Winter concrete facts and tips

Concrete can be placed safely throughout the colder months if precautions are taken. Cold weather curing is defined as a period where average daily temperatures fall below 6º C for more than three consecutive days. During colder weather in the Courtney-Comox Valley, Hyland can provide the proper ready mix mix to meet the requirements of […]

Redi Rock: A proven solution for your retaining wall

April 6, 2018 / hyland precast / Commercial Project, Redi-Rock, Residential Project, Retaining Walls

Retaining walls are important for both residential and commercial projects. They improve the cosmetic look of your yard, stabilize or level out properties, hold up the roads you drive on, protect your town from flooding, and safeguard bridges from erosion. You expect a lot from them and now they’re even easier to create and install. […]

Redi-Rock solutions for beautiful residential installations

July 31, 2017 / hyland precast / Redi-Rock, Retaining Blocks, Retaining Walls

Redi-Rock’s line of precast retaining walls offers fully integrated solutions, including retaining walls, parking barricades, and fencing options. Fast installation and improved aesthetics over standard retaining block walls puts the product head and shoulders above all other options. Walls are fully engineered to ensure even the toughest engineering requirements can be met, and the Redi-Rock […]

Hyland is the exclusive distributor of Redi-Rock for Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands and Powell River

June 20, 2017 / hyland precast / Commercial Project, Redi-Rock, Residential Project, Retaining Walls

Press Release: Courtenay, British Columbia, June 16, 2017 – Hyland Precast Inc. announces that it is now the exclusive distributor of Redi-Rock International LLC for the territory of Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and the Regional District of Powell River. Redi-Rock provides complete wall solutions including: Retaining Walls. Redi-Rock® is an engineered retaining wall solution being […]

Precast Concrete Depot Opens in Powell River

March 2, 2016 / / Powell River Precast Concrete, Precast Concrete, T & R Contracting

Thank you to the crew at T & R Contracting in Powell River for hosting an open house to introduce the wide range of precast concrete products available to the local community. “We are looking forward to working with the team to bring precast concrete products to the Powell River market. Not only does this […]

Engineered Vegetated Retaining Walls

September 28, 2015 / hyland precast / Civic Project, Commercial Project, Uncategorized, Vegetated Wall System

Hyland Precast is now the primary supplier for Flex MSE Vegetated Geomodular Wall Systems on Vancouver Island. These engineered vegetated retaining walls provide a unique, long-lasting and visually appealing geosynthetic wall system. Geosynthetics are synthetic products used to stabilize terrain and solve civil engineering problems. A vegetated geomodular wall system is a living retaining wall […]

Precast and Ready Mix Concrete Is LEED Green

March 28, 2014 / hyland precast / Precast Concrete, Ready Mix Concrete

Concrete Achieves LEED Certification Sustainability is what drives LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the set of green building specifications being adopted by a significant and growing number of governments and large developers. Hyland Precast Inc. and Hyland Ready Mix has the most efficient concrete manufacturing facility in the Comox Valley and works together […]

Hyland Olympic Rings

February 17, 2014 / / Ready Mix Concrete

The crew at Hyland Precast are getting into the Olympic spirit with our very own Hyland Olympic Rings. GO CANADA GO!

Hyland Highlight – Alpine Concrete Finishing

February 14, 2014 / / Commercial Project, Ready Mix Concrete, Residential Project

Did you know that there’s no such thing as a cement sidewalk? Many people confuse cement and concrete, using their names interchangeably. Though they work hand-in-hand, the two are actually different. Cement is an ingredient of concrete, while concrete is a mixture of aggregates and paste. The aggregates are sand and gravel or crushed stone; […]

Hyland Provides Ready Mix & Precast Concrete for Brando Construction

December 12, 2013 / hyland precast / Precast Concrete, Ready Mix Concrete, Residential Project

Hyland Ready Mix has been supplying ready-mix concrete and precast products for residential and commercial projects across Vancouver Island. We’ve been lucky to work with many respected and renowned construction companies, one of which is Brando Construction. Brando Construction is based in Comox Valley and is known for building energy-efficient, high-quality homes at affordable prices. […]