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Concrete Memories Brought to Life by the Concretist

Building with Concrete Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 10 No. 6 - August/September 2010 by Michael Miller Comments are Disabled

Mike Miller reminicses about the times he was asked to help complete a complex concrete projects from his past.

Niche Markets Help Keep the Recession in Check

Business & Technology Vol. 10 No. 4 - May/June 2010 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

Nothing, and I mean nothing, keeps a person up at night like worry over finding the next job or project. Running a business has become more like a chess game, trying to maneuver yourself into the best position to keep the cash flow moving forward.

Adjusting Your Business and Mindset to the New Normal

Business & Technology Vol. 10 No. 3 - April 2010 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

Adjusting the way you do business from this day forward is as important as accepting the fact that the "new normal" is very real. It has nothing to do with giving up. I have been lucky enough to be a decorative contractor for many years, and the new normal as I see it is as follows.

Looking Back at the Year in Polished Concrete

Concrete Polishing Vol. 8 No. 7 - November 2008 by Peter Wagner, CSI Comments are Disabled

Peter Wagner looks back on the industry of polished concrete during the Great Recession all while keeping perspective and hope of the future in mind.

A man standing in front of many red doors

Deciding Which Types of Decorative Concrete are Right for You

Business & Technology Training & Education Vol. 8 No. 6 - September/October 2008 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

You have, are or will make decisions on your decorative journey, and they will affect you and your family. Our industry, decorative concrete, has so many layers and many types of overlap. This magazine makes it obvious your choices are vast, but make no mistake, each decorative type requires different kinds of training, investment and manpower.

A Look Back at Polished Concrete’s First Decade

Concrete Polishing Vol. 7 No. 8 - December 2006/January 2007 by Peter Wagner, CSI Comments are Disabled

Polishing concrete, not unlike other new industries, begged, borrowed and stole from others in its infancy. Equipment came from the surface prep, stone restoration and cleaning industries, and as one can imagine, nothing was a perfect fit. It is still evolving today, but here is a look at where it came from.

ConcreteNetwork.com: Everything You Wanted to Know About Concrete, But Didn’t Know Who To Ask

Vol. 1 No. 4 - Winter 2001 Special Features by Stacey Enesey Klemenc Comments are Disabled

Back in 1999 when Jim Peterson was attending his umpteenth World of Concrete showcase, he was intrigued with the array of new concrete-related products that he saw in Las Vegas. Yet he was even more amazed that there wasn’t a central clearinghouse that building industry types could tap into to learn more about these new products and techniques once the show was over.