Portland Cement Association (PCA) awarded seven industry professionals with Promotion Progress Awards at its annual spring committee meeting in March. The winners were selected from 16 nominees, all PCA member company personnel, for outstanding effort in promoting cement and concrete products. The members receiving the honor are: Ron DeLeenheer, Ash […]

The ASCC has published “Guide for Surface Finish of Slabs on Ground,” a publication written by Ross Martin and edited by ASCC’s Education and Training Committee. The spiral-bound 21-page Guide was designed to help contractors inform owners, specifiers, architects and engineers of the surface finishes of slabs on ground, or […]

The 2nd Annual Northern Ohio Decorative Concrete Forum & Competition, sponsored by the Chas. E. Phipps Co., was held in February at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea, Ohio. In total, 10 competitors vied for not only $2,800 in cash prizes, but also the opportunity to display their craftsmanship in […]

Oklahoma State University (OSU) has been selected to host the 2006 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) National Concrete Canoe Competition. More than 400 engineering students from across the nation will travel to Stillwater, Okla., for the 19th annual contest, often referred to as the “America’s Cup of Civil Engineering.” […]

Canoeing down the river in your new concrete canoe! What? You read it right. Every year, the American Society of Civil Engineering sponsors a nationwide Concrete Canoe Competition. Rowen University, Glassboro, N.J., has competed for the last six years and made it to the nationals four consecutive times. This year, […]

Propex Fabrics Inc. has acquired SI Concrete Systems and SI Geosolutions. Ed Stanczak remains CEO and President of Propex, but the company’s headquarters will be relocated to northern Atlanta. Propex Fabrics Inc. (the former Amoco Fabrics & Fibers Co.) is a leading manufacturer of polypropylene fabrics and fibers for concrete, […]

Lafarge North America Inc. has redesigned its Web site to be faster and more customer-focused. Users can now find expanded product information and literature on all of Lafarge North America’s product lines, plus a wide range of product case studies and expanded multilingual content. The site also includes a new […]

Cemstone has announced that John D. Lee, P.E., Engineered Sales Representative, is now a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional. The LEED Green Building Rating System is the national rating system for the design, construction and maintenance of sustainable, highperformance buildings. The LEED rating system was developed […]

Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, is selling its Construction Chemicals unit to BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, billed as the world’s largest chemical company. The acquisition includes Degussa Admixtures Inc., a business unit of the Construction Chemicals division. Degussa Admixtures makes chemicals for the concrete industry. The transaction is subject to customary approvals, such […]

Quest Solutions Inc. has announced some recent good news. Firstly, Quest Solutions has partnered with Kodi Klip Corp. to promote that company’s concrete reinforcing technology. Quest has added Kodi Klips to their commercial, residential and training estimating databases. These items are now listed as individual cost items that can be […]