At NRMCA’s recently held Annual Convention in Savannah, GA, the national resource director (NRD) team called attendees' attention to various Walmart projects. According to South Central Senior National Resource Director Vance Pool, "Walmart is looking at concrete in a way in which it traditionally has not. Walmart understands all the sustainable benefits of concrete, not to mention the synergy it has seen with concrete and LED lighting."
According to Pool's colleague from the Southeast region, Amy Miller, this new analysis was called at the request of Walmart corporate office. "Walmart realized what NRMCA had been telling it all along: that concrete hasn’t been given a fair opportunity in the marketplace due to the way concrete has been handled through consultants and through the retailer's own unintended signals. It is now analyzing ways to better incorporate use of concrete."
There is much more to come, so stay tuned to E-NEWS or consult with a national resource director for more information, including Amy Miller at amiller@nrmca.org or Vance Pool at vpool@nrmca.org.
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