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Knight’s Precast Announces New General Manager
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. – Blake Fulton was promoted to General Manager of Knight’s Precast division (KPC), including the recently acquired Tekna and Sovereign Steel. He began employment with KPC in 2010 and previously held the position of Customer Service Manager. “In...
Knight’s Companies Promotes Kim Bokern to Dispatch Manager
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. ─ Knight’s Companies is proud to announce the promotion of Kim Bokern to dispatch manager. In her new position, Bokern will train and manage seven dispatchers and dispatch services in every Knight’s Redi-Mix market – Columbia, Charleston, Beaufort...
Knight’s Companies Acquires Tekna Corporation and Sovereign Steel
CHARLESTON, S.C. ─ Knight’s Companies has announced the acquisition of Tekna Corporation, a prestressed and precast concrete manufacturer, and Sovereign Steel, a rebar and steel reinforcements fabricator, both located in Charleston. Through this acquisition, Knight’s...
Knight’s Redi-Mix Acquires Lowcountry Concrete
BEAUFORT, South Carolina – Knight’s Redi-Mix announced the acquisition of Lowcountry Concrete, a family-owned concrete supplier in Beaufort and Jasper County, on Friday, July 30, 2021. Through the acquisition, KRM is gaining two dry-batch plants in the area....
KRM Midlands Invests in Plant Infrastructure
COLUMBIA, South Carolina ─ By refurbishing its Irmo Plant and erecting a new dry batch plant in Lexington, South Carolina, Knight’s Redi-Mix is preparing for more growth in the Midlands Market. In 2017, Knight’s Redi-Mix received the Irmo Plant through the acquisition...
Knight’s Redi-Mix Opens in Georgia
SAVANNAH, Georgia – Knight’s Redi-Mix is expanding into the Savannah Market with a new Georgia division, KRM South. With two new dry batch plants, 13 mixer drivers and a core group of customers built through connections in the Midlands and Lowcountry, KRM South is...
Knight’s Companies Expands Management Team in the Midlands
COLUMBIA, South Carolina – Knight’s Companies is expanding its management team in the Midlands by hiring Billy Ray as its new Area Manager and promoting Chris Dennis to Production Manager. Now up to five plants, this is another step in the process of growing the...
Knight’s Companies Hires Its First Female Welder
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. - After recruiting her for a year and a half, Knight’s Companies finally signed on Esther Jones as its first female welder. Times are changing, and gender diversity is starting to make headway into blue collar jobs. Jones says she isn’t just a...
Knight’s Companies Adds Concrete Pumping Division to Services Offered
Press Release dated August 6, 2019 Knight’s Companies of Summerville, South Carolina, now offers concrete pumping services in the Lowcountry and Midlands with its new pumping division. Gregory Bates joined Knight’s Companies to head the new division in April, 2019....
Straight out of high school and into careers, SC students stand tall at ‘signing day’
By Paul Bowers pbowers@postandcourier.com; May 10, 2019 DORCHESTER — As he inked a contract in front of a crowd Friday morning at the Dorchester County Career and Technology Center, high school senior Jordan Neblett was flanked by his beaming parents and his...