General Equipment Company introduces the new FCS18 RIP-R-STRIPPER – the first self-propelled unit in its long line of floor-covering removal machines. The FCS18’s self-propelled capabilities take much of the work out of removing VCT tiles, rubber-backed carpeting and other sheet-type coverings from concrete surfaces.

To oversee Nawkaw’s customer service and project management throughout Georgia, Alabama and Florida, Nawkaw’s operations manager, Mike Honeyman, will be taking over the Nawkaw Southeast territory.

Concrete Coatings Inc. has named Allen Quesada as its Northern California sales representative.

L.M. Scofield Co. has announced that Jeff Washburn has been appointed director of business development, Western division.

NewLook International Inc. has hired two territory managers for California.

Lafarge North America has expanded the company’s online presence with the launch of its redesigned, user-friendly website. Users can obtain educational information on specific building materials and how each Lafarge product can optimize their project.

The American Concrete Institute has launched mobile.concrete.org, a mobileoptimized version of its award-winning website. The mobile site transforms the most popular areas on ACI’s website into a format more convenient for users with mobile devices.

Sakrete recently launched a mobile-device-compatible website. The mobile website differs from the regular Sakrete website by paring down information and putting it onto a more accessible platform for users to access from smart phones and PDAs.

Mapei, a manufacturer of adhesives, sealants and chemical products for the building industry, has opened Mapei de Mexico S.A. de C.V., with headquarters in Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico.

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.