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The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) will hold its CEO Forum June 28-July 1 at The Grove Park Inn, Asheville, N.C. Participants in this industry forum include CEOs, presidents, owners, CFOs and other top managers of concrete contracting firms. It is open to ASCC members and nonmembers. The Forum […]
In 2005, Mesolini Glass Studio was commissioned by the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island to create a concrete-and-glass mosaic map of the island to be placed at the new Rotary Gateway Park.
USG’s Specialty Products Division has added Levelrock brand Quik-Top Floor Underlayment to its family of Levelrock poured gypsum- concrete underlayments. This new selfleveling product dries within 15 hours, minimizing downtime during flooring installations. Levelrock Quik- Top is ideal for repairing damaged or uneven flooring or for topping rough or spalled […]
As the industry’s first vacuum to use plastic poly filter bags, the CS 1500 wet/dry vacuum from CS Unitec Inc. is ideal for concrete and masonry dust and debris cleanup. The heavy-duty plastic poly filter bag holds up to 10 gallons, more than 20 times the amount of concrete dust […]
The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of six new publications: 117-06: Specifications for Tolerances for Concrete Construction and Materials and Commentary — This document specifies standard tolerances for concrete construction. It is intended to be used as the reference document for establishing tolerances for concrete construction by specification writers […]
Traditionally, when decorative or specialty flooring contractors wanted to broadcast decorative vinyl color chips or colored quartz onto a horizontal or vertical surface, they preferred doing it by hand.
Fomo Products Inc. has developed Handi-Stick, a durable, pressurized polyurethane foam construction adhesive that is compatible with all polystyrene substrates. The fast-curing foam adhesive is free from VOCs and solvents. It is packaged in pressurized cans, one of which offers a yield equivalent to 30 standard tubes of caulk-type adhesives. […]
In this Tooling section, Concrete Decor magazine focused on walk-behind models, handheld models, edgers and other tools that can be helpful to decorative contractors on small and medium-sized jobs.
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The Bomanite Corp. has released details about a Molded Pulp Former for the production of Grasscrete, a pervious concrete product. Based on the original European single-use ABS plastic product, this new version of the tool combines the benefits of increased production while eliminating the issue of melting the ABS to […]
