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Pflaumer Brothers Inc. has made available a new amine-functional resin for polyurea polyaspartic coatings used on concrete, metal, plastic composites, wood and other substrates. The polyaspartic amine, designated Teraspartic 230, is characterized by low viscosity, high reactivity and fast gelation. It is ideal for specialty applications such as patching compounds, […]
Polycoat Products, a division of American Polymers Corp., has hired Adriaan van der Capellen as sales and technical support manager for their waterproof division and Steven McGrane as technical sales manager in industrial applications for the foam division. The company has also hired 18 independent sales reps tasked with expanding […]
Bayer MaterialScience LLC has developed new two-component polyurethane waterborne technology for sealers in the decorative concrete market. The new sealer technology offers a number of advantages over currently available concrete sealer products, including better ease of use, improved durability, low odor, increased service life and very low amounts of volatile […]
Quest Building Products has promoted Nicholas Shilling to the position of service manager. Nicholas will be responsible for managing Quest Building Product’s service department and its growing fleet of rental equipment used by contractors throughout the Southwest. www.questbuilding.com
Chris Rousseau, manager of Hotwire Direct, shared with us his experience making a nicely molded concrete chair with the help of one of his company’s performance CNC foam-cutting machines. He measured different parts of his body to dial in the chair’s measurements and banged it out in just about 24 hours.
Dow Coatings Materials, a global business unit of The Dow Chemical Co., has developed Paraloid B-66 Thermoplastic Acrylic Resin in Dimethyl Carbonate (DMC). Part of Dow’s Paraloid B-66 Acrylic Resin family, the new product forms clear solutions, which air-dry extremely fast to form hard, colorless films that offer excellent block […]
Versatile Building Products has promoted Matthew Newman, formerly a vice president at the company, to the position of president. In his new role, Newman will be responsible for leading Versatile’s North American manufacturing operations. He will manage operations at the company’s plant in Anaheim, Calif., which serves the entire United […]
If you’re looking to outfit your house from top to bottom in concrete — floors, walls, kitchen and/or furniture — what better way to top it off than with a concrete clock?
Quest Building Products is now the sole distributor of the new and growing line of Kretus concrete coatings. The lineup includes: Kretus Water Based Epoxy, a fast-drying primer; Kretus Easy Patch, a two-part fast-curing epoxy-based patching material; Kretus Base Coat Pro, an ultrafast-drying, economical epoxy that is great for sand, […]
L. M. Scofield Co. has hired David Reid and Stan Nabers to further develop Scofield’s rapidly growing Chromix-It Liquid Color Dispenser program. Reid will hold the position of director of engineering services, and he will be responsible for building, installing and maintaining Scofield’s Chromix-It Liquid Color Dispensers throughout the United […]
