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Multiquip is pleased to announce the return of Mike Ferguson as director of sales for the company’s general construction equipment unit. Ferguson will oversee all North American Multiquip sales operations and activities. He has earned numerous honors at Multiquip, including Salesman of the Year in 1985 and Salesman of the […]
The Mr. Granite QPC Quartz Polymer Coating System — a high-build waterborne system consisting of three separate waterproof components — is both a beautiful granite finish and a durable monolithic surface. It combines excellent chemical and impact resistance with non-slip characteristics from its cultured quartz stone content. It is also […]
Lilli Ann Rosenberg discovered concrete more or less by accident, when a concrete truck dumped a pile of wet cement in a vacant lot across the street from the Henry Street Settlement in New York City, where she taught art to children.
Ahal Contracting Co. Inc., located in St. Louis, Mo., recently received the Outstanding Bomanite Project Worldwide, Gold Award 2002 from the Bomanite International Society for the paving installation at the Ameristar Casino, St. Charles, Mo. The casino paving included a 40,000-square-foot streetscape, a 4,000-square-foot sports bar floor and an 8,000-square-foot […]
Super Stone Inc. has opened a new location in South Miami, Fla. Super Stone South, located at 4900 SW 75th Ave., offers quality products for decorative concrete contractors. Super Stone also has locations in Riviera Beach and Opa Locka, Fla., and in Las Vegas. Training seminars are held at the […]
Sto Watertight Coat is a flexible and breathable waterproofing membrane based on a unique combination of acrylic emulsion, portland cement and fine fibers. Watertight Coat is both flexible and abrasion-resistant. You can use it waterproof all types of above- or below-grade concrete and masonry, including foundations, block walls, balconies,parapets, planter […]
Lafarge North America’s South Chicago grinding facility has successfully completed its first year of operations, producing a threeway win for Lafarge, steel manufacturer Ispat Inland Inc. and the environment. The innovative site uses an environmentally friendly process that converts slag — a byproduct of steel manufacturing — into a premium […]
Sprayers can be a real pain in the neck when they don’t work right, so I’d like to share a procedure that has worked well for us through the years. This was developed after throwing away a mountain of spent sprayer cans!
The new Wafer Style Tuck Point Blades from Multiquip’s Diamond Back Diamond Cutting Division boast excellent grinding speeds an inexpensive price. Eight wafer tuck blades CIRCLE #58 ON READER SERVICE CARD are offered, with double and triple style models ranging in diameter from 4 to 7 inches and in thickness […]
Marshalltown’s new extended-length finishing trowels can increase the area finished with every stroke. Each tool extends the trowel’s blade length by either 2 or 4 inches over comparable concrete finishing trowels. The extended trowels come with different types of handles, including wood and DuraSoft, and either highcarbon steel or blue […]
