Versatile Building Products has introduced five new coating products. The 4001 High Performance “Wet Look” Waterbased Epoxy Clear Sealer is a two-component, high-gloss floor sealer designed to be used directly over concrete or decorative overlays of all types. 4001 replaces the need for a flammable lacquer sealer while improving the […]

Billed as the largest manufactured concrete products trade show in North America, the fourth annual Manufactured Concrete Products Exposition (MCPX) will be held Feb. 23-25, 2006, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. More than 6,000 plant owners, managers and production personnel are expected to attend. The 2006 MCPX […]

Fab-u-Floors Refinishing Services Ltd. is the first company in North America authorized by Werk Industries to employ the new proprietary WerkMaster Concrete Polishing System. The WerkMaster machine refinishes concrete, hardwood and stone surfaces using segmented diamond abrasives. Its patent-pending Octi-Disc Technology virtually eliminates hand edging in nearly all applications. The […]

The American Society of Concrete Contractors will hold its annual CEO Forum at The Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, Calif., Feb. 23-25, 2006. The CEO Forum brings together concrete contractors from across the country for seminars, roundtable discussions and recreation. Attendees will have the opportunity to play three of […]

Applications are now available for annual scholarships funded by ConstructMyFuture. com, a Web site initiative that promotes construction as a rewarding choice Three scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded, and the deadline to apply is February 5, 2007. The program is open to students and construction industry professionals, with […]

The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of three new publications. 347.2R-05, “Guide for Shoring/Reshoring of Concrete Multistory Buildings,” presents information and design criteria for shoring/reshoring operations during the construction of reinforced and post-tensioned multistory buildings. Topics include shoring/reshoring construction needs, construction loads on formwork, and strength adequacy of concrete […]

Lafarge partnered with Habitat for Humanity-New York City to provide cement for nine new multifamily residential buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The low-income families who occupy the residences will be among the first New York City residents to live in homes built with insulated concrete forms. Lafarge donated 200 tons of […]

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) Education Foundation awarded seven graduate students with educational fellowships at the association’s fall 2005 meeting in Chicago. The 2005 recipients are: Blake Kreuer (Cleveland State University), Lesley H. Sneed (Purdue University), Kofi Ayensu (Lawrence Technological University), Ian Cosh (University of New Brunswick), Fatih Bektas (Iowa […]

Cemstone, which makes ready-mix, engineered and architectural concrete for the upper Midwest, has named Eric Soe vice president of sales and marketing. Soe will direct and supervise planning and implementation of sales and marketing strategies. His responsibilities will include business development, customer relationship management, product marketing and sales operations. For […]

Power Fasteners Inc., headquartered in Brewster, N.Y., has expanded its global presence into five continents with the opening of a new office in Bangkok, Thailand. The 10,000-square-foot facility will be headed by managing director Charlee Surakavanichakorn. Powers has two locations in Canada, eight in Australia and New Zealand, one in […]