CVS Pharmacies Selects Lauren Concrete

In 2009, CVS pharmacies celebrated opening the 7000th CVS pharmacy. CVS has chosen Lauren Concrete to partner with as ready mix supplier for the creation of this new pharmacy located on Highway 290 near the Polo Club in Austin, Texas. In 2005 CVS pharmacies ended the year as the largest pharmacy retailer in America with more than 5400 locations and 34 states. CVS pharmacies services more than 400 million customers and Lauren Concrete is proud to be associated with this fine company.

Project Spotlight: Twin Lakes YMCA

Lauren Concrete partners with the finest contractors and provides ready mix services for a variety of community projects. Among the many projects that benefit the Greater Austin Texas community, Lauren Concrete is proud to have provided ready mix services for the new Twin Lakes YMCA located in Cedar Park.

At the Twin Lakes Family YMCA in Cedar Park visitors and members enjoy numerous opportunities through this expansive and state-of-the-art facilities to help achieve the YMCA vision of building strong kids, strong families and strong communities.

Reviewing Projects From The Helicopter

The progressive implementation of key project management tools such as the helicopter enable Lauren Concrete to provide state of the art support for client projects.

Viewing a project from the air provides time efficient solutions in evaluating important project metrics.

Aerial Project Management

Pictured is Ryan Bartholomew, General Manager, of Lauren Concrete piloting the Lauren Concrete helicopter as he reviews development stages of Lauren Concrete projects.

The helicopter provides aerial views for accurate and strategic analysis of current and future projects.

Texas Department of Public Safety Project

Training and testing Texas DPS officers is of ongoing importance in providing the maximum preparation for the challenges and daily skills required of DPS staff.

Florence, Texas is the site for the new Texas Department of Public Safety Training Facility which will have ample space and facilities for simulating real world conditions the officers must be trained to handle.

Requiring the finest partners for this project, Lauren Concrete has been selected and is providing the ready mix for this construction project.

This aerial picture provides insight into the immense scale of this project. Lauren Concrete is pleased to contribute to DPS safety training in Texas.

Texas A&M Medical School Project

Lauren Concrete trucks are rolling as construction is now underway for the new Texas A&M medical school project. This aerial photograph was taken on February 20th, 2009 and displays the progress as the project continues.

The medical school will provide state of the art educational facilities for future medical students and Lauren Concrete is proud to be affiliated in this worthwhile project.

Project Update: 3rd and Bowie, Austin TX

If you’ve been downtown or visited the Whole Foods store recently you’ve quite possibly noticed that a new high rise at 3rd and Bowie has achieved an impressive profile in the downtown Austin skyline. Depending on the hour of the day, you might have also noticed the Lauren Concrete trucks systematically arriving.

The project is right on track as the building continues to grow. Once again, Lauren Concrete was selected as the #1 Central Texas choice to supply the ready mix for this Hensel-Phelps project.

This project will provide some of the most luxurious and conveniently located housing in the downtown Austin area. Early stages of the construction project are documented in the Lauren Concrete video, Partners in Progress. In the video, Team Lauren is on the job coordinating flow and timetables and ensuring that exacting specifications are achieved.

As far as luxury housing goes, many of the units will offer their tenants a special value add – a spectacular view of Town Lake. All of the tenants will benefits from parking in the attached garage and will undoubtably love being within walking distance of Whole Foods.

A tremendous project and a well-deserved shout out to the members of Team Lauren!

Building Dripping Springs: Lauren Concrete On The Job

Dripping Springs, TX – construction projects are going on all around town.

Lauren Concrete is on the scene helping to build this Central Texas community as the rapid pace of growth continues.

The picture to the left was shot at an early morning pour the week of Thanksgiving as Lauren Concrete trucks delivered ready mix for the construction of Dripping Spring’s first McDonalds restaurant.

The trucks began at the break of dawn and continued until all of the ready mix for that day’s pour was delivered. Special thanks and recognition to the drivers, quality control and plant personnel for contributing to the success of this efficient operation.