Engrave-A-Crete has announced the addition of Ten Second Color Dye to their prestigious line of Concrete Resurrection products for coloring concrete and other cementitious surfaces. Ten Second Color Dye allows the user to obtain the beautifully mottled effects of acid stain in a fraction of the time and with less effort than required by a traditional acid stain application.

The American Concrete Institute has announced the availability of a new invaluable publication for concrete industry designers, suppliers, and contractors Legal Issues in Concrete Construction," Second Edition, authored by Jeffrey W. Coleman, P.E., FACI, Attorney at Law.

The Swedish family-owned Thomas Concrete Group has established a major presence in the concrete market in Northern Europe and the US East Coast. Under common branding and a new logo, the Group is now planning to expand when construction work accelerates further in Europe and the United States.

Mapei announced the addition of the Elastocolor family to its Concrete Restoration Systems line at World of Concrete 2015. Elastocolor products are professional, ready-to-use, water-based, 100 percent acrylic coatings for use on above-grade exterior/interior concrete, masonry, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites and exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS).

CTS Cement was recently honored with the UCLA Engineering 2015 Corporate Philanthropy Award. The award was presented at the UCLA Tech Forum: Robotics and Technologies of the Future. The Forum gathered leaders from industry, government and academia to share insights into the future of technology and innovation.

In response to popular demand, Engrave-A-Crete is pleased to announce an Advanced Class in Decorative Concrete.

Concrete foundations constructed in the state of Ohio will now be produced by Ohio’s first certified foundation company, R.F. Woehrmyer Concrete Construction of Minster, Ohio.

Ron Blank & Associates Inc. has launched a comprehensive program to help building product manufacturers get their products specified. Recently, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its new LEED v4 rating systems, the most widely used green building programs in the world. Building product manufacturers have had a difficult time adhering to the guidelines outlined in the LEED v4 rating systems.

ITW Red Head has introduced the new Tapcon+ concrete screw anchor, an IBC-compliant product approved for use in cracked and uncracked concrete and seismic zones. The screw is quicker and easier to install than traditional wedge anchors and is larger in size than the original blue screw anchor for concrete developed by sister brand ITW Buildex in 1976.

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) has announced new officers who have been selected to lead the nation’s largest construction trade association.