Dur-A-Flex Inc. has announced the appointment of Hiep Hiep Phat Trading Co. Ltd., Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, as the exclusive distributor and contractor for the supply and installation of Dur-A-Flex systems in Vietnam. www.dur-a-flex.com

The Quikrete Cos. provided Quikrete Fiber-Reinforced Shotcrete MS for a river restoration in Washington state. The material was used to fill channels and create weirs to help return the Spokane River to its natural flow pattern in downtown Spokane, Wash. Prior to the restoration, that section of the river was […]

Landscape Forms has acquired Meld USA. Meld USA, founded in 1998, is an industry leader in materials innovation and the design, development and manufacture of products made of Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC). Over the past 14 years the Raleigh, North Carolina company has earned a reputation among architects, landscape […]

Todd Scharich has joined the American Society of Concrete Contractors as their decorative concrete specialist. Scharich will answer a hotline for ASCC members who have technical questions relating to decorative concrete. He will also write and edit articles and publications, and provide education and training. Scharich started Decorative Concrete Resources, […]

Proline Concrete Tools has introduced the Lorenzo stamp pattern. Conceptually designed by Andre Plouffe, of California-based decorative concrete company Designs in Concrete, for The Loren zo housing project near the University of Southern California, the Lorenzo pattern features stones of up to 40 inches. The stones are mostly rectangular and […]

Makita has released a new 18V LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless Fan, model BCF201Z. The new BCF201Z has two settings (1,200 and 1,700 rounds per minute) for optimal air velocity control, with up to three hours of continuous run time in low speed with a fast-charging 18-volt LXT Lithium-Ion battery. The three-stage […]

Dur-A-Flex Inc. has announced the appointment of Hiep Hiep Phat Trading Co. Ltd. of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam as the exclusive distributor and contractor for the supply and installation of Dur-A-Flex’s systems. The news comes on the heels of a Korean partnership that was recently announced by Dur-A-Flex. The partnerships […]

Todd Scharich has joined the American Society of Concrete Contractors as a decorative concrete specialist. Scharich will answer a hotline for ASCC members who have technical questions relating to decorative concrete. He will write and edit articles and publications as well as provide education and training. Scharich started Decorative Concrete […]

Hiram Ball, president of Ball Consulting Ltd., has announced the sale of Ball Consulting Ltd. to Smooth-On Inc., of Easton, Pa. Ball Consulting is based in Ambridge, Pa., with an office in Tempe, Ariz. For more than 30 years, Ball Consulting Ltd. has been supplying manufacturers around the world with […]

Superior Walls Xi precast concrete foundation system now evaluated for use in Canada The Canadian Construction Materials Centre has declared that Superior Walls Xi precast concrete insulated wall panels are now evaluated for use in Canada. Xi wall panels feature steel reinforced concrete and 2-1/2-inches of Dow Styrofoam insulation to […]