ALLENTOWN SHOTCRETE TECHNOLOGY INC.

Allentown Shotcrete is the premier manufacturer of dry and wet process shotcrete equipment, including pumping and gunning equipment and accessories.

Mission Motivating dedicated, dependable employees to guarantee success toward a common goal.

Acting in a fair, service-oriented manner to make enhanced technology available to the marketplace.

Manufacturing state-of-the-art, reliable machinery from standardized components which are produced internationally by our partners.

Treating all relationships with trust and respect.

In the early 1900s, Allentown’s pioneering technology was first developed for taxidermy purposes when its originator Carl Akeley, a famous hunter and professor, devised a method for spraying plaster onto a wire frame. The outcome was a strong, thick plaster coating that didn’t slump from the frame or set before being fully placed.

The equipment was subsequently used to patch deteriorated concrete using a dry mixture of sand and cement. The results were excellent, and patents and trade names were applied for in 1910 for the new “Cement Gun” and the “Gunite” material it produced.

Forty years later, a new process was developed involving the use of pressure tanks to force stiff mortar through a hose. This new wet-process became known as shotcrete - and the rest is history.

“In this day and age, very few companies are able to succeed in business for 100 years, ” says Patrick Bridger, president of Allentown. “We are very proud of our longevity, and see it as a testament to our reputation for quality, and the value we have brought our customers for a century.”

Since the 1950s, the Allentown name has been synonymous with the process of spraying mortar at high velocity onto surfaces in the refractory, underground, mortar and civil industries. The equipment line has expanded to include a wide range of Gunning Machines, Pre-dampeners,