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Mixing multi-component materials can create costly problems. Let’s use synthetic resin as our example, which has both a resin and a hardener. Too much hardener speeds up the reaction and hardens too quickly. Too little hardener leads to weak spots. The only way to guarantee quality is when components are […]
A review of 2018-2021 Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) surveys of more than 5,000 member firms nationwide reveals that nonunion construction firms are facing significantly greater workforce supply problems than their union counterparts, and that these problems preceded the COVID-19 pandemic. The surveys, which include responses from 1,768 union […]
Blue Point Capital Partners and its BPCP III concrete industry platform, SASE Company, are pleased to announce the addition of Bartell Global, a provider of concrete finishing, site preparation and surface preparation equipment and consumables. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Bartell offers a comprehensive portfolio of products covering the entire concrete […]
Yanmar Compact Equipment North America recently launched a state-of-the-art website dedicated to its lines of compact equipment. The site comes as one of many new investments Yanmar is making in the North American market. It also corresponds to the company’s initiative to adopt a customer-focused approach in every facet of […]
Estonian technology start-up UP Catalyst and Norwegian start-up SafeRock joined forces in the Norway Grants “Green ICT” program carried out by Enterprise Estonia to start producing CO2 negative concrete with enhanced mechanical properties. The project, which secured a €400k grant for the first phase development, has the potential to add […]
The ACI Foundation has established the JoAnne K. and Cecil L. Jones Carolinas Fellowship through generous funding by the ACI Carolinas Chapter. The ACI Foundation announced the new award, the second honorary fellowship that the chapter has funded it, at the ACI Foundation 2022 donor recognition reception. The ACI Carolinas […]
Euclid Chemical Company, a leading manufacturer of concrete and masonry construction products, announced today that it has acquired Chryso’s North American cement grinding aids and additives business. Terms of the transaction were not available at the time of this post. The acquired technologies are sold to cement manufacturers to enhance […]
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has opened a second Resource Center, located in the Chicago Metropolitan Area, to serve Midwest communities in the concrete industry. This new ACI Resource Center – Chicago/Midwest will help meet the increased demand for ACI knowledge through hands–on training, educational offerings, and also on–demand access […]
The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) is excited to announce the release of updates to many of our most popular curricula. These titles, coming summer 2022, include: HVACR Level 1, Sixth Edition (now available) General Carpentry, Sixth Edition Welding Level 1, Sixth Edition Plumbing Level 1, Fifth […]
Laticrete is a leading manufacturer of globally proven construction solutions for the building industry. Recently, the highly-esteemed Ceramic Tile Distributor Association (CTDA) selected them as the ‘Supplier of the Year’. CTDA is an international organization of distributors, manufacturers and allied professionals of ceramic tile and related products. Presented at Coverings […]
