Smith Paint Products has established a joint venture with Ultra Concrete Coatings resulting in the launch of Smith’s Ultracrete overlay system.

The Decorative Concrete Institute and Kemiko have teamed up to introduce a new skimcoat line, Terra Fresco Microtopping by Bob Harris.

Larson Electronics’ Magnalight has introduced a strobing LED beacon that produces an exceptionally brilliant and attention-getting light signal in a small and durable package.

Ramp Up is a new ADA-compliant tactile warning system that can be installed on both concrete and asphalt in as little as 10 minutes.

The Building Systems business of BASF has released a Flooring Installation Solution Application for use with BlackBerry smart phones.

United Gilsonite Laboratories has announced Designer Drylock, a new product in the Drylock line of masonry waterproofers.

Concrete Coatings Inc. has named Allen Quesada as its Northern California sales representative. Quesada has nearly 30 years of experience in the field of wholesale construction materials

NewLook International Inc. has hired two territory managers for California. Superior Solutions has been hired to support and manage the northern California market.

The American Concrete Institute has launched mobile.concrete.org, a mobileoptimized version of its award-winning website.

Lafarge North America’s Kansas City Ready Mix operations recently received six 2010 Excellence in Concrete Awards from the Concrete Promotional Group, a Kansas City-area trade association, for projects completed in the Kansas City area.