Bartell Morrison Inc. has purchased Innovatech Products and Equipment Co. The new owner intends to maintain Innovatech’s manufacturing, sales and distribution capabilities in Everett, Wash. Innovatech is one the largest suppliers of surface removal equipment in the world. The company offers a full range of floor removal equipment, grinding and […]

The vFan Gravity System from Preval is a portable spray system that delivers liquid mediums or coatings — paints primers, glues, stains — while allowing the user to fully control the flow from a 1⁄16-inch fine- line detail to a 3-inch fan pattern on small surfaces. The spray system delivers […]

W. R. Meadows has reintroduced Intraguard, a water-based, penetrating sealing compound for exterior concrete surfaces specifically designed to limit the intrusion of moisture and chlorides into concrete surfaces. Formerly known by another name, Intraguard is a clear sealer that weatherproofs and protects virtually all exterior concrete surfaces, including concrete driveways, […]

Seal-Krete is introducing three new products: Epoxy-Shell WB250, Surface-Shell HP, and Graffiti-Shell WB. Epoxy-Shell WB250, currently available to order, is a two-part, premium water-based epoxy coating with solvent-based performance characteristics. This high-gloss coating provides excellent adhesion, film hardness, and chemical and abrasion resistance. It is highly breathable and reduces blistering […]

Walttools has released a new coloring agent called Tru Tique. Walttools Tru Tique is a water-based antiquing color wash solution designed to provide the natural, two-tone mottled effect normally obtained by the use of colored release agents. Tru Tique is perfect for coloring new surfaces or for rejuvenating existing textured […]

Gil Snyder, associate professor of architecture at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has been named the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s Distinguished Educator for 2013. Snyder was presented with the award at the 51st Design Awards Celebration of Excellence Banquet at the 2013 PCI Convention and National Bridge Conference in Grapevine, Texas. Snyder […]

Blastcrete Equipment Co. has released the H-020 gunite attachment, giving shotcrete contractors a powerful rotary gunite machine that attaches easily to any skid steer, requires less compressed air, and saves space on job sites. The easy-to-operate machine delivers precise material control. The hydraulically powered H-020 is equipped with Blastcrete’s “Genuine […]

Water Cannon is proud to introduce for 2014 a new line of roll-cage-protected two-, three-, and four-cylinder water-cooled Kubota pressure washers that deliver up to 7,000 psi. Including all of the important accessories — including a 50-foot hose, wand, trigger gun, and QC nozzles — this industrial-duty diesel pressure washer […]

Kut-Rite Manufacturing Co.’s new edger, the KRazor EDGE, brings many of KutRite’s grinding and polishing innovations to concrete floor edging — and include single and twin heads. The KRazor EDGE takes the contractor off hands and knees when grinding and polishing the edges of a floor. The twin heads feature […]