Blastcrete | Aggregate Mixing, Pumping and Spraying Equipment

About Us

Blastcrete is a leading international supplier of Cementicious and Refractory mixing, pumping and spraying and equipment.

Blastcrete is recognized as an international leader in the design and manufacturing of mixing, pumping and spraying equipment for almost all aggregate and non-aggregate cementicious and refractory materials, as well as some hot epoxy materials that include aggregate.

Blastcrete is a highly customer driven company. Blastcrete became an international leader because of you, our customer, recognized the quality and the value of our equipment, as well as the unmatched training and the unmatched service that followed.

You know that Blastcrete always listens and always responds when you speak to us. As a result of this trust, Blastcrete has remained on the leading edge of mixing, pumping and spraying technology.

Some of Our Accomplishments Include:

1987 - Introduced the first Hydrostatic Rotary gun
1990 - Introduced the first Hydrostatic Multirig
1991 - Introduced the first Hydrostatic Hydrogun
1994 - Redesigned Multirig to handle wet sand for field batching
1996 - Introduced 3" Swing Tube Mixer/Pump with 2200 pound mixer
1998 - Introduced 2" & 3" Hydraulic Squeeze Pumps for wet shortcrete
2000 - Introduced 2" & 3" Hydraulic Spiral Mixer for Squeeze Pumps
2001 - Introduced 4" Swing Tube Mixer/Pump with 3300 pound mixer
2002 - Introduced 3" x 18" Swing Tube Mixer/Pump
2002 - Introduced 4" Hydraulic Peristaltic Pumps 1/4 cubic yard Skid Steer Loader Mixer Bucket
2003 - Introduced Model D95 4" Peristaltic Pump
2004 - Introduced higher output Models D6536, D35336 and D3522 Peristaltic Mixer/Pump

Profiles

Jim Farrell - President and Owner

Jim is a 1970 graduate of Jacksonville State University. A former sports writer, he was hired as Office Manager at Donoho Clay Company in 1971. He became Managing Partner of Donoho Clay in 1980. In 1982, Donoho Clay moved into a 30-acre, 200,000 sq. ft. facility and expanded its product line to include specialty refractory products. In 1984, Donoho Clay sold its specialty refractory product line to CE Refractories, a division of Combustion Engineering, and entered into an exclusive agreement with CE to make product on private label. CE Refractories later sold to Premier Refractories, who in 1999 sold to Vesuvius. The original manufacturing agreement lasted for 15 years until Southeast Refractories was sold to Pyror-Giggy Refractories in 1999, a division of P-G Industries. Upon completion of the sale of SER to P-G, Blastcrete Equipment Company, Inc. became a stand alone corporation.

He now serves as the President and C.E.O. of Blastcrete, as well as Landfill Clays, Inc., which provides private industrial landfill contracting services, and Met-Rock LLC, the licensor of the patented Met-Rock Structural Concrete Insulated Panel System used for residential and commercial construction.

He is a member of the Jacksonville State University Foundation Board of Directors, The American Foundryman's Society, The Iron and Steel Society, American Ceramic's Society, American Shotcrete Association, International Concrete Repair Institute, Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce and the Business Council of Alabama.

Tripp Farrell - Sales Manager

Tripp graduated from the University of Alabama in 1999. He joined Blastcrete as Sales Manager in 2000. In addition to his responsibilities in sales, he works in product design, and directly with customers in doing product demos and product training. He is also involved in advertising and marketing of the Blastcrete product line, as well as research and development and most importantly, customer service. He is a member of the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce.

Tom Doss - Procurement Manager

Tom is a 1986 graduate of Jacksonville State University and joined the Blastcrete team in 1988. In addition to his responsibility as procurement manager, he manages parts sales, inventories, customer service as well as other duties related to the design and manufacture of the product line. Early on, Tom assisted in the re-design of The Blastcrete Hydrostatic Rotary Gun, which today remains the most popular refractory placement machine on the market.

Craig Maddox - Vice President of Manufacturing

Craig has been VP of Manufacturing since 1996. With over 30 years experience in equipment design and manufacturing, he has been instrumental in the design of Blastcrete swing tube pumps, turbine mixers, swing-tube mixer/pumps, hydraulic peristaltic pump, hydraulic spiral mixers, customer training and customer service.

Harvey Fan - Asian Pacific Technical Manager

Harvey graduated from the University of Science and Technology in Beijing in 1993. He continued his education earning his Mechanical Engineering degree (1998) and recently earned his Masters Degree (2005) from Xi’an JioaTong University . While earning his degrees, Harvey worked for CITIC Heavy Machinery Company Ltd. overseeing machining techniques and designed concrete material handling and metallurgy equipment. Harvey joined the Blastcrete team in 2005 and his duties include equipment sales, design, customer service, and product training for Blastcrete customers in the Asian Pacific. Harvey was trained at the Blastcrete facility in Anniston, AL in 2005 and supports our customers in China, Vietnam, India, Japan, and abroad on the complete Blastcrete product line. To visit our website in Chinese, click here

Darleen Perkins - Office Manager

Darleen is a 1980 graduate of Jacksonville State University. She was originally hired as traffic manager for Donoho Clay Company in 1987, and later SouthEast Refractories. As Blastcrete's business grew, she became more involved with Blastcrete related business functions. She was promoted to Office Manager in 2002. Her responsibilities include payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, logistics and customer service.