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ALP Supply Opens Toronto DC to Serve Canada’s Precast Industry

Toronto, ON – September 19, 2025 – ALP Supply is proud to announce the opening of its new Toronto Distribution Center, a major step in our long-standing support of Canada’s precast concrete producers.
For decades, ALP Supply has worked with Canadian partners to provide reliable products and dedicated service. The new Toronto warehouse means precast customers across the country can now access essential materials faster, with reduced shipping costs and no border-related delays.
“With the Toronto location, we’re making it easier than ever...

In precast engineering, connection performance is critical to structural integrity of any structure. Traditional precast connection designs rely on inserts embedded in precast panels, plate washers for load distribution, and threaded straps with jam nuts tying precast panels to a structural frame. The intention of the jam nut is to tie the connection system together, while also providing resistance to fatigue and eccentric loads. The ALP Tech Slot Insert eliminates the jam nut—a critical design improvement that enhances resistance to fatigue and eccentric loads, simplifies installation, and reduces potential failure points. In this article, we’ll examine the rationale...

For precast concrete projects, selecting the right insert system is critical to ensuring structural integrity, quality, and long-term reliability. The Tech Slot Insert stands out as a solution engineered for demanding specifications, offering industry-leading adjustability, high-strength, and rigorous testing with conservative published values. Read on to see why engineers trust ALP Supply’s Tech Slot insert for today’s increasingly complex precast projects.
The Tech Slot Insert provides the highest ultimate mechanical capacity available in the industry at 38,000 pounds, and under certain conditions can be achieved in field applications with increased concrete...