The Malish Corp. has introduced Diamabrush, a unique diamond abrasive floor-preparation system for concrete floor polishing, mastic removal and hardwood prep. The Diamabrush System is comprised of different tools, each designed to be used on standard low-pressure commercial cleaning machines. They include single discs, walk-behind autoscrubbers and ride-on autoscrubbers. For […]

The Portland Cement Association has developed “U.S. Construction Pulse,” a packet that provides information and insight into the construction industry. The packet is distributed monthly. It includes general economic trends, construction activity indicators, and real and nominal construction spending information for 35 categories. Ready-to-use slides and spreadsheets are offered. www.cement.org/econ

Nawkaw Corp. has added a second sales representative to its Nawkaw Pacific Southwest Inc. territory with the hiring of Collyer Cronk, based out of San Diego. Nawkaw Pacific Southwest Inc. encompasses a three-state area that includes California, Nevada and Arizona. Cronk will be responsible for sales and customer accounts for […]

Dr. Ephraim Senbetta, LEED AP, will spearhead a group of LEED accredited professionals assembled by Mapei Corp. to assist architects, contractors and specifiers with questions concerning the role of Mapei’s products in LEED certification. Dr. Senbetta manages Mapei’s Quality Management System for the Americas, and he is currently Mapei’s representative […]

The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute has announced the appointment of John Turner, P.E., as its new greater Southwestern region manager. In this position, Turner will be responsible for managing all CRSI technical, educational, promotional and membership activities in the states of Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Turner […]

Chris Sullivan has joined ChemSystems Inc. as vice president of sales and marketing. ChemSystems Inc. is a specialty manufacturer of decorative concrete products based in Houston. Sullivan’s responsibilities include managing all sales and marketing activities for the company and involvement in new product development, with an emphasis on troubleshooting application […]

The Decorative Concrete Council, a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors, has published the eighth in a series of Problems & Practice papers. The papers cover issues facing decorative concrete contractors. Problems & Practice No. 8 is entitled “What’s in Your Concrete?” It discusses the use of […]

Doug Demmert, founder of Demmert & Associates, a decorative concrete contractor based in Glendale, Calif., died Sunday, August 9, 2009, at his home in Glendale. A pioneer of polished concrete in the southern California region, Doug and his son Greg made Demmert & Associates a “goto” company for high-end decorative […]