Large parts of the United States recently experienced a brutal winter of cold temperatures and record snow and ice accumulations.
Business & Technology
From self-cleaning and self-repairing to bendable and glowing, concrete is constantly evolving, regularly bringing technologically improved products to market.
Making and Keeping Great Decorative Concrete Workers in an Employee Drought
In desperation we post employment opportunities on social media sites, in local newspapers and on online job listing pages. We even purchase radio spots, hoping to pick up the one or two rock-star employees left looking for new employment. But the reality is, there truly is a labor shortage out there.
Researchers Uncover the Secret Ingredient to Roman Mortar’s Strength
Interesting explanation for why ancient mortar has lasted long.
Experts Weigh In on What’s Coming in the Decorative Concrete Industry
We asked everyone the same set of questions. It wasn’t easy to approach this, given our friends’ varied experiences and applications. Perhaps the first challenge to looking ahead this way is defining the industry in general.
Recognize and Respect the Value of a Good Concrete Worker
Between the money you dole out each week on wages, payroll taxes, insurance and worker’s comp, you spend more on employees than all your other assets combined. Even though this is a fact, most contractors have a hard time recognizing employees as assets. Why is this and how can you remedy that situation?
Making Money with Decorative Concrete Curbing
When it comes to edging that pleases the eye, decorative concrete curbs have no competition.
Railroad ties rot, bender board breaks and brick mortar crumbles. But decorative curbing is permanent.
Generating New Business Relies on Making the Phone Ring
It all starts with a call. It doesn’t matter how talented or artistic or expensive or cheap you are, all new business starts with a call. New work is the lifeblood business growth.
Harnessing the Advantages of Your Small Company
A leader with a vision and a visionary leader are not the same. It is not enough to simply have a vision and convey the vision to a group of people. You must be emotionally intelligent to understand how to emotionally convey a vision.
Small companiess are better equipped to be successful in this way and its time to harness it.
Decorative Concrete Booms Across the Atlantic
The interest for decorative concrete is reaching new heights all over the world, and with this comes a need for education and training. Many countries are looking to the United States for products, information and support.
A concrete solution to climate change?
A better understanding of how carbon dioxide is absorbed by concrete.
