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Extreme Dexterity and Long-Wearing Comfort with Brass Knuckle SmartFlex 400 Series Gloves

OSHA reports that 70 percent of workers who suffered hand injuries in manufacturing operations were not wearing gloves. Hand injuries among the remaining 30 percent occurred because hand protection was inadequate, damaged, or misapplied. What hand-focused occupations need are gloves that wear easily, protect wholly, and maximize dexterity. The answer […]

ACI Foundation Funds Eight New Research Projects

The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council (CRC) selected eight research projects to receive grants this year. The CRC seeks concrete research projects that further the knowledge and sustainability of concrete materials, construction, and structures in coordination with ACI Technical Committees. The following research projects will receive funding from the ACI […]

Setting the Standard for Safety and Craftsmanship in Birmingham

Summer Classics, a high-end local furniture retailer, hired Brandon Meeks and Birmingham Decorative Concrete to install stained concrete and polished overlay flooring in its 10,000 square feet of corporate office space. Brandon Meeks, president and founder of both Birmingham Concrete and Birmingham Decorative Concrete, chats by phone from a newly constructed […]

KCI Unveils RoboFlat for Optimized Concrete Floor Flatness and Levelness Testing

KCI Technologies Inc., a multidisciplined engineering and consulting firm with offices throughout the United States, is pleased to launch RoboFlat, a high-performance, cloud-based product for concrete floor flatness and levelness testing. Designed to address floor challenges in a variety of robotic-equipped facilities, this product streamlines testing operations, processing large volumes […]

PRO Announces Somero Enterprises Inc as Newest Center of Excellence Member

PRO: An ACI Center of Excellence for Advancing Productivity welcomes Somero Enterprises, Inc. as its newest member. Somero joins as a Silver Member. Somero Enterprises, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of technologically advanced concrete placing equipment and associated machinery. The company was founded in 1986 with a Global Headquarters and […]

Accommodating Surging Regional Demand, VoidForm Products Opens New Jackson, MS Facility

VoidForm Products, LLC, a leading national manufacturer of products that protect concrete structures from damage caused by soil expansion, just opened a new manufacturing facility in Jackson, Mississippi. Dozens of new area jobs will result. Addressing $2.3 billion in yearly damages from soil-heaving and seismic activity to commercial, industrial, residential, […]

CIM Program’s National Steering Committee Announces Appointment of Interim Executive Director

The National Steering Committee (NSC) for the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program is proud to announce that Nicole Maher, the former chief operating officer at the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA), has been appointed as the interim executive director. Maher officially assumed her new role on May 1, 2024, […]