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Mapei has appointed Rainer M. Blair to succeed Nick Di Tempora as president and CEO of Mapei Americas. Although Di Tempora is going into retirement, he will remain as an advisor to Blair. During this period, Blair will function as Deputy CEO. Blair joins Mapei after 16 years with BASF […]
Transitioning to Decorative Concrete Doug Carlton of Carlton Concrete offers sound advice on how to transition your structural concrete business into one that specializes in decorative concrete applications.
Cemstone has named Rachel Seykora commercial account representative. Seykora will be responsible for sales to commercial accounts throughout Ramsey and Washington counties in Minnesota. Prior to joining Cemstone, Seykora was a sales representative with Metro Sales Inc. of Minneapolis. She has also worked for Owatonna Concrete Products of Owatonna, Minn. […]
After five years with QC Construction Products, Chris Sullivan has been named national sales manager. He will lead the sales force of four U.S. regional managers and 31 manufacturer’s representatives. Sullivan will remain directly responsible for sales in the Northwestern U.S. and Western Canada, as well as for technical direction […]
Architectural Enhancements, a Montgomery, Minn.-based manufacturer and supplier of decorative concrete products, has added three new distributors around the U.S. Jade Pinley is now stocking product in the state of Wisconsin, Russ Adamski is stocking product in Elk River, Minn., and Greg Smith is a new distributor located in Maryland. […]
In case you had any doubts… surface prep is everything. The most important thing about a microtopping is what lies underneath.
When Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs show called Richard Smith Custom Concrete about sending host Mike Rowe out to a decorative concrete job site for a day, Rick Smith rubbed his hands with glee, thinking to himself, "We’re gonna get this guy filthy!"
Howard Leight has introduced PerCap, a semi-aural protector. PerCaps soft polyurethane ear pods seal the opening of the ear canal, ideal for workers exposed to low levels of hazardous noise. Extremely lightweight, PerCaps multiple-position band can be worn under the chin, over the head and behind the neck. Replacement ear […]
With more than 7,000 kids attending eight inner-city Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) locations in Fort- Worth, Texas, the clubs’ flooring saw a lot of wear and tear. “Given the nonprofits’ stringent budget, it was imperative that we sought out ‘lifetime’ flooring solutions that could sustain high activity […]
The American Society of Concrete Contractors has published its 2006 Product Catalog. New to this edition is the “Guide for Surface Finish of Slabs on Ground.” This book is designed to help contractors inform owners, specifiers, architects and engineers of the surface finish of slabs-onground or grade. The catalog also […]
