UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT Pursuant
                          to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                October 25, 2004
                Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

                            Valmont Industries, Inc.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

        1-31429                                           47-0351813
 (Commission File Number)                      (IRS Employer Identification No.)

    One Valmont Plaza
        Omaha, NE                                          68154
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)

                                 (402) 963-1000
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors of Principal Officers;  Election of Directors;
           Appointment of Principal Officers.

     (d) On October 25, 2004, at a regularly  scheduled  meeting of the Board of
Directors of Valmont  Industries,  Inc., the Board of Directors  elected Messrs.
Glen A.  Barton  and Kaj den Daas to the  Board of  Directors.  Mr.  Barton  was
appointed to serve on the  Compensation  Committee of the Board of Directors and
Mr. den Daas was appointed to serve on the Governance  and Nominating  Committee
of the Board of Directors.

     A copy of the press release announcing the directors election was issued on
October 25,  2004 and is attached  hereto as Exhibit  99.1 and  incorporated  by
reference herein.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number           Description

99.1           Press Release dated October 25, 2004









                                   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:  October 25, 2004
                                       By:  /s/ Terry J. McClain
                                            Name:  Terry J. McClain
                                            Title:    Senior Vice President and
                                                        Chief Financial Officer