The Portland Cement Association has established a new foundation to help finance education programs in nearly every facet of the cement industries, from university research fellowships to career recruitment and craft training. The foundation’s initial annual budget will be $285,000, which will be used to provide direct educational grants for […]

Mapei has introduced Ultratop, a self-leveling, abrasionresistant cementitious topping that can reach compressive strengths of 6,100 psi (42 Mpa). The material is supplied white or gray, and the white material can be integrally colored or topically stained. In addition, Mapei has introduced a Field Flow Test Kit to solve problems […]

Vertigraph has developed BidPointXL, a Microsoft Excel add-in tool that lets the user click on an Excel spreadsheet, then fill it with information electronically measured and drawn from paper plans using a digitizer tablet. Users can take off circles, arcs, and rectangles by clicking on three points instead of tracing. […]

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Dolly mounted to reduce operator fatigue, the Sawtec™ MegaChipper peels up coatings when grinding and blasting are ineffective and is particularly suited to the removal of all types of high-build coatings. The Sawtec MegaChipper quickly removes elastomeric and deck coatings, tile mortar, heavy paints, resilient and ceramic tile, linoleum and […]

Diamond Products has announced the introduction of its new Core Cut CC6000D Concrete Saws with Differential Drive to its product line. The new CC6000D features a patent-pending design with a differential drive system that allows for easy maneuvering by pivoting the saw on its rear wheels. No heavy lifting is […]

The informative, interactive CD-ROM from SuperStone contains more than a complete catalog of quality made products, it also includes our training videos (Stamped Concrete, ChlorStain, and Super Surface). As innovators of decorative concrete products customers have always enjoyed the special attention SuperStone places on service. To learn more please give […]

Exaktime, Inc., a technology company focused on the construction industry has introduced the Jobclock, a hardware and software package that allows remote job time and attendance tracking utilizing Dallas Instruments’ ibuttons, Palm Inc.’s Palm Pilot and the latest PC technology. The heart of the Jobclock system is a small, construction […]

Mr. Lavon Winkler accepted the position of President and Chief Operations Officer at Western Forms, Inc. He will be responsible for operations of all domestic and international business units and implementing strategic plans that enhance the growth of the Western Forms brand and products worldwide. Mr. Winkler brings to Western […]

PlateAll, an innovative decorative metal coating, provides artisans access to a realm of the extraordinary. Mark Foreman of Bomanite of Northern California, an architectural craftsman and consultant, will attest to that. Mark applied PlateAll’s brass onto this ten-foot exterior logo in Northern California, creating a stunning effect. (www.bomanite-norcal.com, 877-653-9111) PlateAll […]