your commercial construction project begins with ordering the right concrete for your job and trusting the right concrete contractor to deliver a great product. The concrete then needs to be placed using careful techniques that will result in the...
by Knight's Companies | Jul 30, 2020 | Concrete, Concrete Pumping, PreCast, Redi-Mix Concrete, Trucking
As much as we love summer at Knight’s Companies, we must admit there are some drawbacks to the season. Along with more business activity comes oppressive heat and humidity, which puts workers at risk for heat-related illnesses. The human body can only handle so much,...
by Knight's Companies | Jul 17, 2020 | Concrete, Concrete Pumping, Redi-Mix Concrete
When the clouds come rolling in, it’s never a good day for a ready-mix concrete supplier or construction crew. Inclement weather often results in changes to the dispatch schedule or outright cancelled orders, and sometimes just the threat of rain can postpone projects...
by Knight's Companies | Jun 26, 2020 | Concrete, Employees
It’s very rare in life that people ever meet someone who is a true hero, let alone work with one every day. You wouldn’t know it by looking at him because he seems like a happy-go-lucky guy, but Billy Kilcoyne has stared down the face of death more than once. Kilcoyne...
