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From self-cleaning and self-repairing to bendable and glowing, concrete is constantly evolving, regularly bringing technologically improved products to market.
You basically have two ways to make more money in decorative concrete — you can increase sales or reduce the cost of doing business. Businesses in times like these have a tendency to become paralyzed when becoming proactive would be the best option. One good way to become proactive is to consider a team approach.
The cold truth is that our industry has seen its share of truly talented decorative concrete individuals fail, and it’s not because they weren’t good at their craft. Today’s artisans must be more than talented — they must be capable of overlaying talent with an entrepreneurial spirit. That’s where training and education comes in.
Nothing, and I mean nothing, keeps a person up at night like worry over finding the next job or project. Running a business has become more like a chess game, trying to maneuver yourself into the best position to keep the cash flow moving forward.
On Oct. 30, Forbes published an excellent profile of Tracey Lackovich, President of Super-Krete International Inc. When Lackovich was building her company, she was also an NFL cheerleader for the San Diego Chargers.
Concrete Decor welecomes these movers and shakers to their new positions in fall 2013: Jeff Bishop, precast division manager, Nox-Crete Products Group Donnie Denton, service center manager for Atlanta, Husqvarna Construction Products Robert Dorris, service, Concrete Solutions and Supply (San Diego) Sean Dunn, sales representative for Texas, Westcoat Specialty Coating […]
Hanley Wood has announced the winners of the 2014 Most Innovative Products (MIP) Award program, held annually at the World of Concrete trade show. The MIP award program allows attendees and audiences of Concrete Construction, Masonry Construction, and The Concrete Producer magazines an opportunity to vote for the products they […]
A marketing professional discovered the genius of Fu-Tung Cheng after he decided to renovate his home with concrete countertops.
Let’s face it. People who go into the trades aren’t the types who want to spend time sitting in an office in front of a computer. It’s no surprise that construction, along with agriculture, has been one of the slowest segments to adopt technological innovations into the workplace.
Concrete contractors often tell me that they don’t have any input in the green aspects of the jobs they work on. By the time the concrete sub is hired, those decisions have been made, so what’s the use of even bothering?
The philosophy behind purchasing industrial vacuums for controlling airborne dust is changing in the concrete industry, especially with new federal rules now in place concerning worker exposure to these particles.
