Multiquip’s new MGX-Series concrete vibrators are powerful, lightweight, handheld units. The costeffective tools are ideal for short pours, small walls and footings. The MGX-Series comes in two 280- watt models, the MGX-1 and the MGX-2, with six head sizes ranging from 0.9-inch (23 millimeters) to 11⁄2- inch (38 millimeters) for […]

Custom concrete identification hand stamps are now available from Columbia Marking Tools, and in less time than you might expect. The company uses a new manufacturing method to make all kinds of logo and special identification stamp designs quickly. Concrete stamps have taken months to produce in the past. For […]

More than 124,220 industry professionals from around the world attended the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2005 and IFPE 2005 trade expositions in March. This is a big improvement over the 2002 shows, which attracted about 108,770 attendees. The 2005 events, held in Las Vegas, occupied a record amount of exhibit space and attracted […]

Multiquip Inc. has begun marketing light and medium construction equipment to building professionals throughout the Middle East and in select Eastern European companies. Multiquip products are now available from Turkey, Syria and Saudi Arabia in the east to Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Afghanistan in the west. European distribution includes such nations […]

Fluid handling equipment manufacturer Graco Inc acquires Gusmer Corp. and also, in a related transaction, Gusmer Europe S.L. Gusmer is a leading designer and manufacturer of two-component dispense equipment systems. These two-component systems are designed for use with polyureas, polyurethanes and epoxies, among others. Graco Inc acquires Gusmer Corp. from […]

International Surface Preparation Corp. has spun off a cut-wire abrasives company, Abrasive Materials LLC. The Hillsdale, Mich., company has been a leader in cut-wire abrasives for 50 years, and was part of ISPC’s Industrial Distribution Group for the past five. The new LLC is owned by former Abrasive Materials manager […]

Concrete contractor Colorado Hardscapes Inc. has named chief operating officer Andrew “A.J.” Fox as its new president. Fox, a former vice president of TruGreen Companies, has 20 years of green industry management experience. He is currently directing the implementation of a Western Slopes Branch of the company, which will serve […]

Blastrac has named new specialized distributors for the Pacific Northwest and Florida. Kodiak Equipment, based in Kent, Wash., will serve Alaska, Washington, Oregon, northern Idaho and British Columbia, Canada. Standard Sand & Silica Co., with locations in Miami, Jacksonville and Haines City, Fla., will serve the state of Florida. Blastrac […]

The Wildlife Habitat Council board of directors has elected David W. Carroll as its new chairman. Carroll is vice president, environmental, at Lafarge North America Inc. He has been on the WHC board of directors since 2000 and served previously as secretary-treasurer on the executive committee. For more about the […]

Ground Heaters Inc. has introduced the S3000 Ground Heater, an economy version of its hydronic ground thawing and concrete curing equipment. The S3000 can thaw 4,500 square feet to a maximum 1-foot deep per day or warm 6,000 square feet of ground, indoors or out, to prepare for concrete placement. […]