Decorative Concrete Supply Inc. opened a new Houston location, its third in Texas. The Houston branch will serve Houston metro and southeast Texas cities. It will provide customers a showroom and expanded product warehouse, just like its Austin/ San Antonio and Dallas locations. Decorative Concrete Supply opened the Dallas branch […]

Bonsal American Inc. has acquired Amerimix Industries Inc., a manufacturer of bagged and bulk mortar and stucco mixes for commercial contractors and distributors. Amerimix is based in St. Petersburg, Fla. “Amerimix is an excellent strategic fit with Bonsal American’s existing operations in Florida and will enhance Bonsal American’s position with […]

Superior Solutions, a Sacramentobased sales and marketing agency, is branching out with a new company that offers the construction industry a dedicated patent, trademark and copyright consulting service. Insignio Patent Consulting is a full-featured shop offering assistance to everyone from independent contractors to corporate directors. “Unlike impersonal Web site services […]

The RMC Research & Education Foundation released a study on Crushed Returned Concrete as Aggregates for New Concrete. Performed at the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s Research Laboratory, the report evaluates the effects of the use of crushed-concrete aggregate on fresh and hardened concrete properties by comparing these properties to […]

The Euclid Chemical Co. announced its coatings capabilities with the publication of the Euclid Coatings Kit, a resource that contains solutions to tough construction challenges. The kit originated in response to requests from the specification community for a comprehensive, portable reference tool that could be kept on an office shelf […]

The 3rd Edition of ASTM International Standards for Ready-Mixed Concrete is now available in print and CD-ROM. This latest edition features the principal specifications and test methods that are referenced as part of the two ASTM standards for ready-mixed concrete: C 94/C 94M, Specification for Ready-Mixed Concrete, and C 685/C […]

ASTM International Committee C27 on Precast Concrete Products has recently developed an official standard that clearly defines what is required to make glass fibers resistant to alkali attack without the need for protective coatings. C 1666/C 1666M, Specification for Alkali-Resistant Glass Fiber for GFRC and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete and Cement, is […]

Sakrete has developed a Non-Shrink Construction Grout to add to their list of “just-add-water” products. The grout is non-metallic structural hydraulic cement, specially formulated for highstrength grouting. Non-Shrink Construction Grout is used for grouting concrete that has been poured, precast, tilted-up and prestressed, among other things. The grout has three […]

Metabo has announced that its new P’7911 multihammer, developed in conjunction with the Porsche Design Group, is now available in North America. The Porsche Design P’7911 combines all the essential functions of a drill with the power of a pneumatic hammer. It drills into concrete, stone, wood and steel, with […]

The new C4-LT Trak-It Tool from Powers Fasteners Inc. is the industry’s first gas-fired tool with enough power to fasten two-by-fours into concrete. The C4-LT tool uses a refined Trak- It gas cartridge and chamber for firing 2 1/2-inch pins through the two-byfours and into the concrete base material. The […]