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Twenty-seven concrete and masonry products were honored at the third annual “Most Innovative Product” awards program, held at the 2005 World of Concrete in Las Vegas. Awards were issued in 17 categories, with an Attendees’ Choice and Experts’ Choice winner in each category.
Fiber reinforcement protects concrete in two ways. Mainly, it minimizes cracking from plastic shrinkage that occurs as the concrete dries during the first 24 hours after placement. Also, it helps hold the concrete together if cracks develop after the concrete has hardened. Several types of fibers are available for decorative concrete applications.
The Decorative Concrete Hall of Fame is pleased to honor its inductees for 2014: Gary Jones, Frank Lewis and Jon Nasvik. The Hall of Fame will announce the group at the 2014 Concrete Decor Show.
While some concrete contractors might consider surface retarder to be a purely utilitarian product to provide traction, Tom Ralston of Tom Ralston Concrete sometimes uses it more like a paint brush on a hard, horizontal canvas. Or a turkey baster.
Whether you are a paleo-pencil-pusher or digital native, in today’s market you have to ask, what are the best digital tools for my business?
Many years in the making and rigorously reviewed by dozens of experts in the field, the much-anticipated 310R-13 Guide to Decorative Concrete was officially published by the American Concrete Institute in December 2013.
Let’s take a look at three critical challenges to marketing your business effectively and how you can resolve them.
Are you content with installing decorative concrete countertops, overlays and stamped concrete, or do you have what it takes to rise to the occasion?
Creative contractors looking for new ways to boost their profits and differentiate their work would be wise to check into the stencils available from Stencil Systems Inc. and its distributors. Headquartered in Sandy, Utah, Stencil Systems is part of the Decorative Technologies Group, an Australia-based company that manufactures and supplies […]
Photo highlights from our tour of Disney World, plus the inside story of how concrete makes the park what it is today.
