San Diego-based company, Life Deck Coating Installations, has announced its transition to an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). This means employees will now have a stake in the company. In 1981. the company started out as part of a small, two-man contracting operation known as Pacific Pebbles. Paul Koury, the […]
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Athens Riviera Hotel Chooses Penetron Crystalline Technology to Ensure Concrete Durability
The One&Only Aesthesis Hotel on the Athens Riviera coast in Glyfada, Greece, opened its doors in September 2022. The Penetron System of concrete waterproofing was specified to provide long-lasting protection from the marine environment and durability for the below-grade concrete structures of the hotel complex. An upscale suburb located immediately […]
NEx Announces Funding for 11 New Projects
NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials is pleased to announce funding availability and sponsorship of 11 new projects coming in 2023. These projects regard Research and Development, Standards and Guidelines, and Professional Development. All funded projects aim to further NEx’s mission to collaborate globally to drive […]
Western Specialty Contractors Restores Iconic Adagio Mermaid Fountain
The Adagio Fountain featuring a statue of two mermaids in an adagio pose atop a 25-foot pillar has greeted visitors to Florida’s Weeki Wachee Springs State Park since it was unveiled in 1966. Made of vintage masonry, the 56-year-old sculpture was experiencing cracks, spalling, deterioration and other damage when the […]
ACI Foundation 2022 Technology Forum Success
For the first time in two years, the ACI Foundation’s Concrete Innovation Council (CIC) successfully hosted an in-person Technology Forum. The sold-out event took place August 30- September 1, 2022, in Saint Paul, MN. The Technology Forum is an industry-exclusive educational and networking event for concrete professionals. The Technology Forum […]
Ameripolish Introduces Penetrating Curing Agent for Polished Concrete Floors
Ameripolish Inc, a leading architectural concrete products provider, today introduced its Penetrating Curing Agent (PCA), a curing agent specially designed to chemically harden and dust-proof concrete for improved abrasion resistance without forming a coating. “PCA replaces traditional cure and seal products for new concrete,” said Clint Howle, President, Ameripolish. “It […]
Euclid Introduces New Eco-Friendly Microfiber for Concrete Reinforcement
Euclid Chemical, a leading manufacturer of concrete and masonry construction products, introduces PSI Fiberstrand REPREVE 225, an innovative new synthetic microfiber for concrete reinforcement that offers unique sustainability benefits. Euclid partnered with Unifi—maker of REPREVE, the world’s number-one branded recycled fiber—to develop this new product for its PSI Fiberstrand line […]
Penetron as the Concrete Waterproofing Standard
The commissioning of the renovated and expanded Frankfort, Indiana, wastewater treatment plant was completed in September 2022. PENETRON ADMIX SB, a crystalline concrete waterproofing admixture, was used to protect all wet well concrete structures of the new plant from the aggressive environment of the effluent. A city of almost 17,000 […]
Icon Protection Unites Four Pioneers in the Surface Protection Industry Under One Roof
With over 1,000 years of collective industry experience among them, Ram Board, Surface Shields, Trimaco, and Antinox are united under one parent brand: Icon Protection. Icon Protection pulls together four of the most influential, respected, and prolific names in jobsite protection. Icon Protection’s focus is to prepare the jobsite for […]
Appointments to the Inaugural CMU Checkoff Board of Directors Announced
The Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the 21 block producers who will serve on the CMU Checkoff Board of Directors. The DOC is responsible for appointing directors and ensuring fair representation across the block producers from around the country. “This is an exciting moment for the concrete masonry industry and […]