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One of the co-founders of ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. and a pioneer in the crane rental category has died. Jerome “Jake” Liptak was 83. With his brothers Mike and Larry, and Mike’s wife, Marvine, Jake co-founded the company in 1964. Jake Liptak is remembered as an industrious man […]
SAK Builders, formerly SAK & Associates, a complete Division 3 concrete contractor with primary operations in the Pacific Northwest, is launching into the new year with a new name, new look, and expanded team and offerings. In recent years, SAK has grown into one of the largest concrete subcontractors in […]
Traditional high performance floor coating systems require aggressive surface preparation to get good adhesion. They rely on mechanical bonding by absorbing into the pores or rough topography of the surface. Therefore, you cannot use traditional coatings such as epoxy or urethane on polished concrete and in mere days, they’ll peel […]
Ruwac USA has redesigned and upgraded the GV10XLT Early Entry Saw Vacuum. The GV10XLT is a specially designed gas-powered vacuum system. It provides 300 CFM @ 84” Lift/H20 with proven success for the collection of “green” concrete dust during early entry sawing applications. Recent upgrades include a new heavy duty […]
The Decorative Concrete Council Project awards deadline is less than two months away. Now is the time to submit your entry for the DCC Awards, due March 31, 2021. Projects do not have to be from the prior year. Project categories include: Cementitious Overlays Polished Concrete & Overlays Architectural Concrete […]
The 2021 DCC election results are in. Jeff Eiswerth, H&C Decorative Concrete Products, is the new council director. Tonia Primavera of SUNDEK is the new council director elect. H&C Decorative Concrete, a division of the Sherwin Williams Company, has been a member with ASCC since 2015. “My hope is that […]
When Hutton, a large design-build firm based in Wichita, Kansas, outgrew its headquarters, owner Ben Hutton naturally turned to his own resources. He called on Hutton’s in-house architecture and design team to draw up plans for a new facility. In addition, he knew he needed some commercial protection systems in […]
Block Strong’s efforts to “build” awareness of the benefits of concrete block construction in Florida single and multifamily homes achieved a major milestone as BlockStrong.com recently surpassed 1 million visitors in one year. The consumer-oriented site averages more than 75,000 visitors per month. Block Strong’s primary mission is to help. […]
As we discussed in Concrete 101, concrete is a hard, durable surface made up of cement, aggregate and water. It’s the single, largest, volume-building material used worldwide. All totaled, that equates to about 10 billion tons a year. For the most part, concrete does its job, and we hardly ever […]
Ultra Durable Technologies (UDT) has appointed Chris Patterson as the Midwest technical sales representative. Since 2013, Patterson has held a NACE Level 1 Coatings Inspector certification. He also formerly chaired the SSPC North Central Region. SSPC and NACE has since merged and formed the Association for Materials Protection and Performance […]
