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Concrete Work That Everything Else Gets Built On

In industrial construction, concrete is the foundation that determines whether everything installed above it performs as designed. CR Meyer concrete crews bring the structural knowledge, field experience, and trade coordination to execute concrete scopes correctly the first time, in environments where getting it wrong has significant consequences.

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The Concrete Work We Do — and How It Ensures Everything Above It Performs

Industrial concrete is a different discipline than commercial flatwork. The tolerances are tighter, the loads are heavier, and the coordination requirements — with mechanical installation, structural steel, and equipment positioning — are more demanding. CR Meyer's concrete crews have spent careers working in exactly these conditions.

Our concrete work encompasses:

Equipment and building foundations and anchor bolt placement

Equipment and building foundations and anchor bolt placement

Housekeeping pads and equipment support bases

Housekeeping pads and equipment support bases

Structural concrete for buildings, expansions, and facility modifications

Structural concrete for buildings, expansions, and facility modifications

Floor slabs, trench systems, and containment structures

Floor slabs, trench systems, and containment structures

Concrete repairs and modifications in existing facilities

Concrete repairs and modifications in existing facilities

Formwork design and construction for complex pours

Formwork design and construction for complex pours

Foundation work is one of the earliest scopes on any project — and one of the most consequential. Errors in layout, anchor bolt positioning, or pour quality don't just create rework; they create schedule problems that ripple through every trade that follows. CR Meyer's concrete crews understand that the work they do sets the conditions for everything that comes next.

Concrete That Coordinates with What Comes Next

Concrete errors don't just create rework — they create schedule problems that ripple through every trade that follows.

Foundations have to be placed before equipment can be set. Slabs have to cure before mechanical installation can begin. Structural pours have to coordinate with steel erection and piping. When concrete is handled by a subcontractor working independently, those handoffs become schedule risks.

CR Meyer performs concrete with its own workforce — the same self-perform model that governs our millwrighting, ironwork, and carpentry. Anchor bolt layouts are coordinated directly with the millwrights setting the equipment. Slab work is sequenced with the piping and structural scopes depending on it. When a field condition requires a change, the decision gets made within one accountable team.

What this means for your project:

Coordinated From the Start

Foundation and slab work is planned alongside equipment installation — not handed off after the fact.

Verified Before Pouring

Layout accuracy is confirmed against mechanical and structural requirements before concrete is placed.

Sequenced to Support What Follows

Concrete scopes are planned to enable the trades that depend on them — not constrain them.

One Accountable Team

Quality control is managed by the same team responsible for the full project outcome.

On multi-trade projects, pour schedules affect steel erection, equipment placement, and sometimes production timelines in active facilities. When the concrete crew is outside the project team, those dependencies get managed through requests and notifications. When they're inside it, adjustments happen in real time. For owners where schedule slippage carries real cost, that distinction matters.

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Industries Where Concrete Is Most Critical

Concrete Work That Held Up the Rest of the Project — In the Best Way

Good concrete work is invisible. Bad concrete work shows up in every trade that follows.

Concrete

Installation of a New Coated Recycled Paperboard (CRB) Machine

A manufacturer needed more than a contractor to install a new coated recycled paperboard (CRB) machine. They needed a partner to build an entire 119-acre production campus from the ground up, and deliver it at scale.

Installation of a New Coated Recycled Paperboard (CRB) Machine
Installation of a New Coated Recycled Paperboard (CRB) Machine

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Building of a Greenfield Tissuemaking & Converting Campus

Our pulp and paper customer needed more than a construction crew to build their new greenfield tissuemaking and converting campus in Macon, Georgia. They needed a single partner who could deliver an entire production ecosystem — from raw site to fully operational facility — at a scale few contractors can manage.

Building of a Greenfield Tissuemaking & Converting Campus
Building of a Greenfield Tissuemaking & Converting Campus

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Historic Mill Renovation and New Mine Facility

This mining project required construction across two distinct sites in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — a historic mill renovation and an all-new mine facility — simultaneously, in one of the most demanding winter climates in the Midwest.

Lundin Eagle Mine_Humboldt Mill
Historic Mill Renovation and New Mine Facility
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Frequently Asked Questions

What concrete services does CR Meyer self-perform on industrial projects?
CR Meyer self-performs equipment foundations, structural pours, slab work, and concrete repairs on industrial projects. All concrete work is performed by our own crews and coordinated with the mechanical, structural, and civil trades that depend on it, keeping sequencing decisions inside the project team rather than across separate contractor relationships.
How does CR Meyer ensure anchor bolt placement accuracy on equipment foundations?
Anchor bolt placement is coordinated directly with the equipment being installed and verified against manufacturer specifications before concrete is poured. CR Meyer's concrete and millwrighting crews work within the same project structure, which means the people setting foundations and the people installing equipment are in continuous communication throughout the process. That coordination catches placement issues before they become embedded in concrete.
How is industrial concrete work different from commercial concrete work?
Industrial concrete work is defined by the loads, vibration, chemical exposure, and precision requirements that heavy equipment and processing environments impose. Equipment foundations have to be engineered and poured to handle dynamic loads that commercial applications rarely encounter. Tolerances are tighter, materials specifications are more demanding, and the consequences of errors are measured in equipment performance and production reliability rather than aesthetics.
How does CR Meyer coordinate concrete scopes with mechanical and structural trades?
Because we self-perform concrete alongside millwrighting, ironwork, and other critical trades, coordination happens within the project team rather than between separate contractors. Pour schedules are built around equipment delivery and installation sequences, and field conditions that affect concrete work get communicated and resolved in real time by the same organization managing the trades that follow.
Does CR Meyer perform concrete repairs in active industrial facilities?

Yes. We perform concrete repairs in operating facilities, including foundation repairs, slab restoration, and repairs to equipment pads that have deteriorated under load or chemical exposure. Work in active facilities is planned to protect both the workforce and surrounding operations, with containment, access control, and sequencing all established before work begins.

Have a Project That Requires Serious Concrete Expertise?

Let's talk about the scope, the environment, and what it takes to get the foundation right.

Whether you're planning a major equipment installation that starts with a foundation, managing a facility expansion with significant structural concrete scope, or working through a repair in an active plant, CR Meyer has the concrete crews and project experience to handle it. Tell us about your project and we'll put the right team together.

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