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Hydraulic-powered cut-off saws from Atlas Copco Construction Tools LLC cut through a wide range of materials, including concrete, asphalt, cement, brick and steel. The 14-inch blade on the LS 14 provides 5.3 inches of cutting depth, while the 16-inch LS 16 offers 6.3 inches of cutting depth. The saws’ simple […]
Star Diamond Tools Inc. has added Shirley Sacre to its inside sales team. Star provides products for concrete solutions to customers in the United States and Canada. ? (800) 282-6470 www.stardiamondtools.com
MetoKote Corp. Inc., a leader in protective coating applications services, including electrocoating (ecoat), powder coating and liquid paint, announced the addition of Jinsong Lin as general manager, Asia/Pacific Rim. Lin will be responsible for establishing and growing MetoKote operations in the Asia/Pacific Rim region. MetoKote will be offering their InSite, […]
Ty Consolino has been appointed Midwest Sales Manager for GranQuartz Stone & Concrete Systems. Consolino is responsible for building partnerships with concrete and stone restoration, maintenance and fabrication accounts throughout the region. He is taking over the territory for Jeff Dykstra, who is moving to Las Vegas to serve in […]
Lafarge recently partnered with a number of its customers to donate materials and labor for building the first three homes in Habitat for Humanity’s Fairview Cottages Project in Olympia, Wash. Built under the Washington State Evergreen Green Building Standards, the planned 15-home development makes advances in achieving Habitat for Humanity’s […]
The Concrete Countertop Industry Conference, to be held October 25-27 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., is the only event of its kind focused on the rapidly growing concrete countertop industry. The event, organized by The Concrete Countertop Institute, is designed to help contractors build their countertop businesses […]
Sometimes a coat of sealer will pop back up just hours after you’ve put it down. Here’s how to keep it in its place.
Lafarge announced that one of its subsidiaries has completed the purchase of the Heritage Division of H.B. Mellott Estate Inc. The business will be consolidated into Lafarge’s North American Aggregates, Concrete & Asphalt operations. The H.B. Mellott Heritage Division consists of four construction aggregate quarries and three concrete plants in […]
While swimming pools and road construction projects have been the mainstay of many contractors in the shotcrete industry, a number of shotcrete artists are taking the concrete medium to new levels of creativity and usefulness.
CCI Flooring Inc. in Crest Hill, Ill. installs and distributes sealing products. The company is involved in more than 500 decorative concrete jobs per year. CCI President Bob Bauer worked with solvent-based sealers from 15 different top suppliers before settling on a product he likes.
