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


                                  July 18, 2005
                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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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

         Valmont Industries, Inc. issued a press release on July 18, 2005 with
earnings information on the company's quarter ended June 25, 2005. The press
release is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.







                                   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:  July 18, 2005
                                        By: /s/ Terry J. McClain
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                                           Name:  Terry J. McClain
                                           Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit           Description                                       Page No.

99.1              Press release dated July 18, 2005.......................5