Mapei celebrated its 70th birthday in its hometown of Milan. Mapei was founded in 1937, in Milan’s Bovisa district. From a small family business, it developed into a multinational company, operating in markets across the world. Today, Mapei is a worldwide leader in the field of adhesives, sealants and chemical […]

Husqvarna has acquired King Concepts, an Australian company that manufactured and sold equipment and consumables for the floor preparation and concrete polishing markets. The King Concepts product line included polishing and grinding machines, dust collectors, and related diamond tools and consumables. Sales were conducted mainly in the United States and […]

Engrave-A-Crete Inc. has partnered with J.D. Honigberg International Inc. to develop an international distributor network for Engrave-A-Crete products. Under the terms of the agreement J.D. Honigberg will interact with foreign prospects for Engrave-A-Crete, assisting with communication, international compliance requirements, and import and export requirements and intricacies. www.engraveacrete.com ww.jdhintl.com

Reward Wall Systems recently named the recipients of the company’s 2006 Project Awards. An Outstanding Education award was given to Construction Supply Centers for the Timber Ridge Gymnasium in Winchester, Va. The project, a 28,000-square-foot gymnasium in a private school for troubled youth, was the first self-performed job by Ricketts […]

USG’s Specialty Products Division has revamped its Levelrock brand Floor Underlayment Web site. The new site design enables visitors to better access product descriptions and specifications for the complete line of Levelrock underlayment products. Downloadable details and CAD drawings depict various applications, including fire-rated and sound-rated systems. Products on the […]

Valspar Flooring, a division of Valspar Corp., has published a guide highlighting the advantages of its Flowfresh and Descoglas systems for the food and beverage industry. Flowfresh Heavy Duty Urethane Concrete, a product of Flowcrete PLC, features Polygiene, a nonchemical silver ion-based antimicrobial. Descoglas Reinforced Wall & Ceiling Systems help […]

DCI expands into the west coast of the USA. Decorative Concrete Institute Inc. has joined forces with industry powerhouses Mark Haen of Adobe Coatings, located in the Phoenix, Ariz., area, and Mike Archambault and Frederic Ljung of Moderne Methode, located in France. They are launching a West Coast Division and […]

Allied Building Products Corp., a leading distributor of roofing, siding, waterproofing, windows and building materials, has agreed to distribute Sika Corp.’s line of sealants, epoxies, concrete repair mortars, waterproofing materials and coating products. ? (800) 425-5433 www.alliedbuilding.com

L.M. Scofield Co.’s original acid stain, Lithochrome Chemstain Classic, is now available in a kit with eight 14-ounce bottles. It may be ordered as eight bottles of one color or a mixed kit of all colors. Lithochrome Chemstain Classic is a reactive, penetrating concrete stain that creates unique color effects […]

Hydra-Stone Dye Stain, new from Elite Crete Systems Inc., is not an acetone, alcohol or water-based staining product, so it can promise more color penetration, UV stability, non-tracking features and overall longevity than those options. Hydra-Stone Dye Stain was designed to be a stain product for obtaining base colors on […]