The Surface 519 National Training Center is now open. The facility, centrally located in Des Moines, Iowa, is available to all decorative concrete manufacturers, distributors or artisans for training purposes. The 28,000-square-foot shop is fully equipped to manufacture countertops, sinks, fireplaces and more. Roughly 18,000 square feet of that space […]

The American Shotcrete Association has announced the winners of the Sixth Annual Outstanding Shotcrete Project Awards. The winners are as follows: Outstanding Infrastructure Project: Décarie Interchange side panel repairs in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Shotcrete contractor and general contractor: Construction Interlag Inc. Outstanding Pool & Recreational Project: Soundview YMCA in Bradford, […]

While the economic recession is over and the economy is strengthening, the construction recession may not run its course for another 18 months, hindering an improvement in cement consumption for the next two years, according to the most recent economic forecast from the Portland Cement Association. In 2011, PCA anticipates […]

Rhino Linings Corp., a global provider of protective polyurethane, polyurea, polyaspartic and epoxy coatings, has acquired Concrete Solutions Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of products and systems for the restoration, protection and beautification of concrete surfaces. In addition to an extensive list of product and system offerings such as stamped […]

Seal-Krete has introduced High Performance Flooring Systems, a new line for industrial, commercial and residential applications. With three seamless concrete coating systems to choose from, each system is custom specified to meet the performance and return-to-service requirements of the project environment. Poly-Shell Systems provide the most durability and the fastest […]

Flexmar Coatings has announced the introduction of Variegate polyaspartic stain sealer. Variegate combines a polyaspartic semitransparent stain and wear-surface sealer in one product and eliminates the need for acid staining. Instead, the applicator can achieve a variegated look that simulates a natural, marble-like or stone-like appearance with one or more […]

Stonhard recently added a new, environmentally friendly product, Stonclad G2, to its line of Stonclad floor systems. Stonclad G2 is a four-component, polyurethane mortar system. The system incorporates post-industrial recycled glass. It also incorporates rapidly renewable materials into its composition. This makes it a good fit for sustainability-minded projects that […]

Bon Tool Co.’s expanded product line includes more than 30 new products for the building trades. The products introduced for spring 2011 are featured in Bon’s supplemental catalog Vol. 311. One featured new item is Bon’s Self Leveling Floor Kit, which contains the seven basic tools recommended for self-leveling epoxy […]

A Gorgeous Floor has announced that they are now offering their sealers to members of the trade. AGF’s no-maintenance sealers were the earliest developed in the acid-stained overlay industry, and according to the company they have long set the standard in durability and appearance. Recoat times have been engineered to […]

The Bosch GLL2-40 cross-line laser is easy-to-use, accurate and durable, making it ideal on professional interior job sites for up to 30 feet. It projects lines independently or together for a wide array of building construction leveling and alignment applications. Single-button operation means easily selecting horizontal, vertical, crossline or manual […]