The new Hilti DSH 700 and DSH 900 handheld gas saws perform well on a variety of construction materials, including wet/dry concrete and asphalt for small repair projects, expansion joints and curbs, as well as brick and concrete block for small floor or wall openings.

Students from the Concrete Industry Management program at California State University, Chico, and the CIM program at Middle Tennessee State University joined decorative concrete experts in building a memorial to honor firefighters who lost their lives during the Sept. 11 attack in New York City.

HP Spartacote has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Premier Garage Systems LLC, Shorr Technologies LLC and In & Out Garage Floors LLC in the U.S. District Court of Arizona. In its complaint filed Dec. 29, 2009, HP Spartacote, in conjunction with the inventors and other associated parties, asserts that products manufactured and sold by the named defendants have infringed on its patents.

“Great Ideas in Decorative Concrete” from L.M. Scofield Co. is a new series of sales and marketing flyers developed to help decorative concrete contractors present ideas to clients.

The North American Admixture Systems business of BASF Construction Chemicals has developed an innovative Eco-Efficiency Analysis program that quantifies both the economic and ecological benefits of Green Sense Concrete mixtures.

New sample boards from Proline Concrete Tools come in more than 30 patterns.

Elite Crete Systems has completed construction of a new 32,000-square-foot headquarters that will house corporate offices, research and development, and a manufacturing and training center.

The American Concrete Institute introduced its new president, vice president, and four board members during the ACI Spring 2010 Convention in Chicago, Ill.

Hilti has released the Hilti TE 1500-AVR Breaker, which combines tremendous impact energy with the lowest vibration in its class for exceptional demolition productivity.

The American Society of Concrete Contractors has published Position Statement No. 31, “Acceptable Use of Calcium Chloride in Concrete.”