Degussa Admixtures Inc. has promoted Dr. Steve Amey to director of the Business Performance Group. Amey will focus on achieving operational efficiency in all areas of the Degussa Admixtures business. This past year, Amey directed a complete review and overhaul of the company’s supply chain management and worked as part […]

The Concrete Countertop Institute has teamed with Advanced Cement Technologies to offer PowerPozz High Reactivity Metakaolin by the bag to concrete countertop fabricators and other decorative concrete contractors who need small quantities. Previously, metakaolin was available only in bulk, at a minimum in a pallet of 48 40-lb bags. This […]

Stow Construction Equipment’s new diamond blade line will cut a wide range of materials, from tile, brick and masonry block to concrete and asphalt. Within the new Stow line, there are seven blade types: specialized dry cutting, dry/wet cut segmented, small diameter, high speed dry cutting, tile and masonry, wet […]

The International Association of Concrete Drillers and Sawers (IACDS) elected Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association (CSDA) executive director Patrick O’Brien as president at its 2005 annual meeting in Zurich, Switzerland. Jan Lemos of Sweden and Norikazu Shibuya of Japan were elected vice presidents. While at the meeting, O’Brien presented a […]

The American Concrete Institute will host a convention in New Orleans, Nov. 6 through Nov. 10, with the theme “Spice up your Concrete.” The convention will be the second following the Institute’s yearlong centennial celebration. More than 300 meetings are planned, plus 42 technical sessions and an exhibit hall. Expected […]

Blastrac has named two new specialized distributors. Nelico Equipment Service & Supplies, located in Mills, Wyo., will serve Montana, Wyoming and southern Idaho. Dawson-Macdonald Co. Inc., based in Wilmington, Mass., will serve Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and northeastern New York state. Blastrac specialized distributors are trained […]

The American Concrete Institute has released new editions of two best-sellers: the third edition of “Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Construction” and the seventh edition of “Formwork for Concrete.” The “Contractor’s Guide” is written by and for contractors and provides insight into proven construction practices. Topics include organizing for quality, […]

The first-ever Northern Ohio Decorative Concrete Competition awarded prizes in April for quality overlay and stamp work. The contest was held at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea, Ohio. Ultimate Overlay, based in Huntsburg, Ohio, won in the overlay category with a wood-grain pattern achieved with a two-coating system and […]

Multiquip has opened a new distribution center in Fort Worth, Texas. The Fort Worth location will improve product delivery and availability for customers in the Southwest. It stocks Multiquip compaction and power generation equipment, concrete and masonry products, light towers and dewatering pumps. Several lines of STOW Construction Equipment products […]

Susan M. Brimo-Cox, APR, an Ohiobased writer and frequent contributor to Concrete Decor magazine, won eight awards in the 2005 Communications Contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania Press Club. One was a second-place award for a Concrete Decor article called “Concrete Countertops.” The PPC is the Pennsylvania affiliate of the National […]