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2007 Concrete Restoration Contest Award Winners
They hail from North Carolina, South Dakota, Arizona and California. They brought new life to an elementary school, an amphitheatre, a museum and a front porch. Meet this year’s winners of our second annual Concrete Restoration Contest.
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.
Effects with Reactive Stains on Concrete
There are unlimited opportunities to create fabulous effects with reactive acid stains. Acid stains are most mutable from the time they are sprayed onto the concrete until the reactive color change develops.
The Ins and Outs of Concrete Floor Grinders
The ins and outs of floor grinders on the market today.
Silica Dust Control – Stop Breathing Sand
As an ingredient in most concrete mixtures, crystalline silica is virtually guaranteed to be present on any decorative concrete job site.
Putting a New Stamp on Concrete
A number of new technological innovations give today’s contractors more choices when they’re looking to make an impression.
Cheng Design Awards
Cheng Concrete announced the winners of its fourth annual Members’ Circle of Distinction Design Challenge at the 2008 World of Concrete show in Las Vegas last January. More than 100 entries were received for the contest from 25 states as well as Canada, Mexico, and England.
Concrete Contractor Fixes a Botched Stencil, Stain and Sealer Job
When you’ve just created art on 256 square feet of concrete entryway, you do not want to have it described as a "horse with a rash" two days before the opening of your client’s new retail establishment. But that’s what Tony Victor and partner Ben Washburn were up against in October 2007.
Reactive Stain on Concrete
It’s possible for concrete to have stone-like qualities without trying to be stone. It’s possible for concrete to be random and variegated like the knots and grain in wood without trying to be that wood. It’s possible for concrete to develop a visually active graphic patina like copper without it being, you guessed it, copper.
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Lou Parous Named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
ASA’s 2024 Outstanding Shotcrete Project Awards
Sika Launches SikaWall-3000 Rapid Bond, a fast set adhesive for EIFS installation
ACI Launches Mentorship Program for Young Members
How Admixture Technology Enhances Decorative Concrete Performance
