The Concrete Polishing Council, a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors, has developed seven Job Hazard Analysis sheets for tasks primarily related to the process of polishing concrete. JHAs are used on the jobsite, prior to starting work each day, to remind craftsmen of the risks inherent in the work for that day, and the precautions that must be taken to avoid accidents.

The American Concrete Institute announces that ACI 318-19 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete is now available in print and digital formats.

North America’s leading manufacturer of hardscape building products, Oldcastle APG, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Abbotsford Concrete Products, enhancing APG’s customer experience by expanding product offerings and manufacturing capabilities in its western Canadian region.

Mapei Corporation announces that Jeff Johnson, Business Manager for Floor Covering Installation Systems, has been elected to serve as Vice Chairman of Associates on the Executive Board of the Flooring Contractors Association. Elected by FCICA members in good standing, those on the FCICA Executive Board serve a three-year rotational term.

As a leader in surface preparation and polishing products, Blastrac Global is consolidating three of its business units. As market leaders, they are combining resources to take the products of Blastrac, Diamatic, and Cyclone Technology to new heights.

Cemex USA announced today that nine of its ready-mix concrete plants in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California earned the prestigious and internationally-recognized ISO 14001:2015 Certification for their environmental management systems, making the plants the first Cemex ready-mix operations in the United States to achieve the designation.

Joe Kerlee, Regional Manager for Quikrete Wall Systems in the Southwest was recently appointed president of the Texas Lath & Plastering Contractors Association (TLPCA). In his role, Kerlee helps steer efforts to elevate the quality of stucco manufacturing and installation through the TLPCA’s education and awareness programs targeted at members, building departments, architects and specifiers, builders, lath and plaster contractors across Texas.

The versatility of SpecChem’s Duo Patch – a two-component, polymer modified concrete repair mortar – was on display on a project recently in Cardenas, Panama. The distributor in the region, Construventas, S. A., partnering with Tecnova Panama, S. A. and coordinating with SpecChem sales representative Roger Bellido, utilized SpecChem’s repair […]

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