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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.
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 […]
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.
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.
