The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) – the global authority for the tilt-up industry – will be honoring Ed Sauter, the association’s longstanding executive director, at their Winter Tilt-Up Jubilee during World of Concrete (WOC) Feb. 4, 2015.
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Artisans Pushing the Limits of What Can Be Done With Concrete
Bars and countertops are “anticlimactic” to this month’s artisans in concrete, Justin Burd and Nathan Smith. “We’ve been trying to push the limits of what concrete can do as a medium by creating good design and shapes that are not often seen within our industry,” says Smith. Burd, 36, who […]
Customizing a Polished Concrete Hangar Floor for the Military’s New Fighter Jets
Who would have thought polished concrete would come to the aid of the U.S. Air Force’s newest fighter jet?
One of a Kind Concrete Chandeliers & Faux-Bois Furniture
Connecticut-based faux-bois artisan Michael Fogg spent eight years as a journeyman cabinetmaker and architectural woodworker. He then managed his own cabinetmaking business for six years before feeling stifled.
PVC Pipe, Leftover Diamonds, Paint and Chalk Put to Work on Decorative Concrete Jobs
Make line cuts with a Dremel rotary tool Using a Dremel hand-held rotary tool for freehand line cuts in decorative concrete greatly decreases the time it takes and increases the accuracy of the cut. It is a small rotary tool with high rpm, and it’s relatively easy on the budget. […]
Breckenridge Material Company introduces Powerhouse custom concrete mix
Powerhouse is a revolutionary premium custom home concrete mix developed by Breckenridge Material Company’s team of quality control and technical engineers. The Powerhouse mix is a proprietary blend of portland cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, and Class C fly ash cementitious materials.
Miracote introduces RenewTop cementitious coating
Miracote’s new RT (RenewTop) is an innovative, single component, polymer-modified, spray-applied cementitious coating designed for application over existing conventional and decorative concrete, cementitious overlays, microtoppings, and many other suitable substrates.
Miracote introduces MiraFlor Metallux
Miracote’s MiraFlor Metallux is a unique architectural, high-solids, resinous floor coating that utilizes metallic and pearlescent powder integral pigments to produce brilliant and dynamic designer effects for illumination and beautification of concrete floors and other surfaces.
New Water Blaster pressure washer by Water Cannon
Water Cannon has introduced a new pressure washer. Their 17H85 features a Honda GX 690 electric start motor and a 15 -gallon long-run fuel tank. The new machine is roll-cage protected and has a poly chain drive, and a TSP Series general triplex plunger pump.
Wagner Meters releases DataMaster firmware update
Wagner Meters has released a free firmware update, further improving the Rapid RH DataMaster. The RapidRH DataMaster is winner of the Most Innovative Product Award 2013. A pocket-sized device, the DataMaster combines Bluetooth technology with touch screen controls to automatically record and store Rapid RH test results.
