The Decorative Concrete Council (DCC), a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), has announced its fifth annual Decorative Concrete Awards. The competition is open to DCC members and non-members. Entries are invited in the following categories: overlays, cast-in-place – stamped and special finishes, stained, polished, countertops, […]

Surface Koatings Inc. has introduced Aqualon, a new line of concrete densifiers and floor guards. The line is made up of five products: Aqualon L-100, a lithium silicate concrete floor densifier, hardener and sealer; Aqualon LP-120, a lithium-potassium silicate concrete floor densifier, hardener and sealer; Aqualon S-400, a sodium silicate […]

The GEM Orbital Sander features an 11-inch drive pad which reduces labor by at least 50-percent over traditional 5- or 6-inch rotary tools. The 100-percent orbital action of the GEM sander eliminates the possibility of swirl marks, leaving a totally consistent and uniform finish. The weight of the machine (18 […]

SureCrete Design has announced a full line of ten terrazzo concrete designs utilizing the Xtreme Series Terrazzo Mix. This high early strength cementitious casting product allows for a 150-percent load of recycled aggregates. Each terrazzo color design utilizes both post-consumer and post-industrial materials, delivering multiple LEED points. The team at […]

Polished Concrete Solutions is a new one-stop online shop offering abrasives, grinders, dyes, densifiers and guards for polished concrete and concrete countertop installers. All PCS products have been field-tested to ensure they are efficient, effective and low-cost to the consumer. PCS also offers a range of loyalty programs designed to […]

ChemMasters Inc. has introduced a new product to restore the original gloss, luster and beauty to weathered decorative concrete sealers. Gloss Restorer SRT chemically alters dull sealers to produce both long-term protection from water and salt, as well as spectacular cosmetic improvements. Its patented Ultra Perm film formation allows for […]

Benner-Nawman has developed a wheelbarrow mixer stand. It features a tall post that allows a wheelbarrow to fit underneath a mixer. A pivot arm enables the mixer to reach all areas of the wheelbarrow. Two ramps on the mixer stand allow for easy loading and unloading. The stand folds down […]

Prosoco’s new Consolideck Grind-N-Fill uses the dust created while grinding concrete floors to fill pinholes, small voids and pop- outs, microcracks and other gaps in the surface with a very durable cementitious matrix. Just spray Consolideck Grind- N-Fill on the concrete ahead of the grinder near or during the final […]

Polished Concrete Solutions is a new one-stop online shop offering abrasives, grinders, dyes, densifiers and guards for polished concrete and concrete countertop installers. All PCS products have been field-tested to ensure they are efficient, effective and low-cost to the consumer. PCS offers a range of loyalty programs designed to give […]

Superabrasive Inc. has just released a new grinding tool for extremely hard concrete. The new HCP bond tool — a single button in 30 grit on a trapezoid pad — presents a supersoft bond that breaks though the barriers of even the most stubborn concrete floors. Like all Superabrasive’s QuickChange […]