Hyde Tools Inc. has named Rob Scoble as its new executive vice president and chief operating officer. He will oversee Hyde’s professional products and industrial blade divisions. Scoble joined Hyde as vice president of sales and marketing in October 2005 and was charged with stepping up new product offerings marketed […]

Aztec Products Inc. has promoted Steven Spengler to vice president of sales, industrial floor-cleaning equipment. Spengler previously served as national sales manager for the company. He will continue to operate out of Aztec’s United States headquarters in Montgomeryville, Pa. Aztec Products Inc. is a familyowned business that has developed a […]

Hilti is expanding its production network with a new facility in Matamoros, Mexico, that manufactures fastening products for the North American and Latin American markets. The facility allows Hilti to ship products directly to locations throughout North and Latin America. This puts Hilti products closer to the customer, saves freight […]

The importance of concrete polishing in construction has been given official recognition with the creation of a new section in the MasterFormat system, published by the Construction Specifications Institute and Construction Specifications Canada. The new section number and name, 03 35 43 – Polished Concrete Finishing, gives design professionals a […]

The Technical Institute for Polished Concrete has released the second version of its technical concrete polishing specification. The specification takes into consideration all of the controllable variables when processing concrete to a polished finish. It is written in a format that allows any manufacturer or specifier to easily specify equipment […]

Bureaucratic delays in releasing funds coupled with long lags between outlays and construction activity for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act projects will result in very little stimulatory impact on cement consumption in 2009, according to the most recent economic forecast from the Portland Cement Association. PCA expects total cement consumption […]

The National Center for Construction Education and Research curriculum for “Your Role in the Green Environment” has been updated to include LEED Version 3 and a Training Course Study Guide: Preparation for Green Advantage Exam. This guide will assist students and practitioners in their preparations for the Green Advantage Commercial/Residential […]

The International Surface Fabricators Association has announced a comprehensive conference program to be held in conjunction with its International Countertop Expo, which premieres Feb. 8- 10, 2010, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The program will include sessions on marketing on a budget, bonding dissimilar surfaces, setting up a concrete […]

The International Concrete Repair Institute will hold its 2009 Fall Convention Oct. 21-23, 2009, at The Buttes in Tempe, Ariz. The convention theme for this event will be “Flooring Issues.” ICRI will offer 12 technical presentations by industry experts. Subject matter will include self-levelers, curing issues, fixing new-construction problems, forensics, […]

American Shotcrete Association has released a compilation of papers focusing on shotcrete’s use in the repair and rehabilitation of infrastructure. The 34-page book, “Infrastructure Repair & Rehabilitation Using Shotcrete,” includes eight papers previously published in ASA’s Shotcrete magazine. The document was created for distribution at the recent International Bridge Conference, […]