Decorative Concrete Press Releases

All the latest decorative concrete press releases. Includes information on new product releases for decorative concrete contractors. Plus, openings and closings, mergers and partnerships. Additionally, press releases include industry trends, new standards, conferences and other news of interest to the decorative concrete industry.

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Oldcastle Architectural debuts new name for architectural masonry unit

Oldcastle Architectural has renamed its high-density, prefinished architectural concrete masonry unit Cordova Stone. The adoption of the new name, which signifies the end of the company’s sale of the product under the Prairie Stone mark, is intended to more accurately express the unit’s artisan aesthetic and natural stonelike beauty. The […]

ACI student program opens for upcoming academic year

The ACI Foundation, a wholly owned and nonprofit subsidiary of the American Concrete Institute, has announced the opening of its student Fellowship and Scholarship program for the 2013-2014 academic year. This year, the ACI Foundation is offering eight fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students, five scholarships for graduate students and […]

Increte Metal FX

Metal FX by Increte – New Metallic Epoxy Added to Product Line-Up

Metal FX, the latest addition to the catalog of Increte products, offers the durability of Increte Systems’ High Performance Epoxy. The product add pizazz from nine dazzling colors. Colors include: copper, walnut, burgundy, gold leaf, ginger, pearl, nile blue, steep, charcoal and emerald. When applied, Metal FX colors produce a […]

FRP composite systems from Mapei

Mapei Americas plans to introduce its fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite systems to the North American and Latin American markets. FRP can be used for several types of structural strengthening, such as rectifying deterioration, addressing design or construction errors and strengthening structures for increased design loads. Mapei has been producing FRP […]

Shotcrete Awards open for entries

The American Shotcrete Association has opened its eighth annual ASA Outstanding Shotcrete Project Awards program to recognize excellence and innovation in projects in which the application of shotcrete has played a significant role. Awards will be granted in six categories: Architecture, Infrastructure, International, Pool & Recreation, Rehabilitation & Repair, and […]

ASCC Decorative Concrete Council accepting entries for annual contest

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