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In 1942 in the small community of Sulphur, Louisiana, Alma Como used his hands and carpentry tools to meticulously build a wooden form in which he would eventually pour concrete. The finished product would be a rough but functional set of concrete steps to replace the decaying wooden steps in which he had fallen through several days before. Mr. Comos neighbors, admiring his achievement, asked if he would cast a concrete step in the same mold to replace the rotting steps at their homes. Soon Mr. Comos wood mold stayed full of concrete on a daily basis as the word spread about his precast concrete steps. This may have been considered a simple vision put into motion by using simple carpentry tools and talent with the exception that Mr. Como had no vision at all. Having been blind for almost ten years, little did Mr. Como realize when he made that first wooden mold using only the touch in his hands, he had begun what would eventually become what is know as the Century Group Inc., the leading manufacturer of precast concrete steps, concrete railroad grade crossings, railroad spill collection systems and other precast concrete products in North America. From that fateful moment in 1942, the owners have constantly maintained its reputation for innovation, quality and superior customer service.For the first 30 years, the Century Group Inc. manufactured precast concrete steps for the home building market. With an aggressive business plan, Century set up seven manufacturing locations that serviced over 2,000 home building material dealers in 27 states. In the mid 1960s the Century Group diversified by entering the railroad construction and maintenance market providing services to railroad and private industry along the LouisianaTexas gulf coast.

 

Address: P.O. Box 228,Sulphur, LA 70664-0228
Telephone: 800-527-5232
Fax: 800-887-2153
Website: http://www.centurygrp.com/

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