Landscape Forms has acquired Meld USA. Meld USA, founded in 1998, is an industry leader in materials innovation and the design, development and manufacture of products made of Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC). Over the past 14 years the Raleigh, North Carolina company has earned a reputation among architects, landscape […]

Proline Concrete Tools has introduced the Lorenzo stamp pattern. Conceptually designed by Andre Plouffe, of California-based decorative concrete company Designs in Concrete, for The Loren zo housing project near the University of Southern California, the Lorenzo pattern features stones of up to 40 inches. The stones are mostly rectangular and […]

Makita has released a new 18V LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless Fan, model BCF201Z. The new BCF201Z has two settings (1,200 and 1,700 rounds per minute) for optimal air velocity control, with up to three hours of continuous run time in low speed with a fast-charging 18-volt LXT Lithium-Ion battery. The three-stage […]

Todd Scharich has joined the American Society of Concrete Contractors as a decorative concrete specialist. Scharich will answer a hotline for ASCC members who have technical questions relating to decorative concrete. He will write and edit articles and publications as well as provide education and training. Scharich started Decorative Concrete […]

Hiram Ball, president of Ball Consulting Ltd., has announced the sale of Ball Consulting Ltd. to Smooth-On Inc., of Easton, Pa. Ball Consulting is based in Ambridge, Pa., with an office in Tempe, Ariz. For more than 30 years, Ball Consulting Ltd. has been supplying manufacturers around the world with […]

Superior Walls Xi precast concrete foundation system now evaluated for use in Canada The Canadian Construction Materials Centre has declared that Superior Walls Xi precast concrete insulated wall panels are now evaluated for use in Canada. Xi wall panels feature steel reinforced concrete and 2-1/2-inches of Dow Styrofoam insulation to […]

SureCrete Design Products’ Elasto-Shield is a ready-to-use waterproofing and crack-prevention elastomeric liquid membrane. Although specifically created for SureCrete coatings, Elasto-Shield is also ideally suited for use with ceramic tile, stone, and EIFS applications. It forms a continuous waterproofing barrier — with outstanding adhesion — and reduces crack transmission in floors. […]

ECO Elegant concrete has announced Forma, a line of bent concrete products. The product line is a result of a long study that ended in a mix formula and manufacturing technique that allows the company to bend flat concrete slabs into almost any form. ECO is a design and manufacturing […]

Countertop Solutions has changed the name of its GFRC Admix blend to Ashby Admix SR. The blend remains basically the same but now contains extra additives for super-reinforced (SR), enhanced properties. The cost per pail remains the same. The mix is Countertop Solutions’ most popular and most durable for pouring […]