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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 […]
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.
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.
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.
Decorative Concrete Supply Inc. opened a new Houston location, its third in Texas. The Houston branch will serve Houston metro and southeast Texas cities. It will provide customers a showroom and expanded product warehouse, just like its Austin/ San Antonio and Dallas locations. Decorative Concrete Supply opened the Dallas branch […]
On the lookout to make the job of prepping concrete surfaces safer, quicker and more environmentally friendly, many concrete decorators have added a new tool to their arsenal: Tek Gel, a gelled acid solution from Surface Gel Tek LLC.
Bonsal American Inc. has acquired Amerimix Industries Inc., a manufacturer of bagged and bulk mortar and stucco mixes for commercial contractors and distributors. Amerimix is based in St. Petersburg, Fla. “Amerimix is an excellent strategic fit with Bonsal American’s existing operations in Florida and will enhance Bonsal American’s position with […]
Vertical overlay finishes are being installed everywhere. They are the fastest growing segment of the overlay market, and that segment is growing faster than any other type of decorative overlayment.
