Lafarge received several of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s 2007 Awards for Environmental and Safety Excellence. The awards recognized a number of Lafarge’s aggregates and concrete sites across the United States and Canada for their commitment to sustainability initiatives in North America. A total of 37 Lafarge sites […]

The Life Deck brand of products will now be known as Westcoat Concrete Infusion Coatings. Backed by 25 years of industry experience, Westcoat offers premier concrete coating products and systems organized within four categories: Waterproof (WP), Epoxy Coat (EC), Texture Coat (TC) and Surface Coat (SC). WP products and systems […]

Reward Wall Systems Inc. has added a new production location for its iForm insulated concrete forms: Cellofoam, in Orlando, Fla. The addition of this plant comes in response to an increased demand for insulating concrete forms in the Gulf Coast region. This partnership means timelier service to Florida as well […]

Doosan Infracore Co. has completed the acquisition of the Bobcat, Utility Equipment and Attachments businesses from Ingersoll Rand Co. Ltd. The three entities will operate as individual businesses of Doosan Infracore International, a U.S.-based subsidiary of Doosan Infracore, and will be known as Bobcat, Doosan Infracore Portable Power (formerly Ingersoll […]

Valspar Flooring, a division of Valspar Corp., announces its ValsparCOMPLETE single-source solution for facilities seeking turnkey design, sales and installation of highperformance, seamless floor and wall systems. ValsparCOMPLETE begins with a detailed site survey conducted by Valspar technical engineers, who create a customized flooring solution using the company’s extensive line […]

Cart-Away Concrete Systems Inc., a supplier of concrete mixing equipment, is rolling out Cart- Away Supply store franchises. Cart-Away has relationships with rental and landscape yards around the country that are being leveraged to benefit new Cart-Away Supply franchisees. Cart-Away Supply franchisees will receive exclusive use of an advanced line […]

The Cheng Concrete Training Academy has announced a nationwide expansion, starting with a facility located in Atlanta, Ga., called the Cheng Center of Excellence – Atlanta. This new training facility will offer the curriculum developed by author and designer Fu- Tung Cheng and his team of concrete professionals, starting with […]

The Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association has announced its lineup of presentation speakers for its 2008 convention at Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa March 4-8 in Las Vegas. The theme for the 36th annual gathering of cutting professionals is “Adventure.” Returning keynote speaker Charles Vander Kooi will offer a […]

To encourage safety on the job site, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers has developed Best Practice Guidelines for Addressing Buried Hazards. The guidelines document was prepared by the association’s Masonry and Concrete Saw Manufacturers Institute, which is made up of more than a dozen companies. The SMI buried hazards guidelines […]

Kathleen Riley (Kitty) Kono, who recently retired as vice president of global cooperation at ASTM International, received the Astin-Polk International Standards Medal from the American National Standards Institute. ANSI honored Kono, who filled the ASTM International global cooperation position since its creation in 2001, for expanding the role of standards […]