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All the latest decorative concrete press releases. Includes information on new product releases for decorative concrete contractors. Plus, openings and closings, mergers and partnerships. Additionally, press releases include industry trends, new standards, conferences and other news of interest to the decorative concrete industry.
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December 2020 marked the deployment of fifty 150-square-foot nature-inclusive ECOncrete Marine Mattresses, providing large-scale armoring and protection for the Cross-Sound Cable, a 24-mile underwater electrical transmission cable under contract by Eversource and the Long Island Power Authority. Operated by PSEG Long Island, as agent to LIPA, the cable runs along […]
Ultra Durable Technologies (UDT) has appointed Chris Boxmeyer as national technical support of urethane floor finishes. Boxmeyer now oversees UDT’s leads throughout the U.S. and Canada who have resilient floors that need attention. These include sheet vinyl, Vinyl Composite Tile (VCT), Luxury Vinyl Tile or Plank (LVT/LVP), and linoleum. He […]
The Slag Cement Association (SCA) announces the 2021 spring slag cement webinar series of presented by industry experts. These free webinars are a great opportunity to learn about the different benefits that slag cement offers when used in concrete construction. The webinars will commence at the beginning of March. The […]
For the first time since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic adversely impacted the equipment and event rental industry last year, the latest 2021 ARA forecast calls for more positive growth in 2021 for the rental industry. The previous forecast, released on Nov. 12, projected a modest uptick of 0.3 percent in […]
Giatec is a world leader in concrete testing technologies. Giatec SmartMix now incorporates their artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm, Roxi. This is a new online dashboard that enables producers to optimize concrete materials and predict the performance of their mixes. “The SmartMix platform has helped us communicate with our customers and […]
Any professional in the construction industry will find value in Specifications 101. This is a new six-part series which, for the first time ever, clearly identifies the underlying elements of construction specifications. It also focuses on their importance in coordinating with construction documentation. The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), a national […]
If you were a dedicated reader of Concrete Decor before publication ceased or are a newcomer to the decorative concrete scene, there’s a free service that may fill a niche: Concrete Decor e-newsletters. Concrete Decor publishes e-newsletters twice a month delivered to your email inbox. Published since 2010 or so, […]
Suffolk announced it has made a long-term enterprise agreement with OpenSpace, a leader in 360° job site photo capture technology. The agreement marks a continued commitment by Suffolk to scale the product across its job sites nationally. Its aim is also to discover exciting new ways to leverage the captured […]
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) Market Intelligence Group released their cement consumption forecast for winter 2021. Additionally, they included their real put-in-place construction spending forecasts for the Northeast, Central, West, and Southeast United States. Northeast The Northeast has been hit hard by COVID-19, leading to cement consumption declining by a […]
Maybe some power tool users are tired of getting the third degree about using third-party replacement batteries. But they should consider that they might be headed for third-degree burns—or worse—if they keep it up. Battery safety is paramount for contractors and there is simply no adequate replacement for using the […]
