H&C Decorative Concrete Products’ new Dry-Shake Color Hardener & Release system is perfect for coloring and hardening new stamped concrete applications. It improves the strength and density of the concrete while adding rich, intense color options. H&C Dry-Shake Color Hardener is a blend of select grated aggregates, architectural cements, plasticizers […]

A picture is worth a thousand words, according to the old saying. Braxton-Bragg is now showing that an animated video is worth thousands more, with a new a line of animated instructional videos the company has put up on the website. The I-Brace was chosen as the perfect product to […]

Metabo Corp. has introduced the new WP780 4 1/2-inch angle grinder with a nonlocking paddle switch. The WP780’s “deadman” function increases user safety by turning the grinder off automatically when its trigger is released or the tool is dropped. Built to withstand rugged operating conditions, including edge grinding, deburring, weld […]

Ceratech Inc. has accepted another strategic equity investment, this time from Colombian cement powerhouse Cementos Argos. The Ceratech investment follows Argos’ recent expansion of its United States presence through a $760 million purchase of Lafarge assets in the Southeast U.S. Ceratech’s cement manufacturing process produces technologically advanced, durable, sustainable cements […]

The Construction Specifications Institute’s 2010 Construction Technology Award was presented to Jeffrey L. Snyder, CSI, CCPR, co-inventor of the Poly Pro steel-reinforced plastic trowel blade from Wagman Metal Products Inc. When the Poly Pro blades are used, dark burnish marks are controlled on both walk-behind and ride-on power trowels. Applications […]

General Equipment Co. now includes QR codes on its surface preparation, hole digging and ventilation equipment. When scanned with a smartphone, the codes direct users to videos, literature, operational tips, service information and manuals. They are printed on weather- and damage-resistant data plates that are securely mounted on each piece […]

Metabo Corp. has introduced the new WP780 4 1/2-inch angle grinder with a nonlocking paddle switch. The WP780’s “deadman” function increases user safety by turning the grinder off automatically when its trigger is released or the tool is dropped. Built to withstand rugged operating conditions, including edge grinding, deburring, weld […]

Metabo Corp. now offers a 4-inch wet polisher that reportedly provides the most power and highest speed range of any wet polisher on the market. The PWE11-100 is ideal for polishing and finishing natural stone, artificial stone and concrete. The new polisher includes Metabo’s VTC electronic speed stabilization for increased […]

Rust-Oleum Corp. has acquired certain assets of Multicolor Specialties Inc., a manufacturer of specialty coatings based in Cicero, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Multicolor has annual sales of about $5 million. Its primary products are multicolored coatings for architectural and small-project applications. The architectural products are principally […]

PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings business has published a white paper comparing the performance of polysiloxane coatings to that of traditional epoxy/urethane and epoxy/silicone-alkyd coatings. The four-page white paper summarizes polysiloxane coating chemistry and explains how it enables PPG products such as PSX 700 and PSX 700SG coatings to […]