Retired president of Rinker Materials Karl H. Watson, Sr., who helped grow the West Palm Beach-based company that helped build Disney World and Cape Canaveral to be the largest producer of concrete block and ready-mix in the country — was presented with NCMA’s Hall of Fame award February 14, 2019 at the association’s Annual Convention held at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista – Disney Springs Area hotel.

Don Gordon, retired vice president of sales of CarbonCure Technologies, Inc., Dartmouth, NS, Canada, and previous owner and president of Atlas Block Company out of Midland, Ontario in Canada, was presented with NCMA’s Hall of Fame award February 14, 2019 at association’s Annual Convention held at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista – Disney Springs Area hotel.

ChemMasters, Inc. has announced the addition of three new versions to its popular Aquanil Plus line of deep penetrating, chemically reactive silane sealers.  The new Aquanil Plus MCI series silane sealers feature the addition of a migrating corrosion inhibitor (MCI) for superior corrosion protection of structural steel and rebar in concrete in a single application.

Sakrete, a leader in concrete, concrete-related products and technical support, released its new mobile app that calculates the amount of product needed with a simple scan of a project space. The Sakrete augmented-reality based application uses spatial computing to measure and estimate different jobs, saving contractors time, product and money. Launched at World of Concrete 2019, the app recommends the correct Sakrete product and quantity, and directs users to their closest retail location for purchasing.

With the prevalence of homelessness and overpopulation across the country, Rinker Materials and the American Institute of Architecture Students joined forces to make affordable, high-quality housing a reality through the vision of architectural student Sandra D. Guillen. A native of La Paz, Bolivia and the single mother of a 12-year-old son, Guillen tapped personal experiences to win the Rinker Materials/AIAS Pipe Dream tiny home design contest. Based on her design, the first tiny home built from concrete pipe in the U.S. was revealed at the International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Las Vegas on Feb. 19th, 2019.

All-New Honda GX50 Delivers More Power and Class-Leading Performance in a Lightweight Package for Demanding Applications

Aquajet Systems AB, a global leader in hydrodemolition machine manufacturing, introduces a new, more versatile lance system for its Aqua Cutter hydrodemolition robots. The Super Lance 3000 replaces the previous lance and allows contractors to use a single lance for any pressure up to 43,500 psi (3,000 bar).

MAPEI recently extended its Elastocolor product line of coatings to include Elastocolor Primer AR, an alkaline-resistant primer, and Elastocolor Texture, a high-build, textured coating. These two products offer high performance for a variety of cementitious substrates.

According to a recent industry report, the retail giant, Amazon, continued to be a huge driver of radiant heating sales in 2018.

Properly maintaining a building, facility or structure is one of the most challenging, yet important tasks of a facility manager or property owner. Knowing which building components are the most vital, when those components should be inspected and how they should be maintained over time can be overwhelming to the inexperienced, and even the most experienced facility manager.