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Bomanite franchise partner Jeffco Concrete Contractors Inc., which specializes in architectural and decorative concrete paving and flooring, has recently moved to a new office building in Tuscaloosa, Ala., with more than 50,000 square feet of warehouse space and 6,000 square feet of office space. Incorporating many of its decorative concrete […]
The Post-Tensioning Institute — a nonprofit organization for the advancement of post-tensioned, prestressed concrete design and construction — has named Thomas F. Mathews as director of certification programs and construction technologies. Mathews is responsible for the management, marketing and promotion of plant and field certification programs and will also serve […]
The International Concrete Repair Institute membership elected Monica Rourke of DryWorks Inc. as its 2008 president. To support Rourke in 2008, the ICRI membership also elected the following officers: president-elect: Randy Beard, Walker Restoration Consultants; vice president: Charles Knight, Sto Corp.; secretary: Don Ford, C.A. Lindman Inc.; and treasurer: Garth […]
The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Mota, PE, as Atlantic regional manager. Mota will be responsible for managing all CRSI activities in the Atlantic region (Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, eastern New York, New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland) and […]
Here is a compiled list of the ASCC board and council appointments for the year 2008. Donald M. Marks, president of Form Works Inc., is the president-elect of the ASCC for 2008. Marks’ executive officers are as follows: Paul A. Albanelli, of Albanelli Cement Contractors has been elected first vice […]
The American Society of Concrete Contractors has named Ward R. Malisch as technical director. Malisch has been a member of the ASCC board of directors since 2001 and has been responsible for fielding technical questions from concrete contractors on the ASCC technical hotline. In addition, Malisch has been responsible for […]
The concrete industry’s Strategic Development Council announced two upcoming events concerning its ongoing concrete sustainability initiative. In conjunction with the American Concrete Institute’s Spring 2008 convention in Los Angeles, the SDC will host a concrete sustainability workshop on Saturday, March 29, 2008 in the Olympic 1 room of the Hyatt […]
Hitachi Power Tools has introduced the DH45MR, a 1 3/4-inch SDS Max rotary hammer featuring patented Internal Double Insulation technology and a best-in-class impact energy of 11.4 foot-pounds. The DH45MR claims to provide the fastest drilling and chiseling speeds on the market and is engineered to go through concrete, mortar, […]
Metabo Corp. now offers an 18-volt lithium-ion hammer drill, the SBZ 18, that weighs only 4.4 pounds and provides up to 40 percent greater performance than cordless tools with traditional rechargeable batteries. The cordless drill features a torqueadjusting sleeve with five settings, drill and hammer drill settings, and a gear […]
DeWalt has announced new heavy-duty demolition hammers: D25899K, D25901K and D25941K. These new demolition hammers are designed to perform a wide range of heavy-duty concrete removal applications. DeWalt equipped the new demolition hammers with spring-loaded dust seals that keep ingress and contaminants from entering the tool, helping to extend the […]
