The American Concrete Institute is offering valuable “how-to” documents for five commonly used concrete repairs. These documents will be available, free of charge, for a limited time on the American Concrete Institute’s website — www.concrete.org. The bulletins cover the following topics: Structural Crack Repair by Epoxy Injection Crack Repair by […]
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Truck-bed toolbox rolls with ease
Slide Systems Rollerbox Professional makes loading, unloading and storage virtually effortless because it rolls on rails from cab to gate and back again. With its 300- pound load capacity and stiff .090" mill-finish body construction, the Rollerbox Professional can accommodate anything that’s needed to take to the job: pipe wrenches, […]
PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION Team Concrete Honored for Excellence
Portland Cement Association and Team Concrete have been honored with an Award of Excellence by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). “Team Concrete: Building Community” was among 12 association programs recognized in the first round of judging in the 2004 Associations Advance America (AAA) Awards program. Team Concrete is […]
RMC elects Martineau
The RMC Research Foundation, dedicated to research and enhancing the educational opportunities of the ready mixed concrete industry, has elected longtime industry executive Eugene Martineau as chairman of its board of trustees for 2004. A founder of U.S. Concrete, Martineau has served as its president, CEO and a director since […]
NATIONAL READYMIXED CONCRETEASSOCIATION NRMCA certifies 1,000th driver
The Concrete Delivery Professional (CDP) certification program offered by the NRMCA recently passed a milestone when the 1,000th ready mixed concrete mixer-truck driver became certified under the program. More than 1,000 additional drivers are currently preparing for the certification exam. The program supplements a company’s existing driving training program and […]
Mortars Ideal for Concrete Repair
Sto Corp. has introduced Trowel Grade Repair Mortar with integral corrosion inhibitor (CR701CI). The product, an enhanced reformulation of CR701, is designed to provide an integral corrosion inhibitor that has been a requirement by many specifying engineers. Sto Trowel-Grade Mortar is a polymer-modified, cementbased mortar for structurally repairing or overlaying […]
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