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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000900440-04-000012
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20040416
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20040416

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000102729
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL PRODUCTS [3440]
		IRS NUMBER:				470351813
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31429
		FILM NUMBER:		04737585

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 358
		STREET 2:		HWY 275
		CITY:			VALLEY
		STATE:			NE
		ZIP:			68064
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4023592201

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 358 - HIGHWAY 275
		CITY:			VALLEY
		STATE:			NE
		ZIP:			68064-0358

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VALLEY MANUFACTURING CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19680822
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  -------------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT



                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                 April 16, 2004
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                            Valmont Industries, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware                            1-31429                 47-0351813
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                                           Identification No.)



One Valmont Plaza
Omaha, Nebraska                                               68154
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)


                          (402) 963-1000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


<PAGE>


Item 5.  Other Events.

     Valmont  Industries,  Inc.  issued  a  press  release  on  April  16,  2004
announcing the  consummation of the acquisition of Newmark  International,  Inc.
The press release is attached as an exhibit and incorporated by reference.

Item 7(c).  Exhibits.

     99.1 Press release dated April 16, 2004.

<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            Valmont Industries, Inc.

Date:  April 16, 2004
                                            By:    /s/ Terry J. McClain
                                               ------------------------------
                                               Name:  Terry J. McClain
                                               Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                      Chief Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit           Description                                           Page No.

99.1        Press release dated April 16, 2004.............................


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News Release

                                                                  April 16. 2004

                    Valmont Completes Acquisition of Newmark

     Omaha,  NE -  Valmont  Industries,  Inc.  (NYSE:  VMI),  a  leading  global
manufacturer of engineered  support structures for infrastructure and mechanized
irrigation  equipment  for  agriculture  and a  provider  of  coating  services,
announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Newmark  International,
Inc. of Birmingham,  Alabama,  from Newmark's  parent company,  Pfleiderer AG of
Neumarkt,  Germany. The transaction includes all six of Newmark's North American
concrete  pole plants and one steel pole plant in North  America.  The  purchase
price  totaled  approximately  $105  million in cash and the  assumption  of $10
million in debt.

     "The  acquisition of Newmark  strengthens our  competitive  position in the
market for utility support  structures," said Mogens C. Bay,  Valmont's Chairman
and  Chief  Executive  Officer.  "Our  ability  to  offer  concrete,  steel  and
combinations  thereof  provides  the utility  industry  with a broader  range of
products for electrical transmission and distribution needs.

     "We are very  pleased  that both Earl Foust,  who has led  Newmark's  solid
growth as Chief Executive Officer for the past 11 years, and his management team
will join Valmont and continue to pursue growth  opportunities in the market for
concrete structures."

     Valmont is the global leader in designing and manufacturing  poles,  towers
and  structures  for lighting and traffic,  wireless  communication  and utility
markets,  and a provider of protective coating services.  Valmont also leads the
world  in  mechanized  irrigation  equipment  for  agriculture,  enhancing  food
production while conserving and protecting natural water resources. In addition,
Valmont  produces  a wide  variety  of  tubing  for  commercial  and  industrial
applications.

     This release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the
Private Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on
management's  current  views and estimates  and are subject to  uncertainty  and
changes in  circumstances.  Future economic and market  circumstances,  industry
conditions,  Company performance and financial results,  operating efficiencies,
availability and price of raw materials,  availability and market  acceptance of
new  products,   product  pricing,   domestic  and   international   competitive
environment,   actions  and  policy   changes  of  domestic  and   international
governments and other risks described from time to time in Valmont's  reports to
the  Securities and Exchange  Commission are examples of factors,  among others,
that could  cause  results to differ  materially  from  those  described  in the
forward-looking   statement.  The  Company  cautions  that  any  forward-looking
statement  included  in this press  release is made as of the date of this press
release  and the  Company  does not  undertake  to  update  any  forward-looking
statement.



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