The Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America’s Cement Manufacturers, has launched a new podcast series. Hard Facts is a podcast examining the best way to pay for the nation’s transportation infrastructure and explores money-saving tools available to planners and builders through interviews with members of Congress, the Administration and industry.

Laticrete, a leading manufacturer of globally proven construction solutions for the building industry, recently celebrated top Laticrete Supercap self-leveling underlayment applicators with its second annual Applicator of the Year and Spirit of Supercap Awards. 

KAI announces the appointment of Matt Westphal as President of KAI Design and KAI Engineering.

Chromaflo Technologies, the premier global provider of colorant technology solutions, will introduce a host of new technologies at the European Coatings Show March 19-21, 2019 in Nuremberg. To find out more, visit the Chromaflo booth in Hall 7, booth 7-167.

Retired president of Rinker Materials Karl H. Watson, Sr., who helped grow the West Palm Beach-based company that helped build Disney World and Cape Canaveral to be the largest producer of concrete block and ready-mix in the country — was presented with NCMA’s Hall of Fame award February 14, 2019 at the association’s Annual Convention held at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista – Disney Springs Area hotel.

Don Gordon, retired vice president of sales of CarbonCure Technologies, Inc., Dartmouth, NS, Canada, and previous owner and president of Atlas Block Company out of Midland, Ontario in Canada, was presented with NCMA’s Hall of Fame award February 14, 2019 at association’s Annual Convention held at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista – Disney Springs Area hotel.

ChemMasters, Inc. has announced the addition of three new versions to its popular Aquanil Plus line of deep penetrating, chemically reactive silane sealers.  The new Aquanil Plus MCI series silane sealers feature the addition of a migrating corrosion inhibitor (MCI) for superior corrosion protection of structural steel and rebar in concrete in a single application.

Sakrete, a leader in concrete, concrete-related products and technical support, released its new mobile app that calculates the amount of product needed with a simple scan of a project space. The Sakrete augmented-reality based application uses spatial computing to measure and estimate different jobs, saving contractors time, product and money. Launched at World of Concrete 2019, the app recommends the correct Sakrete product and quantity, and directs users to their closest retail location for purchasing.

With the prevalence of homelessness and overpopulation across the country, Rinker Materials and the American Institute of Architecture Students joined forces to make affordable, high-quality housing a reality through the vision of architectural student Sandra D. Guillen. A native of La Paz, Bolivia and the single mother of a 12-year-old son, Guillen tapped personal experiences to win the Rinker Materials/AIAS Pipe Dream tiny home design contest. Based on her design, the first tiny home built from concrete pipe in the U.S. was revealed at the International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Las Vegas on Feb. 19th, 2019.

All-New Honda GX50 Delivers More Power and Class-Leading Performance in a Lightweight Package for Demanding Applications