The Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference returns to Baltimore, October 21-24, 2009, and to Chicago’s Navy Pier, April 7-10, 2010. This is the largest single-trade event for people working in the fields of historic preservation, rehabilitation, and traditionally inspired new construction. Continuing Education Credits are available for workshops, seminars and […]

Flexmar Coatings LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of polyaspartic coatings, has announced new manufacturing operations with improved quality control measures that take mixed pot-life consistency and batch-to-batch color matching to unsurpassed levels. Flexmar also plans to streamline its distributor base. The company is reorganizing its distribution regions and selecting new […]

The newly constructed Fritz- Pak Corp. headquarters in Mesquite, Texas, has been honored with a 2009 Outstanding Project Summit Award for projects under $5 million for its new warehouse and office facility. Fritz-Pak’s new facility was built to company specifications by Raymond Construction, Dallas, under the project management of Brandon […]

Vibco Vibrators was honored at the 2009 Progressive Manufacturing Awards gala in Sarasota, Fla. Vibco was selected as a winner of a Progressive Manufacturing 100 Award by Managing Automation Media, a Thomas Publishing Co. LLC publication. Vibco trains its entire workforce in lean methodologies and identifies and eliminates waste through […]

Super-Krete products are regularly used on the construction sets of major Hollywood motion picture studios to create scenes, rockscape, themed sets and props. Super-Krete Bond-Kote was used to create the Flying Dutchman pirate ship in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”. Last year, Bond-Kote was used to create the […]

Dur-A-Flex Inc. recently welcomed its first group of attendees to its new Contractor Academy for Owners, a program designed for independent commercial-floor business owners looking for a competitive edge in their industry. The business owners — called “Partners” and part of Dur-A-Flex’s reseller channel — came to East Hartford, Conn., […]

Concrete Coatings Inc. Acid Stain and GemStain are now available in sample kits. Sample bottles hold 4 ounces and can be used for sample boards or artistic designs. Concrete Coatings Acid Stain and GemStain react with concrete to create antiqued marbled effects. The stains work on microtoppings, stampable overlays and […]

Cheng Concrete has introduced Cheng Concrete Countertop Products to brick-and-mortar stores for the first time. A select line of Cheng Concrete products are now available in four Home Depot stores in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Each store has trained associates on site to answer questions on how to make a […]

ProSpec, Bonsal American’s brand of professionally specified products, donated tile installation materials for the construction of the 2009 St. Jude Dream Home in Springfield, Mo. A Nixa, Mo., ProSpec distributor, Unique Tile, donated tile installation materials to the Homebuilder’s Association of Greater Springfield, which is coordinating construction of the home. […]

The RMC Research & Education Foundation celebrated Earth Day 2009 by highlighting its most recent research on the use of recycled materials in concrete.