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Seven years ago, Mike Menendez, a veteran in the decorative concrete overlay business, was presented with a franchise opportunity for detectible warning systems, which signal terrain transitions to pedestrians. After evaluating the products, he felt that he could create a better one. The end result was SafetyStepTD.
Our editors compiled a list of some of the newest polishers on the market. This article goes in depth on each of them.
Before the hand-held Stucco Sprayer, concrete contractors who wanted to work vertically had to settle for one of two extremes – a large, costly pump, requiring a crew of four to six, or hand-stacking. The new sprayer fills a niche between the two.
A closer look at the interior and exterior first place winners of the 2010 Concrete Restoration Contest.
Diamatic Management Services has announced the industry’s first vertical business model for the concrete polishing industry.
In preparation for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Mapei provided 41 different products that contractors used for concrete restoration, surface preparation, waterproofing and flooring installation in six Vancouver venues, including the Vancouver Olympic Headquarters (Campus 2010), Richmond Speed Skating Oval, Olympic/Paralympic Centre, Canada Hockey Place (GM Place), Olympic and Paralympic Village Vancouver and the East and West buildings of the Main Media Centre at Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The Quikrete Companies has released a range of new products for both commercial and residential applications. These products include several new concrete sealers with multiple finish options and a versatile concrete repair compound. Quikrete’s new line of low-VOC waterproofing sealers offers a reliable, durable finish for a variety of surfaces. […]
Aztec Products Inc. has introduced the new UltraGrind propane-powered, planetary-head, gear-driven concrete grinding machine. The UltraGrind is the newest addition to Aztec’s extensive line of floor-stripping, buffing and polishing machines. The Aztec UltraGrind has been designed for more aggressive concrete-floor grinding applications, where the goal is to both remove material […]
American Decorative Concrete is currently conducting a nationwide “beta test” of its new Ameripolish SureLock Color System to find out how it performs on real-world concrete. “What we’re seeing in our lab,” explains American Decorative Concrete president Les Davis in a press release, “represents a revolution in concrete color. But […]
L.M. Scofield Co. has introduced Scofield Formula One Guard-S Concentrate, a penetrating, solvent-borne acrylic concentrate that is diluted with acetone by the end user and applied to interior architectural or ground and polished floors. Guard-S Concentrate is a VOC-compliant treatment that fills the near-surface voids in interior concrete floors, providing […]
