Marshalltown has promoted Dan Kester, formerly product development manager, to director of marketing.
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Customize your aggregate bin
Customers of Cemen Tech Inc. may now have their aggregate bin galvanized. When the Cemen Tech aggregate bin is completely immersed into a molten zinc bath, the steel of the aggregate bonds with the zinc, creating zinc-iron alloy layers. The zinc layer acts as a barrier against water, oxygen and […]
Early-entry Cuts for Decorative Concrete
Sometime in the early 1980s, a concrete contractor named Ed Chiuminatta pulled the wheels off a board and attached them to a Skilsaw. The result? A saw blade that could roll across green concrete, slicing a control joint in a fraction of the time it would take to carve the groove by hand.
Diamond blades for dry cutting concrete
The new Side Winder II diamond blades from Diamond Back are changing the face of high-speed dry cutting. The blades, which are available in 12- and 14-inch models, feature a ribbed core that reduces friction and heat while providing faster cutting and application versatility. The blades’ T-shape diamond segment design […]
Communication with Questions
Asking the right questions will help you truly connect with your customer.
How to Create Concrete Walls and Caps with Form Liners
From the look of stone to fanciful murals, these concrete structures are more than just walls.
Using Concrete Control Joints in Your Design
Concrete control joints are necessary, but they don’t have to be ugly. Here’s how to turn them into art.
Self-leveling underlayment from Versatile Building Products
Versatile Building Products’s Liquid Rock Self Leveler, designed for use as a self-leveling underlayment or wear-layer to create uniform, flat surfaces for subsequent floor coverings and decorative concrete treatments.
Concrete countertop system from Versatile Building Products
Versatile Building Products (formerly Versatile Deck Coatings) has introduced the Banco-Cast High Performance Counter Top System. Banco-Cast, designed for use in decorative concrete countertops and castings, is a specially formulated blend of fastsetting, shrinkage-compensated portland cement, additives, aggregate and polymer.
Grace Construction Products Fiber reinforcement for flooring
Grace Construction Products has introduced Strux 90/40 Fiber Reinforcement for Flooring, the latest addition to its growing line of high-performance synthetic structural fibers.
