Bolsinger Rebar

05/29/2026

Neat little project: Thomas Brook Rail Bridge replacement in Oakfield, Maine. Sargent Corp. did a great job on this somewhat complex small job for the Maine DoT.

Removing and replacing a structurally deficient freight bridge involved a tightly sequenced shutdown on the busiest part of Maine’s Northern Railway. After removing tracks, the team had 14 days to complete work with only a single, 96-hour full outage of the crossing at a vital link in freight movement between Canada and the U.S.

Here’s the gist of it: They placed a 30‑ft‑span, three‑sided precast concrete arch on pedestals and spread footings within a 25‑ft‑deep excavation. It needed 67 precast concrete elements that were fabricated offsite.

They said it all got done “over the course of only a few days,” which was “a logistical and technical balancing act.”

Check out the post from ENR and see the pics. Very cool.

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05/28/2026

Shoot us a message for a fast delivery of stock or custom rebar and other concrete reinforcement supplies. We serve contractors across the Midwest every day.

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05/26/2026

Drill concrete and you’ll generate dust, which is rough on compliance and safety. Spotted this interesting system in the Journal of Light Construction that claims to eliminate 97% of dust and debris from drilling…

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The Ultimate Concrete Drilling and Productivity Solution Has Arrived

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day from the Bolsinger team.

As a veteran-owned business, this holiday means a lot to us. We ask that you take a few moments in between the barbecues and festivities to remember the men and women who gave everything in service to this country. They’re the reason we’re able to be here, doing this.

We honor their sacrifice and the families who carry that legacy forward. Here’s to our veterans. 🗽

05/22/2026

Steel is still king, but concrete reinforcement materials are slowly expanding into a menu of alternatives. Take GFRP, for instance.

The Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) rebar market is projected to nearly double from USD 0.54 billion in 2025 to 0.95 billion by 2030. Why is the industry moving attention away from steel and toward composite reinforcement?

Check out the recent developments and regional insights in this LinkedIn Pulse from Chemicals & Materials Industry.

A few key reasons they highlighted:

1. Rising infrastructure investment
2. Corrosion resistance
3.Focus on lightweight/sustainable materials
4.Government support

North America, the report finds, is currently the leading region in GFRP rebar usage. Where is it all going? Well, applications vary, but they’re usually ones with either a lot of moisture or salt exposure or places that need light/non-magnetic materials, including:

🎯 Bridges and highways
🎯 Marine structures
🎯 Water treatment plants
🎯 Buildings and industrial construction
🎯 Tunnels and underground infrastructure

Explore these insights in addition to the future outlook of the market in the full report:

https://na2.hubs.ly/H05bp5S0

The global GFRP rebar industry is projected to grow from USD 0.54 billion in 2025 to USD 0.95 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 12.1% during the forecast period.

05/21/2026

Working with weldable rebar? This welded wire reinforcement reference sheet should help. See specs at a glance:

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05/19/2026

The influx of investments in U.S. residential development projects is fueling a lot of growth in rebar. According to data from Towards Chemical and Materials, steel rebar market in the U.S. — worth $7.31 billion in 2025 — is expected to be worth around $11.59 billion by 2034.

It’s all the demand for affordable houses and the investment support of local governments that are behind it.

Key takeaways from the report:

🎯 The deformed steel rebar segment held a 70.65% share in the market in 2024.
🎯 The mild steel rebar segment is expected to be the fastest growing product type during the forecast period.
🎯 The plain carbon steel segment held a 50% share in the market in 2024.
🎯 The epoxy coated segment is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR.
🎯 The basic oxygen furnace segment held a 69.28% share in the market in 2024.
🎯 The electric arc furnace segment is expected to grow at the fastest process type CAGR.
🎯 The infrastructure application segment held a 67.3% share in the U.S. steel rebar market in 2024.
🎯 By application, the residential buildings segment is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR.
🎯 By distribution channel, the direct sales segment held a 60% share in the market in 2024.
🎯 By distribution channel, the distributors segment is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR.

There are other forces in play, too, that will impact steel materials. New tariff legislation will juice domestic steel and shrink US import opportunities. See why and the rest of the insights here:

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05/18/2026

Come get your custom cut, custom bent rebar — or even full pre-assembled cages and mats. Contractors across the Midwest trust Bolsinger for rebar fabrication and timely delivery.

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05/15/2026

Miss our latest newsletter? Here’s a quick look at what we covered:

🎯 How fabricated rebar cuts down field labor and speeds up installation
🎯 Why shop drawings and pre-labeled steel improve jobsite coordination
🎯 How fabrication helps reduce safety risks and labor bottlenecks
🎯 What contractors can do to offset ongoing workforce shortages

Take a closer look and see how fabrication can save time, labor, and cost on your next project.

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05/12/2026

Your contract drawings are the big picture; they tell you what a structure will become. Rebar shop drawings show exactly how to assemble the reinforcing structure.

A proper rebar shop drawing will include details that don’t appear in the structural drawing set:

🎯 Bar tags that identify each individual piece of steel
🎯 Exact lengths, bends, hooks, and shapes
🎯 Placement locations for assemblies and cages
🎯 Sequencing that helps crews understand installation order
🎯 Notes indicating pre-assembled components versus field tying

In other words, it’s not merely a “cleaned-up” version of the contract set. Your rebar fabricator can make life a lot easier on the install team with clear instructions and a shipment of organized, labeled, already fabricated components.

Learn the what, why, and how of rebar shop drawings and all those fabrication-ready details to see how they work to improve planning and placement.

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