Safety and training will be two hot topics on the agenda for the CSDA 2005 Annual Convention, scheduled for Feb. 14-19 at The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Bruce Swanson, director of the OSHA Directorate of Construction, U.S. Department of Labor, will make the opening-day presentation, which will address how […]

The NRMCA has hired industry veteran Philip Kresge as its fifth national resource director. Kresge, formerly the promotion director for the Pennsylvania Concrete Promotion Council, will be responsible for the northeast section of the U.S. He joins Brad Burke, Dan Huffman, Vance Pool and Mike Zaldo as a field promoter […]

The Construction Specifications Institute is accepting orders for MasterFormat 2004 Edition, the most significant upgrade in MasterFormat’s 40-year history. The new edition has additional divisions and many more sections, which facilitates project delivery by enabling specifications to address the spectacular advances that have taken place in construction technology since MasterFormat […]

ACI 212.4R-04, Guide for the Use of High-Range Water-Reducing Admixtures (Superplasticizers) in Concrete, contains information on high-range waterreducing admixtures, which can increase the strength of concrete and provide greatly increased workability without adding more water. This guide offers information on the effects of these admixtures on the properties of fresh […]

Sika Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of Rich Shadle to the position of new construction regional manager for the northcentral U.S. Shadle will focus on introducing Sika’s advanced admixture technology and technical support to the ready mixed concrete and precast/prestressed industries in the Midwest. Shadle has more than […]

Formed through a restructuring of the Bayer Group, the new company Lanxess is scheduled to leave the group at the beginning of 2005. “Lanxess will continue to be a leading global producer of synthetic inorganic pigments, including Bayferrox iron oxide pigments,” says Kim O’Connor, vice president, inorganic pigments, North America. […]

The Concrete Countertop Institute has opened a new, larger facility in Raleigh, N.C. The new facility is nearly double the size of the previous facility and offers an excellent location convenient to the Raleigh-Durham International Airport and downtown Raleigh. The Institute shares the space with nationally recognized concrete countertop fabricator […]

A new surface-preparation training program taught by factory experts skilled in Blastrac equipment, Sawtec hand tools and Schmidt abrasive airblast equipment is available in Oklahoma City. Called SPARC: Surface Preparation Academic Resource Center, this course offers comprehensive training on popular surface preparation methods and equipment. The 21⁄2-day program includes discussion […]