Cemstone has hired Jeff Pool as sales manager of the company’s Concrete Placing Division.
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Blastrac adds Southland distribution
Blastrac, NA has added Quest Building Products as a distributor of its Blastrac and Diamatic product lines.
CIM program students graduate
The first group of students from the Concrete Industry Management program at California State University, Chico, has graduated.
Glass Acts: More Decorative Materials Made With Recycled Glass
Not all of the recycled glass aggregate used these days goes into concrete. Here’s a look at some decorative building alternatives made possible by recycled glass.
Proceq SA acquires CNS Farnell Ltd.
Proceq SA of Switzerland, maker of portable precision instruments for testing concrete, metal and rolls of paper and film in the construction, manufacturing and engineering consulting industries, has acquired U.K.-based CNS Farnell Ltd.
ASTM committee developing standards
Four proposed new standards are being developed by subcommittees under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates.
Concrete Decor plans January 2010 issue
Attention, Concrete Decor subscribers: We want to start our 10th year of publishing fresh, with a January issue labeled Volume 10, Number 1.
An Alternate Countertop Forming Method Now Available
Concrete Countertop Solutions has developed an alternative countertop form that will help create cast-in-place countertops with a variety of edge styles. Z-Counterform reduces labor time and doesn’t require any double-sided tape or drilling into kitchen cabinets.
The Case for CSA Cements for Concrete Countertops
According to Jeffrey Girard, P.E., founder of The Concrete Countertop Institute, concrete with calcium sulphoaluminate (CSA) is the way to go for countertops.
"When I first used CSA instead of portland cement, I recognized that it offers a technological advantage," he says.
The Wondrous World of Concrete Wall Panels
Imagine homeowners having the choice of covering their walls with paint, wallpaper, tile – or concrete panels 1/4 inch thin. Or new homes built with precast modular exterior walls up to 20 feet high that can be manufactured off-site and snapped in place in a few hours.
