NCCER is pleased to announce that Boyd Worsham has been appointed as the NCCER President and began his position November 5 at NCCER’s headquarters in Alachua, Florida. Starting as a carpenter apprentice and rising through the ranks to vice president of a global company, Worsham embodies the enterprising spirit of the construction industry.

Frank Lewis, retired from Sundek Products, Arlington, TX, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Concrete Contractors, (ASCC), St. Louis, MO on September 20, at the organization’s Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC.

Chris Sullivan, noted concrete industry speaker and trainer, has joined the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO as decorative concrete specialist (DCS).

“A customer asking to purchase a Tapcon™ is like a sneezing person asking to be handed a Kleenex ™,” said Bob Carlisle, founder and president of Concrete Fastener Systems, Inc. “In both situations, the general population has adopted the use of a popular, specific brand name to refer to a wide variety of products on the market.”

Dewalt® announces its new line of large SDS Max hammers in 1-7/8” and 2” combination and demolition hammers, featuring the Flexvolt® 60V MAX Brushless 1-7/8” Combination Hammer (DCH733).

Build With Strength, a coalition of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association consisting of civic organizations, fire service professionals, architects, engineers and industry experts committed to enacting safer and more sustainable building standards, is pleased to welcome The Soldiers Project as the newest member of the coalition.

The 7th edition of Concrete Show South East Asia will take place from 18-21 September, 2019 in Jakarta. The Organizer is PT. UBM Pameran Niaga Indonesia. MEREBO Messe International based in Hamburg/Germany is in charge of the "Europe, America & Australia/NZ Pavilion" dedicated to companies, associations, chambers and trade press of these regions.

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater issued the following statement on what the 2018 midterm elections mean for the equipment manufacturing industry.

We are very pleased to announce the promotion of Jason Stasinopoulos to the position of Marketing Coordinator effective November 1, 2018.