Luigi Di Geso has been named president and CEO of Mapei Americas. Di Geso has been in the Mapei family for almost 10 years, most recently holding the position of general manager for Mapei Inc. in Canada. In that role, he managed operations and sales functions and assumed responsibility for […]

Arizona Polymer Flooring is opening a 3,500-square-foot, airconditioned training facility in Glendale, Ariz. The official grand opening is slated for July 24, 2009. The company will be hosting an open house to celebrate the opening. Information about scheduled seminars is available on the company’s Web site. www.apfepoxy.com

Blastrac and Diamatic sales and distribution is expanding with Jordan Power Equipment Co. of Tallmadge, Ohio. With branches established in Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo, Jordan Power Equipment will also become the premier dealer for Blastrac in Ohio and reach into Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Jordan Power […]

The Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference returns to Baltimore, October 21-24, 2009, and to Chicago’s Navy Pier, April 7-10, 2010. This is the largest single-trade event for people working in the fields of historic preservation, rehabilitation, and traditionally inspired new construction. Continuing Education Credits are available for workshops, seminars and […]

Flexmar Coatings LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of polyaspartic coatings, has announced new manufacturing operations with improved quality control measures that take mixed pot-life consistency and batch-to-batch color matching to unsurpassed levels. Flexmar also plans to streamline its distributor base. The company is reorganizing its distribution regions and selecting new […]

The newly constructed Fritz- Pak Corp. headquarters in Mesquite, Texas, has been honored with a 2009 Outstanding Project Summit Award for projects under $5 million for its new warehouse and office facility. Fritz-Pak’s new facility was built to company specifications by Raymond Construction, Dallas, under the project management of Brandon […]

Vibco Vibrators was honored at the 2009 Progressive Manufacturing Awards gala in Sarasota, Fla. Vibco was selected as a winner of a Progressive Manufacturing 100 Award by Managing Automation Media, a Thomas Publishing Co. LLC publication. Vibco trains its entire workforce in lean methodologies and identifies and eliminates waste through […]

Dur-A-Flex Inc. recently welcomed its first group of attendees to its new Contractor Academy for Owners, a program designed for independent commercial-floor business owners looking for a competitive edge in their industry. The business owners — called “Partners” and part of Dur-A-Flex’s reseller channel — came to East Hartford, Conn., […]

Super-Krete products are regularly used on the construction sets of major Hollywood motion picture studios to create scenes, rockscape, themed sets and props. Super-Krete Bond-Kote was used to create the Flying Dutchman pirate ship in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”. Last year, Bond-Kote was used to create the […]