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Stamps mimic Keystone slate
A new stamp pattern from L.M. Scofield Co. offers serious stampers a taste of old America. The Pennsylvania Slate series is modeled after a natural slate found in the Keystone State. The rock is popular there as an accent for traditional architectural styles. Pennsylvania Slate imprinting tools can be laid […]
The Concrete Colorist Offers Boundless Opportunities for Color and Design
For artisan Brian Vicari, concrete offers boundless opportunities for color and design.
Brickform skins flex to suit
When it comes to texture skins, flexibility is often appreciated, and Rafco-Brickform LLC aims to please. The company makes three grades, or “flex ratings,” of texture skin to suit the disparate needs of its customers. The skins complement the company’s regular texture mats and leave detailed surface textures on new […]
Inspired new drills
Hitachi Power Tools today announced two new cordless hammer drills. The Hitachi DV18DMR and Hitachi DV14DMR incorporate advanced features to help users power through wood, plastic, metal, concrete and stone materials with ease. The DV18DMR, an 18-volt cordless hammer drill, delivers 550 in/lbs of torque (class-leading), while the DV14DMR, a […]
Compressor saves energy
Mi-T-M Corp. has introduced a threephase, two-stage electric air compressor. When threephase power is available, operating threephase motors incurs less energy costs than onephase motors. Features of this portable 30- gallon compressor include: three-phase 5.0 HP motor; two-stage compressor with aluminum head and splashlubricated cast-iron crankcase and castiron cylinder; 16.5-inch […]
Rollers make texturing easy
Thanks to a new roller system from Kraft Tool Co., contractors no longer have to rock around the clock to get texturing projects done in half the time. The Rock ‘N’ Roller Concrete Stamping System features a set of rollers that are pushed and pulled over the surface of concrete. […]
Forms lighten the load
B.E.P. Forming Systems Inc. has introduced the aluminum forming industry’s first lightweight combination hand-set or gang-set aluminum form panel, the B.E.P. Light Panel. Packed with the same features as B.E.P.’s patented Big Panels, the Light Panel weighs under 100 pounds, can be used in commercial and residential applications and can […]
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CONCRETE CONTRACTORS ASCC hires ops manager
Julie Holtgrave has joined the American Society of Concrete Contractors as operations manager. She was previously the vice president of programs at the Springdale Chamber of Commerce, Springdale, Ark. For more about the ASCC, visit www.ascconline.org or call (314) 962-0210.
New EIFS powders
Rhodia Performance Coatings & Services has developed a new group of Rhoximat latex powders for exterior insulation and finishing systems. The first two products in the new series, Rhoximat UP 820 A and Rhoximat HP 860 H, both have excellent adhesion and water-repellant properties, making them resistant to freeze-thaw. Rhoximat […]