{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"168851","rtpr_id":"nPn9dWxyna-20261014","ticker":"FRAL","exchange":"NSE India","all_tickers":["FRAL"],"title":"Fractal Announces Nexus Platform, Will Unveil Intelligent Enterprise Cloud at NRMCA's ConcreteWorks","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-14T12:00:05.653Z","article_body":"Fractal Announces Nexus Platform, Will Unveil Intelligent Enterprise Cloud at NRMCA's ConcreteWorks\nPR Newswire\n\nLEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 14, 2026\n\nFractal-Nexus challenges what construction businesses should expect from\ntechnology: systems that work together, intelligence that drives action and\nnew capabilities delivered in just days.\n\nLEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fractal announced\nFractal Nexus, an intelligent enterprise cloud for the heavy building\nmaterials and construction industries that provides private cloud environments\nand data ownership. The company will unveil and demonstrate the platform at\nNRMCA's ConcreteWorks at booth #631, October 15–18, 2026, at the Gaylord\nOpryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee.\n\nFractal Announces Nexus Platform, Will Unveil Intelligent Enterprise Cloud at NRMCA's ConcreteWorks\n\"After five years of building financial technology for this industry and\npartnering with leaders like Command Alkon\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4797127-1&h=1106980044&u=https%3A%2F%2Fcommandalkon.com%2F&a=Command+Alkon)\n, we understand these businesses and the challenges they face extremely well,\"\nsaid Brian Nichols, co-founder and CEO of Fractal. \"I believe Fractal Nexus is\none of the most consequential advances this industry will see. We're bringing\nintelligence into the customer's own data environment to amplify the\ntechnology they already use and deliver capabilities in days, not months, that\npreviously felt out of reach.\" The team will also be accepting demo requests\nat fractal-nexus.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4797127-1&h=2708653004&u=https%3A%2F%2Ffractal-nexus.com%2F&a=fractal-nexus.com)\n.\n\nFractal Nexus connects the systems businesses already run and builds missing\ncapabilities around how they actually operate. By bringing data, AI,\noperational applications and payments together on one foundation, Nexus is\ndesigned to help ready-mix, aggregates, asphalt and construction businesses\nuncover revenue opportunities, identify operational issues and improve\nprofitability without starting over with their technology.\n\nFor many materials businesses, critical information remains spread across\naccounting, dispatch, batching and payment systems. Teams bridge those gaps\nwith manual work, disconnected reporting and software workarounds. Nexus\ncreates a connected foundation that makes that information more useful and\nenables businesses to add capabilities as their needs evolve.\n\nThe platform brings together four core capabilities:\n\n * System connectivity: Connect existing business systems and workflows so\ninformation can move across the operation.\n * Business intelligence: Turn connected data into actionable insights that help\nteams identify inefficiencies, recognize opportunities and make more informed\ndecisions.\n * Operational applications: Build and deploy capabilities around specific\nbusiness needs within a shared data and application environment, such as\nhosting a customer portal, managing customer credit, or building a price book.\n * Integrated payments: Connect how businesses get paid with the systems that\nsupport their daily operations, helping simplify payment workflows and\nreconciliation.\nBusinesses can begin with the problem they need to solve today, whether that\nis optimizing payments, connecting systems or improving operational\nvisibility, and expand within the same environment over time.\n\n\"Your business shouldn't have to bend around software,\" Nichols said. \"Nexus\nis about giving operators the ability to act on what their business needs, and\nthat's why early Nexus adopters will gain a meaningful competitive advantage\nthrough better decisions, faster execution and more opportunities to grow\nrevenue and strengthen profitability.\"\n\nAt NRMCA's ConcreteWorks, attendees in Nashville will have the opportunity to\nsee Fractal Nexus in action and discuss how the platform can support their\noperations. Visit Fractal at booth #631 on the show floor or visit\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4797127-1&h=1782941584&u=https%3A%2F%2Ffractal-nexus.com%2F&a=%C2%A0)\nfractal-nexus.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4797127-1&h=2708653004&u=https%3A%2F%2Ffractal-nexus.com%2F&a=fractal-nexus.com)\nto connect with the team.\n\nAbout Fractal\n\nFractal's mission is to connect the construction economy. Through Fractal\nPayments and Fractal Nexus, the company provides payment technology, system\nconnectivity, business intelligence and operational applications for the heavy\nbuilding materials and construction industries. Fractal helps businesses build\non the technology they already use and add capabilities as their needs evolve.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fractal-announces-nexus-platform-will-unveil-intelligent-enterprise-cloud-at-nrmcas-concreteworks-302907789.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fractal-announces-nexus-platform-will-unveil-intelligent-enterprise-cloud-at-nrmcas-concreteworks-302907789.html)\n\nSOURCE Fractal\n\n\n\nMedia Contact: Danielle Ryan, VP of Marketing, danielle@fractalpay.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2012652/Fractal-Nexus-Logo-Color_Black.jpg?id=OA3017012\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn9dWxyna-20261014","title":"Fractal Announces Nexus Platform, Will Unveil Intelligent Enterprise Cloud at NRMCA's ConcreteWorks","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"FRAL","created":"2026-10-14T12:00:05.653Z","tickers":["FRAL"],"exchange":"NSE India","article_body":"Fractal Announces Nexus Platform, Will Unveil Intelligent Enterprise Cloud at NRMCA's ConcreteWorks\nPR Newswire\n\nLEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 14, 2026\n\nFractal-Nexus challenges what construction businesses should expect from\ntechnology: systems that work together, intelligence that drives action and\nnew capabilities delivered in just days.\n\nLEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fractal announced\nFractal Nexus, an intelligent enterprise cloud for the heavy building\nmaterials and construction industries that provides private cloud environments\nand data ownership. The company will unveil and demonstrate the platform at\nNRMCA's ConcreteWorks at booth #631, October 15–18, 2026, at the Gaylord\nOpryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee.\n\nFractal Announces Nexus Platform, Will Unveil Intelligent Enterprise Cloud at NRMCA's ConcreteWorks\n\"After five years of building financial technology for this industry and\npartnering with leaders like Command Alkon\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4797127-1&h=1106980044&u=https%3A%2F%2Fcommandalkon.com%2F&a=Command+Alkon)\n, we understand these businesses and the challenges they face extremely well,\"\nsaid Brian Nichols, co-founder and CEO of Fractal. \"I believe Fractal Nexus is\none of the most consequential advances this industry will see. We're bringing\nintelligence into the customer's own data environment to amplify the\ntechnology they already use and deliver capabilities in days, not months, that\npreviously felt out of reach.\" The team will also be accepting demo requests\nat fractal-nexus.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4797127-1&h=2708653004&u=https%3A%2F%2Ffractal-nexus.com%2F&a=fractal-nexus.com)\n.\n\nFractal Nexus connects the systems businesses already run and builds missing\ncapabilities around how they actually operate. By bringing data, AI,\noperational applications and payments together on one foundation, Nexus is\ndesigned to help ready-mix, aggregates, asphalt and construction businesses\nuncover revenue opportunities, identify operational issues and improve\nprofitability without starting over with their technology.\n\nFor many materials businesses, critical information remains spread across\naccounting, dispatch, batching and payment systems. Teams bridge those gaps\nwith manual work, disconnected reporting and software workarounds. Nexus\ncreates a connected foundation that makes that information more useful and\nenables businesses to add capabilities as their needs evolve.\n\nThe platform brings together four core capabilities:\n\n * System connectivity: Connect existing business systems and workflows so\ninformation can move across the operation.\n * Business intelligence: Turn connected data into actionable insights that help\nteams identify inefficiencies, recognize opportunities and make more informed\ndecisions.\n * Operational applications: Build and deploy capabilities around specific\nbusiness needs within a shared data and application environment, such as\nhosting a customer portal, managing customer credit, or building a price book.\n * Integrated payments: Connect how businesses get paid with the systems that\nsupport their daily operations, helping simplify payment workflows and\nreconciliation.\nBusinesses can begin with the problem they need to solve today, whether that\nis optimizing payments, connecting systems or improving operational\nvisibility, and expand within the same environment over time.\n\n\"Your business shouldn't have to bend around software,\" Nichols said. \"Nexus\nis about giving operators the ability to act on what their business needs, and\nthat's why early Nexus adopters will gain a meaningful competitive advantage\nthrough better decisions, faster execution and more opportunities to grow\nrevenue and strengthen profitability.\"\n\nAt NRMCA's ConcreteWorks, attendees in Nashville will have the opportunity to\nsee Fractal Nexus in action and discuss how the platform can support their\noperations. Visit Fractal at booth #631 on the show floor or visit\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4797127-1&h=1782941584&u=https%3A%2F%2Ffractal-nexus.com%2F&a=%C2%A0)\nfractal-nexus.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4797127-1&h=2708653004&u=https%3A%2F%2Ffractal-nexus.com%2F&a=fractal-nexus.com)\nto connect with the team.\n\nAbout Fractal\n\nFractal's mission is to connect the construction economy. Through Fractal\nPayments and Fractal Nexus, the company provides payment technology, system\nconnectivity, business intelligence and operational applications for the heavy\nbuilding materials and construction industries. Fractal helps businesses build\non the technology they already use and add capabilities as their needs evolve.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fractal-announces-nexus-platform-will-unveil-intelligent-enterprise-cloud-at-nrmcas-concreteworks-302907789.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fractal-announces-nexus-platform-will-unveil-intelligent-enterprise-cloud-at-nrmcas-concreteworks-302907789.html)\n\nSOURCE Fractal\n\n\n\nMedia Contact: Danielle Ryan, VP of Marketing, danielle@fractalpay.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2012652/Fractal-Nexus-Logo-Color_Black.jpg?id=OA3017012\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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