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Engineers, students, contractors, educators, manufacturers, and material representatives from around the world attend the ACI Concrete Convention. This year’s convention will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh Marriott, and Raleigh Sheraton, Raleigh, NC, USA, October 25-29, 2020, where attendees will collaborate on concrete codes, specifications, and practices. Technical […]
Cemstone, the Midwest’s leader in high-performance concrete, announces the 2020 Cemstone Companies Scholarship recipients. The 2020 recipients include Mitchell Hannover (West Concord, MN), Lindsay Miller (Pine City, MN), Morgan Lynch (Fonda, IA) and Kyle Vang (Maplewood, MN). Cemstone established The Cemstone Companies Scholarship Fund in 1998. Its goal is to […]
Congratulations to Russell Snow, CSP, CTR, and W. R. Meadows’ Sales Manager/Product Group Manager Building Envelope. Snow has recently been named 4th Vice President of Construction Specifications Canada (CSC). CSC is a national multi-disciplinary, association that commits itself to ongoing development and delivery of quality education programs, publications and services […]
QPR (Quality Asphalt Repair) is getting rehabilitated roads, driveways, parking lots, utility cuts and other surfaces exposed to vehicle traffic open in minutes rather than hours with its new QPR Fast-Setting Asphalt Pavement Repair. A North American leader in engineered solutions for infrastructure, QPR designed this game-changing material with proprietary water-activated […]
CR Minerals announces plant expansion in Pueblo, Colorado. They are a leading manufacturer of pumice products and construction materials. The company will be investing over $11 million. They will also be adding approximately 8 more jobs to its existing staff over the next three years. The expansion will more than […]
Concrete Fasteners, Inc. introduces an all-inclusive line of Confast 410 stainless steel hex head concrete screws This versatile anchor uses 410 stainless steel with a Silver Climaseal Coating. The Confast 410 stainless steel hex head concrete screw measures ¼” x 1-1/4” with the hex head that sits on top of […]
The Slag Cement Association (SCA) is pleased to announce its slag cement webinar series featuring four webinars presented by industry experts. These free webinars are a great opportunity to learn about the different inherent benefits of slag cement when used in concrete construction. The webinars will start at the end […]
The Yacht Hotel opened in January 2020 and is the newest beach hotel in the popular resort city of Vlorë, Albania. The hotel’s concrete structures are protected from chloride attack – and resulting corrosion – by the Penetron System. The system’s formula reacts with concrete components to produce a waterproof, […]
Hospitals may be the focus of news coverage of the current COVID-19 pandemic, but thanks to concerns about the food supply chain and hoarders, supermarkets have been almost as prominent. Brian Bowers, president of Solid Solutions Products in Anaheim, California, says there’s likely also to be an unseen danger at […]
A little bit of positivity can go a long way during the most trying of times. The way Jim Glazer sees it, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a seemingly never-ending set of challenges and opportunities over the course of the last few months. However, in taking an objective approach to COVID-19, planning […]
