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J. Christopher Ball has rejoined Vector Corrosion Technologies as director, sales and marketing. Ball will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing all specification, sales, and marketing efforts for Vector, a leading supplier of products and services for corrosion mitigation in concrete structures. He will be based out of the Medina, […]
Texture-Crete, manufactured by Life Deck, is a polymer-modified cementitious coating that can be applied to existing concrete surfaces as well as plywood decks. The coating creates a decorative and safe textured finish with numerous color and texture options.
Carole Vincent lives in Cornwall, England, in a house overlooking the sea. Her father was a concrete contractor and she grew up around the trade, originally working with concrete as a building material and then turning to more artistic uses for her favorite medium.
Characteristics of concrete sealers vary depending on the specific formulation, but typically the following applies to these most commonly used concrete sealers:
The International Concrete Repair Institute approved the charter of the ICRI Hellenic Chapter, based in Greece, in April. The chapter is the first outside of North America. Anyone interested in joining the chapter or learning more about its activities should contact Athanasios Froussos, chapter secretary, at [email protected]. If you are […]
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Board of Directors has endorsed the voluntary use of performancebased specifications for U.S. ready mixed concrete applications. This effort, coined the Prescription-to- Performance (P2P) Initiative, calls for design engineers to seriously consider incorporating performance-based criteria in job specifications as an alternative to prescriptive requirements […]
DecoCrete Stamped Concrete Specialties, of Mt. Joy, Pa., has been acquired by The Weaver Group, parent company of Weaver Precast Inc., and Weaver Masonry Inc. A new division, DecoCrete by Weaver Concrete Specialties Inc., has been formed within the Weaver Group of companies. The new division is a partnership between […]
Ahal Contracting Co. Inc., located in St. Louis, Mo., recently received the Outstanding Bomanite Project Worldwide, Gold Award 2002 from the Bomanite International Society for the paving installation at the Ameristar Casino, St. Charles, Mo. The casino paving included a 40,000-square-foot streetscape, a 4,000-square-foot sports bar floor and an 8,000-square-foot […]
Lafarge North America’s South Chicago grinding facility has successfully completed its first year of operations, producing a threeway win for Lafarge, steel manufacturer Ispat Inland Inc. and the environment. The innovative site uses an environmentally friendly process that converts slag — a byproduct of steel manufacturing — into a premium […]
The Mr. Granite QPC Quartz Polymer Coating System — a high-build waterborne system consisting of three separate waterproof components — is both a beautiful granite finish and a durable monolithic surface. It combines excellent chemical and impact resistance with non-slip characteristics from its cultured quartz stone content. It is also […]
