Ground Zero Press Release - February 04, 2008

This week GAR-BRO Manufacturing Company of Heber Springs, Arkansas shipped two concrete buckets to be used for the placing of concrete at the new Freedom Tower located at 1 World Trade Center, New York City, New York.

"GAR-BRO equipment was used extensively in the construction of both of the original World Trade Center towers and GAR-BRO is honored to be able to contribute to the rebuilding at the Ground Zero site in New York City", said Dave Gehle, President of GAR-BRO.

David Jackson, Vice-President, noted that "each one of our 29 craftsman are proud to be a part of this project".

Each bucket weighs 4,000 lbs when empty and is capable of placing 6 cubic yards concrete for a total loaded weight of 28,000 lbs. 6 cubic yards of concrete in each bucket can be discharged in 10 seconds in unrestricted placing locations. Many times the bucket operator must control the discharge of the concrete from the buckets into the forms so the time to empty the bucket would be longer in these situations.

GAR-BRO Manufacturing Company began in 1923 with the original offices and manufacturing plant located in Los Angeles, California. Beginning as a distributor of construction equipment, GAR-BRO eventually evolved into a full-time manufacturer of concrete placing equipment. In 1978 GAR-BRO broke ground for a new facility for all design and manufacturing and was the first industry to locate in Heber Springs Industrial Park. 2008 marks the 30th year that GAR-BRO has been manufacturing construction equipment in Heber Springs.

The GAR-BRO product line covers a wide range of equipment, light as well as heavy, for many different types of concrete placement applications. GAR-BRO Concrete Buckets are specifically designed for mass placement of concrete in large civil projects such as hydroelectric projects and power houses have been used the world over and have become the standard by which all others are measured.