Dependable LLC has introduced an epoxy moisture mitigation system. Vaporseal-HM is a new, 100-percent solid epoxy moisture mitigation system for concrete slabs. Vaporseal-HM is a high- performance product treating areas where the relative humidity is up to 100 percent and has a perm rating of 0.06. Vaporseal- HM comes as […]

At the annual conference of pool supply leader Poolcorp, recently held in Dallas, Texas, company executives announced that Poolcorp has made it a priority to become the largest and best supplier of decorative concrete supplies in North America through its network of strategically placed locations. The announcement was received by […]

WarmlyYours Radiant expects a strong fourth quarter after posting a record 25 percent increase in overall sales for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2013, as compared to the third quarter of 2012. Sales for the month of September were up 39 percent over the previous year. These results are especially […]

WerkMaster has moved to a much larger facility in Burnaby, British Columbia. The new location will provide expanded production capacity to meet growing global demand for WerkMaster’s floor care equipment and maintenance products. The new street address for WerkMaster Grinders & Sanders Inc. is 6932 Greenwood St., Burnaby. ? (800) […]

GranQuartz recently opened a new store in Seattle. The location offers 11,000 square feet of warehouse and showroom space, and it will offer one-day shipping to the state of Washington, northern Idaho, and parts of Oregon. The new store is located at Northwest Corporate Park, Building B, 6001 Sixth Ave. […]

What happens when 40 concrete artisans are assembled in one place with the task of creating 10 world-class concrete cornhole platforms? The good folks at BLUEconcrete decided to answer this age-old question once and for all. In October of 2013, artisans from all over the planet gathered at the facilities […]

In response to requests by architects and engineers to resolve consistency issues associated with quality levels of polished concrete surfaces, the Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association has released two technical documents — an industry standard and a Best Practice. CSDA Standard ST-115 Measuring Concrete Micro Surface Texture uses surface texture […]

Concrete contractors with exemplary safety records for 2012 were recognized by the American Society of Concrete Contractors at the association’s annual conference. W. Burr Bennett Awards for Safety Excellence were given to specialty contractor T.A.S. Commercial Concrete Construction, Houston, and general contractor T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego. ? (866) […]

The Decorative Concrete Council, a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors, has published the Sealer Selection & Application Guide and a Sealer Installation Checklist The publications are available to ASCC DCC members via the association’s website. The Guide focuses on acrylic film-forming sealers in solvent- and water-based […]

Mary “M.K.” Hurd, one of the most influential writers and editors to specialize in concrete, passed away in September at age 87. Hurd is best known for writing every edition of the American Concrete Institute’s “Formwork for Concrete, SP-4,” considered the definitive book about structural concrete practices. The first edition […]