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Lafarge today signed an agreement with Jamaica Pre-Mix Ltd. to create a new joint venture based in Kingston, Jamaica. The joint venture will be called Jamaica Aggregates Ltd., and it will be owned and operated by both Lafarge and Jamaica Pre-Mix. Jamaica Pre-Mix will contribute its aggregate operations to the […]
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has been approved as a U.S. Green Building Council Education Provider. Its first approved course, “Green Building with Concrete,” will take place Tuesday, July 15, in Silver Spring, Md. The NRMCA’s new “Green Building with Concrete” course will provide detailed instruction on how the […]
During his 34 years in the concrete industry, Brent Coulson has helped many designers and builders use concrete successfully in their construction projects. Now his accomplishments are being recognized by the Pacific Southwest Concrete Alliance, as he has been named its first annual Promoter of the Year. The PSCA, a […]
Lafarge has begun construction on a new joint-compound manufacturing facility adjacent to its Silver Grove, Ky. gypsum wallboard plant. The fully automated production line will produce the complete range of Lafarge’s current ready-mixed jointcompound product offerings, including Rapid Coat, Classic Coat, Rapid Coat Mid-weight and Rapid Decobrands. It will also […]
The Western Division of Vulcan Materials Co. has been recognized for voluntarily implementing an environmental management system at its Irwindale, Calif. facility that conforms to the international standard, ISO 14001. Vulcan received certification for the facility following a series of audits conducted by NSF-International Strategic Registration, an independent nonprofit organization […]
Vertical Artisans, launched in January 2008 at Verticalartisans. com, presents training videos and articles by experts. The site aims to offer a broader perspective than can be found at schools or training centers that, besides being bound by the limits of time and space, are often devoted to one manufacturer’s product line or one artisan’s techniques.
It’s possible for concrete to have stone-like qualities without trying to be stone. It’s possible for concrete to be random and variegated like the knots and grain in wood without trying to be that wood. It’s possible for concrete to develop a visually active graphic patina like copper without it being, you guessed it, copper.
Principal artisan Tommy Cook’s use of color, stain, gleanings from nature and even customers’ souvenirs takes this full-service firm to a different plane
To bid or not to bid? That is the question. And it’s one more and more contractors have been asking themselves lately, especially as public works departments are increasingly incorporating decorative concrete into municipal plans. But where does one begin?
Too often we take the written word as gospel, but is that truly smart? Do we know what, or who, stands behind the words we read? After all, paper will not refuse ink. Our industry is growing, and as the industry grows, so do the misrepresentations and misunderstandings.
