More than 2,000 engineers, students, contractors, educators, manufacturers, and material representatives from around the world will convene at the Duke Energy Convention Center and Hyatt Regency Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA, October 20-24, 2019, to collaborate on concrete codes, specifications, and practices.
Tag: Industry Events
ASCC Presents Safety Summit in Vernon, Iowa
The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO, and the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA), Mt. Vernon, IA, announce the ASCC/TCA Safety Summit 2020. This is a new event, designed to bring those responsible for safety in their companies together for a day of information exchange. “Our hope is […]
Concrete Decor Show from Education to Demos
Although the 2017 Concrete Decor Show was smaller than it has been in years past, it still packed a punch. Held at the sprawling Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club just north of Tampa in Palm Harbor, Florida, it drew participants from around the world to partake in workshops held on […]
A Tip of the Hard Hat to Safety on the Construction Site
The debut of Decorative Concrete LIVE! at the 2017 World of Concrete in Las Vegas was met with resounding approval as job site safety took center stage in the annual event’s Silver Lot.
Trade Shows: What’s in Them for You?
The decorative concrete industry is a niche market with a lot of players competing for work. An internet search for “decorative concrete contractor” will bring up nearly 3 million entries, and “concrete artisan” generates nearly 1 million. In local phone books, however, there are typically no such entries.
Design Competition for Architectural and Decorative Concrete Announced
The new ARDA – Concrete Decor Design Competition was announced by Steven Mickley, CPBD, executive director of the American Institute of Building Design (AIBD), at a special event at the Concrete Decor Show on February 21, 2012, in San Antonio, Texas.
Concrete Overlay with Hand Painted Flora at SAY Sí’s Front Entrance
In preparation for the 2012 Concrete Decor Show in San Antonio, Texas, show coordinators, manufacturers, contractors, trainers and distributors met last September to brainstorm ideas for hands-on workshop possibilities. While touring the headquarters of SAY Sí, an award-winning nonprofit youth arts organization where the workshops are to be held, Trevor […]
New Networking Group for Carvers and Theme Builders Announces Contest
There’s a new networking group called R.A.T. International – the letters stand for rock carvers, artists and theme builders. Thom Hunt, the craftsman who founded the group, just bought a vintage post office in Fairbury, Neb., to act as a home base and training center.
Brush exchange at Sherwin-Williams stores
Here at Concrete Decor, we’re as attracted to a special sale as anybody. So when Sherwin-Williams put up this online coupon, we thought we’d pass it along. The deal is: Bring in an old brush and the coupon, and get 50 percent off a new brush. The coupon is good […]