About Us
Flexicore of Texas, Inc.
was founded in 1953 by three partners; Al Jenkins (a
chemist), Warren Kingsbury (a civil engineer) and
Bob Schweitzer (a mechanical engineer), all of whom
met while working for DuPont Chemical in East
Chicago, Indiana. The three men felt
that providing high quality concrete products could
be a business they would enjoy getting involved in;
a philosophy that still lives on today. They
identified Houston as a growing market for precast
and pre-stressed concrete products and left their
successful careers at DuPont to move their families
to Texas to start Flexicore of Texas, Inc.. They
designed and built a Flexicore production facility
southeast of Houston on 20 acres in the city of Deer
Park, across from the Shell refinery and officially
opened for business on April 1, 1953.
During
Flexicore's early years, the three partners worked
side-by-side with a steadily growing number of loyal
employees throughout all stages of production and
assembly. Initially, the company focused production
efforts solely on the manufacture and construction
of Flexicore slabs, later adding wheel stops and
double tees to their early product line offerings.
The use of Flexicore, a hollow-core, precast and
pre-stressed concrete slab, revolutionized the
erection of industrial and commercial buildings.
From the beginning, Flexicore products and
engineering were utilized in many of the city's
ever- expanding shopping centers, commercial and
retail buildings as well as hotels and restaurants
throughout Houston and Galveston. Other product
lines were incorporated into the company's
broadening portfolio of services including
fireproofing, stadium treads and risers, pilings,
bridge beams and wall panels. In the mid-sixties
Flexicore of Texas produced the precast concrete
treads and risers used in the construction of the
Houston Astrodome, long an engineering hallmark.
As the company evolved and as construction
markets shifted in Houston, Flexicore of Texas, Inc.
diversified, becoming gradually less involved in
shopping centers and retail projects as it expanded
its fireproofing and stadium interests. It also
turned its focus towards petrochemical and
industrial projects including bridges and other
specialized ventures for which it was uniquely
suited. In 1977, Flexicore continued its growth by
moving the company into a larger production facility
located on McHard Road in Houston, Texas, where it
proudly continues operations today.
Our Team
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